Howard County Students Finalists in Nationwide Science Talent Search

January 10th, 2017

Five Howard County high school students have been selected as national finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, a prestigious science research competition for high school seniors. The talent search recognizes promising young scientists in the U.S.

Centennial High School students Kevin Huang, Tingyu Li and Neil Rabb, Mount Hebron High School student Shivani Pandey, and River Hill High School student Gokul Kannan are five of the 300 scholars selected from 1,749 applicants hailing from 527 high schools in 46 states and seven American and international high schools overseas. The scholars were selected on the basis of their promise as scientists, record of academic achievement, and recommendations from teachers and other scientists.

Each scholar receives a $2,000 award from Regeneron with an additional $2,000 going to his or her school. Regeneron provides a scholarship for college, and the students are now in the running for the final prize of $250,000 to be awarded in March.

Later this month, 40 of the 300 scholars will be named Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists. Finalists receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. where they will compete for more than $1.8 million in awards. While in Washington, the finalists will undergo a rigorous judging process, interact with leading scientists, display their research for the public at the National Geographic Society and meet with national leaders. Winners will be announced at an award ceremony on March 14.

The Regeneron Science Talent Search is a program of Society for Science & the Public. Since 1942, first in partnership with Westinghouse, then with Intel (1998–2016), and now with Regeneron, the Society has provided a national stage for the country’s best and brightest young scientists.

For the full list of scholars, visit https://student.societyforscience.org/regeneronsts-scholars-2017.