Seven Hathaway Brown Students Named Semifinalists in Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology

10/27/2009

Only two other Ohioans honored in competition; HB students the only female students in the state to be recognized

Shaker Heights, OH - Teen scientists at Hathaway Brown brought national recognition to Northeast Ohio today when seven young women at the school were named semifinalists in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. Only two other Ohioans were honored in the competition: a semifinalist from Cincinnati and a regional finalist from Mason. The HB students are the only female awardees from the state. Their excellent showing places Hathaway Brown among the top 10 schools in the country for Siemens semifinalists and finalists for 2009.

Hathaway Brown has participated in the Siemens Competition since the fall of 2000. In that time, 115 students from the school have been named finalists or semifinalists in annual contests overseen by Siemens and Intel. All of the Hathaway Brown students who were named Siemens semifinalists this year are members of the school's well-regarded Science Research & Engineering Program, which pairs young researchers with area scientists and engineers for academic training and hands-on experience.

The 2009 Hathaway Brown Siemens semifinalists are: Diana Basali (grade 12), Pepper Pike; Sara Kamionkowski (grade 12), Gates Mills; Aysun Gokoglu (grade 12), Brecksville; Rachel Myer (grade 12), Beachwood; Aobo Guo (grade 11), Solon; Arielle Stambler (grade 12), Shaker Heights; Karen Inoshita (grade 12), University Heights.

Diana Basali and Sara Kamionkowski conducted their medical projects at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. Aysun Gokoglu and Rachel Myer conducted their projects in the Case Western Reserve University departments of Polymer Science and Physics, respectively. The space flight/material science research done by Aobo Guo, Arielle Stambler and Karen Inoshita was overseen by engineers at NASA Glenn.

About the Siemens Foundation
The Siemens Foundation provides more than $7 million annually in support of educational initiatives in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math in the Unites States. Its signature programs, the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology and Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement, reward exceptional achievement in science, math and technology. For more information, visit http://www.siemens-foundation.org/.