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Well, buddy Bobby has already figured out that I’m a sucker for a story about students and sustainability. This morning, he forwarded this article<\/a> from MaineToday.com about two high school seniors at Cumberland, Maine’s Greely High School who have discovered a strain of algae that works really well for producing biodiesel:<\/p>\n

In a nutshell, [Holly Jacobson and Tessa Churchill] may have found a way to produce more biodiesel fuel while consuming fewer organic resources.<\/p>\n

The project got its start two years ago when Jacobson and Churchill began examining natural oils stored in fatty acids — called lipids — in various forms of marine algae. Recently, they identified a strain of algae that produces more oil for a given mass.<\/p>\n

They are at MIT to present their findings to a panel of university judges, who will weigh their project against those of three other teams in the regional finals of the sixth annual Siemens Math, Science & Technology competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The event is sponsored each year by The College Board and is funded by the Siemens Foundation as a way to give students a chance to achieve national recognition for science research projects.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, this isn’t just your average high school science fair — these young ladies had to write a scientific paper describing the project and its results to get to the semi-final round. Should they win this regional competition, they’re off to New York City for all the marbles and a $100,000 scholarship. According to Jim Whaley, president of the Siemen’s Foundation, “A lot of these kids are doing work at a Ph.D level.”<\/p>\n

Very impressive — I wish these young women the best! Even if they don’t win, they’ve done some very impressive work in a very hot field<\/a> (but I’ll bet they really want to win). Congratulations!<\/p>\n

Categories: biodiesel<\/a>, algae<\/a>, students<\/a>, competition<\/a>, siemens<\/a>, mit<\/a>, maine<\/a>, us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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