Alumni Accomplishments
At WISEST, we know that our students' STEM journey extends past our programs. Many of our students go on to become leaders, visionaries, and scholars. So on this page, we want to shine a spotlight on some of the outstanding achievements of our past program alumni.
Want to share your successes with us? Email us at wisest.outreach@ualberta.ca.
Yosamin Esanullah
2019 WISEST SRP alum
Yosamin was awarded the Schulich Scholarship in 2020 to study engineering at the University of British Columbia.
Cynthia Cui
2020 WISEST SRP alum
Cynthia was awarded the Schulich Scholarship in 2021 to study engineering at the University of Alberta.
Krishna Patel
2021 WISEST SRP alum
Krishna was awarded the Schulich Scholarship in 2022 to study engineering at the University of Waterloo.
Divya Prasad
2021 WISEST SRP alum
Divya was awarded the Schulich Scholarship in 2022 to study science at the University of Alberta.
Tori Rose
2022 WISEST SRP alum
Tori was awarded the Schulich Scholarship in 2023 to study engineering at the University of Calgary.
Sofia Sejutee
2022/2023 WISEST Youth Council Member
Sofia was awarded the Schulich Scholarship in 2023 to study engineering at the University of Alberta.
Hamdi Ali
2018 WISEST SRP alum
Hamdi was awarded the 2018/2019 TD scholarship for community leadership.
Irene Olayinka
2021 WISEST SRP alum
Irene was awarded the 2021/2022 TD scholarship for community leadership.
Mehera Salah
2018 WISEST SRP alum
Mehera was awarded the Loran Award in 2019.
Eman Shayeb
2020 WISEST SRP alum
Eman was awarded the Loran Award in 2021. Eman is also the president and founder of H.E.A.R. For Them, a nonprofit organization run by high school and university students that aims to combat period poverty.
Jiya Binning
2022 WISEST SRP alum
Jiya was a recipient of the Beedie Luminaries Scholarship program and was offered full scholarships to both the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.
Anna Nevoit
2022 WISEST SRP alum
Anna was awarded the President's Scholarship in 2023 to study engineering at the University of Guelph.
Sofiyah Shariff
2022 WISEST SRP alum
Sofiyah was a recipient of Eric Newell Dean’s Entrance Citation at the University of Alberta.
Rong Wu
2019 WISEST SRP alum
Rong was awarded a 4 year scholarship to study at Wellesley College.
Emma Kaliel
2017 WISEST SRP alum
Emma was awarded the L.E.A.D. 4-H Scholarship in 2018.
Haley Schafer
2008 WISEST SRP alum
Haley was awarded the Vanier Graduate Scholarship for her PhD in engineering.
Shreya Sivakumar
2021 WISEST SRP alum
Shreya was featured in a 2021 article from Victoria News about their participation in WISEST’s Summer Research Program (SRP).
Barrett Groves
2021 WISEST SRP alum
Barett was featured in a 2021 article from St. Albert Gazette about their participation in WISEST’s Summer Research Program (SRP).
Eyasu Yakob
2020 WISEST SRP alum
Eyasu received an entrance scholarship to study at the University of Alberta and joined Dr. Bukola Salami’s research program as a research assistant.
Kiara Gamroth
2020 WISEST SRP alum
Kiara is the treasurer for H.E.A.R. For Them, a nonprofit organization run by high school and university students that aims to combat period poverty.
Harveen Brar
2018 WISEST SRP alum
Harveen was accepted to Oxford University.
Emily Redmond
2018 WISEST SRP alum
Emily gained acceptances to both Stanford University and Harvard University.