Erase E-Waste!
Meet The Team
Justin Shnayder,
Founder
About Justin
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As a dedicated environmental activist, Justin Shnayder has been involved in many projects dedicated to the discipline. Some of his projects, besides Erasing E-Waste, include:
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-- President of the Environmental Sustainability Club at Staten Island Technical HS, in which he encouraged his peers to make environmentally conscious decisions and provided them with volunteering opportunities
-- Assisting in the construction of a fully-functional, self sustaining greenhouse at Staten Island Technical HS
-- Leading peers through the NYC GreenThumb program, in which he educated his fellow classmates regarding the importance of sustainability through gardening
- Studying perovskite solar cell technology at the Garcia Center for Polymers at Engineered Interfaces and presenting said research to a panel of 20,000+ students at the Fall 2021 International Materials Research Society Symposium.
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Justin will be attending UPenn in the fall of 2022, where he will pursue a dual degree in Mathematical Economics and Systems Engineering. He will graduate from Staten Island Tech as the saludatorian. He has been recognized as a Coca-Cola Scholar (0.15% acceptance rate + $20,000), National-Merit Winner (0.5% acceptance rate + $10,000), US Presidential Scholar Candidate, 18x Science Olympiad Medalist, AIME Qualifier, amongst other accolades.
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Alexandra Shakhnazarov,
Co-Director
About Alexandra
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As a dedicated environmental activist, Lexi has been involved in many projects dedicated to the discipline. Some of her projects, besides Erasing E-Waste, include:
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-- President of the Environmental Sustainability Club at Staten Island Technical HS, in which she encouraged his peers to make environmentally conscious decisions and provided them with volunteering opportunities
-- Assisting in the construction of a fully-functional, self sustaining greenhouse at Staten Island Technical HS, through use of AutoCAD programs.
- Internship with the ACLU where she examined the intersectionality of law and environment through an interdisciplinary approach.
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Lexi will be attending NYU's Gallatin School in the fall of 2022. She will graduate in the top 10% of Staten Island Tech's graduating class. She has been recognized with numerous accolades, including being named a National Merit Scholar (0.5% acceptance rate + $2,500).
