Theme: Transforming Tomorrow

Welcome to TEDxYouth@NCSSM! Get ready for an inspiring day at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics - Durham. Our event, "Transforming Tomorrow", is all about sparking ideas and conversations that will shape the future. Join us for a lineup of incredible speakers, thought-provoking discussions, and plenty of opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals. Let's come together to explore new perspectives and transform the way we think about tomorrow. See you there!
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
1219 Broad St.
Durham, North Carolina, 27705
United States

Addison Davis

NCSSM Student

Addison is a current student at NCSSM.

Amanda Lamb

Broadcast Journalist, Podcaster, Public Speaker, Author

Amanda Lamb is a veteran television crime reporter with more than three decades of experience. For most of her career, she worked for award-winning WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is also a podcaster, an author, and an adjunct professor of journalism. Amanda owns and operates Stage Might Communications which helps people with everything from content creation to media training to public speaking. In 2024 she launched her first independent podcast which she writes, hosts, produces and edits called AGELESS. The show features the powerful stories of women over fifty who are transforming their lives both professionally and personally.

Ankit Biswas

NCSSM Student

Ever since building his first bottle rocket in third grade, Ankit has been a highly dedicated student researcher and education advocate. Aiming to help build and train the next generation of thinkers, scientists, and innovators through outreach and advocacy, he works to bring tutoring and mentorship to under-funded communities via his organization the Youth Research Initiative, which has reached 52k+ people around the world. As a youth researcher, he explores the furthest frontiers of the observable universe–receiving notable accolades, including a Grand Prize at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the Davidson Fellow scholarship, and being a Broadcom MASTERS Top Award winner. Both his scientific tutelage and research work towards his central goal–to help explore the terra incognita beyond the world’s map of knowledge.

Brianna Reyes

NCSSM Student

Brianna is a current student at NCSSM

Gabrielle Graeter

Conservation Biologist / Herpetologist

Gabrielle Graeter is a Conservation Biologist and Herpetologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, based out of Asheville. Gabrielle is originally from the mountains of North Carolina and a proud NCSSM graduate. After NCSSM, she went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned a B.S. in Biology. After a couple of years of leading outdoor adventure trips, environmental education, and working as a Biological Technician with the US Forest Service, she headed back to school to get a M.S. in Ecology from the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology, where she studied the effects of landscape fragmentation on reptiles and amphibians. Gabrielle’s current work involves studying the reptiles of western North Carolina to better understand their distribution and determine their population status. The focus is on population monitoring, assessing threats, and taking action to help priority species.