Students Spotlight : Pranav Sharma

Students Spotlight : Pranav Sharma

Students Spotlight : Pranav SharmaCoral Gables High school senior Pranav Sharma is a math and science nerd.

He’s president of the Math Club, Mu Alpha Theta, and president of SECME, a science competition club. The competitions include things like a Bridge Competition, Egg Drop, Glider, Math, Energy Transfer Machine, and Code Craft.

“There is a water tower generator and the only materials given magnets and wire,” he said. “The rest of materials we have come with ourselves.”

Last year, his team came in second districtwide.

“I used rulers, erasers, bottle caps and wipe containers,” he said. “The one with the most output wins.”

This year, the team placed second again. However, this time he supervised the teams and helped members get ready.

Sharma also participates in math competitions through Mu Alpha Theta. Club members attended a competition in January. Since then, the team competed in a Mu Alpha Theta calculus contest and were ranked eighth in the district.

Outside of competitions, Mu Alpha Theta members have tutoring time three times a week.

“Anyone can come. I’ve worked to make sure we have enough people every day and enough skill variety so everyone can get the help they need,” he said.

Although the SECME club does not have science tutoring available, he does tutor students who ask for his help.

In college, Sharma plans to take a dual major in physics and electrical engineering. On his own, he has studied a fair amount of physics and computer science.

“Electrical engineering has a fair amount to do with computer science,” he said.

This year, he has written three papers for International Baccalaureate physics class on quantum mechanics at the undergraduate level. He also currently is looking at Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

He confesses he loves physics but believes electrical engineering is where he is going to find a job.

His top university choices are the University of Central Florida and Michigan State.

— Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld


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