Stony Brook School Student Named MIT THINK Semifinalist

STONY BROOK, NY — Anne-Sarah Nichitiu, a junior at the Stony Brook School, was selected as one of 15 semifinalists, and received an honorable mention, in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's THINK Scholars Program, the school announced via news release.

This scholarly competition encourages students from all backgrounds to submit project proposals that seek to make the world a better place through science, research, and innovation. The contest itself has a sharp focus on making science and technology affordable, and one of the key submission constraints is a $1,000 budget. This year, MIT THINK received nearly 400 applications from students across the United States.

Anne-Sarah's proposal centered around a glove prosthesis and power oar handle for aquatic
sports. The project uses physics, 3D studies, materials science, and biology to model human hand
dynamics, allowing adults with severe cases of palm and/or digit reductions to live a healthy and
active lifestyle.

Anne-Sarah said she could not have come up with or completed the project proposal without the guidance, encouragement and resources offered to her by her teachers at the Stony Brook School.