Sophia Wang has become the first Amity Regional High School student ever to place first in her category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in mid-May in Phoenix, Arizona. Wang beat out contestants from over 70 countries to win first place for her earth and environmental science project titled “Real-Time Sinkhole Detection Using Civil Engineering Techniques, the Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence.”
Wang was also recognized by the Geological Society of America and the American Geosciences Institute, placing second in this special awards category.