Edna is a co-lead of the newcomer working group within the Toronto Youth Cabinet, the City’s official advocacy body representing over 625,000 youth. She researched Black students in STEM and competes internationally in STEM and business competitions. At school, she serves as student body president and she is the co-founder and co-president of the Black Student Alliance. Beyond academics, she plays on sports teams and is always there for her younger siblings.

Aishwarya is the co-founder of an international non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for youth mental health and developing self-care packages for underserved communities. She serves as a cadet for Saint John’s Ambulance and has written and published educational booklets for children in a few local hospitals. Aishwarya has taught young people to code at a robotics programming centre and co-directs her school’s global activism council.

Katie is studying chemical engineering at the University of Waterloo. She co-leads a team focused on redesigning a carbon-capture prototype and is the equity, diversity and inclusivity co-commissioner for the university’s engineering society, where she plans events, creates educational materials, and works to make existing initiatives more accessible. Katie is a member of both the Nunavut climate change youth advisory committee and a student group working to create an online tool that connects youth in the Kitchener-Waterloo Region with local climate action opportunities. She has worked at Environment and Climate Change Canada, where she supported the management of funding programs for projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In her free time, Katie enjoys rock climbing, writing, listening to music, and spending time outdoors.

While studying mathematics at the University of Waterloo, Shreya is engaged in her campus community through her school’s debate society and actuarial science club. Outside of class, you’ll find her exploring trails, learning American Sign Language, or enjoying quiet moments with a novel beside a cozy fire.

Tristan is currently pursuing a BSc in mechatronics engineering, where he continues to explore his passion for robotics. He is a lead member of a student design team developing affordable solutions for human-electronic interaction in spaces like virtual reality and serves on one of the largest student-run endowment funds in Canada. He also spent a Loran summer as a policy research intern at the Canada West Foundation–a private, non-profit, non-partisan think tank in Calgary–where he contributed to research on critical minerals, mass timber, and artificial intelligence.

Julien is studying mathematical physics at the University of Waterloo. A Franco-Albertan, he is involved in student leadership through the University of Waterloo residence council and contributes to research and innovation initiatives, including Waterloo iGEM and a student group exploring space radiation shielding. For his 2025 Loran summer, Julien worked as a policy analyst intern at the Canada West Foundation, a public policy think tank. Outside of academics, Julien enjoys skiing and playing piano.

Chloe is studying systems design engineering at the University of Waterloo. She is a project lead for the student engineering design team Reality Labs, an organization that seeks to make education more immersive and reflect the 21st century, where she works on building an omni-directional treadmill. Outside of school, she helps organize events with Socratica, which celebrates maker/builder culture in Canada and provides a space where youth can flourish and co-work on their passions. Chloe is also an undergraduate research assistant with the U&AI Lab at UWaterloo, where she investigates AI ethics and policy. In her spare time, she enjoys reading books, playing sports, learning new calisthenics skills, and travelling.

Mark is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is part of Formula Nano’s student design team, developing a scanning tunneling microscope. Mark works as an applications engineering intern at Mosaic Manufacturing in Toronto, advancing new uses for automated 3D printing. Backed by Velocity Incubator’s Up Start program, Mark is also developing biomedical imaging systems.

Steven is a software engineering student at the University of Waterloo. His hands-on experience includes building AI agent systems in San Francisco. He has also worked at a sports-tech startup, contributed to applied AI projects in Toronto, and led sports analytics for Waterloo’s varsity basketball team. Much of his work focuses on exploring how machines can help us remember better, connect deeper, and live more intentionally.

Garvit is pursuing a degree in electrical engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is a member of the engineering society, representing his cohort and communicating relevant issues to his peers. He has completed two internships in different industries to explore various fields of technology and develop his interests. On top of his studies, Garvit continues to volunteer at local conservatories and zoos.