ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Georgia’s finalists in International Science and Engineering Fair
July 2016 -
Among the students from Georgia who earned their places at the International Science and Engineering Fair (Society for Science & the Public, Intel) in Phoenix were four from the South Asian community.
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$20,000 Women in Technology scholarship for South Forsyth High student
July 2016 -
Shwetha Mudalegundi, a South Forsyth High School student, received the Women in Technology (WIT) Girls $20,000 scholarship. WIT Girls works with the Georgia business community to support STEM.
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Pooler Georgia scientist elected to top position for District 14 Georgia Toastmasters.
July 2016 -
Padma Kaviratna is the 2nd person of Indian subcontinent descent in Georgia to be elected a District Director of Toastmasters. He will serve over 2,600 members and 130 clubs of District 14.
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Devesh Ranjan receives Early Career Award from U.S. Department of Energy
July 2016 -
Devesh Ranjan’s lab was recently visited by U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Secretary Ernest Moniz, who congratulated Dr. Ranjan on being chosen for DOE’s Office of Science award for Early Career Research Programs.
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Raj Shah receives export award for Universal VAT Services from U.S. Commerce Department
July 2016 -
In a ceremony in Washington on May 16, 2016, US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker presented the President’s annual “E” Award to Atlanta's Raj Shah for Universal VAT Services' success in exporting.
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High achiever to have college career paid in full by QuestBridge
July 2016 -
Zaynab Said will be attending Emory University; she is one of 18 Gwinnett County students who will have their entire college career paid as a QuestBridge National College Match Scholar.
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Gwinnett National Merit Scholars
July 2016 -
Gwinnett's National Merit Scholars include Priyanka Desai of Peachtree Ridge High, Victoria Joshi from North Gwinnett High, Anima Shrestha of Parkview, and Simran Modi of GSMST (UGA Scholarship).
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TYE Team Regen wins top spot in Southeast Region
June 2016 -
Team Regen, a group of high school TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE), won the top award at the TYE High School Entrepreneurship competition for their approach to a problem of burn victims.
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Top volunteers receive Prudential Spirit awards
June 2016 -
Georgia’s top two youth volunteers of 2016, Devneet Singh, 17, and Damācia Howard, 13, were honored in the nation’s capital at the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
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Shashank and Shruthi bring home five awards from ‘Cleveland Aradhana’
May 2016 -
Young musicians Shruthi Santhanam and Shashank Ganeshan came home with honors from the prestigious annual Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival of Carnatic music and dance, held in Cleveland, Ohio.
