MEET THE GOVERNOR'S
STEM SCHOLARS.

Matthew Abad is a sophomore at Trenton Central High School.

Nishi Agrawal is a junior at Edison Academy Magnet School with an academic concentration in electronics and computer engineering.

Sarvesh Anand is a sophomore at Monroe Township High School's Biomedical STEM Academy.

Kare Bangar, a second-year physics and engineering science student at Middlesex College, is engaged in both her studies and her college community.

Julissa Beltrán is a junior at Kent Place School with an interest in public policy, education, and assistive technologies.

Animesh Borad is a second-year Biology major and Honors College Student at Rutgers University-Camden.

Alexandra Bruno is a junior at Ramsey High School.

Seidy Castillo is a senior at the Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering. She holds the positions of Vice-President in Math Honor Society and Girls Who Code, as well as President in Key Club and National Honor Society.

Michael Domenech is a high school senior who is homeschooled.

Noor EL-Hawwat is a senior at Rutgers University-Newark in the Honors College majoring in Computer Science.

Jolie Mayumi Estevao is a senior at Elizabeth High School, Frank J. Cicarell Academy.

Akintunde Fasoro is a junior at Morris Knolls High School in Rockaway.

Adam Freedman is a junior at Lenape High School.

Hector Gonzalez is a junior at New Jersey City University (NJCU) and has a devoted passion for chemistry.

Lawrence He is a senior at Princeton High School.

Liliana Hopkins is a second-year biology major at Bergen Community College.

Shreyaah Iyer is a senior at John P. Stevens High School in Edison.

Kaelyn Johnson is a senior at Ridge High School interested in computer science, data science, and engineering.

Alexander Kang is a senior at Cherry Hill High School East.

Anvita Kulkarni is a junior at the Mercer County Technical Schools - Health Science Academy.

Jiwoo Lee is a senior at Cherry Hill High School East.

Daniel Leykin is a senior at the Morris County School of Technology.

Lily Liu is a junior at New Providence High School.

Madison MacKenzie is a senior at Biotechnology High School.

Muhammad Mir is a third-year senior at Drew University with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Middle East Studies.

Arata Nakano is a junior at Morris Knolls High School.

Jacob Normand is a sophomore Mechanical Engineering major at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Oluwaniademi Ogundana is a senior at Saint Joseph High School who moved from Nigeria after his sophomore year.

Misha Patel is a senior at Edison Academy Magnet School and a part of the mechanical engineering cohort.

Anika Pruthi is a first-year medical student at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.

Disha Rana is a junior at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering.

Jerrick Romero is a sophomore at Essex County Newark Tech High School.

Lindsey Samuel is a junior at Fair Lawn High School.

Hayden Schechter is a junior at the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) where his academic focus has been on environmental science and conservation.

Ved Shenoy is a junior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South.

Praise Sodimu is a senior at Lindenwold High School.

Janeli Tenecota is a senior at Union County Magnet High School.

Pranav Tripathi is a senior pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University.

Shravani Vedagiri is a senior at High Technology High School.

Neeraj Venna is a senior at the Hunterdon County Academies.

Yash Verma is a sophomore at John P. Stevens High School in Edison.

Justen Wen is a senior at Middle Township High School and a lifeguard at Stone Harbor Beach Patrol.

Fatima Abella is a cybersecurity student at Hudson County Community College.

Myra Almeida is a junior at Mountain Lakes High School.

Krystinna Arevalo is a senior at Jose Marti STEM Academy.

Mina Basaly is a junior at Rutgers University in Computer Science.

Isha Bhatia is a junior in the Math & Science Magnet Research Program at Morris Hills High School.

Bobby Bress is a junior at New Providence High School with a deep passion for applications related to the study of computer science algorithms for advanced networks.

Kayrine Calderon is a senior at Bound Brook High School.

Pooja Challi is a junior at West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, where she is a proactive member of the HOSA and Red Cross clubs.

Tionna Dunn is a sophomore at STEMCivics High School.

Carolyn Eloy is a sophomore at Jose Marti STEM Academy.

Omolola Falana is a junior at Union County Magnet High School.

Isabella Fernandes-Santinho is a junior at High Tech High School in Secaucus.

Kenny Frias is a senior at Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy who grew up in Paterson and the son of Dominican immigrants.

Ian Grenda is a junior at Delbarton School in Morristown.

Emily Hickey is a junior at Summit High School.

Madeline Hunt is a junior at Matawan Regional High School.

Andrés Jaquez Cruz is a senior at Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology.

Elizabeth "Ellie" Justin is a sophomore at Paul VI High School in Haddonfield.

