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.
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Meet Our Scholars Who are Redefining Limits
Kristen Ahner
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Saleem Ali
Brown | Data-Enabled Computational Engineering & Science | MS
Morgan Blevins
MIT | EECS | PhD
Nathan Bradley
UMich | Electrical & Computer | PhD
Ireland Brown
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Timothy Cavesmith
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Bang-Shien Chen
Northeastern | Electrical & Computer | PhD
Timothy Cheng
Tufts | Mechanical | PhD
Zachary Chin
MIT | Physics | PhD
Aaron Coppeta
Purdue | Biotechnology | PhD
Samuel Coppeta
UML | Computer | PhD
Zach Durocher
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Adam Eckstein
Purdue | AeroAstro | MS
Eric Joseph Elias
MIT | AeroAstro | MS/PhD
Roger Fowler
Northeastern | Engineering | MS
Juan Garcia
MIT | Health Sciences & technology | PhD
Philip Gaudio
Brown | Fluids & Thermal Sciences | PhD
Brendaliz González
UML | Industrial | PhD
Dylan Green
Brown | Computer | MS
Joanna Halfhill
Tufts | Physics | MS
Alyssa Hargis
MIT | Mechanical | MS
Liam Hayes
BU | Mechanical | MS
Laurel Hilger
GA Tech | Materials Design & Development | PhD
Peter Hsi
Tufts | Biomedical | PhD
Ahmed Ibreljic
UML | Electrical | PhD
Rebecca Jiang
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Adam Jones
UMich| Aerospace | 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
Sriram Krishnamoorthy
UML | Electrical & Computer | PhD
Jacob LaMountain
UML | Physics & Applied Physics | PhD
Ethan Larsen
Utah | Electrical & Computer | PhD
Sarah Leary
University of Colorado, Boulder | Aerospace | PhD
Jiho Lee
University of Colorado, Boulder | Aerospace | PhD
Aaron Liao
Purdue | AeroAstro | PhD
Zihan Lim
MIT | Materials Science (DMSE) | PhD
Eric Liu
MIT | EECS | MS
Bright Lu
University of Colorado, Boulder | Photonics & Quantum | PhD
Angelina LoCricchio
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Hudson Loughlin
MIT | Physics | PhD
Amanda Macha
Texas A&M | AeroAstro | MS
Kausalya Mahadevan
Harvard | Mechanical & Materials Science | PhD
Scott Malloy
University of Colorado, Boulder | Mechanical | PhD
Eliana Mann
Harvard | Electrical | PhD
Sai Manojkumar
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Grace Mao
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Connor McLaughlin
Northeastern | Computer | 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
Charlotte Misturado
BU | Bioengineering & Biomedical | PhD
Kyle Mitard
WPI | Electrical & Computer | PhD
William Mo
University of Colorado, Boulder | Biomedical | PhD
Alexander Moody
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | MS
Srivatsan Mukunthraj
WPI | Electrical | PhD
Jacob Myers
WPI | Physics | PhD
Allison Naaktgeboren
Penn State | Computer | PhD
Varad Nevasekar
UML | Computer | PhD
Andrew Nguyen
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Michelle Anh Nguyen
Boston University | BioMolecular Pharmacology | PhD
Kennalee Orme
Brown | Chemistry | PhD
Junhyung Park
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Krish Patel
WPI | Systems | PhD
Lil Peeler
WPI | Applied Mathematics | MS
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
Jason Rivas
University of Colorado, Boulder | Materials Science & Engineering | 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
Eugene Seok
UMich | Nuclear & Engineering | PhD
Kian Shakerin
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Anja Sheppard
UMich | Robotics | PhD
Pavel Shilenko
MIT | Nuclear & Engineering | MS
Gerard "Drew" Siciliano
Purdue | AeroAstro | PhD
Samuel Silberman
University of Colorado, Boulder | Electrical, Computer, & Energy | PhD
Audrey Smith
Brown | Chemical | PhD
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 | PhD
Franklin Wei
MIT | EECS | PhD
Michaela Welch
Tufts | Biomedical | PhD
Caroline Wendt
University of Colorado, Boulder | Computer | PhD
Jeremy Wenger
MIT | Oceanography & Engineering | PhD
Maria Wojciechowski
WPI | AeroAstro | PhD
Kevin Wu
Northeastern | Computer | PhD
Christian Yoon
MIT | Mechanical | MS
Molly Zgoda
UML | Biomedical | PhD
Kevin Zhang
GA Tech | AeroAstro | MS
