Now in its 61st year, the Intel Science Talent Search (STS) is the oldest and most highly-regarded science competition in the United States. Midwood students have a long and distinguished record of superior performance in this "Junior Nobel Prize". In the year 2002, Midwood had one finalist and six semifinalists.
Finalist
- Tahir Ahmed
Molecular Modeling and the Identification of Functional Domains of a New Adhesive Molecule in Inflammatory Thrombosis
Semifinalists
- Jonathan Hamill
Analysis of the Dental Pathologies Affecting Ancient Sirmium - Adam Kapelner
Brain Activity Due to Intravenous Secretin Infusion and Its Pharmacological Value in the Treatment of Autism - Irene Lai
New Catalysts by Combining Lipases with Organometallics and Their Use for the Preparation of Novel Bioresorbable Polyesters - Daniel Ruderfer
Paleopathological Analysis of the Vertebral Remains of Sirmium Locality 26 - Elena Won
Potentiation of Estrogen’s Genomic Effects by Non-genomic Effects: Ex-vivo Study in A Neuroblastoma Cell Line