Matthew Mayers

Region: Long Island
Program Institution: Suffolk County Community College

Education

High School: Home schooled
Graduation Date: June 2011

College/University: Suffolk County Community College (SCCC)
Major/Minor: Associates degree/ Liberal Arts -Biology

Graduate School/University: Stony Brook University, Cornell University

Work History

Employer: Brookhaven National Labs (BNL)

Significant Professional or Academic Accomplishments:

• Participated in CSTEP from fall 2011-spring 2013
• Was an NSF-S-STEM Scholar at SCCC
• Graduated from SCCC Honors Program with a degree in Liberal Arts/Biology. He was designated Pi Alpha Sigma and Phi Theta Kappa.
• He was a SUNY Chancellor’s Award Winner while an SCCC student
• He completed a 2013 CCI Internship at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He was responsible for using perfluorocarbon tracers (PFTs) as tools for studying atomospheric dispersion in NYC subways.
• He is currently attending Cornell University where he plans to study human biology and then apply to medical school