Fiftieth search honors student scientists.Fiftieth search honors student scientists One young researcher cultivated metal-enriched seaweed in his garage to make methane; another found a correlation between the number of calories her classmates consumed and their stress levels before taking school tests. A fledgling computer scientist who loves baseball modeled the effects of spin and air drag on the ball's trajectory. These student scientists are among the 40 finalists in the 50th annual Science Talent Search, a nationwide competition designed to identify, encourage and honor budding talent in science, mathematics and engineering. Selected from among 1,573 high school seniors who entered the competition, the finalists completed projects in a diverse range of fields, including mathematics, behavioral science, chemistry, nutrition and physics. Some went to research laboratories, stayed by their computers, visited children's play groups or ventured to the seashore to conduct their scientific inquiries. One finalist studied the importance of friendships in the well-being of nursing-home patients, another examined number theory, and a third used sunblocking agents to help develop a tough, weatherproof varnish. The students, 17 females and 23 males, will gather in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28 for a five-day, all-expenses-paid visit, where they will compete for a total of $205,000 in science scholarships. Through a series of interviews, a board of judges will select 10 top winners to receive four-year scholarships, which range from $10,000 to $40,000. Each of the remaining 30 will receive a $1,000 scholarship. All finalists will have the opportunity to talk with scientists in the area. The talent search is sponsored by Westinghouse Electric Corp. and administered by Science Service, Inc. This year's finalists, aged 15 to 18, will display their research projects to the public on March 2 and 3 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. The 40 winners are: ALABAMA: Mehul Vipul Mankad, St. Paul's Episcopal School, Mobile; Weily Soong, Vestavia Hills H.S., Vestavia Hills. CALIFORNIA: Wei-Jen Jerry Shan, John W. North H.S., Riverside; Rageshree Ramachandran, Rio Americano H.S., Sacramento; Tessa Lorrell Walters, San Gabriel H.S., San Gabriel. COLORADO: Mark Allen Larson, Horizon Sr. H.S., Brighton. CONNECTICUT: Don H. Kim, Greenwich H.S., Greenwich. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). : Joel Ellis Moore, St. Albans School St. Albans School may refer to:
FLORIDA: Clifford Lee Wang, Vero Beach H.S., Vero Beach. ILLINOIS: Joseph Izak Seeger, Evanston Township H.S., Evanston; Irwin Lee, Naperville North H.S., Naperville. IOWA Iowa, state, United States Iowa (ī`əwə), midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi R. : Nupur Ghoshal, Ames H.S., Ames. MICHIGAN: Lori Ann Stec, Detroit Country Day School Detroit Country Day School (also known as DCDS, DCD, or Country Day) is a private, secular school located in Beverly Hills, Michigan, northwest of Detroit. DCDS was founded in Detroit in 1914, inspired by the Country Day School movement. , Birmingham. NEBRASKA: Kimberly Ann Chapman, Marian H.S., Omaha. NEW JERSEY: Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Alexandrovich Lazarev, Elmwood Park Memorial Jr.-Sr. H.S., Elmwood Park; Dean Ramsey Chung, Mountain Lakes H.S., Mountain Lakes; Stanley Lu, Bridgewater-Raritan H.S. West, Raritan. NEW MEXICO: Cameron Rea Haight, Santa Fe H.S., Santa Fe. NEW YORK: Cheryl Lynn Pederson, Byram Hills H.S., Armonk; Jim Way Cheung, Bronx H.S. of Science, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ; Ciamac Moallemi, Benjamin N. Cardozo Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (May 24, 1870–July 9, 1938) is a well-known American jurist, and is remembered not only for his landmark decisions on negligence but also his modesty, philosophy, and writing style, which is considered remarkable for its prose and vividness. H.S., New York City; Ani Jean-Mee Fleisig, Nuri Mehmet Kodaman, Townsend Harris H.S., New York City; William Ching, Riverdale Country School Riverdale Country School is a co-educational college preparatory day school in New York City. It is one of the most expensive and competitive private schools in the United States. , New York City; Tara Sophia Bahna-James, La Guardia H.S. of Music and the Arts, New York City; Petal Pearl Haynes, Yves Jude Jeanty, Linda Tae-Ryung Kang, Sunmee Louise Kim, Debby Ann Lin, Tien-An Yang, Stuyvesant H.S., New York City; Michael John Lopez, Ward Melville H.S., Setauket. NORTH CAROLINA: Ashley Melia Reiter, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) is a two-year, public residential high school located in Durham, North Carolina, which focuses on the intensive study of science, mathematics and technology. , Durham. OHIO Ohio, state, United States Ohio, midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania (NE) West Virginia (SE), Kentucky (S), Indiana (W), and Michigan and Lake Erie (N). : Jeremy Randall Riddell, The Miami Valley School, Dayton. PENNSYLVANIA: Susan Elaine Criss, Fox Chapel Area H.S., Pittsburgh. TEXAS: Wade William Butin, Klein H.S., Spring. VIRGINIA: Judson Lawrence Berkey, Venkataramana Kuntimaddi Sadananda, Daniel Moshe Skovronsky, Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science and Technology, Alexandria; Tatiana Tamara Schnur, Robinson Secondary School James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School, known as Robinson Secondary School, opened in 1971, is the largest public school in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Opened as a "white only" school due to fairfax county civil law changes blacks were allowed into the school in 1972. , Fairfax. |
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