<p>The project by Prateeksha Das of Class XII in the Ispat English Medium School run by Rourkela Steel Plant, won a prize of USD 2,000. She has also been selected for the prestigious Bruce M-Clark Memorial award.<br /><br />Das has been invited to make a presentation at the International Space Development Conference to be held at Chicago from May 27 to 31.<br /><br />Her project was on water, oxygen, creation of gravitational force and temperature control in space.<br /><br />"I was expecting appreciation, but did not hope for global recognition," Pratikshya said.<br />"I am thrilled and excited. I hope, I will be able to make a good impression in Chicago."<br /><br />Prateeksha's father is an AGM in the Rourkela Steel Plant and her mother is a school teacher.</p>
<p>The project by Prateeksha Das of Class XII in the Ispat English Medium School run by Rourkela Steel Plant, won a prize of USD 2,000. She has also been selected for the prestigious Bruce M-Clark Memorial award.<br /><br />Das has been invited to make a presentation at the International Space Development Conference to be held at Chicago from May 27 to 31.<br /><br />Her project was on water, oxygen, creation of gravitational force and temperature control in space.<br /><br />"I was expecting appreciation, but did not hope for global recognition," Pratikshya said.<br />"I am thrilled and excited. I hope, I will be able to make a good impression in Chicago."<br /><br />Prateeksha's father is an AGM in the Rourkela Steel Plant and her mother is a school teacher.</p>