Eight students from Fairfax County Public Schools and two students from private schools in the GazetteLeader coverage area are among the top 300 scholars in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search, with 40 finalists to be named Jan. 24.
The competition is sponsored by the Society for Science. 300 scholars will be awarded $2,000 each and their schools will be awarded $2,000 for each scholar enrolled.
Selected students from GazetteLeader coverage area:
> Kanal BhumThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, whose project is “Discovering Hidden Pathways: A Network-Centric Approach Reveals Novel Pathways Affected by Prader-Willi Syndrome.”
> David KaoThomas Jefferson, “Effects of Omoumwa on Panspermia.”
> Seo Yong JoonThomas Jefferson, “Integrated Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired – Implementation of a 3D Scanner with a Tactile Display and Machine Learning in Obstacle Recognition.”
> Rohan KalahastiThomas Jefferson, “Hybrid Plasticity: Adaptive, Brain-like Artificial Intelligence via Prefrontal Cortex-Inspired Metalearning.”
> Ryan KimThomas Jefferson, “Hybrid Quantum-Classical Machine Learning for Dementia Det.”
> Kiran MainiJames Madison High School, “Public Health Strategies for Disease Elimination in the SIR Model.”
> William ZhangThomas Jefferson, “Coherence-free light sheet microscopy for 3-dimensional tissue imaging.”
> Brian Lee ChowThomas Jefferson, “Novel Data-Driven and Constraint-Guided Deep Learning Models Optimize a Multi-Objective Flapping Fin Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Control System.”
> Aru BhargaoPotomac School, “Low-Cost, 3D Printed, Universal-Fit, Transradial Sockets for Amputees in Developing Countries.”
> be chelseaAge, BASIS Independent McLean, “Silk Fibroin Microspheres: An Innovative Approach to Improve Drug Delivery to Lungs for Treatment of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (NRDS).”
The Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars were selected from 2,162 applications from 712 high schools in 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 10 foreign countries.
Scholars are selected based on their outstanding research, leadership skills, community involvement, commitment to academics, creativity in asking scientific questions, and exceptional promise as STEM leaders in their original, independent research projects, articles and recommendations. Revealed through submission.
The 40 finalists to be announced Jan. 24 will compete for more than $1.8 million in prizes during the week-long competition (March 6-13) in Washington, DC.