THREE FINDING OUR WAY ALUMNI EARN AWARDS<\/p>\n
AT 2019 CONNECTICUT SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR<\/p>\n
KHUSHI PARIKH, SRISHTI RAMAKRISHNAN, AND SHARVA KARTHIKEYAN ALL WINNERS!<\/p>\n
Khushi Parikh, a ninth grader at Danbury High School, presented her project, \u201cEngineering a Polylectic Biomimetic Micro Aerial Vehicle to Pollinate Flowers.\u201d The research earned Parikh several honors, including a Petit Family Foundation Women in Science & Engineering Award, Second Place, High School; CASE PepsiCo Urban School Challenge Award with IBM, Senior High Finalist; and a Meyer and Young Woman Scientist Award, High School, Physical Sciences. As a seventh grader in 2017, Parikh won first prize in the \u201cFinding Our Way\u201d Stewardship Competition for her project, \u201cChemical Fertilizer is Ruining the World.\u201d<\/p>\n
Srishti Ramakrishnan, in eighth grade at the Westside Middle School Academy, presented \u201cThe Study of Effectiveness of Different Separation Methods in Removing Suspended Microplastics from Water.\u201d Ramakrishnan\u2019s work earned her the following recognition: CSF Finalist, Physical Sciences, Eighth Grade; Petit Family Foundation Women in Science & Engineering Award, First Place, Middle School; Urban School Challenge Award, First Place, Middle School; Environmental Sciences Awards, Third Place; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award; Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy, Founder\u2019s Award; Air and Waste Management Association Connecticut Chapter Award; and GENIUS Olympiad Competition (Oswego, New York) for Highest Placing USC Eighth Grade Project.<\/p>\n
In 2018, as a seventh grader, Ramakrishnan won first prize in the \u201cFinding Our Way\u201d Stewardship Competition for her project, \u201cThe Environmental Harm Caused by Microbeads in Consumer Products.\u201d Her winning 2019 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair entry further explores this topic and offers a mitigation approach.<\/p>\n
Sharva Karthikeyan, also in eighth grade at the Westside Middle School Academy, studied \u201cImpact of Microwave-irradiated Plastic on Microbiological Health Indices.\u201d His work earned him an Urban School Challenge Award, Middle School Finalist.<\/p>\n
As a member of the 2018 \u201cFinding Our Way\u201d class, Karthikeyan\u2019s stewardship project investigated \u201cHow Plastic Pollution Affects Candlewood Lake.\u201d His winning 2019 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair entry continues his research into plastics.<\/p>\n
WCSU Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Dora Pinou is director of the \u201cFinding our Way\u201d program said \u201cI\u2019m extremely proud of our young scientists.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Khushi Parikh, a ninth grader at Danbury High School, won multiple awards for her project, \u201cEngineering a Polylectic Biomimetic Micro Aerial Vehicle to Pollinate Flowers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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