Ryan Mannion
Name? Teaching? Lab? Ryan Mannion is a 9th grade physics and 10th grade biology teacher at The English School working in Keith Brown’s lab. Advice for future RETs? Ryan wants future teachers to learn to go with the flow of their lab and ask a lot of questions. He says that although there are times […]
Bruce Brender
Name? Teaching? Lab? Bruce Brender is a biology, chemistry, and anatomy & physiology professor at Roxbury Community College working in the Tian Lab. Advice for future RETs? Bruce says it is a wonderful program and learning experience, that is particularly invested in diversity and in getting students more excited to learn about science. Learn more […]
Melissa Ansley
Name? Teaching? Lab? Melissa Ansley is a middle school science teacher at Marlborough Middle School working in Scott Bunch’s lab. Advice for future RETs? She advises future RETs to take full advantage of the program and not to be afraid when their research does not match up to their past area of expertise. Melissa believes […]
Shereen Mejia
Name? Teaching? Lab? Shereen Mejia is a 9th grade physics teacher at East Boston High School working in the Bishop Lab. Advice for future RETs? She recommends that teachers be open to the lab and that they ask a lot of questions. Shereen also advises that teachers be curious and let their curiosity guide them […]
Bradley Lepak
2022 Participation Originally from Connecticut, Bradley is currently teaching 10th-12th grade Biology at East Boston High School. His favorite thing about teaching is helping students see how exciting science is. Boston’s success as a biotechnology hub allows Bradley to take his students out on field trips and invite speakers, ultimately showing his students how biology […]
Bradley Agostinelli
2022 Participation Originally from outside of Rochester, NY, Bradley now teaches at Clark Avenue School in Chelsea, MA. Bradley’s decision to become a science teacher was influenced by the desire to combine his interest for science and make a gift of his career by giving to others. He teaches 7th grade general science and enjoys […]
Christopher Alba
RET Christopher Alba Santana, physics teacher at Revere High School, has participated in multiple summer research programs at BU Photonics: Chris conducted laboratory research in 2021, 2023, and 2024 with Professors Will Boley, Tommaso Ranzani, and Tom Bifano (described below). A committed and passionate STEM educator, Chris was tapped to manage summer research programs for […]
Juliet Parry
Juliet Parry, Teacher, Brighton High School Juliet Parry is a teacher at Brighton High School in Brighton, MA. She teaches a variety of classes including “Foundations of Science” and Biology to English Language Learners (ELL) students. This means that many of her students have never studied English before. Parry joined the RET program because she […]