Masha Nazeem
Indian inventor
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Masha Nazeem is an Indian inventor was born and brought up from Nagercoil in Kanniyakumari district (Tamil Nadu).[1] In 2005, during her eighth grade, she designed a hi-tech train toilet (hygienic drainage disposal system in trains) that gained her two national and one international awards.[2]
Masha Nazeem Inventor | |
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| Born | 1993 (age 32–33) Eraviputhoor Kadai, Kanyakumari District |
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| Website | www |
Personal life
Nazeem was born in 1993 and was raised in Nagercoil in the Kanniyakumari district of India.[1] Nazeem's father worked at the Treasury Office in Kanniyakumari.[3]
Education
Nazeem attended St. Joseph’s Convent Higher Secondary School[4] before pursuing a B.E in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering. She later obtained an M.Tech in Power Electronics in SRM University, Kattankulathur (near Chennai).[citation needed]
Career
In 2006 at age 12, Nazeem was honoured at the Indian Science Congress in Hyderabad for her invention of a drainage system for railways.[5] In 2015, Nazeem was selected for the Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme in the United States.[6] The next year, Nazeem was invited to be a guest speaker at the 103rd Indian Science Conference.[7]
Currently, Nazeem is an innovation lead in GEMS New Millennium School, United Arab Emirates.[8]
Awards and honors
- 2009 - IGNITE National Award (II Prize)[7]
- 2010 - IGNITE National Award (I Prize)[7]
- 2015 - Two National and an International award.[2]
- 2016 - Chief Minister's State Youth Award (women's category)[9][10]
- 2018 - National Youth Award (from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) - for contributions to science and technology[11]
Inventions
- Transparent testing tool kit for students[12]
- "Mechanical porter" (a luggage carrying system on wheels)[13]
- Burglar alarm[13]
- Underground conveyor belt system for transporting school bags[13][4][14]
Hygienic Drainage Disposal System
After hearing a speech from the Railway Minister that warned officials may face punishment if the stench in railway systems was not dealt with, Nazeem invented a high-tech train toilet system. The Hygienic Drainage Disposal System was presented to several railway officials and India's then-president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in 2005. Following Kalam's advice, Nazeem patented the invention.[4][14]
Flameless seal-maker
As a teenager, Nazeem witnessed her father melting lac over an open flame. Upon her realization that this was potentially dangerous, Nazeem sought to create a better way to safely heat lac for sealing. Nazeem invented and patented the flameless seal-maker that heats lac, wax or other seal-making materials using electricity.[12][13] The flameless seal-maker was used at polling booths during the 2011 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.[3]
Masha Innovation Center
In her hometown, she setup Masha Innovation Center, a research laboratory and workshop, the main objective is to provide free hands-on training to help the young inventors to make their ideas to reality. Through this Innovation Center, she brings student's ideas to attention and converts them into inventors.[2][14]