At just 14-years old, Gitanjali Rao is a 10th grader, a scientist, an inventor, and so much more. She is featured on the cover of Time Magazine this month, sitting next to the headline ‘Kid Of The Year.’ When not attending the STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado, Rao is using genetic engineering to research prescription opioid addiction at the University of Colorado, Denver. She created a colorimetry device, has given multiple Ted Talks, and won awards for a device she developed to rapidly detect lead in water.