"Long Island teenager Samantha Garvey has an exceptional mind. This past January, 18-year-old Garvey became a semi-finalist in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search after spending two years researching aquatic ecosystems. As if her study wasn't challenging enough, Garvey, along with her entire family, had been living in a homeless shelter at the time. Since Samantha's story broke, her family has been moved into a three-bedroom apartment, she has attended the President's State of the Union Address and she has received a fifty thousand dollar scholarship from Ellen Degeneres. Throughout it all, Samantha has remained devoted to her studies and love of science. -MD"
Brittany Gibbons
"While the majority of us spent our senior years of college perfecting our beer pong technique and sleeping through class, Brittany Gibbons was furthering the development of the offshore wind power industry. For her senior honors thesis project, the SUNY Oswego meteorology student collected data and created computer generated maps to assist in the establishment of a wind power corridor that would run, hypothetically, from Cape Cod to New Jersey. Gibbons' research has greatly advanced the case for offshore wind power, showing it to be both an effective and profitable solution to the nation's energy crisis. -MD"
Source: Jezebel
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