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ByStephenOrnes
“Itwasaneye-openingandaffirmative
experience.Whenyougetrecognitionlike
this,itmotivatesyoutocontinueyour
work.”
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
playsoccer,learnedaboutanewwayto
Inform.
SSPFellowDanielNewmyer
inspireshisunder-served
studentsthroughindependent researchopportunitieswith supportfromSSP.
ScienceNews
provides
comprehensive
coverageofthe
latestscientific discoveries suchasnew theoriesonwhythe
earthhaswaterandcurrent
researchintogeneticdiversity.
Educate.
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Inspire.
MacArthurFellowStephen
Berry(STS1948)reflectsonhis
highschoolprojectandhowhe
ishelpingtoadvancescience
education.
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