Arjun Puranik, Benjamen Sun and Temple Douglas are Today’s Science Talent Search Profiles
February 25th, 2010 by InspiredbyEducationMore photos to come soon!
Arjun Puranik – William Fremd High School, Palatine, IL
Project: Finite-dimensional Irreducible Representations of Rational Cherednik Algebras Associated to the Coxeter Group H3
Arjun, 17, conducted research that will help provide data toward generating a more thorough representation theory, used in linear algebra. This theory has been studied for years and Arjun’s research may help advance the field of quantum physics. Arjun also works on his school newspaper and is on the varsity tennis team.
Benjamen Sun – Red River High School, Grand Forks, ND
Project: Sink or Source: The Role of Street Solids in Heavy Metal Pollution of River Water
Benjamen, 17, has had a long standing love for chemistry and the environment. For his research project, Benjamen combined these interests and studied the role of street solids in water quality. Bejamen’s project was the first of its kind, and could help shape government policy concerning the collection and disposal of street solids. Benjamen enjoys chess and archery in his spare time.
Temple Douglas – Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, VA
Project: Application of Hydrogel Nanoparticles for Early Lyme Disease Diagnosis
Temple, 18, conducted research on the application of hydrogel nanoparticles for early Lyme disease diagnosis. She was inspired to pursue this research because several members of her family and community have been affected by Lyme disease because of inaccurate testing and a lack of a reliable method of early detection. Her research provides a means to reduce the number of chronic cases of Lyme disease thus saving many people from the associated complications. She is currently arranging clinical trials for this year, after which a commercial application is possible.
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