Prepare to be inspired by the remarkable stories of Draper Scholars as they display innovation, collaboration, and resilience from their experiences here. From undergraduates starting their journey into the world of technology to become professionals pushing the limits of what is possible, each Scholar brings a unique perspective for driving change and discovery.
Scholar Stories About Advancing Change
Spearheading Technical Projects
Making an Impact with PREDICT96
Charlie Harrington's Story
Frank Rossi's Story
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Meet Our Scholars Who are Redefining Limits
Kristen Ahner
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Morgan Blevins
MIT | EECS | PhD
Ireland Brown
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Bang-Shien Chen
Northeastern | Electrical & Computer | PhD
Timothy Cheng
Tufts | Mechanical | PhD
Zachary Chin
MIT | Physics | PhD
Aaron Coppeta
Purdue | Biotechnology | PhD
Zach Durocher
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Adam Eckstein
Purdue | AeroAstro | MS
Eric Joseph Elias
MIT | AeroAstro | MS/PhD
Roger Fowler
Northeastern | Engineering | MS
Philip Gaudio
Brown | Fluids & Thermal Sciences | PhD
Brendaliz González
UML | Industrial | PhD
Dylan Green
Brown | CS | MS
Joanna Halfhill
Tufts | Physics | MS
Liam Hayes
BU | Mechanical | MS
Laurel Hilger
GA Tech | Materials Design & Development | PhD
Peter Hsi
Tufts | Biomedical | PhD
Rebecca Jiang
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Lennart Justen
MIT | Media Arts & Sciences | PhD
Haley Kampert
BU | Biomedical | MS
Robin Kee
UMich | Robotics | PhD
Luke Kenworthy
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Tzofi Klinghoffer
MIT | Media Arts & Sciences | PhD
Allan Ko
MIT | EECS | PhD
Sarah Leary
University of Colorado, Boulder | Aerospace | PhD
Jiho Lee
University of Colorado, Boulder | Aerospace | PhD
Zihan Lin
MIT | Materials Science (DMSE) | PhD
Eric Liu
MIT | EECS | MS
Bright Lu
University of Colorado, Boulder | Photonics & Quantum | PhD
Angelina LoCricchio
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Amanda Macha
Texas A&M | AeroAstro | MS
Sai Manojkumar
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Grace Mao
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Alexander Montes McNeil
Northeastern | EECS | PhD
Ryan Menges
University of Colorado, Boulder | Aerospace | PhD
Arthur Middlebrooks
Purdue | Industrial | PhD
Brian Mills
MIT | Materials Science | PhD
Kyle Mitard
WPI | Electrical & Computer | PhD
William Mo
University of Colorado, Boulder | Biomedical Engineering | PhD
Alexander Moody
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | MS
Allison Naaktgeboren
Penn State | Computer | PhD
Michelle Anh Nguyen
Boston University | BioMolecular Pharmacology | PhD
Junhyung Park
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Krish Patel
WPI | Systems | PhD
Nicky Petersen
WPI | Chemical | PhD
Owen Prinster
Purdue | Mechanical | PhD
Oliver Rayner
MIT | EECS | MS
Augustus Richter
GA Tech | Electrical & Computer | PhD
Chris Rincon
UML | Plastics | PhD
Madison Ritsch
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Alex Meredith Rose
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Ben Rossano
MIT | AeroAstro | MS/PhD
Nicole Rote
University of Colorado, Boulder | Aerospace | PhD
Haripriya Sakthivel
Purdue | Biomedical | PhD
Jessica Schneider
MIT | Biological | PhD
Kian Shakerin
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Anja Sheppard
UMich | Robotics | PhD
Pavel Shilenko
MIT | Nucelar & Engineering | MS
Gerard "Drew" Siciliano
Purdue | AeroAstro | PhD
Samuel Silberman
University of Colorado, Boulder | Electrical, Computer, & Energy | PhD
Audrey Smith
Brown | Chemical | PhD
Timothy Smith
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Aneesa Sonawalla
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Melania St. Cyr
MIT | EECS | PhD
Chloe Stults
Brown | Electrical & Computer | PhD
Sucheta Tamragouri
WPI | Biomedical | PhD
Austin Thombs
Texas A&M | Aerospace | PhD
Christopher Tommila
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Alexander Ungar
MIT | EECS | PhD
Joseph Urban
BU | Biomedical | PhD
Giselle Ventura
Tufts | Data Science | MS
Charles Wade
University of Colorado, Boulder | Computer Science | PhD
Michaela Welch
Tufts | Biomedical | PhD
Caroline Wendt
University of Colorado, Boulder | Computer | PhD
Maria Wojciechowski
WPI | AeroAstro | PhD
Christian Yoon
MIT | Mechanical | MS
Molly Zgoda
UML | Biomedical | PhD
Kevin Zhang
GA Tech | AeroAstro | MS
