NDiSTEM 2025
SACNAS Chapter- Oregon State University
2025 Chapter of the Year Award Winner
OSU Chapter join Chapter President and VP on stage during Chapter of the Year acceptance speech
The Chapter traveled to Columbus, Ohio October 29-Nov 2 to attend the 2025 NDiSTEM Conference. 16 undergraduate students, 4 graduate students, 2 Faculty, and 1 Staff representing 5 differing colleges at OSU participated in leadership retreats, recruitment, mentoring programs, presented research, judged poster presentations, and more!
"What started as fear of the future, this conference started a fire within me, exciting me for what’s next.” - Leon Romo Jr
Student Presenters
“I want to build our chapter, to make it feel more like a family. I found in order to get more numbers, a strong foundation to start is by making everyone feel welcomed and seen. “ -Emily Arras
8 posters & 2 oral
- Oluwaseun Adu
- Esha Ahmed
- Wesley Armendarez
- Estifanos Berhe
- Rubi Juarez Murguia
- Tyanna Pires
- Antonio Romero
- Ariana Crislyn Romero
- Reese Valdez
- Felice Yarbough *
1st Place Oral Research Presentation-Graduate
OSU Chapter Officers after completing the C.O.LO.R Scholar Leadership Retreat
“... encouraging us to continue being curious, persevering and "party hard” because his father [Dr. Jose Vergara Martinez] would have offered the same advice. This reminds me that it’s okay to have fun, between all the stress from school, research, and work.”
-Alicia Erasto Rosales