Charter School Of Wilmington Student Justin Xu Honored As Regeneron Scholar

From the Charter School of Wilmington:

January 19, 2021

Congratulations to senior Justin Xu for being named one of the top 300 Scholars in the 80th Regeneron Science Talent Search—the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics competition for high school seniors. Justin’s project title was “Novel Nanoscale Analysis of the Electronic Structure Basis of Strength and Toughness in Fluoropolymers.”

You may remember Justin from the “Face Shield Initiative” he started in March when the pandemic forced us into Delaware’s State of Emergency. When PPE supplies were low, Justin and our 3D printing club members printed nearly 300 NIH-approved face shields for area hospitals, nursing homes, VA medical centers, and first responders all over the state.

A listing of all 300 Regeneron Scholars can be found here. Justin was selected from 1,760 students who entered from 611 high schools across 45 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and 10 countries. He will receive $2,000, and The Charter School of Wilmington will also receive $2,000 to use toward STEM-related activities.

The announcement of 40 finalists will take place on January 21 at 12 p.m. Eastern. Finalists will each receive $25,000 and will participate in the finals week program in March, to take place virtually this year due to the pandemic.

This press release was produced by The Charter School of Wilmington. The views expressed are the author's own.