Winners of Sri Lanka Science & Engineering Fair -2012

Sri Lanka Science & Engineering Fair 2012 organized by National Science Foundation, Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) Intel and the Ministry of Education. was held on 02 March 2012 at the IESL.

Nine inventions from the Junior Inventor of the Year Competition (JIY) conducted by the IESL and ten school science research projects from the Science Research Projects Competition (SRPC) conducted by the NSF were presented at the fair. The projects were evaluated by panel of judges chaired by Prof. Rezvi Sheriff, Director PGIM.

Following projects were selected to be contested at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair-2012 scheduled to be held in 14-18 May 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Multi-function electricity generating shoe pair
by GCM Saman Kumara of Pinnawala Central College, Rambukkana

Multi-function shoe pairby GCM Saman Kumara of Pinnawala Central College, Rambukkana

A method to predict rainfall through star location
by KAD Maleen Jayanath Karunasekara Wijeratna of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala

project-rainfall-prediction — A method to predict rainfall through star location

NP System – Computer program for blind or visually impaired people
by L Pipunika Vimanthi Silva and L Nipun Kavishka Silva of De Mazenod College, Kandana

Blind computer — The NP System is a software program that assists the blind and visually impaired to use computers by providing voice instructions. The program can assist with a variety of tasks such as guiding the user through the basic functions of a computer including sending an e-mail, crafting a word document, analysing images, providing verbal descriptions and responding to audio commands by the user. This project won second prize in the Computer Science category at Intel ISEF 2012 in USA. Each team member won $400 from the IEEE Computer Society, and Intel Foundation also awarded a $1,000 grant to each winner’s school.Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) is the world's largest international pre-college science competition. This was held from May 14-18 at Pittsburgh, USA.

Sri Lankan Team at Intel Science fair USA — Sri Lankan Team at Intel Science and Engineering fair USA

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