The “Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair” (Regeneron ISEF) concluded successfully on May 15th in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, with the Taiwanese delegation standing out among the competition of over 80 countries and thousands of young science elites, winning multiple awards.
Led by Director Huo-Chin Liu of the National Taiwan Science Education Center, the delegation consisted of 18 students from 7 junior high and high schools across Taiwan. Participating schools included: National Taiwan Normal University Affiliated Senior High School, Hualien Senior High School, Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Taipei Municipal First Girls’ High School, Taipei Municipal Jingmei Girls’ High School, Taipei Private Fuxing Experimental High School, and Taipei Municipal Longmen Junior High School.
This year, the Taiwanese team showcased a diverse range of competition fields, including mathematics, chemistry, biochemistry, medicine and health, engineering, microbiology, physics and astronomy, earth and environmental sciences, computer and information technology, and environmental engineering, demonstrating Taiwan’s strong foundation in interdisciplinary science education.
The award-winning students include: Fuxing High School student Chu-Han Huang who won third prize in “Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Science”; Jianguo High School student Pin-Chun Lu who received fourth prize in mathematics; First Girls’ High School student Jia-Ying Lin who was awarded the “Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council Award” and the “American Mathematical Society Honors Award”; and another student from the same school, Meng-Xian Li, who also won the “American Chemical Society First Prize”.
Upon receiving news of the awards, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles congratulated the delegation immediately and conveyed President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Lai Ching-te’s congratulatory messages, acknowledging the outstanding performance of the students on the international stage. Minister of Education Ying-Yao Cheng also phoned in to congratulate the students, praising their contribution to Taiwan’s reputation and showcasing the strength of Taiwan’s education.
The event was organized by the American “Society for Science” and took place from May 9th to 15th, bringing together over 1,700 young scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and inventors at the Phoenix Convention Center to exchange ideas with peers and global leaders in the STEM field. The conference awarded over $7 million in prizes and awards in total.