Have you done research about going greener in your community? Can you identify an environmental issue in your area that you can see ways to improve? Submit your ideas to IBM’s “Innovation to be Greener Awards.”
NSHSS partner IBM is offering an academic competition for NSHSS members to showcase your ideas, research, and creative solutions for going greener in your own neighborhood or community. This global competition is open to all members in high school. The top ten winners will be assigned an IBM mentor from the IBM Academy of Technology, and the top three finalists will be brought to the IBM headquarters in New York for an expense-paid trip to interact with top scientists and environmentalists. This is a terrific networking and resume-building opportunity for college applications, future internships, and even careers. Put your science and research skills to the test.
Applicants should develop a concept paper of three to five pages identifying an environmental issue and outlining your plan of action to improve the situation. Submit online by April 30, where you will find specific examples, guidelines, and instructions.
You will want to visit the IBM Academy of Technology website to learn about IBM mentors, and read about Frances Allen, IBM Fellow Emerita: “A former high school math teacher, Allen has become the first woman who will receive the prestigious Turing Award for her achievements in optimizing computer programs and high-performance computing systems. She was also instrumental to the work of the precursor to the U.S. National Security Agency in its code-breaking activities during the Cold War. The announcement of the award was made by the Association for Computing Machinery in New York City, which since 1966 has awarded the prize in honor of Alan M. Turing, considered one of the 'fathers' of modern computing.”