My name is Chloe Redding, and I am going to cure cancer. This has been my goal for as long as I can remember. While my friends were asking their parents for Shopkins® toys to trade in class, I asked my parents for a kiwi to demonstrate the components of a bacteria cell. When my classmates were at the pool during summer break, I was spitting on a plate and mixing honey with my saliva, hoping to see the cells break down. I was teased by my classmates for taping a print-out of the periodic table on my desk at school. But they didn’t understand. What they saw as a cluster of colored squares, I saw as tools. Tools with their own special purposes that could be used for things that my 11-year-old mind could only dream of. By the end of my life my goal is not to be an expert on cancer, it is to find a way to stop it. I am passionate and relentless in my pursuit to make these dreams a reality as a future oncology researcher and biochemical engineer. I will become a biochemical engineer not because I want to, but because I must. It’s what I was made for. What I was born to do. And I know that it is God and my belief that He has a plan and purpose for my life that gives me this drive and confidence to change the future. God made me exactly who I am, and I know with Him guiding my path I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me. Many have asked, ‘why cancer?’ The World Health Organization found that there were nearly 10 million recorded cancer-related deaths around the world in 2020. That’s about 1 in every 6 deaths being related to some form of cancer. Cancer is a very real and very dangerous threat. And while there are treatments, many leave the patient with more symptoms than they are worth - if they are even successful at all. As a child, I saw cancer not as a big monster that took away family and friends, but as a challenge that could be overcome. A challenge that I was determined to defeat in a way that had never been done before. That still has never been done. This is why I am determined to learn all I can through my college education so that I can use my knowledge and experiences like weapons in my arsenal. Weapons that I will use to take down the monster that continues to threaten our world and the loved ones that make up the death statistics we all see. If awarded this scholarship, it will not only be helping me become a biochemical engineer and oncology researcher but support a future without cancer.

I am going to cure cancer. This has been my goal for as long as I can remember. While my friends were asking their parents for Shopkins toys to trade in class, I asked my parents for a kiwi to demonstrate the components of a bacteria cell. While my classmates were at the pool during summer break, I was spitting on a plate and mixing honey with my saliva, hoping to see the cells break down. I was teased by my classmates for taping a print-out of the periodic table on my desk at school. But they didn’t understand. What they saw as a cluster of colored squares, I saw as tools. Tools with their own special purposes that could be used for things that my 11 year-old mind could only dream of. My goal by the end of my life is not to be an expert on cancer, it is to find a way to stop it. I am passionate and relentless in my pursuit to make these dreams a reality as an oncology researcher and biochemical engineer. I will become a biochemical engineer not because I want to, but because I must. It’s what I was made for. What I was born to do. Many have asked, ‘why cancer?’ The World Health Organization found that there were nearly 10 million recorded cancer-related deaths around the world in 2020. That’s about 1 in every 6 deaths being related to some form of cancer. Cancer is a very real and very dangerous threat. And while there are treatments, many leave the patient with more symptoms than they are worth - if they are even successful at all. As a child, I saw cancer not as a big monster that took away family and friends, but as a challenge that could be overcome. A challenge that I was determined to defeat in a way that had never been done before. That still has never been done. This is why I am determined to learn all I can through my college education so that I can use my knowledge and experiences like weapons in my arsenal. Weapons that I will use to take down the monster that continues to threaten our world and the loved ones that make up the death statistics we all see. If awarded this scholarship, it will not only be helping me become a biochemical engineer and oncology researcher but supporting a future without cancer.

