Recognition
Greta Cywinska ’19 is one of only three Ohio students to be named a 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar. Her project, “Development of an Apparatus for Accurate, Precise Insertion of Intramuscular Electrodes” was completed through HB’s Science Research & Engineering Program. Over three years, Greta worked in a Case Western Reserve University biomedical engineering laboratory where she developed, designed and built a device that guides an implanted electrode to be inserted into the same site multiple times. Three hundred Regeneron Science Talent Scholars were selected from 1,964 applications, which were received from 601 high schools in 48 states, two U.S. territories and seven other countries. The scholars were selected based on their exceptional research skills, commitment to academics, innovative thinking, and promise as scientists. Each of the 300 scholars and their schools will be awarded $2,000. Since 1998, when SREP began, there have been 90 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars in Ohio, 29 of whom were HB students.
National Merit News Hathaway Brown seniors Stephanie Kaiser, Alison Xin, and Yasmine Zein were chosen as National Merit Semifinalists for their high scores on the preliminary SAT. Only one percent of high school seniors across the country are part of this prestigious list. Eleven members of the Hathaway Brown Class of 2019 received Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise, based on their Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test scores. This year’s National Merit Commended Students are: Arianna Anderson, Ainsley Bradbury, Yardena Carmi, Greta Cywinska, Anna Doak, Carolyn Homolka, Megan Qiang, Mia Shein, Jennifer Wang, Katherine Wang, and Angela Zhu.
The 21st annual Science Research & Engineering Program Poster Session and Reception was held March 5. Nearly 130 students presented work on research ranging from independent background literature reviews to research that has been ongoing for almost four years in disciplines covering archaeology and medical projects to physics and polymer sciences. Based on extensive judging from both internal faculty and external scientists, the top three projects from the Poster Session were selected as finalists to attend the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) May 12-17 in Phoenix, Ariz. This is the largest pre-college science event in the nation and more than 1,800 student finalists from local and regional fairs from roughly 75 countries and territories compete there for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, and more. HB’s Intel ISEF finalists are Tejal Pendekanti ’20, Shruthi Ravichandran ’21, and Alison Xin ’19. In addition to these awards, HB students won a number of special awards at the Poster Session in recognition of their research efforts. •
Intel Computer Science Award: Sinead Li ’20
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US Air Force Awards: Hiba Daud ’21, Anjali Dhanekula ’22, Avery Simon ’22, Madeleine Williams ’22
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Office of Naval Research Awards: Sahej Bindra ’19, Ainsley Bradbury ’19, Lina Zein ’20
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American Material Society Award: Greta Cywinska ’19
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American Psychological Association Award: Carolyn Homolka ’19
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Mu Alpha Theta Award: Anya Razmi ’20
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NASA Earth System Science Award: Megan Qiang ’19
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Ricoh’s Sustainable Development Award: Selby Vaughn ’20
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Society for In Vitro Biology Award: Hannah Basali ’20
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US Metric SI Award: Jennifer Wang ’19
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Yale Science and Engineering Award: Helen Sun ’20
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