June 12, 2008
Chua Meng Shuen took the top prize at the A*STAR Talent Search 2008.
Reach for the stars, and you’ll get there - that’s what Chua Meng Shuen did. A Year 6 student (JC2-equivalent) in Dunman High School’s Integrated Programme, he recently became a star in his own right when he won the first prize at the recent A*STAR Talent Search 2008 competition.
Meng Shuen’s research project, “A Study of Boundary Layer for Differing Viscous Cylinder Flows”, looked at how one can increase the energy efficiency of new-generation cars by modifying the shape of the chassis. It’s not a topic one would normally associate with the “typical” school curriculum of an 18-year-old, but Meng Shuen got a headstart in Sec 4, with the encouragement of his school.
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