California Institute of Technology

Research and STEM Activities 
Conducted a two year independent research project at the Loudoun Academy of Science examining the conversion of carbon dioxide into useful hydrocarbons, namely methanol, through the use of a chromium carbide MXene catalyst...Volunteered with an equine nutrition study conducted by Virginia Tech grad students examining the effect of feed texture on digestibility.

Prior to Caltech 
High School record in 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles in outdoor track...District Champion in 100m, 300m hurdles...All-State in 100m, 300m hurdles...Awarded High School Hurdles MVP...School record in indoor long jump...school record in indoor triple jump, school record in indoor 55m hurdles...National Honor Society...Science Honor Society...Rho Kappa (social studies honor society)...Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society)...Latin Honor Society...Magna Cum Laude on National Latin Exam...Seal of Bi-literacy in Latin...Latin Student of the Year...Thomas Jefferson Award for outstanding research and writing in history...Second place at AOS science symposium...National Merit Scholarship Winner...Class Salutatorian.

Personal 
Daughter of Darcey Wilkes, Kirk Junker...Has one younger brother...Rides horses...Trains rabbits to jump through obstacle courses... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.