Hospital Volunteering
Tejas' team-mates discussing Changemaking journeys on their VODCAST to bridge digital divide
Presidential Gold Medal (Service)
Tejas discussing Changemaking Promotional Video on Contributing to reducing Digital Divide
Tejas Patnaik (patnaikt4@gmail.com)
Community Activities
- 2021 President's Gold Medal & White House commendation letter
- Co-Lead, Young Community Changemaker (National Founders Team)
- Social Entrepreneurship (Ashoka, NorthSouth Foundation)
- Community Change activities (Local/National/International)
- Student Ambassador (VEX Robotics World Championship, 2022)
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Youth Innovation Team, Vice President Technology & Innovation
- Business Incubator High School Internship Program
- Youth Entrepreneurship Summit - YES 2020 & 2021, and AI Summit
- AI Council, Technology and Innovation Council
- AI Startup Pitch (Media Bias Checker, 2nd prize)
Climate Youth Ambassador Program (CYAP)
- Chicago-land Chapter Director
Hospital Volunteering
- Edward - Elmhurst Hospital (Naperville, with 200+ hours)
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​Academic (High School/Middle/Elementary)
- Co-Captain & Co-Founder Robotics/STEM Club
- Attended Robofest Online World Championship (2021, LTU)
- Invited & competed in VEX World Robotic Championship (2022, 2024) at Ken Baily Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas)
- NHS, NEHS, DECA, Mathlets, Scholastic Bowl, Model UN
- Invited to represent BHS at 50th National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) conference in New York (March 12th-16th 2024)
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Research Programs & Specialized Courses
- Exemplary Student Researcher Program (ESRP, Argonne National Lab)
- Physics Training (Fermi National Laboratory, Batavia, IL)
- Summer Courses (MIT)
- AI Scholars Program (Inspirit AI, Consortium of Harvard, Stanford & among other Alumni)
- Elected and Served in cross-team committee of ESRP (Chicago land, 2023-24, Argonne National Laboratory, Darien, IL) for 1-year term
Internships/Certifications/Apprenticeship
- AI and Data Science Program (IstartValley, Digital Badge)
- High School Spring Internship Program (IstartValley, Digital Badge)
- Cybersecurity Certification (Google/Coursera, 2023)
- Microsoft Learn AI Skills Challenge (Microsoft, 2023)
- AI Scholars Program (INSPIRIT AI, Apprenticeship, Summer 2023)
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Athletics
- Boys Golf & Varsity Tennis (20-24),
- Travel Soccer (Bolingbrook, until 2021)
- DECA State Finalist - Entrepreneurship (2022)
- All Conference Quiz Bowl Player (Southwest Sub. Conference, 2023)
- All Conference Chess ( Southwest Sub. Conference, 2021-22, 2022-23)
2020-21 Undefeated)
Music/Cultural Activities
- Pianist (Wheaton College, Monster Concerts, ISTMA up to Level 10 Certified, Level 12 in progress, 2015 - Present)
- Hindustani Classical Singer (Renditions at Performing Arts Center, Won Prizes, OSA National conventions, 2015 - Present)
- Received Junior Diploma and passed Tabla Exams in 1st Division with Distinction (2017, Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad, India
in-cooperation with ANILA SINHA Foundation)
- Indian Percussion Instrument (Indian Tabla/Drum, 2019 - Present)
- International Indian Icon Music Competition (1st Prize, Indian Tabla, Chicago, 2022)
- Performed at the 54th Odissa Society of Americas (OSA) National Convention (3rd Prize, Westin, Lombard, 7th July - 10th July 2023)
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International Academic Competitions (IAC) Participation & Awards
- National Sports History and Entertainment Bee (3rd Prize, 2020)
- Qualified for National Science Bee 2024 (IAC, to be held in May 2024)
- Qualified for National History Bee 2024 (IAC, to be held in May 2024)
- Qualified for National Polt. Science Bee (IAC, to be held in May 2024)
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National Bee Finalists
- Science (Finalist, MIT, 2019), Essay Writing (Finalist, CA, 2023)
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White House Commendation Letter from 45th President (Joe Biden)
IL SkillsUSA 2023 Competitions-3rd Place, Electronic Technology
Tejas & Trisha from national young changemakers team delivering free Chromebooks to Bowen High School (Illinois, IL) as part of national campaign to donate to selected Title 1 schools nationwide to reduce digital divides for students with no access to devices
Vice President's (Kamala Harris) Commendation Letter to BHS
Participation and selection of "Student Ambassador" at the VEX Robotics World Championship -2022 (Dallas)
Will represent BHS at Upcoming National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) conference in New York (March 12th-16th 2024)
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Tejas with his Teammates performed on Tabla Instrument on anniversary Music Celebrations-2016 (Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Part of World Music Series)
VEX Robotic Regional Champion-2022 (Tejas with his Teammates, Great Lakes Tournament, Batavia, Team 355S )
Tejas with his Teammates performed on Group Tabla (Percussion Instrument) at International Indian Icon (3III) Music Competition (Chicago, Dec 2022, 1st Prize)
Tejas loves playing Soccer and Biking
