MCPS recently announced that over the summer, the Springbrook High School MESA (Math, Engineering and State Achievement) state champions traveled to San Diego for the National Engineering Design Competition, competing against teams from eight other states.
The team—made up of graduated seniors Saron Shimels, Melat Ghebreselassie and Amber Li—submitted design briefs, a poster, gave a 10-minute technical pitch and participated in a poster symposium. The students won first place in the poster symposium event.
The students presented the Seed.link device, which measures soil nutrient levels, moisture, humidity and temperature, and uses a machine learning algorithm to provide sustainable fertilization suggestions and gardening tips. Seed.link would help fight food insecurity by helping families grow their own food in home gardens.