2002
Pendulum Braking System for Wheelchairs Gwyn-Nor Elementary School North Wales, PA Problem: Difficulty controlling the speed of a wheelchair when going down ramps and sloped areas. Solution: Using trigonometry and mechanical devices, created a pendulum braking system that applies pressure to the back wheels by remaining perpendicular to sea level even as the chair slopes […]
The Stopping Cart Brandon Middle School Brandon, MS Problem: Runaway shopping carts in parking lots cause thousands of dollars in damage to cars and other personal belongings each year. Solution: Developed an easy to use braking system in the handle of the cart. It operates much like the handle of a self-propelled lawn mower making […]
Milfoil Master Minocqua-Hazelhurst & Lake Tomahawk Elementary Minocqua, WI Problem: Eurasian Water Milfoil had invaded Wisconsin’s lakes, quickly clogging them and threatening other plant and marine life, and potentially, area tourism. Solution: Release the Milfoil’s natural predator, a water weevil, into lakes to consume the plant and then educate area boaters and residents about ways […]
Ray Wu, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Dr. Wu, a pioneer in genetic engineering, published the first method for sequencing DNA, and has been a central figure in the related development of new cereal crops for third world countries. His DNA sequencing method used a novel, location-specific primer-extension strategy that […]
M. Ian Phillips, Ph.D. University of Florida College of Medicine Physiology & Functional Genomics Gainesville, Florida Dr. Ian Phillips is internationally known for his basic research on the brain and renin-angiotensin system, and for his invention of potential new therapies for chronic diseases using gene targeting approaches. He has applied his 30 years of academic […]
William P. Magee Jr., D.D.S., M.D. CEO and Co-founder Operation Smile, Inc. Norfolk, Virginia Dr. William P. Magee Jr., a leading plastic and craniofacial surgeon, founded Operation Smile, Inc., with his wife, Kathleen S. Magee, B.S.N., M.Ed., M.S.W. Under the Magee’s leadership, Operation Smile, a private, not-for-profit volunteer medical services organization has provided reconstructive surgery […]
James C. Cobey, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgeon Washington Hospital Center Washington, D.C. Dr. Cobey has been a lifelong champion of humanitarian causes and has put his professional medical expertise in orthopaedics to good use by helping thousands of children, patients, landmine and war victims worldwide under the auspices of the American Red Cross and Health Volunteers […]
Amy Dunaway-Haney Kettering Fairmont High School Kettering, Ohio The recipient of the 2002 $10,000 Freida J. Riley Teacher Award was Amy Dunaway-Haney, a Spanish teacher at Kettering Fairmont High School, Kettering, Ohio. Mrs. Dunaway-Haney received the award in May at the Opening Ceremony for Space Day 2002 at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum […]
National Gallery for America’s Young Inventors 2002 Inductees Anthony D. Jarecki, 12 – Easy Lift Trash Can After struggling to lift heavy trash bags out of the trash can and cleaning up spilled trash, Anthony designed a trash removal system to alleviate the problems. His invention consists of a large trash can with a hinged […]
