COLUMBIA, 11/9/09 (Beat Bytes) -- A two-person Rock Bridge High School team has been named among the nation's finest in the prestigious Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology, an elaborate national science fair that has seen previous winners invent anti-bacterial coatings for medical devices; seek cures for drug-resistant Tuberculosis; and develop a device to generate energy from ocean waves.
The only Missouri team to receive the honor, Qinqin Yu and Sarah Kang were among five top regional teams in the 2009-2010 competition. They head to the University of Notre Dame with 14 other finalists November 13 and 14 to compete for scholarship money.
Winners of the regional events compete at the National Finals at New York University in New York City, December 3 - December 7, 2009.