Allegra Mayer

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2010

Inaugural year for The Alumnae of NU's STEM Scholarship

Allegra Mayer, WCAS '13, Integrated Science Program*

Allegra is one of three women remaining in her class in the rigorous Integrated Science Program. Before coming to Northwestern, as a German student, she received an award of a trip to Germany. She returned with a new interest in alternative approaches to the use of resources and plans to use the interdisciplinary program to prepare the groundwork for future research in this area. Her efforts are not limited to the classroom. She is a student-athlete on the varsity women’s cross country team and was a volunteer with the Cherokee Nation as a participant in “Alternative Student Breaks” this spring.

*From NU’s website:…highly selective curriculum of nature sciences and mathematics presented in small classes at an accelerated pace…”

Lili Pope

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2022

Lili Pope (WCAS), from Belfast, Maine, is a biological science and global health major with a minor in psychology. She serves as a lab aide at the Chemistry of Life Processes Institute and is a research assistant in Renee Engeln’s Body and Media lab, becoming its manager next fall. Her interest lies in the intersection of physical health and mental health. Her goal is to receive a master’s degree in public health and then to earn a medical degree. She plays the cello and serves as a summer camp counselor.

Hassan Mohammad

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2022

Hassan Mohammad, WCAS, from Skokie, Ill., is on a pre-med track to study the influence that the brain and the mind have on each other. His interest in neuropsychology has led him to research the symptoms and causes of psychosis, movement disorders and depression. Hassan was the valedictorian of his high school class. At Northwestern, he received the Department Excellence Award for Undergraduate Studies and was selected as a Singer Family Scholar.

Miriam Hansen-Erraziqi

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2022

Miriam (Mimi) Hansen-Erraziqi, WCAS, from Lenexa, KS, is majoring in environmental sciences; her focus in the field is on wildlife conservation and indigenous land rights. Her goal is to become involved in international environmental law and policy. In addition to being on the Dean’s List, Miriam also serves as a research assistant to Dr. Katherine Hoffman in the field of anthropology. Miriam has a cochlear implant that helps her with communications, but mostly she lipreads and learns from visual context.

Victoria Chung

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2022

Victoria (Vicki) Chung, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (WCAS), from Lawrenceville, GA, is majoring in biological sciences, with a minor in creative writing. She has a love of journalism and passion for biology and the study of life. Her ultimate goal is to attend medical school and become a pediatrician. In high school, Vicki was an AP Scholar and a National Merit Finalist. She also earned the Korean American Student Foundation Scholarship. At Northwestern she attained Dean’s List status and was awarded the Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant award. On campus, she contributes to the Northwestern News Network and does interviews for a podcast.