Alakanuk, Alaska Audrey Alstrom, Yup’ik, grew up in the rural village of Alakanuk on the Yukon River. Today, Audrey is not only an ANSEP alumna, she is inspiring the future generation of Alaskan scientists and engineers as the regional director of ANSEP middle school components. “What I love about working with middle school students is […]
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Tristan Burkett
Palmer, Alaska School is back in session, and, for University of Alaska mechanical engineering freshman Tristan Burkett, that means his first week as a full-time college student. For some 18-year-olds, this might be a scary experience. However, Tristan says he feels more prepared than ever thanks to a couple of summers well spent at ANSEP […]
Tehya Tucker
Nome, Alaska Tehya Tucker, Inupiaq, was born and raised in Nome, Alaska, by her hard-working father who has always pushed her to achieve greatness despite any obstacles that stood in her way. While Tehya has always been interested in math, it wasn’t until she attended her first ANSEP Middle School Academy that she realized she […]
Michael Nabers
Wainwright, Alaska Michael (Mike) Nabers is from Wainwright, Alaska, a small town of about 500 people near Barrow in the North Slope Borough. Growing up attending school in Anchorage and spending summers in his hometown, Mike never pictured himself as an engineer. In fact, he planned to join the armed services after high school in […]
Michael Ulroan
Chevak, Alaska “Nothing can stop me from reaching my goals.” These are the words that ANSEP Acceleration Academy Regional Director Michael Ulroan has engrained in his mind since he was a college student. An avid runner, Michael first recalls reciting this mantra when he was training for a half marathon on St. Paul Island while […]
Sterling Rearden
Bethel, Alaska Sterling Rearden, pictured above at his first paid internship with BP Exploration Alaska through ANSEP’s Summer Bridge component. For 29-year-old ANSEP alum Sterling Rearden, receiving the 2016 Alaska Oil & Gas Association Rising Star Award was simply a result of living out his passion for engineering, staying true to his culture and giving […]
Jordan Batac
Anchorage, Alaska Spend just five minutes with Jordan Batac, and a couple of things will quickly become apparent – she has a true passion for life and is very grateful for her family, friends and others who have guided her along the path toward academic success. Like many of her ANSEP peers, when Jordan earned […]
Baxter Bond
Tununak, Alaska For Baxter Bond, a Yup’ik student from Tununak studying at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the biggest challenge so far has been being away from home. Baxter grew up very close to his family and says it takes patience and strength to be away from home for so long, but fortunately he has […]
Glasheen Brothers
Bethel, Alaska Becoming an engineer takes a lot of hard work and dedication. It also requires a true passion for building and improving things around you. Some might say that interests like that have to be in your blood. For the Glasheen brothers, it would appear that is the case. One engineer, two engineers, three […]
Elizabeth Lindley
Bethel, Alaska Since she was a small child, Elizabeth Lindley, who is now a 19-year-old college student, has wanted to work in the fisheries industry in Alaska. Growing up in Bethel along the Kuskokwim River, she was raised in a traditional subsistence lifestyle. Every summer, she learned from her dad how to provide food for […]
