Zach Chen - Founder and Director

Hi! I'm Zach, I'm a senior at Boston Latin School. I am a 2x ISEF Finalist with projects in environmental science and neuroscience working with colleagues from M.I.T, Massachusetts General Hospital, and most recently Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel. I'm incredibly passionate about the impact we're creating at the Unity Network and I'm truly excited to see what's in store for the future. Beyond research, I'm an avid debater and rank 24th nationally for congressional debate. I also enjoy running and playing basketball in my free time!

Jilly Choi - CMO, CTO

Inspired student robotics researcher with a passion for biomimetic/humanoid robotic systems and human-robot interconnection. Jilly is a two-time ISEF finalist for the development of a low cost dexterous prosthetic employing machine vision and is currently working on developing a low inertia, backdrivable humanoid, implementing MIT's proprioceptive actuation design for safe human-robot interaction. 

Sarah Park - Southeast Regional Director

Greetings! I’m Sarah Park, a Junior at the Bolles School in Jacksonville Florida. I’m a 2-time 3rd Place Grand Award winner at ISEF. I was named 2021 America’s Top Young Scientist by winning the 3M/Discovery Education Young Scientist Challenge. I’m currently researching as a SPARK (Science Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge) Scholar at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Besides my passion for science, I love music. I have been playing violin for more than a decade and have performed in various music gigs including classical, bluegrass, musical, etc. I’m super excited to be a part of Unity Network!

Kun-Hyung (Kyle) Ruh - Director of Biological Sciences Resources

Salutations! I'm Kyle, a rising senior at Bronx Science in NYC. I qualified for ISEF 2023 for the discovery of new neuroprotective mechanisms against Alzheimer's Disease. I like to run, sleep (although deprived of it 24/7), and listen to Korean songs from the 1900s thanks to being influenced by my older sisters' musical taste. I run the Machine Learning, Scioly, and Math Team clubs at school. I'm so happy to lead Unity Network with everyone!

Emma Delgado - Director of Social Media

Hi! I’m Emma and I’m a rising junior in American Heritage from South Florida. I started research in 2022 and qualified for ISEF last year and won first place in my category! Outside of science research and sigma xi, I’m involved in Key Club, the Patriot Post, Model UN, and other clubs. In my free time, I enjoy reading and hanging out with friends. I’m very excited to be on the executive board of UNITY this year!

Aahana Shrivastava - South Regional Director

I am a part of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science and work in a UNT research lab. I have also been a part of the nanoexplorers program at UTD and the Arts4Science program. I also am a part of the FIRST Robotics Competition and have gone to World Championships and I am an alumni of the FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Lego League.

Dhruti Pattabhi - Internal Liaison

Hello! I'm Dhruti, a junior at Canton High School, Michigan. I'm a 2023 NJSHS finalist for my research on TBI and biomarkers. Right now, I conduct computational neuroscience research and edit for an online student journal. Outside of the lab, you can find me on the lacrosse field, in a dance studio, or in my room binging Gilmore Girls and Boston Med.

Ari Wen - Northeast Regional Directo

Hi friends! I’m Ari, a senior at Tabor Academy in Massachusetts. I’ve been working at Nankai University as a research intern in chemical engineering since 2022, specifically studying bio-inspired materials and alloy catalysts. I qualified for ISEF 2023 and won 2nd place in materials science. I've also entered STS 2024—so exciting! Additionally, I won bronze at Yau North America. Outside of research, I am a soprano actress in my school’s musical cast, I dance (and sometimes choreograph), and I sail. I believe that collaboration and unity are what make STEM powerful and valuable, and I’m excited to embark on this journey to work towards unity with you all.

Dylan Butler - Internal Liason

Hello, My name is Dylan Butler and I am a senior from George W. Hewlett High School. In my first year of research I worked to characterize the plant aging pathway in response to ethylene, and in my second year I worked to develop new novel treatments of trichomoniasis. Currently I have multiple awards at the local level, and I am a JSHS New York, Semi finalist, Long island science congress’ honors winner and the winner of the first round of my states regeneron affiliated competition. I hope to one day work in the medical field as I hope to use my passion for chemistry and biology to help those around me.