A Young Innovator's Guide to Stem: 5 Steps to Problem Solving for Students, Educators, and Parents

Rao, Gitanjali: - Gitanjali Rao was recognized as America's Top Young Scientist and received an EPA Presidential award for inventing her device "Tethys"--an early lead detection tool. Gitanjali is also the inventor of "Epione"--a device for early diagnosis of prescription opioid addiction using genetic engineering, and "Kindly"--an anti-cyberbullying service using AI and Natural Language processing.

She was honored as Forbes "30 Under 30 in Science" in 2019 and TIME's "Top Young Innovator" for her innovations and STEM workshops she conducts globally, which has inspired thirty thousand students in the last two years across three continents. In her sessions, she shares her own process of innovation that can be used by students all over the world. She is an experienced TED speaker and often presents in global and corporate forums on innovation and the importance of STEM.