Hi there! My name is Lavanya, and I'm currently a high school senior in Cary, NC. At school, I am the co-founder and co-president of the Science National Honor Society, captain of the Science Olympiad team, and stage manager for the theatre department. I have been involved in analyzing pandemic data at the COVID Tracking Project and Piedmont Health, directing branding and outreach strategy as the chief marketing officer of global nonprofit Kara Tutoring, and advocating for educational equity as a delegate to the Global Youth Institute. This fall, I'll be attending Johns Hopkins University as a Hodson Scholar. I hope to study biomolecular engineering and pursue a career that combines research and teaching! I am passionate about sustainability and would like to explore how chemical and biological principles can be used to create environmental solutions.