KP Has Two Siemens Competition Finalists - Julian Ubriaco And Kameron Sedigh

“This is an amazing accomplishment for Julian and Kameron, Mrs. Fay, our science department, Kings Park High School, and our district.” School Supeintendent Timothy Eagen. 

Founded in 1998, the Siemens Foundation “ignites and sustains today’s STEM workforce and tomorrow’s scientists and engineers” through a variety of programs.  Their flagship initiative is the Siemens Competition, which promotes excellence in math, science and technology. High school students submit innovative individual and team research projects and vie for college scholarships ranging from $1,000 up to $100,000.The Siemens Competition honors the best and brightest students for their accomplishments in math and science – students who are changing the world for the better. New York State has five individual finalists and five teams that will go on to compete at the regional level.  I am happy to report that Kings Park High School has two of the five individual finalists from NYS!  They are Julian Ubriaco and Kameron Sedigh. 

Julian has been performing research on the detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer at Cold Spring Harbor Lab, and Kameron has been researching a new approach for the design of antibiotics that could be used to fight bacterial infections such as MRSA at Stony Brook University.  Mary Ellen Fay is the faculty member that oversees the Independent Science Research (ISR) Program. This is an amazing accomplishment for Julian and Kameron, Mrs. Fay, our science department, Kings Park High School, and our district.  Over the years we have worked hard as a district to support our ISR program and eliminate any barriers for our students and their participation in this program.