Next week, 40 brilliant high school seniors will convene in Washington, D.C. to compete for more than $1 million in awards and recognition as America’s most innovative young scientists and researchers. These students are finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2015, a program of Society for Science & the Public and the nation’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science and math competition.Starting this year, the Intel Science Talent Search has tripled the top award amounts to fur

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS:Forty high school seniors were named finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2015, a program of Society for Science & the Public.Intel Science Talent Search tripled its top award money, replacing the single $100,000 top prize with three Medal of Distinction awards of $150,000 each.Intel Science Talent Search recognizes the most promising young innovators in the United States who are creating the technologies and solutions that will positively impact people’s lives.Finali