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| Chirag Rupani, Praveek Trivedi, Slakshnu and Pranav Bang |
Abacus whiz kids wow audience
The Hindu Chirag Rupani, Praveek Trivedi, Slakshnu and Pranav Bang with their trophies at a news conference in Hyderabad on Thursday.
The answers seemed to come from thin air. No matter how complex the calculations were, the solutions were out by the time the audience in the cramped hall could even take in the question. Abacus whiz kids wowed audience with their swift, accurate calculations, reinforcing their flair in computational mathematics, yet again here on Thursday. Four students from the State won trophies at the 10th international abacus and mental arithmetic competition at Manilla, Philippines recently.
The event saw the participation of children from nearly 16 countries from USA, Canada and UAE to Nigeria, South Africa, Indonesia, Cambodia and a host of other South East Asian countries. Five children represented India at the event.
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It was eight-year-old A.K. Slakshnu, a class IV student of Aditya Public School in Kakinada that stole the limelight. Despite being the youngest to compete in Grand Master C-level, he won a trophy in an international tournament, J. Sampath Kumar, area partner, SIP Academy (AP) said. This was Slakshnu's first international tournament.
Eleven-year-old Chirag Rupani of Neeraj Public School, also a Grand Master C-level, emerged as the runner up, it was stated. Competing in the eighth level, 13-year-old Pranav Bang of Delhi Public School, Vijayawada and nine-year-old Praveek Trivedi walked away with runners up trophies.
Courtesy :The Hindu HYDERABAD, July 9, 2010. |
| City student makes it to Limca Book |
A city-based engineering student V.P.Sree Divya humbled many professors and research scholars by getting the first-ever mention in the Limca Book of Records as the ‘Undergraduate researcher with the most number of international research publications'.
All of 20 years, the fresh B.Tech graduate from Sri Nidhi Institute of Science and Technology(SNIST) already has 16 international and national level research publications to her credit, with seven more in the pipeline.
Eleven of her published works were presented at international conferences and three in journals of international repute. Though there is no such category of records in the book, the organisation has reviewed her work and bestowed the recognition, B.V.R.Murthy, Limca Book of Records' representative informed at a press conference on Monday.
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A keen observer of electrical appliances right from childhood, Ms.Sree Divya has been a topper in academics all along. She started her research study soon after joining engineering and presented papers in the areas of energy management, energy conservation, voltage stability and power electronics at various conferences like World Congress on Engineering and Computer Sciences, World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society and International Association of Engineers. Ms.Divya attributed the credit for the success to her guide and mentor Ravi Babu, her professor at the SNIST, her parents, and the institute. “I worked day and night for the research papers, some times neglecting even my academic work,” a chirpy Divya said.
Courtesy :The Hindu
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| Child prodigy cracks IIT-JEE at 14 |
Fourteen-year-old Sahal Kaushik has topped the Delhi Zone in the IIT-JEE 2010 and secured an all-India rank of 33.
Sahal, who is not sure if he wants to study at IIT, said he wanted to pursue pure Physics or Mathematics. The boy prodigy who beat over 71,000 aspirants to clinch the top spot in the Delhi zone had been taking special coaching at Narayana IIT Academy, a coaching institute.
U.P. Singh, one of those who taught him at the institute, said: "We allotted him six hours of coaching per day along with special faculty. Sahal tackles problems from a different angle. He can solve even tough numeric problems orally."
Sahal passed Class XII this year from Vandana International School, Dwarka, with 78 per cent in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Sahal's mother Ruchi Kaushik said: “By the age of two, I realised that there was something special about him. He knew addition, subtraction and lengthy tables by the age of three. Therefore I decided to school him at home.”
"Since he had to appear for the Class X CBSE examinations, he was enrolled at Sangwan Model School in Class IX in 2006 at the age of 10 years. He appeared for the Class X Board examination at 12 years in 2008," she added.
Courtesy :The Hindu
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| Harine Ravichandran worked on project to eliminate voltage fluctuations..Courtesy The Hindu News paper |
“My aim is to develop an artificial brain by studying the electrical impulses found in the brain,” remarked 16-year-old Harine Ravichandran, the only Indian student among 15 global finalists at the Google Science Fair 2011.
Her project to eliminate voltage fluctuations through multi-level inverters (power line conditioning, using series voltage regulator) catapulted her to the final of the online competition, which received more than 7,500 entries spread across 90 countries. The 15 finalists comprise five each from three age categories — 13-14 years, 15-16 years and 17-18 years.
