Post by Chris_Wendt on Mar 12, 2014 5:28:31 GMT -5
Long Island had two finalists among the Top 10 Intel Competition awards, both 17-year old high school seniors.
Aron Coraor from Huntington High won $25,000 and took 6th place for his study of formation of the surface of the moon, which involved chemistry, physics and geology.
John Clarke from Regis High in Manhattan won $20,000 and took 9th place for his study of X-ray emisssions and the magnetic fields of Jupiter.
In addition to the money prize winners...
Chris Wendt
Aron Coraor from Huntington High won $25,000 and took 6th place for his study of formation of the surface of the moon, which involved chemistry, physics and geology.
John Clarke from Regis High in Manhattan won $20,000 and took 9th place for his study of X-ray emisssions and the magnetic fields of Jupiter.
In addition to the money prize winners...
"Long Island had two other finalists -- Jericho High School seniors Kaitlyn Shin and Preeti Kakani. Both are 17.Read more at Newsday dot com.
Shin focused on microscopic black holes, with the bulk of her work taking place at Columbia University....
...Kakani's neurobiology work, conducted on mice at Yale University, could have implications for patients seeking relief from myriad diseases here on planet Earth."
Chris Wendt