Meet Kings Park's THREE 2013 Intel Semifinalists

The Kings Park School District has every reason to be proud of its three 2013 Intel Semifinalists.  The Intel Science Talent Search is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious high school science competition. Students throughout the United States compete for $1.25 million in awards. For the 2013 competition 1,700 applications were received from 190 high schools in 30 states and one American high school overseas. 300 of the applicants became semifinalists who will each receive a $1,000 award from the Intel Foundation. An additional $1,000 award goes to the student’s school district. On January 23 the Intel Science Talent Search will announce 40 finalists. Finalists are invited to attend an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D.C. in March. At this time a “rigourous judging session” will narrow the field. On March 13, at a black-tie gala awards ceremony, one student will receive the top award of $100,000.

“Each year, the Intel Science Talent Search honors high school seniors poised to lead in U.S. scientific innovation,” said Wendy Hawkins, executive director of the Intel Foundation. “This year, these young scientists are tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges in topics ranging from environmental conservation solutions to medical treatments.”

Design of an Electromagnetic Energy Harvester for Wildlife Tracking.

Wesley CoxWesley worked at the  Department of Heavy Engineering at Stony Brook University under the mentorship of Dr. Lei Zuo

 The Effects of Shifting the Subject of Suspense during Cognitive Appraisal in Relation to Suggestibility and Cued Recall Capacity.

Kenan Mutlu

Kenan worked at the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University under the mentorship of Dr. Nancy Franklin

Mayuri SridharComputational Analysis of the DNA-Binding Mechanism of the p53 Tumor Suppressor and its Inactivation through the R249S Mutation.

Mayuri worked in the Department of Chemistry under the mentorship of Dr. Simmerling

“The 300 Intel Science Talent Search 2013 semifinalists have distinguished themselves as the nation’s top, young scientists dedicated to independent hands- on research in the science, technology, engineering and math fields,” said Elizabeth Marincola, president of Society for Science & the Public. “Together with Intel, we congratulate these exceptional students, look forward to watching their future progress, and commend the mentors, teachers, schools, parents and communities that have contributed to their success.”