Finalists for Nobel Essay Contest Announced

Thirty finalists, from NYC high schools in all five boroughs, have been selected to compete in the final round of The Laureates of Tomorrow - Nobel Essay Contest, a contest administered by the New York Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Consulate General of Sweden in New York, Nobelprize.org (the official website of the Nobel Foundation) and in collaboration with the New York City Department of Education and the City University of New York. The winners will be announced in conjunction with the Nobel Monument Inscription Ceremony on Monday, June 12 at 11 a.m.

Young women made up over half of the finalists (18) while a dozen of the finalists were men. The city-wide competition, now in its second year, will award three New York high school juniors the grand prize – a trip to Stockholm, Sweden, to attend the Nobel Week Festivities in December 2006. The winners’ trips to Sweden and program are courtesy of the Consulate General of Sweden in New York and invitations to this year’s Nobel Laureate lectures, the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and world-famous Banquet are provided via Nobelprize.org - the official web site of the Nobel Foundation. “The Laureates of Tomorrow – Nobel Essay Contest” was established in 2004 to encourage students to examine the impact of major scientific achievements by Nobel Prize winners on science and society. Photos and information on last year’s winners can be seen at www.laureatesoftomorrow.org.

The contest is open to all juniors attending public, private, or parochial New York City high schools. Participants may submit an essay in one of three categories: Physics, Chemistry, or Physiology/Medicine. The essay question was designed by Academy staff and approved by a committee composed of NYC Department of Education representatives. In May, thirty finalists will compete in the final round of the contest held at the New York Academy of Sciences. Essays will be judged by a panel of scientific luminaries and journalists.

The competition is designed to further public awareness of the Nobel Prizes, Nobel Laureates, and the science behind honored discoveries, especially among students and teachers in New York City. In addition, the Academy’s ScienceEduNet web site (www.sciedunet.org), which offers students and teachers information about over 750 science programs in NY, includes links to Nobelprize.org’s information on Nobel Prize winners and their contributions to science.

Special prizes to the 2006 winners, runners-up and finalists will be provided by Sony Ericsson and Macmillan/McGraw-Hill and Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.

For more information, please contact Alyssa Lord, Program Manager, Education at 212.838.0230 ext 500 or email alord@nyas.org.

Finalists of The Laureates of Tomorrow-Nobel Prize Essay Contest

BRONX

Jean Parker
Horace Mann School
Category: Physics

Elizabeth Smith
Horace Mann School
Category: Chemistry

Diana Greenwald
Horace Mann School
Category: Physiology/Medicine

Stephany Garcia
MS/HS 268- The IN Tech Academy
Category: Physiology/Medicine

Gena Rozenberg
Bronx High School of Science
Category: Physics

BROOKLYN

Yvonne Juris
Edward R. Murrow H.S.
Category: Physiology/Medicine

Anurag Panda
Midwood H.S.
Category: Physics

Demitrios Papazaharias
Midwood H.S.
Category: Chemistry

Sonal Noticewala
Midwood H.S.
Category: Physiology/Medicine

Alekki Frazier
H.S. for Enterprise, Business & Technology
Category: Physiology/Medicine

Ernest Meadows
H.S. for Enterprise, Business & Technology
Category: Chemistry

Godfrey David
H.S. for Enterprise, Business & Technology
Category: Chemistry

MANHATTAN

Brian Ayee
The Beacon School
Category: Chemistry

Jonah Kreniske
Manhattan Hunter Science H.S.
Category: Physiology/Medicine

Eric Patel
H.S. for Math, Science & Engineering
at City College
Category: Physics

Sophie Novack
Stuyvesant H.S.
Category: Physiology/Medicine

Ching Man Wong
Millennium H.S.
Category: Chemistry

Andrea Cook
Stuyvesant H.S.
Category: Physics

Avishai Don
SAR High School
Category: Physiology

Gittel Weiss
Manhattan H.S. for Girls
Category: Physics

Natasha Plotkin
Hunter College H.S.
Category: Chemistry

QUEENS

Giriprasad Raghuraman
John Bowne H.S.
Category: Physics

Patricia Terepka
Christ the King H.S.
Category: Physics

Sanjeevni Wanchoo
John Bowne H.S.
Category: Physiology/Medicine

Anna Buczek
Christ the King H.S.
Category: Physiology/Medicine

Christina Turcoane
Christ the King Regional School
Category: Chemistry

Mark Singh
Queens H.S. for the Sciences at York College
Category: Chemistry

STATEN ISLAND

Mary Attardo
Staten Island Technical H.S.
Category: Chemistry

Margarita Levin
Staten Island Technical H.S.
Category: Physics

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