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Clarkstown South Student Named Intel Semifinalist

Richard Adamovich-Zeitlin was recognized for his brain science project.

Richard Harris Adamovich-Zeitlin, 17, was recognized for his project, Steady State Visual Evoked Potential-Based Brain Computer Interface for Binary Communication.

He will receive a $1,000 award from the Intel Foundation with an additional $1,000 going to Clarkstown High School South.

The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) is the nation’s most prestigious pre-college science competition. Alumni of STS have made extraordinary contributions to science and hold more than 100 of the world’s most coveted science and math honors, including the Nobel Prize and National Medal of Science.

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Annually, students entering the Intel STS compete for more than $1.6 million in awards. Only 300 students are announced as semifinalists each year.

From this select pool, 40 finalists are then invited to Washington, DC 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.

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