September / October, 2003
For the last three summers, I have mentored high school students in my lab doing research on biosensors. These students are part of the High School Honors Science Program (HSHSP), a national summer research program held at Michigan State University designed for high-achieving high school students. The students work in an ongoing research project with a faculty. It provides experience, which cannot be duplicated in high school or the first years of college. Admission to the seven-week program is based upon scholastic ability, maturity, evidence of interest in science, and completion of specified high school courses in science and mathematics. A student must, at the time of application, be a sophomore or junior, and be in the upper 20 percent of high school classes, with at least 2 years of college preparatory mathematics and 2 years of science. Approximately 25 participants are selected each year. In the summer of 2002, I mentored Ms. Deepa Alagesan from Manhasset High School, New York. Her project was on chemiluminescence biosensing for E. coli O157:H7 in fresh produce. Deepa submitted her research paper to the 2002 International Intel Science Talent Search and the 2002 Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science, and Technology. Deepa was selected as a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search. It is a great honor to be selected as such among thousands of applicants from all over the world! This summer, I had three HSHSP students, namely: Madeliene Grossman from California, Henrietta Molesi from the American Samoa, and Yao Lu from Michigan. Yao is preparing her biosensor research paper for submission to Intel and Siemens for the 2003 competition. We wish her the best!
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Deepa Alagesan from Manhasset
High School, New York; HSHSP 2002 |
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Dr. Gail Richmond
Associate Professor and Director
High School Honors Science Program
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