Sahana Behera | Honor Society®

About

I am going to pursue Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University.

2nd Place Moderna Award at MA State Science/Engineering Fair

I created a quantum-enhanced ML algorithm which diagnoses patients with Alzheimer's and other cognitive impairments based on clinical data. I presented this project at the Science Fair which progressed through school and regional levels of competition.
International Conference HOSA Delegate

I competed in the Medical Math event for HOSA and I placed in the top 3 consecutively for 2021, 2022, and 2023 and consequently competed in this event at the International level.
Outstanding AI Project Award - MA Region IV Science Fair

I created a quantum-enhanced ML algorithm which diagnoses patients with Alzheimer's and other cognitive impairments based on clinical data. I presented this project at the regional Science Fair where it received this specialized award.
AIME Qualifier

In 2019 and 2022, I placed amongst the top 2.5% nationally in the AMC 10 exam and therefore qualified for the AIME.
2nd placed at National Middle School Science Bowl

My middle school Science Bowl team progressed to the national level, where we won 2nd place. On this team, my major subjects were biology and math.

Career goal: Medical Devices/Computational Biology
Graduate school interests: I am considering going to grad school after I completely my undergraduate.
Outside the classroom: Bollywood Dance, Singing, Playing the Violin

Intern

Yang Lab, MetaConscious Group, Department of Cognitive Sciences

Jul 2023 – Aug 2023
Intern

Yang Lab, MetaConscious Group, Department of Cognitive Sciences

Jul 2022 – Aug 2022