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 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 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 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 Waters

Parineeka Shrestha

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 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 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.

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