Innovative Minds: Sarah Park

Bolles School-Bartram | 8th grade | 13 years old

Spark Care+: Personalized Music Therapy for Mental Health Disorders

About the Idea

Meet Sarah. Sarah developed Spark Care+, a personalized music therapy treatment for mental health disorders using artificial intelligence (AI), galvanic skin response (GSR), and photoplethysmography (PPG).

Why did you enter the 3M Young Scientist Challenge?

The Young Scientist Challenge is a perfect place for me to share my passion, insights, and vision in science and music. It is my dream to be paired up with a mentor scientist and make the Spark Care+ a reality.

What is your favorite invention of the last 100 years, and why?

The World Wide Web. The World Wide Web has opened the opportunity for people to learn, explore, and share beyond their location and network. If you have a will to learn, discover, and network, the opportunity is widely open to everyone now.

In 15 years I hope to be...

an innovator and researcher in the medical field using technology and robotics.

Dream big, ask questions, and anything is possible.

Meet the Mentor

Dr. Ann Fornof

3M Senior Research Specialist

As an inventor with more than 25 granted patents, Dr. Ann Fornof brings practical knowledge of technology development to help 3M business divisions commercialize its innovative products.

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