Aarin Bothra is a sophomore at Oswego East High School in Oswego, Illinois. He is passionate about STEM, astronomy, and the environment. He loves to innovate and create meaningful change in his community. He noticed from a young age that his local community had constant flooding and, after doing research, learned that this was due to the lack of native plants. He went on to co-found a nonprofit, Seeds of Hope, which creates local seed libraries that allow community members to receive free, native seeds that they can plant in their local areas. Seeds of Hope is currently in 10+ schools and libraries in the Chicagoland area and has acquired $10,000+ dollars in funding. He is also a passionate innovator and helped invent Algae Air, an algae-based biofiltration air filter for schools, which received a patent and $7,500 in funding from the Lemelson-MIT program.
He is vice president of his school’s rocketry club and STEM club. He loves to make model rockets and launch them. In his free time, Aarin’s favorite hobby is to stargaze and use his telescope. He also loves to learn languages (currently Japanese), cook, and code. Additionally, driven by a passion for discovering the stories of global innovators, Aarin aims to showcase the impactful ways individuals make a difference in their communities through authoring Innovation World’s Global Stories. Through his work, he seeks to inspire others to contribute to positive societal change and sustainable solutions.
Contact Aarin at aarinbothra@gmail.com