Meet the Team

Henry Ding

Cofounder, Copresident

Henry is a freshman at Princeton University and loves everything about physics and science. He hopes to share the joys of science to more people and tackle social barriers to make science more accesisble for everyone. Henry's favorite physics field is condensed matter physics, which he hopes to research in the future. Henry earned two gold medals in the 2023 and 2022 US Physics Olympiad and placed 2nd in the 2022 PUPC contest. He also likes to swim and is captain of Choate boys varsity swimming team.

Lilian Gan

Cofounder, Copresident

Lilian is a senior at University High School in Irvine, California. She has always been interested in STEM subjects, particularly chemistry and math. In her STEM related extracurriculars and even just in her classes, she noticed that there were a lot less girls than boys. This imbalance prompted her to think about the underrepresentation in STEM fields, which is why Ascending STEM initially started off as an organization meant to promote women in STEM. Now, AscSTEM's mission is much broader, and she believes it is important to find a way to help everyone explore their interests in STEM fields while educating them.

Jialian Gan

Vice President, Communication and Media Support

Jialian is a student at Orange County School of Arts. She has had a passion for Aerospace Engineering inherited by a great deal of exploration in her youth. She is inspired by the idea of traveling in space and the finer details of space in general. There are also so many other sectors of STEM that pique her interest, leading her to join the organization. She is responsible for updating the Ascending STEM social media channels for instagram and youtube, Jialian participated in the Ascending Stem activities from the start. Also considered to be the lead of graphic design– she is responsible for the creation of the logo for the organization.

Judy Chen

Director, Digital Media

Judy Chen is a freshman at Portola High School. Mainly interested in psychology, biology, and astronomy. Especially child development, the immune system, and black holes but is especially open to new things. STEM caught my attention because of the abundance of opportunities available inside. Takes a very relaxed approach to most things and tends to dive head first into something new.

Keily Huang

Director, Media Marketing

Keily is currently an 8th-grade student at Orchard Hills who is passionate for robotics engineering. She is a key member of her school's competitive robotics team where she designs builds, and programs robots, leading her team to win the California State Champion and Division Finalist Award at the VEX Robotics World Championship in 2023.

Beyond robotics, Keily is a competitive dancer, a talented artist in graphic design and a dedicated musician, who enjoys the vibrant atmosphere of orchestra and chamber music performances as a skilled Cellist.

Set to serve as an engineering lead at AscSTEM, Keily also extends her support to various activities at the Ascending organizational level.

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