Winners of "Leonardo da Vinci 2014" announced
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze, Deputy Minister Lia Gigauri, and General Director of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation Marine Chitashvili awarded the authors of the winning innovative projects of the young inventors' contest "Leonardo da Vinci 2014".
By the decision of the competition commission, the Grand Prix was awarded to Temur Chichua, Alexandre Toidze, and Nikoloz Minashvili for the invention "Carbon Double-Layer Composite". The winners will go abroad on a study tour. The holders of I place and a prize of 5 000 GEL became Vakhtang Donadze and Irakli Chkheidze for the project "Smart Alarm Clock"; II place and 3 000 GEL - Irakli Kapanadze and Karlo Khutsishvili for the project "Multi-Climate Controller"; III place and 2 000 GEL - Nika Alavidze for the project "High-Pressure Pipe Accident Liquidation Mechanism".
The authors of all four winning projects of the competition will travel to the United States of America in the spring, where they will participate in the world's largest competition - the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF).
Favorite projects were identified by Sakpatenti and the Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency. Chairman of Sakpatenti Nikoloz Gogilidze awarded Rezo Kapanadze a mobile phone for the project "Sleeping Policeman". Chairman of the Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency Irakli Kashibadze awarded Giorgi Zeikidze, Dato Gurgenadze, and Shota Katamadze with a trip to the international innovation exhibition for the project "SAFE RIDE", and the authors of the project "Biogas", Nika Svanidze and Vano Sharia, with funding for the fabrication of the device prototype.
The youngest participants of the exhibition, Nodar Abuladze, Luka Gvelesiani, and Giga Doguzov, were awarded amusement ride service cards by Mtatsminda Park.
The exhibition of the best projects selected within the framework of the competition was held at the Expo Georgia exhibition pavilion, where the authors of the innovative works presented their inventions to the visitors. All participants of the exhibition were awarded diplomas.
The competition has been organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation since 2011. Its goal is to raise the level of learning among students, stimulate teenagers' interest in innovations and technical progress, identify teenagers endowed with the talent of invention, and provide them with incentives for the development of creative thinking and practical skills.