Great Lakes VEX VRC Tournament#1, (Batavia, 11/18/23, Team 355S (Tejas with Teammates winning the Best Design Award ); Tejas explaining the intricate Robotic Design processes to the Judges
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​Hi, I am an engaged Senior at BHS having multi-faceted educational interests & passionate in various STEM areas (engineering, medicine, computer science, mathematics, robotics), business, and in music. I am a young change-maker in my community/school, and in local/national/international organizations. My hobby is classical singing, playing piano, and Tabla (Indian Percussion Instrument) since childhood. As part of BHS school teams, I love playing golf, tennis, soccer, chess and participating in Scholastic Bowl, Mathlets, Model UN, DECA competitions.
All the awards and recognition do not mean anything to me other than motivating me with additional responsibilities to initiate change in me, around me, and everywhere.
Rendering Singing Performance
Favorite Quote
If I am crazy enough to think of changing society, I can actually follow through, as the greatest superpowers of visible positive change lie within each of us - the powers to create, express, connect, and change in meaningful positive ways. - Unknown
High School Graduation
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VVSD Class of 2024 Spotlight- Tejas Patnaik, Valedictorian, Bolingbrook High School
Community School of Arts, Wheaton, IL , Piano Graduation (Level 12)
Wheaton College, Tejas Graduation (Piano, 2024)
Education
Argonne Lab, Tejas and Teammates conducting ESRP Research
Bolingbrook High School High School (08/20 - Present)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, High School Summer Program (HSSP),
MIT Cambridge, MA (07/20 - 08/20)
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Introduction to Thermal Sciences and How They Can Help Save the World
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Fusion Energy: MIT’s Pathway to Unlimited Clean Energy
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Stem Cells and Cardiology
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Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training Course 05/31/2020
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Demonstrated the utility of case investigation and contact tracing, identify common barriers, and possible strategies to overcome them.
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Learned the natural history of SARS-CoV-2 , including the infectious period, the presentation of COVID-19, and evidence for how it is transmitted.
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Defined an infectious contact and timeline for public health intervention through contact tracing.
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Presented some ethical considerations around contact tracing, isolation and quarantine.
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Argonne National Laboratory Exemplary Student Researcher (ESRP) (09/20 - 05/24)
In collaboration with Dr. Chow, Beam-line Scientist, Argonne
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Participated in fundamental research in the areas of Material Sciences/Applied Physics
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Prepared General User Proposals and Abstracts to do research through a competitive access process
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Collected and Quantized data at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne
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Study of the Crystalline and Non-Crystalline Structure Using Diffraction (2023)
Research Details: https://www.anl.gov/education/bolingbrook-high-school-esrp-2023
Presentation: https://www.anl.gov/education/reference/bolingbrook-high-school-esrp-poster-2023
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Study of the Electronic Properties of Conductor, Insulator, and High-Temperature Superconductor Using Valence Electron Excitation (2022)
Research Details: https://www.anl.gov/education/bolingbrook-high-school-esrp-2022
Presentation: https://www.anl.gov/education/reference/bolingbrook-high-school-esrp-poster-2022
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Study of The Absorption Edge of Carbon Using X-Ray Raman Scattering (2021)
Research Details: https://www.anl.gov/education/bolingbrook-high-school-esrp-2021
Presentation: https://www.anl.gov/education/reference/bolingbrook-high-school-esrp-poster-2021
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Previous (Teammates)
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Topic: Studies of Simple Metals By Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Under Low Pressure (Trisha Patnaik)
Research Details: https://www.anl.gov/education/bolingbrook-high-school-esrp-2020
Poster: https://www.anl.gov/education/reference/bolingbrook-high-school-esrp-poster-2020
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Featured Story (with Trisha Patnaik):
Exemplary Student Research Program inspires our next generation of researchers
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Fermi National Laboratory Batavia, IL (09/19 - 01/20)
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Invited & participated in “Superheroes in STEM” conferences
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Invited to "Superheroes in STEM (2021)" Conference, and participated.