Harine has just completed her Intermediate first year (11th grade) and was among the five finalists in the 15-16 age bracket. She will now fly to Google headquarters in California, where one of the three finalist winners will be declared as a Grand Prize Winner by a panel of scientists on July 11. “I am excited to know that I will be going to Google headquarters where I'll be meeting so many awesome people, including a Nobel laureate,” she exulted.
The 15 finalists will compete for prizes that include $ 100,000 in scholarship funds, real-life experience at CERN, Google, LEGO and Scientific American and a trip to Galapagos Islands, courtesy National Geographic Expeditions.
She hit upon the idea of developing a multi-level inverter to compensate for voltage sags after she witnessed frequent voltage fluctuations during her visits to grandparents home near Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu. Besides, she used to listen intently to her mother when the latter taught students at their home in Chidambaram. Her mother, who did Electrical Engineering, is an Assistant Professor at the Annamalai University. While watching her mother, she developed the desire to design something innovative.
Harine said that she was now working on making the inverter function through a capacitor using locally available renewable energy sources. “If that is successful, we can it use in rural areas,” she noted and declared her intention to focus on research in electronics and behavioural ecology.
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| India's Lavinashree becomes the youngest to crack Microsoft Exam! |
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Naomi Chetan Shah
Google Global Science Fair Winner 2011 (Age 15-16) Group |
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The Toxicological Effect of Airborne Pollutants on Asthma--- Naomi Shah, USA
An Experimental Study of the Impact of Airborne Pollutants on the Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) Rate of Asthmatic Sbjects.
PLUS A Novel Risk Assessment Model to Predict the Effect of PM10 and TVOC on the PEF Rate. in APA style
Naomi Chetan Shah
(503)-206-8484, naomishah@gmail.com.
My adult sponsor is Ms. Trish Mitchem,
who can be reached at OHSU at mitchem@ohsu.edu |
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About me
"W-H-Y". This was my first word. My parents and teachers have answered my countless questions ranging from flubber and the internet to organic chemistry and nuclear energy. At 5, my interest in science was sparked through camps at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and LEGO Robotics competitions. I have conducted research over the past 5 years; my projects ranging from studying air quality in sustainable structures and developing an AI algorithm (Middle School) to Modeling Global Warming and Quantifying the Effect of Air Pollution on Lung Health (High School).
Having completed high school science and math classes by freshman year, I have completed several college-level classes including Calculus, Statistics, and Engineering Physics, and am currently enrolled in Chemistry and a Medical Science Inquiry course. This summer I am excited about researching at the Oregon Health and Sciences University any linkage between exposure to volatile organic compounds and cancer.
My dream is to become an inventor and entrepreneur with a passionate focus on environmental public health. I want to use science and engineering to innovate; making human life easier and more efficient, but sustainably. Beyond high school, I aspire to major in Environmental Sciences followed by a Ph.D research program. My interest in science and engineering stemmed from the countless hours I spent at the science museum playing with flubber and robots, but it has grown into a passion that has been fueled by the environmental science research I have recently delved into.
Project Summary
Background:
Environmental studies have consistently shown an association between air pollution and exacerbations of illness in people with respiratory diseases such as Asthma (Zhengmin, 2010). Asthma, a chronic disorder in over 160 million people causing one death every twenty seconds, involves the interaction of airflow obstruction, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, and inflammation (WHO, 2005). The global economic burden of asthma exceeds that of tuberculosis and HIV combined. Most medical practitioners currently attribute any degradation in lung health to pathophysiological factors, and routinely suggest steroids and other inhaler treatments to alleviate respiratory disorders. No model currently quantifies the degradation in the PEF rate based on airborne pollutants. Remediation efforts are therefore untargeted.
Goal:
The goal of my project is to uniquely quantify the effect of environmental pollutants on the lung function as measured by the Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) rate.
Hypothesis, Experimentation and Model:
I hypothesized that the PEF rate of asthmatic subjects varies inversely with the concentration level of four pollutants (independent variables) including Airborne Particulate Matter (PM10), Carbon dioxide (CO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC). The dependent variable, measured in l/min, is the PEF rate of asthmatic subjects.
In Phase 1, which I started in May 2010, I recruited 103 adult subjects to participate in this study, including 40 control non-asthmatic and 63 asthmatic subjects. I utilized air monitors to record over 4 million air quality readings in each subject's household and work environments. Each subject recorded his or her PEF rate for a period of seven days utilizing standard medical techniques. My methods are scientific and HIPPA compliant.
In Phase 2, I developed a novel mathematical model and an
interactive online application that quantifies how much of a subject's PEF degradation is caused by the levels of PM10 and TVOC in each subject's environment.
