Jesse Jones
Centennial High School

Jesse Jones is a senior at Centennial High School and is participating in the Colorado State University Chapter.  His EnvironMentors project focused on the energy efficiency of geothermal energy.  His research earned him the Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency.  Jesse likes that he has a lot of control in choosing his topic of study, but also has the security of consulting an expert who is currently working in the environmental field.  

Durga Sivamani
Garner Senior High School

Durga Sivamani and her mentor are examining the bird species population changes in an urban area over time as a result of global climate change.  EnvironMentors has enabled Durga to take a more in-depth look at environmental concepts and piqued her interest in environmental issues.  She credits EnvironMentors with being a great program in which she has learned and is still learning extremely useful information for her classes and her life. As for Durga’s future, she plans to apply to Harvard and Princeton University and possibly major in environmental sciences.

Deva Wright
G.W. Carver Senior High School

Deva Wright began participating in the EnvironMentors Alabama State University Chapter in his ninth grade year. He conducted his experimental research on the effectiveness of hand sanitizers. He is interested in history, but finds the EnvironMentors program to be a great way to learn about science in a hands-on approach and have fun. Deva plans to apply to Alabama State University and major in Law, Business or History where he then can use his EnvironMentors background to increase his knowledge of the world.

Oluwatope "Olu" Egwuronu
Dun bar Senior High School Alumnus

Olu is a 2008 graduate from Dunbar Senior High School, and was part of the DC Chapter of the EnvironMentors program for two years.  Olu researched the energy efficiency of  wind and water turbines . His research earned him the $10,000 EnvironMentors scholarship, the highest honor in the EnvironMentors program. He believes his experiences with EnvironMentors will help him succeed at North Carolina A&T University, where he will be majoring in environmental engineering.

Pablo Gutierrez Fierro
School Without Walls Alumnus

During Pablo Gutierrez Fierro’s study abroad year in the United States, he had the opportunity to be a part of the DC Chapter of EnvironMentors. His project on the effects of chloramines in DC tap water on cheetahs’ immune systems earned him a second place finish at the science fair. When he returned home to Mexico, he was contacted by faculty at UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) a highly regarded university in Mexico  to conduct research and take university level biology courses. Pablo is looking to study genetics in the U.S . He misses the friends he made in Washington, DC and in EnvironMentors, and is thankful for the opportunities that EnvironMentors offered him. 

Maimouna Iro
Eastern Senior High School Alumna

Maimouna joined the DC EnvironMentors Program in 2005 as a junior high school student. Her research on pollution in the Anacostia River earned her an Award for Excellence in Aquatic Research at the 2006 EnvironMentors Fair, as well as a scholarship to attend College Summit. Her second EnvironMentors research project, on efficient forms of renewable energy, won the 2007 Ronald M. Carvalho Memorial Scholarship for Environmental Policy. Maimouna helped create an EnvironMentors student film on the D.C. environment. Iro became a leader in the production as interviewer, location scout, and other roles behind and in front of the camera. The film earned critical acclaim when it screened at the 2006 Environmental Film Festival.  Maimouna is currently attending Michigan State University, where she is studying environmental economics and policy.

Kenya Richardson
School Without Walls Alumna

Kenya graduated from School Without Walls in 2007 and is now a sophomore at Pennsylvania State University where she is majoring in environmental health. As a high school freshman, Kenya did her EnvironMentors experimental research on student's opinions and perceptions of biodiversity. Her research earned her an Award for Excellence in Biodiversity at the Environmentors Awards Ceremony. As a high school senior, Kenya did her research on the impact of green roofs on school's cooling and heating costs. Kenya was awarded the EnvironMentors $10,000 scholarship in 2007 for her research and her contributions to the program.