Introducing the Newest Members of the Youth STEM Matters Volunteer Team
We started 2021 by opening up applications to join the Youth STEM Matters Volunteer Team, with over 100 young people in 29 countries globally applying to get involved!
After reviewing every application submitted, informal interviews with the shortlisted applicants, and some lengthy deliberations, we’re pleased to be able to introduce the 17 young people who have been selected to join the Youth STEM Matters Volunteer Team! Congratulations to…
Copy-Editors (Scientific):
Abbie Fitzsimmons, 18, Northern Ireland
Olivia Johnson, 14, Scotland
Julia Gardiner, 17, Scotland
Copy-Editors (English Language):
Kimberly Anindo, 20, Kenya
Anna Zhang, 15, Scotland
Maria Theresa Villatoro, 21, El Salvador
Reviewers (Physical Sciences):
Lily Tierney, 17, England
Maahi Pathak, 16, England
Josué Solórzano Toala, 20, Ecuador
Ruvarashe Nyabando, 17, Zimbabwe
Josh Heng, 17, England
Madeleine Perry, 17, Canada
Reviewers (Life Sciences):
Olayemi Bakare, 22, Nigeria
Yvonne Zhou, 17, Scotland
Lead Artist:
Nicoletta Bencka, 21, England
Artist:
Kiera McCabe, 22, England
Science Communication Editor:
Arushi Rastogi, 16, Scotland
We also want to say a huge thank you and well done to everyone who wasn’t selected this time. We had so many motivated, impressive and hard-working applicants, and hope you will get involved in other ways (like submitting an article!) and apply again for future opportunities - some of our current team were initially rejected, but made a successful reapplication!
“We had so many brilliant applications from young people around the world, making for some really difficult decisions. I’d absolutely encourage anyone who wasn’t selected this time to work on your application and reapply for future opportunities with us - quite a few of our team members were successful second time round! Congratulations to all 17 of our new team members!”
