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16-Yr-Old Sikh-American Needs Your Vote - Today!
Pranav Singh is a sixteen year old Junior attending high school in Irvine, California, U.S.A..
Currently he is a finalist for the Youtube Spacelab Competition, which is sponsored by Lenevo and various space agencies including NASA.
His biology experiment explores the effects of micro-gravity on genetic recombination, which is the reshuffling of genes during the separation of chromosomes. The experiment is designed around the common fruit fly.
In his experiment, he proposes to observe the effects micro-gravity has upon the look of and individual characteristics of the fly.
Right now the competition is in the voting phase and votes can be placed by CLICKING HERE.
Please vote, when you see PRANAV'S Picture and then CLICK on the GREEN BUTTON.
Voting can be done once per day until Tuesday, the 24th of January.
Please vote for him because he has a passion for science that goes back to the eighth grade where he conducted a science fair experiment testing the effect of one's driving style on fuel economy.
He says his passion for science “came when I was young and saw things around me that I could not explain”, and that this perspective has lead him to have an inquisitive personality. This gave him the inspiration to come up with this experiment after he came across a scientific paper explaining the effect micro-gravity has on embryonic development.
He also has an interest in politics, evidenced by his participation in the Model United Nations which he began this year.
Through his attendance at a number of conferences, he has won multiplicity of awards and currently participates in advanced level conferences.
Since a very young age, Pranav has been involved with chorus singing programs and currently is in a school choir. During his freshman year at high school, Pranav played on his school's football and track team.
He has also attended two IIGS camps where he learned the importance of Sikhism and its place in society today.
Pranav Singh's dream is to one day open a research facility where he hopes to create alternative fuels through genetic engineering of algae. He hopes that this research will lead to sustainable fuel for the future, allowing the world to stop relying on fossil fuels such as diesel and gasoline. He also hopes that such research will reduce the impact of global warming on the Earth by canceling out the carbon dioxide emissions that result from the burning of fossil fuels.
He thus hopes to be able to give back to the community that has supported and allowed him to become the person he is today.
Conversation about this article
1: Raj Chatha (London, England), January 19, 2012, 8:12 AM.
You got my vote. Good luck.
2: Sundip Singh Sangha (Woodland, California, U.S.A.), January 19, 2012, 8:17 AM.
He totally deserves everyone's vote! He is a genious individual and has a very bright future ahead ! I wish him all the best!
3: Manprit (Mumbai, India), January 19, 2012, 8:19 AM.
Good one, bro ... Carry on with your great work. Rabh raakha!.
4: Amar Jhutty (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), January 19, 2012, 8:19 AM.
Win it, puttra!
5: Navneet Kaur (Rajpura, Punjab), January 19, 2012, 8:22 AM.
I support you all the way!
6: Karandeep Singh (Jodhpur, India), January 19, 2012, 8:26 AM.
Best of luck, buddy. Hope you get where you want to be!
7: Sunny (London, United Kingdom), January 19, 2012, 8:29 AM.
Good Luck, bhraa! xx
8: Anita Dhillon (India), January 19, 2012, 8:33 AM.
May Waheguru bless you and may all your dreams and wishes come true. I vote for you, my son!
9: Twinkle Bhasin (Mumbai, India), January 19, 2012, 8:50 AM.
Oye, chak de phatte! The whole Sikh community is with you!
10: Sourabh Malhotra (Delhi, India), January 19, 2012, 8:51 AM.
Keep it up, bro!
11: Dr. Satpal Singh (Jammu, J & K), January 19, 2012, 8:53 AM.
God bless you!
12: Prabhjot Anand (Chandigarh, Punjab), January 19, 2012, 8:57 AM.
Best of luck, Pranav ...
13: Vijay (India), January 19, 2012, 8:57 AM.
Keep it up, dear!
14: Robbie Singh (Mohali, Punjab), January 19, 2012, 8:59 AM.
Here's my vote, buddy. Go, do it!
15: Kamal jit Singh (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), January 19, 2012, 9:01 AM.
We are with you!
16: Gurjeev Singh Sethi (Hyderabad, India), January 19, 2012, 9:02 AM.
Fateh paana!Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh!
17: Ramneek (Patiala, Punjab), January 19, 2012, 9:20 AM.
I'm with you!
18: Harinder Gill (Moga, Punjab), January 19, 2012, 10:09 AM.
Keep it up, mundiaa ... Waheguru tere Sikhi saroop nu banai rakhe ... Best of luck.
19: Gurpreet Kaur (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), January 19, 2012, 10:14 AM.
Good luck, Pranav!
20: Jazz Purewal (New York, U.S.A.), January 19, 2012, 10:19 AM.
Love it. Congratulations, and good luck!
21: Paranjit Singh (London, United Kingdom), January 19, 2012, 10:28 AM.
Best of luck, dear. My vote goes to you. Don't worry, you'll definitely win this ...
