Arya Gurumukhi

"The BionicLeaf": Developing a Novel Bi-Functional Nickel Oxide Catalyst to Use with the Bacterium Ralstonia Eutropha for Artificial Photosynthetic Systems
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Arya Gurumukhi with an award
Arya Gurumukhi in Lab 1
Arya Gurumukhi in lab 2

Arya Gurumukhi

 

Grade: 11

Sachse, TX

Inducted: 2024

Currently, more than 940 million people across society don't have access to a stable, secure, and efficient power source. My invention of a novel catalyst material for the Bionic Leaf aims to address this energy insecurity and provide energy access for everyone across society. The Bionic Leaf can produce a sustainable fuel using bacteria, water, and sunlight. This process emulates photosynthesis and has the potential to be scaled up significantly in the future. With the novel catalyst material I created, not only did the efficiency rate of the Bionic Leaf increase by 79%, but the practicality of the device increased significantly as well.

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https://youtu.be/wDOp_YFBlaY?si=QTxtvUzS0MmjT4o0 

https://sites.google.com/view/thebionicleaf/home 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arya-gurumukhi?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_fla…