'Time' Names Its Kid Of The Year: Water-Testing Scientist Gitanjali Rao
Rao, a Colorado teenager who has won praise for her innovation in detecting lead levels in water, said, "I really want to put out that message: If I can do it, you can do it, and anyone can do it."
Gitanjali Rao, a Colorado teenager who invented a mobile device to test for lead in drinking water, is Time's Kid of the Year for 2020. The magazine announced the award Thursday, citing Rao's ability to apply scientific ideas to real-world problems â and her desire to motivate other kids to take up their own causes.
It's just the, using carbon nanotube sensors to detect lead in water. The Lone Tree, Colo., native was named when she was in the seventh grade. She went on to collaborate with scientists in the water industry to .
