WSGC Student Spotlight: Sarah Kersten
January 22, 2024
Congratulations to this week’s #WSGCStudentSpotligh, Sarah Kersten! Sarah is the recipient of the 2022-2023 Second Stage Space Sciences Award.
Sarah Kersten is a sophomore at Carthage College with a major in computer science and minors in physics and data science. She is a part of the Canopy Near-IR Observing Project (CaNOP), which focuses on obtaining images of global forest canopies. As a member of the CaNOP team, she is a part of the software subsystem and helps with software development. After she concludes her undergraduate studies, Sarah hopes to go on to graduate school or enter the workforce as a software engineer.
Congratulations, Sarah, and best of luck in your future!