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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Meet Our Scholars Who are Redefining Limits
Kristen Ahner
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
William Babincsak
WPI | Robotics Engineering | PhD
Aaron Baumgart
Brown University | Physics | PhD
Morgan Blevins
MIT | EECS | PhD
Ireland Brown
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Timothy Cheng
Tufts University | Mechanical Engineering | PhD
Adam Eckstein
Purdue | AeroAstro | MS
Elijah Dabkowski
Harvard University | Data Science | MS
Laura Davies
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Eric Joseph Elias
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Derek Gess
MIT | Materials Science and Engineering | MS
Ava Giorgianni
NEU | EECS | MS
Daniel Gochenaur
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Timothy Goulet
Purdue University | AeroAstro | MS
Dylan Green
Brown | CS | MS
Laurel Hilger
GA Tech | Materials Design & Development | PhD
Peter Hsi
Tufts University | Biomedical Engineering | PhD
Jacob Huckelberry
Harvard University | Data Science | MS
Rebecca Jiang
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Jeffrey Johnston
Northeastern University | Data Analytics | MS
Julie Johnston
MIT | Mechanical Engineering | MS
Tzofi Klinghoffer
MIT | Media Arts & Sciences | PhD
Sarah Leary
Bioastronautics at CU Boulder | PhD
Jiho Lee
University of Colorado, Boulder | Aerospace Engineering Sciences | MS
Emmett Lepp
Tufts University | Mechanical Engineering | MS
Zihan Lin
MIT | Materials Science (DMSE) | PhD
Eric Liu
MIT | EECS | MS
Angelina LoCricchio
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Andrew Malnicof
WPI | Electrical and Computer Engineering | MS
Alex Markoski
Brown | Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering | PhD
Alexander Montes McNeil
Northeastern University | EECS | PhD
Ryan Menges
University of Colorado, Boulder | Aerospace Engineering Sciences | PhD
Alex Meredith
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Brian Mills
MIT | Materials Science | PhD
Mitchell Miller
Harvard University | Data Science | MS
Kyle Mitard
WPI | Electrical and Computer Engineering | PhD
William Mo
University of Colorado, Boulder | Biomedical Engineering | PhD
Alexander Moody
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | MS
Michelle Anh Nguyen
Boston University | BioMolecular Pharmacology | PhD
Alexander Pham
University of Colorado, Boulder | Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering | PhD
Erik Pryal
MIT | Mechanical Engineering | MS
Gregg Puttkammer
Purdue University | Statistics | MS
Oliver Rayner
MIT | EECS | MS
Joseph Ravichandran
MIT | EECS | PhD
Augustus Richter
GA Tech | Electrical and Computer Engineering | PhD
Jillian Ross
Purdue University | AeroAstro | MS
Ben Rossano
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Dominic Rudakevych
University of Colorado, Boulder | Applied Mathematics | MS
Haripriya Sakthivel
Purdue | Biomedical Engineering | PhD
Nathan Schatz
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Hannah Shafferman
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Kian Shakerin
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Anja Sheppard
MICH | Robotics | PhD
Kieran Smith
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Timothy Smith
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Kyle Sonandres
MIT | AeroAstro | MS
Aneesa Sonawalla
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Melania St. Cyr
MIT | EECS | PhD
Chloe Stults
Brown | Electrical and Computer Engineering | PhD
Jessica Sun
MIT | Biological Engineering | PhD
Sucheta Tamragouri
WPI | Biomedical Engineering | PhD
Edward Tang
Harvard University | Data Science | MS
Christopher Tommila
MIT | AeroAstro | PhD
Michael Topper
University of Colorado, Boulder | Physics | PhD
Joseph Urban
BU | Biomedical Engineering | PhD
Giselle Ventura
Tufts | Data Science | MS
Charles Wade
University of Colorado, Boulder | Computer Science | PhD
Eric Wendel
Boston University | Systems Engineering | PhD
Finnian Westenfelder
MIT | TPP | MS
Graham Williams
University of Colorado, Boulder | Mechanical Engineering | PhD
Katrina Winkler
UFL | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | PhD
Jack Yebba
WPI | ME | PhD
Kevin Zhang
GA Tech | AeroAstro | MS
