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Apoorva Panidapu

Mathematician, Founder, Artist, Writer, Advocate
Country or state 
United States (California)
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City 
San Jose
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English
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Bio

Meet Apoorva Panidapu, a 17-year-old philanthropic social entrepreneur, STE(A)M promoter, and a high-school junior from San Jose, California.

A talented student, aspiring mathematician, artist, writer, speaker, and advocate for youth, Apoorva began taking college classes at just 11 years old. She has since completed several graduate-level mathematics courses, with a particular knack for Number Theory. Apoorva has written and co-authored for notable publications with an ongoing interest in peer-reviewed scientific research, including the Journal of Number Theory, working alongside distinguished mathematicians.

In 2020 and summer 2021, Apoorva was selected to attend the prestigious University of Virginia's REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates), as its youngest student. In 2018/2019, Apoorva attended the Canada/USA immersive summer experience for mathematically talented students, known as Mathcamp.

In 2018, Apoorva also made her television debut performing on NBC's show Genius Junior, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser, MD). Apoorva was chosen as a World Science Scholar and Spirit of Ramanujan Fellow (Templeton World Charity Foundation). She is also a 2020 Global Child Prodigy Award winner.

With hobbies including painting, playing the violin, reading classic literature, and practicing Kung Fu, Apoorva is no ordinary mathematician. An enthusiastic artist who loves to sketch portraits and paint in oil, Apoorva founded Panidapu's Art Gallery—an online art platform committed to charity funding. Artists for Peace, Stone Soup, and Ellen's "One Million Acts of Good" have featured Apoorva's paintings. She was the 2017 grand prize winner of the NASA Langley Student Art Contest and has four Presidential Volunteer Service Awards.

Beyond her love of mathematics and art, Apoorva is an energetic advocate and speaker who mentors and encourages girls, gender minorities, and youth to pursue STEAM fearlessly. Driven to make a difference, Apoorva is an ambassador for GLAM (Girls Leadership Academy Meetup) with a commitment to helping girls pursue careers and leadership positions in tech. Using her talents in Maths and Art, Apoorva has raised more than $40,000 for Save the Children, VT Seva (Visually Challenged Children in India), BEAM, Black Lives Matter movements, and more.

Apoorva also co-founded the Gems in STEM initiative, which seeks to educate through shared stories of diverse figures in STEM history. She publishes bi-weekly articles for the Evergreen Times and Cantor's Paradise—the #1 math publication on Medium, and holds national and state awards for her writing and speaking.

With a fundamental belief in human rights, Apoorva aspires to combine her love for mathematics, art, and humanities to do good in the world while supporting girls from all backgrounds to overcome gender bias in STEM.

Current position (3)

Mathematician, Founder, Artist, Writer, Advocate

Founder

Gems in STEM & Apoorva Art Gallery

Global Ambassador

Girls Leadership Academy Meetup

Achievements (10)
Keynote & Public Speaker

Spoken at several venues - TIE Inflect, Global Youth STEM summit, Women in Tech, Girls Leadership Academy Meetup events, TYE Youth Entrepreneur Keynote, Podcasts, Live talks, and more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abFGdKnmxbY&list=PLapRSivgMa09KPsxn1KDHe...

Founder & Writer, Gems in STEM

The Gems in STEM initiative seeks to educate its audience about various topics in math, science, engineering, and technology through the stories of diverse and pivotal figures in STEM history.
I publish bi-weekly articles in Times Media & Cantor's Paradise
https://apoorvapanidapu.medium.com/

Founder & Artist , Apoorva Art Gallery

www.apoorvaartgallery.com

Featured on NBC National TV Show - Genius Junior

Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, who played one of TV's most celebrated prodigies, this new game show teams up whiz kids from across the country to face off in extraordinary challenges of the brain.
Videos on my channel - https://www.youtube.com/apoorvapanidapu

