Raashi Thakkar

Raashi Thakkar has a diverse work experience spanning various organizations and roles. In 2014, they worked as a Research Assistant at the University of North Texas, Institute of Applied Sciences. The following year, in 2015, they served as a Summer Research Intern at the University of Texas at Dallas. In 2016, Raashi had multiple roles including being a Partner at Black Lives Matter, where they implemented water filter solutions in homeless shelters to address the Flint Water Crisis and educated city officials. Raashi also worked as a Classroom Assistant & Mentor/Leader at The GEMS Camp during the same year. Continuing their undergraduate education, they were an Undergraduate Researcher at The University of Texas at Dallas from 2016 to 2017. After that, in 2017, they took on the position of President & STEM Outreach Coordinator at Engineering World Health. Finally, in 2018, Raashi founded The MINT-E Project, a menstrual health empowerment initiative that focuses on addressing period poverty and providing education and resources in the United States and rural parts of India.

Raashi Thakkar began their education at Clark High School, where they studied from 2012 to 2014. After completing high school, they attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science from 2014 to 2016. Raashi then continued their education at The University of Texas at Dallas, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Neuroscience and Political Science. In addition to their academic pursuits, Raashi Thakkar has also obtained a Creative Commons License for their work on a Heavy Metal and Bacteria Water Filter, although the specific details of when they obtained this certification are not provided.