Simon Lee Kaminer
Email: simon@kaminer.com
Education
- High School for Math Science and Engineering at City College
- Graduation Date: June 2024
- AP Courses: English, Chemistry, World History, US History, Calculus BC, Physics, Computer Science
- CUNY College Courses: Calculus AB, Economics, Government, Spanish, Physics 20700
- National Honor Society; 2023
- AP Scholar with Honors; 2023
Extra Curricular Activities and Sports
- BBYO Manhattan Regional Vice President of Membership
- Outreach & Recruitment
- Planning and execution of social events
- BBYO Spring Convention Coordinator 2023
- Planned BBYO Rush Week, a week focused on the recruitment of new members
- Co-president, Jewish Youth Climate Movement, UWS JCC Chapter
- Organized composting system and community garden cleanup day at JCC Upper West Side
- Cofounder/President of Enginering in the Spanish Speaking World Club/elective
- HSMSE Baseball Team Captain
- Teaching Assistant for high school electrical engineering course
Publications, Awards, and Research
- Perfection and its Discontents; Published article in Cathartic Youth Literary Magazine
- Chat GPT: Friend or Foe? Published as an Editors Choice Article in Teen Ink Magazine
- Recognized as a Borlaug Scholar for research and paper written on Renewable Energy and Food Sustainability in Saudi Arabia
- Research project with UC Irvine Associate Dean on E-Learning and Gamification; related article published in Medium; podcast pending
- Contributed to EPIC Columbia Research Project Education for Persistence at Columbia University Teachers College
Summer Experiences, Internships, and Volunteering
- Brown University Summer Program; 2022 - Class in Set Theory and Abstract Mathematics
- Adventure Treks teen leadership and adventure camp; Summers 2021 & 2022
- Hiked Mt. St. Helens
- Hiked Mt. Shasta
- Volunteer for after school STEM program at local elementary school; Current
- International Leadership Seminar in Israel, Summer 2023
- Internship at EdTech Company; Summer 2023
- Learned SQL to query data
- Created Tableau data reports
Interests, Hobbies and Fun Facts
- Learning and practicing Spanish fluency
- Research and study of language & linguistics
- Tinkering
- PADI Open Water Scuba Certified
- Beginner, self-taught guitar and ukulele enthusiast
- Skiing
- Can solve a Rubik's Cube in under 1 minute