I am going to cure cancer. This has been my goal for as long as I can remember. While my friends were asking their parents for Shopkins toys to trade in class, I asked my parents for a kiwi to demonstrate the components of a bacteria cell. While my classmates were at the pool during summer break, I was spitting on a plate and mixing honey with my saliva, hoping to see the cells break down. I was teased by my classmates for taping a print-out of the periodic table on my desk at school. But they didn’t understand. What they saw as a cluster of colored squares, I saw as tools. Tools with their own special purposes that could be used for things that my 11 year-old mind could only dream of. My goal by the end of my life is not to be an expert on cancer, it is to find a way to stop it. I am passionate and relentless in my pursuit to make these dreams a reality as an oncology researcher and biochemical engineer. I will become a biochemical engineer not because I want to, but because I must. It’s what I was made for. What I was born to do. Many have asked, ‘why cancer?’ My answer begins with the World Health Organization, which found that there were nearly 10 million recorded cancer-related deaths around the world in 2020. That’s about 1 in every 6 deaths being related to some form of cancer. It would take an exceedingly ignorant person to not acknowledge that cancer is a very real and very dangerous threat. And while there are treatments, many leave the patient with more symptoms than they are worth - if they are even successful at all. As a child, I saw cancer not as a big monster that took away family and friends, but as a challenge that could be overcome. A challenge that I was determined to defeat in a way that had never been done before. That still has never been done. This is why I am determined to learn all I can through my college education so that I can use my knowledge and experiences like weapons in my arsenal. Weapons that I will use to take down the monster that continues to threaten our world and the loved ones that make up the death statistics we all see. As a female student who plans to enter a STEM related career field, one of my passions is creating a community where women feel encouraged to grow in other unrepresented fields. Females are under-represented and often not encouraged to pursue STEM careers.This is why I founded the first Women's Student Union at my school. As president and founder, I work with female school faculty to help encourage all of our students to pursue their passions and advocate for equal representation. I have worked to establish a horizontal leadership structure to the club to encourage more leadership opportunities for all of our female members. By inviting guest female speakers from several different communities and backgrounds, I do my best to expose the members of the WSU to several personal stories and life lessons that these women have to share with the younger female generation. I believe that my achievements and involvement in the founding of the WSU best demonstrates my passion for ensuring positive change within my community to help shape a better future for the world we live in. This passion for change and encouragement I hope will only further inspire other female students and student engineers to shape the future of the industry.

I am going to cure cancer. This has been my goal for as long as I can remember. While my friends were asking their parents for Shopkins toys to trade in class, I asked my parents for a kiwi to demonstrate the components of a bacteria cell. While my classmates were at the pool during summer break, I was spitting on a plate and mixing honey with my saliva, hoping to see the cells break down. I was teased by my classmates for taping a print-out of the periodic table on my desk at school. But they didn’t understand. What they saw as a cluster of colored squares, I saw as tools. Tools with their own special purposes that could be used for things that my 11 year-old mind could only dream of. My goal by the end of my life is not to be an expert on cancer, it is to find a way to stop it. I am passionate and relentless in my pursuit to make these dreams a reality as an oncology researcher and biochemical engineer. I will become a biochemical engineer not because I want to, but because I must. It’s what I was made for. What I was born to do. Many have asked, ‘why cancer?’ My answer begins with the World Health Organization, which found that there were nearly 10 million recorded cancer-related deaths around the world in 2020. That’s about 1 in every 6 deaths being related to some form of cancer. It would take an exceedingly ignorant person to not acknowledge that cancer is a very real and very dangerous threat. And while there are treatments, many leave the patient with more symptoms than they are worth - if they are even successful at all. As a child, I saw cancer not as a big monster that took away family and friends, but as a challenge that could be overcome. A challenge that I was determined to defeat in a way that had never been done before. That still has never been done. This is why I am determined to learn all I can through my college education so that I can use my knowledge and experiences like weapons in my arsenal. Weapons that I will use to take down the monster that continues to threaten our world and the loved ones that make up the death statistics we all see. As a female student who plans to enter a STEM related career field, one of my passions is creating a community where women feel encouraged to grow in other unrepresented fields. Females are under-represented and often not encouraged to pursue STEM careers. This is why I founded the first Women's Student Union at my school. As president and founder, I work with female school faculty to encourage all of our students to pursue their passions and advocate for equal representation. I have worked to establish a horizontal leadership structure to the club to encourage more leadership opportunities for all of our female members. By inviting guest female speakers from several different communities and backgrounds, I aim to expose the members of the WSU to several personal stories and life lessons that these women have to share with the younger female generation. I believe that my achievements and involvement in the founding of the WSU best demonstrates my passion for ensuring positive change within my community to help shape a better future for the world we live in. This passion for change and encouragement I hope will inspire other female students and student engineers to shape the future of the industry.

