Kansas Students Win Siemens Awards

This is the first in a semi-monthly series of posts highlighting the achievements of high-school physics students across the country. If you know of or are a high-school student who has received a college scholarship because of your achievement in physics, then let me know.

After scoring a 5 on both the Mechanics and E&M Advanced Placement exams, Benjamin Greenberg of Lawrence, KS was offered a $2,000 scholarship sponsored by Siemens. From the Lawrence Journal-World:

Greenberg earned the scholarship because of “exceptional performance” on the College Board’s Advance Placement tests he took about a year ago. Two tests were in physics, and one was in calculus. He received scores of 5 on all the tests — the score needed to be considered for the scholarships.

Only two students in each state — one male and one female — receive the $2,000 scholarships. The female winner in Kansas was Wendy Zhang, a student at Shawnee Mission South High School in Johnson County.

Congratulations to Benjamin and Wendy. The world needs more good physicists.