Meet Tina Jin, the 15-year-old Massachusetts student who turned animal bones into a new material for cleaning polluted water
- A 15-year-old Massachusetts student is exploring an unusual way to make polluted water cleaner: using discarded animal bones.
- Tina Jin, a student at Phillips Academy in Andover, developed a filtration system that uses ground cow, lamb or pig bones arranged in multiple layers to target different contaminants in water.
- Her research focuses on places where conventional water-treatment systems may be too expensive or difficult to operate, and her latest project was presented at the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
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- A 15-year-old Massachusetts student is exploring an unusual way to make polluted water cleaner: using discarded animal bones.
- Tina Jin, a student at Phillips Academy in Andover, developed a filtration system that uses ground cow, lamb or pig bones arranged in multiple layers to target different contaminants in water.
- Her research focuses on places where conventional water-treatment systems may be too expensive or difficult to operate, and her latest project was presented at the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
Sources: Times of India