Sean Skinner, a student from Ward Melville High School, won first place in the Engineering and Technology oral presentation at this year’s 63rd annual National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), held this month in Chantilly, VA. Their research on physics-informed machine learning to improve the performance and reliability of algorithm design earned top honors in a highly competitive field.
Over 230 students from across the U.S., Puerto Rico and DoD-supported schools worldwide participated in the event, competing in multiple categories for recognition. Sean was selected as one of the eight first-place winners, each earning a $12,000 scholarship. In total, the National JSHS event awarded $192,000 in scholarships and $10,800 in cash prizes to the national winners.
The Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) is a Department of Defense sponsored STEM program (U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense and U.S. Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force) that encourages high school students to conduct original STEM research and supports students future STEM pursuits through scholarships and recognition with the goal of widening the pool of trained talent.