Award-Winning Scientist Who is Anika Chebrolu?  In the beginning of the Coronavirus, scientists raced from around the world to find a treatment for the pandemic. However, among all the scientists, one stood out. Anika Chebrolu is a fourteen-year-ol...

Social Entrepreneur, Coder and Tech Advocate Who is Avye Couloute?  Avye Couloute started coding at seven-years-old. It wasn’t anything huge, but the workshops introduced her to Scratch, the Microbit, and even the Rasberry Pi computer. It sparked ...

Patent Holder and Inventor Who is Alissa Chavez?  In middle school, Alissa Chavez was on her way to becoming a full-fledged inventor. While some students concerned themselves with TV shows and movies, Alissa was concerned about something much diffe...

Rocket Scientist and Magazine Editor Who is Caeley Looney?  Caely Looney was exposed to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) at a young age. Her mother was an engineer. She spent her afternoons designing the plumbing systems for...

Mountaineer, Author and Teacher Who is Junko Tabei?  Born in Miharu, Fukushima, in 1939, Junko Tabei was not particularly strong or fit. Despite this, Junko began an interesting hobby at just ten years old. Mountain climbing! She went on a class tr...

Aerospace Engineer and Entrepreneur Who is Aisha Bowe?  By the age of 35, Aisha Bowe had climbed Mount Kilmanjaro, founded a start-up tech company, and worked as an aerospace engineer for NASA. The United States Women’s Chamber of Commerce called h...

Scientist and groundbreaking cancer researcher Who is Li Jingmei?  Doctor Li Jingmei had always loved puzzles. It was the puzzle of cancer that led her into a career where she would try to find a cure for the most common cancer in women. “I’m a pu...

Teenage mobile & web service developer Who is Naayaa Mehta?  Naayaa Mehta is a grade 9 student at the Shri Ram School, taking classes at the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) More importantly, she was an army officer’s child. As such, she move...

Teenage Entrepreneur & CEO Who is Alina Morse?  Alina Morse was just seven years old when she went to the bank with her dad. There, something small but life changing happened. The teller offered her a lollipop. When she went to grab it, her par...

Science communicator and Youtuber Who is Diana Cowern?  Dianna Cowern is the creator of Physics Girl. Driving tractors on a farm in Hawaii where she grew up somehow led to science and engineering pursuits. Nicknamed “happy pants” in college, Dianna...