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Ward Melville senior wins Siemens competition

Originally published: December 7, 2009 8:23 PM
Updated: December 7, 2009 10:15 PM
By JOHN HILDEBRAND  john.hildebrand@newsday.com

Quick ReadRuoyi Jiang, a Ward Melville High School senior, won the top individual prize in the prestigious math and science competition.

New York: Junping Xia, mom, and Huiru Jiang,

Photo credit: /Photo by Howard Schnapp | New York: Junping Xia, mom, and Huiru Jiang, sister give Ruoyi Jiang, of Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, a kiss as he wins the top prize in the National Siemens Science Competition on Monday, December 7, 2009 in New York, New York.

A Ward Melville High School senior who forged ahead with anti-cancer research, even after a college adviser cautioned the work might be too difficult, emerged Monday with a first-place $100,000 prize in the national Siemens science contest.

With his Chinese-born parents looking on proudly, a visibly stunned Ruoyi "Roy" Jiang, 17, was named this year's top individual winner at an...

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