SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE COMPETITION IN MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY . USA
High-school scientists in the US were given the opportunity to display their expertise in genetics, mathematics, molecular biology, and other fields at a national science fair, the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology, recently, which impressed top-level scientists. Some of the research work done by the teen science wizkids could provide the groundwork for several anti-bacterial drugs, faster Internet speeds and better energy conservation, among others.
Steven Byrnes of Lexington won the top individual prize for using a complex mathematical theory in describing the possible outcomes in a computer game called Chomp.
Among the finalists were Juliet Girard and Roshan Prabhu, who won a scholarship of US $100,000 for identifying genes that could assist certain strains of wild rice to flower earlier, thereby giving farmers a greater yield.
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