NU INNOVATORS
THE NU INNOVATORS CHALLENGE JANUARY 20 2017
The NU Innovators Challenge was held on Friday 20th January 2017 on NU Campus. The day sparked with nearly a 100 young bright minds presenting their innovative solutions. The event began with NU President, Prof. V. S. Rao setting the tone by succinctly stating the intent behind the challenge. Prof. Sunil Khanna introduced the eight judges, well-known in their spheres for the work they are doing. After which, the Challenge began in two tracks – the Life Sciences and the Physical Sciences. Following a grueling three-hour session during which 25 projects were presented, top 3 innovative projects were awarded prizes while the rest received nomination certificates.
Top Three Innovators Team
Judges – Track 1
External
Prof. Gagan Gupta - Associate Professor in Physics in Department of Education in Science and Mathematics, NCERT
Prof. Harsh V. Bhasin – Member of Prime Minister’s Innovation Awards Committee, Retired from NITIE (National Institute of Industrial Engineering), Mumbai
Internal
Prof. Vijay Mandke
Prof. U. M. Rao
Judges – Track 2
External
Prof. S. K. Aggarwal - Professor of Botany, Delhi University (Retired)
Prof. Vibha Varshney, Associate Editor, Down to Earth, a science and environment magazine affiliated with CSE (Centre for Science and Environment), New Delhi
Prof. Prosenjit Gupta
Prof. Narayanan Kumar
Winner
Niharika Tanwar, Lavanya Arien, Soumya Pal from Sadhu Vaswani International School for Girls, Shanti Niketan were awarded the Winner prize for their project – Vitamin D Deficiency and its Cure
1st Runner-up
Yuvraj Singh and Pushpneet Singh from Guruteg Bhadur Public School, Mansarovar Garden won the 1st Runner-up position for their project - New Age Car
2nd Runner-up
Prachi Singh, Abhinav Baranwal, Nirupma Singh, Vindhya Singh and Satwik Saxena from Ram-eesh International School, Greater Noida were awarded the 2nd Runner-up position for their project – Drag-Track
Nomination
No. |
School Name |
Project Name |
Student Names |
St Columba's School, Ashok Place |
DNA Fingerprinting |
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Divyansh Rana |
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Ram-eesh International School, Greater Noida |
Fabrol |
Aniketh Shandilya Pranshu Kashyap Tarun |
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Tagore International School, East of Kailash |
Bio-plastic |
Arshi Imtiyaz Adil Shah |
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G.D. Goenka Public School, Sec-9,Rohini |
Garbage Enzymes |
Tanya Gahlot Virendra Singh |
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Bharti Public School, Mayur Vihar Phase III |
Edible Vaccine |
Tripti Gupta Somya Singh Varsh Chauhan |
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Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok Gurgaon |
Sagar Manthan - Oil pill Recollector |
Abhimanyu Raj Singh Sharadeeka Ghosh Teena Dutta |
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Mayoor School, Noida |
DNA Fingerprinting |
Vishal Lakhani Diwansh Bhambri Kamakhya Arora |
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DAV Pushpanjali, Pushpanjali Enclave |
Symbiocity |
Gunjeeta Ujjwal ,Dhareya Naveen |
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DAV Shreshtha Vihar, Delhi |
Lake Restoration |
Parth Chandak Snighdha Gupta |
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Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar |
Amaltas- The Capable Cassia |
Akshay Kumar |
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Tagore International, School East of Kailash |
APEX and ACHF : Air purifier for exhaust and activated |
Astha Malhotra Shruti Katoch |
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The Khaitan School, Noida |
Jewer International Airport |
Uddeshya Singh Yug Khanna |
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DLF Public School Sahibabad, Gaziabad |
The Mechanical Pendulum: Innovative |
Tushar Joshi Shivam Goel Shivam Aggarwal |
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Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad |
Low Cost Home Automation |
Arundhati Tyal Yukti Madan Manvi Gupta |
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Amity International School, Sector 46, Gurgaon |
Eye scribe |
Gursimran Singh Sarthak Rajpal Ashwin Tewary Prachi Saraswat Kshitij Sawhney Eeshaanee Shandiliya |
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Amity International School, Sector 43, Gurgaon |
Electrothen - Walk for energy |
Mehul Kumar Vaibhav Bhatt |
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Bal Bharati Public School, Noida |
Digi-safe Helmet |
Nakul Verma Prakhar Jindal Shubham Joshi |
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Sri Venkateshwar International School, Dwarka Sector-18 |
Waste Sorter |
Yashwinder Singh Sharan Chawla Shubham Singhal Nishant Sharma |
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ASn International School, Mayur Vihar |
Smart Chair |
Megha Bisht Kavya Negi Vasu Chhabra Rishabh Maheshwari |
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DLF Public School Sahibabad, Gaziabad |
Mission Talaash |
Sarthak Mehta, Ria Saxena Utkarsh Kaushik Saakshay Mehta Sarthak Agarwal |
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The Frank Anthony Public School, Lajpat Nagar |
Hovercraft |
Mohammad Ali Khan |
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Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan |
Solar Panel Optimization |
Deekhit Bhattacharya |
Some Glimpses in pictures
