Doreen Bloch
The DuPont Challenge 2004
Finalist, Senior Division
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, CA
Essay Title: Applied Physics of Plasma
Teacher: Ning Xu
What are you doing now?
I am the CEO of Poshly.com, a digital technology firm in New York City. I also authored a book on startups,The Coolest Startups in America (published February 2012).
Where did you go to college? What did you study?
I earned my B.S. in Business Administration from University of California, Berkeley.
Did you continue to pursue any of the science interests you had when you took The DuPont Challenge?
Absolutely. I am immensely interested in digital and offline technologies.
Why would you say science education is important?
Science and technology education encourages young people to think analytically, solve problems, and directly affect change in the world through their creations.