The Capita Foundation selected San Diego eighth grader, Jonah Kohn and
his project "Music Through Multi-Frequency Tactile Sound", as a 2012
Grant Recipient. Capita would like to commend Jonah on his
accomplishments and is pleased to help support the research of this
young innovator.
Eighth grade San Diego Jewish Academy student Jonah Kohn was
recently named one of 15 finalists in the 2012 international Google Science
Fair. Jonah’s project uses tactile sound to enhance music for individuals with
hearing loss through vibrations, and has the potential to enhance millions of
lives.
Jonah was recently notified that he is one of five finalists in his age group out of a total 15 finalists in the 2012 Google Science Fair, which received thousands of entries from over a 100 countries worldwide. Jonah’s project, “Good Vibrations: Improving the Music Experience for People with Hearing Loss Using Multi-Frequency Tactile Sound,” has the potential to affect millions of people with hearing loss by enhancing their ability to enjoy music.
Jonah’s project won first place at the California State Science Fair and placed first at the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. Jonah will fly to Google headquarters in Mountain View, California on July 21 to present his project to the Google Science Fair judges and compete for $100,000 in scholarships and other prizes.
Jonah was recently notified that he is one of five finalists in his age group out of a total 15 finalists in the 2012 Google Science Fair, which received thousands of entries from over a 100 countries worldwide. Jonah’s project, “Good Vibrations: Improving the Music Experience for People with Hearing Loss Using Multi-Frequency Tactile Sound,” has the potential to affect millions of people with hearing loss by enhancing their ability to enjoy music.
Jonah’s project won first place at the California State Science Fair and placed first at the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. Jonah will fly to Google headquarters in Mountain View, California on July 21 to present his project to the Google Science Fair judges and compete for $100,000 in scholarships and other prizes.
Jonah with the guitar he built and that helped inspire his award winning science project.
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