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by Rishi Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:52 pm
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-24/news/bs-ar-student-intel-winner-20120523_1_top-prize-grand-prize-intel-science-fair
His brother, Luke, a junior at North County High, won last year's MIT Technology for Humanity guided by Innovation, Networking, and Knowledge (THINK) Award, which recognizes students whose science projects benefit their communities. Two years ago, Luke won $96,000 in prizes at the Intel ISEF, with a project that examined how acid mine drainage affected the environment.
"You know how the younger brother is overshadowed by the older brother. Finally, he finds his place in the sun," said their mother, Jane Andraka. She said that as her sons have grown to ages where youngsters gravitate toward interests beyond classroom learning, she has "tried to refocus them on what they're excited about" in science.
"For some reason, we're not a super-athletic family. We don't go to much football or baseball," said Jane Andraka, an anesthetist. The boys' father, Steve Andraka, is a civil engineer.
"Instead we have a million [science] magazines," Jane said, "so we sit around the table and talk about how people came up with their ideas and what we would do differently."
Jack, a STEM student at North County High, was honored Tuesday before a school audience that included fellow STEM students who gave him a raucous standing ovation. He said that his accomplishments have helped fuel interest in the sciences.
His brother, Luke, a junior at North County High, won last year's MIT Technology for Humanity guided by Innovation, Networking, and Knowledge (THINK) Award, which recognizes students whose science projects benefit their communities. Two years ago, Luke won $96,000 in prizes at the Intel ISEF, with a project that examined how acid mine drainage affected the environment.
"You know how the younger brother is overshadowed by the older brother. Finally, he finds his place in the sun," said their mother, Jane Andraka. She said that as her sons have grown to ages where youngsters gravitate toward interests beyond classroom learning, she has "tried to refocus them on what they're excited about" in science.
"For some reason, we're not a super-athletic family. We don't go to much football or baseball," said Jane Andraka, an anesthetist. The boys' father, Steve Andraka, is a civil engineer.
"Instead we have a million [science] magazines," Jane said, "so we sit around the table and talk about how people came up with their ideas and what we would do differently."
Jack, a STEM student at North County High, was honored Tuesday before a school audience that included fellow STEM students who gave him a raucous standing ovation. He said that his accomplishments have helped fuel interest in the sciences.
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