Gitanjali Rao "Kid Of The Year" Age, Family, Biography & More
Gitanjali Rao "Kid Of The Year" Age, Family, Biography & More
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Quick Infoâ
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Age: 15 Years
Profession: Inventor And Scientist
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Scientist and Inventor |
| Famous For | Being the first 'Kid of the Year' by TIME Magazine on December 4, 2020 |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | ⢠In 2017, Gitanjali won the 'Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and was awarded $25,000 ⢠In 2018, Gitanjali was honored with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Presidentâs Environmental Youth Award. ⢠In May 2019, she was awarded the Top âHealthâ Pillar Prize for the TCS Ignite Innovation Student Challenge. ⢠She was selected as the 'Kid of the Year' by TIME Magazine on December 4, 2020 |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 19 November 2005 (Saturday) |
| Age (as of 2020) | 15 Years |
| Birthplace | Lone Tree, Colorado |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Denver, Colorado |
| School | STEM Highlands Ranch High School, Colorado |
| Family | |
| Parents | Father- Ram Rao Mother- Bharathi Rao  |
| Siblings | Brother- Anu Rao  |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Gitanjali Rao
- Gitanjali Rao is a young Indian American scientist, author, and inventor who was selected as the first-ever âKid of the Yearâ by TIME Magazine on 4 December 2020 for her work in the field of science. Using her knowledge and technology, Gitanjali took the initiative to combat issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to cyberbullying.
Introducing the first-ever Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao https://t.co/Hvgu3GLoNs pic.twitter.com/4zORbRiGMU
â TIME (@TIME) December 3, 2020
Gitanjali attended the Highlands Ranch High School, Colorado where she studied STEM curriculum, and she is an active STEM promoter. Apart from being a student, she published a self-illustrated book titled âBaby Brother Wondersâ in the year 2015. Gitanjali wishes to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. She wants to study genetics and epidemiology.
Gitanjali Rao with the STEM curriculum coordinator
Baby Brother Wonders book by Gitanjali Rao
Gitanjali was selected among the five finalists out of 5,000 Americans from the range of age between 8 and 16. Eventually, Gitanjali went on to win the competition and was selected as the first-ever âKid of the Year,â and made it to the cover of TIME Magazine. She was interviewed by the Hollywood actress and activist Angelina Jolie  for a TIME magazine feature. check sources TIME
In 2017, Gitanjali collaborated with a research scientist at 3M to develop a device that would help in detecting the amount of lead content in water. She developed a device with the help of a 9-volt battery, a lead sensing unit, a Bluetooth extension, and a processor. She named this device Tethys, and she won the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and was awarded $25,000 for the invention. Gitanjali has collaborated with the Denver Water Facility and prepared a prototype for her invention.
Gitanjali Rao with the trophy of Young Scientist Challenge
The prototype of the contamination detector âTethysâ won her the title of âAmericaâs Top Young Scientistâ in 2017 and helped her in earning a spot for Forbes â30 under 30â list.
Gitanjali Rao is a 3-time TEDx Speaker, and in September 2018, she was awarded the United States Environmental Protection Agency Presidentâs Environmental Youth Award.
Gitanjali also received an award for the Top âHealthâ Pillar Prize for the TCS Ignite Innovation Student Challenge in May 2019. She received this award for developing a tool that helped with the early diagnosis of prescription opioid addiction.
Gitanjali also developed an app and Google Chrome extension, which uses artificial intelligence to detect any activity or content viewed online for cyberbullying. She was in second grade when she first started thinking about using technology to bring a social change.
At the age of 10, Gitanjali told her parents that she wanted to conduct research on carbon nanotube sensor technology at the Denver Water Quality Research Lab. She even featured on âThe Tonight Showâ where she demonstrated âTethysâ on national television.
Gitanjali Rao displaying her invention âTethysâ on âThe Tonight Showâ
During her interview with Angelina Jolie for TIME magazine, Gitanjali believed that the world had set up gender roles for particular professions and since childhood, she had been witnessing an older, usually a white man, as a scientist in TV commercials and shows. During her Zoom interview, she told Angelina Jolie that she wanted to spread the message that if she could do that and achieve the heights at such a young age, then anyone would do that.
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