WDIY, the Lehigh Valley community’s public radio station which is a member of National Public Radio, has named Shyam host of its award-winning monthly program, Teen Scientist. The project earned Pennsylvania State Merit recognition in the 2025 3M Young Scientist Challenge and was featured by numerous media outlets. “Across those projects, his goal is the same: make complex ideas understandable, useful, and open to young people,” the station says. “Young people are often told that science is something we will get to do someday,” says Shyam. “Teen Scientist begins with the opposite idea: we can ask serious questions, build real solutions, and contribute now.