Student Wins $250K Prize For Potato Research
- 6 years ago
The Regerneron Science Talent Search $250,000 first prize went to New York student Benjamin "Benjy" Firester.
His project focused on microorganisms that cause Potato Famine and a computer model mean to prevent it.
His technology will save companies billions of dollars in lost crops.
Firester's project is entitled, "Modeling the Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Phytophthora infestans on Regional Scale."
His project focused on microorganisms that cause Potato Famine and a computer model mean to prevent it.
His technology will save companies billions of dollars in lost crops.
Firester's project is entitled, "Modeling the Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Phytophthora infestans on Regional Scale."