Wilton Student Honored by Neuroscience Research Institute

WILTON, CT — A Wilton High School student will be among just five from the New York metropolitan area to be honored by a neuroscience research group for their scientific promise.

The Child Mind Institute, a New York City based nonprofit whose mission is to transform the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders, will will present the Rising Scientist Award to Wilton's Julia Morneau on October 18.

Morneau and the other four students "have demonstrated extraordinary promise in research in the fields of child and adolescent mental health or pediatric neuroscience" the Institute said in a release.

As a Rising Scientist winner, Julia will receive a $2,000 scholarship towards college during the On the Shoulders of Giants Scientific Symposium, the nonprofit’s annual celebration of scientific achievement in child and adolescent psychiatry, psychology, and developmental neuroscience.

The Rising Scientist Awards, which are granted annually, were designed to encourage young researchers’ academic pursuits and introduce them to the scientific community. Each spring, the Child Mind Institute and the Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center of CUNY invite New York-area high schools to nominate one exemplary 11th grade science student candidate for this honor. The nomination is based on outstanding achievement and interest in child and adolescent mental health or pediatric neuroscience research and a commitment to understanding and addressing difficult scientific questions, as evidenced by special projects, presentations and/or publications.

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