BY HAND
Weaving
I learned to weave on my grandmother’s loom in Bangladesh. These are some of the pieces I’ve made since.
MAGGIE L. WALKER GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL
Prithvi
Chakraborty.
I play guitar, take photographs, and build things.
Sometimes that leads me to a research lab.
Guitar. Photography. Engineering. Research.A few things I’ve been working on ↓
01 / CREATIVE WORK
Music &
photography.
▶GUITAR TUTORIALS
↗Quick Tabz
Songs broken down into passages you can learn. Six Shorts, with tabs and performances.
AWARDED PHOTOGRAPHS
↗Photography
A quiet branch and a sunrise over Luxor, recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
ALSO ON THE WEBJabberwock ↗
Director of Technology · Maintaining our student-run arts and literary website for 3+ years.
02 / SPACE & RESEARCH
From planning missions
to studying bone.
Virginia Space Coast Scholars and Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars got me thinking about what it takes to keep people healthy beyond Earth. Those mission questions led me to study how bone responds to reduced gravity in the Simons Summer Research Program.
01 / NASA WALLOPS
Academy photos & coursework ↗02 / NASA LANGLEY
Mission designs & reports ↗
Virginia Space Coast Scholars
99.4% course score
Selected as 1 of 120 Virginia scholars
Academy photos & coursework ↗02 / NASA LANGLEYVirginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars
97.3% course score
Selected as 1 of 180 scholars
Mission designs & reports ↗03 / STONY BROOK UNIVERSITYSimons Summer
Simons Summer
Research Program
Bone recovery following simulated lunar, Martian, and microgravity conditions.
03 / COMMUNITY
Community projects.
CO-FOUNDER
Batteries4Better
Organizing battery collection, recycling partnerships, and education so used batteries have a responsible destination.
Visit Batteries4Better ↗HENRICO CITIZENLocal students take charge collecting batteries ↗
BLOOD CANCER UNITED / 2026
Light the CUREiosity
Our student team raised $48,000+ during the seven-week Richmond Student Visionaries of the Year campaign, in honor of Dr. Robert Lowerre.
Read the school feature ↗Photo: Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School
TEACHING & WORKSHOPS
Learning something. Then sharing it.
RICHMOND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
STEMinate
At STEMinate, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, I help organize and run hands-on workshops in Richmond, including CAD, bottle rockets, and experiments that get students building and testing their ideas.
Visit STEMinate ↗
INSTRUCTOR & CURRICULUM DEVELOPER
STEM4KIDS
I learned Python, HTML, and Java independently, then taught them to younger students alongside CAD and 3D printing. I write lessons around something students can make or change themselves.
Two of my teaching presentations are linked above.
04 / ENGINEERING
Engineering.
Select a project for the details.
DIAMOND CHALLENGE / BIOMEDICAL DESIGN
NeuroSole
A sensor-equipped insole concept for monitoring foot pressure, temperature, and moisture.
Explore the concept & pitch ↗05 / OUTSIDE THE WORKSHOP
Tennis & karate.
MAGGIE WALKER
Varsity tennis
VHSL regional runners-up, freshman year. I’ve also helped younger players through camps and mentoring.
SHOTOKAN
Karate
First-degree black belt and youth instructor. Teaching younger students has made me more patient and attentive to how people learn a movement.