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SSPFellowDanielNewmyer
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studentsthroughindependent researchopportunitieswith supportfromSSP.
ScienceNews
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researchintogeneticdiversity.
nteSTS2010rstpacewnnerErkaDeBenedctsdscussesherresearchwthPresdentObamaatthe Whte House
SSPAlumniSharetheirResearchwith PresidentObamaattheWhiteHouse
“Itwasaneye-openingandaffirmative
experience.Whenyougetrecognitionlike
this,itmotivatesyoutocontinueyour
work.”
Educate.
ByStephenOrnes
Inthefallof2007,duringherfreshman yearofhighschool,RainaJainundertook
ascienceexperimentoncelbehavior.
Shecouldneverhaveguessedthatthree
yearslater,she’dbetalkingaboutitwith PresidentBarackObama.
Butthat’sexactlywhathappened.On
October18,Jainjoineddozensofother
youngscientistsatthefirst-everWhite
HouseScienceFair.Thiswasnoordinary
sciencefair—therewerenojudgesnor
prizes,andtheattendeesincludedthe
President,membersofhisstaff,andsome
sciencecelebritiessuchasTVpersonalities
andhighrankinggovernmentofficials.The
eventwasmorelikeacelebrationofrising
starsofresearch,allofwhomwerewinners ofnationalscienceandmathcompetitions.
“Itwassurreal,”Jainsaysofthebigday.
Jain,nowasenioratFreedomHigh
SchoolinBethlehem,Pennsylvania,won
fourthplaceintheIntelInternational
ScienceandEngineeringFair(IntelISEF), aprogramofSSP, in2008.Shesaysshe planstostudyscience—possiblymedicine —incolege.
Exhibitsweresetupinafirstfloor
receptionareaandintheStateDining Room,wherethePresidentfoundoutwhat thenation’sbrightestyoungscientistsare
thinkingabout.Hemetarobotthatcould
playsocer,learnedaboutanewwayto
Inspire.
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MacArthurFellowStephen Berry(STS1948)reflectsonhis
highschoolprojectandhowhe
ishelpingtoadvancescience
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