Current Position:
Undergraduate, Stanford University
with RDCEP:
Summer Scholar 2014
I just graduated from the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and I will be joining Stanford University's class of 2018 in the fall. I am interested in alternative energy production and energy consumption. I intend to pursue a Mechanical Engineering or Energy/Atmosphere Engineering degree at Stanford.
Undergraduate Student, Grinnell College
Research Assistant, RDCEP
Prior to becoming a Research Assistant, Anna has held prior positions with RDCEP such as Summer Scholar 2014 RDCEP-IIT and Boeing Scholars Summer Course 2013. Her past research projects included the Agricultural Adaptation & the Green Revolution project as well as the Loop Lamp.
Download Anna's Summer Scholar presentation as a PDF.
Research Projects
Green Revolution | Smart Lamp
Current Position:
Undergraduate, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
with RDCEP:
Summer Scholar 2014
I am Diego Gomez, I graduated from Lindblom Math and Science Academy and I will be attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and will be majoring in Aerospace Engineering in the fall. My interests are in physics, chemistry, aerodynamics, nature, and history. I hope that this summer internship can help me gain skills in computer programming and gain knowledge about climate change and policies.
RDCEP Energy Engineer's Intern
Current Position:
Senior, University of Chicago Lab High School
with RDCEP:
Summer Scholar 2014
I am a rising senior at the University of Chicago Lab High School. My interests include computer science, data gathering, data analysis and economics
Undergraduate, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Chicago
Research Assistant, RDCEP
Husam Haj is a part-time research assistant for analyzing data sets regarding countries' agriculture. Being part of the IIT Boeing Scholar Program, he had an opportunity to work on determining the accuracy of City Infrastructure Data using the 311 Pothole Database. His favorite subjects are Math and Science, with a small passion for philosophy.
He is always involved in his school and community being part of several clubs: a member of a Leadership Grant Project (Breaking Barriers), Founder of the JFK Aquaponics Lab, and was Captain of the JFK Debate Team. In the future, he hopes to major in Mathematics with a Specialization in Economics.
High School Summer Scholar, RDCEP
Denise is a current student at Lindlom Math and Science Academy. Her interests lie in Chemistry, Robotics, and she is an avid reader. She is a MRSEC/RDCEP student, and enjoys partaking in projects that help educate other students.
High School Summer Scholar, RDCEP
Mitchell is currently a student at Walter Payton College Prep. At RDCEP, he is working with the City of Chicago on improving their pothole data collection techniques to better inform the repair of roadways.
Mitchell is also refining the energy demo lending library by improving existing labs and creating new ones.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
RDCEP Research Assistant
High School Student, Frederick Von Steuben Metropolitan Science High School
Summer Scholar, RDCEP
Undergraduate, Depts. of Mathematics and Economics, University of Chicago
High School Summer Scholar, RDCEP
High School Student, University of Chicago Lab School
Gustavo Tovar is a rising Junior at Lindblom Math and Science Academy. Interests include 3D modeling and design, as well as programming and data analysis. As an RDCEP intern, projects he has worked on include creating designing energy demos for high school students and surveying the city of Chicago.
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Summer Scholars 2013
Naperville North High School
Current Position:
Junior, Lindblom Math and Science Academy
with RDCEP:
Summer Scholar 2014
I'm Kiela and I attend Lindblom Math and Science Academy as a junior. I like chemistry and Chinese, and in the future I hope to study medicine (not a doctor but more like a pharmaceutical career that I can also use my Chinese experience with).
High School Summer Scholar 2015, RDCEP
Danica Jayco is a Chicago-born Filipina and a student at the Lindblom Math and Science Academy. She's lived by the lake her entire life and is an avid swimmer. Her educational interests are in medicine, biology and engineering.
Undergraduate, Department of Physics, University of Chicago
Research Assistant, RDCEP
Undergraduate, Illinois Institute of Technology
Research Assistant, RDCEP
John is currently an undergraduate at the Illinois Institute of Technology studying Computer Science. Prior to joining as a Research Assistant, John was also a Summer REU intern in 2014 and a Summer Scholar from 2012-2013. His past projects included a renewable portfolio standards webtool, which was designed to calculate the mandated amount of electricity that is to come from renewable sources, and city energy usage, which analyzed city data to determine what areas and buildings in Chicago used the most energy.
Currently, John is working for RDCEP as a research assistant on a city data validation project.
Research Assistant, RDCEP
Undergraduate, Dept. of Political Science, University of Chicago
