Jetson Leder-Luis, class of 2014 is from Yonkers, New York and studying Applied Math.He is an alumnus of the REACH Prep program and has worked as a motivational speaker for underprivileged youth and as the opening speaker for the 2010 REACH Prep Benefit Luncheon. He is a proud 4-time gold medalist on the National Latin Exam, and in 2010 he was named a National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar by the College Board. In summer 2010 he completed a research project entitled "Mechanical Quality of Nanomechanical Membranes", and he has just undertaken a new project, "Applied Statistics and Digit Analysis to Identify Fraud in Financial Data Sets", to be completed in summer 2011. His interests include mathematical social sciences, choral singing and conducting, and social activism. The picture is Jetson in the Kimble Lab, where he worked during Caltech's Freshman Summer Research Institute in summer 2010.
"The Stamps Scholarship furthers my experience at Caltech by connecting me to a truly incredible group of students around the country and by eliminating the burden of financing my undergrad education, allowing me to focus on research opportunities and my career as an academic."
Guoning (Ted) Xiao, class of 2014, studies Molecular Biology. He is from South Pasadena, California.
Ted was a well rounded student in high school with an extreme interest in molecular
biology. He worked in two different labs in his junior and senior years of high school.
He enjoys practicing violin during his spare time. Sometimes he cooks to relieve the
pressure from studying. Ted loves to play basketball. He is always enthusiastic about
pickup games. The picture is of Ted performing at the 2011 Stamps Scholars Convention in Miami, Florida. "The Stamps Scholarship gives me a tremendous amount of support. Instead of working in the library on campus, I spend that time planning, arranging, and going on planned activities on campus. I have also spent that time volunteering for the Caltech community by helping out the admissions office and Caltech Y sponsored activities for students. In addition, I put in that time to serve my community in large by going to Downtown Los Angeles every Friday to work with underprivileged Latin American students. All this would not be possible without the support of Mr. and Mrs. Stamps and the Stamps Foundation."





