Three North Texas students will represent the region in the National Finals of the 2016 Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology, the Plano Star Courier reported.
Prateek Kalakuntla, a senior at the Texas Academy of Math and Science in Denton, invented a device that detects mercury in water. The Plano resident’s inspiration came from the toxic water crisis in Flint, Michigan but he hopes it can be used to make water safer in developing countries.
Sisters Adhya and Shriya Beesam of Richardson came up with a new method to diagnose schizophrenia in patients. The Plano East Senior High School students developed a brain scan and a new psychiatric evaluation to identify the mental disorder earlier in patients.
In the regional phase of the prestigious research competition for high school students, Dallas-Fort Worth students accounted for seven of the nine regional finalists from Texas. Overall, 96 regional finalists were selected in the nation.
The National Finals will be held Dec. 5-6 at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Prateek Kalakuntla and Adhya and Shriya Beesam will vie against other students for the opportunity to earn $500,000 in scholarships.
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Siemens Digital Industries Software headquarters is hiring like gangbusters. Siemens CFO Timo Nentwich, who moved to Dallas from Berlin last October, says the company has moved far beyond enabling the designs of airplanes and cars, into analyzing entire manufacturing processes. “Few people know that we’re running a large operation like this out of the Plano office,” the CFO said.
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The summit is an innovation multiplier for capital, collaboration, and commercialization. Plus, you can meet 2021 NTX Rising Stars—and the new companies moving to BioLabs at Pegasus Park. Here's an updated agenda for the annual iC3 Life Science Summit on September 30 and October 1.
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UTD students, faculty, and alumni pitched their big ideas for a chance to win cash to push their ventures forward. New this year: Capital Factory presented the first-ever biotech+ challenge award. The event featured a closing conversation on the entrepreneurial ecosystem with long-time business partners Ross Perot Jr. and Anurag Jain.
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How did these Plano teens spend their summer vacation? Making an impact in their community AND learning valuable marketplace skills at three North Texas nonprofits.
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Deadline for nominations is Friday, September 17. The 2021 award, sponsored by BioLabs at Pegasus Park, will be presented on September 30 at the iC3 Life Science Summit. The impact that Dr. Dennis K. Stone left on the DFW biotech industry is, without doubt, immeasurable, says BioNTX. Past recipients of the award that honors his memory are Phil Ralston, Lyda Hill, Darlene Boudreaux, Paul Dorman, and Hubert Zajicek.
