Sia Agarwal
Sia is a high school sophomore from Bridgewater, New Jersey. She is a talented classical pianist who has been playing for eight years and was invited to travel to Chioggia, Italy to participate in an international music festival. Sia is also an advanced math student and researcher as well as a devoted lacrosse player who loves to watch collegiate and professional level sports.
Outside of school, Sia also enjoys baking, volunteering for her town’s youth lacrosse program, and immersing herself in the world of stocks and investing.
Soor Sanghvi
Meet Soor Sanghvi, a 16-year-old from New Jersey and the founder of Revogue. Soor’s life is full of diverse passions: playing global performances on the Tabla (a classical Indian instrument), developing user-friendly apps that organize teen communities in unique ways, participating in athletics, and studying acting in NYC. However, his deep love for nature and commitment to the planet’s well-being truly define him.
His commitment to promoting environmental consciousness is reflected in every aspect of his life: from adopting sustainable practices in his daily routines to actively participating in community-driven eco- friendly initiatives.
Under mentored research with professors at Cambridge University, Soor is researching climate change solutions. He is evaluating both the efficiency and performance of Direct Air Capture systems, specifically those using sorbent technologies, as well as enhanced mineralization technologies.
Believing that even small steps can lead to monumental transformations, Soor Sanghvi strives to inspire everyone around him to contribute to a greener, cleaner world.
Vihaan Mishra
Vihaan Mishra is the Founder and Executive Director of Teens Assisting with Communications in Emergency Response (TACER, https://www.tacerleaders.org/). Cell phone outages are becoming more common as climate emergencies like wildfires, floods, and hurricanes grow in severity and frequency. TACER empowers peer leaders to support first responders, and master essential emergency communication skills, including HAM radio, for disaster response. Notably, he is among the youngest in his region to earn the ARRL Technician HAM license.
As a certified DSW (Disaster Service Worker), he was elected as a Board Member and Head of Emergency Communications for Teen-CERT, the first teen-led branch of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s National Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program in Santa Clara County. Additionally, Vihaan was chosen for his high school’s Associated Student Body and elected Treasurer of his town's Youth Commission. He actively volunteers with Humara Manch, an organization born during COVID that helps senior citizens connect through meaningful activities.
Vihaan Chereddi
Vihaan is a 9th grader at Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad, India, and a dedicated math and science student. He also cares deeply about the environment and it is a central focus of his high school platform. He does mentored research on cancer biology, studies bass guitar and is also fascinated by historical aircraft and development.
Ava Bowley
Ava is a 9th grader who lives on the Shrewsbury River in Rumson, New Jersey. Her extended family is from Hawaii, and she travels there often and journals about eco issues impacting island life. Ava is an environmental researcher and advocate as well as the founder and producer of https://avaecocast.com and travels around the world reporting on and working to preserve and rejuvenate our global ecosystem.
Aadi Mullan
Aadi Mullan is a sophomore at Horace Mann High School in NY. He is an environmental science researcher and founder of ecohikes.org, which teaches youth about local ecology and urban environmental issues. A writer for Horace Mann’s Environmental Newspaper, Aadi is additionally involved in initiatives to make his school more sustainable and eco-friendly. He also organizes and leads service-learning activities for his school’s Center for Community Values & Action, and tutored middle school children every Saturday and a variety of subjects.
Aadi is also an avid tennis and squash player, and enjoys reading autobiographies and watching football outside of school.