Riverside High student Gregory Wilson was awarded the Charles H. Townes Student Research Award. This award recognizes Academic Excellence in Research by a High School Student. Gregory took the overall First Place award for “Look Ma, No Hands: A Study of Control Systems for Autonomous Vehicles: Gregory’s teacher at Riverside is Karen Becker.
Category Winners from Riverside High were:
Biological Sciences
Fourth Place: Nida Ansari, Riverside High School“What Effects Do Various Distraction Noises Have on an Adolescent’s Ability to Complete an IQ Test?”
Physics & Engineering
First Place: Gregory Wilson, Riverside High School, Teacher: Karen Becker“Look Ma, No Hands: A Study of Control Systems for Autonomous Vehicles”
Third Place:Thomas Neff, Riverside High School“Environmental Experiment of the Resonance of Different Materials When Used as Soundboards”
Senior Division Special Awards:South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers - $100 Savings Bond (mailed) & CertificateGregory Wilson, Riverside High School, “Look Ma, No Hands: A Study of Control Systems for Autonomous Vehicles”
U.S. Air Force – Prize Package & CertificateGregory Wilson, Riverside High School, “Look Ma, No Hands: A Study of Control Systems for Autonomous Vehicles”