Science talent search names 40 finalists.Forty high school students have been selected to compete for $205,000 in scholarships in the 55th annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search. The finalists, chosen from 1,869 entrants at 735 high schools in the United States, plan to attend the Science Talent Institute from March 6 to 11 in Washington, D.C. There they will be awarded scholarships ranging from $40,000 to $1,000 at a ceremony on March 11. The number of entrants this year ranks as the second-highest in the competition's history, surpassed only by the 2,075 students who competed in 1970. During the final judging in March, the finalists are scheduled to undergo intensive interviews by a panel of 12 scientists, including J. Richard Gott John Richard Gott III is a professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University. He is especially well known for developing and advocating two cosmological theories with the flavor of science fiction: Time travel, and the Doomsday argument. , an astrophysicist at Princeton University, and Dudley R. Herschbach Dudley Robert Herschbach (born June 18, 1932), a chemist and Frank B. Baird Jr. Research Professor of Science at Harvard University, won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Yuan T. Lee and John C. , a chemist at Harvard University and 1986 Nobel laureate. While the projects range widely across the sciences, including astronomy, medicine, and the social sciences, biology proved the most popular field among finalists, with seven entries. Mathematics ranked second, with five projects, and physics yielded four. The 25 male and 15 female finalists, ranging in age from 16 to 18, represent 2.1 percent of total competitors and hail from 34 U.S. cities in 12 states. This year's competition attracted high school seniors from all 50 states, the 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). , and Puerto Rico. New York State produced the largest number of winners, with 16 finalists, 5 of whom live in New York Live In New York can refer to any of the following albums:
California produced six finalists, and Virginia turned out four. Stuyvesant High School Stuyvesant High School, commonly referred to as Stuy, is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. The school opened in 1904 on Manhattan's East Side and moved to a new building in Battery Park City in 1992. in 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. yielded four finalists, the largest number for a single high school this year. It was followed by Stanton College Preparatory School In 2000, Stanton College Prep was ranked first in Newsweek magazine's list of the top 1,000 public schools in the United States, in 2004, it was ranked second, in 2005, it was ranked third, and in 2006, it was ranked fifth. The 2007 rankings place Stanton at third. in Jacksonville, Fla., which produced two. "I am continually impressed with the caliber of work presented by these young scientists," says Alfred S. McLaren, president of Science Service, Inc., which in partnership with the Westinghouse Foundation has conducted the competition since 1942. "Their enthusiasm for learning and their dedication to finding scientific solutions to the complex situations that face us nationally and internationally should reassure us all that these truly will be leaders and teachers of tomorrow." Among previous finalists, five have gone on to win Nobel prizes, and two have earned the Fields Medal, the highest honor in mathematics. The 40 finalists are: * California: Matthew Brian McCann, Alhambra H.S., Alhambra; Grace I-Chen Liu, Edison H.S., Fresno; Kevin Alfred Shapiro, North Hollywood H.S., North Hollywood; Christopher Chung-Tien Chang, Henry M. Gunn Senior H.S., Palo Alto; Connie Jean Ing, Saratoga H.S., Saratoga; Susan Jean Shaw, Villa Park H.S., Villa Park. * Florida: Matthew David Graham and Vezen Wu, Stanton College Preparatory School, Jacksonville. * Maryland: Mani Mani (mä`nē): see Manichaeism. Mani or Manes or Manichaeus (born April 14, 216, southern Babylonia—died 274?, Gundeshapur) Persian founder of Manichaeism. S. Mahjouri, Atholton H.S., Columbia; Jacob Lurie, Montgomery Blair H.S., Silver Spring. * Massachusetts: Rachel Stanley, Newton South H.S., Newton Center; Brian Palmer Hafler, Roxbury Latin School Roxbury Latin School, founded in 1645 and located at 101 Saint Theresa Avenue in West Roxbury, Massachusetts since 1927, is the oldest school in continuous existence in North America.[1] Roxbury Latin was established in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1645 by the Rev. , West Roxbury. * Michigan: Chandan Gopal Reddy, 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. , Beverly Hills. * New Hampshire: Simon Joseph DeDeo, Phillips Exeter Academy Phillips Exeter Academy (ĕk`sətər), at Exeter, N.H.; coeducational; chartered 1781, opened 1783 by John Phillips. It has been an influential preparatory school and has a notable school library. Heavily endowed (1931) by Edward S. , Exeter. * New Jersey: Daniel Paul Weitz, Morristown H.S., Morristown. * New York: Juliette Lee Taska, Lawrence H.S., Cedarhurst; Michelle Anne Schaffer, Commack H.S., Commack; Sidney Hsiao-Ning Chang, Half Hollow Hills H.S. East, Dix Hills; Michael Christopher Boyer, Manhasset Junior-Senior H.S., Manhasset; John Joon Tae Cho, Herricks Senior H.S., New Hyde Park New Hyde Park, village (1990 pop. 9,728), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; inc. 1927. It is a residential community with some manufacturing and truck farms. Nearby is the uninc. town of North New Hyde Park (1990 pop. 14,359). ; Ofra Biener, Townsend Harris H.S./Queens College, New York; Andre Michael Bishay, Bronx H.S. of Science, New York; Dmitry L. Sagalovskiy, Brooklyn Technical H.S., New York; Aaron Michael Einbond, Hunter College H.S., New York; Flora Fan Zhang, La Guardia H.S. of Music and Art, New York; Bruce Mizrahi Haggerty, Dudley William Lamming, Ting Luo, and James Park, Stuyvesant H.S., New York; Elizabeth Pollina, Ward Melville H.S., Setauket. * Rhode Island: William David Garrahan, Bishop Hendricken H.S., Warwick. * South Carolina: Andrew Cottrill Campbell, Spartanburg H.S., Spartanburg. * Texas: Andrew MacGregor Childs, Texas Academy of Math & Science, Denton; Gregory M. Budunov, Smithville H.S., Smithville. * Virginia: Paulina Susan Kuo, Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science & Technology, Alexandria; Brian Michael Green, Yorktown H.S., Arlington; James Stevenson Clark IV, Rappahannock County H.S., Sperryville; Katherin Marie Slimak, West Springfield H.S., Springfield. * West Virginia: Naomi Sue Bates, Franklin H.S., Franklin; Bonnie Cedar Welcker, Parkersburg South H.S., Parkersburg. |
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