McLean, Va. (June 5, 2024) — The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) is pleased to announce that the following alumni of CEE’s 2023 Research Science Institute (RSI) earned awards at the Regeneron ISEF 2024.
- Shaurya Agrawal, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, IL
- Ria Garg, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, TX
- Vikram Goddla, Detroit Country Day School, MI
- James Nagler, Garden City High School, NY
- Joseph Vulakh, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, KY
“I am so very proud of these RSI alumni. They represent the future of U.S. global leadership in science and technology,” said Joann DiGennaro, CEE President.
The Research Science Institute students are building upon their extraordinary RSI experience which included original, innovative research at RSI. RSI is widely recognized as the most prestigious international summer research program in the world for high school students. A six-week, summer enrichment program, collaboratively sponsored with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), it emphasizes advanced theory and research in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). RSI participants experience the entire research cycle from start to finish. At RSI they read the most current literature in their field, draft and execute a detailed research plan, and deliver conference-style oral and written reports on their findings. One hundred of the world’s most accomplished high school students are selected annually to participate in this program, which is cost-free to all competitively selected students.
To date, over 3,000 high school students representing every U.S. state and 61 nations have experienced RSI. CEE alumni enjoy networking and enrichment activities throughout their collegiate and professional careers. CEE’s RSI will be in session from June 23 to August 3, 2024, on the campus of MIT. For more information about RSI, visit https://www.cee.org/programs/research-science-institute.
Regeneron ISEF 2024, the world’s largest pre-college STEM competition, took place from May 11-17 in Los Angeles, California, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Regeneron ISEF finalists competed for nearly $9 million in awards, prizes, and scholarships.
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About the Center for Excellence in Education
The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann P. DiGennaro, President of the Center. The Center’s mission is to nurture high school and university scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and to encourage collaboration between and among scientific and technological leaders in the global community. CEE sponsors the Research Science Institute (RSI), USA Biolympiad (USABO), Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP), and STEM Lyceums. For more information, visit www.cee.org.
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