Indian kids beat global science geeks

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A 16-year-old boy from Chennai bagged the first prize in chemistry at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the world's largest international pre-college science competition.

Raghavendra Ramachandran, from Chennai's St. John's International School, won over $9,000 in prize money for his research in the field of drug synthesis.

Some other winners from India included

1) brother-sister duo of Hetal and Ankur Vaishnav from Rajkot, who received the second prize in the environmental-science category for developing a novel and economic way of recycling rexine waste material.

2) Manosij Ghosh from South Point School in Kolkata also got a second prize (mathematical sciences) for his work on integer partitions and sequences.

The global fair, which included over 1,500 students from 65 countries had around nine Indian students participating, most of whom won some award or prize money for their science exhibits.

Apart from these, the fair saw many NRI and PIO finalists, many of whom went on to win in their respective categories.

Raghavendra, who was ecstatic after his win, told TOI he had missed an entire year of school to focus on his research. The fair was organized by Intel and the Society for Science and the public.

Asteroids to be named after winners: Students who won first and second prize at the Intel ISEF competition, will not only get a windfall in prize money but also have an asteroid named after them. This was announced by Jenifer Evans from MIT's Lincoln Lab at the concluding function of the science fair in LA.

link:Indian kids beat global science geeks - The Times of India

 

[S.M.R]

Well done bravo. I really appreciate that.

 

[Zabaniyah]

Nice!

 

[BlueDot_in_Space]

Gr8!!!!! Private sector in India should take such initiatives to promote talents in science and technology. We must start focusing on hard core research in science.

 

[Malik Usman]

Congrates...............Education must be increase in sout asia.

 

[IND151]

nice news , we should give even more attention on science and technology.

 

[MumbaiIndians]

A 16-year-old boy from Chennai bagged the first prize in chemistry at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the world's largest international pre-college science competition.

That explains who are champions of Chemistry, Maths(India) and who stole & renamed it as their own(Colonial era).

This news reminds me of event: USA asks DRDO for explosive detection formula.

Good job guys, you proved it.

 

[BlueDot_in_Space]

That explains who are champions of Chemistry, Maths(India) and who stole & renamed it as their own(Colonial era).

This news reminds me of event: USA asks DRDO for explosive detection formula.

Good job guys, you proved it.

DRDO has also entered into an agreement with the US Department of Energy(DoE) and General Motors (GM) to develop jatropha as a sustainable crop. DRDO is already testing army vehicles with bio fuel.

 

[indianpatriot]

boring..it happens all the time!!!

 

[indian dream]

chak de boysss

 

[great]

boring..it happens all the time!!!

These days its happening all too often. Yesterday, I was at a Museum in US ( don't want to disclose my location), there was a competition on robotics and more than half of the participants were Indian Americans and Chinese Americans. I just yawned and left.

 

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Denied a bike by his father, 17-yr-old makes one himself

Rajkot: His father refused to get him a bike as he was too young to ride. This prompted Yash Gehi (17), a class XI student to make one himself, modelled on an American chopper.

The headlight and engine is from a Luna, the front wheel is from a cycle and the rear wheel belonged to a Bajaj M80. The petrol tank is from a Yamaha RX100.

Yash said, "I collected the materials from two-wheeler models that are no longer in production and made this bike after a month's hard work. I was inspired after seeing a bike called American Chopper on the Internet."

Gehi spent Rs. 9,000 to purchase the used materials. After the bike was ready, Gehi first rode it around his farmhouse in Gir. Then, satisfied with its performance, he took it out on the streets of Rajkot.

"I made this bike to ride it, not to sell it. Its mileage is 40 km per litre. I can make a similar bike if someone places an order for it. I can also guide other underage enthusiasts who are interested in making a similar bike."

Kishore Gehi, Yash's father, said, "I denied him a bike for his safety, but I had little idea that he would take it up as a challenge and make one himself."

Gehi's bike, named Indian Chopper, has a 49-cc engine.

It has two start-modes kick start and pedal start. The gap between the tyres is 1.5 metres and the bike can touch a maximum speed of 60 kilometers per hour.

Gehi can ride his bike because a licence is not required for motorised vehicles with engines below 50cc.