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Meet Our Young Innovators

Every student should have the opportunity to be a leader in STEM. By recognizing Young Innovators’ accomplishments, Carolina strives to open the door to possibilities—to nurture all students’ visions and inspire them to take their place in STEM.

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Jordan Prawira

Jordan Prawira designs and prototypes wind turbines and air filtration systems.

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Jacqueline Prawira

Jacqueline Prawira conducts research into alternative, renewable composites.

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Rachel Pizzolato

Teen influencer and inventor Rachel Pizzolato designed a highly protective football helmet.

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Talie Cloud

16-year-old Talie Cloud invented an organic insecticide using bitter melon seeds.

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Christina Yepez

12-year-old Christina Yepez discovered a way to recycle Styrofoam into eco-friendly glue.

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Lydia Denton

13-year-old Lydia Denton designed a car seat to protect babies from extreme heat.

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Stephen Litt

Teenager Stephen Litt is contributing to cancer research with initiative, planarians, and green tea.

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Neha Shukla

At 17, Neha Shukla is using technology to invent creative solutions for needs in her community.

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Robert Samuel “Sam” White III

At just six years old, Sam White’s viral song led to a new picture book, You Can Be ABCs,  that features many STEM careers. 

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Joaquin Haces-Garcia

Young children may be safer, thanks to Joaquin Haces-Garcia’s innovative car seat alarm.  

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Devon and Trevor Langley

Devon and Trevor Langley want to make math easier for students with dyslexia, so they teamed up to create a helpful app. 

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Easton LaChappelle

Easton LaChappelle’s robotic hand made from LEGOs, fishing wire, and electrical tubing led to affordable, accessible prostheses. 

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Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna

Can a 17-year-old girl create cement that may prevent oil rig catastrophes? Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna shows the answer is yes!

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Shemar Coombs

You may see Shemar Coombs’s innovation that keeps headphone wires tangle-free in stores one day. 

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Ahmed Muhammad

Ahmed Muhammad wants kids to know that they can do science, so he created kits to inspire them. 

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Annie Ostojic

Microwave ovens may cook more efficiently, thanks to Annie Ostojic’s containers and reflectors. 

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Raymond Wang

Raymond Wang’s innovation may reduce disease transmission on airplanes. 

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Olivia Thomas

Girls can code, and Olivia Thomas’s games and workshops prove it. 

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Deepika Kurup

Deepika Kurup created a new way to purify water to make clean water more available to everyone.