Aarush Gupta is a Grade 11 student at the Neev Academy in Bangalore. He has a deep interest in materials science and engineering and a passion for sustainable development and innovation. Aarush has actively participated in various academic and co-curricular activities, including as a collaborative research project with the McKinsey Center of Competence on sustainable plastic grades and a mentored research project on sleep patterns using machine learning with Lumiere. 

Aarush also leads various school activities, serving as the Captain of House Narmada and Co-Captain of the Chess Club. He is actively involved in sports, being part of the school football and tennis teams. He is passionate about exploring the potentials of materials to create sustainable solutions that would alleviate various challenges faced by underprivileged communities.