My research

I put a mini point absorber into a bucket and started conducting experiments. I dropped a ball from the same height every time into the tank of water to create waves and had an ammeter outside to measure current. I tested different styrofoam shapes and sizes and measured the current generated multiple times. I learned that a buoy with more buoyancy in a concentrated area and a buoy with the shape of an upside-down pyramid generated significantly more current than other buoys. With these findings, I decided to try and publish my paper, which I am still currently in the process of doing.

The process of experimentation and research gave me a brand-new connection to nature that I have never experienced before. Instead of just experiencing nature like I have always done, I felt like I was doing something that could actually help it by using science to improve renewable energy generation. I would encourage other high schoolers and teenagers to do research, big or small, in their fields of passion so that they too can experience a new connection to something that they love.