Matthew Liu
A local student is being honored for excellence in STEM.
Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Education have announced the 2022 Governor’s STEM Team. Columbus North High School senior Matthew Liu is one of the four team members and is being honored in the field of mathematics.
The award highlights “outstanding high school students for their exceptional efforts and accomplishments in science, technology, engineering or math.”
Two other North seniors — Rishi Rao and Evan Carr — received honorable mentions for science and engineering, respectively.
“Just as careers in science, technology, engineering and math are continuing to grow rapidly across Indiana, so is the innovation led in Indiana classrooms,” said Holcomb. “The students selected this year for our STEM Team represent the next generation of Hoosier innovators, as they’re each already using their scientific and technical knowledge to make an incredible impact in their communities.”
The other three seniors on the 2022 Governor’s STEM Team are Allison Maskew from Noblesville High School (science), Rama Khabbaz from Valparaiso High School (technology) and Siya Goel from West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School (engineering).
Each student receives a $1,000 scholarship deposit into an Indiana CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings plan and a letterman jacket identifying them as members of the Governor’s STEM Team.
“These students represent what is possible when doors of opportunity are opened to explore, engage and experience high-demand STEM fields across all grades,” said Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner. “The newest members of the Governor’s STEM team are already using their skills to make an enduring impact in their communities, and I’m confident this impact will only continue to grow as they embark on their next steps.”
Liu’s research experience in high school includes serving as a research assistant at the Morehouse School of Medicine and completing his first authored paper while interning at Pioneer Academics Research.
Liu plans to study chemistry in the fall. He has already taken three dual credit math courses at Ball State University and several others outside of the STEM field.
