Connect STEM was established in June 2022 to provide research opportunities to students around the world. We offer high-quality research experiences for high school students, along with opportunities to publish scientific articles, journals, and patents. Making Research Experience Easier.
Mission
Our mission is to make high-quality research opportunities accessible to all students with a passion for learning. By connecting them with expert mentors across diverse disciplines, we aim to transform education and empower the next generation of thinkers, innovators, and leaders.
The Mentor
Head Mentor.
Hoseong Yoo
15 years of Chemistry Experience with more than 100 patents and 20 publications. Worked as manager in pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries and currently, works in Rice University as a researcher with a professor who is ranked top 10th scientist in the world. Taught more than 600 students and still teaching elementary school, middle school, high school, Rice Undergraduate, and Rice Graduate students. Hoseong has a strong passion in mentoring and raising young scientists. He published more than 20 science journals and 20 patents within 3 years with high school students.
Lead Mentor.
Wesley Shin
A Harvard graduate who studied Chemist and Computer Science. In his free time, he enjoys playing chess, and has a natural curiosity that drives his pursuit of knowledge and happiness. Currently teaching Chemistry in Korea, he has also developed a new love for the game of Baduk, often visiting local villages to play with elderly men. Through these experiences, he continues to explore the intricate connections between strategy, science, and the human spirit.
Lead Mentor.
Berny Guerra Arthur
Berny helped and still helping students get into Yale, Princeton, Cornell, UPenn, John Hopkins, and many more. He is extremely passionate about guiding and mentoring students for research and college applications. Currently, he works with Rice University admission faculties and pursuing his degree in management and teaching. Fun Fact: super friendly and people person
Lead Mentor.
Samuel Guerra Arthur
First year in Princeton University with 3 years of research experiences and teaching. Sam was a valedictorian in his high school with 4.0 GPA. Still, he is getting 4.0 in Princeton majoring in chemistry and math. He loves teaching middle school students and high school students hoping to be a professor at a prestigious university in near future. Currently, he published 3 journals with high school students.
