Keiana Cavé, a STEM-minded, 24-year-old, is truly brilliant. At the age of only fifteen, she began studying oil spills, specifically the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This research sparked two of her major inventions: a method that would detect oil spills in a body of water and later, a molecule that would help better disperse said oil and fight carcinogens created when the sun hits it. These two inventions have won her $1.2 million of research money from Chevron and have led her to begin a research startup, called Mare, which aims to counteract toxins and carcinogens in personal/home products.
Cavé attended the University of Michigan as a chemical engineering student but soon dropped out to continue growing her businesses. She has worked for Microsoft, Francensca’s, and Lululemon as a brand representative and website designer, not to mention Mare and her newest company, Sublima Pharmaceuticals. Cavé is the CEO and founder of Sublima Pharmaceuticals which is currently in the process of creating the first FDA-approved, non-hormonal birth control pill, a pretty groundbreaking concept.
I am not STEM-minded at all but nevertheless, Cavé’s story really inspired me. Especially after reading about how she never saw herself being where she is now. It really reminded me that life can go completely off track in the best of ways and that you can’t sell yourself short, because great things may be waiting.
Sources:
https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/student-of-the-year-keiana-cave/
https://thestrive.co/successful-young-entrepreneurs-stories/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiana_Cav%C3%A9
https://globalyouth.wharton.upenn.edu/articles/meet-some-of-the-brightest-young-entrepreneurs/
Wow this girl is really smart. The fact that she knows her chemistry that well at that young of an age is really impressive. We need people like this in the world so that they can continue to create these products that only special (crazy smart) people are capable of doing.
Such an incredible story. I love how Keiana is not afraid to take risks and is very open to new opportunities. Its defiantly shown to have brough her grate success. I’m sure she is far from finished with all of her future business endeavors. It will be exciting to fallow her and watcher her Companys grow.