Wendy Nevarez-Sanchez

About Me

I am 17 years old. I am a senior attending South Atlanta High School. I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Currently, I work as a high school researcher in an engineering lab at Georgia Tech, through a program titled Project ENGAGES. There, I focus on the development of the optimization of exoskeletons and My interest for STEM began at a very young age, I aspire to pursue a degree and career in Biomedical Engineering.

Academics

South Atlanta High School

Class of 2021 - expected graduation date May 2021
GPA: 4.120
Class Rank - Valedictorian

AP Courses

- AP Statistics, AP World History, AP Biology, AP US History, AP Lang
- Sat for the AP Computer Science Principles exam
- Collegiate Courses: College Algebra - Georgia State University, Calculus (Audit class) - Georgia Institute of Technology

Awards & Recognitions

- District Technology & Innovation Competition (1st Place - Robotics) (2019)
- Inaugural Regional United Way of Greater Atlanta STEM Up Competition Finalist (2019)
- District Regional Science & Engineering Fair Gold Key Medalist (2020)
- District Regional Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category (Computational and Bioinformatics) Medalist (2020)
- Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award (2020)
- Georgia Science and Engineering Fair 2020 Finalist
- Georgia Science and Engineering Fair Second Honors (2020)
- Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 2020 Finalist

Professional Experiences

Internship - High School Researcher at Georgia Tech through Project ENGAGES, where I conduct research on Exoskeletons. (June 2019 - Present)
Internship - Teacher's Assistant for H.Y.P.E. summer coding camp, worked alongside middle and high school girls in Web Development. (June 2020 - July 2020)
Attended the virtual American Society of Biomechanics 2020 Conference, based on my research at Georgia Tech. (August 4 - 7, 2020)
Spoke as a panelist for H.Y.P.E. Night (December 5, 2019)

Extracurricular Activities

Project ENGAGES - Cohort 7 (June 2019 - Present)
STEM Program - Cohort 1 (August 2017 - Present)
Georgia Chief Science Officers (August 2019 - May 2020)
STEM Council (August 2017 - Present)
Technology Student Association - Vice President (August 2017 - May 2019)
Student Government Association - 9th Grade Class President, SGA Parliamentary (August 2017 - May 2019)
Girl's Soccer - Co-Captain (Jan 2018 - Present)
VEX Robotics - Lead/Captain (August 2018 - May 2019)
BETA Club (August 2017 - Present)
National Honors Society (April 2019 - Present)

Contact Information

Email: wendy23nevarez@yahoo.com

STEM Coordinator's email: apmiller@atlanta.k12.ga.us