TED Community » Ashutosh Patra
About Me
Ashish recently graduated as the class valedictorian from Sunset High School in Portland, Oregon. He is currently a freshman in the Jerome Fisher M&T program at the University of Pennsylvania. His interests span from engineering and math to history and policy. In ninth
grade he visited many rural areas in India with his father on a social service trip. There he noticed extensive lack of access to potable water and energy. He has conducted two research projects on appropriate technologies involving water and energy. One was on efficient microbial fuel cells that convert wastewater into clean water and electricity. The other project was cost-effectively harvesting energy from the sun using novel “water lenses.” Some of his recent awards include the First Place Grand Award at the International Science and Engineering Fair 2009, the 2009 International BioGENEious Award, the MIT Think Award, and the Stockholm Junior Water Prize in 2008 and 2009. In the future, he plans to continue research on sustainable water and energy technologies.
- Location:
- United States, Portland, OR
- Current organization:
- University of Pennsyalvania
- Past organizations:
- Social Impact Consulting, Wharton India Economic Forum, University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania - School of Engineering and Applied Science
- Current role:
- Student Researcher and Developer
- Gender:
- Male
- Areas of expertise:
- Microbial Fuel Cells, Solar technology, Debate
- I am:
- Engineer, Entrepreneur, Explorer, Global soul, Idea generator, Inventor, Job-seeker, Scientist, Student, Technologist
- Languages:
- Oriya, English, Spanish
- My website links:
- My MFC research in the SJWP Journal
- Universities:
- University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- TED conferences attended:
- TEDIndia 2009
More About Me
I'm passionate about
Inventing new technologies, Politics, Business Ideas, Music, All sorts of food, Indian culture, Water, Learning about Science
An idea worth spreading
When you help someone in need you should be investing in their potential to do something great.
Talk to me about
Energy, Science, Non-Profits, Economics, Music, Food, Life, Philosophy, Politics, Business, Technology, Information Technology, The Office
People don't know that I'm good at
Tennis and Piano
My TED Story
I was just recently selected to be a TED India Fellow. My TED story is just beginning and I had a fantastic experience in Mysore.
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