Ryan Honary, 14, has invented a Wildfire Detection System .

Ryan Honary, 14, has a deep passion for environmental issues. Seeing footage of the California Camp Fire in 2018 led him to begin creating a wildfire detection system for his fifth-grade science project the following year. The project earned numerous awards and recognitions including winning the Ignite Innovation Student Challenge, ultimately leading to the creation of SensoRy AI, a startup dedicated to saving the world through disaster mitigation. Now, he’s working on developing more ways for his technology to help the planet.