4/18/05

Press Release

Oklahoma Winds Propel OKCPS High School Student to International Science Fair

David Quintana, a Southeast High School junior, has worked tirelessly for three years and that hard work has finally paid off.  Quintana will be competing in the International Science Fair in Phoenix, Arizona May 7 – 15.

Quintana’s project focuses on an alternate energy source using a car alternator, battery and a windmill axle. The project uses wind from the environment to turn the alternator and charges the battery, producing an alternate form of electricity.

“I have been working on the project for three years. This year I've changed blade angles to compare the difference between the angle and the energy output at a constant wind speed of 15 mph,” said Quintana.

Throughout the years David’s project has won many outstanding awards. He received 1st place in the regional Science Fair competition and 2nd place in the state level.  Other awards that he has won from the past year have been The Young Engineering Award, the U.S. Army Award, and the 2004 Meteorological Award.  He has also won 3rd place state Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science.