New Hampshire student wins Regeneron science contest; 3 LIers receive $25,000 each
Jacob Gross, of Roslyn High School, is one of three high school seniors from Nassau County public schools named finalists in the national Regeneron Science Talent Search competition. Credit: Danielle Silverman
A 17-year-old student from New Hampshire earned the top $250,000 prize in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search for a computer science project that improved the automatic discovery of visual circuits in machine learning.
Achyuta Rajaram, of Exeter, New Hampshire, was named the first-place finisher out of 40 finalists Tuesday night in the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science competition run by the Society for Science and held in Washington, D.C.
Rajaram, a student at Phillips Exeter Academy, developed research that improved the ability to discover what computer models that find patterns in images are “thinking” when they analyze a photo and which parts of their “mechanical brains” are contributing to the decision making.
This knowledge sheds light on what these algorithms are “thinking,” which can help make them more effective, fair and safe, according to the Society.
Long Island’s three finalists from Nassau County each earned $25,000 in the competition, which wrapped up Tuesday night. They are Natasha Kulviwat, of Jericho High School, Jacob Gross, of Roslyn High School, and Vincent Huang, of Syosset High School.
Finals week started Wednesday.
Statewide, three New York students made the Top Ten, including Thomas Yu-Tong Cong, of Ossining, who was awarded second place and earned a $175,000 prize.
Regeneron selections are based on research skills, academics, innovation and promise as scientists, according to the Society.
The Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists were selected from 2,162 applications received from 712 high schools across 46 states, Guam, Puerto Rico and 10 other countries. The competition is in its 83rd year.
A 17-year-old student from New Hampshire earned the top $250,000 prize in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search for a computer science project that improved the automatic discovery of visual circuits in machine learning.
Achyuta Rajaram, of Exeter, New Hampshire, was named the first-place finisher out of 40 finalists Tuesday night in the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science competition run by the Society for Science and held in Washington, D.C.
Rajaram, a student at Phillips Exeter Academy, developed research that improved the ability to discover what computer models that find patterns in images are “thinking” when they analyze a photo and which parts of their “mechanical brains” are contributing to the decision making.
This knowledge sheds light on what these algorithms are “thinking,” which can help make them more effective, fair and safe, according to the Society.
Long Island’s three finalists from Nassau County each earned $25,000 in the competition, which wrapped up Tuesday night. They are Natasha Kulviwat, of Jericho High School, Jacob Gross, of Roslyn High School, and Vincent Huang, of Syosset High School.
Finals week started Wednesday.
Statewide, three New York students made the Top Ten, including Thomas Yu-Tong Cong, of Ossining, who was awarded second place and earned a $175,000 prize.
Regeneron selections are based on research skills, academics, innovation and promise as scientists, according to the Society.
The Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists were selected from 2,162 applications received from 712 high schools across 46 states, Guam, Puerto Rico and 10 other countries. The competition is in its 83rd year.
Joie Tyrrell is a Long Island native and covers education for Newsday, where she has worked since 1998.
