meet our interns
STEMpathize interns showcase a variety of skills through their many roles. Read their bios to learn more about their lives outside STEMpathize. Our interns are diverse, as part of STEMpathize's mission is to foster diversity. High school students of all grade levels and STEM interests come together as interns for our organization!
curriculum designers
Kaavya Butaney
Kaavya, a senior at Los Altos High School, spends her time learning about biology, writing and editing for her school newspaper The Talon, debating, and writing curriculum for STEMpower. She loves genetics and molecular biology, especially anything to do with CRISPR.
Nikita M.
Nikita is a sophomore at California High School who loves learning about the sciences. Her favorite subject is Biomed because of how interactive it is. In her free time, she likes to read and play tennis. She hopes to make a positive impact with STEMpower and inspire others to have a passion for learning as well!
Vaishnavi K
Vaishnavi is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School.
Zoey Brenner
Zoey is a sophomore at Los Altos High School who enjoys playing soccer, reading novels, and painting. Some of her interests include learning languages and studying linguistics, biology, and psychology.
Grace Cai
Grace is a junior at Los Altos High School who enjoys computer science and tutoring students in math. She plays golf for her school team and also likes photography and baking. Grace is interested in AI and app development.
Abhik Singh
Abhik Singh is a Junior at Aragon High School. He is extremely passionate about biology, biotechnology and chemistry. In his free time he loves to practice with his nunchucks, play guitar and play sudoku. A fun fact about him is that he is fluent in Nepalease.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Abhik Singh
Chris Huynh
Chris Huynh is a junior at Leaside High School in Toronto, Canada. He is passionate about computer hardware and mathematics. He passes his time by swimming, going to the gym, and playing video games with his friends!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Chris Huynh
Sonali Sharma
Sonali Sharma is a freshman at Burlingame High School. She is very passionate about STEM, and is part of her school’s robotics team. Her favorite classes are math and computer science. In her free time, she enjoys painting, reading, and playing tennis.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Sonali Sharma
Ella Guo
Ella Guo is a junior at Las Lomas High School. She enjoys subjects that involve math, computer science, and engineering. Her hobbies include taekwondo and playing violin and piano.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Ella Guo
Esey Asmelash
Esey Asmelash is a junior at Las Lomas High School. He is passionate about programming, electronics and books. During his free time he likes to read in the library or play video games. His favorite classes include Physics, Chemistry, and Computer Science.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Esey Asmelash
Vanessa Young
Vanessa Young is a freshman at Burlingame High School who shows her passion for STEM and business in her school’s robotics team. Her favorite subjects are math, science, and english. In her free time she enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, swimming, baking, and photography.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Vanessa Young
Aanya Patel
Aanya Patel is a sophomore at The Academy for Mathematics, Science & Engineering. She is passionate about engineering, astronomy, and the environment. She likes to play flute and bake in her free time and is an avid reader.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Aanya Patel
Grace Chen
Grace Chen is a freshman at Burlingame High School. She is passionate about dance and STEM education in youth. Her favorite classes include biology and computer science. Grace is an avid reader and enjoys baking and volunteering at her dance studio in her free time.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Grace Chen
Belle Tan
Belle Tan is a freshman at Burlingame High School. Her favorite classes include math and biology. In her free time, she enjoys anything STEM-related, including robotics and Science Olympiad. She also loves reading and baking.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Belle Tan
Kairah Maqsood
Kairah Maqsood is a sophomore student at Burlingame High School. She is passionate about STEM, especially investigating the inner workings of the human body. Her favorite subjects are science and foods & nutrition. In her free time, Kairah enjoys baking, painting, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family. A fun fact about Kairah is that she is a small business owner.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Kairah Maqsood
social media managers
Jahnvi Shukla
Jahnvi Shukla is a freshman at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School who is eager to learn more about STEM. She is interested in biology and math, but also enjoys expressing herself through different forms of art, which include painting and playing musical instruments! She hopes to share her passion and the power of STEM through STEMpathize.
Jahnvi Shukla
Aanya Sheth
Aanya Sheth is a freshman at John P. Stevens High School. She is interested in business and debate, and participates in clubs like DECA and JSA. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, reading, and hanging out with friends. She also loves to travel and explore new interests. Her favorite subjects in school are math and history. She is very excited to share her love and knowledge of STEM as a social media intern for STEMpathize.
Aanya Sheth
Diya Bhatt
Diya Bhatt is a freshman at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School. Her favorite subject is biology, as she loves to learn new things, even things not school related. When she’s not doing school work, she loves to hang out with her friends, read, listen to music, or watch TV. She is very excited to work with a team and help others enjoy STEM!
Diya Bhatt
Krystal Khine
Krystal Khine is a junior at Stuyvesant High School. She is substantially fond of ecology and can often be found afterschool dissecting organisms with her bio club. When she is not doing child labor for her school’s bio department, she can be found drawing for her school’s newspaper or watching history documentaries. She hopes to help the STEM community flourish not just at her school, which is why she joined STEMpathize.
Krystal Khine
Ethan William
Ethan William is a freshman at Branham High School. He loves to play sports, especially basketball, and hangout with friends. His favorite subjects in school are both math and computer science. He is very active in his church and loves to volunteer in his community by helping out those in need. He has hopes of one day having a career in a STEM field.
Ethan William
website designers
Allyson Lau
Allyson Lau is a junior who attends Clayton Valley Charter High School. She likes to play badminton, piano, and crochet in her free time. Her favorite subjects are Math, biology, and computer science. She is excited to introduce more people to STEM by designing the STEMpathize website.
Allyson Lau
Kasshvi Garge
Kasshvi Garge is a ninth-grade student at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School with a deep passion for biology. Outside of academics, she excels on the tennis court and finds joy in playing the piano.
Kasshvi Garge
Bella Wong
Bella Wong is a junior at San Leandro High. When she isn’t exercising her authority as the supreme hopscotch master (certification unavailable), she’s drawing, reviewing tea, or tinkering around in GarageBand. She hopes to connect the new generation with STEMpathize, where they can gain lifelong STEM skills to take on whatever path they choose to embark.
Bella Wong
Dhruv Khilari
Dhruv Khilari is a Freshman at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School. He enjoys playing soccer, drawing, and reading. He is looking forward to collaborating with new individuals and learning new things. He is excited to share his passion for STEM by helping design the STEMpathize website.
Dhruv Khilari
outreach team
Hansika Addanki is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School. She wants to assist others in discovering their area of interest in STEM. She is very interested in computer science and biology. Her best pastimes include baking, reading, and recreational running.
Hansika Addanki
Hansika Addanki
Alejandra Gonzalez is currently a junior at Las Lomas High School. She loves music, running, and STEM, specifically engineering and math. She wants to help others get discover their own passion for STEM.
Alejandra Gonzalez
Alejandra Gonzalez
I'm Soham Kaushal, and I live in New Jersey. I'm currently in High School, and some of my hobbies include skiing, running, and origami.
Soham Kaushal
Soham Kaushal
Roma Singh is currently a freshman at Monte Vista High School. She is passionate about empowering youth in STEM. Her favorite subjects are biology and math, but she also enjoys leadership and is part of the leadership program at her school. In Roma’s free time, she likes to dance, listen to music, and watch K-dramas.
Roma Singh
Roma Singh
content creators
Youssef is currently a sophomore attending Branham High School. He enjoys coding and playing basketball. A fun fact about him is that he speaks 2 languages which are Arabic and English.
Youssef Daoud
Youssef Daoud
Kathy is a sophomore at Fremont High School. Some of her hobbies include designing and building projects. A fun fact about her is that she is in the school orchestra and plays violin.
Kathy Ho
Kathy Ho
blog writers
Surabhi Verma is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School. She is very interested in the STEM field, especially in biology and artificial intelligence. She loves to dance, write, play the flute, watch movies, listen to music, explore new places, and spend time with her family and friends! She is excited to be able to spread STEM knowledge to younger students!
Surabhi Verma
Surabhi Verma
Nithya Karambakkam is a freshman at Branham High School. She is interested in both writing and STEM, and is excited to explore both her passions as a blog writer. She loves reading, math, and playing tennis. She is looking forward to helping spread more understanding and knowledge about STEM to students!
Nithya Karambakkam
Nithya Karambakkam
Hannah Lamont is a grade 11 student at Leaside High School. She loves chemistry, physics, and anything to do with forensic sciences. She also has a passion for reading, writing, and art. She is excited to share her knowledge and spread her love for STEM through her articles!
Hannah Lamont
Hannah Lamont
Kira Sidhu
Kira is a freshman at Cal High who is fascinated by science, psychology, and languages. In her free time she enjoys playing soccer, dancing, reading, writing, and playing the violin. She can’t wait to write for STEMpower and help introduce students to the scientific wonders of STEM!
workshop facilitators
Nistha Vyas
Nishtha Vyas is currently a freshman at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, in New Jersey. Her favorite subject being science, specifically biology and chemistry, is why she was so excited to join STEMpathize and help others indulge in their passion for STEM! Outside of school she enjoys playing volleyball, spending time with friends and family and traveling. She is looking forward to meeting the students and sharing her love for STEM with them.
