2025
Undergraduate Fellows

Cohort 23

* alumni of SIFT and/or TERA programs

Wissal Boudaoud
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology ‘25
Mosquito Team (mosquito disease vector ecology)
Mentors: Lauren Johnson, Katie Westby, Kim Medley
poster

Rachel Derner*
University of Missouri-Columbia, Environmental Science (Land and Soil) ‘27
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentors: Jonathan Myers, Carly Ramacher
poster

Ethan Groves
Saint Louis University
Grasslands Team
Mentor: Cristy Portales-Reyes

Liam James*
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘29
Tick and Wildlife Ecology Team
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Meg Gilliland, Sam Ko
poster

Louis Paese*
University of Vermont, Forestry ‘27
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentors: Jonathan Myers, Carly Ramacher
poster

Stella Parker
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘26
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentors: Jonathan Myers, Carly Ramacher
poster

Riley Perry
Washington University in St. Louis, Communication Design and Environmental Biology ‘27
Mosquito Team (mosquito disease vector ecology)
Mentors: Lauren Johnson, Katie Westby, Kim Medley
poster

Tullaia Powell*
Iowa State University, Graphic Design and English ‘25
Team Humans (Tyson History Project)
Mentors: Susan Flowers, Kelly Schmidt
poster

Auriel Prepejchal
Washington University in St. Louis, Computational/Genomic Biology ‘26
Plant Disease Team (plant-pathogen interactions)
Mentors: Rachel Penczykowski, Kaylee Arnold, Grace Coppinger
poster

Natalie Reed
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences ‘26
Team Humans (Tyson History Project)
Mentors: Susan Flowers, Kelly Schmidt
poster

Julia Stolker
University of Delaware, Pre-Veterinary Medicine ‘26
Tick and Wildlife Ecology Team
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Meg Gilliland, Sam Ko
poster

Rachel Tang*
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Science ‘28
Tick and Wildlife Ecology Team
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Meg Gilliland, Sam Ko
poster

Anna Tourney
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology ‘27
Plant Disease Team (plant-pathogen interactions)
Mentors: Rachel Penczykowski, Kaylee Arnold, Grace Coppinger
poster

Pranishtha Upadhyaya
Webster University, Biological Science and Mathematics ‘28
Plant Disease Team (plant-pathogen interactions)
Mentors: Rachel Penczykowski, Kaylee Arnold, Grace Coppinger
poster

Grace Wereley-Bross
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis ‘28
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentors: Jonathan Myers, Carly Ramacher
poster

2025
high school Apprentices

terA cohort 16

Katherine Arterburn
Belleville East High School ‘25, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ‘29
Plant Disease Team (plant-pathogen interactions)
Mentors: Rachel Penczykowski, Kaylee Arnold, Grace Coppinger
poster

Abby Assoud
Webster Groves High School ‘25, Yale University ‘29
Plant Disease Team (plant-pathogen interactions)
Mentors: Rachel Penczykowski, Kaylee Arnold, Grace Coppinger
poster

Marlie Duggin
Maplewood Richmond Heights High School ‘25, University of Kentucky ‘29
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentors: Jonathan Myers, Carly Ramacher
poster

Sienna Staten
Kirkwood High School ‘26
Forest Team (forest dynamics and biodiversity)
Mentors: Jonathan Myers, Carly Ramacher
poster