Martyna Sobczyk has been passionate about STEM since 7th grade. She competed in robotics for four years as part of Deja Vu, mentoring rookie FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams by founding a school club, hosting introductory robotics lessons, and guiding a team in South Africa.

Beyond robotics, Martyna is passionate about medicine and serves as the president of her school's Pre-Med Club. She interned at the UCSF Diabetes Center, gaining hands-on biomedical research experience, and furthered her academic foundation by completing advanced biology and physics coursework at Harvard.

Martyna is also a dedicated athlete. She has been on the swim team for four years and competed in water polo for three. Her experiences in competitive sports have taught her discipline, resilience, and teamwork.

Outside of academics and athletics, Martyna works as a lifeguard and teaches swim lessons to children every weekend. She also volunteers weekly at Kaiser Hospital as a shift dispatcher, ensuring smooth coordination of hospital operations.

Next year, Martyna will be studying biomedical engineering at Duke University, where she hopes to combine her passions for STEM, medicine, and research to make a meaningful impact in the field of healthcare.