My name is Andrew Woen.

I am studying electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford University (Class of ‘25).

Whatever challenge I see humanity face, I know I'll be there using my specializations to leave the world a better place.

Academics

Stanford University

Electrical Engineering (BS)

Computer Science (MS - Coterm)

2021-2025

2021-2022 Frosh:

GPA: >4.0/4.0
1 of 15 selected and taught by John L. Hennessy - Chairman of Alphabet Inc
EE101A (circuits), EE102A (signal processing) - both in 2nd Quarter Freshman
CSi 107E - taught by Pat Hanrahan, founding employee at Pixar Animation Studios
Research: Stanford Artificial Retina

2022-2023 Sophomore:

Autumn quarter: 17 credits and got the final total GPA of 4.3 ("straight A+'s") for this quarter.
Quantum Physics - taught by Dr. Steven Chu - 12th United States Secretary of Energy (during the President Obama Administration), winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics (1997)

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Peak to Peak Charter High School

Boulder Valley School District, Colorado, 2017-2021

(Peak to Peak is consistently ranked as a top high school in Colorado by U.S. News & World Report)

(It was called the most challenging high school in Colorado by the Washington Post)

earned A’s in all classes and made the Dean’s list

15 AP classes, 4 post AP classes, National AP Scholar

Accelerated 4 grades of math - the first one in my grade to take AP Calculus BC (the only one to take it during freshman year)

Was the first one in my grade to take AP Physics C (junior year).

Clubs: National Honor Society, Computer Science Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, BSU, ASU, and SWE

Math

Freshman: AP Calculus BC

Sophomore: Multi-Variable Calculus

Junior: Differential Equations

Senior: Linear Algebra with Johns Hopkins University, AP Statistics, Teaching Assistant

Science

Freshman: Biology Honors

Sophomore: Chemistry Honors

Junior: AP Physics C: Mechanics & E&M, AP Chemistry

Senior: AP Biology

Technology

Freshman: Tech 20/Web Mastering

Sophomore: AP Computer Sciences A

Junior: Teaching Assistant

Senior: Advanced Data Structures with UCCS

Languages and Utilities: Java, Python, C++, Unity, Kali Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Kotlin, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, HackTheBox, Abelton Live, Power Director, CAD

Humanities

Freshman: AP Human Geography, World Literature Honors, Spanish 10

Sophomore: AP U.S. Government, Why Writing Matters Honors, Spanish 35 Honors

Junior: AP Language and Composition, AP U.S. History, Spanish 45 Honors

Senior: AP Literature and Composition, AP Psychology, AP Spanish

Varsity Debate (Lincoln Douglas): Team Captain, Advanced to the State Competition Freshman Year

Participated in Poetry Out Loud

Music

Volunteering: 6 years playing keys for Flatirons Church’s worship bands

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, French Horn (somewhat), Vocals

Songs: (Composed, arranged, and produced independently) Memory, Hero

Art

Freshman: Digital Art & Photography 10 and 20

Sophomore: AP 2D Studio Art

Favorite Artworks: the Batman I painted with my father and the series I created of my friends with superpowers

Work Experience

Projects

“Intelligence is respectable yet nothing if idle in a vacuum.”

ReDetect

The recycling rate in the U.S. is only 35% even though 75% of the waste our country produces can be recycled.

This is in part due to people recycling the wrong objects. When this happens, large batches of recyclables are contaminated, making it more expensive to sort through the material and harder to find markets for recyclables.

Even with posters and online information, some people still don’t remember what is recyclable. No matter how easy we make it to know what to recycle, people still don’t know what to recycle. So what we need to do is adapt to the game and play by their rules.

If people don’t remember what can be recycled, that’s fine. As long as they are recycling correctly, we win. But how exactly can we achieve this?

With the ReDetect Recycling Device, all you need to do is put an object underneath its sensors, and the device will light up green if it is recyclable. For the app, all you need to do is take a picture and click a button to find out what is recyclable. You don’t have to remember what is recyclable.

CBS 4 evening news featuring ReDetect

CBS 4: ReDetect App Developed By Lafayette Teen Andrew Woen Wins Congressional Challenge

2020 Summit for Recycling, August 25 & 26

Andrew Woen is a senior at Peak to Peak Charter School. He is the inventor of ReDetect, a new way to get people to recycle more and recycle correctly. His invention has received recognition from Congress, Yale, and CBS News. Andrew volunteers his time and talents working with the University of Colorado Boulder, playing for his church's worship band, and building robots for sanitation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrp_JhVs_Mc&t=1436s

Resource Conservation Advisory Board (RCAB)

Virtual App-a-thon for the Congressional App Challenge

Cancer Research

I felt helpless during my father’s recovery from pancreatic cancer. All I could do was just be by his side and watch as he suffered. So, I made it a goal of mine to contribute to cancer research with the field of Computer Sciences.
Since my sophomore year, I have worked with Dr. Frank Barnes and PhD candidate Sahithi Kandala at the University of Colorado at Boulder to explore the effects of low and static EMFS on cancer cells. I work on programming modules and molecular dynamics simulations to analyze the cells. I also report to DARPA.

