Kenny DeCay joined the 2019-20 batch of DiscoverSTEM Innovation Program. He is a student at the June Shelton School in Dallas, Texas. He and his team innovated a system to disinfect groceries at the store register. This innovation is currently under patent process with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Being a very kind person, Kenny has volunteered with organizations like Kappa Alpha Psi Guide Right Program, Mission Arlington, Souper Bowl of Caring, and Meals on Wheels, and has been a member of The Arlington chapter of Jack and Jill America. However, some of his most enjoyable volunteerism was playing the piano at a senior citizen center/home, and working at a food bank and an urban farm.?

Kenny DeCay is a 4.0 student and a member of the National Honor Society. Despite his learning difference, Kenny has made the Honor Roll every semester he has attended the June Shelton School. He won the 2018 "Charger Award" and most recently, Kenny was awarded the 2019-2020 "Most Outstanding Sophomore" award at the June Shelton School. He is an accomplished piano player and participated in several athletic programs in and out of school, such as track & field events, swim team, and fencing team.?

Wafiqah Zubair is a freshman at Harvard University concentrating in Biomedical Engineering. She is passionate about the intersection between computer science, engineering, and medicine. She graduated high school from Harmony Science Academy-Euless, where she conducted research with a mentor to create a model to rank viruses based on their probability to cause the next pandemic.

She is a National Merit Scholar, NASA Texas Aerospace Scholar, and Girls Who Code alumna. During her time at DiscoverSTEM, she and her team innovated a system that could launch a satellite at 1/10th of the cost with a system named Deep-Sea Pressure-Based Projectile Launching System. She took this innovation to an international innovation competition conducted by NASA Ames Research Center, competed against 6700 participants from 21 countries, and won 2nd prize worldwide.

�Idea Box' Shreeya joined the 2018-19 batch of DiscoverSTEM Innovation Program. She and her team innovated an Artificial Intelligence-based Image Processing system to prevent vehicle accidents at intersections. Previously, Shreeya went to Greenhill School in Addison, Texas, and likes Science, Math, and English.

She feels the world is going to be more challenging in the coming days, and she plans to keep inventing to solve problems like poverty, corruption, climate change, and animal extinction. In the past, she attempted to innovate �Spork' (spoon & fork in one), a 3D printer (when she was only 3!), and many other gadgets. She is also interested in learning about genetics, the human body, and space.

Madhalasa Iyer is an award-winning writer, environmentalist, and researcher recognized by national organizations like the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Discovery Education, Anthony Quinn Foundation, Century Foundation, and New York Life Foundation.
br> As a published author of a national award-winning children's book, she believes in the language of compassion. Madhalasa is passionate about writing. Her literary work has been published in Best Teen Writing 2021, The Weight Journal and 19 other publications.

She has received the International Youth Eco-Hero Award, the Presidential Environmental Youth Award from EPA, and the National John Muir Conservation Award, for her passion for environmental justice and sustainability research.

Madhalasa's scientific work has been presented at the International Conference of Yeast Biology and Harvard Club and selected for the AAAS Conference. Her research has been published in the Journal of Student Research, Mentoring in Medicine, and Curieux Academic Journal.

Aarish is currently a senior at Carroll Senior High School and will be attending the University of Southern California in the fall where he will be studying Business Administration at the Marshall School of Business (ranked number two by Niche).

Aarish is a focused leader in the community looking to make a positive impact through innovation, technology, and policymaking. After achieving the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout, he was the first in his Boy Scout troop to get the designation of the Bronze Eagle Palm, which less than 1% of all Boy Scouts earn. Alongside taking a rigorous course load in high school, he has one patent pending at the USPTO in the field of healthcare innovation and one patent granted under the South African Patents Act in the field of police safety.

Through a multitude of political campaign experiences, Aarish has found interest in policy, and one day, he would like to be a member of Congress, giving a voice to the voiceless.

Ridah is an aspiring surgeon, serial innovator, global healthcare specialist, poet, researcher, and photographer.

She has research experience in cardiology, social science, pharmacology, biotechnology, bioinformatics, public health, and drug development. Ridah's work has also been published in several reputed journals. She has given presentations at the 4th World Heart Summit (2021), the 36th European Cardiology Congress (2021), and the 21st Sigma Xi Student Research Conference (2021). Ridah has clinical shadowing experience in leading hospitals in India and the USA.

When it comes to Entrepreneurship, Ridah has been a part of the TiE Global Entrepreneurship Program (2018-19), THL Swiss Education Group (2020), and Sannam S4 SDG Conclave (2021). Ridah has always been at the forefront when it comes to leadership.

She is a prolific innovator as well as a competent, committed, collaborative, and compassionate leader in the making.

Maya Kusumakar joined the 2019-20 batch of DiscoverSTEM's Innovation Program. She attends Carroll High School in Southlake, Tx. Along with her team, she innovated a system to prevent the spread of contagious diseases in the public transport system. This innovation is currently under patent process with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

For the summer of 2020, she was accepted into MIT's Beaver Works Summer Institute for high school and college students interested in computer science. Maya wants to pursue a computer science major for her college education. Maya's hobbies include playing soccer, running track, hanging out with friends, and playing video games.

Maya is currently operating her own tutoring business, where she teaches computer programming concepts to elementary and middle school students. Maya's career ambition is to be an innovator & entrepreneur and solve complex humankind's complex problems.

Ashton Orion Rischer joined the 2019-20 batch of DiscoverSTEM's Innovation Program. He attends school Greenhill School in Addison, TX. Along with his team, he innovated an Artificial Intelligence-based Image Processing system to prevent vehicle accidents at intersections. This innovation is patented under the South African Patents Act.

Ashton has participated in the Robotics and Arts Club. As he plans to study engineering in college, he also enjoys playing soccer, video games, drawing, and volleyball. Ashton feels that DiscoverSTEM has helped him become "more of a critical thinker."

Azal Amer from Greenhill School, Addison, Texas, joined the 2018-19 batch of DiscoverSTEM's Innovation Program when he was in 8th grade. Along with his team, he innovated an Artificial Intelligence-based Image Processing system to prevent vehicle accidents at intersections. This innovation is patented under the South African Patents Act.

He is a member of the Space Club and Junior Academy. He also participates in Quizbowl and robotics. Once graduated from high school, Azal plans to study Theoretical Physics. He enjoys reading about science, running, swimming, tinkering, and 3-D Design. Azal feels that DiscoverSTEM has given him a "space to structure my ideas and develop them into something more substantial� while also teaching how to go about the real-life implementation of ideas."