Draper Scholars Program
SCHOLAR STORIES

Hear from past scholars about their experiences in the below videos and check out our current scholars within the program!
Videos From Past Scholars
Current Scholar Stories

Kristen Ahner
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Kristen Ahner
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD

Aaron Baumgart
Brown University | Physics | PhD
Aaron Baumgart
Brown University | Physics | PhD

Rachel Bellisle
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | HST | PhD
Rachel Bellisle
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | HST | PhD

Morgan Blevins
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | EECS | PhD
Morgan Blevins
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | EECS | PhD

Christine Chang
University of Colorado, Boulder | Computer Science | PhD
Christine Chang
University of Colorado, Boulder | Computer Science | PhD
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Timothy Cheng
Tufts University | Mechanical Engineering | PhD
Timothy Cheng
Tufts University | Mechanical Engineering | PhD

Elijah Dabkowski
Harvard University | Data Science | MS
Elijah Dabkowski
Harvard University | Data Science | MS

Laura Davies
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Laura Davies
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD

Ryan de Freitas Bart
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD
Ryan de Freitas Bart
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD

Jacob Frederick
Brown University | Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship program (PRIME) | MS
Jacob Frederick
Brown University | Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship program (PRIME) | MS

Leonardo Gallo
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS
Leonardo Gallo
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS

Derek Gess
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Materials Science and Engineering | MS
Derek Gess
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Materials Science and Engineering | MS

Daniel Gochenaur
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD
Daniel Gochenaur
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD

Timothy Goulet
Purdue University | AeroAstro | MS
Timothy Goulet
Purdue University | AeroAstro | MS

Ryann Hee
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS
Ryann Hee
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS

Hailee Hettrick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD
Hailee Hettrick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD

Camron Hirst
University of Colorado, Boulder| AeroAstro | PhD
Camron Hirst
University of Colorado, Boulder| AeroAstro | PhD

Peter Hsi
Tufts University | Biomedical Engineering | PhD
Peter Hsi
Tufts University | Biomedical Engineering | PhD

Jacob Huckelberry
Harvard University | Data Science | MS
Jacob Huckelberry
Harvard University | Data Science | MS

Erin Jarrett-Izzi
Purdue University | AeroAstro | MS
Erin Jarrett-Izzi
Purdue University | AeroAstro | MS

Rebecca Jiang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD
Rebecca Jiang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD

Jeffrey Johnston
Northeastern University | Data Analytics | MS
Jeffrey Johnston
Northeastern University | Data Analytics | MS

Julie Johnston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mechanical Engineering | MS
Julie Johnston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mechanical Engineering | MS

Kyle Jung
Brown University | Computational Science & Engineering | MS
Kyle Jung
Brown University | Computational Science & Engineering | MS

Averyonna Kimery
Purdue University | Materials Science | PhD
Averyonna Kimery
Purdue University | Materials Science | PhD

Tzofi Klinghoffer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Media Arts & Sciences | PhD
Tzofi Klinghoffer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Media Arts & Sciences | PhD

Julia Koron
UMass Lowell | Applied & Computational Mathematics | MS
Julia Koron
UMass Lowell | Applied & Computational Mathematics | MS

Samuel Laney
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | EECS | MS
Samuel Laney
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | EECS | MS

Emmett Lepp
Tufts University | Mechanical Engineering | MS
Emmett Lepp
Tufts University | Mechanical Engineering | MS

Jingcheng "Aric" Lu
Harvard University | EECS | PhD
Jingcheng "Aric" Lu
Harvard University | EECS | PhD

Alex Markoski
Brown | Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering | PhD
Alex Markoski
Brown | Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering | PhD

Alexander Montes McNeil
Northeastern University | EECS | PhD
Alexander Montes McNeil
Northeastern University | EECS | PhD

Alex Meredith
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD
Alex Meredith
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD

Brian Mills
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Materials Science | PhD
Brian Mills
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Materials Science | PhD

Mitchell Miller
Harvard University | Data Science | MS
Mitchell Miller
Harvard University | Data Science | MS

Karan Mudgal
Boston University | Mechanical Engineering | MS
Karan Mudgal
Boston University | Mechanical Engineering | MS

Michelle Anh Nguyen
Boston University | BioMolecular Pharmacology | PhD
Michelle Anh Nguyen
Boston University | BioMolecular Pharmacology | PhD
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André Pincot
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mechanical Engineering | MS
André Pincot
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mechanical Engineering | MS

Erik Pryal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mechanical Engineering | MS
Erik Pryal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mechanical Engineering | MS

Gregg Puttkammer
Purdue University | Statistics | MS
Gregg Puttkammer
Purdue University | Statistics | MS

Joseph Ravichandran
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | EECS | PhD
Joseph Ravichandran
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | EECS | PhD

Jillian Ross
Purdue University | AeroAstro | MS
Jillian Ross
Purdue University | AeroAstro | MS

Frank Rossi
Northeastern University | Computer Science | MS
Frank Rossi
Northeastern University | Computer Science | MS

Dominic Rudakevych
University of Colorado, Boulder | Applied Mathematics | MS
Dominic Rudakevych
University of Colorado, Boulder | Applied Mathematics | MS

Nathan Schatz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS
Nathan Schatz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS

Matthew Schofield
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS
Matthew Schofield
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS

Hannah Shafferman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS
Hannah Shafferman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS
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Kian Shakerin
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Kian Shakerin
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD

Kieran Smith
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD
Kieran Smith
University of Colorado, Boulder | AeroAstro | PhD

Kyle Sonandres
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS
Kyle Sonandres
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | MS

Aneesa Sonawalla
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro |PhD
Aneesa Sonawalla
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro |PhD

Melania St. Cyr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | EECS | PhD
Melania St. Cyr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | EECS | PhD

Jessica Sun
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Biological Engineering | PhD
Jessica Sun
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Biological Engineering | PhD

Edward Tang
Harvard University | Data Science | MS
Edward Tang
Harvard University | Data Science | MS

Christopher Tommila
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD
Christopher Tommila
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | AeroAstro | PhD

Courtney Tse
Brown University | Computer Science | MS
Courtney Tse
Brown University | Computer Science | MS

Caroline Vincent
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | SDM | MS
Caroline Vincent
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | SDM | MS

Charles Wade
University of Colorado, Boulder | Computer Science | PhD
Charles Wade
University of Colorado, Boulder | Computer Science | PhD

Matthew Wallace
Northeastern University | EECS | MS
Matthew Wallace
Northeastern University | EECS | MS

Eric Wendel
Boston University | Systems Engineering | PhD
Eric Wendel
Boston University | Systems Engineering | PhD

Finnian Westenfelder
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |TPP | MS
Finnian Westenfelder
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |TPP | MS

Graham Williams
University of Colorado, Boulder | Mechanical Engineering | PhD
Graham Williams
University of Colorado, Boulder | Mechanical Engineering | PhD