Proud of our senior, Srinath Mahankali, who was recognized as a Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar! Regeneron STS is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. The top 40 finalists will be announced January 21st. http://bit.ly/3npzX3S
Out of 1,760applications, only 300 are selected for this honor. Students entered from 611 high schools across 45 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and 10 countries.. Each Scholar will receive $2,000, and their school will also receive $2,000 per scholar to use toward STEM-related activities.If named one of the 40 finalists, they could receive at least $25,000 and are invited to the final competition in March where the top award is $250,000.
Srinath's research project: title: Velocity Inversion using the Quadratic Wasserstein Metric
Bravo Srinath on this amazing accomplisment and best of luck to you in the next round!
About the Regeneron Science Talent Search
The Regeneron Science Talent Search, a program of Society for Science since 1942, is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. Each year, nearly 2,000 studententrants submit original research in critically important scientific fields of study and are judged by leading experts in their fields. Unique among high school competitions in the U.S. and around the world, the Regeneron Science Talent Search focuses on identifying, inspiring and engaging the nation’s most promising young scientists who are creating the ideas that could solve society’s most urgent challenges.In 2017,Regeneronbecame only the third sponsor of the Science Talent Searchas a way to help reward and celebrate the best and brightest young mindsand encourage them to pursue careers in STEM as a way to positively impact the world. Through its 10-year, $100 million commitment, Regeneron nearly doubled the overall award distribution to $3.1 million annually, increasing the top award to $250,000 and doubling the awards for the top 300 scholars and their schools to $2,000 each to inspire more young people to engage in science.Program alumni include recipients of the world's most coveted science and math honors,including 13 Nobel Prizes,11National Medals of Science, six Breakthrough Prizes, 21MacArthur Foundation Fellowshipsandtwo Fields Medals.
