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51³Ô¹ÏÍø High Student Hannah Herbst to Visit the White House

51³Ô¹ÏÍø High School student Hannah Herbst will participate in President Barack Obama’s sixth annual White House Science Fair on Wednesday, April 13 at 1 p.m.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø High student Hannah Herbst wins the title of "America's Top Young Scientist" during the 2015 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge.


By kelsie weekes | 4/11/2016

51³Ô¹ÏÍø High School student Hannah Herbst participated in President Barack Obama’s sixth annual White House Science Fair on Wednesday, April 13 at 1 p.m.

Herbst, 15, beat out nine other finalists to win the 2015 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge in October 2015. With help from a 3M scientist, Herbst created an ocean energy prototype that aims to provide a stable power source to developing countries by using untapped energy from ocean currents.

Herbst joined more than 100 top science, technology, engineering, and math 51³Ô¹ÏÍø from across the country that are tackling the country’s biggest challenges at the nation’s capital.

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