Class 11 student, wins awards in the field of research

Chennai

Through a common friend, she met scientist Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar and joined him as his work assistant one year ago. The duo came up with a project for the plastic ban in India in 2019.

“I like to multi-task and along with my studies, I wanted to do something else as well. When I started reading space-related books, I got interested in researching. While studying in Class 9, I met Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar and that was the turning point in my life. When I revealed my likeness for researching, he asked me if I can become his work assistant in the IYRF student wing. Together, we did a few research papers — it was a great learning experience for me. I became a certified young researcher and secured the Junior Scientist Award from IYRF,” says Mathunila.

A Class 11 student at The Schram Academy, she has also co-authored a fiction called Secrets of Society. The book has entered the Indian Books of Record for becoming the world’s fastest book published in the least time.

“When most of my classmates and friends were focussing only on school subjects, I started learning about things outside our curriculum. A few months ago, I joined hands with Dr Hemachandran again as co-scientist for the research paper on COVID-19 infection and our project was approved as a proper protocol for the COVID-19.,” the youngster beams.

Currently, she is working on an aviation project for the Airport Authority of India.
Mathunila is also the co-founder of N&H Research Park, India’s first private space logical startup.