Resume

Below is Laalitya Acharya's official resume

Education
William Mason High School: (2017-Present) – Junior                                                                                     GPA: 4.84
University of Toledo (2018-Present) – College Credit Plus (CCP) Student                                                   GPA: 4.0

Awards and Honors

• Recipient of the Gold Medal US Congressional Award for Work in STEM (Education and Research)
• Finalist at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
• Global Teen Leader 2020 for work in STEM Education
• Represented Ohio at the National Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP)
• First Place in the State for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP)
• CREST Award for scientific research in computer science algorithms
• Qualifier of National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
• Winner of First Place in Computer Science at National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow 2020
• Awarded Melvin Scholar Title to represent Ohio at the American Junior Academy of Science
• Gold Award at the Genius Olympiad
• Presenter at the prestigious Ohio Academy of Science Meeting
• Best in Show at the Ohio Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
• Winner of Third Place at the Brazilian International Science Fair (Mostratec)
• Resident Scholar at Proctor and Gamble
• Recipient of outstanding achievement award from US EPA
• Top 10 finalist in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge 2017
• Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in Alternative Energy Research

Activities

• Science Fairs: 2016 – Present
  • Science Fair Team Captain: 2019 – Present
  • International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
  • Buckeye Science Fair – qualifier for the Intel ISEF
  • Ohio State Science Fairs 2016, 2017, 2019
  • University of Cincinnati Regional Science Fair 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
• Member of High School Philharmonic Orchestra 2019-Present
• Member of Sigma Xi 2019 - Present
• National Honors Society 2019 – Present
• Science National Honors Society 2019 - Present
• Spanish National Honors Society 2018 - Present
• Speech and Debate: 2017 - Present
  • Districts qualifier and State qualifier in the event of Program of Oral Interpretation
  • Tournament of Champions (TOC) Qualifier
  • Program Oral Interpretation Moeller Tournament Champion
  • Program Oral Interpretation Middletown Champion
  • Program Oral Interpretation Sylvania Rotary Invitational 6th Place (and bid to TOC)
• Student Government: 2015 - Present
  • Activity-planning director for programs throughout Middle school and High school
• Level 6 Violin Certification: The Royal Conservatory of Music
• Science Olympiad: 2017 - Present
  • High ranking performer on behalf of the Mason City School Science Olympiad Team
• National Junior Honors Society 2017-2018

Volunteering & Work Experience

• Camp Counselor for iSPACE STEM Education Center: 2018-Present
  • Worked with a variety of children aging 4-12 to educate on STEM concepts
• Local Library TAB Member: 2015 – Present
  • On the Board of Organizing Committee
  • Leader of multiple high-level projects, fundraisers and activities

Skills

• Certified Microsoft Office Specialist – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• MATLAB, Visual Basic, Python and TensorFlow
• Electricity and Circuitry
• Biology and Chemistry Lab Experience
• Fluent in Hindi and Gujarati, Proficient in Spanish