Awards and Media
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Science Fairs:
Awards, Research Competitions, and Related Awards High School and Undergraduate:
2019 First Place winner, TechRunway LAUNCH Competition (only student award recipient)
2019 Poster presentation at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting, first author, Tampa, FL
2019 Second Place Overall in the Florida Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, University of Florida
2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium exhibitor, Florida Atlantic University
2017 Finalist in Engineering in the Sigma Xi Student Research Showcase, Virtual
2017 Presenter at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC)
2017 Presenter at the Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry symposium (first place in the College of Engineering)
2016 Full Scholarship to the Yale University Business and Entrepreneurship Two Week Summer Program through Discovery Education
2016 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Winner
2016 Congressional Award of Achievement recipient
2015 Broadcom MASTERS National Semifinalist, a program of the Society for Science and the Public
Keynote Speeches:
2019 United States Science and Engineering Festival Keynote Speaker, Washington, DC
2017 Youth in STEM and Girls in STEM Panelist at the World Science Festival, Brisbane, Australia
2016 Speaker and Groundbreaker at HATCH, Big Sky, Montana
2016 Discovery Education Naples Annual Summit
2016 Addressed the Florida Board of Governors
2016 Keynote Speaker at the National Science Olympiad Competition, Madison, Wisconsin
2016 United State of Women exhibitor, Washington, District of Colombia
2016 Superintendients Sympoisum, Discovery Education
2015 Spoke at the Boca Raton Rotary Club
2015 Addressed the Florida board of Governors and was recognized by Florida Governor Rick Scott
2015–2017 International outreach articles and videos to inspire students in STEM in Australia (2017), Germany (2016), France (2016), China (2016) and Korea (2016)
Media and Lists:
2019 Featured in "RESISTERS: 52 Young Women Making History Right Now" by Lauren Sharkey
2018 Named Forbes 30 Under 30, Categories of Energy and Youngest
2018 Named one of Four Teenage Inventors Changing the World, BBC News
2018 Named one of Porter Magazine's Incredible Girls Changing the World
2018 Named one of The World's 50 Smartest Teens
2017 Named one of Teen Vogue's 8 Young People Changing the World
2017 Featured in Reader's Digest
2016 Named one of Mashable's 26 Inventions that will Improve the World
2016 Featured in Compassion Magazine: Energy from Empathy
2016 Featured on CBS Morning News
2016 Named one of Huffington Post's 20 Under 20 (also featured in The Huffington Post)
2016 Named one of Palm Beach Post's 20 Under 20
2016 Named an Amy Poehler Smart Girl and a Mighty Girl
2016 Featured on National Public Radio
2016 Featured in Florida Atlantic University Research Magazine
2015 Featured in Business Insider as America's Top Young Scientist
Additional media features include: Fox and Friends on Fox News, , Wake Up with Al Roker New York on the Weather Channel, FAST Company, MTV, Tree Hugger, West Palm Beach Local News, Sun Sentinel Newspaper, MediaGirls, The Maker Mom, PR Newswire, 1 Million Women, ZeeNews India, White House Publications, EdScoop, USA Today News, The Miami Herald, Boca Life Magazine, The American Bazaar, The Daily Good, The Broward Palm Beach New Times.
Research Grants and Funding:
2019-2020 National Science Foundation I-CORPS Grant Recipient as part of the TechRunway LAUNCH Competition, one of eight $15,000 funding recipients), member of Florida Atlantic University TechRunway Venture Class Seven
2019 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Internship funded by the National Science Foundation, $4500
2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, studying shark skin biomechanics under Dr. Marianne Porter, $1500
2018 Research travel grant awarded by Florida Atlantic University Student Government, $500
2017 and 2019 Florida Atlantic University WAVE Grant Recipient, $1500 and $500 awards
FIRST:
2018-2019 Co-Captain of First Robotics Competition Team 7152
2014 – 2015 Member of First Tech Challenge team 8844 Athena
2013 Member of First Lego League Summer camp organization at Florida Atlantic University
2019 Florida Dairy Farmers Academic All-State Team Nominee
2019 Varsity Track Captain at Florida Atlantic University High School
2018 Varsity Track Runner at Florida Atlantic University High School
2014 and 2015 Varsity Track at A.D. Henderson University Middle School, ran for FAU High School
2018 Varsity Cross country captain at Florida Atlantic University High School
Athletics: Soccer
2016 – 2019 Varsity Soccer at Florida Atlantic University High School, five years' experience playing soccer
Duke TIP
2013, recognized by Duke Talent Identification Program
Unleash Festival 2019, Madrid, Spain Talk: