Tarrytown, March 14 -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Society for Science announced that Achyuta Rajaram, 17, of Exeter, NH, won the top award in the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) 2024, America's oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.

The competition, now in its 83rd year, has consistently identified young innovators who become tomorrow's STEM leaders.

Forty finalists, including Achyuta, were honored on March 12, 2024, during an award ceremony emceed by American Broadcaster Soledad O'Brien. More than $1.8 million was awarded to the finalists, who were selected from among the largest entrant pool since the 1960s through a holistic evaluation process.

Achyuta Rajaram won first place and $...