A Sri Lankan student from Ananda College in Colombo won several top awards at the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in San Jose, California.
Ganindu Nanayakkara won the First Award of $3,000 for his project "Novel Computer Controlling Wireless Device for Handicapped People" in the Computer Science category at the Intel ISEF 2010 Grand Awards Ceremony held Friday by the Society for Science and the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation.
In addition Ganindu won three special awards for his project at the Special Awards Ceremony held Thursday night.
He received a $1,000 cash award from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance and the Lemelson Foundation which recognizes the innovation and invention that addresses critical basic human needs. Symantec Corporation awarded Ganindu with another $1,000 cash award.
China Association for Science and Technology awarded Ganindu a trip to attend the China Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Contest in August. The award includs round trip flights, accommodations and cultural visits for the winners.
Ganindu built a device that allows persons with disabilities to wirelessly operate a computer.
Over 1,600 high school students from 59 countries participated in this year's Intel Science and Engineering Fair, the world's largest pre-college science competition, from May 10 -14 in San Jose, CA.
The winners of the annual Sri Lanka Science and Engineering Fair represented Sri Lanka at the Intel Fair.
R. A. Dimalka Maduranga Karunajeewa of Ruwanwella Rajasinghe Maha Vidyalaya and Ganindu Nanayakkara presented individual projects while T. Lasitha Lakmal, H. D. Vinushi Lakshani Kulawansa and G. K. Adeesha Udayarekha of Gnanodaya Maha Vidyalaya in Kalutara presented a team project.
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