Dozens of L.I. Students Named Regeneron Scholars

Dozens of students from Long Island were named Scholars (or semifinalists) in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2018. Students from both Nassau and Suffolk were honored, and are now in the running to be among the 40 finalists that will compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships.

There were 46 students from Long Island that were named Scholars (45 from schools on the Island and one, according to Newsday, that attends a school in New Jersey). There were 300 total, selected from the 1,818 students who entered the competition this year. Each of the Scholars will receive a $2,000 reward, and their schools will also receive $2,000.

“Regeneron is thrilled to partner with Society for Science & the Public to celebrate the 300 Science Talent Search scholars,” said Hala Mirza, vice president of corporate communications and citizenship at Regeneron. “We are inspired by their curiosity and passion for discovery, and congratulate them on their work and dedication. We hope the Regeneron Science Talent Search shows young people everywhere that they can change the world through STEM.”

Jericho High School had 11 Scholars, the most of any school on Long Island. Between its two high schools, Great Neck had seven Scholars.

The 40 finalists will be announced later this month, and those students will head to Washington, D.C. in March to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships.

Here are the winners from Long Island.

• John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore — Matthew Klein and Cameron Reuven Levy
• Bethpage High School, Bethpage — Smiti K. Shah
• Commack High School, Commack — Daniel H. Lee and Anoop Singh
• Half Hallow Hills High School East, Dix Hills — Aditi Patil
• Half Hallow Hills High School West, Dix Hills — Gilbert Spencer
• Ward Melville High School, East Setauket — Emily Huang and Michael Kaiyuan Lu
• North Shore High School, Glen Head — Audrey O'Brien
• John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, Great Neck — Natasha Dilamani, Amy Shteyman and Megan Xu
• North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Great Neck — Scott Andrew Soifer
• William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Great Neck — Daniel H. Kim, Eric Kuang, Cindy Wang and Michelle Xing
• George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett — Justin Ng and Winnie Xu
• Jericho Senior High School, Jericho — Mutahara Nurit Bhuiyan, Andrew Fang, Ishan Gurnani, Marc Huo, Chiu Fan Bowen Lo, Dennis Lo, Swati Madankumar, Amber Morganne Tricia Patrick, Yunyan Wu, Brandon Xie and Kendra Zhang
• Kings Park High School, Kings Park — Keiffer Don Acoba
• Manhasset High School, Manhasset — Emily Alexandra Cruz
• The Wheatly School, Old Westbury — John Tianci Li
• Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview — Daniel Vieria
• Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington — Caitlin Marie Maley
• Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights — Spencer Robert Lazar and Vincent Yao
• Smithtown High School East, Saint James — Sydney Bracht, Cindy Li and Shrey D. Thaker
• Smithtown High School West, Smithtown — Sarah Elizabeth Adamo
• St. Anthony's High School, South Huntington — Caroline Kristin Smolensky
• Syosset High School, Syosset — Justin Ross Cohen and Monet Yuan

You can learn more about each student's project by clicking here.

Photo courtesy Society For Science & The Public