Los Alamos grad wins international science contest
(WorldNews Mexico)

SANTA FE, N.M. — At 17, recent Los Alamos High School graduate Lillian Kay Petersen already is making a difference in the world. Her science project – which is really so much more than that – “Real-Time Prediction of Crop Yields from MODIS Relative Vegetation Health: A Continent-Wide Analysis of Africa,” has drawn the attention of the International Food Policy Research Institute, the United States Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And, oh, yes, it recently landed her the top prize in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a kind of international science fair on steroids, earning her a $250,000 prize. ADVERTISEMENTSkip...