Hometown: Parma Heights, Ohio Major: Biomedical Engineering University: University of Akron The reason why Kaelyn was inspired to study a STEM related career was because of her brother! When Kaelyn was very young, her brother accidentally dislocated her shoulder and...

Hometown: Tuscaloosa, AL Major: Building Science University: Auburn University Ever since Meg was young, she always had an eye for detail. However, it wasn’t until her family decided to build a new home that she realized how many details and...

Hometown: Maricopa, Arizona Major: Cyber Security University: University of Advancing Technology David came into the world in the midst of post-9/11 warfare. His father was deployed in the military while his mom was pregnant with him. Therefore, his father missed...

 Hometown: Sugar Land, TX Major: Computer Science University: University of Texas at Austin Divya discovered her passion for mathematics in the 6th grade, when her math teacher – placing a lot of confidence and faith in the problem-solving skills –...

Hometown: Lakeview, MI Major: Marine Biology University: Eckerd College Brad grew up near the water, so he spent many summers swimming in the lake and observing how the ecosystem around him worked. However, it was not until he became scuba...

Hometown: Pikesville, MD Major: Biomedical Engineering University: University of Maryland College Park Tova’s passion for STEM started her sophomore year of high school when her school opened up a STEM Program. She really enjoyed taking the courses in this program...

 Hometown: Houston, TX Major: Biology University: University of Texas at Austin The moment when Felipe caught a passion for STEM was the night he was making a DNA project for his ninth grade biology class. As he used hundreds of...

Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK Major: Biomedical Engineering and Microbiology University: Oklahoma State University Growing up, Sophia always found math and science very interesting in school and she noticed that she was always excelling academically in those subjects. Her math and...

Hometown: Mason, OH Major: Mechanical and Civil Engineering University: Ohio State University Noble’s first encounters with STEM came from his parents! Both of Noble’s parents are civil engineers, who started a general contracting company in Cincinnati, Ohio. His fondest and...

Hometown: Houston, TX Major: Applied Mathematics University: Williams College A moment that truly sparked Blakeley’s passion for STEM was when she “discovered” the symmetry of the nines times-table. Upon her recognition that the products of nine flip digits (27 and...