Four Indian-American students have been named National Finalists in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology after earning top spots in one of the four regional competitions that have taken place so far. The Siemens Competition is the nation's premier science research competition for high school students and promotes excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects. For more information go to: www.siemens-foundation.org. These regional winners now move to the final phase of the Siemens Competition to present their work at the National Finals in Washington, D.C., December 4-5, 2017, where $500,000 in scholarships will be awarded, including two top prizes of $100,000. All of the finalists will receive at least $25,000 in

scholarship money.

California Institute of Technology Regional

Sriharshita Musunuri (Mill Creek, WA) Wins Top Individual Honors

Rachana Madhukara, Anlin Zhang and Kevin Ren (San Diego, CA) Win Top Team Honors

Project: “Epidemic Dynamics on Symmetric Networks”

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reigonal

Swapnil Garg, Sunnyvale, CA, and Katherine Tian, Cupertino, CA, Win Top Team Honors

University of Texas Austin Regional

Jainil Sutaria, Ardsley, NY, Chelsea Wang, Fort Collins, CO and Rachel Li, Poughkeepsie, NY, Win Top Team Honors