Teen Scientist
The first Thursday of each month, 6:00 - 6:30pm
Teen Scientist with host Abigail Wood brings you groundbreaking innovation in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines--entirely from a teenage perspective. The program highlights local, regional, and national stories with young people and respected experts in their fields. Teen Scientist has been recipient of three Excellence in Broadcasting Awards from the PA Association of Broadcasters (2021, 2023, 2024) and a Keystone Media Award from the PA News Media Association (2024).
Latest Stories
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Rayna Malhotra sits down with Grace Yacobe, a high school junior who's working to find a cure for Celiac Disease, to talk about her work and her motivation for doing it. -
Rayna Malhotra welcomes Maxime Buck, a student from Luxembourg, to talk about the virtual reality game he created that seeks to revolutionize the gaming industry. -
Rayna Malhotra sits down with Lin Erickson, Executive Director and CEO of the Da Vinci Science Center, to talk about her journey to leading a successful science facility. -
Rayna Malhotra talks to Avi Shah, a teenaged researcher from India, about his study "Effective Field Theories for Inflationary Cosmology" and the fascinating world of physics. -
Rayna Malhotra welcomes Adam Moussa to discuss his journey into science, the research he's involved in, and the good he hopes to do for the world with his innovations. -
Rayna Malhotra talks with Pavi Dhiman about healthcare accessibility, AI assistance in medicine, and new technologies that could be groundbreaking in the medical field worldwide. -
Rayna Malhotra talks with Dr. Ranju Gupta and Dr. Allison Jordan about their work, as well as how their personal experiences have shaped their professional approaches to working in the field of health care and medicine. -
Rayna Malhotra welcomes Michelle Kagramian, a young researcher and student, who shares her personal story about living with FSHD, a type of muscular dystrophy, and doing research based on her disability that could be used as a treatment. -
Rayna Malhotra welcomes Dr. Mark Saltzman, a biomedical engineering professor at Yale University for a conversation about tissue engineering, nanomaterials, gene editing, and his own journey and experiences with research. -
Rayna Malhotra welcomes Emily Alemán, a young Puerto Rican researcher and high school student focused on studying and cataloguing exoplanets.
