Our Mission & Journey:

Youth Development.

S.Y.A.L.I.S — Scholarly Youth Application of Logic & Innovative Science ... functions as a central intellectual engine designed to elevate youth development across multiple disciplines. What began as a research-focused initiative evolved into a multidisciplinary “motherboard” that empowers students to cultivate scientific rigor, emotional intelligence, and creative expression under one cohesive institutional identity. Our founding ethos, Scholarly Youth, Unborn, reflects a commitment to awakening latent potential: enabling young people not only to participate in high-level inquiry, but to contribute meaningfully to the worlds of science, writing, and beyond. From the independent development and publication of our inaugural scientific paper to the structured support systems we offer across mentorship, education, and outreach, SYALIS has demonstrated that students...when properly guided—can rise to professional standards of scholarship and innovation.

As SYALIS grows, it expands through specialized divisions...SYALIS Labs for scientific research, SYALIS Writes for neurodivergent-centered emotional intelligence and writing education, and several forthcoming branches that will address emerging needs in youth scholarship, leadership, social impact, and interdisciplinary creativity. Each division operates with its own tailored philosophy yet remains anchored to the ecosystem of resources, mentorship, and institutional credibility provided by the SYALIS core. In this way, SYALIS functions not merely as an organization but as an evolving framework for youth empowerment—an ever-expanding architecture designed to cultivate the next generation of thinkers, creators, researchers, and human beings capable of shaping a more intelligent and compassionate world.

Scholarly Youth, Unborn.

Partnerships

Meet the Founders

Aaryan Senthilvanan

Co-Founder

aryan Senthilvanan is the Co-Founder and Head of Research of S.Y.A.L.I.S (Scholarly Youth Application of Logic & Innovative Science), the organization’s central “motherboard” dedicated to advancing youth development across scientific, literary, and creative disciplines. A lifelong writer and researcher, Aaryan’s foundations began in poetry and fiction long before he entered the world of neuroscience and pharmacology, giving him a rare dual fluency in both analytical rigor and emotional expression. Drawing on this interdisciplinary background, Aaryan helped build SYALIS alongside Leo as a multi-division initiative—beginning with SYALIS Labs, where he independently conceptualized, researched, and published the Bravizine study, establishing the institution’s scientific backbone. Today, he oversees research mentorship, institutional affiliation, and scholarly training across SYALIS, while also shaping SYALIS Writes, where he teaches youth emotional intelligence, introspective writing, and the craft of literary expression. Blending scientific precision with creative depth, Aaryan is committed to cultivating a generation of students whose inquiry, empathy, and intellectual courage remain unbound.

Lyudong Yan

Co-Founder

Lyudong “Leo” Yan is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of S.Y.A.L.I.S, guiding the organization’s operational, scientific, and creative infrastructure as it expands across multiple youth-development divisions. A published researcher with a strong technical background in experimental design, data analysis, and computational methodology, Leo played a fundamental role—alongside Aaryan—in building SYALIS Labs from the ground up, helping establish a model of student-driven research that is both rigorous and accessible. Beyond science, Leo brings a multidisciplinary identity to SYALIS: he is a chef, a creator, and a systems-builder, using that versatility to shape the organization’s culture, community, and long-term vision. His leadership ensures that every SYALIS division—from Labs to Writes to the emerging branches—operates cohesively under the institution’s shared mission: fostering a global network of youth who pursue knowledge, creativity, and innovation with discipline and imagination. Leo is dedicated to constructing an environment where young people can study boldly, think independently, create authentically, and grow into the fullest versions of themselves.

Page updated

Google Sites

Report abuse