My name is Jamora Arroyo-Jefferson, and I'm a sophomore attending Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. I aspire to have a career in Controlled Environment Agriculture and work as a NASA Space Farmer, with the goal of helping mankind advance space exploration and interstellar colonization.

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October 23, 2025 | Our Hydroponic Farming class took part in an incredible field trip that had us spending the entire day travelling to various parts of New York State’s farm country to learn about commercial growers utilizing hydroponic and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) systems.

We visited Intergrow East, Inc. in Ontario, NY and Bolton Farms in Hilton, NY, then ended our day at Cornell AgriTech’s CEA Research Center in Geneva, NY.

October 7, 2025 | Spent the afternoon at our campus Greenhouses and Growth Chambers, which are managed by Cornell's Agricultural Experiment Station and offer carefully controlled environments for complex and sensitive research projects.

I was working with Ph.D. researcher Timothy Mulderrig, a fellow team member from Dr. Mark Sorrells Small Grains Breeding and Genetics Lab. We were examining the various grain plantings to determine the most viable growth samples to be utilized for our research.

September 23, 2025 | The entire National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Team connected via Zoom for our first general meeting to discuss the overall work plan, individual/group assignments, and the timetable for the deliverables outlined in our project.

As one of the three Co-Principal Investigators for the grant, I will assist the efforts of our team in conducting a study of programs operating at the intersection of out-of-school-time or afterschool STEM learning, teen leadership, and community engagement.

Giving back to the community is extremely important to me. This is the reason why I am a member of numerous local and national organizations that incorporate commitments to performing community service.

Since starting high school in August 2020, I have performed a wide variety of volunteer services. Below is the list of the causes, events, programs, and organizations to which I have contributed my time and efforts:

• Afterschool Alliance National Youth Ambassadorship Program
• Bard College International Student Organization
• Bard College Phoenix Handmade Jewelry Club
• Bard College Queer People of Color Club
• Bard College United Nations USA Association Chapter
• Breakthrough Miami
• City of Houston Mayor's Office "Out 2 Learn" Program
• Collective for Youth Empowerment in STEM & Society (CYESS)
• Coral Restoration Foundation
• Every Hour Counts "Youth Reimagine Afterschool" Conference
• First Star University of Miami Academy
• Florida After School Conference
• Florida For Good Miami
• Frost Museum of Science MUVE
• Green Haven Project Community Garden
• HistoryMiami Museum CultureFest 305
• Humane Society of Greater Miami
• Miami Book Fair
• Miami Dolphins and Football Unites "Breakthroughs and Bridges" Program
• Miami Waterkeeper
• Million Trees Miami
• National Association of Independent Schools "Student Diversity Leadership Conference"
• National Girls Collaborative Project Youth Advisory Board
• National STEM Challenge Advisory Council
• National STEM Festival
• National Summer Learning Association
• National Youth Leadership Institute
• Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program's Summer Symposium
• Nyah Project Fellowship Program
• Office of North Bay Village Commissioner Streitfeld
• Overtown Youth Center
• Perez Art Miami Museum Teen Arts Council
• Project RISE
• Radical Partners
• Ransom Everglades Upper School Black Student Association
• Ransom Everglades Upper School Environmental Sustainability Council
• Ransom Everglades Upper School Gender and Sexuality Association
• Ransom Everglades Upper School Mangrove Cleanup
• Ransom Everglades Upper School MLK Day of Service
• Ransom Everglades Upper School St. Albans Day Holiday Celebration
• Ransom Everglades Upper School Student Ambassador Program
• Ransom Everglades Upper School Student Diversity Council
• Red Hook Community Center
• Red Hook Public Library
• Red Hook Responds
• "School: After Hours" Podcast
• STEM Next Opportunity Fund's National Million Girls Moonshot "Flight Crew" Program
• "Teach the Truth" Garden
• The Children's Trust Youth Advisory Committee
• The Lucy Project
• The Surfrider Foundation
• The Women's Fund Miami-Dade
• UlsterCorps Volunteer Appreciation "16th Annual MLK Day Celebration of Service"
• United Nations Association USA Bard College Chapter
• Urgent Inc.
• U.S. Department of Education's "Engage Every Student" Initiative
• Village of Ithaca
• World Oceans Celebration Weekend