In honor of Pride Month, we’re sharing the voices, experiences and achievements of three LGBTQ+ alumni of Society for Science programs. They share insights into their current work, how their identities have shaped their paths, and their advice for the next generation. Read on to hear directly from them about what Pride means in the context of their careers and communities.

April 2025: Maya Ajmera, President & CEO of the Society for Science and Executive Publisher of Science News, chatted with Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Founder and CEO of Instrumental, a company that helps other companies optimize their manufacturing process. Shedletsky is an alumna of the 2004 Science Talent Search (STS) and the 2003 and 2004 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), both programs of Society for Science.

Martin Karplus, a pioneering theoretical chemist, Nobel laureate and alumnus of the 1947 Science Talent Search passed away on December 28, 2024, at his home in Cambridge, Mass., at the age of 94.