Scholar Stories

Draper Scholars Advocate for Global Impact

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

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Spearheading Technical Projects

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Making an Impact with PREDICT96

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Meet Our Scholars Who are Redefining Limits

Kristen Ahner

Kristen Ahner

University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD

William Babincsak

William Babincsak

WPI | Robotics Engineering | PhD

Aaron Baumgart

Aaron Baumgart

Brown University | Physics | PhD

Morgan Blevins

Morgan Blevins

MIT | EECS | PhD

Ireland Brown

Ireland Brown

MIT | AeroAstro | PhD

Timothy Cheng

Timothy Cheng

Tufts University | Mechanical Engineering | PhD

Adam Eckstein

Adam Eckstein

Purdue | AeroAstro | MS

Elijah Dabkowski

Elijah Dabkowski

Harvard University | Data Science | MS

Laura Davies

Laura Davies

University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD

Eric Joseph Elias

Eric Joseph Elias

MIT | AeroAstro | MS

Derek Gess

Derek Gess

MIT | Materials Science and Engineering | MS

Ava Giorgianni

Ava Giorgianni

NEU | EECS | MS

Daniel Gochenaur

Daniel Gochenaur

MIT | AeroAstro | PhD

Timothy Goulet

Timothy Goulet

Purdue University | AeroAstro | MS

Dylan Green

Dylan Green

Brown | CS | MS

Laurel Hilger

Laurel Hilger

GA Tech | Materials Design & Development | PhD

Peter Hsi

Peter Hsi

Tufts University | Biomedical Engineering | PhD

Jacob Huckelberry

Jacob Huckelberry

Harvard University | Data Science | MS

Rebecca Jiang

Rebecca Jiang

MIT | AeroAstro | PhD

Jeffrey Johnston

Jeffrey Johnston

Northeastern University | Data Analytics | MS

Julie Johnston

Julie Johnston

MIT | Mechanical Engineering | MS

Tzofi Klinghoffer

Tzofi Klinghoffer

MIT | Media Arts & Sciences | PhD

Jiho Lee

Jiho Lee

University of Colorado, Boulder | Aerospace Engineering Sciences | MS

Emmett Lepp

Emmett Lepp

Tufts University | Mechanical Engineering | MS

Zihan Lin

Zihan Lin

MIT | Materials Science (DMSE) | PhD

Eric Liu

Eric Liu

MIT | EECS | MS

Angelina LoCricchio

Angelina LoCricchio

MIT | AeroAstro | MS

Andrew Malnicof

Andrew Malnicof

WPI | Electrical and Computer Engineering | MS

Alex Markoski

Alex Markoski

Brown | Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering | PhD

Alexander Montes McNeil

Alexander Montes McNeil

Northeastern University | EECS | PhD

Ryan Menges

Ryan Menges

University of Colorado, Boulder | Aerospace Engineering Sciences | PhD

Alex Meredith

Alex Meredith

MIT | AeroAstro | PhD

Brian Mills

Brian Mills

MIT | Materials Science | PhD

Mitchell Miller

Mitchell Miller

Harvard University | Data Science | MS

Kyle Mitard

Kyle Mitard

WPI | Electrical and Computer Engineering | PhD

William Mo

William Mo

University of Colorado, Boulder | Biomedical Engineering | PhD

Alexander Moody

Alexander Moody

University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | MS

Michelle Anh Nguyen

Michelle Anh Nguyen

Boston University | BioMolecular Pharmacology | PhD

Alexander Pham

Alexander Pham

University of Colorado, Boulder | Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering | PhD

Erik Pryal

Erik Pryal

MIT | Mechanical Engineering | MS

Gregg Puttkammer

Gregg Puttkammer

Purdue University | Statistics | MS

Oliver Rayner

Oliver Rayner

MIT | EECS | MS

Joseph Ravichandran

Joseph Ravichandran

MIT | EECS | PhD

Augustus Richter

Augustus Richter

GA Tech | Electrical and Computer Engineering | PhD

Jillian Ross

Jillian Ross

Purdue University | AeroAstro | MS

Ben Rossano

Ben Rossano

MIT | AeroAstro | PhD

Dominic Rudakevych

Dominic Rudakevych

University of Colorado, Boulder | Applied Mathematics | MS

Haripriya Sakthivel

Haripriya Sakthivel

Purdue | Biomedical Engineering | PhD

Nathan Schatz

Nathan Schatz

MIT | AeroAstro | MS

Hannah Shafferman

Hannah Shafferman

MIT | AeroAstro | MS

Kian Shakerin

Kian Shakerin

University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD

Anja Sheppard

Anja Sheppard

MICH | Robotics | PhD

Kieran Smith

Kieran Smith

University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD

Timothy Smith

Timothy Smith

MIT | AeroAstro | MS

Kyle Sonandres

Kyle Sonandres

MIT | AeroAstro | MS

Aneesa Sonawalla

Aneesa Sonawalla

MIT | AeroAstro | PhD

Melania St. Cyr

Melania St. Cyr

MIT | EECS | PhD

Chloe Stults

Chloe Stults

Brown | Electrical and Computer Engineering | PhD

Jessica Sun

Jessica Sun

MIT | Biological Engineering | PhD

Sucheta Tamragouri

Sucheta Tamragouri

WPI | Biomedical Engineering | PhD

Edward Tang

Edward Tang

Harvard University | Data Science | MS

Christopher Tommila

Christopher Tommila

MIT | AeroAstro | PhD

Michael Topper

Michael Topper

University of Colorado, Boulder | Physics | PhD

Joseph Urban

Joseph Urban

BU | Biomedical Engineering | PhD

Giselle Ventura

Giselle Ventura

Tufts | Data Science | MS

Charles Wade

Charles Wade

University of Colorado, Boulder | Computer Science | PhD

Eric Wendel

Eric Wendel

Boston University | Systems Engineering | PhD

Finnian Westenfelder

Finnian Westenfelder

MIT | TPP | MS

Graham Williams

Graham Williams

University of Colorado, Boulder | Mechanical Engineering | PhD

Katrina Winkler

Katrina Winkler

UFL | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PhD

Jack Yebba

Jack Yebba

WPI | ME | PhD

Kevin Zhang

Kevin Zhang

GA Tech | AeroAstro | MS

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