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2023 winner
Yudhister Joel Kumar
United States
Yudhister is an innovator, visionary, and researcher. He graduated high school two years early to work on harnessing AI to support scientific discovery. Since then, he has developed hydrogen energy storage solutions to support economically viable nuclear fusion and started a blog to make fascinating science accessible to a curious audience. For his Rise project, Yudhister conducted research and worked to increase awareness on why current hydrogen storage mechanisms are volume-inefficient. He enjoys riveting conversations, Arch Linux, Argentinian tango, Catholic theology, and dystopian sci-fi in his free time.