Abril is a high school junior from Pennsylvania. She has been interested in STEM for as long as she can remember and plans on pursuing cognitive science in the future. In particular, she wants to expand the different ways the study of the brain can intersect with and improve other fields. By joining STTS, she hopes to share and spark that same passion in others. In her free time, she enjoys making art, reading short story collections, and listening to Phoebe Bridgers.

Abril Xu

Aditya Das

Aileen is a freshman at Columbia University passionate about neuroscience, public health, and synthetic biology. In founding STEM to the Sky, she hopes to make insights into STEM fields and pathways more accessible to middle and high school students worldwide. She also strives to shed light on the interdisciplinary potential of many of these careers. Outside of STTS, Aileen loves playing tennis, reading scientific nonfiction, and creating short films.

Aileen Qi

Amanna is a freshman at WashU studying philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology. She has always wanted to be a part of something that promotes change through education, which is why she is passionate about STTS. Specifically, the fight against discrimination based on race/orientation in healthcare interests her and is something she has been studying on her own. She enjoys dancing (ballet, hip hop, tap, contemporary), playing ice hockey, and learning new languages. She is currently advanced in Spanish and intermediate in Korean.

Amanna Mbagwu

Ana is a college sophomore at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she plans on majoring in bioengineering. She is passionate about STTS and strongly believes in highlighting the undeniable contribution of minorities to the STEM field of work and in empowering people to realize their passion for STEM. She values the importance of building an accessible platform to increase awareness of the opportunities relating to STEM and to inspire individuals so that they may leave a beneficial impact on our world. Outside of STEM, she enjoys traveling, baking, listening to music, dancing, and photography.

Ana Kanazir

Anagha is a high school senior from Maryland. She is interested in the cross-section of computer science and biology, specifically disease biology, and aspires to work in some field of computational biology in the future. She discovered her passion for STEM after joining a STEM magnet program in middle school and has been passionate about STEM since. She thinks that it is crucial to promote the transparency of various STEM careers, especially for students like her who grew up with minimal exposure to different STEM careers. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new music, trying new foods, and hanging out with friends.

Anagha Bhuvanagiri

Annie is a freshman studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. She founded STEM to the Sky with a vision of giving back to her community through interviews with those in the STEM profession. She hopes to create a free platform that shares direct insights, experiences, and resources with students all around the world, empowering others to pursue STEM. Outside of STTS, she enjoys cooking, listening to music, and going for runs.

Annie Gao

Christina is a freshman studying chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University. Originally from New York City, her love of STEM developed from watching strong female scientists around her and fell in love with the wonder of their discoveries. She is a strong believer in exposing the diverse interdisciplinary career paths that the STEM has to offer for women and immigrants. Outside of STTS, she enjoys and traveling, reading, and dancing.

Christina-Panagiota Tsingi

Cici is a high school senior from Ontario, Canada. They’re passionate about STEM because they love the field and its potential to improve the lives of people, and they aspire to become a biomedical engineer in the future. In their free time, Cici enjoys drawing, reading, writing, and playing the piano.

Cici Zhu

Dhreeti Taneja

Effie Fillas

Grace Marshall

Grace is a freshman studying computer science at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. She is particularly interested in machine learning and data science. She thinks it is highly important to educate others about the fields of STEM while advocating for women in STEM education, which is why she loves working with STTS. In her free time, she enjoys playing competitive club volleyball as well as playing piano.

Grace Wu

Hannah is a high school junior from Maryland passionate about mental health and psychiatry. She strongly values equity in the STEM field and hopes to be a part of making STEM more accessible to the general population. In her free time, she loves to read just about any genre!

Hannah You

Isha is a freshman studying neuroscience at Duke University. She’s primarily interested in biology and aspires to pursue a career in medicine. Her passion for STEM bloomed through taking part in activities such as cancer research at East Carolina University’s School of Medicine. Through STTS, she hopes to increase the reach of STEM and broaden its horizons. Outside of STEM, she loves playing piano, listening to classical music, and writing poetry.

Isha Omer

Linkai is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison interested in computer science, engineering, and design. Ever since being introduced to coding in grade school, he has been passionate about technology and its applications in solving problems in the world. He is glad to forward STTS’s mission to inspire individuals to pursue diverse career paths and enable them to impact the community. In his free time, Linkai enjoys making cool things with code, walking his dog, and playing video games.

Linkai Wu

Linnea is a high school junior from Maryland. They are interested in the intersection between humanities and STEM, specifically how arts and media can be used to make learning about prevalent STEM issues more accessible. They hope that through STTS, they can continue to learn more about the ingenuity of scientists today, especially in relation to global warming and urban development, in addition to opening their eyes to interdisciplinary STEM careers. Linnea enjoys playing piano, reading and writing poetry, watching old 

Linnea Anton-Williams

Mariam is a high school senior from California. Her favorite subjects include physics, geology, and chemistry. Her main STEM focus is planetary science, a discipline that combines all of her favorite fields and more. After discovering STTS and their interview videos on youtube, Mariam was inspired and wanted to join STTS so she could do the same for others. In her free time, Mariam enjoys gardening, cooking, and crocheting.

