2023
Undergraduate Fellows
Cohort 21
* alumni of SIFT and/or TERA programs
Althea Bartz Willis*
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis ‘27
Tick and Wildlife Ecology Team
Mentors: Beth Biro, Solny Adalsteinsson
poster
Hebron Bekele
Saint Louis University, Computer Science ‘24
Team Vibes (vibrational acoustic ecology)
Mentors: Kasey Fowler-Finn, Kim Medley
poster
Clara Chavez-Ives
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis ‘24
Team Flora (plant conservation and habitat monitoring)
Mentors: Erin O’Connell, Doug Ladd
poster
Jared Colbert
Harris-Stowe State University, Math
Team Vibes (vibrational acoustic ecology)
Mentors: Kasey Fowler-Finn, Kim Medley
poster
Sophia Crowley
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘24
Team Flora (plant conservation and habitat monitoring)
Mentors: Erin O’Connell, Doug Ladd
Jacob Cummings
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology ‘26
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentor: Jonathan Myers
poster
Emma Diaz
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis ‘24
Team Flora (plant conservation and habitat monitoring)
Mentors: Erin O’Connell, Doug Ladd
poster
Kathleen Dobbs
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology: Ecology and Evolution, Anthropology ‘25
Team Skeet (mosquito disease vector ecology)
Mentors: Katie Westby, Laura Tayon*, Kim Medley
poster
Sophie Dorosin
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Science ‘25
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentor: Jonathan Myers
poster
Mesa Fitzgerald
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology ‘24
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentor: Jonathan Myers
poster
Amani Griffin
Harris-Stowe State University, Math
Team Vibes (vibrational acoustic ecology)
Mentors: Kasey Fowler-Finn, Kim Medley
poster
Randy Hartmann*
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology
Team Humans (education, history, science communication, DEAI)
Mentor: Susan Flowers
poster
Mary Hruz
Iowa State University, Forestry ‘24
Pawpaw Patrol (forest foundation species)
Mentor: Anna Wassel
poster
Maya Irvine
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry ‘25
Pawpaw Patrol (forest foundation species)
Mentor: Anna Wassel
poster
Samm Kaiser
Washington University in St. Louis, Math and Computer Science, Environmental Analysis ‘23
Team Humans (education, history, science communication, DEAI)
Mentor: Susan Flowers
poster
Eve Kearns
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘24
Team Flora (plant conservation and habitat monitoring)
Mentors: Erin O’Connell, Doug Ladd
poster
Jonathan Liu
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology: Ecology and Evolution, Math ‘26
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentor: Jonathan Myers
poster
Samantha Lyerla
Bellarmine University, Biology ‘24
Plant Disease Team (plant-pathogen interactions)
Mentors: Rachel Penczykowski, Kaylee Arnold, Cheyenne Morris
poster
Fares Noueiry
Lake Forest College, Computer Science, Biology ‘26
Plant Disease Team (plant-pathogen interactions)
Mentors: Rachel Penczykowski, Kaylee Arnold, Cheyenne Morris
poster
Grace O’Connor
Washington University in St. Louis, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies ‘23
Team Humans (education, history, science communication, DEAI)
Mentor: Susan Flowers
poster
Madelyn Rhodes*
Cornell University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ‘27
Plant Disease Team (plant-pathogen interactions)
Mentors: Rachel Penczykowski, Kaylee Arnold, Cheyenne Morris
poster
Emma Uder*
St. Charles Community College ‘24
Team Skeet (mosquito disease vector ecology)
Mentors: Katie Westby, Laura Tayon*, Kim Medley
poster
Lyle Usdin
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology ‘25
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentor: Jonathan Myers
poster
Liana Van Zen
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology: Ecology and Evolution, Environmental Analysis ‘24
Pawpaw Patrol (forest foundation species)
Mentor: Anna Wassel
poster
Aiden Warner
Washington University in St. Louis, Microbiology, Environmental Biology ‘26
Team Skeet (mosquito disease vector ecology)
Mentors: Katie Westby, Laura Tayon*, Kim Medley
poster
Yoshihiro Yajima
Brown University, Biology ‘25
Tick and Wildlife Ecology Team
Mentors: Beth Biro, Solny Adalsteinsson
Team Vibes (vibrational acoustic ecology)
Mentors: Kasey Fowler-Finn, Kim Medley
poster
Chenxi Zhang
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis, Finance ‘25
Tick and Wildlife Ecology Team
Mentors: Beth Biro, Solny Adalsteinsson
poster
Shawn Zhu
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis, Computer Science ‘25
Plant Disease Team (plant-pathogen interactions)
Mentors: Rachel Penczykowski, Kaylee Arnold, Cheyenne Morris
poster
2023
high school Apprentices
terA cohort 14
Zo Benz
Eureka High School ‘24
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentor: Jonathan Myers
poster
Gabriel Bernstein
Ladue Horton Watkins High School ‘24
Team Skeet (mosquito disease vector ecology)
Mentors: Katie Westby, Laura Tayon*, Kim Medley
poster
Allison Moonier
Rockwood Summit High School ‘24
Team Skeet (mosquito disease vector ecology)
Mentors: Katie Westby, Laura Tayon*, Kim Medley
poster
Ella Marks
Ladue Horton Watkins High School ‘24
Plant Disease Team (plant-pathogen interactions)
Mentors: Rachel Penczykowski, Kaylee Arnold, Cheyenne Morris
poster
Elena Powell
Eureka High School ‘24
Team Skeet (mosquito disease vector ecology)
Mentors: Katie Westby, Laura Tayon*, Kim Medley
poster
Aidan Zaza
Lutheran High School South ‘24
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentor: Jonathan Myers
poster
Zoey Ziegler
Washington High School ‘24
Plant Disease Team (plant-pathogen interactions)
Mentors: Rachel Penczykowski, Kaylee Arnold, Cheyenne Morris
poster
