The Research Association of Long Island, N.Y., has honored WAC Lighting for its 15 years of sponsorship of its Science Fair. The award was presented to WAC CEO Tony Wang, WAC Co-Founder Tai Wang, and WAC President Becky Li. The WAC Invitational Science Fair was established to help promote the education and careers of young scientists and technologists each year.
The WAC Invitational Science Fair symposium offers nearly 500 students from Long Island, N.Y., high schools with the opportunity to present their research projects to esteemed judges from leading institutions and businesses. The Research Association is a consortium of 11 top high schools represented by teachers who advise students that scientific research is an active avenue to understanding the true nature of science.
This year’s Science Fair is scheduled for Sunday, April 27th, at Roslyn High School, 475 Round Hill Road, Roslyn, N.Y.
“We are delighted to honor WAC Lighting for their many years of sponsorship,” explained Allyson Weseley, President of the Research Association. ?”This science fair is so important to our young students interested in technology, medicine, environmental science, and other disciplines. One day, they will run the world, and we are proud to help further their career!”
The fair includes nine significant categories, with winners selected from projects developed and completed by high school students (grades 9-12). Awards and scholarships will be presented to winners of First, Second, and Third Place, as well as Honorable Mentions. The topics of research are as varied as the students. Students may spend months or years exploring cures for cancer or producing inexpensive, energy-efficient fuel alternatives.
Students explore a variety of subjects, including Earth and Environmental Science, Prototype Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, General Biology, Behavioral Science, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Computer Science, Computational Modeling, Medicine, and Health.
Students have gone on to pursue advanced studies at leading educational institutions, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stony Brook University, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, the University of Rochester, Carnegie Mellon, Dartmouth, Princeton, Columbia, NYU, and others.
Judges include over 135 academicians and professionals who are affiliated with leading universities, hospitals, and other institutions, including Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Columbia University, Long Island University, New York University, North Shore University Hospital-LIJ Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, Hofstra University and Mount Sinai Medical Center, St. John’s University and Fordham University, Adelphi and Hofstra Universities.
