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Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math,
Science, and Technology
The Siemens Westinghouse Competition began in 1998 to recognize
America's outstanding math, science, and technology students. The
individual winner receives a $100,000 scholarship and the winning team
shares a $100,000 scholarship.
Individual Winners
2006–2007: Dmitry Vaintrob, South Eugene High School,
Eugene, Oregon: “The string topology BV algebra, Hochschild cohomology and
the Goldman bracket on surfaces.”
2005–2006: Michael Viscardi, home schooled, San Diego
California: “On the Solution of the Dirichlet Problem with Rational
Boundary Data.”
2004–2005: Aaron Goldin, San Dieguito High School
Academy, Encinitas, Calif: “Autonomous Gryscopic Ocean-Wave Powered
Generator: Invention of a New Energy Conversion Technology.”
2003–2004: Yin Li, Stuyvesant High School, New York,
N.Y.: “Characterizing the Properties of a Translational Regulator
Expressed in Mouse Brain”
2002–2003: Steven J. Byrnes, Roxbury Latin School,
Lexington, Mass.: “Poset-Game Periodicity.”
2001–2002: Ryan Patterson, Central High School, Grand
Junction, Colo.: “The Sign Language Translator.”
2000–2001: Mariangela Lisanti, Staples High School,
Westport, Conn.: “Conductance Quantization in Au Nanocontacts.”
1999–2000: Lisa Harris, Dalton School, New York, N.Y.:
“A Novel Assay for Detection of Four Common Cystic Fibrosis
Mutations.”
Team Winners
2005–2006: Anna Lee, Phoenix Country Day School,
Paradise Valley, Ariz. and Albert Shieh, Chaparral High School,
Scottsdale, Ariz.: “SNiPer: Improved SNP Genotype Calling for Affymetrix
10K GeneChip Microarray Data.”
2004–2005: (Lucie) Yueqi Guo and Xianlin Li, The North
Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, N.C.: “CpG island
methylation of GADD45 α is marker of breast carcinogenesis”
2003–2004: Mark Schneider and Jeffrey Schneider, South
Windsor High School, South Windsor, Conn.: “Simulation of the West Nile
Virus using STELLA 7.02.”
2002–2003: Juliet R. Girard and Roshan D. Prabhu,
William L. Dickinson High School, Jersey City, N.J.: “Identification and
High Resolution Mapping of Flowering Time Genes in Rice.”
2001–2002: Shira Billet and Dora Sosnowik, Stella K.
Abraham High School for Girls, Hewlett Bay Park, N.Y.: “A Viscometer for
Ultra Thin Films.”
2000–2001: Charles Olbert, Christopher Clearfield, and
Nikolas Williams, The North Carolina School of Science and Math, Durham,
N.C.: “Discovery of a Pulsar Bow-Shock Nebula in a Nearby Supernova
Remnant.”
1999–2000: Daniar Hussain and Steven Malliaris, New
Trier High School, Winnetka, Ill.: “Breakthrough data storage and
retrieval program,”
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