MIRTHE summer student Nevin Raj, currently a senior at Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ, has been named a Semifinalist in the Siemens Westinghouse Competition. Nearly 2000 students competed nation-wide in this competition, with about 150 being selected semi-finalists. Nevin conducted research during the summer at Princeton University on negative refraction materials. The photo shows him and other MIRTHE Summer High School students at the poster session at the MIRTHE Summer Workshop.

Nevin Raj (left) in discussion with Rice graduate student Benjamin Appiah at the MIRTHE Summer Workshop 2008