Meet the Crew
Michael Ai
Executive Editor
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Myles Coven
Chief Operating Officer and Photographer
Myles Coven discovered his love for the Classics over four years ago when he took his first Latin class at the Bronx High School of Science. Since then, he has won numerous awards, published his own translations, and has tutored dozens of students. In the fall, he will be double majoring in Biochemistry and Classics at Cornell University, where he hopes to spend a semester studying abroad in Rome. Beyond the Classics, Myles has spent the last three years performing basic science research on finding new treatments for atherosclerosis and hopes to pursue a career in medicine. In his own time, he is an avid photographer and plans to expand his online portfolio in the coming months. The photos on Philosophy Vessel are taken by Myles.
Anabela Mehreteab
Contributing Editor
Anabela Mehreteab is a rising high school senior from New York City, and she has always been interested in discussions of history and philosophy. This past year, she interned at the New York Historical where she created a digital humanities project to represent untold stories from the Reconstruction Era. She strongly feels that philosophical conversations are important to our understanding of the world, and wants to encourage other students to engage in philosophy.
Evan Norat
Forum Manager and Content Editor
Evan Norat is a Renaissance man, currently studying at the Bronx High School of Science. He is well educated in the sciences and mathematics, tutoring a variety of students in both general chemistry and calculus. Evan’s talents and efforts aren’t restricted to STEM, however; he volunteers at the community-based writing program Uptown Stories (where his written work has been published), has received praise for his skill as a Shakespearen actor, and has been a violinist since he was three years old. Moreover, he enjoys being both an experienced golfer and tennis player. Ultimately, Evan aspires to become a successful and renowned neurosurgeon.
Caroline Jiang
Founder
Caroline Jiang is from New York, studying at the Bronx High School of Science. She is a published writer, with her work recognized by various places like the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, New York Times, Scholarly Review Journal, and Kenyon Review. Her poetry collection is also forthcoming in 2025. She is fascinated by interdisciplinary studies and is currently focusing on combining Philosophy of the Mind and Artificial Intelligence through her research. Through continuous discoveries and discussions, she believes that progress, meaning, and eudaimonia can truly manifest in life.
Pinsong (Kolb) Sun
Head of the Singapore Branch
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Alia Soliman
Classics Convoy Mentor
Alia Soliman is a junior at the Bronx High School of Science based in New York City. Her favorite subjects range from physics and math to history and journalism. Outside of the classroom, Alia plays flag football for her school, as well as table tennis and bowling. She loves watching movies, playing with her cat Henry, and going out with friends for a nice summer day out on the town.
Aviv Weiss Kaplan
Classics Convoy Mentor
Aviv Weiss Kaplan is a senior studying at the Bronx High School of Science. He enjoys discussing a variety of topics including English linguistics — which he has explored on Vox Discipulorum — and music theory. His favorite works of literature currently include Michael Cunningham’s The Hours, Mark Twain’s The Mysterious Stranger and Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Aviv spends much of his free time walking in the forests of Inwood Hill Park.
Junyi Liu
Managing Editor
Junyi Liu is a rising senior at St. Paul’s School (NH). An avid Classicist in his fourth year of studying Latin and third year of Greek, he is particularly passionate about Latin poetry and Classical Rhetoric. He has gotten two perfect scores on the National Latin Exam (one being Advanced Poetry) and one on the National Greek Exam (Intermediate). Further, he has experience teaching middle school kids Latin. Outside of the Classics, you can find Junyi solving puzzles and playing basketball and the cello.
Asher Hale
Classics Convoy Mentor
Asher Hale is a sophomore at The Bronx High School of Science. He is passionate about language development and acquisition, and creates constructed languages in his free time. At school, he has received summa cum laude recognition for his perforation on the National Latin Exam (NLE). Fascinated by fantasy worlds and environmental storytelling, you can often find him playing Dungeons and Dragons or Hollow Knight.
Bridget Jiang
Web Developer
Bridget Jiang is a rising sophomore at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, double majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science. She manages the website, specializing in privacy and security protections, along with managing visual and graphic designs.
Milo
Chief Nap Philosopher
Milo spends most of his time contemplating the nature of being, usually while curled in the sun. He is a classical logician, specializing in chasing fallacies and deducing how to acquire treats. Besides analytic philosophy, his interests include environmental and food ethics and barkontology. Milo loves to voice his opinion in discussions on Zoom and offer his moral support during philosophy writing sessions.
Timothy Chan
Classics Convoy Mentor
Timothy Chan is a senior at the Bronx School of Science in New York. He volunteers on Schoolhouse.world to tutor people across the world in a variety of subjects, namely biology and history. In his free time, you can find Timothy in a library reading a science fiction or mystery novel.
Sam Land
Classics Convoy Mentor
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Yihao Wang
Artist
The Art on this website is the original work of Yihao Wang. Yihao is a contemporary surrealist oil painter who teaches at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, where she obtained a Master’s. Her work encompasses multiple media, including acrylic on canvas and resin, and explores female identity, expressing hidden emotions through high-saturation colors and transparent textures.