Young scientists felicitated

Updated on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

IIT Madras, CLRI and Industrial Waste Management Association (IWMA) jointly organized “Young Environmental Scientist Awards 2012” on 11th February 2012 at IIT Madras Campus.
 
Industrial Waste Management Association (IWMA) is a non-profit Association promoted by the Pollution Control Board to facilitate secure disposal of industrial wastes in Tamil Nadu.

IWMA instituted Young Environmental Scientist (Y E S) award for the best teams from city schools on projects relating to Recycling, Waste Management, Rain Water Harvesting, Climate Change and Energy/Water Conservation.

Faculty from IIT, scientist from CLRI and technocrats from the industries were the panel of judges. The  finals were held at the IC & SR auditorium, IIT Madras on 11th Feb 2012.
 
Out of nearly 50 participating teams, 10 each in Junior and Senior categories were selected to exhibit their projects and made to  present on February 11, 2012 to the panel of judges.
 
In the senior category, two second prizes were awarded to Chinmaya Vidyalaya Higher Sec School and Sindhi Model Senior Sec Schools for their projects on Green Architecture New Age Mud Walls and Weather Power Convertor in Seniors Category. No First Prize was declared in this category

St Johns English School and Junior College, Besant Nagar bagged the first prize in the junior category for their project on 'Potactic', 100 % Eco friendly Biodegradable plastic made from starch of rotting potatoes.
 
Prof. R. Nagarajan, Professor of Chemical Engg, IIT Madras was the Chief Guest. In his speach asked the children to follow their instincts.

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