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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-05-13 RecognitionU-sma RECOGNIZING IJEOMA OBI, WINNER OF GIRLS ROCK! AWARDS WHEREAS, Ijeoma Obi, 17, of Bangor is one of six Maine girls who received awards at the Hardy Girls Healthy Women's 12th annual Girls Rock! Awards; and WHEREAS, Hardy Girls, Healthy Women (HGHW) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the health and wellbeing of girls and women; and WHEREAS, HGHW created Girls Rock! Awards, an annual event that honors amazing girls from around Maine who are leaders in community organizing, entrepreneurship, health advocacy, STEM, athletics, and challenging adversity, and WHEREAS, Ijeoma Obi, 17, of Bangor, has won HGHW's 2019 STEM-GINEER Award for her success in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) fields, and WHEREAS, As a Sophomore, Ijeoma earned first place in her category at the Maine State Science Fair and first place in the poster competition at the New England Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS); and WHEREAS, She also was chosen to compete at the National JSHS Symposium in Washington DC for her project entitled 'The Production of Bacterial Cellulose for the Application of an, Adhesive Bandage Substitute.' The project is a novel research idea that may lead to an innovative way to treat wounds; and WHEREAS, Ijeoma was then selected for a summer internship through the National Science Foundation's EPSCOR program; and WHEREAS, Currently a junior in the STEM program at Bangor High School, Ijeoma is working on an automated image program to examine cardiomyocyte contractions. If successful, the project may lead to new ways of detecting early onset heart disease; and WHEREAS, HGHW calls Ijeoma Obi "a gritty kid with a strong work ethic. Her innovative approaches to complex problems reflect her aptitude and interest in STEM." NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Sarah Nichols, Mayor of the City of Bangor, on behalf of the City Council and the citizens of Bangor, do hereby recognize Ijeoma Obi for her achievements and dedication to excellence and look forward to her future contributions to pr, unity of Bangor and the STEM field. Given sthe 8 th day of April, 2019. S4-r6il-ichols, Mayor