22: Harman Manesh (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), January 19, 2012, 10:42 AM.
Good luck. Keep it up.
23: Rajdeep Singh (Delhi, India), January 19, 2012, 10:51 AM.
Keep it up buddy, buddy. You rock, yaar! And all the luck to you ... Waheguru is with you!
24: Baldev Singh (Bradford, United Kingdom), January 19, 2012, 11:56 AM.
Space is the greatest subject to pursue, after 'technology', for our young minds. Wish you all success.
25: Meet Kaur (Bakersfield, California, U.S.A.), January 19, 2012, 12:42 PM.
Keep it up ... God bless you.
26: Karan Dhillon (Melbourne, Australia), January 19, 2012, 12:47 PM.
The greatest scientists had the same perspective: to look at how things happen ... and you have the same. I am pretty much sure you're going to succeed with your dreams. Waheguru mehar kare!
27: Amrinder Singh (London, United Kingdom), January 19, 2012, 1:30 PM.
Bless you, mate ...
28: Jagpreet Singh (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.), January 19, 2012, 2:41 PM.
Keep it up, champ! Satgur mehar rakhan ...
29: Jadan Johal (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), January 19, 2012, 2:49 PM.
I think we should mobilize the Sikh forces ... if everybody could email their contacts and get this story on more Sikh sites, that would be great for this young scholar and for all Sikhs.
30: Sutinder Kaur (Seattle, WA, U.S.A.), January 19, 2012, 5:35 PM.
Waheguru's blessings are with you!
31: Kuldeep Walia (Richmond, New York, U.S.A.), January 19, 2012, 7:17 PM.
Chak de phatte, bhravaa! All the best to you.
32: Sarb Panesar (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), January 19, 2012, 8:11 PM.
Waheguru is always there with you, for every noble cause. All the best.
33: Harjinder Singh (Kalala, Punjab), January 19, 2012, 8:34 PM.
Chardi Kalaa! Guru mehar karey!
34: Anhad (India), January 19, 2012, 11:46 PM.
God bless you. May Waheguru's blessings always be with you!
35: D.S. Bhasin (Indore, India), January 20, 2012, 12:30 AM.
Good luck from Sikhs all around the world.
36: Aash K.D. Singh (Mumbai, India), January 20, 2012, 1:38 AM.
Raj Karega Khalsa! God bless.
37: Gurpreet Singh Khalsa (Punjab), January 20, 2012, 3:06 AM.
This young Sardar will do great things. Chardi kalaa.
38: Harsimranjit Singh (Amritsar, Punjab), January 20, 2012, 7:52 AM.
Chardi kalaa 'ch panth khalsa tuhaddey naal hai ji.
39: Lucky Sodhi (Germany), January 20, 2012, 8:46 AM.
Great, Pranav. Best of luck, and God bless.
40: Manminder Singh (New Delhi, India), January 20, 2012, 1:56 PM.
You got my vote, Pranav Singh. As for your passion about science, it will make you successful one day. We hope you will always turn to Guru Granth Sahib for guidance in your life's challenges. Gurbani can give you so many ideas and inspire you to great heights.
41: Gurdev Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom), January 21, 2012, 3:25 AM.
God bless you, my friend. Keep it up!
42: Darminder Singh (India), January 21, 2012, 6:51 AM.
Akal Purakh Sahaai hai!
43: Preety Bindra (Langenselbold, Germany), January 21, 2012, 7:26 AM.
God bless you. Keep it up.
44: Preety Sodhi (Germany), January 21, 2012, 7:43 AM.
You make us proud.
45: P.P. Singh (Punjab), January 21, 2012, 7:50 AM.
Waheguru mehar karega ... chardi kalaa vich hameshaa(n) rakhan!
46: Pranav Singh (U.S.A.), January 21, 2012, 10:53 AM.
Everybody, thank you for your outstanding support ... it means a lot to me. And also, just a reminder ... voting can be done daily until the 24th. So please don't forget to vote everyday.
47: Manpreet Singh (Hyderabad, India), January 21, 2012, 11:18 AM.
Voted!
48: Harpal Arora (Yonkers, New York, U.S.A.), January 21, 2012, 5:10 PM.
You got my vote. I am so glad to see my young Sikh brothers doing such great work in America, which has given us everything. Keep up the good work .. we are all behind you. Good luck.
49: Aronjit Singh Sodhi (Frankfurt, Germany), January 22, 2012, 9:59 AM.
Well done, brother. You make us proud. Keep it up.
50: Aylin Sodhi (Frankfurt, Germany), January 22, 2012, 10:04 AM.
You make us so-o proud.
51: Dimple Sodhi (Frankfurt, Germany), January 22, 2012, 10:10 AM.
Big job, young man! You make us all proud. God bless.
52: Swaran Jawa (Fayetteville, U.S.A.), January 24, 2012, 3:49 PM.
Good luck.