Nishtha Vyas
Ishita Banerjee
Ishita Banerjee is a junior at the Academy for Math Science and Engineering in New Jersey. She loves Physics and Math! Ishita also does MMA, guitar, and volleyball outside of school and loves getting up and doing fun physical activities/ games. Ishita hopes to be able to create an impact on the students she mentors.
Ishita Banerjee
Mourupa Ghosh
Mourupa is a sophomore at Bergen County Academies. She is interested in music, chemistry, and engineering. You can find her listening to music or playing the piano!
Mourupa Ghosh
Tara Johnson
Tara is currently in the 10th grade in Fremont, California. She has enjoyed working on computer science projects involved in the humanities and various fields of STEM. Through volunteering, she hopes to share her experiences and inspire others to discover the intersection of technology and science, math, and engineering.
Tara Johnson
Ava Nicolas
Ava Nicolas is currently a junior at Northgate High School in California. Ever since she was little, she has loved learning about math and biology and aspires to work in the medical field when she is older! In her free time, she enjoys drawing, basketball and spending time with friends and family. She is extremely excited to inspire the younger generation to explore their passion in STEM, while also learning more about it herself.
Ava Nicolas
Jay Desai
Jay Desai is currently a freshman at Academy of Allied Health Sceicne, in New Jersey. His favorite subject to study is Biology. His interest in science is why he is really excited to pursue STEMpathiz and help younger kids get to know more about the STEM field. Outside of school he enjoys playing tennis and hanging out with friends. He is looking forward to spending his time with students and helping them pursue their interest in the STEM field.
Jay Desai
Isabelle Garcia
Isabelle Garcia is currently a junior at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, CA. She loves learning about physics, math, and chemistry. She is a super-passionate track runner, member of the speech & debate team, president of Women in Engineering club, and summer camp counselor. She is looking to inspire the future generation of students to have the confidence to explore their passions in STEM. One fun fact is that she runs the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100 meter relay for her school!
Isabelle Garcia
Avanti Sudarsanan
Avanti Sudarsanan is currently a freshman at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, in New Jersey. Ever since a young age, science has been her passion, and she is hoping that she will help younger students find their passions too. Outside of school, she plays volleyball, she competes in Taekwondo, and loves to run. Through interning at STEMpathize, she looks forward to aiding students through challenges and sharing experiences.
Avanti Sudarsanan
stem kit
Shri Saranya, a junior at Morris Hills High School is motivated to spread her love for mathematics and engineering to any and all individuals. In her free time she likes to draw, read, cook, and spend time with her loved ones. Through STEMpathize she aims to expand her knowledge and passion for STEM by uplifting others.
Shri Saranva
Shri Saranya
Jessica Seto is a Junior at Stuyvesant. She loves reading, coding, and video games. Her favorite subjects are math and science. A fun fact about her is that she loves gardening and tomatoes.
Jessica Seto
Jessica Seto
Noor Latif is a sophomore in highschool in Granite Bay, California. She likes to be creative, whether that is digitally or through painting, drawing, or building things in different mediums. Some of her interests and extracurriculars include computer science and engineering. She hopes to encourage more girls, especially those in underserved communities, in STEM with STEMpathize.
Noor Latif
Noor Latif
Edwin Mu, a junior at Los Altos High School, aims to spark a passion for STEM in others by sharing his love for math and science while furthering his passion for teaching. In his free time, Edwin enjoys playing chess, playing cards, traveling, and playing table tennis. Through STEMpathize, he hopes to inspire more and more students to go into STEM, especially physics.
Edwin Mu
Edwin Mu
cal high chapter
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Shivali Pathak
Shivali is a sophomore at Cal High who loves math, and science. She loves to write songs, sing, and she plays 5 musical instruments (piano, ukulele, trumpet, mandolin, and guitar!). Shivali is very service-oriented as she is an active member of various organizations such as Red Cross, Rewire, and she founded her own music organization (Tri-Valley Youth Music Group). She is excited to volunteer with STEMpower and make a difference in the community!
Shivali Pathak
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Kira Sidhu
Kira is a sophomore at California High School who enjoys learning about psychology, biomedical sciences, and languages. Her hobbies include photography, writing, reading, playing lacrosse, and playing the violin. She is eager to continue volunteering with STEMpower and making a difference in the community through STEM!
Kira Sidhu
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Nimisa Panda
Nimisa Panda is a junior at California High School. In her free time, she likes to play water polo, swim, and read psychological thrillers. She joined STEMpower because she wants to go into STEM as a career ( more specifically Physics ) and wants to introduce others to STEM as well. She can’t wait to help out!
Nimisa Panda
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