A Brampton high school student’s system designed to simulate and optimize medical manufacturing has won his school $10,000 in technology.
The prize comes from the Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Contest, a challenge for Canadian students in Grades 6 to 12 to use Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math to develop innovative solutions.
Central Peel Secondary School student Rehan Jafar designed a 2D-simulation of the manufacturing process of synthetic polymers, used in touch screens and wearable biosensors.
Jafar says his Eco Volt simulation platform can cut down on energy use in manufacturing and reduce electronic waste by “optimizing electropolymerization before a lab experiment is ever run.”
“If you can predict optimal synthesis conditions computationally, you eliminate trial-and-error energy consumption at the very first stage of manufacturing – you reduce chemical waste before it’s even generated,” Jafar said in his submission to the Solve for Tomorrow Contest.
Eight National Finalist teams presented their projects live at Samsung Canada Headquarters in Mississauga to a panel of expert judges, and Jafar won third place in the contest and a $10,000 technology voucher for Central Peel Secondary School.
He also won another $5,000 voucher for the Fan Favourite Award.
“Through Solve for Tomorrow, we’re seeing firsthand how Canadian students are applying STEM skills to tackle real-world challenges with creativity and purpose,” President and CEO of Samsung Electronics Canada Brian Shin said in a release.
To learn more about Solve for Tomorrow and this year’s winning projects, visit www.samsung.com/ca/solve.
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