FAST is a program in which Stanford University graduate students mentor Future Advancers of Science and Technology (FAST) toward achieving their goals of answering open questions in science and engineering clever solutions to problems in their society. Students from Andrew P. Hill, James Lick, and Independence high schools in East San Jose meet with Stanford students every other Saturday during the academic year. Between September and April, they design and execute original scientific research spanning topics in chemistry, biology, physics, engineering, and data science. Every spring, FAST students present their work at local and state science fairs and also at an annual symposium at Stanford University.

Feel free to contact us with any questions, comments, or concerns!

  • For general questions, email Leslie (lchan8[at]stanford.edu) or Hope (htleng[at]stanford.edu).
  • For questions about joining FAST, email Caroline (cesc[at]stanford.edu) or Elizabeth (ekaras[at]stanford.edu).
  • For questions about the website, email Sofia (sofiaw[at]stanford.edu).

Note: FAST is currently only open to students enrolled in the East San Jose High School District. If you attend an ESUHSD school that is not Andrew Hill, James Lick, or Independence, and would like to join FAST, please email Leslie. We are unable to accommdate any students outside of ESUHSD, sorry!

Stanford Mentors 2024-25

Leslie Chan
Immunology

President

Hope Leng
Bioengineering

Chief Operations Officer

Shahadat Rahman
Developmental Biology

Andrew Hill Chief Program Officer

John Shin
Chemical Engineering/Biochemistry

Andrew Hill Chief Program Officer

Nathalie Hong
Chemistry

Andrew Hill Deputy Program Officer, Grant Writing Team

Christina Lee
Biophysics

James Lick Chief Program Officer, Grant Writing Team

Cindy Shi
Material Science and Engineering

James Lick Chief Program Officer

Cade Napier
Environmental Engineering

James Lick Deputy Program Officer

Josephine Wong
Physics

Chief Compliance Officer, Outcomes Officer, Grant Writing Team

Jenna Ahn
Chemical Engineering

Financial Officer, Student Opportunity Specialist

Elizabeth Karas
Chemical and Systems Biology

Director of Mentor Recruitment, Director of Student Recruitment

Caroline Scheuing
Molecular and Cellular Physiology

Director of Mentor Recruitment, Director of Student Recruitment

Joshua Lui
Chemistry

Director of Mentor Training

Edward Mu
Chemistry

Workshops Coordinator, Symposium Chair, Partnership Development Officer

Sofia Wyetzner
Computer Science

Development Officer, Communications & Website Officer

Lucy Wang
Material Science and Engineering

Outcomes Officer

Julia Dressel
Chemistry

Outcomes Officer

Sarah Wu
Psychology

Outcomes Officer

Hind Abuzaid
Pathology

Science Fair Coordinator, Symposium Chair

Iain Jung
Biology

Science Fair Coordinator

Luke Zhao
Biology

Science Fair Coordinator

Nora Enright
Bioengineering

Partnership Development Officer

Ammar Ratnani
Computer Science

Mentor

Jinze Wu
Physics

Mentor

Gautham Ravipati
Electrical Engineering

Mentor

Katherine Yan
Chemical Engineering

Mentor

Nico Robalin
Chemistry

Mentor

Nitya Thakker
Computer Science

Mentor

Sai Varanasi
Chemistry

Mentor

Scott Berger
Biophysics

Mentor

Wiley Yu
Materials Science and Engineering

Mentor

Ziping Ye
Health Policy

Mentor