Mariam Helal

Marin is a high school senior from Fukuoka, Japan. She is interested in biology and chemistry and hopes to pursue a career where she can leave an impact on society through medicine. She is currently interested in pediatric surgery. She found her passion in STEM through engaging in STEM-related summer programs and reading STEM articles online. She hopes to use STTS to inspire young minds to engage in this fascinating, vast field. Currently, her hobbies include cooking, playing volleyball and basketball, and crocheting.

Marin Suzuki

Michelle is a high school junior from Maryland. Ever since she was a child, she loved playing "doctor," which then thus sparked her interest in pursuing biology, specifically genetics, and also the healthcare field. STEM is something that has played a vital role in her life and she wants to give others the opportunity to learn STEM. Outside of STTS and school, you can find her on the volleyball court or on the river rowing. She also loves to journal and listen to music.

Michelle Tan

Newman is a college sophomore at the University of Florida-Gainesville studying electrical engineering. Growing up in the US and Indonesia, he is passionate about STTS because he believes that it is extremely important to empower more people to follow their desires and passions in STEM. He greatly recognizes the importance of spreading awareness and giving people a place to be inspired to go further in their own life. Outside of STEM, Newman enjoys playing guitar, traveling, rowing, and listening to music.

Newman Waters

Parineeka Shrestha

Rabira is a high school junior from Maryland. He is interested in biology and aspires to become a cardiothoracic surgeon. He is passionate about STEM for its ability to change the world through research and application. He joined STTS to help showcase the different ways students can get involved with STEM. Rabira enjoys spending time with family and friends, tutoring students, participating in biology competitions, and editing videos/journalism.

Rabira Dosho

Ryan is a college sophomore from Toronto, Canada interested in biomedical engineering and human anatomy. His passion for STEM was developed from exposure to different career paths through programs held by universities across Canada. Ryan hopes to use STTS as a platform to reveal the diversity in STEM to middle and high-school students. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, cooking, and exploring different genres of music.

Ryan Hukom

Sanghyun Kim

Sari Hirata

Sasha is a freshman at Amherst College. Her favorite subjects include math, physics, and computer science, as she enjoys reading about everything from wormholes to neural networks. Through STTS, Sasha hopes to create a more equitable environment in STEM by telling stories of underrepresented populations in STEM and increasing the accessibility of educational resources for scientific exploration. Sasha likes to travel, take photos, hike, and play her tenor saxophone in her free time.

Sasha Blank

Sasha is a freshman at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) studying biomedical sciences. Originally from Russia, she is interested in medicine, especially immunology and oncology. She is passionate about STEM because it is a crucial part of today's society and hopes to address issues such as the inaccessibility of STEM fields as well as inequity when it comes to providing healthcare and technology to underprivileged people and places. In her free time, Sasha enjoys playing volleyball, reading, and trying to get through the list of movies that she keeps meaning to watch. 

Sasha Syrkina

Sophia is a high school junior from Maryland interested in biology and computer science. She had always thought that there was no common ground between her varied interests, but interacting with STTS revealed many interdisciplinary career paths she had not previously considered. Outside of STEM, she enjoys playing tennis and piano, as well as listening to Taylor Swift and baking (aka nearly burning down her kitchen).

Sophia Ge

Sophie Jones is a freshman studying exercise science at the University of South Carolina. Originally from New York City, she has always been passionate about the STEM field, specifically in sports medicine and psychology. As a high-level competitive gymnast, she enjoys learning about the human body and mind and hopes to pursue a career working with athletes in the future. Outside of STEM, she spends her free time baking, exploring the city, and seeking new restaurants to visit.

Sophie Jones

Tamanna is a high school senior from New York who is highly passionate about coding and technology. Coding is a major interest of hers because it promotes creativity, innovation, and problem-solving. Tamanna contributes to the STTS community because it serves a platform to empower and guide others along their journey through the STEM field. In her free time, Tamanna enjoys playing table tennis, visiting cafes, and baking.

Tamanna Begum

Yasmeen is a high school junior at St. Timothy’s School in Maryland. She is interested in biology and her humanities classes at school and would like to become a dermatologist. She is passionate about STEM because it allows her to make sense of everything around her. The mission of STTS is particularly interesting to her because it can help so many teenagers find their passions after seeing the broad number of careers that can fit under the STEM category. In her free time, Yasmeen enjoys reading, shopping with her friends, and running!

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