Jaideep Patil is a senior at Plano West Senior High School. Having lived in India for four years, he volunteered at the Akanksha Foundation to educate underprivileged children. After witnessing the daily struggles faced by a large population to obtain clean drinking water, Jaideep decided to volunteer with the Solid Waste Collection and Handling organization to clean rivers and implement water filtration systems in slums. Upon moving to Plano, he continued his initiative by launching the Plano West Sustainability and Conservation Club.
Jaideep is a science enthusiast and has participated in Dallas Regional Science Fair and ISWEEP competitions and has won 2nd place and Silver Medal respectively with his partner Aditya Panigrahi. He is a freshman and will be pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering at UT, Austin, TX.