Ronald Feng ’24 was awarded Honorable Mention by the 2023-24 committee for the Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity. 

Administered by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity is a four-year renewable scholarship open to exceptionally innovative and creative high school seniors and first-time college freshmen. The scholarship’s goal is to reward and encourage innovative and creative problem-solving by honoring innovators and helping to make their higher education goals more accessible.

Ronald’s essay was focused on improving wildfire prediction techniques. He utilized exploring wavelets in machine learning models to enhance the predictive power of both non-image and image data. His approach of incorporating quantum computing into environmental science was viewed by the Selection Committee as an innovative way to inform a better response to wildfire risk. Ronald is currently pursuing a degree in statistics at Cornell University. 

Congratulations, Ronald!

Read more about the 2023-24 Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity here.