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Maya Burhanpurkar
BornFebruary 14th, 1999 (1999-02-14) (age 25)
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian

Maya Burhanpurkar (born February, 1999) is a Canadian researcher.

Personal life

Burhanpurkar was born in Orillia and completed high school in 2016 at Barrie North Collegiate Institute. She is due to begin undergraduate studies at Harvard University in 2017. [1][2]

Career

At the age of 10, Burhanpurkar built a microbiology lab in her family basement and began conducting scientific experiments after volunteering in a hospital in India.[3][4] Two years later, she developed an intelligent-antibiotic which selectively kills pathogenic bacteria such as E-coli but preserves intestinal microbiota.[5]

When she was 13, she received the Platinum Award at the Canada-Wide Science Fair for her work on the cardiac and gastrointestinal safety of two Alzheimer's drugs. [6][7] Burhanpurkar was inspired to study the safety of Alzheimer’s drugs after the death of her grandfather from Alzheimer’s disease.[8][9]

At the age of 14, Burhanpurkar conducted fundamental physics research for which she was again awarded the Platinum Award at the Canada-Wide Science fair.[10] She made the first physical detection of Absement with a team in Steve Mann’s lab, competed at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair,[11] and was selected as a regional finalist for the 2013 Google Science Fair.[12][13]

She filmed a documentary on the effects of climate change on Inuit communities featuring Chris Hadfield and Margaret Atwood after an expedition to the Arctic which received the international Gloria Barron prize.[14][15][16][17]

In 2013, Burhanpurkar was named one of Canada's Top 20 Under 20.[1] She was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) and was the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year (2010).

Awards

Organization Year Award
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Ontario Community Newspaper Association 2011 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award[18]
Youth Science Canada 2011 Canada-Wide Science Fair S.M. Blair Foundation Award[19]
Youth Science Canada 2012 Canada-Wide Science Fair Grand Platinum award[20]
Youth Science Canada 2012 Canada-Wide Science Fair Discovery Challenge award[20]
Youth Science Canada 2012 Canada-Wide Science Fair Gold medal[20]
Youth Science Canada 2012 Canada-Wide Science Fair Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award[20]
Governor General of Canada 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal of Honour[21]
Youth In Motion 2013 Canada's Top 20 Under 20 award [22]
Youth Science Canada 2014 Canada-Wide Science Fair Grand Platinum award[23]
Youth Science Canada 2014 Canada-Wide Science Fair Discovery Challenge award[23]
Youth Science Canada 2014 Canada-Wide Science Fair Gold medal[23]
Youth Science Canada 2014 Canada-Wide Science Fair Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award[23]
MindShare Learning Report 2014 Canada's Top 10 EdTech Newsmakers of 2014[24]
Brescia University College and Geena Davis 2016 Canada's Emerging Female Leader of the Year[25]
Gloria Barron Prize 2016 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes[14]


References

  1. ^ a b "Teen wins Top 20 Under 20 award". www.simcoe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  2. ^ "A conversation with Maya". Barrie Examiner. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  3. ^ "YouthSpark Star Maya: The Underage Scientist". Microsoft Philanthropies. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  4. ^ "SOI Alumna Maya Burhanpurkar receives 2013 'Top 20 Under 20' Award - Students on Ice". Students on Ice. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  5. ^ "8 Young Women Innovators In Search Of The Best Way To Help Others | Care2 Causes". www.care2.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  6. ^ Ross, Sara (May 21, 2012). "Girl's project turns heads". The barrie examiner. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ^ "students win national awards". msn news. May 24, 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  8. ^ Bapat, Nikhil (July 30, 2012). "Pune girl making waves in Canada". Sakaal Times. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Talk of the town: Child science prodigy". The Indian Express. Jul 30, 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  10. ^ "[1]"
  11. ^ Bell, Roberta (March 26, 2013). "Maya vs Newton: 14-year-old from Oro-Medonte sets her sights on Isaac Newton's theories." Orillia Packet & Times.
  12. ^ Winton-Sarvis, Gisele (June 25, 2013). "14-year-old from Oro-Medonte named Google Science Fair regional finalist." Orillia Packet & Times.
  13. ^ "Ontario girl, 14, wins spot at international science fair for validating one of Isaac Newton's key laws of physics". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  14. ^ a b "Accolades piling up for local teen". Orillia Packet and Times. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  15. ^ "Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film". Popular Science. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  16. ^ {{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/participants/maya%7Ctitle=Canada's Smartest Person|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-05-24}
  17. ^ "Maya Burhanpurkar". BresciaLEAD. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  18. ^ {{Cite web|url=http://www.orilliapacket.com/2011/01/31/orillia-born-maya-burhanpurkar-recognized-by-province%7Ctitle=Orillia-born Maya Burhanpurkar recognized by province|website=Orillia Packet and Times|access-date=2017-05-26}
  19. ^ {{Cite web|url=https://secure.youthscience.ca/virtualcwsf/projectdetails.php?id=2676&year=&province=9&keyword=&name=Maya&categoryid=&divisionid=&challengeid=&regionid=62%7Ctitle=Maya Burhanpurkar Canada-Wide Science Fair 2011|website=Youth Science Canada|access-date=2017-05-26}
  20. ^ a b c d {{Cite web|url=https://secure.youthscience.ca/virtualcwsf/projectdetails.php?id=2991&year=&province=9&keyword=&name=Maya&categoryid=&divisionid=&challengeid=&regionid=62%7Ctitle=Maya Burhanpurkar Canada-Wide Science Fair 2012|website=Youth Science Canada|access-date=2017-05-26}
  21. ^ Bell, Roberta; Orillia Packet (October 29, 2012). "Young Diamond Jubilee winner". Barrie Examiner. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  22. ^ Sieniuc, Katrina; The Globe and Mail (June 5, 2013). "'Top 20 Under 20' recognizes young Canadians making a difference". Toronto. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  23. ^ a b c d {{Cite web|url=https://secure.youthscience.ca/virtualcwsf/projectdetails.php?id=3805&year=&province=9&keyword=&name=Maya&categoryid=&divisionid=&challengeid=&regionid=62%7Ctitle=Maya Burhanpurkar Canada-Wide Science Fair 2014|website=Youth Science Canada|access-date=2017-05-26}
  24. ^ {{Cite web|url=http://mindsharelearning.ca/blog/2016/09/06/sneak-peak-podcast-with-award-winning-stem-student-maya-burhanpurkar-who-will-be-keynoting-at-the-7th-canadian-edtech-summit/%7Ctitle=Sneak Peak Podcast with Award Winning STEM Student Maya Burhanpurkar Who Will be Keynoting at the 7th Canadian EdTech Summit |website=MindShare Learning Technology|access-date=2017-05-26}
  25. ^ {{Cite web|url=http://www.orilliapacket.com/2016/02/04/local-teen-to-get-hollywood-treatment%7Ctitle= Local teen to get Hollywood treatment|website=Orillia Packet and Times|access-date=2017-05-26}
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