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Worked with Bolingbrook High School and Purdue University Northwest campus to promote STEM activities in Bolingbrook community.
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Argonne Lab, ESRP Research
Fermi Lab, Physics Presentation
Superheroes in STEM - Fermi Lab
STEM Camp - with Purdue University
Experience
Software: Google Docs, Google Slides, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, WeVideo,
Language: English,Oriya, Spanish and Hindi.
Programming: Beginners Python, Raspberry Pi, Scratch Programming, VEX IQ, VEX EDR, EV3, Java, C/C++,
Advanced C/C++,
Certifications: TestOut Desktop Pro, AI and Data Science certified, Young Innovator certified, Microsoft AI and
Machine Learning Challenge, Cyber Security Certification (Coursera/Google)
Argonne Lab, ESRP Research Poster
Internships/Apprenticeship
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Interview with 2nd Medics Founder and CEO by my ISTART Teammates
AI Business Project Competition - Media Bias Checker - 2nd Prize
AI Business Project Competition - First AId - 1st Prize (Competitor Team)
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Interview with 2nd Medics COO by my Istart Valley Teammates
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INSPIRIT AI Summer Apprenticeship Program (06/23 - 08/23)
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This program teaches summer interns and fulfills the requirement to become AI scholar and awarded certificate to best performing high school student
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Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Internship iStartValley (06/20 - 09/20)
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Earned Artificial Intelligence and Data Science certified Badge
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AI Group Project on "Suicide Prevention using AI Techniques"
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Worked on Team Business Pitch
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Presented Business Pitch to Judges. https://youtu.be/22xYzxZWw0U
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Bagged 1st Prize Final Business Pitch Contest.
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Participated in AI Summit, and
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Phase 3: Application of AI - Real-Life use case Driven and Experiential
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Phase 2: Building blocks of AI - Machine Learning, AI Techniques and Neuroscience
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Phase 1: Understand and Explore Data Science and Visualization
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High School Internship Business Accelerator Program iStartValley (01/20 – 05/20)
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Chosen for the highly selective iStartValley Internship Program. iStartValley is an award winning and leading Business Accelerator for transforming ideas into growing Startups.
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As an Intern, successfully completed the following assignments and courses required by an intensive and rigorous 6-Months Internship.
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Lean Launchpad Entrepreneurship Program
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Stanford University’s Design Thinking Crash Course by Stanford school
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Startup Team – “Water Organica” Generated Business Model using Business Canvas Models
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Presented Business Project pitch to the Judges.
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Selected as top 10 Finalists in iStartValley Final Startup Business Pitch Contest.
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Participated in Youth Entrepreneurship Summit - YES 2020
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High School Students Medical Internship Program, Edward Hospital, IL (01/20 – 03/20)
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Overview https://youtu.be/9G4bZx6WzlA
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Hands on https://youtu.be/zmovpMHQl_k
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Youth Executive Committee Member, Vice President Technology and Innovations iStartValley (07/20 - 05/23)
http://www.istartvalley.org/features/leadership.html
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Conducted Business Entrepreneur Series Interview (CEO of Second Medics)
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Valley View School District Help Desk Internship Bolingbrook High School (08/21 - 05/22)
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Operated the Graphical User Interface (GUI) to Check in and out devices for Students and staff
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Repaired Computers with Malfunctioning Screens, USB Ports, Keyboards, etc.
