W. T. Clarke High School senior Pavithran Ravindran has been named a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search contest, the nation’s most prestigious pre-college science competition. Ravindran was recognized for his research project, “Formation of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Inclusion Compounds with Urea and Thiourea.”
Only 300 high school seniors were named semifinalists in the competition. Semifinalists were selected from more than 1,800 entrants from 460 high schools in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and five American and international high schools overseas.
Ravindran will receive a $1,000 award from the Intel Foundation with an additional $1,000 going to W. T. Clarke High School. The district congratulates him on his fine accomplishment!
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