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5 LI teens are Intel national finalists

Originally published: January 24, 2012 9:49 PM
Updated: January 25, 2012 7:01 AM
By JOHN HILDEBRAND AND JOIE TYRRELL.  john.hildebrand@newsday.com., joie.tyrrell@newsday.com

Long Island's 2012 Intel finalists. From left to

Photo credit: John Paraskevas/Audrey Tiernan/Joseph D. Sullivan/Handout | Long Island's 2012 Intel finalists. From left to right: Juliana Coraor, Neil Mehta, Rachel Davis, Savina Kim and Anna Sato.

Five of Long Island's teenage science whizzes last night got the news they'd hoped for: They are national finalists in the prestigious Intel science contest, with research projects ranging from development of fire-resistant plastics to removal of radioactive wastes from water.

The finalists, among 40 nationwide, are:

Juliana Coraor, 17, of Huntington High School; Rachel Davis, 18, of...

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