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Cataloged devices at a Weekly Rate
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Maintained a High Level of Cleanliness at Workstations
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HighSchool Medical Internship/Volunteering Program - Edward Hospital, IL
Musical/Cultural/Instrumental Skills
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Trained Piano player, IL Achievement In Music (AIM), up to Level-10 certification (2010 – Present)
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Trained in Classical Music and rendered performances at various festivals and National Conventions.
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Participated in IL-Piano Monster Concert (Wheaton College)
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Played Drums and performed at various community events.
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Indian Classical Dance
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Won first prize in Indian Classical Music (both solo and duet category) as part of OSA National Convention (2018) at Detroit, and at Atlantic City (2019).
Piano Monster Concert
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Tejas and Darsh Performing with Tabla (Percussion) Instrument at BMS Got Talent
Duel & Solo Singing Performance, 49th OSA National Convention, Ford Center of Performing Arts, Detroit, MI, 2018
Solo Singing Performances, 50th National OSA Convention, Harrahs, Atlantic City, NJ, 2019
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Duet Singing Performances (Final), 50th National OSA Convention, Harrahs, Atlantic City, NJ, 2019
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Tejas and Trisha Performing a rendition of Raga Dhrupad at Sai Temple, Aurora, IL (Hindustani Classical Music)
Tabla Performance, Andhra Association Invitation, Matea Valley High School, Auroa, IL
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Solo Tabla Performance given at 54th National Odissa Society of Americas (OSA) convention held at Westin Lombard (Chicago, 7th-10th July 2023, IL, 3rd Prize) as part of OCC Music Competition
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Group Tabla Performance at International Indian Icon (3I) Music Competition given help in Plainfield (Chicago, 28th-30th Dec 2022, IL, 1st Prize)
​Received Junior Diploma and passed Tabla Exams in 1st Division with Distinction (2017, Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad, India in cooperation with ANILA SINHA Foundation)
Achievements
Mathletes Regional Competition
Model UN - Univ of Chicago
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Participated in various clubs/sports and cultural activities (shown below):
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Member of Model United Nations club, DECA Teams (2020 -- 2024)
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Will represent BHS at the upcoming National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) conference in New York (March 12th-16th 2024)
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Attended conferences at University of Chicago, Chicago, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL
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Qualified for the State DECA Conference
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Member of BHS Scholastic Bowl, Mathletes Team. (2020 -- 2024)
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Participated in Regional/State Virtual History Bee and Bowl (2020) & Qualified in National Qualifying Exams for Science, History, (2021, 2022, 2023)
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Member of BHS NHS, NEHS, RhoKappa National Social Studies Honors Society
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Member of Boys Golf, Tennis, Chess Teams at BHS (2020 – 2024)
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Performed at Monster and Jazz piano concerts at College of Wheaton, Wheaton.
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Participated in Bolingbrook Stem Association events (2020)
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Member of National Young Changemakers Club (Ashoka Group, North South Foundation)
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Rendered singing live performances at Odissa Society of America (OSA) National Convention (Ford Community Performing Arts Center, Dearborn Michigan, 2018) and at Harrahs' Resorts (Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1st Prize, 2019).
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Rendered Tabla (Percussion) Performance at International Indian Icon Competitions (1st Prize, Plainfield, 2022)
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Rendered Tabla (Percussion) Performance at 54th Odissa Society of America National Convention ( Westin, Lombard-Chicago, Illinois, 7th-10th July 2023)
ScholasticBowl Championship
STEM Divide/Digital Divide/ Robotics Club
BHS Robotics NanoRaiders Team Participated at Robofest (Virtual World RoboMed Championship, 2020)
Great Lakes VEX VRC Tournament#1, (Batavia, 11/18/23, Team 355S, Won Best Design Award and auto-qualification to IL State VEX VRC Championship (to be held in Mar '24)
BHS Robotics Club Members- NanoRaiders
Robotics August 2019 - Present
Fox Valley Robotics, Aurora, IL June 2021 - Present
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Received Design Award for best Robotic design Processes (Team 355S) and documented in Engineering Design Notebook in the Great Lakes VEX VRC Regional Tournament #1 (Batavia, Nov 19th, 2023) - https://www.youtube.com/live/pVG9uK8Wh40?si=zTDmPHbZMny3B1Ya
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Automatically qualified for VEX VRC State Championship (to be held in Feb 2024)
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Qualified and participated in the VEX Robotics World Championships (2022) and in the VEX Robotics U.S. Open State Championship (2023)
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Designed Robot Prototypes
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Documented Design Process & Game Strategies in Engineering Notebook
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Programmed Robots to do various activities, including moving around the field, triggering sensors, activating sensors, etc.
