Young Engineer hoists international prize

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Tanya Budd, 18, from Winnersh in Berkshire, recently won $5,000 in prize money at the US Coast Guard award for boating and water safety at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

Tanya Budd, 18, from Winnersh in Berkshire recently won $5,000 in prize money at the US Coast Guard award for boating and water safety at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tanya was invited to the event having been named Young Engineer for Britain in 2005 for her Hypo Hoist device, which enables sailors who have fallen overboard to be safely retrieved from the water.

“It all went over my head, really,” said Tanya of the award ceremony. “I was amazed I won; the competition was fierce. My friend had to nudge me to go up, and I was almost in tears. Then to look out over all the people - there were 1,500 of them from all over the world - it was awesome."

Tanya got the idea for Hypo Hoist while doing her AS level, which is the second year of A-levels. “I took Product Design and Resistant Materials at my school, Waingels College, and had to design something of benefit to the community.

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