Neer Mehta, a high school student at The International School Bangalore in India, stands out through a series of notable achievements.
He has achieved recognition in several national and international maths competitions, including the Infinity Math Competition in Mumbai, where he earned a Bronze in the Individual finals. Moreover, his excellence extends to the Canadian Senior Math Competition at the University of Waterloo, where he received a Distinction Certificate, being among the top scorers in Band 5. In the American Math Competition 12, he secured the 2nd position in school, thus qualifying for the American Invitational Math Examination. Neer’s passion in mathematics is further evident in his Bronze achievement in the American Math Olympiad and the Bronze he earned in the World Mathematics Team Championship.
Neer has actively participated in the FIRST Robotics Competition. In his first year, he joined as a programming team member and eventually rose to become the programming team lead. In his second year, Neer played a significant role as the co-leader of the Binary Bolts team. He was responsible for designing the shooting and climbing mechanism of the robot. His contributions extended to mentoring a rookie coding team, teaching them wiring, electronics, and programming. He also initiated an outreach program to introduce basic robotics concepts to grade 8 students from an underfunded municipal school run by the Akanksha Foundation.
Besides his academic pursuit, he is keenly interested in helping others. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Neer conducted a successful online musical fundraiser, raising 300,000 Rupees for the Phool Versha foundation, which supported migrant displaced workers in need of meals. In the QUALCOMM Innovation Challenge and SAATHI, Neer and his team developed a blueprint for a wearable IoT device aimed at helping the elderly population stay physically and mentally fit during the lockdown. This initiative earned them the SEMI-FINALIST award and international recognition. Motivated by this, the team proceeded to create a working prototype of a wristband and an app over the summer break. They used Arduino parts to create the wristband and built a mobile app using MIT app inventor. Their research paper was published in the IJournals: International Journal of Software & Hardware Research in Engineering (IJSHRE).
As a participant in the CCIR Academy, Neer conducted a research project titled “Constructing a 4 Colour Screen Behind a Wormhole to Understand its Detection in Deep Space.” This study delves into the theoretical idea of creating a visual screen near a wormhole, utilising multiple colours to investigate its potential detection in deep space.
In a recent episode of CCIR Academy Student Spotlights, Neer shared insights from his research journey and expressed gratitude for the support provided by his professor and the CCIR Academy throughout his research endeavours.
