BOISE, Idaho -- Two Idaho students have demonstrated a keen eye for invention, earning an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., as national finalists for eCYBERMISSION — a U.S. Army STEM competition for students in grades six through nine.
After volunteering at the Idaho Foodbank, sixth graders Kashvi Bansal and Rishi Gajera noticed that sorting donated food by nutritional value takes up valuable volunteer resources. Wanting to make it easier to find healthy ingredients, they built a device that automatically sorts food items by nutritional content.
Their device won recognition at local and regional eCYBERMISSION competitions. They are one of 20 teams attending nationals this weekend and one of five teams to win a $5,000 STEM-In-Action grant in recognition of their project’s community impact.
