The 2014 White House Science Fair includes a specific focus on girls and women who are excelling in STEM and inspiring the next generation with their work. Check out these amazing students, including: Ananya Cleetus, 17 (Pittsburgh, PA) Seventeen-year-old Ananya Cleetus has worked alongside a charity in New Delhi, India to manufacture and patent a number of her inventions, including Jaipur Foot -- an improved prosthetic leg. Her most recent project, a robotic prosthetic hand designed to aid leprosy victims in India, was computer modeled, 3D-printed, wired, sewed, and programmed entirely by Ananya. Her project has earned awards from Yale, Princeton, CMU, Duquesne, and the IEEE -- and Ananya hopes her design will be released to the public soon. Ananya teaches a fully accredited robotics course at a middle school and was named a National Winner for Aspirations in Computing from the National Center for Women and Information Technology. She drums for her local Marching Band Drumline and hopes to one day double major in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Wowzah! whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/05/27/meet-exhibitors-2014-white-house-science-fair
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 03:00:01 +0000
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