Commack Students Named Intel Semifinalists

Two Commack High School students were among 43 Long Island high school seniors named semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search.

Commack’s Scott Massa, 17, and Matthew O’Connell, 17, got the news on Wednesday that they were in an elite pool of 300 students nationwide to be selected as semifinalists.

From this pool, 40 finalists are then invited to Washington, D.C,. in March to participate in final judging, display their work to the public, meet with notable scientists, and compete for three top awards of $150,000 each.

Massa’s research project is entitled ”The Importance of Endocytosis to Neuregulin1 Back Signaling: Implications in Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders.” O’Connell’s is “Development of a Multi-Sensory System to Better Relay Pharmacotherapy Information.”

Congrats to Scott and Matthew!

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