Kilmer Students win Toshiba NSTA ExploraVision science competition

Kilmer 8th graders Pallavi Bhave and Joyce Tien have won 1st place nationwide in the Toshiba NSTA ExploraVision science competition  with their idea for a handheld UltraViolet laser allergen detector. The contest looks at ideas that can be implemented 20 years into the future. Pallavi and Joyce both win $10,000 in savings bonds and a trip to the awards ceremony in Washington, DC.

Learn more about their innovative idea through their winning web site. We are so proud of these awesome Kilmer students!

Toshiba ExploraVision Winners Announcement
WTOP Story: VA teens win big with allergy-focused invention by Hank Silverberg (May 3, 2013)
WUSA9: Cool Schools: Kilmer Middle School Students Develop Food Allergy Detector (May 23, 2013)
The Washington Post KidsPost: Teens’ idea could help kids with allergies (June 18, 2013)

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