17-yr-old Indian-American's AI method 68x more efficient, wins $25K scholarship
Pavan Subramani, a 17-year-old Indian-American student from West Virginia, has received a $25,000 Davidson Fellows scholarship for developing an AI-based method to accelerate molecular simulations. His research improved sampling efficiency 68-fold in a specific test and helped simulations reach equilibrium ligand-binding populations more than four times faster, potentially supporting future…
A 17-year-old Indian-American student from Morgantown, West Virginia, has been recognized for his groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence (AI) that could revolutionize drug discovery. Pavan Subramani, a senior at Morgantown High School, has been awarded a 2026 Davidson Fellowship and a $25,000 scholarship for his innovative method using AI to accelerate molecular simulations. This achievement highlights the potential of AI to enhance the speed and efficiency of drug development processes.
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