Gitanjali Rao (inventor)

Gitanjali Rao
Gitanjali Rao in 2020
Born2005 (age 18–19)
Ohio, U.S.
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (currently enrolled)
Known forWater lead-level measuring device (2018)
AwardsTime's 2020 Kid of the Year
Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge (2017)

Gitanjali Rao is an American inventor, author, social activist, and a STEM student and advocate.

Rao won the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2017[1][2] and was recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 for her innovations.[3] Rao was named Time's top young innovator of 2020 for her innovations and "innovation workshops" she conducts across the globe[4] and, on December 4, 2020, was featured on the cover of Time and named their first "Kid of the Year".[5][6]

  1. ^ Hall, Hanson; Kelly, Monica (February 7, 2023). "11-year-old scientist is developing a solution to help solve the water crisis in Flint, Michigan". 3M. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Industry News". Journal (American Water Works Association). 109 (12). American Water Works Association: 80–85. 2017. doi:10.1002/j.1551-8833.2017.tb00038.x. ISSN 0003-150X. JSTOR 26653648. S2CID 247674952.
  3. ^ "Gitanjali Rao". Forbes.
  4. ^ "Seven Young Inventors Who See a Better Way". Time.
  5. ^ "Meet Time's First-Ever Kid of the Year". Time. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Chappell, Bill (December 3, 2020). "'Time' Names Its Kid Of The Year: Water-Testing Scientist Gitanjali Rao". NPR. Retrieved December 8, 2020.