Gitanjali Rao may be young, but she was just named “America’s Top Young Scientist” for her simple and cost-effective device that can detect lead in water.
The 11-year-old from Lone Tree, Colorado and her device won the $25,000 title from the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge on Tuesday.
Rao, who was competing against other young scientists between 11 and 14 years of age, was the youngest participant in the 2017 event.Other young scientists between who have been awarded the title in the past have gone on to receive grants, patents, and scholarships for their genius.
Rao says that she first became inspired to build her Tethys device – which she named after the Greek god of clean water…
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