WASHINGTON,D.C.-Indian American high school students swept the top prizes at the 17th annual Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, held at George Washington University here. Vineet Edupuganti, a senior at Oregon Episcopal School in Portland, Oregon, won the $100,000 grand prize in the Individual category for developing a biodegradable battery that can power ingestible medical devices that can track...
and diagnose conditions that affect internal organs. Twin sisters Adhya Beesam and Shriya Beesam, both juniors at Plano East Senior High School in Plano, Texas, shared the $100,000 grand prize in the Team category for their work developing a new approach to diagnose schizophrenia earlier in patients with higher certainty using both brain scans and psychiatric evaluations.
The competition is the nation’s premier science research competition for high school students and seeks to promote excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects.
“This year’s Siemens Competition winners, Vineet, Adhya and Shriya have demonstrated a drive and creativity that is truly awesome,” said David Etzwiler, CEO of the Siemens Foundation, in a statement. “These scholars are poised to transform the lives of millions around the globe by helping us advance medical knowledge and technologies designed to diagnose and treat various diseases. I cannot wait to see where their dedication and innovative thinking will lead them and the rest of us as well.”
The 2016 Siemens Competition saw 19 high school competitors – winnowed down from an original pool of more than 2,000. They were judged on their research in topics that addressed issues ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to levitating cars, and from cancer to planets outside the solar system. More than 1,600 projects were submitted for the competition this year in areas of computer science, physics, chemistry, mathematics, materials science, environmental science, biochemistry, biology, and engineering.
Six individuals and six teams competed at the Finals. The remaining national finalists were awarded the scholarships. Among them were Indian-Americans
Individuals:
$50,000 scholarship —Manan Shah, Senior from The Harker School in San Jose, CA.
$30,000 scholarship — Prateek Kalakuntla,Senior from Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science in Denton, TX.
$20,000 scholarship — Pranav Sivakumar, Senior from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora,IL.
Teams:
$50,000 scholarship — Nikhil Cheerla, Senior at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, CA, and Anika Cheerla, Sophomore at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, CA.
The competition is the nation’s premier science research competition for high school students and seeks to promote excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects.
“This year’s Siemens Competition winners, Vineet, Adhya and Shriya have demonstrated a drive and creativity that is truly awesome,” said David Etzwiler, CEO of the Siemens Foundation, in a statement. “These scholars are poised to transform the lives of millions around the globe by helping us advance medical knowledge and technologies designed to diagnose and treat various diseases. I cannot wait to see where their dedication and innovative thinking will lead them and the rest of us as well.”
The 2016 Siemens Competition saw 19 high school competitors – winnowed down from an original pool of more than 2,000. They were judged on their research in topics that addressed issues ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to levitating cars, and from cancer to planets outside the solar system. More than 1,600 projects were submitted for the competition this year in areas of computer science, physics, chemistry, mathematics, materials science, environmental science, biochemistry, biology, and engineering.
Six individuals and six teams competed at the Finals. The remaining national finalists were awarded the scholarships. Among them were Indian-Americans
Individuals:
$50,000 scholarship —Manan Shah, Senior from The Harker School in San Jose, CA.
$30,000 scholarship — Prateek Kalakuntla,Senior from Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science in Denton, TX.
$20,000 scholarship — Pranav Sivakumar, Senior from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora,IL.
Teams:
$50,000 scholarship — Nikhil Cheerla, Senior at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, CA, and Anika Cheerla, Sophomore at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, CA.
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