Local Delaware Valley Science Fair Winners Earn Awards at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

Society for Science and the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation, announced Awards of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2015. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete at the Intel ISEF 2015 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state, or national fair.

Grand Award Winners – Fourth Place

Miland Jagota, 11th grade, Liberty High School

Project: “Transparent Conductors Based on Metal Nanorods.”

Miland investigated a type of transparent conductor based on random networks of metal nanowires. This material is being researched for potential application in solar panels, LCD displays, and touch screens, among other technologies. He developed and coded a computational model to simulate this material and find its properties. He was able to prove the accuracy of my model by comparing the data it returned to published experimental results. Then, using this model, he identified a novel method through which performance of the material can be improved. This could cut costs and improve efficiency of the aforementioned technologies.

Vikram Pandian, 9th grade, Parkland High School

Project: “Measuring the Harvested Ambient RF Energy for Battery Free Applications.”

Recent research efforts in ambient RF energy harvesting are being focused on designing ultra-low power battery-free products and maximizing the efficiency of RF harvesting circuits. But the vital information that researchers lack in is how much RF energy is at a given geographical location and whether their product will be getting enough power to operate at that specific area of usage. The objective of this project was to find this data by developing a novel, handheld, low-cost, scalable Ambient RF Energy Measurement and GeoMapping system. In Conclusion, an Ambient RF Energy Measuring System has been successfully designed, created, and tested.

Each finalist at the 67th Delaware Valley Science Fairs is one of 14 students who won the opportunity to compete in Intel ISEF in Pittsburgh in May.

About the Delaware Valley Science Fairs

Since 1949, the Delaware Valley Science Fairs have stimulated interest in science, engineering and technology among middle and high school students in the tri-state region. DVSF’s philosophy is that students learn science by doing science. Its mission is to bring together parents, teachers and industry leaders to motivate and nurture young people’s curiosity in science and problem solving as we build lifelong learners.

For more information, visit www.DVSF.org or call Henry Disston, Executive Director, at: 215-895-5840.