Laasya is a young scientist who loves to create and innovate! From a young age, Laasya has always been interested in science and coding. Her interest was first piqued when she was 7 years old and saw an ad for the EV3 Mindstorms kit in a magazine. Determined to get this kit for herself, Laasya committed to a long summer of lemonade stands and finally had enough to buy the kit by the time school started. From there, she became obsessed with coding and robotics. Laasya built a snake, an alarm clock, and even a robotic dog in a vain attempt to prove to her parents that she was responsible enough for a pet.
Laasya began to visit various science competitions where her older sister was participating. She became intrigued with presentations, the thrill of competing, and building strong bonds with fellow scientists! Laasya eagerly anticipated her first school science fair in fifth grade, where she quickly realized that she loved the thrill of presenting and talking others through the process of innovation!
Laasya also believes that we as young scientists have an opportunity to step up and contribute to our future. She feels the chance to show the world what young girls and women are made of and how we can achieve anything we put our minds to is crucial. After all, we are scientists, we are mathematicians, we are engineers - more importantly we are here to solve problems and make the world a better place!
Yet she also believes that these STEM initiatives must be brought out of the lab and into the world via policy and advocacy. She first originally aimed to do this through her organization, The Ceres Organization, which works to further STEM education and awareness about food insecurity in the community.
In the future, Laasya sees herself continuing to innovate and change the world through science and advocacy by working as an engineer in public policy!
Laasya began to visit various science competitions where her older sister was participating. She became intrigued with presentations, the thrill of competing, and building strong bonds with fellow scientists! Laasya eagerly anticipated her first school science fair in fifth grade, where she quickly realized that she loved the thrill of presenting and talking others through the process of innovation!
Laasya also believes that we as young scientists have an opportunity to step up and contribute to our future. She feels the chance to show the world what young girls and women are made of and how we can achieve anything we put our minds to is crucial. After all, we are scientists, we are mathematicians, we are engineers - more importantly we are here to solve problems and make the world a better place!
Yet she also believes that these STEM initiatives must be brought out of the lab and into the world via policy and advocacy. She first originally aimed to do this through her organization, The Ceres Organization, which works to further STEM education and awareness about food insecurity in the community.
In the future, Laasya sees herself continuing to innovate and change the world through science and advocacy by working as an engineer in public policy!