(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 20, 2022) The list of 40 finalists (Finalist) of the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search, which enjoys the reputation of "Junior Nobel Prize", was announced on the 20th. There are three Chinese students in the Los Angeles area. In the week-long finals on the 16th, the top 10 will compete for scholarships totaling more than $1.8 million.

The finalists of Chinese American students and research projects in the Los Angeles area are as follows:

Ethan (Yuan) Wong, Arcadia HS, Project Title "Yaw Characteristics of Aircraft with a Bell-Shaped Lift Distribution Built with a Novel Manufacturing" Technique".

202022 Regeneron Science Prize finalist Wang Yuan from Los Angeles. (Photo from Regeneron STS)

Theodore (Tiqnqi) Jiang, Palisades Charter High School, Los Angeles, project title "Deciphering the Language of Genetic Variants: Using Transformer Language Models to Identify Pathogenic Missense Variants Associated with Human Genetic Diseases and Cancer" (Deciphering the Language of Genetic Variants: Using a Transformer-Based Language Model to Identify Pathogenic Missense Mutations Associated with Human Inherited Diseases and Cancer).

2022 Regeneron Science Prize finalist, Tianqi Jiang from Los Angeles. (Photo from Regeneron STS).

Vivien He, Palos Verdes Peninsula HS, Project Title "Qube: A Low-Cost Internet-of-Things Device for On-Site and Regional Earthquake Warning -Site and Regional Earthquake Early Warning".

2022 Regeneron Science Prize finalist, Vivien He of Los Angeles. (Photo from Regeneron STS)

The Regeneron STS Science Awards, sponsored by the Society for Science, are the oldest and most prestigious science and math competitions for high school students in the United States, recognizing outstanding achievements in science and mathematics by young students. The three finalists in Southern California this year are Chinese students from public high schools in the Los Angeles area. Their research fields cover biomedicine, artificial intelligence, Internet, industrial manufacturing, etc., and they have become the hope of future high-tech in the United States.

(Source: Compiled from World Journal, Los Angeles)

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