2019 CONNECTECH FELLOWS
Meet the 2019 ConnecTech Fellows!
Meital Hoffman ‘20
Meital is studying Urban Planning and Computer Science. She is doing research on analyzing satellite imagery to look at land cover and enjoys pottery, cooking, and running in her free time. She is a brother of tEp and enjoys being in charge of food for the house. Meital is super excited to improve her Hebrew and spend more time in the country she was born.
Rachel Kahn G
Rachel is a Ph.D. student in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Applied Ocean Science & Engineering. She is from Seattle and Southern California. Some of her favorite activities are running, cooking healthy food, and scuba diving. She also loves to travel and is looking forward to connecting with Israeli peers throughout the fellowship year.
Layne Kirshon G
Layne is a fourth year PhD student in economics originally from Houston, TX. He enjoys hiking, skiing, board games, and improv/stand up comedy. He's an active member of the Harvard/MIT Jewish communities in Cambridge, and he's excited to experienced a different part of Israel from what he has enjoyed in the past.