Students win environmental science awards
Two Fulton County high school students won silver medals in the International Environmental Project Olympiad in Istanbul.
Julia Abelsky, of North Springs Charter High School, won for her "Sollution to Run-Off Pollution" while Raja Salvakumar, of Milton High School, won for "Implementation of a GMFC in Capsular Nanorobotics."
Another metro Atlanta student, Vander Harris, of the Magnet School for Science and Technology in Rockdale County, won silver for "The Effects of Biological Control Agents on the Growth of Phytopathogens."
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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
