Westchester Insider: Westchester County Executive Applauds Science Scholars Named in Regeneron Competition.

 

WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPLAUDS SCIENCE SCHOLARS NAMED IN REGENERON COMPETITION.

25 Westchester Students Among 300 Selected.

(White Plains, NY) – Westchester County Executive George Latimer extends his congratulations to 25 students in Westchester County who are among 300 scholars in the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Latimer said: “This prestigious competition gives our nation’s students a chance to present original work and be celebrated for their discoveries and research. We know Westchester County has bright and talented young scientists, who have each generated some amazing projects. We look forward to seeing what these young students will offer as future leaders in their field.”

Research projects range in topics from tracking countries’ progress on Sustainable Development Goals to the impact of states’ individual COVID-19 responses, and improving the tools used to diagnose Alzheimer’s to analyzing the effects of virtual learning on education.  

On January 20, 40 of the 300 scholars will be named Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists. The finalists will then compete for more than $1.8 million in awards during a week-long competition taking place March 10-16.  

Student scholars selected for this year’s competition are:

Derek Araki-Kurdyla	Byram Hills High School
Sydney Levy	Byram Hills High School
Emily Pizzorusso	Byram Hills High School
Edith Bachmann	Byram Hills High School
Riley Keating	Eastchester High School
Ava Tsapatsaris	Eastchester High School
Nishi Uppuluri	Edgemont High School
Keelan Vaswani	Harrison High School
Katherine Pflieger	Harrison High School
Mai Blaustein	Harrison High School
Oliver Walsh Fuchs	Hastings High School
Anika Puri	Horace Greeley High School
Brooke Dunefsky	Irvington High School
Jerry Orans	Mamaroneck High School
Mark Takken	North Salem High School
Nyasha Nyoni	Ossining High School
Aaron Song	Ossining High School
Natalie Calman	Ossining High School
Rose Cioffi	Ossining High School
Cameron Takmil	Ossining High School
Andrew Kelly	Pelham Memorial High School
Ann Liu	Pelham Memorial High School
Maggie Graseck	Rye High School
Armaan Ahmed	Scarsdale High School
Emily Dodd	Somers High School