Achievements

LA County Science Fair Naval Research Medal

I was given the Naval Research Medal Special Award from the U.S. Navy at the Los Angeles County Science Fair for my science fair submission titled "ADS-B Spoofing Detection using Neural Networks and RF Fingerprinting"

March 2022

Ray Foundation Wings Recipient

Cadet Wings is an ultra-competitve and merit-based aviation scholarship that funds up to 65 hours of flight time for selected youth to receive their private pilot license. I was selected for my previous aviation/STEM experience, scores on aviation-related exams, and aspriations in the field of aerospace and aviation.

November 2022

PEOPLE Girls Changing the World

I was selected as one of five girls chosen to be featured on PEOPLE magazine for their 2022 International Day of the Girl issue called "Girls Changing the World".

October 2022

Coolest Projects Medalist

Won an award issued by Coolest Projects by being selected as Judge Ruth Amo's favorite project in the hardware category. Submitted a project called Oura: a tailorable, portable, and inexpensive indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring device with customizable features for the immunocompromised and those living in vulnerable areas.

June 2022

National Cyber Scholarship Finalist

Won as a Finalist for participating and being amongst the highest scoring CyberStart players across the nation. The scholarship was given by the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation for the Cyberstart America cybersecurity program.

May 2022

Apple WWDC Swift Student Challenge Winner

Won the Swift Student Challenge hosted by Apple for WWDC22. I won for a Swift Playgrounds project I made called CPR Buddy (made using XCode, SwiftUI, CoreML) alongside my previous STEM accomplishments. Presented my app to Tim Cook and Susan Prescott at Apple's WWDC 2022.

May 2022

AOPA You Can Fly Scholarship Winner

$10,000 scholarship granted to High School flight students to be used to fund the costs and fees associated with a primary pilot certificate. The scholarship is merit-based, and given to 80 selected high school students across the nation.

Apr 2022

Science Olympiad Machine Learning 1st Place Winner

Won first place out of 84 participating schools in the Machine Learning event in the SoCal Science Olympiad Joint Regional Event.

Mar 2022

NCWIT National Honorable Mention Winner

National Honorable Mention Winner for Aspirations in Computing Award by NCWIT. Award recipients are selected based on their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, tenacity in the face of barriers to access, and plans for post-secondary education.

Feb 2022

Congressional App Challenge Winner

First Place Winner of the Congressional App Challenge 2021 hosted by Ted Lieu (CA-33). The Congressional App Challenge is a prestigious nationwide computer science competition hosted by districts within the United States. I created an app called "Megaphone" which won first place in the CA-33 district. It will be displayed in the US Capitol Building and featured on the House of Representatives website, House.gov. Alongside attending the #HouseofCode Capitol Hill Reception in Washington D.C.

Nov 2021

Serial Hackathon Winner

2nd Place Winner of Simplihacks and Most Applicable / Useful Winner of NHacks. - Created a apple watch app called Pocket CPR to assist the CPR process using vibrations and timer interface. Created a React website called "CPR Kit" to collect and distribute CPR data to medical professionals

Jun 2021