While most 14-year-olds are folding paper airplanes, Miles Wu is folding origami patterns that he believes could one day improve disaster relief.

The New York City teen just won $25,000 for a research project based on an origami fold called Miura-ori, which is known for collapsing and expanding with precision.

“I’ve been folding origami as a hobby for more than six years, mostly of animals or insects,” Wu told Business Insider. “Recently I’ve been designing my own origami, too.”