Hometown: Duhok, Iraq
Semester Selected: Spring 2020

What’s your dream job? University teacher.

What is the best project you’ve ever worked on or really admire in STEM? Biology has always been a very interesting subject for me, especially Bioinformatics.

How do you use STEM in your life? STEM has helped me to save a great amount of time to be off work and focus more on the classes I am taking.

Who is someone (teacher, mentor, role model) in STEM you look up to and why? Misty Wehling, my mentor, taught me Biology I, and she is not only a teacher but also a friend to her students.

What excites you about STEM? STEM helped me to meet other scholars from both SCC and UNL and strengthen our connections by sharing seminars and food.

What are you looking forward to in the STEM CONNECT program? I am looking forward to getting a degree in Bioinformatics and hopefully continue my education in graduate school.