Robotics

I have an internship with Misty Robotics where I brainstorm use cases for the Robot. Currently, I am working on designing an arm attachment. I printed out 3D parts, assembled them along with motors, and programmed the movement.
The overall goal is to give Misty the capability to tackle more issues related with Covid-19. With an arm, Misty can help sanitize areas, retrieve objects, and be a better companion to patients.

Music

In seventh grade, I anxiously clicked submit as I sent my application to volunteer for my church’s youth worship band. I was nervous, but any anxiety was cancelled out by my drive to brighten other people’s days through music. About six years later, I played with the main worship band. We covered “Carry on my Wayward Son,” which featured a solo keys instrumental that I took up. I realized that my five years of volunteering and work had truly prepared me. I didn’t mess up. We played for a total of around 30,000 people at Flatirons Church.

In my spare time, I love writing and producing songs.

My first single, “Memory”:

I composed, sang, played all the instruments, recorded, produced, and published the song all on my own.

I also have another song that I'm going to publish soon. So stay tuned. See teaser below.

If you like my song, feel free to share, like, and/or subscribe.

My song is available on most outlets: iTunes, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, Google Play, etc.

Link to access some of the outlets: AndrewWoen.hearnow.com

Awards

the 2021 Boettcher Foundation Scholarship Selected as a recipientA four-year scholarship that includes virtually all expenses to attend the Colorado school of the recipient’s choice! — the 2021 Boettcher Foundation Scholarship
Selected as a recipient
A four-year scholarship that includes virtually all expenses to attend the Colorado school of the recipient’s choice!

Yale Science and Engineering Award

My ReDetect Recycling Device was given an award by Yale. The award is given to the the most outstanding exhibits in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry at ISEF Fairs.

Congressional App Challenge

I was chosen by Congressman Joe Neguse and his team as the Colorado winner of the Congressional App Challenge for my ReDetect Mobile Application. I met with Joe Neguse and discussed plans to implement my recycling device.

The Regeneron Science Talent Search 2021

Top 300 Scholar

CBS’s Future Leader Award

CBS4 Denver, Colorado selected me to be the recipient of their Future Leader Award. They chose me because of my cancer research, robotics, and recycling projects as well as my founding of the CSHS. I was gifted $1,000 to help pursue my recycling projects.

Over one million in scholarships offered

2021 Richard W. Ussery Scholar - TSYS (Global Payments) Future Scholars Scholarship

College Board: National AP Scholar

Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship Recipient

RBC Wealth Management Colorado Scholarship

Coca-Cola Scholar Semifinalist

Jacobson Institute Innovator Competition (2nd place)

Boulder Valley School District Superintendent Honor Roll

Peak Scholar with Distinction

Corden Pharma Colorado Regional Science Fair 2020 in Junior Computer Science

March 2019: Boulder Federated Piano Festival, 1st place in solo, duet, sight reading, improv, accompanying, and theory (no State Competition was held 2019 & 2020)

March 2018: Qualified at Boulder Federated Piano Festival and Advanced to Colorado State Federated Piano Competition, won 1st place in Duo and 2nd place in Solo

March 2017: Qualified at Boulder Federated Piano Festival and Advanced to Colorado State Federated Piano Competition, won 2nd place in Solo

Boulder Stars of Tomorrow: 1st place 2015, 2017, and 2019

Boulder Stars of Tomorrow - Judges Panel: 2019

Competed at state wide World Language Day for song and dance

Linear Algebra2020-2021 — Linear Algebra
2020-2021

Data Structures: Advanced Comp Sci Honors2020 — Data Structures: Advanced Comp Sci Honors
2020

Leadership

NHS

I was elected to be one of the Leaders of the National Honor Society’s Peak to Peak Chapter. My leadership experience has extended from tutoring to leading the set up of the Lafayette’s Oatmeal Festival: an event to promote healthy lifestyles with an Oatmeal Breakfast and a 5K Walk/Run.

9/4/2020 Welcome NHS 2020 video (click to watch).

CSHS

I founded the Computer Science Honor Society during my junior year of high school. I brought together a collection of talented programmers at my school. We made utilities for our community (e.g. an OCR and attendance system), tutored, and taught younger generations about coding.

The CSHS also tutors and holds lessons on a variety of computer science topics from 3D Modeling to Quantum Computing.

The CSHS plans to expand to other schools nationwide. Please email me (andrewwoen@gmail.com) if you are interested in setting up a CSHS Chapter at your school.

SNHS

I was elected to become the treasurer of the Science National Honor Society. I handle the budget and overview projects in order to make them more cost effective by suggesting changes. I also give advice on how to structure and organize the Society.