SHREWSBURY – Nevin Thinagar, a student of Shrewsbury High School (SHS), won great acclaim in May when he won first place for his project at the 2022 Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair.
Thinagar’s project was called “Reducing the impact of wing tip vortices on airplanes through the use of a novel wing”.
Thinagar, who is an emerging junior at SHS, said he was surprised to win first place, even though he knew he had taken the time to work successfully on his project and analyze his data.
“I knew I took the time to do this, but at the same time it’s always surprising when you do really well, especially on a state-wide level,” said Thinagar. “It was surprising, but at the same time it felt like I had done the job.”
Project wins recognition
The qualification process for the nationwide fair began for Thinagar in February when he attended the Shrewsbury High School Science Fair. This may interest you : B-Boy Victor Life All About Balance. First half-judged projects from Shrewsbury qualified for the Worcester Regional Science Fair, where everyone who took a seat was promoted to a nationwide fair.
Thinagar previously attended the state fair last year and finished third.
He said the fair has been held practically from the time he was in seventh grade, which was the last time he attended in person.
While he said it was disappointing that the nationwide show didn’t have a hybrid or fully personal format, overall Thinagar said the nationwide show was well served.
“Each year was just a great opportunity to share something you are passionate about and get feedback from experts in the field,” said Thinagar.
Thinagar said he was always interested in aviation and wanted to become a pilot when he was younger, before realizing he really wanted to build planes as an aeronautical engineer.
Thinagar’s design concerns winglets, structures on the edge of an airplane wing that protrude to reduce the flow of air rising from beneath the wing. In his project, Thinagar developed new winglet designs that make airplanes fly more efficiently.
“That would reduce carbon dioxide emissions and also have the added benefit of reducing fuel consumption,” said Thinagar. “I hope it will also lower ticket prices for consumers.”
At the regional level, the Thinagara project won the NSAP Naval Award, awarded by the Navy for research that may benefit the US government.
At the state level, the project also won the Pauline J. Lamarche Memorial Award, which awards first place projects that demonstrate excellence in STEM research.
Thinagar’s place at the regional level further qualified him to participate in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, where he came fourth in the statics and dynamics category and won $ 500.
Student credits SPS programs
Thinagar attributed much of his success to the Shrewsbury Public Schools programs, especially the Research Methods course where he was able to focus on his project.
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He said ips helped him keep the right track.
“Programs like these are the kind of programs that Shrewsbury public schools should focus on,” said Thinagar.
The Science Fair project carried out by a Shrewsbury student is gaining recognition all over the country