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Ran Robotics “Boot Camps” for the New Teams in our Division
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Bolingbrook High School Robotic Club, IL Co-Captain & Co-Sponsor Aug 2019 - May 2021
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Participated as BHS Robotics Team at Robofest (Virtual World RoboMed Championship, 2020)
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Co-Started BHS Robotics Team at Bolingbrook High School and Co-sponsored/organized club meetings, conducted fundraisers for student benefits
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Co-Founded, organized, and ran High School (BHS) Nano Raiders Robotics Team
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Participated in many Robotics IL State VEX Competitions including inaugural ones (Woodstock and Great Lakes Tournaments)
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Popularized STEM principles/Changemaking/Robotics at school/community.
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2020 Google Online Community Challenge Project (Google/Robotic Education Corporation)
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2021 Google Online Community Challenge Project (Google/Robotic Education Corporation)
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Organized Fundraisers to raise money for the team
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Participated at World Robofest RoboMed Online Competition (2020, MI, USA)
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Mentored students and promoted STEM activities to increase memberships
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Participated in other Regional IL VEX Robotics tournaments
IL Robotic Competition-Woodstock
SkillsUSA May 2022 - Present
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Applied Kirchoff, Delta-Wye, and Nortorn laws, to break down AC/DC circuit diagrams
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Built AC/DC circuits with breadboards
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Soldered Circuit Components on BreadBoards
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Earned 3rd Place in Electronics Technology at State Championship 2023
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NASA 50th Anniversary Apollo Moon Landing Robotic Competition IL (Featuring Trisha) June 2019
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Published in Naperville News
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VEX-VRC World Robotic Championship (Dallas 2022, High School)
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Social Media Handles:
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tejas-patnaik-840b25279/
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Instagram - @trishpatnaik (https://www.instagram.com/trishpatnaik/?hl=en)
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Twitter - @PatnaikTrisha
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Blog Posts:
Fund Raisings, Volunteering Campaigns to help fight COVID-19
Popularizing Robotic and STEM Devices in School/Community
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Helped school team to qualify for State Championship after a gap of 18 years (First Lego League)
IL SkillsUSA 2023 Competitions-3rd Place, Electronic Technology
Participation and selection of "Student Ambassador" at the VEX Robotics World Championship -2022 (Dallas)
Miscellaneous
Apollo Moon Landing Robotic Competition
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VEX IQ IL Regional Qualification-2020 for the Final (Tejas with his Alliance Team)
VEX IQ State Championship 2020
Community Activities
Changing Communities through STEM Story Ashoka Website Jan 2021
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Sibling Changemakers Improve Communities Through STEM: Trisha and Tejas's Journey
https://www.ashoka.org/en/story/trisha-and-tejas-changemaker-journey
Vodcasts: Ashoka Website July 2020
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A Changemaking Conversation - Young Changemakers of NorthSouth Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CluF9Ncslxo&feature=youtu.be
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Young Changemakers of NorthSouth (YCNS) website
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YCNS Profiles:
https://www.northsouth.org/public/YoungChangemakers/YCNTeam
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Lead Young Group Story (Ashoka Group)
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From Spelling Bee Champions to Young Changemakers: The Story of the North South Foundation
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Lead Young Individual Story
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US Teens Delivering Digital Devices to "Undeserved" Students from other schools Nationally.
