Erin S.

Selected as a United Nations Youth Delegate to represent at the 78th Convening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City by the We Are Family Foundation for delegation that was 10 women representing 8 countries and 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Winner of the $25,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for research entitled "A Diagnostic and Monitoring Tool for Parkinson’s Disease Using Dynamic Video Footage Tracking and Digital Action Unit Biomarkers Generated by Spontaneous and Posed Facial Expressions"

One of eighty young adults from around the world selected to attend the International Swiss Talent Forum. During this event, my team and I worked on developing solutions using technology and existing infrastructure to the refugee problem, specifically focusing on the individual and collective isolation especially prevalent among women refugees as they integrate into their new society.

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition recognizing high school students who score in the top 1% on the the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

Winner of the International BioGENEius Challenge for research entitled "A Novel, Telemedicine Diagnostic and Monitoring Tool for Parkinson's Disease: The Use of Digital Action Unit Biomarkers Generated by Spontaneous and Posed Facial Expressions"

Winner of the AAAI First Place Award at 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for research entitled "A Novel, Telemedicine Diagnostic and Monitoring Tool for Parkinson's Disease: The Use of Digital Action Unit Biomarkers Generated by Spontaneous and Posed Facial Expressions".

One of five high school researchers around the world selected to attend a two week science and cultural exchange to China. During this trip, I was a panelist at the China Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Contest, mentored local middle and high school students, and visited companies and research facilities across Beijing, Shangai, and Chengdu.

Best of category for Behavioral and Social Science Division at Intel ISEF for research entitled "A Novel, Telemedicine Diagnostic and Monitoring Tool for Parkinson's Disease: The Use of Digital Action Unit Biomarkers Generated by Spontaneous and Posed Facial Expressions"

Winner of the #BUILTBYGIRLS Future Founder Pitch Competition at Twitter Headquarters. Received seed funding and mentoring from BBG Ventures and a booth at the Startup Alley at the Disrupt San Francisco 2016 Tech Crunch Conference.

Worked with a team to design and create Mapsquito, a simplistic game to raise awareness and funding for malaria.

We Hack Too is a virtual hackathon by Microsoft, the B-Stem Project, and Kelly OCG. During these 48 hours, young girls and women create solutions that build and empower local and/or global communities, and then pitch ideas to industry professionals. My team and I won this competition with the creation and pitch for Sharon, a SMS messaging robot that allows users within the same zip code to discuss important topics in their community, such as politics, LGBTQ rights, and volunteering… Show more

We Hack Too is a virtual hackathon by Microsoft, the B-Stem Project, and Kelly OCG. During these 48 hours, young girls and women create solutions that build and empower local and/or global communities, and then pitch ideas to industry professionals. My team and I won this competition with the creation and pitch for Sharon, a SMS messaging robot that allows users within the same zip code to discuss important topics in their community, such as politics, LGBTQ rights, and volunteering opportunities, in a safe and anonymous way. Sharon creates a space for the most needed community conversations.
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1st Place in Oral Declamation at 2016 National Speech and Debate Qualifier Tournament

2016 Winner of the Western Missouri and Kansas Affiliate Award for computing-related achievements and interests

Top Kansas researcher for developing a new, sustainable oil sand extraction method.