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Charlotte Bae and Lucas Wang, students from Roy Cloud School, have secured second place in the esteemed Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision competition.
Their project, DermVue: The Future of Skin Cancer Detection, impressed judges with its innovative approach to addressing skin cancer diagnosis.
The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision competition challenges students across the U.S. and Canada to develop solutions to global issues using science and technology.
“The eight winning teams, narrowed down from 24 regional winners, will be formally recognized for their creativity and accomplishments at the ExploraVision awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., in early June,” said Jessica Knight, a spokesperson for the school.
Alongside their second-place title, Charlotte and Lucas and seven other winning teams will receive $5,000 U.S. Series EE Savings Bonds each. This acknowledgment celebrates their achievement and highlights the importance of STEM education in fostering innovation and problem-solving skills among young students.
In early June, Charlotte, Lucas, and their peers will be formally recognized for their accomplishments at the ExploraVision awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.
The first-place winners of the competition and their respective schools are:
- Grade K-3: Allergen Detector from St. Thomas the Apostle, Miami, FL
- Grades 4-6: Plastivore Trashcan from Lester CN, Roseland, New Jersey
- Grades 7-9: Pediabots: Harnessing Microbotic Technologies for Pediatric Surgery from Next Generation School, Champaign, IL
- Grades 10-12: N4NO (Nanocarriers for Neuroprosthetic Optimization) – a novel noninvasive neural dust insertion method through cerebrospinal-fluid route via micelles for neuroprosthetic aid from North Carolina School of Science and Math – Durham, Durham, NC
