/news-archive/tag/anusha-bhattacharyya/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 12 Jul 2019 13:10:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/07/12/anusha-bhattacharyya/ Fri, 12 Jul 2019 13:10:14 +0000 /news/?p=74690 ... Central High research student from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock named Google Science Fair State Winner]]> A Little Rock Central High School senior who conducted research under the mentorship of a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty member has been named the Google Science Fair State Winner from Arkansas.听听 Anusha Bhattacharyya, of Little Rock, earned the honor for her project, which is focused on finding an inexpensive method of removing Nitrophenols, a chemical found in pesticides, from water. She completed her project under the mentorship of Dr. Anindya Ghosh, professor of chemistry.听 鈥淲hen I walked into Dr. Ghosh鈥檚 laboratory at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock for the first time in the ninth grade, I had very little idea about what I wanted to do,鈥� Bhattacharyya said. 鈥淗owever, I have always had concerns about the environment and believe environmental pollution poses the greatest threat to ours and future generations.鈥�听 Ghosh, who has been working with young student researchers for many years, said he hopes the experience will lead Bhattacharyya to further develop her science skills in college. 鈥淚 have worked with close to 25 middle and high school students for their science fair research,鈥� Ghosh said. 鈥淢y goal is to provide them with great research experiences, so that some of these students are encouraged to pursue STEM-related careers. I have worked with Anusha for the last three years, and it has been great to work with such an intelligent and motivated young student.鈥� In her science fair journey, Bhattacharyya has received many recognitions along the way. In the ninth grade, she was named a Google Science Fair Regional Finalist. She has been a finalist in the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in 2017, 2018, and 2019. In 2018, Bhattacharyya won a scholarship to Arizona State University and a third place $1,000 award in the Earth and Environmental Science category for her research to find a suitable adsorbent using naturally abundant environmentally benign materials to remove nitrophenols from water in an efficient, inexpensive, and sustainable way. All of Bhattacharyya鈥檚 research projects have been geared towards solving issues related to environmental pollution. She has worked on alternative energy sources, including finding cheaper fuel cell catalysts and removal of pollutants from water. 听鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock provided me my first college experience,鈥� Bhattacharyya said. 鈥淭hank you to Dr. Ghosh for opening up his lab and giving me the opportunity to work with him and his students.鈥�]]> /news-archive/2018/05/23/intel-winners/ Wed, 23 May 2018 18:42:39 +0000 /news/?p=70658 ... Central Arkansas high school students win big at international science, engineering fair]]> Little Rock high school students who took top prizes at the Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair held earlier this year at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock recently advanced to the international competition where two students won big awards. Six Central Arkansas students competed at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 13-18. They are:

• Mohammed Abuleum, Pulaski Academy
• Anusha Bhattacharyya, Little Rock Central High School (ISEF qualifier at State Science and Engineering Fair)
• Meghana Bollimpalli, Little Rock Central High School
• Sanjana Padala, Little Rock Central High School
• Hetvi Shah, Little Rock Central High School
• Chengyue 鈥淥scar鈥� She, Little Rock Central High School

Meghana Bollimpalli, 17, of Little Rock, received one of two $50,000 Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards for her novel, low-cost approach for synthesizing materials that could greatly cut the production and energy costs of making electrodes for devices like supercapacitors. She found that combining common substances like tea and molasses with nitrogen and phosphorus in a commercial microwave formed a powder that could be used as a coating for electrode-like materials, giving them similar properties of more expensive metals like platinum. She also took home an $8,000 first-place prize in the chemistry category. She is the first top awardee from Arkansas since 1996. Anusha Bhattacharyya won a scholarship to Arizona State University and a third place $1,000 award in the Earth and Environmental Science category for her research to find a suitable adsorbent using naturally abundant environmentally benign materials to remove nitrophenols from water in an efficient, inexpensive, and sustainable way. 鈥淲e are certainly proud of how well our local students fared in the international competition and how advanced their projects and research were, but that is the nature of STEM disciplines,鈥� said Keith Harris, director of the Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair and a science instructional facilitator in 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 STEM Education Center. 鈥�These are highly competitive fields, and CARSEF recognizes these emerging scientists whose projects exemplify high degrees of difficulty, thoroughness, complexity, creativity, innovation and effective communication.鈥� The Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair 听is one of several academic competitions for middle and high school students organized yearly by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock STEM Education Center to promote STEM as career options. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock has hosted the regional fair continuously since 2011. 鈥淥ur hope is to give more K-12 students access to and encourage participation in these programs to see what STEM careers are all about, all while increasing support of these programs from the campus and community,鈥� Harris said. This year, about 450 students in grades 4-12 competed in the central Arkansas regional fair. Top winners earned the right to advance to the international fair where they faced competition from nearly 1,800 participants from 75 countries, regions, and territories. The 2019 Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair will take place on March 1, 2019. For more information about programs offered, visit ualr.edu/stemcenter Top right photo: Sanjana Padala, Anusha Bhattacharyya, Meghana Bollimpalli, Hetvi Shah, Mohammed Abuelem (Pulaski Academy), Oscar She attend the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Penn., on May 13-18, 2018. Photo by Patrick Foley, Little Rock Central High School  ]]>