Sudharsan Dwaraknath is a bioinorganic chemistry PhD student with a passion for synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. Currently pursuing his degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he has already made significant contributions to the field, including founding his university's Science Policy Group and traveling to rural Tanzania to explore access to clean water. Sudharsan is a recipient of the NSF Graduate Fellowship and has previous experience as an Analytical Chemistry Research Associate at Genentech and an undergraduate research assistant at Cheruzel Bioinorganic Chemistry Lab, SJSU. With his strong leadership and motivation skills, Sudharsan is ready to use his education and experience to make positive contributions to society.