Yash Rajpal

About Yash

Yash Rajpal is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in bioengineering and biophysics and minoring in chemistry and political science as part of the Vagelos Integrated Program for Energy Research (VIPER). As an aspiring physician-engineer, he has blended his passions for innovation, medicine, and community education.

On campus, Yash served as training lieutenant on Penn’s Medical Emergency Response Team, running weekly trainings for 70+ EMTs and responding to campus emergencies. In addition to serving on the steering committee of Penn’s Student Committee for Undergraduate Education, he also advocates for high school educational opportunities through the Netter Center for Community Partnerships. Elected to its student advisory board, he co-coordinates the Educational Pipeline’s mentorship cohort and founded his own engineering program, the Arduino Makerspace, at three high schools in West Philadelphia. A co-recipient of the Shah Family Prize, Yash participates in outreach initiatives, including Act First and Access Engineering, to enrich students in medicine and engineering across Philadelphia, and he serves as a tutor/teaching assistant for organic chemistry and calculus courses. Yash also works on developing his own engineering solutions in the Shu Yang Group, where he has developed a novel, superabsorptive concrete composition.

Yash hopes to become a pediatric physician and develop low-cost devices to close clinical gaps in low-resource areas. In his free time, he can be found going to the gym, kayaking, or biking. Yash will graduate with both a BSE and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2026.