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Fifth-year student Sosuke Nishinomiya and international student and translator Rino Oda teamed up to make the presentation a reality.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — It’s a huge honor to qualify for a regional science fair, but fifth graders at Springdale Elementary School nearly had to drop out due to a language barrier.
But a Georgia State University student came to the rescue.
Sosuke Nishimiya was selected to present his research at the University of Georgia Science and Engineering Fair on Friday. He is Japanese, but his English is still improving.
He told his teacher that he wanted to withdraw because he was worried that the judge would not understand him or vice versa.
After receiving an expulsion email from Sousuke’s teacher, Katrena Risse knew she had to take immediate action.
“I never want language to be a barrier for students to be successful in science,” she said.
Risse, director of GCSU’s Center for Science Education, contacted the university’s international office to find international students willing to lend their language skills.
“This was the first time we needed an interpreter, so we contacted the International Education Office and were able to find an exchange student from Japan to help us,” Risse said.
Rhino oda is a third year student at GCSU majoring in business. He has been at the university for about two semesters so far and says it was an honor to be able to help Sousuke.
“she [Lisse] “I was asked to be a Japanese interpreter…I’ve never done anything like Japanese interpreter before, so I feel like it’s a really great opportunity. I’m really grateful,” he said.
Sousuke’s science project concerned the effects of acid solutions on various media and how acids exist in Macon’s environment.
He asked and answered several questions about the research, including, “Can you use purple cabbage to test acidity and alkalinity?” “Does Macon get acid rain?”
He did some experiments using acid-based solutions on things like leaves and chalk, and took water samples from a lake near his home to test.
And Sousuke wasn’t the only one with a great project. The fair attracted more than 450 of his participants from all over Georgia.
13WMAZ learned around 6pm on Friday that Sousuke had won the Grand Honor Award for his project. Congratulations!
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