Quick Shot

Nikhil Bose and Yujia Yang have been designated as Scholars in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search for research projects they carried out last summer at LLE. Bose, shown above right with his advisor, Mark Guardalben, is a senior at Pittsford Sutherland High School. He developed a simulation model to explore a novel method for improving the performance of LLE’s OMEGA EP laser. Yang, shown bottom right with her advisor and high-school program director Stephen Craxton, is a senior at Brighton High School. She carried out hydrodynamic simulations of a new fusion concept for the National Ignition Facility known as “Revolver.” Only 300 students nationwide are selected as scholars from over 1,800 entrants. The students have a chance to be included among the 40 finalists chosen to attend the week-long, all-expenses-paid Science Talent Institute in March in Washington, DC, to compete for college scholarships. A total of 36 students from the LLE program have now become Scholars since the program’s inception in 1989. “Our program provides a unique educational opportunity for talented high-school students. They’re amazingly motivated, and it’s exciting to see them recognized as among the best in the nation,” said Stephen Craxton.