Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology Regional Finalists Head to Georgia Institute of Technology November 6 & 7

ATLANTA, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ –

WHAT:    Could tomorrow’s Albert Einstein or Alexander Graham Bell
currently be a student in high school? What did the next
generation of innovators come up with this year? Find out when
the regional finalists of the 2009 Siemens Competition in Math,
Science & Technology – America’s premier science research
competition – head to Georgia Institute of Technology November 6
& 7. At stake is a $3,000 prize for one individual, $6,000 for
one team, and an invitation to the National Finals in New York
City for a shot at the $100,000 Grand Prize!

WHO:     Sixteen whiz kids unveil graduate level research projects to a
distinguished panel of university judges. Past Siemens
Competition winners and Alumni have tackled some of the world’s
hardest and most pressing problems through math and science.
Their feats include: invention of anti-bacterial coatings for
medical devices, research of cures for drug-resistant
Tuberculosis, exploring zebrafish spines for an inside look at
bone growth, reinventing string theory, and developing a device
to generate energy from ocean waves. What research will the
Nation’s brightest teen minds unveil this year?

The 2009 Siemens Competition regional finalists are:

Individual Finalists:
———————
– Tian-Yi Jiang, North Carolina School of Science and
Mathematics, Durham, NC
– Aryan Khojandi, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and
Technology, Alexandria, VA
– Lanair Lett, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics,
Durham, NC
– Darpan Patel, Joseph Wheeler High School, Marietta, GA
– Jinge Su, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics,
Durham NC

Team Finalists:
—————
– Jonathan Bryan and Linus Liang, Oak Ridge High School, Oak
Ridge, TN
– Di Deng and Patrick Yang, North Carolina School of Science and
Mathematics, Durham, NC
– Xinran Liu and Grace Prazniak, Oak Ridge High School, Oak
Ridge, TN
– Neil Shah, Northwest Guilford High School, Greensboro, NC; and
Yekaterina Shpanskaya, Math and Science School (Home School),
Raleigh, NC
– Shawn Tang, Brian Chiang and Eric Walsh, Troy High School,
Fullerton, CA

WHERE:   Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center
800 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, GA

WHEN:    Friday, Nov. 6 (Conference Room B)
10:30 am – 11:30 am: Students set up projects
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Public viewing of projects
Saturday, Nov. 7 (Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
Amphitheater 222)
7:30 am – 1:00 pm: Students present to judges

MORE:    Want to be the first to find out who will head to the National
Finals in New York?

Log into and follow Siemens Foundation on Twitter
(http://twitter.com/SFoundation) on Saturday, November 7, 2009
between 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm EST, when we announce the winners
live!

The Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology is a signature program of the Siemens Foundation, which provides more than $7 million in support of educational initiatives in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math in the United States. The Siemens Competition is administered by the College Board. More information can be found at www.siemens-foundation.org.

Winners of the regional events are invited to compete at the National Finals at New York University in New York City, December 3 – December 7, 2009. Visit www.siemens-foundation.org on December 7, 2009 at 9:30 am EST to view a live webcast of the National Finalist Award Presentation.

Interviews and Photo Ops available with students, judges and Siemens Foundation executives

CONTACT: Valerie Francois, Siemens Foundation, +1-732-590-5292, cell +1-609-721-3713, valerie.francois@siemens.com; or Alexander Aizenberg, Weber Shandwick, +1-212-445-8414, cell +1-908-723-4807, aaizenberg@webershandwick.com