Gitanjali Rao, a seventh grader from Colorado, has been awarded the title of "America's top young scientist" for designing a compact device to detect lead in drinking water, which she believes can be faster and cheaper than other current methods.

The 11-year-old's invention was inspired by the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where cost-cutting measures led to tainted drinking water that contained lead and other toxins.

It also won her a $25,000 prize, for which Rao already has plans: "I plan to use most of it in developing my device further so that it can be commercially available soon," she said

Rao who attends the STEM School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, originally submitted the idea to the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, an annual youth science and engineering competition for middle school students in the US, inaugurated in 2008.

She was awarded a 3-month mentorship with Kathleen Shafer, a research specialist who develops new plastics technologies: "Gitanjali's concept was at a very early stage at the beginning of our mentorship.

She had thought of this idea earlier this year, only a few weeks before the submission deadline," Shafer said.

Source: https://campuspeep.com/ng/news/girl-wins-250k-prize-for-creating-a-device-to-test-drinking-water-for-poison/

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And we keep cramming to pass in my country. I know we will get there one day

Okay,that is good. Why did you now put $250k instead of $25k?

Before i opened i knew it wouldnt be in nigeria.

Because in this country such amount can only be given to people.
Who suck preek or go nude or hav sex on international TV

SMART KID

Lekan111:
And we keep cramming to pass in my country.
I know we will get there one day

Get to where??
Every day the education sector is dying down..

promise Land, all what we need is visionary leaders we have resources

And the girls in Nigeria are getting IPhones for f^cking ritualists.



Congrats cutie!

Read More and see photos here >> https://campuspeep.com/ng/news/girl-wins-250k-prize-for-creating-a-device-to-test-drinking-water-for-poison/

Good one kiddo more grease to your elbow

She made a device that has economic value and can do the job faster than currently existing options.

It's not just about carrying out projects, but projects that can generate revenue.

That's the reason why winners of entertainment events (BBN, Project Fame, etc) in Nigeria will always be paid more than the best graduating student - Economic value.

Smart Girl!

Somewhere in Nigeria, students are encouraged to copy long notes from textbooks and cram them to pass exams.
Knowledge that is only useful within the four walls of the classroom.

Children are no longer encouraged to be innovative and creative.

Congrats to the girl. And she already has use for the money to make her product commercially available, long term plans

Oh Nigeria,
This girl wouldn't have thought of this or if she had, she wouldn't have succeeded if she was a Nigerian

Lalasticlala mynd44,
This is good for FP.

True talk

Lekan1o1:
Before i opened i knew it wouldnt be in nigeria.

Because in this country such amount can only be given to people.
Who suck preek or go nude or hav sex on international TV

Lekan1o1:
Before i opened i knew it wouldnt be in nigeria.

Because in this country such amount can only be given to people.
Who suck preek or go nude or hav sex on international TV

Sadly you are right.