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The Research Association of Long Island has honored New York-based\u00a0WAC Lighting<\/a>\u00a0for its 15 years of sponsorship of its Science Fair for area high school students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award was presented to CEO Tony Wang, Co-Founder Tai Wang, and President Becky Li. The annual WAC Invitational Science Fair was established to help promote the education and careers of young scientists and technologists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The WAC Invitational Science Fair symposium offers nearly 500 students from Long Island high schools with the opportunity to present their research projects to judges from leading institutions and businesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Research Association<\/a>\u00a0is a consortium of 11 top high schools represented by teachers who advise students that scientific research is an active avenue to understanding the true nature of science. This year\u2019s Science Fair is scheduled for Sunday, April 27, at Roslyn High School in Roslyn, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are delighted to honor WAC Lighting for their many years of sponsorship,\u201d noted Allyson Weseley, President of the Research Association. \u201cThis science fair is so important to our young students interested in technology, medicine, environmental science, and other disciplines. One day, they will run the world, and we are proud to help further their career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fair includes nine categories, with winners selected from projects developed and completed by high school students (grades 9-12). Awards and scholarships will be presented to winners of First, Second, and Third Place, as well as Honorable Mentions. The topics of research are as varied as the students, who explore a variety of subjects including Earth and Environmental Science, Prototype Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, General Biology, Behavioral Science, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Computer Science, Computational Modeling, Medicine, and Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students have gone on to pursue advanced studies at leading educational institutions, including MIT, Stony Brook University, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, the University of Rochester, Carnegie Mellon, Dartmouth, Princeton, Columbia, and NYU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judges include more than 135 academicians and professionals who are affiliated with leading universities, hospitals, and other institutions, including Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Columbia University, Long Island University, New York University, North Shore University Hospital-LIJ Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, Hofstra University and Mount Sinai Medical Center, St. John\u2019s University and Fordham University, Adelphi and Hofstra Universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winners will be listed on the Research Association\u2019s website at this link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo caption (from left to right): Veronica Ade, Research Association Vice President affiliated with Wheatley High School; WAC CEO Tony Wang; WAC Co-Founder Tai Wang; Research Association President Allyson Weseley of Roslyn High School; WAC President Becky Li; and Jeanette Collette, Research Association Secretary from Commack High School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Research Association of Long Island has honored New York-based\u00a0WAC Lighting\u00a0for its 15 years of sponsorship of its Science Fair for area high school students. The award was presented to CEO Tony Wang, Co-Founder Tai Wang, and President Becky Li. 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