Empowering Future Leaders
Advancing Women and Girls in the World of STEM
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About Me
Honoring the women who shattered ceilings and paved the way for the next generation of innovators in STEM.
Anya Kamath
Aspiring Mechanical Engineer
I am 14 years old and have much enthusiasm for continuous learning and strong commitment to academic excellence, leadership, and community service. Being a girl in STEM was always different. With STEM being a male dominated field, I never had many female role models when I chose this field to major in. I have participated in summer programs that fosters personal growth, creativity, and hands-on learning in a collaborative environment.
Besides academics,I love public speaking and have won first place as an evaluator in competitive public speaking. I am currently involved with my school's FTC team and have organized several events promoting robotics and STEM.
Going to a STEM oriented school as a mechanical engineer, there aren’t many girls in STEM and something that I have come to learn is that this is because the STEM resources aren’t available to many.
My mission is to help girls become more involved in STEM. Currently, in my FTC team I host engineering classes for students and I create and individualize lesson plans for each student.
My Leadership
Girl Scouts
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Girl Scout member for 10+ years
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Bronze Award in 2021 with the Francis Foundation
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Earned Silver Award by designing and leading a community project focused on making a community garden and presenting classes to the youth of the community
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- Active in leadership, community engagement, and skill-building events
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Gold Award with KEAN mentor from Princeton University
Robotics Club Lead
- Involved in the FTC Team at my high school, includes participating in outreach and field designs for DECODE 2025-2026 season
- Have hosted many library events for the youth of my community
- Coordinated 3 weeks of online engineering classes
- Travel to different libraries to host events on behalf of my team and teach the youth of my community
Toast Masters
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Have done 3 years of Toastmasters (public speaking)
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Worked with mentors
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2024 won the Evaluator Competition for Junior Advanced for First Place
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2026 won the Evaluator Competition for 8-9C for First Place
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Lead as President of my Leadership club in Public Speaking; Club- Verbal Chaos
Research Background
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Dr. Noorie Rajasvani Mentorship
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KEAN ; worked on engineering and a sustainability course
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Created and presented ways that households can implement products with less of a carbon footprint at a KEAN convention
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Edison Academy Research Convention
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Did a team research project to conduct an experiment regarding how nutrients have an effect on DNA methylation in regards to epigenetics
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Wrote an extended abstract and presented at a convention with professors from colleges such as Yale and Stevens Institute on how epigenetics can create a change in the biology field.
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AWS Research Cloud Foundation
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Worked through AWS consoles and features
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Created a camera motion sensor that send an alert to homeowner if unrecognizied person walk by
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Presented at East Brunswick Library
Volunteering Experience
Volunteering at Local Library
Recipient of the Silver and Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award
Active volunteer - Over 100 hours per year- 2 hours every week for the last 2 years
Organized periodicals and books section for managing over 2,000 items, ensuring current
Volunteering at Soup Kitchen and Thrift Store
Organized, packed, and distributed food items, home goods, and clothing
Volunteering at Local Tween Library Event
Spent 2 weeks organizing a themed party for kids to engage in activities
Volunteering for Public Speaking
- Participated and volunteered at an annual public speaking competition.
- Worked with set up and helping students to speak on the stage.
Upcoming Events
Blog Articles
Gallery
Have questions or want to collaborate?
Whether you’re looking for STEM resources, want to share your own journey, or are interested in partnering with GirlzInSTEM, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s bridge the gap together!
Contact Me
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Contact Information
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Email.
anya.kamath1@gmail.com
Social Media
@inspirewithstem
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Girls in STEM