Isabella Ristic

• Student - University of Waterloo
• 2021 Recipient

I am a graduate of E.J. Lajeunesse High School. Since graduating, I have been attending the University of Waterloo pursuing a Honours degree in Chemical Engineering. I have interests in producing biomaterials and sustainable alternatives for plastic. I have been interested in this field since I was 15, and I have been able to further discover the possibilities that this career has. I am interested in developing biomaterials that can be used in the medical field, such as vaccine manufacturing and nanotechnology for medicine. I also am interested In developing polymers and materials that can replace plastic, which would be helpful in the war on climate change and making our way of life more sustainable.

Isabella is part of the Walls Family.

Isabella received both the Eleanore Patricia Alexander Scholarship and the Ada & Leo Ellsworth STEM Memorial Bursary.