VOLUME 12, NUMBER 14 • JANUARY 26, 2001

Seven Science Outreach students in Intel semifinals

Seven high school students who participated in Rockefeller University’s Science Outreach Program have been named semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search (formerly the Westinghouse Science Talent Search).

This program, now in its 60th year, is one of the most prestigious science awards for high school students in the country. More than 70 percent of the former finalists have gone on to earn Ph.D.s or M.D.s; five have won Nobel Prizes.

This year’s semifinalists are:

Rodica Buzescu of Franklin K. Lane HS, who was mentored by Chenjian Li in the McEwen lab.

Michael Corwin of Bronx HS of Science, who was mentored by Derek Gordon in the Ott lab.

Melanie Napier of Saint Frances Preparatory School, who was mentored by Daniel Lim in the Alvarez-Buylla lab.

Vincent Chen of Hunter College HS, who was mentored by Lee-Ming Kow in the Pfaff lab.

Daniel Leeds of Hunter College HS, who was mentored by Penio Penev in the Feigenbaum lab.

Shohye Kim of Stuyvesant HS, who was mentored by Nandini Vasuvedan in the Pfaff lab.

Robert Lindquist of Stuyvesant HS, who was mentored by Jonathan Smith in the Breslow lab.

Bonnie Kaiser, director of the Science Outreach Program, says, "I’m thrilled with the students’ performance in the contest. It is wonderful when these students who love science so much are also rewarded for their efforts."