CREST Winner visits China
Owen McMeel, who scooped fourth place in the field of electrical and mechanical engineering at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), has just returned to the UK after an all star trip to China.
His special prize was awarded by the China Association for Science and Technology after he represented the UK and competed with over 1,500 students from more than 40 nations across the globe in Reno, Nevada earlier this year.
“The trip was a prize for us to visit and see China and get taken everywhere. The people couldn’t do enough for us, everywhere we went we were treated like VIP’s. At the tourist attractions we were allowed to queue jump everything, but the icing on the cake had to be getting to see the solar eclipse.”
Owen undertook his project as part of his school coursework and worked outside of the classroom to achieve his CREST Award. He created an innovative product named ‘wire wise’ to help electricians accurately measure the length of wire coming from a reel, to reduce wastage and time consuming manual measurement. He has already applied for a patent for his creative design and looks forward to using the skills he learned from his project at university and beyond.
His special prize was awarded by the China Association for Science and Technology after he represented the UK and competed with over 1,500 students from more than 40 nations across the globe in Reno, Nevada earlier this year.
“The trip was a prize for us to visit and see China and get taken everywhere. The people couldn’t do enough for us, everywhere we went we were treated like VIP’s. At the tourist attractions we were allowed to queue jump everything, but the icing on the cake had to be getting to see the solar eclipse.”
Owen undertook his project as part of his school coursework and worked outside of the classroom to achieve his CREST Award. He created an innovative product named ‘wire wise’ to help electricians accurately measure the length of wire coming from a reel, to reduce wastage and time consuming manual measurement. He has already applied for a patent for his creative design and looks forward to using the skills he learned from his project at university and beyond.
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