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Lead a team of Young Changemakers from various US-geographic locations for bridging digital divide by supplying "Digital Electronic Devices”to underserved students who cannot continue their online learning due to COVID-19 Pandemic as part of National Project in collaboration with North South Foundation and Ashoka Group. (03/20 – 08/20)
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Conducted an online Crowdfunding campaign to meet the matching funds required to meet the Devices requests to supply them to the needy children in the US.
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Recognized/working as Young Changemaker in local/national/international communities (in partnership with Ashoka Group) to bring a positive change in the community.
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Partnered with Purdue University (North West Campus) and community Stem Association to help organize a Winter STEM camp in community. (01/20 – 02/20)
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Working as a Chapter Director for Climate Youth Ambassador Program (CYAP) for high school kids to raise awareness about Climate crisis and change and foster environmentalism with interactive, engaging activities (06/19 – Present)
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Climate Youth Ambassador Program: (Our team bagged the 1st-Prize)
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Community Fund Raising Activities
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Stem Legislation / Curriculum /Lobbying
IL Senator Lauren Underwood
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Lobbying for improved STEM legislation/curriculum in school/school
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MA Senator Elizabeth Warren
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Lobbying for improved STEM legislation/curriculum in school/school
districts Nationally.
Stem Promotion
Strategizing VEX VRC for State Championship - 2021, Team Warehouse, Aurora, IL
Fox Valley Robotics VEX Scrimmage, 2022 Toyota Center, St Charles, IL
Fox Valley Robotics VEX Popularization for Elementary and Middle School Students, Mall, Batavia, IL
Achievements
Awards & Recognitions
2019 NSF Finals - MIT, Changemaking Journey
2019 NSF Bee Finals - MIT, Brain Bee, Public Speaking and Essay Writing
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Inducted into National English Honor Society (NEHS, Bolingbrook High School), National Honor Society (NHS, BHS, 2021), National Junior Honor Society (NJHS, Brooks Middle School, 2018).
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Awarded AP Scholarship (2020, 2022), and AP scholar award with Honors (2021), and AP Scholar with Distinction (2022-2023) from Valley View School District (VVSD) and College Board.
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3-time National qualifier for National Bee Competitions held at University of Maryland, College Park (06/2018, Junior Category), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (08/2019, Senior Science category), and at California (2023, Essay Writing) from North South Foundation (NSF).
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Recognized as Argonne Exemplary Student Researcher Program (ESRP), Argonne National Laboratories, Chicago (09/2020 – 05/2024)
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Completed Physics Program for selected STEM students, Fermi Lab, Batavia (09/2019 – 12/2019)
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Adjudged & awarded Best design Trophy for EV3 Robot design in NASA 50th Anniversary Apollo Moon Landing Robotic Competition, Naperville, IL (07/20/2019)
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Won First prize in Indian Classical Music (both solo and duet singing category) as part of OSA National Conventions (2018, Detroit), (2019, Atlantic City), and 3rd Prize in Percussion Instrument (2023, Chicago, Tabla).
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Invited to "Superheroes in STEM" conference (Fermi Lab, Batavia, IL)
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Received 2021 Presidential Service Gold Medal for community service contributions at local/state/national/international level.
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2021 National Sports History and Entertainment Bee (IAC Competitions, 3rd Place)
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2023 Skills USA State Championship (Indianapolis, 3rd place in Electronics Technology, IN)
Published Items
2018 NSF Bee Finals - Univ of Maryland,
Changing Communities through STEM Story Ashoka Website
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Sibling Changemakers Improve Communities Through STEM: Trisha and Tejas's Journey
https://www.ashoka.org/en/story/trisha-and-tejas-changemaker-journey
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A Changemaking Conversation - Young Changemakers of NorthSouth Foundation
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Young Changemakers of NorthSouth (YCNS) website
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YCNS Profiles:
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Lead Young Group Story (Ashoka Group)
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From Spelling Bee Champions to Young Changemakers: The Story of the North South Foundation
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Lead Young Individual Story
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US Teens Delivering Digital Devices to "Undeserved" Students from other schools Nationally.
https://www.youngchangemakers.net
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Working as a Chapter Director for Climate Youth Ambassador Program (CYAP) for high school kids to raise awareness about Climate crisis and change and foster environmentalism with interactive, engaging activities
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Climate Youth Ambassador Program: (Our team bagged the 1st-Prize)
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Volunteering Activities
JSGC Volunteering
Jagannath Society of Greater Chicago (JSGC), IL Volunteer (05/2018 - Present)
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Volunteered in the community-based Jagannath Society of Greater Chicago (JSGC) activities and helped organize the annual Chariot festival for 4-years in a row, assisting/volunteering in community activities in Chicago-land area.
