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24 Society alumni named to 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 lists

By Kevin Easterly

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Courtesy of Forbes

Alumni of Society competitions are making their mark across disciplines and around the world. As researchers, entrepreneurs, educators, healthcare professionals and leaders in countless other fields, former participants and entrants in the Science Talent Search, International Science and Engineering Fair and our middle school competition are at the forefront of solving some of the most pressing challenges of our time.

Exhibiting the drive and ingenuity of the Society’s growing alumni community, 24 young innovators were named to Forbes “30 Under 30” lists for 2025. Though still in the early stages of their careers, these innovators are already making significant impacts in their fields and for their communities. Below is the full list of honorees for 2025 and the categories in which they were recognized.

We hope you are as inspired as we are by these rising change makers.

AI
Martin Camacho (ISEF 2009-10), co-founder, Suno
Nikhil Cheerla (ISEF 2017, STS scholar 2017), co-founder, Nooks
Daniel Lee (STS Scholar 2017), co-founder, Nooks
George Morgan (ISEF (2012-14), founder, Symbolica
Sneha Revanur (BCM Semifinalist 2018), founder, Encode
Anna Sun (BCM Entrant 2015), co-founder, Nowadays
Michael Truell (ISEF 2016), co-founder, Anysphere

Education
Daniel Sun (STS scholar 2018), co-founder, Mathdash

Energy and Green Tech
Ankit Singhal (ISEF 2022, STS scholar 2022), co-founder, Anthrogen

Healthcare
Kamran Ansari (BCM semifinalist 2019-20), co-founder, Fluxwear
Nadia Ansari (ISEF 2019-20, BCM semifinalist 2017-18), co-founder, Fluxwear
Suhas Gondi (ISEF 2013, STS scholar 2013), resident physician, Birdham and Women’s Hospital
Sahir Jaggi (STS Scholar 2013) founder, Tandem
Viswesh Krishna (ISEF 2019), co-founder, Valar Labs
Matthew Park (ISEF 2014-15), M.D. candidate, Icahn School of Medicine
Rithvik Seela (ISEF 2017), co-founder, Gradia Health

Manufacturing & Industry
Samuel Lam (STS Scholar 2013), co-founder, PermtFlow
Charlie Wu (STS Scholar 2021), founder, Orchard Robotics

Media
Olivia Joslin (ISEF 2012-13), co-founder, TollBit
Justin Kim (STS Scholar 2017), co-founder, AsianFeed
Michael Lai (ISEF 2017), co-founder, AsianFeed

Science
Nivatha Balendra (ISEF 2014), founder, Dispersa
Jenna DiRito (ISEF 2014), co-founder, Revalia Bio

Social Impact
Mary Zhu (ISEF 2017, STS 2017), founder, Develop for Good

Kevin Easterly