I am going to cure cancer. This has been my goal for as long as I can remember. While my friends were asking their parents for Shopkins toys to trade in class, I asked my parents for a kiwi to demonstrate the components of a bacteria cell. While my classmates were at the pool during summer break, I was spitting on a plate and mixing honey with my saliva, hoping to see the cells break down. I was teased by my classmates for taping a print-out of the periodic table on my desk at school. But they didn’t understand. What they saw as a cluster of colored squares, I saw as tools. Tools with their own special purposes that could be used for things that my 11 year-old mind could only dream of. My goal by the end of my life is not to be an expert on cancer, it is to find a way to stop it. I am passionate and relentless in my pursuit to make these dreams a reality as an oncology researcher and biochemical engineer. I will become a biochemical engineer not because I want to, but because I must. It’s what I was made for. What I was born to do. Many have asked, ‘why cancer?’ My answer begins with the World Health Organization, which found that there were nearly 10 million recorded cancer-related deaths around the world in 2020. That’s about 1 in every 6 deaths being related to some form of cancer. It would take an exceedingly ignorant person to not acknowledge that cancer is a very real and very dangerous threat. And while there are treatments, many leave the patient with more symptoms than they are worth - if they are even successful at all. As a child, I saw cancer not as a big monster that took away family and friends, but as a challenge that could be overcome. A challenge that I was determined to defeat in a way that had never been done before. That still has never been done. This is why I am determined to learn all I can through my college education so that I can use my knowledge and experiences like weapons in my arsenal. Weapons that I will use to take down the monster that continues to threaten our world and the loved ones that make up the death statistics we all see. As a female student who plans to enter a STEM related career field, one of my passions is creating a community where women feel encouraged to grow in other unrepresented fields. This is why I founded the first Women's Student Union at my school. As president and founder, I work with female school faculty to help encourage all of our students to pursue their passions and advocate for equal representation. I have worked to establish a horizontal leadership structure to the club to encourage more leadership opportunities for all of our female members. By inviting guest female speakers from several different communities and backgrounds, I do my best to expose the members of the WSU to several personal stories and life lessons that these women have to share with the younger female generation. I believe that my achievements and involvement in the founding of the WSU best demonstrates my passion for ensuring positive change within my community to help shape a better future for the world we live in. This passion for change and encouragement I hope will only further inspire other female students and student engineers to shape the future of the industry.

