Listen to a Related ASME TechCast Episode: Bill Nye The Science Guy She is studying the properties of shark skin for medical applications and has found that it has bacterial resistance and subsequently reduces the growth of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.Ĭurrently she is finishing her undergraduate degree in computer engineering at Florida Atlantic University. More recently, Herbst won first place at the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for developing a reusable antibacterial bandage made from shark skin. She won the 2015 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and was recognized by President Barack Obama at the 2016 White House Science Fair. The low-cost energy is also used to purify water using two-phase microfiltration. The probe works by harnessing energy from the waves and converting it to usable technology.
This is how the BEACON project was born.īEACON stands for Bringing Electricity Access to Countries through Ocean Energy. She was inspired by her penpal from Sub-Saharan Africa, an area of the world where many people have little access to reliable electricity.
At the age of 13, while attending an engineering summer camp, she envisioned a device that could capture the ocean waves and convert them into electricity.
Hannah Herbst is a young inventor from Florida. Photo: Hannah Herbst Inventor: Hannah Herbst Hannah Herbst with President Barack Obama in front of her research for Beacon, a water energy-capturing device.
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