The sixth annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge was won by Amber Kwok, 18, of Mauritius. The competition asks 13 to 18-year-olds to submit a three-minute movie illustrating a topic or theory in biological sciences, physics, or maths. The Van Der Waals Forces and the Casimir Effect are explained in a great video prepared by Kwok.
The
Breakthrough Junior Challenge will award Kwok, her instructor, and her school a
total of $400,000. Amber has been awarded a $250,000 college scholarship and
will begin her studies at Stanford University in the fall of 2022. Shastri
Doorgah, her science instructor, will get a $50,000 reward. Her school will
receive a $100,000 state-of-the-art science lab.
In a press
release, Kwok remarked, "I learnt about the Breakthrough Junior Challenge
from Khan Academy and was immediately attracted by the idea of educating
science through video." "I believe that science has the potential to
expand our understanding of the universe's secrets and to assist us in
developing imaginative answers to today's global concerns. For me, winning the
Challenge is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I'm looking forward to seeing
what comes next and taking advantage of the many great chances it will
provide."
Since
2015, the Breakthrough Junior Challenge has drawn over 3,400 applicants, with
bright teens coming up with inventive ways to give captivating scientific
explanations.
This year
was also the first time a separate submission section dedicated to space
exploration was available. Next January 5, the winner of the highest-scoring
Space Exploration video will be announced.
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