Akshara Srinivas: Shark-Inspired Wind-Turbine Blades
Shark-Inspired Wind-Turbine Blades.
Akshara Srinivas integrated hydrodynamic features associated with a hammerhead shark into a vertical-axis wind-turbine blade design. Biomimicry can reveal geometries refined by nature and translate them into hypotheses for improving engineered flow.
Innovation mindset: Observe how living forms manage water or air, isolate the geometry and test whether the principle transfers to a machine.
Official project title: Improving Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Efficiency by Integrating Hammerhead Shark Hydrodynamic Features Into the NACA0015 Blade Design (Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design).
IP note
No public IP record; any filing made around the May 2025 fair would not yet be published under the 18-month rule — register check due from late 2026.
Recognition
Regeneron ISEF 2025 — Third Award ($1,200).
What this means for a student inventor in India
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Sources
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