Indian Team Wins 10th Place in US Competition
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community affairs www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know News India Times July 22, 2011 10 Winners of the South Asian Spelling Bee regionals in Chicago, from left, First Runner Up Taarak Shah of Plainfield, IL; Regional Champ Mahati Vavilala of Novi, Mich., and Second Runner Up Yasir Hasnain of Forsyth, IL with Rahul Walia, founder of the South Asian Spelling Bee. South Asian Spelling Bee Goes to Chicago, Atlanta By a Staff Writer he 2011 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee con- tinued its 10-city tour with events in the Chicago and Atlanta areas July 9 and 10. Turnout in was encour- aging and the bee attracted some top talent as well as young and new spellers, organizers said in a press release. “This event is being recog- nized as the essential platform to get your first experience and also meet and interact with vet- eran spellers,” Rahul Walia, founder of the contest, was quoted as saying. In Chicago, Mahati Vavilala from Novi, Mich., was declared the regional champ, while Taarak Shah from Plainfield, Ill., and Yasir Hasnain from Forsyth, Ill., were the first and second runners-up, respectively. In Atlanta, an addition to the list of contest sites, Stuti Mishra from West Melbourne, Fla., was the regional champ and Vaidya Govindarajan from Miami, Fla., was first runner-up while Nilai Sarda from Marietta, Ga., was second runner-up. The winners received cash prizes of $500, $300 and $200, respectively, the release said. The top two winners plus a par- ent each will be given an all- expenses paid trip to New Jersey for the Aug. 12 finals. The contest will be telecast globally on Sony Entertainment Television-Asia. 2 California Students Among 125 Edison Scholars By a Staff Writer wo Indian-American stu- dents are among 125 Edison Scholars who will receive scholarships from Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison and Edison Mission Group. Nandeet Mehta and Sahithi Rani, both of California, will receive up to $10,000 in scholarships, beginning with a $2,500 college scholarship that is renewable for three more years, the company website said. The 125 scholarships reflect the company’s landmark 125th anniversary this year. Mehta, 17, who graduated from Hemet High School in Hemet, Calif., on June 3, will be attending Villanova University in Pennsylvania, majoring in com- prehensive science, his bio data on the website said. A recipient of the Rotary Youth Leadership Award and Scholar Athlete Award, Mehta was on his school’s tennis and swim teams. He volunteers at a senior care facility and a local hospital. In 2010, he volunteered at medical clinics and orphanage schools in Mumbai, teaching children to read and write. He was part of the California Scholarship Federation Club, the Key Club and was section leader for the school’s symphonic and march- ing bands. According to the website, Rani graduated from Upland High School in Upland, Calif., on June 9. The 17-year-old will be attend- ing University of California at Berkeley with a major in bio- medical engineering. Rani, who was born in southern India and came to California as a child, is a National Merit Scholar, a silver medal winner at the County Science Fair, an AP scholar with honors and is on the principal’s honor roll. Her hobbies include singing, cooking, tennis, reading mystery novels and celebrating her Indian culture. “These students are among the best and brightest students in the country, and we are proud to support them as they embark on their future,” Theodore F. Craver Jr., chairman and CEO of Edison International, was quoted in the release on the company’s website. The scholars were selected from among more than 900 public and private high school seniors in 14 states. This year, for the first time, the num- ber of awardees was expanded to include students in states where the company owns and operates facilities. Also, requirements were changed so recipients can attend any accredited United States university. By a Staff Writer team from Bangalore’s M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology came in 10th in a prestigious engi- neering design contest hosted June 8-11 by Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. The 19th annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition attracted 54 participants from all over the world; Team Moksha was the only team from India, according to a press release from Ramaiah Institute. The competition was con- ducted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International and is one of the most prestigious outdoor unmanned ground vehicle competitions held across the world, the release said. Students were tasked with creating an autonomous vehicle capable of lane detec- tion and following while avoiding obstacles in its path and reaching specified GPS coordinates without any obstruction. According to the release, students used sensors such as digital camera, sonar and GPS receivers in their design; data obtained from the sensors was sent to an on-board lap- top where a C++ program was used to process it and provide instructions to guide the vehi- cle. The vehicle was powered by a 12 volt battery and had solar panels for self-charging. Students came up with sever- al innovations, the release added, including the use of a new algorithm for image pro- cessing and a unique split- frame technology for the chassis. The overall cost for the project was $500,000 and was sponsored by MSRIT, Department of Technical Education, Government of Karnataka, and Ostrich Mobility Instruments Pvt. Ltd. According to the release, the project has various appli- cations in military mobility, intelligent transportation sys- tems and industrial manufac- turing. Indian Team Ranks 10th in Vehicle Design Contest T Nandeet Mehta Sahithi Rani The 125 scholarships reflect the company’s landmark 125th anniversary this year. T A
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News India TimesJuly 22, 201110
Winners of the South Asian Spelling Bee regionals in Chicago, from left, First Runner Up Taarak Shah of Plainfield, IL;Regional Champ Mahati Vavilala of Novi, Mich., and Second Runner Up Yasir Hasnain of Forsyth, IL with
Rahul Walia, founder of the South Asian Spelling Bee.
