Carmel High School Senior Earns Top 40 Honors in Prestigious Science Competition Written by Carmel Central School District
Carmel High School senior and emerging environmental climate researcher Rebecca Monge has been named as a Top 40 finalist in the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent SearchOpens in a new browser tab, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.
Monge was recognized by the Society for Science & the Public for her project “Polar Amplification in CMIP6 Models: Projections, Mechanisms, and Regional Patterns.” Monge’s research project was chosen from more than 1,700 applications spanning 611 high schools across the nation and 10 other countries.