Hertfordshire student advances to final round in Global STEM competition for $400,000
Aaryan Prabhaker from Hertfordshire has advanced to the final round of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge competition along with only 16 of their competitors.
Aaryan is now in the final stages and to potentially receive $400,000 worth of prizes, including a college scholarship and a new science lab for their school. If Aaryan wins, he will be the first British student to ever do so for this competition.
Aaryan’s video for the contest focuses on CRISPR, a gene editing tool used to treat genetic disorders. Aaryan became interested in this topic for personal reasons, as his friend's sister has a genetic disorder, and this interest has led him to this contest and to want to pursue a career in STEM. His love for James Bond films drove his inspiration for how he shot his video - linked here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qZ_s-0ziVo
Founded in 2015, the Breakthrough Junior Challenge is a global science video contest that encourages students to create engaging and imaginative videos that demonstrate difficult scientific concepts and theories in the physical or life sciences. Think: Steven Spielberg meets Albert Einstein.