Kyla Fallis presenting microbial fuel cell research on the student panel at COSI Big Science Day, Columbus, 2025
Chemical Engineer · Ohio State University

Kyla
Fallis.

I work at the intersection of deep-sea electrochemistry, renewable energy, and global policy, building systems that close the gap between what science knows and what the world does.

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10+
Awards & Honors

EPA Award, ISEF Qualifier, Melvin Scholar, NYSCamp Delegate, and more.

3
Publications

IEEE, Springer, and Sustentabilis Terra.

500+
Students Reached

FairGame Initiative, connecting first-time science fair students across 14+ countries.

Published & In Press

Peer-reviewed work spanning deep-sea electrochemistry, tidal energy, and renewable energy systems.

IEEE · Published 2026
Published 2026

A Novel Hybrid ML/DL Framework for Assessing Dark Oxygen Flux Production in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Developed a hybrid machine learning and deep learning framework to quantify dark oxygen production (DOP) flux within the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, the world's most targeted region for commercial deep-sea mining. The model maps potential ecological consequences of seabed mining on this newly discovered oxygen-generating ecosystem and serves as a decision-support tool for international mining policy.

Machine LearningDeep LearningDark Oxygen ProductionClarion-Clipperton ZoneDeep-Sea Mining PolicyFlux Modeling
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Springer · Published 2026
Published 2026

A Novel Physics-Informed Deep Learning Framework for Tidal Energy Site Selection

Introduces a physics-informed deep learning algorithm that embeds hydrodynamic governing equations directly into the neural architecture for tidal energy site selection. By constraining predictions to physically plausible outcomes, the framework outperforms purely data-driven approaches, providing spatially explicit recommendations for offshore tidal energy deployment.

Physics-Informed MLTidal EnergyRenewable EnergyDeep LearningHydrodynamics
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FairGame Initiative

FairGame is a nonprofit I founded in November 2025 to close the resource and opportunity gap in STEM education, starting with the science fair pipeline that changed my own trajectory.

We've connected with more than 500 students across 14+ countries, most of them entering their first science fair, backed by a database of 50+ judges and mentors and a free resource library for teachers working without a budget.

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500+
Students Reached
14+
Countries
50+
Judges & Mentors
Nov '25
Founded

EvE Waste

A startup I co-founded in 2024. Food manufacturers pay to have organic waste hauled away and buried, which is expensive for them and a methane problem for everyone else.

We build modular anaerobic reactors that sit on the manufacturer's own site, digest that waste where it is produced, and turn the digestate into a nutrient additive we sell on. As CTO I lead reactor design, the digestion process, and how one module scales into a system.

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Co-Founder
& CTO
2024
Founded
2
Pilot Sites
On-Site
Waste Diversion

Taking the Stage

From international science fairs to civic retreats, advocating for science, equity, and policy at every level.

Center of Science and Industry
COSI Big Science Day: Invited Panelist
Society for Science · International
International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF): Presenter
Ohio Academy of Science · Columbus, OH
State Science Day: Research Presenter
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