I AM STEM
I AM STEM Student Speaking Contest
The I AM STEM speaking contest was designed to help Penn State's Eberly College of Science students develop and share stories of their science journey! Winners of the contest have been Keynote Speakers at our ENVISION: STEM Career Day Supporting Young Women event where they have been able to inspire other burgeoning STEM minds!
Contest Objectives:
- To develop the science communication abilities of Eberly College of Science students
- To identify and showcase Eberly College of Science students with inspiring, authentic STEM stories
- To identify keynote speakers from the Eberly College of Science student community who can inspire and inform students and families who attend our ENVISION: STEM Career Day Supporting Young Women.
To learn more about the competition - check out our I AM STEM program video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCCL9qm9M_8
Also, check out thePenn State Today story about the 2019 I AM STEM competition!
Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Winners!
1st Place Winner
Katie Yan
Biology Doctoral Student
2nd Place Winner
Nazifa Tabassum
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences Doctoral Student
3rd Place Winner
Sanika Khadkikar
Physics Doctoral Student
2023-2024 Winners
1st Place Winner
Quynh Nhu Le
Chemistry Doctoral Student
2nd Place Winner
Unnati Akhouri
Physics Doctoral Student
3rd Place Winner
Reese Petrosky
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Undergraduate Student
Archive of Winners From Previous Years
1st Place Winner
Natalya Radovic
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Undergraduate Student
2nd Place Winner
Miatu Kormah
Biological Science and Health Professions
Undergraduate Student
3rd Place Winner
Ariella Biney
Biology Undergraduate Student
1st Place: Ellie Abraham (Biology Doctoral Student)
2nd Place: Margaret Brown (Mathematics Doctoral Student)
1st Place: Sarah Chapman (Chemistry Doctoral Student)
2nd Place: Sarah Pfaff (Plant Biology Doctoral Student)
3rd Place: Phoebe McClincy (Astronomy and Astrophysics Undergraduate Student)
Our 1st and 2nd place winners presented Keynote Speeches at ENVISION 2021: STEM Career Day Supporting Young Women!
1st Place: Latisha Franklin (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Doctoral Student)
Check out Latisha's keynote speech here: https://youtu.be/c3ZMlwm-P4o
2nd Place: Yasha Duggal (Chemistry Doctoral Student)
3rd Place: Albaine Hendrickson-Stives (Chemistry Doctoral Student)
We have also posted the final 2017 winner keynote talks as well as a few of the "mini keynotes" that our competitors gave during the 2018 competition on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZI9S-ReVMf6PFPyWrZNgdmX_W8RqCh0i. Check them out!
Questions?
Learn More about the Office of Science Outreach Here
Contact us via email at outreach@science.psu.edu
Office of Science Outreach, 201 Ritenour Building, University Park, PA 16802