Ashley Kim, a senior at Moorestown High School, has conducted research exploring the relationship between academic performance and exercise.

Peter Kutuzov is a third-year biochemistry major student in the Honors College at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

Keira Lee is a junior at Mountain Lakes High School.

Angelina Lin is a junior at Warren Hills Regional High School.

Alisson Lopez Donado is a third-year neuroscience and behavior major with a second concentration in pre-health and minors in social justice and biology.

Alexandra MacMullin is a junior at Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta.

Brianna Mosley is a senior in the Applied Math and Science Academy (AMSA) on the Vineland High School (VHS) campus.

Pari Narang is a sophomore at Livingston High School.

Alfardi Nuruzzaman is a senior at the Bergen County Academies in the Science major.

Kevin Ozkuyumcu is a first-year doctoral student at the Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology at Rutgers University.

Axel Perez is a sophomore at Jose Marti STEM Academy.

Annika Raj is a sophomore at Biotechnology High School.

Ishir Rao is a junior at Chatham High School (CHS).

Kaelynn Ross is a sophomore at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne.

Lithra Sankari is a junior at Parsippany High School.

Zashaan Shaik is a junior at the Edison High School STEM Academy.

Aaron Simpson is a senior at Atlantic City High School.

Shirin Sood is a junior at West Windsor Plainsboro High School North.

Jennifer Tian is a senior at Montgomery High School.

Vamsikrishna Vaidyula is a junior at the Bridgewater-Raritan High School.

Mia Velasco is a senior at Perth Amboy High School.

Amber Verma is a junior at West Windsor Plainsboro High School North.

Madison Walia-Peters is a junior at Hoboken High School.

Yeheira Acosta is a sophomore at Cumberland County Technical Education Center.

Cristina Altamirano ia a senior at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) pursuing a Bachelor's of Science in Biochemistry with an American Chemical Society (ACS) Certification.

Michelle Ayala is a junior at the Jose Marti STEM Academy.

Suchit Basineni is a junior at High Technology High School.

Hazel Bonilla is a junior at Jose Marti STEM Academy.

Malorie Brown is a sophomore at the Hunterdon County Biomedical Sciences Academy at North Hunterdon High School.

Kailan Campbell is a sophomore studying Engineering and Robotics at Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology in Newark.

Sofia Colella is a senior at the Hunterdon County Biomedical Sciences Academy.

Valerie Duran is a junior at Jose Marti STEM Academy in Union City.

Katherine Estevanell is a sophomore at Manchester Township High School.

Aden Falk is a senior at Eastern Regional High School with a STEM interest in biological, medical and management science.

Mircea Florescu is a first-generation, hardworking, compassionate, culturally diverse American Romanian.

Jenny Gao is a junior at Ridge High School.

Carolyn He is a junior at the Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering.

Shelby Hilarczyk is a junior at Edison Academy Magnet School.

Cindy Hussein is a senior at Rutgers University-Newark.

Claire Jiang is a sophomore in the Academy for Medical Science Technology at the Bergen County Academies.

Raifah Kader is a sophomore at Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School.

Marlene Krueger is a senior at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School.

Sonal Lakhani is a senior at John P. Stevens High School.

Anita Lemus Rivera is a senior at Toms River High School North.

Charlotte Liu is a sophomore at Ridge High School.

Lola Lopez-Spencer is a junior at Stuart Country Day School in Princeton.

Nidhi Mandrekar is a sophomore at Cherokee High School.

Dennise Munyao is a junior at Bergen Arts and Science Charter School.

Ashley Noboa is a junior at the Donald M. Payne School of Technology in Essex County.

Aidan Ogborn is a junior at Metuchen High School.

Chelsea Panton is a senior at Piscataway High School.

Khushi Prajapati is a sophomore at Morris Hills High School.

Cesar Ramirez is a junior at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering.

Alex Relovsky is a junior at the Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy on the Bio-Medical tract.

Reeti Rout is a sophomore at John P. Stevens High School.

Alexander Savov is a junior at Mainland Regional High School.

Shubham Sharma is a junior at Hillsborough High School.

Isabela Simpson is a second-year chemical engineering student at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Marisa Syed is a freshman at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Nennin Toure is a senior at East Orange STEM Academy.

Riyashi Varia is a junior at the Bergen County Academies in the Academy of Engineering and Design Technology.

Akhil Vemuri is a senior at John P. Stevens High School in Edison with the goal of pursuing a career in Aerospace Engineering.

Raunak Verma is a sophomore at High Tech High School in Secaucus.

Morgan Walia-Peters, a Hoboken High School junior, distinguishes herself through her academic pursuits and commitment to fostering positive change.