JANUARY 2023AHMEDABAD
Project citation
A+ / Promising Project.
The Food Safety Device project received an A+ overall grade and was recommended as a Promising Project at the 30th National Children’s Science Congress.
Research / Food Safety DeviceFrom a real question to a tangible object.
Research. Development. Continued curiosity.
Food safety.
Food safety.
Made tangible.
A research journey towards more accessible screening of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables.
Explore the project- 1st
- Witblox Young InventorTechfest, IIT Bombay / 2022
- A+
- Promising Project citationNational Children’s Science Congress / 2023
- Top 25
- vivo Ignite selected ideasTechnology & Innovation Awards / 2023 edition
01 / The question behind the projectEveryday food.
Everyday food.
A question worth asking.
The Food Safety Device addresses a concern close to everyday life: pesticide residues in the produce we eat. The aim is to explore a practical, accessible screening tool.
THE CONTEXT
Fruits & vegetables.
THE CONCERN
Pesticide residues.
THE AMBITION
More accessible screening.
02 / More than the finished photographThe work behind
The work behind
the object.
I led the research and worked with a multidisciplinary team to develop and refine the Food Safety Device. My contributions included research, development and physical prototyping.
- 01 / UNDERSTAND
Start with the problem.
Connect a food-safety concern with a clear research question and a practical product ambition.
- 02 / DEVELOP
Give the idea a form.
Move through physical prototype iterations, working with teammates across development, software and field research.
- 03 / REFINE
Test. Learn. Revisit.
Carry the work through experiments, review and refinement—then take it into science and innovation forums.
MY ROLE
Research lead / R&D / prototyping
A collaborative research project.03 / Giving the work a product formThe documented
The documented
exterior look.
The physical prototype and exterior visualisation record two parts of the journey: making the research tangible, and exploring how the product could present itself.
THE EXTERIOR DIRECTIONOne research question.
One research question.
A clearer product identity.
An enclosed exterior direction, documented in the Augtane project archive. Shown here as a product visualisation, alongside the physical prototype above.
DEVELOPMENT STATUS
The recognition along the way Research prototype.
Further evaluation and refinement ahead.
04 / A moment that matteredA first place.
A first place.
A bigger platform.
Witblox Young Inventor at Techfest, IIT Bombay. A national stage for an early research journey.
16–18 DECEMBER 2022 / MUMBAIWitblox
Witblox
Young Inventor.
First position₹25,000 first prize
A recognition that made the research journey feel bigger—and gave me another reason to keep asking questions.
Certificate of Excellence
The moment, on Instagram Selected milestones / Recognition & learningThe journey,
The journey,
on the record.
Recognition, presentations and learning from my research and innovation journey. Each milestone has its own record.
MARCH 2023PATNA
Pitching recognition
First at IIT Patna.
First position in the Idea Pitching Bootcamp at Research Scholar Day 2023, IIT Patna.
2022–23 EDITIONCHENNAI
National finalist
Young Scientist India.
Grand Finale finalist in the ninth edition, organised by Space Kidz India.
2023 AWARDS EDITIONJANUARY 2024 RECORD
Innovation recognition
Among the Top 25.
An idea selected among the Top 25 at the vivo Ignite Technology & Innovation Awards 2023.
05 / The learning behind the journeyStay curious.
Stay curious.
Keep learning.
Hands-on agriculture training at ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna.
01–30April 2023
Training completed
Training completed
The next chapterThe curiosity
The curiosity
continues.
Research is one part of a wider journey through entrepreneurship, communities and new places.
A little more,
in public.
Ideas and people on LinkedIn.
Life between the chapters on Instagram.
Harsh Rajput
@harshrajputn