More than 100 students from 30 states got a chance to meet US President Barack Obama at the annual White House Science Fair on Tuesday.

They were invited for their excellence in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). One of them was Eddie Cuba, 11, a sixth-grader from Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology.

While sharing his experience about meeting Obama and standing next to him as he spoke at a press conference, Cuba said it was quite an exciting meeting. But he could not speak much with the president as he had work to do.

Eddie was one of the two students who got green signal for the trip by Time Warner Cable among Boys & Girls Clubs in the New York City area. They through their project showed off the success of Time Warner Cable's 'Connect a Million Minds'.

Peter Thornton, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Paterson/Passaic, said about getting a chance to meet Obama as once in a lifetime opportunity.

Cuba said with 30 classmates, he has made a rocket, bridge supporting 25 pounds a light bulb. The bulb was made using a toilet paper roll, lead, a jar and alligator cables. "To circuit it, we needed nine batteries and electrical tape and the other side of the alligator cable", affirmed Cuba. Cuba do not mind saying that he was thrilled to meet the Science Guy Bill Bye at the White House.