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Emmaus High School junior Zining Fan made EHS history as the first student to compete in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, held in Phoenix, Arizona from May 9 to May 15.
Fan’s project, titled “Detecting causality in globally hyperbolic spacetimes using Conjugation Quandles,” became eligible for the Regeneron competition after receiving the gold medal for the grade 11 Delaware Valley Science Fair competition, which was held from March 31 to April 2.
Science Fair Club advisor Brent Landrum worked closely with Fan, helping submit his research to compete in the local Lehigh Valley Science and Engineering Research Fair while being intrigued by the concepts of Fan’s research.
“He is proving through math he can predict the causal relationships that exist between two events,” Landrum said. “So, for example, if I snap my fingers and the sun stops shining, are those two events causally related?”
Fan’s journey to competing in the international science fair began with competing in the Lehigh Valley Science and Engineering Research Fair, held on March 13 and 14. Shortly after, Fan then advanced to the Delaware Valley Science Fair competition, where he won first place for the grade 11 mathematics category, as well as the overall grade 11 gold medal.
The Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair is an event which brings together over 1,700 students from more than 60 countries, regions, and territories. To present research on numerous topics surrounding science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field.
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