South Asian Spelling Bee Goes to Chicago, Atlanta
By a Staff Writer
he 2011 MetLife SouthAsian Spelling Bee con-tinued its 10-city tourwith events in the
Chicago and Atlanta areas July 9and 10. Turnout in was encour-aging and the bee attractedsome top talent as well as youngand new spellers, organizerssaid in a press release.
“This event is being recog-nized as the essential platform
to get your first experience andalso meet and interact with vet-eran spellers,” Rahul Walia,founder of the contest, wasquoted as saying.
In Chicago, Mahati Vavilalafrom Novi, Mich., was declaredthe regional champ, whileTaarak Shah from Plainfield, Ill.,and Yasir Hasnain from Forsyth,Ill., were the first and secondrunners-up, respectively.
In Atlanta, an addition to thelist of contest sites, Stuti Mishrafrom West Melbourne, Fla., was
the regional champ and VaidyaGovindarajan from Miami, Fla.,was first runner-up while NilaiSarda from Marietta, Ga., wassecond runner-up.
The winners received cashprizes of $500, $300 and $200,respectively, the release said.The top two winners plus a par-ent each will be given an all-expenses paid trip to New Jerseyfor the Aug. 12 finals.
The contest will be telecastglobally on Sony EntertainmentTelevision-Asia.
2 California Students Among 125 Edison ScholarsBy a Staff Writer
wo Indian-American stu-dents are among 125Edison Scholars who willreceive scholarships from
Edison International, the parentcompany of Southern CaliforniaEdison and Edison MissionGroup. Nandeet Mehta andSahithi Rani, both of California,will receive up to $10,000 inscholarships, beginning with a$2,500 college scholarship that isrenewable for three more years,the company website said.
The 125 scholarships reflectthe company’s landmark 125thanniversary this year.
Mehta, 17, who graduatedfrom Hemet High School inHemet, Calif., on June 3, will beattending Villanova University inPennsylvania, majoring in com-prehensive science, his bio dataon the website said.
A recipient of the Rotary YouthLeadership Award and ScholarAthlete Award, Mehta was on hisschool’s tennis and swim teams.He volunteers at a senior carefacility and a local hospital. In
2010,he volunteered at medical clinicsand orphanage schools inMumbai, teaching children toread and write. He was part ofthe California ScholarshipFederation Club, the Key Cluband was section leader for theschool’s symphonic and march-ing bands.
According to the website, Ranigraduated from Upland HighSchool in Upland, Calif., on June9. The 17-year-old will be attend-ing University of California atBerkeley with a major in bio-medical engineering. Rani, whowas born in southern India and
cameto California as a child, is aNational Merit Scholar, a silvermedal winner at the CountyScience Fair, an AP scholar withhonors and is on the principal’shonor roll. Her hobbies includesinging, cooking, tennis, readingmystery novels and celebratingher Indian culture.
“These students are amongthe best and brightest studentsin the country, and we are proudto support them as they embarkon their future,” Theodore F.Craver Jr., chairman and CEO ofEdison International, was quotedin the release on the company’s
website. The scholars wereselected from among more than900 public and private highschool seniors in 14 states. Thisyear, for the first time, the num-ber of awardees was expanded toinclude students in states wherethe company owns and operatesfacilities. Also, requirementswere changed so recipients canattend any accredited UnitedStates university.
By a Staff Writer
team fromBangalore’s M.S.Ramaiah Institute ofTechnology came in
10th in a prestigious engi-neering design contest hostedJune 8-11 by OaklandUniversity in Rochester, Mich.
The 19th annual IntelligentGround Vehicle Competitionattracted 54 participants fromall over the world; TeamMoksha was the only teamfrom India, according to apress release from RamaiahInstitute.
The competition was con-ducted by the Association forUnmanned Vehicle SystemsInternational and is one ofthe most prestigious outdoorunmanned ground vehiclecompetitions held across theworld, the release said.
Students were tasked withcreating an autonomousvehicle capable of lane detec-tion and following whileavoiding obstacles in its pathand reaching specified GPScoordinates without any
obstruction.According to the release,
students used sensors such asdigital camera, sonar and GPSreceivers in their design; dataobtained from the sensorswas sent to an on-board lap-top where a C++ program wasused to process it and provideinstructions to guide the vehi-cle.
The vehicle was poweredby a 12 volt battery and hadsolar panels for self-charging.Students came up with sever-al innovations, the releaseadded, including the use of anew algorithm for image pro-cessing and a unique split-frame technology for thechassis.
The overall cost for theproject was $500,000 and wassponsored by MSRIT,Department of TechnicalEducation, Government ofKarnataka, and OstrichMobility Instruments Pvt. Ltd.
According to the release,the project has various appli-cations in military mobility,intelligent transportation sys-tems and industrial manufac-turing.
Indian Team Ranks 10th in Vehicle Design Contest
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