Piaui student Manuel Nunes wins Nobel Prize in Young Sciences

Student from Piaui Manuel Nunes17, won the Stockholm Youth Water Prize, which is considered the best “Nobel Prize for Young Sciences”The result was announced on Tuesday (27). Manuel Nunes was North East First To represent Brazil in the competition.

This Monday (26) the student presented his project.Autonomous Water Rover for Water Quality Monitoring: A Low-Cost Portable Tool To the International Theatre Jury for the Final Prize in Sweden. The Brazilian actor was accompanied by the director of SJWP Brazil, Witan Silva, during his three presentations, which included presenting the idea, presenting the project and presenting the developed prototype to three different juries.

Manuel Nunes, a third-year high school student at Colégio Diocesano in Teresina (PI), was the winner of this year’s Brazilian stage of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize (Stockholm Junior Water Prize – SJWP).

The Aquatic Rover is an autonomous water quality monitoring device, consisting of a boat equipped with sensors that measure water parameters such as pH, turbidity, temperature and useful dissolved oxygen – a project that could particularly benefit areas in need due to its low cost.

According to Manuel, the idea came when he saw several news stories on television that showed the suffering of riverside communities due to pollution, mainly caused by heavy metals such as mercury.

To use the device, you have to enter the area you want to monitor and receive all the information automatically during operation – via computer or cell phone. The proposal promises to revolutionize the way surveillance is carried out by public and private bodies.

The Prize

The Stockholm Junior Water Prize is a competition for students aged 15 to 20 who have developed research projects that could help solve key water-related challenges. The competition attracts tens of thousands of entries from around 35 countries.

The awards ceremony has been held annually since 1997, becoming a popular part of World Water Week. The finalists are the winners of national competitions. Their work is carefully reviewed by a jury of international water experts.

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