I intend to pursue a Bachelor of Science in biology with a minor in engineering. So far I have applied and been accepted into multiple schools throughout Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. I have started preparing for my future course load by attending an early college program and completing multiple AP classes. I thoroughly enjoy both the environmental side and human side of biology, and want to take a fairly even spread of both types of classes, but with a slight emphasis on the human side as I believe it will better prepare me for a career as a biomedical engineer. I have been interested in engineering for nearly all my life as my father has worked in various engineering disciplines, working his way up to quality manager. The experiences has had working in the field and drive he's shown to keep learning has had quite the influence on me growing up. I have been given many opportunities to explore my interest in the field, in fact, for my eighth-grade science fair project my father and I built a homemade crucible and furnace to smelt aluminum with. Getting to explore science topics in this manner of hands-on learning has only furthered my desire to pursue STEM Careers. I have taken quite a few opportunities to visit factories through a STEM based extended learning opportunity offered by my school. I became interested in biomedical sciences after reading about breakthrough discoveries in the field. Last year I was able to take part in a tour of a Biotrek building and got to see artificial organs being printed from stem cells. The organizer showed us the equipment, had us do our own labs and gave us an opportunity to dream up what we could do with the technology. It was a wonderful experience and gave me a good taste of what working in that environment would look like. I would love to work with the incredible technology that produces these organs and hopefully improve the process to be faster and cheaper, making artificial organs more accessible to those who need them and reducing the number of people on the organ recipient waiting list. Women make up nearly 40% of all biomedical engineers, nearly twice the overall engineering average. While the presence of women in the field is undeniable, biomedical engineering as an area of study is relatively new, and me receiving this scholarship would solidify the presence of women in the next generation of biomedical engineers.

I intend to pursue a bachelor of science in biology with a minor in engineering. So far I have applied and been accepted into multiple schools throughout Maine, Vermont and New hampshire. I have started preparing for my future course load by attending an early college program and completing multiple AP classes. I thoroughly enjoy both the environmental side and human side of biology, and want to take a fairly even spread of both types of classes, but with a slight emphasis on the human side as I believe it will better prepare me for a career as a biomedical engineer. I have been interested in engineering for nearly all my life as my father has worked in various engineering disciplines, working his way up to quality manager. I have been given many opportunities to explore my interest in the field, in fact, for my eighth grade science fair project my father and I built a homemade crucible and furnace and smelted aluminum. I have also taken opportunities to visit factories through a STEM based extended learning opportunity offered by my school. I became interested in biomedical sciences after reading about breakthrough discoveries in the field. Last year I was able to take part in a tour of a Biotrek building and got to see artificial organs being printed from stem cells. I would love to work with the incredible technology that produces these organs, and hopefully improve the process to be faster and cheaper, making artificial organs more accessible to those who need them and reducing the number of people on the organ recipient waiting list.

I intend to pursue a Bachelor of Science in biology with a minor in engineering. So far I have applied and been accepted into multiple schools throughout Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. I have started preparing for my future course load by attending an early college program and completing multiple AP classes. I thoroughly enjoy both the environmental side and human side of biology, and want to take a fairly even spread of both types of classes, but with a slight emphasis on the human side as I believe it will better prepare me for a career as a biomedical engineer. I have been interested in engineering for nearly all my life as my father has worked in various engineering disciplines, working his way up to quality manager. The experiences has had working in the field and drive he's shown to keep learning has had quite the influence on me growing up. I have been given many opportunities to explore my interest in the field, in fact, for my eighth-grade science fair project my father and I built a homemade crucible and furnace to smelt aluminum with. Getting to explore science topics in this manner of hands-on learning has only furthered my desire to pursue STEM Careers. I have taken quite a few opportunities to visit factories through a STEM based extended learning opportunity offered by my school. I became interested in biomedical sciences after reading about breakthrough discoveries in the field. Last year I was able to take part in a tour of a Biotrek building and got to see artificial organs being printed from stem cells. The organizer showed us the equipment, had us do our own labs and gave us an opportunity to dream up what we could do with the technology. It was a wonderful experience and gave me a good taste of what working in that environment would look like. I would love to work with the incredible technology that produces these organs and hopefully improve the process to be faster and cheaper, making artificial organs more accessible to those who need them and reducing the number of people on the organ recipient waiting list. Women make up nearly 40% of all biomedical engineers, nearly twice the overall engineering average. While the presence of women in the field is undeniable, biomedical engineering as an area of study is relatively new, and me receiving this scholarship would solidify the presence of women in the next generation of biomedical engineers.

I intend to pursue a Bachelor of Science in biology with a minor in engineering. So far I have applied and been accepted into multiple schools throughout Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. I have started preparing for my future course load by attending an early college program and completing multiple AP classes. I thoroughly enjoy both the environmental side and human side of biology, and want to take a fairly even spread of both types of classes, but with a slight emphasis on the human side as I believe it will better prepare me for a career as a biomedical engineer. I have been interested in engineering for nearly all my life as my father has worked in various engineering disciplines, working his way up to quality manager. The experiences has had working in the field and drive he's shown to keep learning has had quite the influence on me growing up. I have been given many opportunities to explore my interest in the field, in fact, for my eighth-grade science fair project my father and I built a homemade crucible and furnace to smelt aluminum with. Getting to explore science topics in this manner of hands-on learning has only furthered my desire to pursue STEM Careers. I have taken quite a few opportunities to visit factories through a STEM based extended learning opportunity offered by my school. I became interested in biomedical sciences after reading about breakthrough discoveries in the field. Last year I was able to take part in a tour of a Biotrek building and got to see artificial organs being printed from stem cells. The organizer showed us the equipment, had us do our own labs and gave us an opportunity to dream up what we could do with the technology. It was a wonderful experience and gave me a good taste of what working in that environment would look like. I would love to work with the incredible technology that produces these organs and hopefully improve the process to be faster and cheaper, making artificial organs more accessible to those who need them and reducing the number of people on the organ recipient waiting list. Women make up nearly 40% of all biomedical engineers, nearly twice the overall engineering average. While the presence of women in the field is undeniable, biomedical engineering as an area of study is relatively new, and me receiving this scholarship would solidify the presence of women in the next generation of biomedical engineers.

It took me a long time to realize the full impact that the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust has had on my life. I guess I was so used to seeing the green and white signs with pictures of squirrels, I never managed to question it. Ausbon Sergeant and the people who followed in his footsteps to create the land preservation trust have given me so many opportunities to strengthen my connections to the people I love and sparked my interest in nature and science. My family and I started hiking some of the trails that are a part of the New London Conservation Commision trail list when I was around three years old. We kept a record of the hikes we completed because when we finished the list we could get a patch. We lost steam nearly a third of the way through and that list sat dormant for nearly ten years. My mom found it mixed in with a bunch of other papers and decided that we would finish the trails. It was a great way to get outdoors and bond as a family; we had a lot of fun during that last year it took to earn that patch. The Ausbon Sargent Trust owns almost all of those trails and in some ways are responsible for all the great memories I made along the way. Ausborn Sargent could also be considered responsible for bringing my friends together. Around the age of twelve, my friends and I took a tour of Star Lake farm. We learned about forest management and logging plus we got to see highland cows up close! I only learned about the Land Trusts involvement a few years later while reminiscing about the experience. They owned the entirety of the property, over 1600 acres, offering an ideal habitat for all those farm animals, a nesting site for loons, and preserving the natural beauty of the area. Those experiences I had out in those woods has inspired me to pursue a degree in biology and to be like the people who dedicate their time and efforts toward preserving New Hampshires beauty.