Aakarsh Sangar

I have extensive experience in STEM education as the founder and president of the nonprofit LightBulb Initiative. I have led high schoolers my age to allow for a functioning nonprofit, raising $10,000+ to support disadvantaged children in India. I also have experience in Python programming and mechanical design, being able to create a deep learning model to detect pneumonia. I am overall greatly interested in exploring the field of aerospace engineering because of my passion for engineering as a whole, and my desire to connect nations together through aviation.

• Pneumonia Detection Using Deep Learning, Developed a CNN in Python using TensorFlow to detect pneumonia from chest X-ray images.
• Implemented data augmentation techniques to enhance model accuracy and prevent overfitting.
• Achieved a significant accuracy rate (e.g., 92%) on validation data, demonstrating the potential of AI in healthcare diagnostics.
• Learned how to preprocess medical imaging data and handle imbalanced datasets.

• Varsity Tennis Team Member, Selected for varsity as a freshman at a nationally ranked high school., Achieved a peak Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 7.91.
• Won numerous trophies and rewards for winning tournaments through global tennis organizations (USTA and UTR).
• Robotics Awards, Recipient of multiple awards in FIRST competitions, including:, Design Award for Mechanical Innovation, Excellence in Robot Performance
• Achieved top 5 honorable mention placement in TritonHacks Hackathon

• Machine Learning
• Robotics Engineering
• Calculus courses AB/BC
• Physics courses 1/2
• Digital Electronics
• Advanced Engineering
• AP Computer Science Principles