I am going to cure cancer. This has been my goal for as long as I can remember. While my friends were asking their parents for Shopkins toys to trade in class, I asked my parents for a kiwi to demonstrate the components of a bacteria cell. While my classmates were at the pool during summer break, I was spitting on a plate and mixing honey with my saliva, hoping to see the cells break down. I was teased by my classmates for taping a print-out of the periodic table on my desk at school. But they didn’t understand. What they saw as a cluster of colored squares, I saw as tools. Tools with their own special purposes that could be used for things that my 11 year-old mind could only dream of. My goal by the end of my life is not to be an expert on cancer, it is to find a way to stop it. I am passionate and relentless in my pursuit to make these dreams a reality as an oncology researcher and biochemical engineer. I will become a biochemical engineer not because I want to, but because I must. It’s what I was made for. What I was born to do. Many have asked, ‘why cancer?’ My answer begins with the World Health Organization, which found that there were nearly 10 million recorded cancer-related deaths around the world in 2020. That’s about 1 in every 6 deaths being related to some form of cancer. It would take an exceedingly ignorant person to not acknowledge that cancer is a very real and very dangerous threat. And while there are treatments, many leave the patient with more symptoms than they are worth - if they are even successful at all. As a child, I saw cancer not as a big monster that took away family and friends, but as a challenge that could be overcome. A challenge that I was determined to defeat in a way that had never been done before. That still has never been done. This is why I am determined to learn all I can through my college education so that I can use my knowledge and experiences like weapons in my arsenal. Weapons that I will use to take down the monster that continues to threaten our world and the loved ones that make up the death statistics we all see. As a female student who plans to enter a STEM related career field, one of my passions is creating a community where women feel encouraged to grow in other unrepresented fields. This is why I founded the first Women's Student Union at my school. As president and founder, I work with female school faculty to help encourage all of our students to pursue their passions and advocate for equal representation. I have worked to establish a horizontal leadership structure to the club in order to encourage more leadership opportunities for all of our female members. By inviting guest female speakers from several different communities and backgrounds, I do my best to expose the members of the WSU to several personal stories and life lessons that these women have to share with the younger female generation. I believe that my achievements and involvement in the founding of the WSU best demonstrates my passion for ensuring positive change within my community to help shape a better future for the world we live in. This passion for change and encouragement I hope will only further inspire other female students and student engineers to shape the future of the industry.

I am going to cure cancer. This has been my goal for as long as I can remember. I will become a chemical engineer not because I want to, but because I have to. It’s what I was made for. What I was born to do. Many have asked, ‘why cancer?’ My answer begins with the World Health Organization, which found that there were nearly 10 million recorded cancer-related deaths around the world in 2020. That’s about 1 in every 6 deaths being related to some form of cancer. It would take an exceedingly ignorant person to not acknowledge that cancer is a very real and very dangerous threat. And while there are treatments, many leave the patient with more symptoms than they are worth - if they are even successful at all. As a child, I saw cancer not as a big monster that took away family and friends, but as a challenge that could be overcome. A challenge that I was determined to defeat in a way that had never been done before. That still has never been done. This is why I am determined to learn all I can through my college education so that I can use my knowledge and experiences like weapons in my arsenal. Weapons that I will use to take down the monster that continues to threaten our world and the loved ones that make up the death statistics we all see. As a female student who plans to enter a STEM related career field, one of my passions is creating a community where women feel encouraged to grow in other unrepresented fields. This is why I founded the first Women's Student Union at my school. As president and founder, I work with female school faculty to help encourage all of our students to pursue their passions and advocate for equal representation. I have worked to establish a horizontal leadership structure to the club in order to encourage more leadership opportunities for all of our female members. By inviting guest female speakers from several different communities and backgrounds, I do my best to expose the members of the WSU to several personal stories and life lessons that these women have to share with the younger female generation. I believe that my achievements and involvement in the founding of the WSU best demonstrates my passion for ensuring positive change within my community to help shape a better future for the world we live in. This passion for change and encouragement I hope will only further inspire other female students and student engineers to shape the future of the industry.

My name is Chloe Michele Redding and I am going to cure cancer. This has been my goal for as long as I can remember. While my friends were asking their parents for Shopkins toys to trade in class, I asked my parents for a kiwi to demonstrate the components of a bacteria cell. While my classmates were at the pool during summer break, I was spitting on a plate and mixing honey with my saliva, hoping to see the cells break down. I was teased by my classmates for taping a print-out of the periodic table on my desk at school. But they didn’t understand. What they saw as a cluster of colored squares, I saw as tools. Tools with their own special purposes that could be used for things that my 11 year-old mind could only dream of. My goal by the end of my life is not to be an expert on cancer, it is to find a way to stop it. I am passionate and relentless in my pursuit to make these dreams a reality as an oncology researcher and biochemical engineer. It is this tenacious drive to change the world for the better, commitment to my growth as a leader, and unwavering belief and knowledge that the future is what we create that makes me an exceptional candidate for the Pleasant Hill Outlook Scholarship and will empower me to change the world for the better.