International Science and Engineering Fair 3rd Place Grand Award Winner in Robotics & Intelligent Machines, Recipient – 1 Year

1st Place Pennsylvania Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Winner, Recipient – 1 Year

South by Southwest EDU Panelist -Youth-Led STEM: A Seismic Shift in Education, Panelist – 1 Year

Junior Western PA 18 under 18 Recipient, Recipient – 1 Year

National STEM Challenge Finalist and Champion, Recipient – 1 Year

Founded nonprofit dedicated to democratizing research for all. Reached over 50,000 people through online research tools, seminars, webinars, and more. Mentored 90+ Low-income kids across the world. Over 30,000 active users on our research assistance tools. Created over 300 Pages of research guides, Publishing through a book & Online Access, Founder & co-CEO of The Youth Research Initiative – 3 Years

Completed over 300 hours of service in digital health literacy, running the first VetTechBar at the Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Hospital. Taught over 3,000 veterans how to use telehealth technologies as the primary operator and lead of the VetTechBar. Actively developing books and guides to help more., Veterans Affairs Digital Health Literacy Internship and Advocate – 2 Years

Worked under Dr. Jonathan Tsay, creating gaze estimation state of the art models for disease tracking. Additionally, submitted for publication “Uncertainty on explicit motor adaptation paper”, Conducting various AI + Neuroscience Experiments. Took leadership on these projects and was first author on the research papers submitted., Research Assistant – 2 Years

I have advocated for Youth Populations through various speaking engagements: For instance, I was featured on EXPLR to discuss successful youth research practices: https://explr-home.com/programs/master-class-leanne-sritej. Additionally, I was a South by Southwest panel speaker on Youth in STEM, where I discussed changes necessary by business owners and educators to push towards more successful youth education and involvement: https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/speakers/286571, Youth Advocate – 2 Years

I have maintained the Neurosynth Website, Developed synthesis technologies for diffusion MRI data, Neurosynth Research Team Intern @UT Austin – 1 Year

I founded the Youth Research Initiative, a 501c3 nonprofit with the goal to transform research access and education to the youth population. At YRI, we harness the power of knowledge and mentorship, to inspire the next generation of researchers, innovators, and change-makers by introducing youth research to thousands of kids around the world. Through our various programs and initiatives, we aim to create a passion for science and technology, equipping youth with the skills and knowledge to become changemakers. We have mentored a collective 90 low-income kids, and spoken at various schools in countries such as Romania and Korea. Through our 3 projects (Project Inspire, Project Pathways, and Project Empower), we have developed various tools that students in the science research community actively use. For instance, we have created 3 AI-powered research tools to guide kids through the research and science fair process, which is being used by 30,000 users. Additionally, we have developed 300+ pages of research guides., Founder & co-CEO – 3 Years

I have advocated for Youth Populations through various speaking engagements: For instance, I was featured on EXPLR to discuss successful youth research practices: https://explr-home.com/programs/master-class-leanne-sritej Additionally, I was a South by Southwest panel speaker on Youth in STEM, where I discussed changes necessary by business owners and educators to push towards more successful youth education and involvement: https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/speakers/286571, Youth Advocate – 2 Years

I founded an organization called IndusteelTech. We conducted a large Pittsburgh Hackathon in October 2023, with over 60 participants! During this event, we taught basic programming and engaged the participants in a hackathon challenge centered around the city. This event involved immense planning and involvement from several volunteers., Founder & co-CEO – 3 Years

For the last 2 years, I have been a member of the University of Pittsburgh Youth Advisory Committee. Here, I have engaged in survey modifications in youth studies, discussed and engaged with various speakers to assist in adolescent research, and shared ideas with many youth in the community., Student Ambassador – 2 Years

I was an intern for Digital Health Literacy at the Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Hospital. Over 3 years, I completed over 300 hours of service in digital health literacy, running the first VetTechBar at the Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Hospital. I had the opportunity to teach over 3,000 veterans how to use telehealth technologies as the primary operator and lead of the VetTechBar. These veterans used telehealth applications such as MyHealtheVet, which required me to have a full understanding of its functionality. Additionally, large patient surveys were conducted on the Veterans at the Hospital to improve care and technology distribution. I am actively developing books and guides to help them even further., Digital Health Literacy Community Intern and VetTechBar Lead – 2 Years