Ajay Khandelwal

Engaged and curious student who adores Physics, Economics, and History. Individual who prioritizes critical thinking and application of fundamental concepts in the real world. Leader who has large amounts of experience with teamwork. Person who highly appreciates constructive feedback. Always looking for new perspectives. Understands the importance of relaxation.

• USA Cricket
• Queens United Cricket Academy
• Portledge STEAM department
• Walt Whitman Birthplace Association

• Awarded the Mathematics Award for Academic Excellence(2021-22)
• Awarded Science Award for Academic Excellence in Chemistry(2022-23)
• Awarded Barbara Miles Award for Outstanding research in History: The Effect of the Apartheid Era on the Development of South Africa Today
• Honor Roll [2021-22]
• High Honor Roll [2022-23]
• Diamond Award for Academic Excellence(Radford House School for Gifted, South Africa)
• Academic Achievement Trophy(2020 - Radford House School for Gifted, South Africa)
• Biology Trophy(2020 - Radford House School for Gifted, South Africa)
• Portledge Language Honor Society Member
• Peer leader helping incoming high schol students with their growth and development at Portledge(2023-24)
• Specially Selected to be a Student Ambassador for Portledge(2023-24)
• School Prefect(Radford House School for Gifted, South Africa, 2019)
• Mock Trial Member(current co-president) - lawyer during Portledge Mock Trial team's first win
• Science Olympiad Member
• Extracurricular Activities: National Cricketer playing for the East Zone in National Championships, New York at the zonal level, Queens United Cricket Academy at the club level.
• Extracurricular Activities: Researcher at the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association.
• Research Project: The Effect of Gamma Radiation on Passive Electronic Memory Devices, Standby current overload causes persistent errors to appear in the functionality of EPROMs, EEPROMs, and Flash Memory - presented at the official Portledge Science Symposium(2022-23)
• Research Project: The Effect of X Ray Irradiation Times on Readability Errors in MicroSD Cards, Direct correlation between increasing exposure times and persistency of readability errors. - to be presented at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair as well as the Annual Portledge Science Symposium(2023-24)
• Study Abroad: Bahrain, Born in Bahrain, studied in the DODEA American School.
• Study Abroad: South Africa, studied in the Radford House. School for Gifted.
• Essentials of Finance, Essentials of Entrepreneurship courses completed at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania(on-campus)(2021-22)
• Global Economics and Politics course completed at Columbia University(on-campus)(2022-23)