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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.
Jordan Prawira
Jordan Prawira designs and prototypes wind turbines and air filtration systems.
Jacqueline Prawira
Jacqueline Prawira conducts research into alternative, renewable composites.
Rachel Pizzolato
Teen influencer and inventor Rachel Pizzolato designed a highly protective football helmet.
Talie Cloud
16-year-old Talie Cloud invented an organic insecticide using bitter melon seeds.
Christina Yepez
12-year-old Christina Yepez discovered a way to recycle Styrofoam into eco-friendly glue.
Lydia Denton
13-year-old Lydia Denton designed a car seat to protect babies from extreme heat.
Stephen Litt
Teenager Stephen Litt is contributing to cancer research with initiative, planarians, and green tea.
Neha Shukla
At 17, Neha Shukla is using technology to invent creative solutions for needs in her community.
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.
Joaquin Haces-Garcia
Young children may be safer, thanks to Joaquin Haces-Garcia’s innovative car seat alarm.
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.
Easton LaChappelle
Easton LaChappelle’s robotic hand made from LEGOs, fishing wire, and electrical tubing led to affordable, accessible prostheses.
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!
Shemar Coombs
You may see Shemar Coombs’s innovation that keeps headphone wires tangle-free in stores one day.
Ahmed Muhammad
Ahmed Muhammad wants kids to know that they can do science, so he created kits to inspire them.
Annie Ostojic
Microwave ovens may cook more efficiently, thanks to Annie Ostojic’s containers and reflectors.
Raymond Wang
Raymond Wang’s innovation may reduce disease transmission on airplanes.
Olivia Thomas
Girls can code, and Olivia Thomas’s games and workshops prove it.
Deepika Kurup
Deepika Kurup created a new way to purify water to make clean water more available to everyone.
