Quick Shot

Maia Raynor and Anirudh Sharma have been designated as Scholars in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search for research projects they carried out last summer at LLE. Maia, shown above middle with her advisors, Walter Shmayda and Cody Fagan, is a senior at Brighton High School. She investigated the use of a copper-zinc alloy to remove elemental hydrogen from air, providing a simplified method of reducing tritium emissions to the environment. Anirudh, shown bottom right with his advisor and High School Program Director Stephen Craxton, is a senior at Webster Schroeder High School. He carried out hydrodynamic simulations of a new “double cone-in-shell” target concept for an improved x-ray source at the National Ignition Facility. A total of 38 students from the LLE program have now become Scholars since the program’s inception in 1989. The LLE program provides a unique educational opportunity for talented and motivated high school students. Application materials for the 2019 program will be available on the LLE website in early February. Additional information on the Regeneron Science Talent Search can be found here, and a feature about the High School Program can be found on the University website.