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Nirav Kottury and Niati Kottury at The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2024-2025
STEMStart Co-Founders Nirav Kottury and Niati Kottury presented their Under graduate Research papers on “The Army of Cards – Blending Warfare and Poker Strategy” and "The Utilization of Machine Learning in the Field of Healthcare - Type II Diabetes Early...
Nirav Kottury VCU Engineering Deans List Scholar 2023-2025
STEMStart Co-Founder Nirav Kottury made the Dean's list in Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Engineering -Pre-Med, Bio Medical Engineering Major and Chemistry Major for the Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Fall 2024 semesters. Dean's Note: Whether this is your first...
Nirav Kottury at National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC) 2024-2025
STEMStart Co-Founder Nirav Kottury presented his Under graduate Research paper on "The Army of Cards - Blending Warfare and Poker Strategy" in National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC) 2025 (January 24-26 2025). National Collegiate Research Conference...
Nirav Kottury selected as VCU GSMP Scholar
STEMStart Co-Founder Nirav Kottury got selected as VCU GSMP (Graduate Student Menotring Program) Scholar in September 2024 for the duration of his Under Graduate Program at VCU.
STEMStart AI Bootcamp
On July 21, 2024, STEMStart Co-Founders ( Nirav Kottury and Niati Kottury) conducted an AI bootcamp at the Brambleton Library. Mr. Ravi Pandey AI Expert from Freddie Mac gave an inspiring lecture and helped conduct hands-on exercises with high school students. Through...
2023-2024 Bioinformatics Hackathon (BNFOthon)
STEMStart Co-Founder Niati Kottury received 2nd place alongside Shubeeb Rudd, Meghna Sudheer and Rhea Chatterji at the 2023-2024 Bioinformatics Hackathon (BNFOthon) hosted by the VCU Undergraduate Society of Bioinformatics. Our project addressed the accessibility of...
Nirav Kottury received Senior Honor for Golf at Briar Woods
Nirav Kottury, senior at Briar Woods High School and Co-Founder at STEMStart was honored at Briar Woods for his contributions to Briar Woods Varsity Golf team for Fall 2019, Fall 2021 and Fall 2022 seasons. ...
STEMStart Co-Founders at Georgetown Medical Immersion Program
At Georgetown Medical Immersion Program, participated in lectures about the human anatomy (cranial nerves, heart), health (nutrition, and medical specialties (emergency and sports medicine), dissected a rat, and learned about different organs from human...
LCPS Students in Top Three @ 2022 VA State TSA Conference
The Virginia Technology Student Association (TSA) State Leadership Conference (Technosphere) was held at Hampton VA April 28 to May 1, 2022. Niyati Kottury and Nirav Kottury presented their Phage research application "Cyanobacteria Blooms - Treatment...
STEM Hour with LCPS CASA @ Discovery
STEMStart is collaborating with Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) CASA after school program to implement weekly STEM Hour program to motivate young student learners of Loudoun county elementary schools. STEMStart held STEM Hour at Discovery Elementary school...