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WHEREAS,
Recognizing High School Inventor Raja Selvakumar
American expertise in science and medical technology has been among
the country's greatest gifts to the world; and
WHEREAS, each generation pushes the boundaries of what can be achieved through
human ingenuity, producing more productive, fulfilling and comfortable
lives; and
WHEREAS, Raja Selvakumar, a 17 -year-old student at Milton High School,
exemplifies what it means to be a committed, hard-working scholar,
excelling in a number of subjects; and
WHEREAS, Raja was recently highlighted by Popular Science Magazine for his
groundbreaking work at the Milton High School science fair, where he
demonstrated his fuel cell that runs on human stomach bacteria; and
WHEREAS, the invention uses a naturally occurring process involving gastro
bacteria in the stomach breaking down glucose for energy, a process
that liberates electrons; and
WHEREAS, Raja figured out how to capture those electrons using a carbon pad and
turn it into current; and
WHEREAS, the potential uses for such a fuel cell include powering diagnostic and
surgical nanobots to fight a range of complicated diseases
Now, therefore, we, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, hereby honor Raja
Selvakumar and encourage all citizens to do the same.
Given under our hand and seal of the City of Milton, Georgia on this 5th day of
November, 2012.
Joe Lockwoo , M or