Two North Carolina middle school students won a total of $15,000 in prize money in a national STEM competition.
WASHINGTON, DC (WWAY) — Two North Carolina middle school students won a total of $15,000 in prize money in a national STEM competition.
Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars) was held October 28th through November 2nd in Washington, DC. Finalists were selected from his 1,807 applicants in 47 states and his three U.S. territories (Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Additionally, each finalist school will receive $1,000 from the Broadcom MASTERS program to help support STEM initiatives.
The NC Science Fair Foundation sponsored two students. NCSFF Foundation President Dr. Tony Rice said:
STEM journey. ”
Elizabeth Shen of Davis Drive Middle School of Cary received the $10,000 Marconi/Samueli Award for Innovation. Inspired by the way many petals grow and the golden ratio, Elizabeth designed a system to better manage computer memory drain. Over time, many heavily used cells within a computer become damaged and require memory replacement. Elizabeth’s system reduces the average number of times a cell is accessed compared to other options.
Ankit Biswas of the Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy in Charlotte received a $5,000 Broadcom Coding with Commitment Award. Ankit Biwas’ projects and performances combine STEM knowledge with a passion for helping the community through computing/coding. Ankit’s project was a novel LP-based approach to mitigating her CO2 emissions of rockets, analyzing the carbon footprint of recent rocket launches.