Results:
My hypothesis was partially supported. Based on the Pearson R Correlation coefficient, a strong inverse correlation was inferred between the degradation in PEF rate and the PM10 and TVOC levels, but not between the CO2 and CO concentration levels.
Medical practitioners could use my mathematical model as it provides a better estimate for the PEF rate and supports targeted remediation.
Implications
Medical: Targeted remediation, less severe asthma symptoms and fewer asthma patients.
Environmental: Indoor Air Quality Awareness and Improvement.
Political: Clean Air Act, OSHA Regulations (Note that TVOC is not a criteria pollutant in the US Clean Air Act).
Economic: Improved workforce productivity, decreased economic burden of asthma and other respiratory disorders.
Future Research:
There is a saying amongst environmental professionals: "Genetics loads the gun and environmental pollutants pull the trigger."
Airborne triggers cause one death every 20 seconds! This project is my sincere hope to increase awareness amongst all stakeholders in order to eliminate the environmental "triggers" that take these innocent lives.
I am excited about continuing to research respiratory disorders both from a systems and multi-disciplinary perspective. Possible ideas for future research include engineering a smart thermostat that monitors air quality real-time and studying the effect of TVOC on the endothilial lining of our lungs.
I was also intrigued to learn through background research that there could be some linkage between TVOC and cancer. I have written a letter to the Chairman of the EPA and the U.S. President asking them to allow me to present my findings to them. Perhaps after some due diligence policy makers will agree that our Clean Air Act needs to be amended as it currently does not list TVOC as a criteria pollutant. |
| Lauren Hodge Google Global Science Fair 2011 Winner: Age 13-14 |
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Google Global Science Fair 2011
Winner: Age 13-14
Lauren Hodge
Dallastown High school
700 New School Lane
Dallastown, PA 17313
(717) 244-4021
Project Summary
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Project Summary
Heterocyclic amines, specifically phenylmethylimidazopyridine, are mutagenic and carcinogenic compounds found in grlled chicken. Although chicken is consumed in large quantities, there is little information on methods of limiting exposure to HCA's. The objective of this study was to determine whether specific marinade ingredients would inhibit PhIP formation.
Portions of boneless, skinless chicken breast were marinated in lemon juice, soy sauce, salt water, brown sugar, or olive oil and then grilled om a residential barbeque grill. Percent weight loss during cooking was recorded and PhIP levels were measured using high pressure liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer. The data indicates that some marinades can reduce the PhIP levels. The brown sugar is a probable inhibitor, the salt water a certain inhibitor; the soy sauce results are inconclusive; the olive oil creates a probable increase in PhIP; and the lemon juice is a certain inhibitor.
Furthermore, this study showed that PhIP levels increase with cookling time. Although this study is the first to investigate specific marinade ingredients and their impact on PhIP formation, further studies are needed to better evaluate the specific chemicals important and determining the exact pathways of HCA formation. Another important project exapansion would be to test the combinations of proven PhIP inhibitor ingredients to produce a carcinogen decreasing marinade. By developing this marinade, it would have enormous application to the population. Although we cannot eliminate all carcinogens from our diet, by decreasing amounts we can improve the quality of life.
ABOUT LAUREN!
I enjoy a variety of activities, but I have a special passion for science. I have been completing science fair projects every year since I was seven in third grade (I started kindergarten one year early and skipped fifth grade), and with each project I marvel at our incredible world. Although I complete projects for my own educational benefit, I have received special awards, as well as grand champion several times at my school, have moved on to counties and received first place awards every year, as well as winning counties in ninth grade. I have also participated in Envirothon since third grade and Mathcounts in middle school. I am currently a thirteen year old sophomore honors student at Dallastown High School.
During the summer I further enrich my education by taking college classes at York College and Penn State York and attend rigorous summer camps. In my spare time I play violin and piano, read, do puzzles, and draw. I had the privlege of attending District Orchestra for the past two years and was selected to perform a piano concerto with my high school orchestra this May.
After completing my undergraduate degree in science and music, I intend on pursuing some type of doctorate degree. Science has always been my passion ever since I was young. I was always inquisitive, and science helped me answer my questions. I will always love hiking and observing the natural world of biology, the engineering involved when bulding legos, the physical laws of our world, and the exciting chemistry experiments. Science has and always will be a continual joy for me. Completing this science research is a journey; the knowledge and experience gained along the path, the opportunity to collaborate ideas and the potential to improve our quality of life is my ultimate goal.
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