From empowering STEM education for Canadian youth to pioneering groundbreaking research in space technology, Hooman is a high school senior at the forefront of STEM innovation. He has developed new resource utilization technologies at the University of Waterloo, aiming to revolutionize how we approach future Mars exploration. By developing molten-salt-based electrochemical cells, he has successfully demonstrated the potential to extract oxygen and precious metals from Martian regolith while drastically reducing operational temperatures. These developments in space technology haven’t gone unnoticed, having received prestigious accolades worldwide with collaborators at various esteemed institutions. Outside the lab, Hooman runs Hackathons, TEDx events, and educational organizations while mentoring students to empower the next generation of innovators.
