Participants
The 2024 Appalachian STEM Academy Bridge participants consisted of 14 high school students from seven states within the Appalachian region. Team members generally do not know each other initially, but friendships become established over the two-week research experience!
2024 Participants
Student Name, Home City and State
Keira Bauman, Peckville, PA
Briton Bedwell, Rainbow City, AL
Clair Cheng, McDonald, PA
Emma Comer, Gamaliel, KY
Shawn De Pedro, Painted Post, NY
Ainsley, Maryville, TN
Dream Kang, Knoxville, TN
Michael Louis, Huntsville, AL
Malik Louis, Huntsville, AL
Ananya Madduri, Maryville, TN
Nonye Okoro, Painted Post, NY
Aneesh Pingali, Knoxville, TN
Caleb Scheffey, West Jefferson, NC
Mac Shuster, Smithsburg, MD
2023 Participants
Student Name, Home City and State
Ethan All, Maryland, NY
Madelyn Conner, Falconer, NY
Randall Dunkin, West Union, OH
Isabel Kao, Knoxville, TN
James Ludwig, Glen Jean, WV
Charlie Martin, Amory, MS
Isaiah Massengale, Williamsburg, KY
Steph Meredith, Pigeon Forge, TN
Shania Middleton, Loyall, KY
Brandon Ogunwumi, Painted Post, NY
Ava Robinson, Bluefield, VA
Dalton Robinson, Bluefield, VA
Audrey Sears, Marietta, OH
Carter Sherman, Moorefield, WV
Emma Stevens, Cookeville, TN
Jeffrey Yu, Greer, SC
2022 Participants
Student Name, Home City and State
Braden Bass, Imler, PA
Bryce Carroll, Summerhill, PA
Isabelle Gladson, Murphy, NC
Kourtni Jackson, Moundville, AL
Ava McCollum-Beaves, Kingsport, TN
Mackenzie McNeil, New Martinsville, WV
Benjamin Mumpower, Dacula, GA
Jonah Neal, Pineville, KY
Trevor Shevalier, DeRuyter, NY
Naomi Vargas, Rutherfordton, NC
Dylan Williams, Berea, KY
Dayna Zeiders, Lewistown, PA