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Hometown: North Babylon, NY

Major: Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Year: Junior

High School: North Babylon H.S.

Biography:

Spiros plans on studying quantum quantum computing & computational mathematics/engineering in their time at Stony Brook. In their free time, Spiros likes to listen to music, hang out with friends, go on bike rides, and play video games. Before becoming a Simons STEM Scholar, Spiros participated in their High School's Science Research Program. Spiros is most excited about meeting new people, joining clubs, and doing research!

Leading the Future:

“I would like to help tackle Climate Change”

Why did you become a Simons STEM Scholar?:

“I chose to become a Simons STEM Scholar not only because of my passion for research, but also because of the strong family-like community present within the program that I know I can rely on and will help me achieve anything.”

What would you say to someone who is applying?:

“Show your passion for research while also emphasizing your personality and who you are in order to show that you are more than just academics.”

Research Experiences:

Academic Year - Stony Brook University: under Dr. Shikui Chen on "Designing a Bistable Device for the Deployment of Brain Aneurysm Devices"Summer 2025 - Los Alamos National Laboratory: under Dr. Mikhail Shashkov and Dr. Nathanial Vaughn-Kukura on "One-Dimensional Multi-Velocity Capabilities for Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Normal Contact Mechanics"Summer 2024 - Emory University: under Dr. Nicole Yang on "Optimal Experiment Design and Image Reconstruction using Generative Methods"