City of San Jose Commendation

Received commendation from the City of San Jose for excellent performance in Genius Junior, inspirational public speaking and for charity efforts selling artworks and raising funds
Mayor of San Jose, Sam Liccardo, and City councilwoman Sylvia Arenas - https://youtu.be/ZUtz5Rvxkns

University of Virginia REU (Research for Undergraduates)

The UVa Department of Mathematics summer research experience for students interested in Number Theory, Representation Theory, and Topology in 2020 (20-24 participants selected from a nationwide search). Was the youngest student
https://uva.theopenscholar.com/ken-ono/reu-archives-2020s-archive-2020

Math Research (Number Theory)

A Bombieri-Vinogradov Theorem for primes in short intervals and small sectors
Tanmay Khale, Cooper O'Kuhn, Apoorva Panidapu, Alec Sun, Shengtong Zhang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09677?fbclid=IwAR0vYXgJqfnoZwz9Ggt0nLnSNvXo0X...

Math Research (Published in Journal of Number Theory)

Small gaps between almost primes, the parity problem, and some conjectures of Erdős on consecutive integers II
Daniel A.Goldston, Sidney W. Graham, Apoorva Panidapu, Janos Pintz, JordanSchettler, Cem Y. Yıldırım

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022314X20301888

Artworks featured in Artists for Peace among Grammy winners

Artists for Peace (A4P) is a bridge that promotes collaborations between artists of all nations.
Artworks -
https://www.artists4peace.org/young-artists-for-peace/apoorva
https://www.artists4peace.org/young-artists-for-peace-1/apoorva-panidapu-2

Artworks featured in Stone Soup

About StoneSoup: Founded in 1973, Stone Soup is the leading national (and international) magazine of writing and art by young writers and artists.
Artworks -
https://stonesoup.com/the-famous-painting/
https://stonesoup.com/raindrops-on-roses/

Degrees (1)
High School
Nautilus Academy
2019

Presentations

Presentations (6)
Dream, Believe and Achieve

GLAM: Silicon Valley 2019
GLAM (Girls Leadership Academy Meetup), founded by iTalent Digital’s CEO Renée La Londe, is a Silicon Valley based nonprofit that brings together women leaders from the tech industry to inspire girls to find their voice, take on leadership positions, and create positive change in the world.

At this wonderful event, I spoke to the girls about confidence, taking risks, examples of inspirational people, and my own personal experiences in STEAM. It was an event I’ll never forget; I got to witness firsthand these girls opening up and realizing their immense potential. During my speech, they shared their individual passions, thoughts about worldwide issues, and ideas to make a positive difference in the world.

Video Presentation - https://youtu.be/wlcydUZVet8

Tie Inflect - Making a Difference: A Polymath's Perspective

TIE Inflect - World Largest Entrepreneur Conference

"Why are you here? Girls aren’t good at math; you’re not even going to come close to winning,” I heard a boy say. I was in 3rd grade at my first math competition, when I encountered the global issue of gender bias. Right then, I decided I wouldn’t let anyone ever tell me what I couldn’t accomplish. I apply that same can-do mindset to my academics and art so that I can advocate for those who can’t and inspire others to do the same.

In this talk, I respond to that 3rd-grade boy's question and share what I have been able to achieve as a motivated teenager.

Video Presentation - https://youtu.be/QVfTKdQ5fzg

Global Youth STEM Summit: Addressing Gender Bias In Youth

A high school advocate for youth in STEAM and pure math & art enthusiast

Apoorva is a pure math and art enthusiast, and the founder of Apoorva’s Art Gallery, an online platform to raise funds for charity through art. She has two published number theory papers, is a World Science Scholar, and a winner of the Spirit of Ramanujan Fellowship. Through her teaching, art, public speaking, and writing, she strives to create a world where women and gender minorities in STEM are treated equitably.

Details - https://www.youthstem2030.org/summit/speakers

Women in Technology - Future Leaders Speaker series

Women in Technology - Future Leaders Speaker series
STEAM Powered

During my talk and chat with eWIT president Ishita Majumdar, I shared with the audience my passion for math and art, and how I use what I've been given to give back to the community.

