Individuals & Teams Seek $100,000 Grand Prize ISELIN, N.J., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The wait is over for thousands of students across the United States. America's premiere national science competition for high schoolers officially kicks off today. Online registration and instructions for the 2009 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology are posted on the Siemens Foundation website, http://www.siemens-foundation.org/, and at http://www.collegeboard.com/siemens. The Siemens Competition was established in 1999, and this year, the Siemens Foundation will celebrate a decade of supporting our nation's future scientists and engineers through widely recognized programs such as the Siemens Competition. College scholarships range from $1,000 to $100,000. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) Students may enter as individuals or as members of a team. Students who are not able to complete registration online may call 1-800-626-9795 ext. 5849 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET for assistance. The deadline for entries is October 1, 2009, 5:00 p.m. ET. Entries will be judged at the regional level in November by esteemed scientists and faculty at six leading research universities: California Institute of Technology; The University of Texas at Austin; University of Notre Dame; Carnegie Mellon University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Georgia Institute of Technology. The national finals will take place December 4-7 at New York University in New York City, and judged by a panel of prominent scientists and mathematicians. The competition is administered by the College Board. The Siemens Competition attracts entries from high school science and math students nationwide. In the 2008 competition, a record 1,893 students registered to enter. The nation's brightest minds and the innovators of tomorrow bravely took on groundbreaking research of life-threatening infections and deadly side effects of chemotherapeutics. As a result, Wen Chyan and the team of Sajith M. Wickramasekara and Andrew Y. Guo were named $100,000 Grand Prize winners in the 2008 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. "This year we proudly celebrate 10 years of supporting our nation's future scientists through the Siemens Competition," said James Whaley, president of the Siemens Foundation. "As our nation renews its focus on technology and education, we are proud to provide a forum to showcase our country's rising talents. The projects continue to astound us each year, and we expect 2009 to be the most impressive yet." The Siemens Foundation The Siemens Foundation provides more than $7 million annually in support of educational initiatives in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math in the United States. Its signature programs, the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology and Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement, reward exceptional achievement in science, math and technology. The newest program, The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, encourages K-12 students to develop innovative green solutions for environmental issues. By supporting outstanding students today, and recognizing the teachers and schools that inspire their excellence, the Foundation helps nurture tomorrow's scientists and engineers. The Foundation's mission is based on the culture of innovation, research and educational support that is the hallmark of Siemens' U.S. companies and its parent company, Siemens AG. For more information, visit http://www.siemens-foundation.org/. The College Board The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board is composed of more than 5,600 schools, colleges, universities and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools and 3,800 colleges through major programs and services in college readiness, college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT(R), the PSAT/NMSQT(R) and the Advanced Placement Program(R) (AP(R)). The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities and concerns. For further information, visit http://www.collegeboard.com/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGODATASOURCE: Siemens Foundation CONTACT: Jeniffer Harper-Taylor of Siemens Foundation, +1-732-603-5884, or Judy Huang of Weber Shandwick for Siemens Foundation, +1-212-445-8346, Web Site: http://www.siemens-/ foundation.org

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