STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 13, 2006 -- Thirty high school students who worked with Stony Brook University faculty and in Stony Brook laboratories were selected as semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search, the prestigious nationwide research competition. The 30 students represent 10 per cent of the 300 Intel semifinalists nationwide, making Stony Brook perhaps the largest incubator of Intel talent in the country. On Long Island, this number translates into 37 per cent of the 82 Intel semifinalists.
The students were mentored by Stony Brook faculty from departments throughout the campus, including Anesthesiology, Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Ecology & Evolution, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Geosciences, Marine Sciences, Materials Science & Engineering, Neurobiology & Behavior, Ophthalmology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physics & Astronomy, Physiology & Biophysics, and Psychology.
"Our extraordinary faculty researchers are generous with their time and their resources," said Shirley Strum Kenny, President of Stony Brook University. "They are truly helping to develop these gifted young students into the scientists of tomorrow."
The compelling numbers reinforced Stony Brook's reputation in developing the research talents of exceptional high school students. Last year, Stony Brook faculty mentored 36 Intel semifinalists, and it has mentored 144 Intel semifinalists over the past five years. Ward Melville High School on Long Island had 12 Intel semifinalists, tying for the most of any one school in the country; 11 conducted their research in Stony Brook laboratories and 1 at Brookhaven National Laboratories.
