For Immediate Release:
February 20, 2025

Students from High Technology High School recognized as Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars

FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners recognized High Technology High School seniors Suchit Basineni and Vishrut Thoutam for being named Society for Science 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars during the Commissioner meeting on Feb. 13.

Suchit, 18, was selected for his project titled “El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation Impact on Hurricanes in the North Atlantic Basin.”

Vishrut, 17, was selected for his project titled “ProtDiff: Function-Conditioned Masked Diffusion Models for Robust Directed Protein Generation.”

“The 300 Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars were selected from nearly 2,500 entrants from 795 high schools across 48 states, American Samoa, Guam, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and 14 other countries,” said Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone. “Congratulations to Suchit and Vishrut for their fantastic accomplishment.”

“The scholars were chosen based on their outstanding research, leadership skills, community involvement, commitment to academics, creativity in asking scientific questions and exceptional promise as STEM leaders demonstrated through the submission of their original, independent research projects, essays and recommendations,” said Commissioner Dominick “Nick” DiRocco, liaison to the Monmouth County Vocational School District. “This award is a testament to their hard work and the outstanding education available at High Technology High School.”

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