Anya Animesh

Anya Animesh is a senior at Ridge High School. This summer, she conducted wildfire monitoring research as a NASA SEES intern and explored nuclear engineering through the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) PAN program. She won RoboCup Junior U.S.A. and received the New Jersey Air Force Award for her morphing airfoil research, which also placed second at the Terra North Jersey Science Fair. Anya is committed to making engineering more accessible to younger students. She authored and illustrated A Curious Kid’s Guide to Circuits, writes online electronics tutorials, and has hosted STEM workshops at Maker Fairs and across New Jersey. She is also designing the graphics and user interface for an educational circuit-learning app that recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation. Outside of STEM, Anya serves as president of her school’s Aviation Club, competes on the debate team, and enjoys wildlife photography.