Alumni News

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (TheStreet) -- ExxonMobil(XOM Quote), Microsoft(MSFT Quote) and Amgen (AMGN Quote) are among companies that sponsor a summer program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that's designed to teach whiz kids that brilliant scientific minds can yield lucrative careers.

It used to be that learning science was an end in itself. Not always at MIT, whose alumni helped found companies including Intel (INTC Quote), Texas Instruments (TXN Quote), Genentech (DNA Quote) and Harmonix, maker of the "Rock Band" video game and a unit of Viacom (VIA Quote).

CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION’S RSI ALUMNUS TAKES FIRST PLACE IN INTEL COMPETITION

Four RSI Alumni Place in Top 10 at Prestigious Intel Science Talent Search

McLean, Virginia – March 13, 2009 – The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces that 2008 Research Science Institute (RSI) Alumnus, Eric Kerner Larson of South Eugene High School in Eugene, OR was awarded the $100,000 first place scholarship in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search. Eric was selected for his innovative research in mathematics concerning the classification of integral fusion categories.

Mr. Larson began his research at RSI under the guidance of Professor Pavel Etingof and David Jordan of the MIT Mathematics Department. RSI helps nurture young scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering, and math.

10 RESEARCH SCIENCE INSTITUTE ALUNMI NAMED FINALISTS IN THE INTEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH 2009

CEE’s RSI Alumni Represent 25% of Intel Science Talent Search Finalists

McLean, Virginia – January 29, 2009 The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announced that 10 students of its Research Science Institute (RSI) class of 2008 are among the 40 finalists in the highly esteemed Intel Science Talent Search. The RSI alumni represent this nation’s highest achieving scholars in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.