Jiya attends Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, CA. Jiya is an advocate for climate change and environmental preservation within her community. She co-founded WifiMist, an organization designed to experiment with optimal antenna/ hotspot locations and creates Facebook ads that attract 50 new customers/per day.
The NSHSS STEAM Scholarship awards high school seniors planning to major in a STEAM field (science/medicine, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics).