Weston Wang, a high school student at Conestoga High School in the USA, has always been passionate about science. He is actively involved in the Aerospace Club and the Science Olympiad team. During his summer break, he dedicated three weeks to attending the Engineering Summer Academy at the University of Pennsylvania.
At the Academy, alongside college-level lectures and laboratory work, he collaborated in a group led by a graduate student mentor. Together, they explored the interdisciplinary field of Machine Learning in Drug Discovery. Weston’s focus was on investigating how cutting-edge machine learning techniques, including deep neural networks and virtual database screening, could expedite the drug discovery process. As the research challenges deepened, Weston’s enthusiasm grew. The difficulties signified meaningful learning experiences. The team’s hard work resulted in a professional research paper, presented at the Penn Biotechnology Summer Symposium in 2022.
As a student researcher at the CCIR Academy, Weston conducted a research project titled “The Calculation of Trajectories of Photons Near Black Holes.” This research paper delves into the theoretical calculations and predictions concerning how photons behave in the vicinity of black holes.
In a recent episode of CCIR Academy Student Spotlights, Weston shared valuable insights from his research journey and expressed gratitude for the support provided by his professor and the CCIR Academy throughout his research endeavours.
