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About

Anirudh Rao, 13, is an 8th grade student at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado. Some of his nationally and internationally recognized inventions include an early tornado detection system, a wound management solution using hydro voltaic technology, a CO detector and purifier based on a magnetite catalyst and an alternative battery solution using nanomaterials.

Passionate about world art, history, and culture, Anirudh has presented to more than 5,200 elementary/middle school students across 75+ sessions at US urban and rural schools, camps, overseas schools and the History Museums, covering topics on the intersection of history and science.

He was recently selected as one of the top 30 global scholar with support grant for tuition-research-travel-living and PC expenses for high school and undergraduate studies at any institution of his choice.

Anirudh also partners with nonprofits in Kenya, India, and Colombia to implement a Digital Wellbeing Curriculum and creates educational videos for students. He was selected for a National History Colorado Philanthropy initiative to promote history research and communication.

His art and writing has represented Colorado in international art and national writing contest for the past several years consecutively. He plays piano, performs Indian classical music, swims, holds a junior black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and volunteers with the Children’s Kindness Network, where he helps run a local US and global kindness essay contest. He served as President and took on other roles for his local 4-H chapter, encouraging cultural understanding and global citizenship.

National/Local Media

World Youth Skills Day United Nations event blog: The day highlights the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship.

https://www.pmi.org/blog/project-management-youth-stem

https://happyeconews.com/the-12-year-old-reimagining-tornado-safety/

May 2025 International CBS - The Visioneers with Zay Harding Show

Introduction Clip

May 2025 National Weather Channel

Weather Channel Interview 1

Weather Channel Interview 2

April 2025 Fast Company Article:

A new way to detect tornadoes

Sep 2024 Jennifer Hudson Show feature:

Revere - Jennifer Hudson Show

2024-2025 Lone Tree Mayor Recognition: