Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology Regional Finalists Head to Carnegie Mellon University November 20 & 21 PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12 /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 Carnegie Mellon University November 20 & 21. 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! (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) WHO: Seventeen 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: -- Cynthia Chen, The Brearley School, New York, NY -- Ruoyi Jiang, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY -- Joshua Pfeffer, North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Great Neck, NY -- Jason Shieh, The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY -- Kevin Zhao, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY Team Finalists: -- Shaunak Bakshi and Peter Massey, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, NY -- Erica Chung, Bergen County Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, NJ; and David Park, Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, NY -- Jiayi Lin and Ellis Darby, New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School, New York, NY -- Anirudh Nandan, Los Alamitos High School, Los Alamitos, CA; Salonee Shah, W. Tresper Clarke High School, Westbury, NY; and Michelle Leonetti, Long Beach High School, Lido Beach, NY -- Xiao Zhou and Israt Ahmed, Francis Lewis High School, Fresh Meadows, NY; Stephanie Chen, Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY WHERE: On the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA WHEN: Friday, Nov. 20 - Rangos 1 Ballroom, 2nd Floor University Center 9:30 am - 11:00 am: Students set up projects 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Public viewing of projects Saturday, Nov. 21 -- McKenna Peter Wright Rooms 8:00 am - 12:45 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 21, 2009 between 7:15 pm and 9:00 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 http://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 http://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 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/DATASOURCE: Siemens Foundation CONTACT: Valerie Francois, Siemens Foundation, +1-732-590-5292, cell, +1-609-721-3713, ; or Jennifer Moore of Weber Shandwick, +1-212-445-8430, cell, +1-973-580-1424, Web Site: http://www.siemens-/ foundation.org

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