Video Presentation - https://youtu.be/abFGdKnmxbY

GLAM: Full Steam Ahead (London)

GLAM: London 2019

This was the first-ever UK GLAM event! I was so inspired by the girls' innovative business ideas to change the world regarding prominent issues such as climate change, support for minorities and disabled communities, saving wildlife, and so much more. I'm so grateful to have been the opening keynote speaker and a mentor and learned so much from every person there. Seeing my team transform from shy, quiet girls to powerful, confident leaders and speakers was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

Thank you so much to GLAM for spreading the message that anyone can do anything regardless of gender, and for always having such a positive environment!

Video Presentation - https://youtu.be/EHvkQKFp_nA

eBay International Women's Day 2019

Speaking at eBay's International Women's Day Event was such an incredible experience. Thank you so much, eBay for providing such a wonderful platform for me to sell my paintings for charity and for being so supportive of young girls and women around the world.

I am honored to have met the CEO of eBay, Devin Wenig, and the Chief Diversity Officer, Damien Hooper-Campbell. I'm very thankful to Ishita and all the eWIT team members for inviting me to this great event. I'm so proud of all the work women have accomplished in the past few years, and can't wait for what's to come.

Video Presentation - https://youtu.be/An6m2Oa3Sdkg

Past talks (5)
Marketing expert discusses motivation, patience, and big ideas
GLAM Inspiring Girls to Lead - Interview Series
Online
March 11, 2021
Master Decoded - Little Masters
Masters Decoded - Little Masters
Podcast
February 20, 2021
Apoorva Panidapu In A Candid Talk With Global Child Prodigy
Prodigy Talks with GCP
Virtual
January 24, 2021
Addressing Gender Bias In Youth
Lightning Talks: The Big Challenges
Virtual
October 31, 2020
TiE Young Entrepreneur (TYE) Young Entrepreneurs Panel
Tye Youth Young Entrepreneurs Panel
Virtual
October 18, 2020
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Books & Articles (7)

‘Genius Junior’: San Jose teen dubbed ‘Human Calculator’ lands on NBC game show
Gems In STEM - Writer
Grand Prize winner of NASA’s Langley Research Center’s Centennial Student Art Contest.
Interview: Indian American ‘Human Calculator’ Apoorva Panidapu Wears Multiple Hats Just at 14
Creating Art to make the world a better place for children
Artists for Peace - a global collective presenting works focused on peace and sustainable living
Stone Soup - Famous Painting

Expertise (35)

Education
Leadership
Social & Political
Entertainment & Art
Business
Arts and Math (STEAM) Leadership Advocate for Youth STEM Promoter Girls in STEM Girls and Math Women in STEM STEM and Creativity Addressing gender bias uplift girls Girl Power Girl empower Gender Equality in Education STEAM Promoter Emotional and Social Intelligence Maximizing and Operating in Your Gifts, Talents and Abilities Motivational speaker Inspirational Speaker Math and Art Failures and Success Entrepreneur Kid entrepreneur Dream Big achieve your dreams Emotional Intelligence and Empathy Social Good Rise up Teen Empowerment Empowering kids how to overcome fear of failure

Awards & certifications (10)

Top 100 Child Prodigies of the world
Global Child Prodigy Award
2020
Spirit of Ramanujan Fellowship
Templeton Charity Foundation
2019
World Science Scholar
World Science Festival
2019
NASA Langley Centennial Art Grand Prize Winner
NASA Langley
2017
Presidential Volunteer Service Awards (2016-2020)
AmeriCorps and Points of Light
2020
Daily Point of Lights Award (# 6481)
Points of Light
2019
Math Prize for Girls at MIT - Honorable Mention
The Advantage Testing Foundation Math Prize for Girls
2018
USA Mathematical Talent Search Award - Bronze
Art of Problem Solving
2019
Stanford National Speech and Debate Invitational Finalist
Stanford Speech and Debate
2019
Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards (2018-2021)
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
2021
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