Inspired by her family, a high school senior has created a tool that predicts crop harvests to help reduce food insecurity. 'I have watched my younger siblings struggle with the lifelong effects of malnutrition,' she says.
Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, from Los Alamos, N.M., won first place in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science and math competition for high school seniors. The pandemic meant a virtual Zoom ceremony rather than what's usually a black-tie gala ceremony in the nation's capital.Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, from Los Alamos, N.M., won first place in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science and math competition for high school seniors.
Petersen's project won her first place and $250,000 in the Regeneron Science Talent Search on Wednesday night. It's one of the most prestigious science and math competitions for high school seniors."Nine years ago, my family adopted my three younger siblings, all of whom faced food insecurity in their childhoods." Petersen said."I have watched my younger siblings struggle with the lifelong effects of malnutrition.
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