The Creators

Our generation is concerned about our future on Mars. We feel that more people need to understand what the environment on Mars is like so that they can have an educated opinion on colonizing the Red Planet.

The creators of the 1997, Thinkquest, "Footprints on Mars" web page in alphabetical order are:

Emily Coren Hi! My name is Emily Deborah Coren and I am 14 years old. I have just graduated from Owen Brown Middle School in Columbia, Maryland. I am going to be a 9th grader at Oakland Mills High School in the Fall. This is my first experience in HTML programming and computer applications. I have a brand new Gateway 2000 computer at home. I play clarinet in the school band and I participated in the Howard County Middle School Gifted and Talented Band. I love animals. I have a Dalmatian named Sierra and lots of fish. I would like to major in Ichthyology in college. I am also very concerned about the preservation of species. I just completed my Girl Scout Silver Award. For my Silver Award, my friend and I organized Scouts from two counties to build an Oyster Reef in the Chesapeake Bay. We worked with scientists from the Living Classrooms in Baltimore, Maryland. I also participate in Girl Scouts Water Rats (canoeing), and Packs and Tracks (backpacking) programs. I am a new member of Sea Explorer Scouts (SES), Columbia Ranger Ship 361. SES is a coed sailing organization.

Scott Green. Hello! My name is Scott Austin Green and I am 15 years old. I am a sophmore at Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, MD, where I take many classes in computer programming and engineering. I have been working with HTML and have been programming it for 2 1/2 years. I am a volunteer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center(GSFC) where I work on developing sophisticated space related web pages. I obtained a large number of the Mars images for the "Footprints on Mars" web page from the National Space Science Data Center at GSFC. I work exclusively on Macintosh computers. There are 5 Macs at my house (my Dad, Mom and Siter use them too). I received my first Mac when I was ten. This is the second year Brad and I have been working together. We entered the 1996 Thinkquest Contest with a series of web pages about Very Low Frequency radio emissions. The photo on the left is of me at Rice University in Houston, TX where I support my Dad while he taught at the International Space University for three weeks this summer. While there, I went to many classes on the exploration, colonization, and terraforming of Mars. I would like to attend Rice University in the future and get my Ph.D. in astronautical engineering. In my free time I like to play Lacrosse and the guitar. I have played the guitar for 4 years, and I currently play in a local band.

Brad Olsan I am 18 years old . I have lived in Ontario, CA all my life. I attend Chaffey High School. There I spent four quick years and graduated with honors. I received numerous honors and awards for academics, among other things. I've been playing the clarinet for almost ten years now. I was the section leader in the Chaffey Marching Tiger Pride for two years and the drum major during my Senior year. I played the melaphone and trumpet in the band as well. Of the various Golden State Exams I took, I received High Honors scores for Geometry and English, Honors in Chemistry, and recognition in first year algebra. The CSF chapter at my school named me a lifetime member, or Sealbearer. I've been snow skiing since I was two. Vail, Colorado is my home skiing town. Maybe someday I'll live there. I represented Chaffey High School at California's Golden Boy's State, last year. Being an engineering type, I excel in math and science. I passed AP Calculus, and enjoyed several other great courses. One class I enjoyed in particular was offered only at Chaffey. The NESC club/class explored the Natural Environment of Southern California. We took camping trips for as long as a week to beautiful areas of the Southwest Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. Weekend trips were held locally, (e.g. Death Valley, Mammoth, Mojave, Santa Cruz, Island, San Andreas, as well as others). My Physics teacher, Mr. Pine, strongly influenced my academic interests and prepared me for college. Through interesting labs and creative teaching, Mr. Pine introduced me to the world of Physics. From Thermodynamics to Electric Circuits, Mr. Pine covered the field completely...for a high school course. I will be attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA in the fall. I'm planning to major in Electrical Engineering. The campus is a mere ten minutes from the beach and surrounded by luscious rolling hills. The small town environment is just what I need. I hope to succeed in making advancements in technology that will improve the conditions of life for many people. Education is very important to me, and I will use it to the advantage of the world when the time comes. God Bless.