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Aaron Zacharia (Born December, 2008) is an American researcher, activist, and debater.

Zacharia has received numerous awards and honors for his drive to create change through his passion for science and his community enriching efforts. He was named in the Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS 2022 regarding his efforts to test the efficacy of radio frequency radiation blocking fabric to prevent common health issues associated with mobile devices. Zacharia is also a national public forum debater and has been awarded numerous accolades at virtual and travel tournaments.

Since 2020, he has attended Julia Landon College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Florida.

Research
In September 2022, Aaron Zacharia was named a Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS contender for his project that resulted from the fact that wearable and mobile devices continuously emit large amounts of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation called Radio Frequency radiation. The primary goal of his project was testing the viability of innovative technologies like Faraday Fabric to shield users from RF radiation. The test process involved using a GQ EMF-390 detector placed on a non-conductive wooden table to measure the radiation at fixed distances for the various modes of usage for smartwatch, computer tablet, smartphone, and laptop. There were 5 trials done for each configuration. The same process was repeated by installing a Faraday Fabric shield between the radiation emitting device and the detector. The data was downloaded and used to calculate the total reduction in radiation. The tests showed that the smartphone had the most radiation recorded when closest to the user especially when used to make a phone call, a tremendous spike in RF was detected. Smartwatch produced the next highest level of RF radiation, followed by tablet and laptop. In conclusion, after measuring the RF radiation at 1cm, 5cm, 15cm and 30cm, it was confirmed that Faraday Fabric was able to reduce on average over 95% of RF radiation at 1 cm. He concluded that additional research needs to be done to understand the impact of concurrent exposures from multiple devices. According to his results, we must take simple steps to reduce our exposure to RF radiation by covering our vital organs with radiation shielding fabric like Faraday Fabric.

Zacharia was named a Dr. Nelson Ying Science Scholar. (In May 2009, at Reno ISEF, out of 1,500 of the best science students from 56 countries, 15 (or 1%) were Ying Scholars.)

Debate
Zacharia is a public forum debater. He is the 1st speaker and primarily focuses on "introduce what they are going to say, introduce what their team member is going to say, make their own arguments (including answering any questions) and sum up." He has debated on numerous public forum topics including


 * September/October – Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its investment in high-speed rail.
 * April – Resolved: Japan should revise Article 9 of its Constitution to develop offensive military capabilities.
 * February – Resolved: On balance, Turkey’s membership is beneficial to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
 * November/December – Resolved: The United States should adopt a declaratory nuclear policy of no first use.
 * September/October – Resolved: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization should substantially increase its defense commitments to the Baltic states.
 * February – Resolved: On balance, the benefits of urbanization in West Africa outweigh the harms.

He is on Potomac Debate Academy 's National Debate Travel Team. He made 4 wins and 1 loss at the Stephen Stewart Middle and High School Invitational held in Milpitas, California. Zacharia has also placed 3rd place at the 2022 Potomac October Intramural.

Accolades and Honors
Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS 2022

1st Place In Biomedical Engineering at State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida

Dr. Nelson Ying Science Scholar Award

Potomac Debate Academy National Travel Team Member

1st Place in Health and Medicine at North East Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair

University of Florida College of Medicine Award

4-1 Stephen Stewart Middle and High School Invitational

3rd Place in 2022 Potomac October Intramural.

Personal Life
Aaron Zacharia was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He is of Indian descent. Since 2020, he has attended Julia Landon College Preparatory School