Salinas High School Aradhana Sinha continues to earn accolades

16-year-old Aradhana Sinha, a senior at Salinas High School, is one of three finalist for the Outstanding Young Scientist Award of the California Association of Professional Scientists. On Sept. 31, Aradhana will find out if she's the winner at a luncheon in Sacramento.

Aradhana's project “Triforine Sensitivity in Lettuce: Year Two” has idenfied a gene in lettuce that makes it sensitive to a popular chemical in fungicides. Sinha's project has been earning recognition everywhere: she won 1st place at the Monterey County Science Fair and 3rd place in the plant biology category at Intel's International Science & Engineering Fair.

The winner will receive a $1,000 cash award and the two runner-ups each receive a $500 cash award.

We keep getting good news about your good work, Aradhana, (and your brother Kapil). You both make Monterey County proud!