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Came up with activities for younger kids to keep them busy during community festivals.
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Organized cultural activities for the kids
NSF Volunteering
North South Foundation (NSF) Volunteer (2018 - Present)
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Working in partnership with Sehgal Foundation and NSF to help change communities in India
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NSF Bee Finalist, University of Maryland, College Park, 09/01/18 - 09/03/18
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NSF Bee Finalist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 08/08/19 - 08/10/19
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Young Changemaker of North South (YCNS) 09/2018 - Present
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Working in partnership with Ashoka Group as locally/nationally/internationally in communities to bring positive change in communities.
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Sunday School Volunteering
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Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago HTGC, Lemont, Illinois Teacher Volunteer (09/18- 2020)
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Provided instructions on a weekly basis on STEM and on Indian languages. Created weekly lesson plans.
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Assisted with the planning and decorations for holiday and graduation parties.
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Volunteered in various activities. Provided administrative assistance.
Jagsoft Inc.
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Hospital
Volunteering
Jagsoft Inc., Illinois Director (Volunteer) (01/20- Present)
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Work on developing Automated Robotic Tracking System for Surgical Instrument prototype (ARTSforSI)
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Assisted with developing business plan for prototyping ARTSforSI.
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Volunteered in learning various administrative tasks.
Edward Elmhurst Hospital, Naperville, Illinois Student Volunteering Specialist (08/21 - Present)
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Main Lobby Assistant (North/South), Assisted Patients and Families into their rooms.
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Checked in Patients, answered phone calls, discharged patients, shadowed and talked to Doctors and Nurses.
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Compiled 200+ Service Hours
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Greeted Visitors and Addressed their needs
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Discharged Patients from the Cardiac Hospital & Cath Lab
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Assisted Visitors by Directing them to patient rooms
Other Activities
Fermi Lab Physics - Graduation, Director presenting Certificate & Perfect attendance certificate
BHS DECA Team - Regional,
Rosemont Convention Center, IL
BHS Golf Team
BHS Varsity Tennis Team
Stem Conference - Fermi Lab
Athletic Activities
Golf/Badminton
BHS Model UN
Extracurricular SKILLS
BHS Golf
BHS Badminton
Classical Singing
Piano and Drums
Volunteering/Internships
Community Activities
Other Community Outreach
Climate Youth Ambassador -Chicago Director
It is a network of high school environmentalists and is a youth-led initiative to raise awareness about the climate crisis and change and foster environmentalism with interactive, engaging activities. it equips individuals with knowledge and resources they can use to lead more sustainable lifestyles.
Hand In Hand Volunteer (India)
Another community activities involvement to support education for underserved kids, help address health-care issues in poor communities and provide disaster relief support to these people who are affected due to natural calamities. Also, as part of this organization’s international outreach, conducted USA fundraising to support Balashram (Poor Schools, Odisha) in India to support these poor kids. It helps setting up of mobile medical and dental units, free dispensaries, medical facilities in most remote villages, and provide support during disaster relief operations to change the rural lives in India.
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NSF/Sehgal Foundation (India)
Remote activities in India going on through North South Foundation (NSF) that includes
a) Sehgal Foundation - Transform Lives one school at a time and
b) Center for Youth and Social Development
- an non-profit organization based in Odisha (Bhubaneswar, India) established in 1982.
Simple goal working to
- improve the quality of lives
- eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
- ensure social inclusion and justice, good governance and citizen’s right.
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I am not doing any remote work for CYSD as it is very challenging to coordinate those activities from US as it does not have a US presence.
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