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Villa Victoria senior is grand-prize winner of science fair for third time

March 27, 2004 The Times

Villa Victoria Academy senior Laura Wong of Yardley, Pa., accepts a plaque for grand-prize from Rider University Assistant Dean of Science Richard Alexander March 16 during the weeklong Mercer Science and Engineering Fair. The 51st annual event was sponsored by the Engineers Club of Trenton.

LAWRENCE - For the third consecutive year, Laura A. Wong of Yardley, Pa., a senior at Villa Victoria Academy in Ewing, has won the grand prize in the senior division of the Mercer Science and Engineering Fair which took place March 14-18 at Rider University.

She won for her project "Fault Tolerant Behavior Based Robots" during the 51st annual science fair, sponsored by the Engineers Club of Trenton.

Various companies, agencies, schools and organizations presented approximately 150 prizes in the elementary, junior and senior divisions. By winning the grand prize in the senior division, Wong will enter the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 9-15, in Portland, Ore.

Siemens and National Starch and Chemical were lead sponsors for the fair.

Following are award-winners in each division and the schools they attend, as well as special category winners:

Click here for list of 2004 Award Winners

For additional information
email webmaster@mercersec.org
or call Bill Wong at (215) 736-2449

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