Lisa Stabryla
Hall of Fame 2017 Cohort
Majoring in STEM
High School Graduation Year: 2011
Year First Awarded the Carson Scholarship, School: 2010, Pittsburgh Carrick High School
Sponsored by: Carson Scholars Fund
Lisa earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering science from the University of Pittsburgh and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in environmental engineering with the goal of obtaining a tenure-track-faculty position. Lisa was an author on a scientific publication published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. She helps to inspire female and minority students to pursue STEM fields through working with the Fund for Advancement of Minorities through Education as a MATHCOUNTS instructor and with the INVESTING NOW Summer Enrichment Program at the University of Pittsburgh. Lisa volunteers for the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation Teach-a-Teacher Workshop to motivate middle school teachers to adopt sustainability and engineering practices into the classroom.
Due to her strength, courage, confidence, and her desire to teach and help others, Lisa acknowledges the bear as her spirit animal.
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