2009-Aug-03 | ISELIN, NJ – Only two months remain for students to enter the 2009 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. A signature program of the Siemens Foundation, this annual competition for high school students awards college scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 for original research projects in both individual and team categories. Established in 1999, the Siemens Foundation has granted more than 800 scholarships through the Siemens Competition in support of our nation’s future scientists and engineers.
Entries must be received by Thursday, October 1, 2009, at 5 p.m. EDT. Instructions and online registration can be found at the Siemens Foundation website, www.siemens-foundation.org, and at www.collegeboard.com/siemens. Students may enter as individuals or as members of a team. Those who are not able to complete registration online may call 1-800-626-9795 ext. 5849 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT for further assistance.
The College Board administers the Siemens Competition on behalf of the Siemens Foundation. Entries will be judged at the regional level in November by esteemed scientists and faculty at six prestigious universities: California Institute of Technology; Carnegie Mellon University; Georgia Institute of Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Notre Dame; and The University of Texas at Austin. Winners from each regional competition will continue onto the national finals, scheduled for December 4-7, 2009, at New York University, and will be judged by a panel of prominent scientists and mathematicians.
The Siemens Competition continues to attract the nation’s brightest minds and innovators of tomorrow. The 2008 national winners took on groundbreaking and potentially life saving medical research. Wen Chyan, a senior from the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Sciences in Denton, Texas, earned $100,000 for researching antimicrobial coatings for medical devices that could prevent common and sometimes deadly hospital infections. The team of Sajith M. Wickramasekara and Andrew Y. Guo shared the $100,000 prize for genetics research of chemotherapy that has the potential to easily identify new chemotherapeutic drugs and greatly improve existing ones.
“We are proud to continue our tradition of supporting this country’s rising talents in science and math,” said James Whaley, president of the Siemens Foundation. “Each year these future leaders stretch the boundaries and encourage us to consider society’s most pressing challenges in a whole new light.”
The Siemens Foundation provides more than $7 million annually in support of educational initiatives in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math in the United States. Its signature programs, the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology and Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement, reward exceptional achievement in science, math and technology. The newest program, The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, encourages K–12 students to develop innovative green solutions for environmental issues. By supporting outstanding students today, and recognizing the teachers and schools that inspire their excellence, the Foundation helps nurture tomorrow's scientists and engineers. The Foundation's mission is based on the culture of innovation, research and educational support that is the hallmark of Siemens' U.S. companies and its parent company, Siemens AG. For more information, visit www.siemensfoundation.org.
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