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A 14-year-old boy R Advay from Chennai has made the city proud by winning the prestigious Google Science Fair Community Impact Award 2016 (Asia-Pacific Region), which was announced on Tuesday, for his project on enhancing the safety and productivity of fishermen using Global Positioning Services (GPS). The award includes a grant of $1,000 in funding and a year-long mentorship from Scientific American to develop his project further.
City Express caught up with the elated student of National Public School a few hours after the announcement. “I’m very excited to have won the award. I worked very hard on the project,” said Advay, and added that the idea for his project, FishErmen Lifeline Terminal (FELT), came to him when he saw the news of several fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu repeatedly being arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for trespassing maritime boundaries.
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A 14-year-old boy R Advay from Chennai has made the city proud by winning the prestigious Google Science Fair Community Impact Award 2016 (Asia-Pacific Region), which was announced on Tuesday, for his project on enhancing the safety and productivity of fishermen using Global Positioning Services (GPS). The award includes a grant of $1,000 in funding and a year-long mentorship from Scientific American to develop his project further.
City Express caught up with the elated student of National Public School a few hours after the announcement. “I’m very excited to have won the award. I worked very hard on the project,” said Advay, and added that the idea for his project, FishErmen Lifeline Terminal (FELT), came to him when he saw the news of several fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu repeatedly being arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for trespassing maritime boundaries.
Read More At <> http://www.edubilla.com/news/exclusive/chennai-boy-won-asia-pacific-science-award-from-google/
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