{"id":395277,"date":"2026-01-08T03:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T03:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/395277\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T03:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T03:37:09","slug":"northwestern-engineering-alum-earns-recognition-on-chicago-innos-25-under-25-list-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/395277\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwestern Engineering Alum Earns Recognition on Chicago Inno&#8217;s &#8217;25 Under 25&#8242; List | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Northwestern Engineering\u00a0alum\u00a0Ohm Vyas has been named to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/chicago\/news\/2025\/12\/18\/inno-under-25-next-generation-innovators-2025.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Inno&#8217;s 2025 &#8220;Under 25&#8221; list<\/a>, which recognizes young entrepreneurs and innovators making an impact across the Chicago region.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"image_floatRight\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/northwestern-engineering-student-earns-recognition-on-chicago-inno-25-under-25-list-body.jpg\" width=\"250\"\/>Vyas (MS in Mechanical Engineering, \u201925)\u00a0was honored for his role as cofounder and chief operating officer of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shothawk.ai\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ShotHawk<\/a>, a startup focused on developing technology designed to improve safety during active shooter situations.\u00a0ShotHawk\u2019s\u00a0Spot technology uses AI to detect potential threats and respond by deploying a pepper gel deterrent, aiming to neutralize attackers while minimizing harm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As COO, Vyas oversees operations and strategy at\u00a0ShotHawk, which recently gained national attention after being selected for TechCrunch\u2019s 2025 Startup Battlefield 200, an annual showcase of the world\u2019s most promising early-stage startups. The company has also received support from Peoria city officials and, in December 2024, secured $75,000 in funding from the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition to deploy 30 systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Inno\u2019s annual list highlights individuals under the age of 25 who are leading startups, launching\u00a0new technologies, and contributing to the region\u2019s growing innovation ecosystem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Northwestern Engineering\u00a0alum\u00a0Ohm Vyas has been named to\u00a0Chicago Inno&#8217;s 2025 &#8220;Under 25&#8221; list, which recognizes young entrepreneurs and innovators&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-395277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}