Category: HSTEM 2025 Spring

Richard Noh

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Major: Biochemistry Class Year: 2027 Cohort: Spring 2025 Check out my HSTEM project: Asynchronous Video Recordings for Enhanced Student Learning I am interested in HSTEM as I believe it will be a valuable experience to hear enlightening perspectives from my peers about the landscape of inclusivity and equity within STEM, and tie that into an…

Fatima Danazumi

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Major: Biochemistry Cohort: Spring 2025 Check out my HSTEM project: Asynchronous Video Recordings for Enhanced Student Learning I love science because it challenges me and helps me understand the world in ways many people overlook. Since I’m on the pre-med path, I’ve taken lots of science classes, and they’ve made me think more critically about…

Juli Keiper

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Class of 2026 Major: Chemistry and Astronomy Check out my HSTEM project: Improving Student-Professor Communication Through Short-Term Learning Reflections and Midterm Feedback Cohort: HSTEM Cohort 2025 Spring I am interested in HSTEM because I am curious to learn how we can improve access and experiences within the field. As I plan for a career within…

Ania Serbina

Major: Computer Science and Chemistry Class of 2025 Check out my HSTEM Project: Belong in STEM: A Guide to Research and Beyond Cohort: HSTEM Cohort 2025 Spring Why HSTEM: I am drawn to science because I love uncovering hidden patterns and understanding the fundamental principles that shape the world around us. As a future computer…

Leland Tsai

Major: Biochemistry Year: Sophomore Check out my HSTEM Project: Resource Guide for First-Year Student Athletes Cohort: HSTEM 2025 Spring Why HSTEM: Science has been an integral part of my life, whether it be in the form of academics, athletics, or a professional setting. I am fascinated by the challenge of applying scientific principles to real-world…

Ethan Ohm

Ethan Ohm Class of 2027 HSTEM Cohort 2025 Spring Biochemistry Check out my HSTEM project: Asynchronous Video Recordings for Enhanced Student Learning Science was always something I loved. I am fascinated by how it is an empirical way of perceiving our reality….

Chase Adams

Class of 2027 Major: Biology and Psychology Cohort: HSTEM Cohort 2025 spring Check out my HSTEM projects: EMT Certification Class at Amherst College Why I am interested in HSTEM: I chose to become a member of the HSTEM community because I value the environment that the project is trying to encourage. The human side of…

Amado Rosendo

Major: Biochemistry Class of 2027 Cohort: HSTEM Cohort 2025 Spring Projects: I decided to take HSTEM to understand Amherst’s diverse community through a humanistic approach, which would be impossible in a lab or lecture setting. Through HSTEM, I hope to learn skills to recognize and dismantle discrimination in the science community and apply them to…

Manuel Badena

Class of 2027 I am interested in HSTEM because it seems like a class all about the experiences of people like me doing something I am also interested in pursuing. I want to better educate myself so that I can become a more effective agent of positive change in my community. Major: Chemistry and Math…

Sofia Cante

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Major: Chemistry Class of 2027 Cohort: HSTEM Cohort Spring 2025 Projects: I am interested in HSTEM because I believe everyone can enjoy science, but I also know science can be intimidating. HSTEM is an opportunity to learn more about how STEM fields can improve and become more inclusive….