{"id":20870,"date":"2018-07-20T17:42:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T17:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=20870"},"modified":"2018-07-20T18:30:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T18:30:44","slug":"discovery-3m-young-scientist-challenge-2018-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/discovery-3m-young-scientist-challenge-2018-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Indian American Students among Ten Finalists of America\u2019s Top Young Scientist Title 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States is all set to select the nation\u2019s Top Youngest Scientist from among the 10 finalists including five Indian American youngsters.<\/strong> The finalists of Discovery Education Network\u2019s 3M Young Scientist Challenge 2018 are promising innovators and inventors on a mission to ensure a better future for mankind.<\/p>\n

The young Indian American finalists in the race for America\u2019s \u2018Top Young Scientist of 2018\u2019 title are Mehaa Amirthalingam of Texas, Sriram Bhimaraju of California, Krish Wadhwani of Georgia, Cameron Sharma of Virginia, and Rishab Jain of Oregon. They are gearing up for the grand finale of Discovery Education Network\u2019s 3M Young Scientist Challenge 2018, which will be held in October at 3M Innovation Center at St. Paul, Minneapolis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Mehaa Amirthalingam of Texas<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A resident of Sugar Land in Texas<\/span><\/a>, 13-year-old Mehaa Amirthalingam has invented a unique toilet flushing system which uses grey water and fresh water<\/strong>. She believes, \u201cInnovation should not degrade humanity for the sake of personal gain.\u201d Her favorite invention of the last 100 years is smartphone which, she says, has made our day-to-day life incredibly easier. An 8th<\/sup> grader at Sartartia Middle School, Mehaa aspires to be a patent-holding engineer by the time she turns 30. Here\u2019s a video illustration of her invention:<\/p>\n