Fernanda Sulantay Vargas
Fernanda is a non-traditional student (a first-generation student, a young parent, a Salvadoran immigrant overcoming language barriers, a woman in engineering, and part of an underrepresented community) with a mission to make STEM education accessible to other non-traditional students and show them how to work smarter, not harder.
Fernanda is a chemical engineer, computational scientist, PhD candidate at Yale University, 3 x STEM conference founder, speaker, content creator, and mom of 2.
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Research
Fernanda is a computational scientist who uses statistical thermodynamics, molecular simulations, and advanced path sampling techniques to unravel the intricate mechanisms behind crystal nucleation processes.
Content Creation
Fernanda has a community of 350K+ people across social media platforms where she shares her experience as a first-generation student/latina immigrant/mom experience, productivity/studying tips, and student resources.
Outreach & Speaking
Fernanda is very engaged in giving back to the community through outreach and speaking events. She speaks about her experience as a student in the US and the challenges she overcame as a first-generation college student, immigrant, woman/latina/mother in STEM.
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Contact Fernanda.
Research inquiries: fernanda.vargas@yale.edu
PR & Social Media inquiries: fernsulantay@gmail.com
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