Hathaway Brown is proud to announce today that three of its seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2015 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology for their multiyear original research projects through the Science Research & Engineering Program (SREP). These three HB students are the only Siemens competition semifinalists from Northeast Ohio. They are (L-R):
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Olivia Asmar, Halle Leneghan, and Kavya Ravichandran
Launched by the Siemens Foundation in 1999, the Siemens competition is the nation’s premier competition in math, science and technology, promoting excellence in math, science and technology.
Kavya has worked for four years on her research in the Case Western Reserve School of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering. The work she submitted to Siemens is on the topic of "A Nanomedical Approach for Targeted Thrombolysis,” focused on rapid thrombolysis achieved through site-targeted delivery of treatment.
Halle and Olivia worked as a team at NASA Glenn Research Center for the past four years on "The Effect of 1.5 Years of Space Exposure on the Optical Properties of Spacecraft Polymers.” The samples, analyzed for total and diffuse reflectance and transmittance, had been exposed to increased solar radiation while mounted on the exterior of the International Space Station. The analyses conducted by Olivia and Halle are for use by NASA and private companies such as Space X as they design long duration spacecraft.
For more information on the Siemens competition, click here.
Congratulations Olivia, Halle, and Kavya!
