News & Announcements
January 2025
2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS). 2025 Regeneron STS Scholars include 6
Simons Fellows: Richard Chai and Mengnan Sun who worked with Dr. Benjamin Hsiao in
Chemistry; Dean Chen who worked with Dr. Brian Colle in SoMAS (atmospheric sciences);
Kaiyang Ling who worked with Dr. Xiaojun Bi in Computer Science (this was in addition
to her work on a SimonsSRP project with Dr. Ji Liu in Electrical & Computer Engineering);
and Natalie Osorio who worked with Dr. Elizabeth Boon in Chemistry. We also congratulate
Simons Fellow Milan Lustig for being named a Regeneron STS Scholar (for a project
conducted elsewhere).
May 2024
Remembering Jim Simons 1938-2024
Jim Simons: A Life of Scholarship, Leadership and Philanthropy
May 2024 - Congratulations to 2023 Simons SRP participant Nikita Agrawal (mentored by Dr. Brian
Colle) who presented her research at Regeneron ISEF 2024 in Los Angelos and won a
Fourth Place Grand Award in Earth and Environmental Sciences Category as well as won
a Science Communication Special Award from NOAA for her project: "Using Machine Learning to Improve Tropical Cyxlone Forecasts across the Atlantic
Basin. "
January 2024
2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS). 2024 Regeneron STS Scholars include 10
Simons Fellows: Rohan Dalal who worked with Dr. Benjamin Martin in Biochemistry and
Cell Biology; Gracelynne Hao who worked with Dr. Benjamin Hsiao in Chemistry; Eric
Tang who worked with Dr. Ji Liu in Electrical & Computer Engineering; Angelika Wang
who worked with Dr. Eric Jones in the Laser Teaching Center/Physics & Astronomy; and
Julianne Wu who worked with Dr. Iwao Ojima in Chemistry. We also congratulate Simons
Fellows Nikita Agrawal, Aarav Arora, Aanya Gupta, Riya Tyagi and Victoria Tan for
being named Regeneron STS Scholars, based on STS research projects done elsewhere.
Aarav Arora, Riya Tyagi, and Julianne Wu were named STS Finalists!
January 2023
2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS). 2023 Regeneron STS Scholars include 7 Simons Fellows: Hiral Chavre and Kiele Morgan
who worked with Dr. Howard Sirotkin and Amalia Napoli (PhD student) in Neurobiology
and Behavior; James Hou who worked with Dr. Susu Xu in Civil Engineering; and Ashley
Lam and Anna Liu who worked with Dr. Ben Hsiao in Chemistry. We also congratulate
Simons Fellows Samir Batheja and Fenghuan (Linda) He for being named Regeneron STS
Scholars, based on STS research projects done elsewhere. Fenghuan (Linda) He was
also named a Regeneron STS finalist.
January 2022
2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS). 2022 Regeneron STS Scholars include 5 Simons Fellows: Ben Choi who worked with Dr.
Ji Liu in Electrical & Computer Engineering; Amy Feng who worked with Dr. Memming
Park in Neurobiology and Behavior; and Jessica Liang who worked with Dr. Wei Zhu
in Applied Mathematics and Statistics. We also congratulate Simons Fellows Ada Metaxas
and Anika Puri for being named Regeneron STS Scholars, based on STS research projects
done elsewhere. Ben Choi was also named a Regeneron STS finalist.
Summer 2021- Program will be offered in remote format.
Summer 2020- Program suspended for summer 2020 due to COVID.
January 2020
2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS). 2020 Regeneron STS Scholars include 14 Simons Fellows: William Borges and Sophie
Zhang who worked with Dr. Benjamin Hsiao in Chemistry; Arushi Dogra who worked with
Dr. Berhane Ghebrehiwet in Medicine; Ashley Guo who worked with Dr. Shaoyu Ge and
Dr. Qiaojie Xiong in Neurobiology & Behavior; Carrie Hsu who worked with Dr. Hassan
Arbab in Biomedical Engineering; Stephanie Lin and Janice Yang who worked with Dr.
Tim Duong in Radiology; Nithin Parsan who worked with Dr. David Matus in Biochemistry
& Cell Biology; and Lucy Zou who worked with Dr. Ojima in Chemistry. We also congratulate
Simons Fellows Jagdeep Bhatia, Eddie Dai, Siddarth Ijju, Sunay Joshi and Nithin Kavi
for being named Regeneron STS Scholars, based on STS research projects done elsewhere.
Jagdeep Bhatia and Nithin Kavi were also named Regeneron STS finalists.
January 2019
2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS). 2019 Regeneron STS Scholars include 13 Simons Fellows: Kelsey Ge who worked with Dr.
Brian Colle in SoMAS; Julia Grossman who worked with Dr. Troy Rasbury and Dr. William
Holt in Geosciences; Angie Jang and Matthew Weltmann who worked with Dr. Benjamin
Martin and Dr. David Q. Matus in Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Se Ri Lee who worked
with Dr. Benjamin Hsiao in Chemistry; Arianna Pahlavan who worked with Dr. James Glimm
in Applied Mathematics & Statistics; Katie Sierra who worked with Dr. Dianna Padilla
in Ecology & Evolution; Megan Specht who worked with Dr. Jennie Williams in Medicine;
and Elizabeth Wang who worked with Dr. Stella Tsirka in Pharmacological Sciences.
We also congratulate Simons Fellows Varun Kumar, Tai Michaels, Neehal Tumma and David
Wendt for being named Regeneron STS Scholars, based on STS research projects done
elsewhere; Varun Kumar was also named a Regeneron STS finalist.
November 2018
Dr. Berhane Ghebrehiwet, a long-time Simons mentor, selected by Bethany Chen (Simons
Fellow '17) to receive a Stanford University Teacher Tribute.
January 2018
2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS). 2018 Regeneron STS Scholars include Simons Fellows Mutahara Bhuiyan and Andre Yin who
worked with Dr. Benjamin Hsiao in Chemistry; Bethany Chen & Kenneth Stier who worked
with Dr. Berhane Ghebrehiwet in Medicine; Brendon Choy who worked with Dr. Iwao Ojima
in Chemistry; Hannah Cole who worked with Dr. Vincent Yang in Medicine; Ella Feiner
who worked with Dr. Benjamin Martin & Dr. David Q. Matus in Biochemistry & Cell Biology;
Kavya Kopparapu who worked with Dr. Fusheng Wang in Computer Science; Chiu Fan Bowen
(Leo) Lo who worked with Dr. Mengkun Liu in Physics & Astronomy; Gilbert Spencer who
worked with Dr. John Mak of SoMAS; and Sherry Xu who worked with Dr. Jesse Hollister
in Ecology & Evolution. We also congratulate Ayush Agarwal, Maggie Chen, Neha Hulkund
& Shobhita Sundaram for being named Regeneron STS Scholars, based on STS research
projects done elsewhere. Regeneron STS finalists include: Ella Feiner, Kavya Kopparapu;
Chiu Fan Bowen Lo; and Maggie Chen. Read more about the Regeneron finalists >> here.
August 2014
Dr. Berhane Ghebrehiwet, "A Mentor for Life", featured on Stony Brook School of Medicine site.
October 2013
Drs. James & Marilyn Simons honored with 2013 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy; Edinburgh, October 17.
