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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who among the following Indian-American teenager has won the $50, 000 Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award
A
Prashant Godishala
B
Syamantak Payra
C
Swetha Revanur
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jerath designed a sturdy device that can collect the oil, gas and water spewing from a broken well on the seafloor. “Sensors inside the 350-ton device would measure the temperature, pressure and density of the mix of gases and fluids erupting from a well.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr. Kutubuddin Molla, Scientist, Crop Improvement Division, has won the prestigious INSA medal for Young Scientist. The Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi provides this coveted award to highly promising young scientists chosen through a nationwide stringent competition and selection.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Young Scientist Awards (YSA) recognises young researchers, aged 35 years and below, who are actively engaged in R&D in Singapore, and who have shown great potential to be world-class researchers in their fields of expertise.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shane O’Connor and Liam Carew, aged 18 and in sixth year in the Abbey School, Tipperary won with their project Assessing the impact of second-level education on key aspects of adolescents’ life and development.

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