Intel Corp., which has significant operations in Hudson, has chosen high school seniors from Shrewsbury and Bolton as semifinalists in the company’s annual Intel Science Talent Search competition.
The Shrewsbury semifinalist is Ruby Lee, a senior at Shrewsbury High School, whose report entitled “Liquid Crystalline Polymers for Biomaterials” distinguished her from the field of 1,608 contestants from 36 states and Washington D.C. Ramesh Govindan of Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton, whose winning report is entitled “Solar X-Ray Bright Points and Magnetic Field Observations,” is the region’s other top science talent
Three other Massachusetts semifinalists from Boston, Lexington and Sharon were also named.
Intel will visit the semifinalists today to award them checks for $1,000. Later this month, 40 competition finalists will be named. Finalists compete for prizes of up to $100,000.