Jaden Elliston (Stanford)

Jaden was born in Santa Barbara and is a senior at San Marcos High School.  He will attend Stanford in the fall for chemical engineering.  He is the president of his school’s science and book clubs and runs a tutoring organization working to bridge the education gap for underserved elementary school students.  Outside of school, his interests consist of biking, going to the gym, playing video games, and solving Rubik’s cubes.

Recommended Reading: "Chip War" by Chris Miller explains the science and history behind semiconductors and current developments in the field.  It goes over the production process, bottlenecks in the supply chain, and the geopolitical implications of who controls the world’s most critical technology.