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Students from the Maine School of Science and Mathematics participated in the 67th annual Maine State Science and Engineering Fair at the Jackson Laboratory on Saturday, March 23.
Category placements included Ben Schade, of Phippsburg; and Justin Hamilton, of Woolwich, who placed third in the Chemistry, Computer Science and Math category with their project “Robotic Seeking – Target Location.”
Schade and Hamilton also were recognized with a special award from the Department of the Navy and received The Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award.
The local achievers were among several Maine students recognized.
In the Biochemistry, Medicine and Plant Science category Judy Yau, of Newport; Bethany Hartley, of Whitefield; and Belle O’Bryon, of Hallowell garnered third with their project “Good Vibrations II: The Positive Effects of Motion on Ocimum basilicum.”
Special award winners included Roger Van Peski, of Northport, who received the National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society’s Mu Alpha Theta Award for “the most challenging, original, thorough and creative investigation of a problem involving mathematics accessible to a high school student,” for his project The Law of Quadratic Reciprocity.
Rebecca Hatt, of Lincoln, received the Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award for “outstanding achievement in the category of computer science” for her project codenamed A.R.I., for Artistically Recondite Information.
Nearly 170 students from 14 schools from around the state participated in the competition.
The Maine School of Science and Mathematics is a tuition-free, public residential high school that enrolls more than 500 students from across the state each year through its academic and summer offerings. For more information, visit www.mssm.org or contact the admissions office at 325-3303.
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