East Brunswick Student Awarded In 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — A student from East Brunswick High School is among the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2025.

The program is touted as the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.

Allison Lee, 17, will be awarded $2,000 and the school district will get $2,000 each. Lee’s project is titled "MergeFinder: A Deep learning Model for Galazy Merger Identification."

The school district shared a post of Facebook, congratulation Lee on her achievement.

The next step in the competition comes Thursday, when the top 40 finalists are announced. The finalists will then compete for more than $1.8 million in awards during a week-long competition in Washington, D.C., taking place March 6-12.

This year's scholars were selected from nearly 2,500 entrants from 795 high schools across 48 states, American Samoa, Guam, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and 14 other countries.

They were chosen based on their outstanding research, leadership skills, community involvement, commitment to academics, creativity in asking scientific questions and exceptional promise as STEM leaders demonstrated through the submission of their original, independent research projects, essays and recommendations.

“Congratulations to the 300 scholars in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search,” Maya Ajmera, President and CEO, Society for Science and Executive Publisher, Science News, said in a statement.

“With a record-breaking number of applications, these exceptional young scientists and engineers represent the best in the nation. We are thrilled to celebrate their ingenuity, hard work, and passion for STEM.”

The Regeneron Science Talent Search recognizes and empowers the most promising young scientists who are generating innovative solutions to solve significant global challenges through rigorous research and discoveries. The competition provides students with a national stage to present new ideas and challenge conventional ways of thinking.

This year, research projects cover topics from medicine and health to computer science and more.

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