The White House recognized Gokul Krishnan, a Ph.D. student in learning sciences at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development, on June 12 as part of a kick-off celebration for the National Week of Making (June 12-18).
Last June, President Obama hosted the first-ever White House Maker Faire and issued a call to action for all of America to encourage and “lift up” the efforts of makers, builders and doers across the country. This year the president gathered Krishnan and others to recognize them for their innovative creations, which promote the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
Krishnan was chosen for his mobile Makerspace, a learning cart that he created for patients at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at…
