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Pradeep Kumar

04/07/21 09:25 AM IST

Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

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Team India 2021 wins 9 Grand Awards and 8 Special Awards at Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

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  • The award was for innovations ranging from the identification of genes responsible that resist abiotic stress in species to an augmented reality smart stethoscope that allows non-medicals to perform accurate pulmonary screening.
  • These innovations were by young students who received the awards and brought accolades home.
  • These students have competed with 1833 budding scientists from 64 countries, regions, and territories across the globe and won 17 awards.
About the award
  • IRIS National Fair was held virtually this year and saw participation from more than 65,000 students and science enthusiasts, wherein the projects represented a wide range of scientific disciplines and were judged under 21 categories.
  • Each project went through a stringent judging process to select Team India 2021.
  • The team was subsequently mentored by the IRIS Scientific Review Committee members to prepare it for participation in ISEF.
  • ‘IRIS National Fair’ is a program of EXSTEMPLAR Education Linkers Foundation; funded by Broadcom and supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
  • School students based in India in the age group 10 to 17 with innovative projects can participate in it responding to invitations for applications.                               
  • IRIS aligns with 5 national level mega-fairs - National Children Science Congress (NCSC); Science Fair by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM); Jawaharlal Nehru Science Fair by National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT); Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Science Exhibition; Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) awards program.
Source: PIB

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