Sixth grader Raeanne Li placed second nationally in the grades 6-8 category of the 2023 Chemists Celebrate Earth (CCEW) Illustrated Poem Contest.
Science
Junior wins top award at int’l science and engineering fair for discovering exoplanet
Junior Kaitlyn Wang received the George D. Yancopoulus Award in the Regeneron International and Engineering Science Fair.
17th Research Symposium promotes “STEM for All”
The 17th Harker Research Symposium on April 15 brought hundreds from the Harker community to the upper school campus to view student research, hear from fascinating speakers, explore a variety of booths and exhibits and more.
Grade 9 student takes first place at national symposium
Ava Bhowmik, grade 9, recently received a first place award at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.
Students win Project of the Year at California Science and Engineering Fair
Alec Zhang, grade 11, and Jingjing Liang, grade 9, were recently awarded Project of the Year in the senior division at the California Science and Engineering Fair.
Middle school science teacher publishes newest entry in “Magical Periodic Table” series
The latest book from middle school science teacher Raji Swaminathan will be available as a free download for all for one day only on April 14.
Alum cardiologist visits upper school for guest lecture
Harker students were given a guest lecture by cardiologist Shalini Bhambani ’02, who gave insight into her profession with a series of case studies.
Harker takes second place at DOE Regional Science Bowl
Harker students Jeremy Ko, Ethan Liu, Jason Shim, Rohan Bhowmik and Arnav Swaroop took second place at the U.S. Department of Energy Regional Science Bowl, held at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University.
Senior Sally Zhu named Regeneron finalist
She is now eligible to attend the final stage of the competition, to be held in Washington, D.C., in March.
Bajaj ’20 wins Foreign Press Association Science Story of the Year
Bajaj’s award for his story in the Guardian made him the youngest awardee in FPA history.
