We mentor K-12 students worldwide through joint participation in competitions, conferences and science festivals.
Join our team on these opportunities below.
To join simply send your request to haragutchi@gmail.com
2026 Ciena Solutions Challenge Sustainability Grants
Eligibility: Students 11 to 18 years old students worldwide
Objective: Funding for sustainable projects
Grants up to $3000
Registration starts in September 2025
2026 Breakthrough Junior Challenge
Eligibility: Students 13 to 18 year old students worldwide
Objective: Funding for life science projects
Awards: up to $250000
Deadline: September 15
Eligibility: Students 13 to 18 year old students worldwide
Objective: Solve an Environmental Sustainability Problem
Awards: up to $2500
Registration: from September 1 ro November 30
Do you want to know what the Innovation International is all about?
Check out the video below that we presented at the Global Innovation Field Trip (GIFT) in April 2024:
By imitating nature, we are taking advantage of billions of years of experience on our planet. This is the challenge: think of an innovation that you can create that mimics nature.
Let's build this innovation together. Leave a message for me if you want to join.
You have your invention. What do we do next?
Joint me in my adventure going through the United States Patent and Trademark Office to get my patent issued. Learn the details of the process to safeguard your invention.
Imagine having the power to become microscopic and travel through the human body in search of cancerous cells, harmful viruses or antibiotic resistant bacteria. This is the research I am conducting which integrates quantum computing and artificial intelligence.
Imagine the future of agriculture where everyone can produce their own food through an integration of modern food production methods integrated with green technologies such as water collection from thin air and solar power generation. This is the research I am conducting with prototype creation in different locations.
The Antarctic krill is in danger due to increase of fishing. It was already facing challenges such as ocean water acidification and ice surface lost doe tu climate change. If we lose the Antarctic krill, we are loosing the entire Antarctic biodiversity. My research focus on finding ways to prevent the Antarctic krill extinction.
The wildfires in Maui surprised the population because the sirens were not activated because they were designed for tsunamis and they would make the population go in the direction of the fires. My research is in the area of wildfire alarm system, a low cost and long range implementation that would work even when there is no communication service providers.
We need to think about sustainability in every move we do. From the food we eat to the clothes we wear and even in our day to day routine with little things such as turning off the lights when leaving the room. My next step in this task is to study the fast fashion and find ways to be sustainable in a world that consumes and waste a lot of resources, being the second industry in terms of carbon emissions.
There are about 30,000 species today in danger of going extinct and we need to do something together to prevent this from happening. Join me in this Call to Action to raise awareness of the danger of extinction for all these species.
If space exploration is in your blood, this is a great opportunity to explore what we have out there. From STEM experiments in space to finding ways to survive in other planets, my research in this area touches all the corners of our solar system and beyond. We boldly go where no one has gone before.
What started as just a simple experiment on tensegrity grew to the opportunities available in biomimicry. My research in this area is based on copying nature to solve our problems since nature is the major innovator.
2024-2025 Awards Report
The table below shows the awards, nominations and grants we received so far in 2024 up to 2025.
To join me on any of my STEM adventures or ask for more details simply send me an email to haragutchi@gmail.com