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Young Researchers in STEM

In 2012, Macalester College was awarded a Precollege and Undergraduate Science Education Program Award by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), which supported multiple mechanisms for innovating the Macalester STEM curriculum and engaging students in local and global opportunities. The Young Researchers (YR) Program is one of these initiatives. The premise of the YR program is to give Macalester students access to research opportunities after their first- or second year of college. This early access to opportunities are extraordinarily impactful on a student’s journey of career exploration and academic discovery.

After the HHMI grant wound down in 2017, generous donors including the Macalester Board of Trustees, 3M Gives, and other alumni have supported the continuation of this unique opportunity for students to get involved in STEM research.

  • During the summer of 2022, Dr. Abby Marsh served as the faculty mentor for:
    • Teddy Gu
    • Emanuel Deleon
    • Vy Lam
  • During the summer of 2022, Dr. Mary Montgomery served as the faculty mentor for:
    • Flannery Dahlberg
    • Joe Ntayagabiri
    • Vyen Hayag
    • Aminah Mohamed Bouna
  • During the summer of 2019, Dr. Devavani Chatterjea served as the faculty mentor for:
    • Osmar del Rio
    • Celine Sabbagh
    • Carla Granados
    • Tenzin Yangdon
  • During the summer of 2018, Dr. Sarah Boyer and Dr. Kristi Curry Rogers serves as faculty co-mentors for:
    • Abby Grace (Abrielle) Dillon
    • Kai Bosley
    • Robert (Chiagoziem) Anigbogu
    • Lily Neuleib-Madden
    • Pietro Tardelli Canedo
  • During the summer of 2017, Dr. Dennis Cao served as a faculty mentor for the following four students
    • Stella Matutina Ikuzwe ’20
    • Nhu Nguyen ’20
    • Fernando Marquez Lechuga ’19
    • Hiywot Tulu ’20
  • During the summer of 2017, Dr. Devavani Chatterjea and Dr. Mary Montgomery served as faculty co-mentors for the following six students:
    • Gabriel Garcia Campos ’20
    • Marianne Moreno ’20
    • Kethulli Rodrigues ’19
    • Melissa Paola Kingue Silatcha ’20
    • Sayira Silverio ’20
    • Tenzin Yangdon ’19
  • During the summer of 2016, Dr. Leah Witus served as a faculty mentor for the following six students:
    • Erika Aguiluz ’19
    • Emily Chan ’19
    • Angel Diaz ’18
    • Trinity Gao ’19
    • Malik Mays ’19
    • Demani Shikomba ’19
  • During the summer of 2015, Dr. Mary Montgomery and Dr.Devavani Chatterjea served as faculty co-mentors for the following six students:
    • Jonathan Amezquita ’18
    • Erica Arriaga-Gomez ’18
    • Prajwal Giri ’18
    • Tasneem Issa ’18
    • Emely Mancia Chavez ’18
    • Danielle Rutledge ’18
  • During the summer of 2014, Dr. Lin Aanonsen and Dr. Sarah Boyer served as faculty co-mentors for the following six students:
    • Alexis Cruz  ’16
    • Nicole Mathews ’16
    • Robyn Park ’16
    • Phoung Pham ’16
    • Kaan Salcin ’17
    • Megan Schermerhorn ’16