Tate High Student Nominated By Nobel Prize Winner For Science, Tech Congress

Tate High School sophomore Sophia Swenson has been nominated for the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Lowell, MA, this summer.

The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who arc passionate about science, technology,  engineering or mathematics (STEM). The purpose of this event is to honor. inspire. motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be scientists and technologists to stay true to their  dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.
Swenson was nominated by Dr. John C. Mather, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics and Science Director of the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists to represent Florida based on her academic achievement. leadership potential and passion for science and technology.

During the three-day Congress, Swenson will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science recipients talk about leading scientific research, be given advice from deans of the world’s top tech universities,  be inspired by fellow teen science prodigies: and learn about cutting-edge  advances and the future of science and technology.