2010 Winner of the Wireless Communications Alliance Special Award: Andrea Lincoln, Harker School

April 19, 2010 - PRLog -- The Wireless Communications Alliance is pleased to announce Andrea Lincoln as this year’s winner of the Wireless Communications Alliance Special Award for the best high school science project related to wireless, communications, intelligence or information systems at the March 2010 Synopsys® Championship Science Fair.  Ms. Lincoln’s winning project was selected from the submissions of over a thousand students who participated in the event at the San Jose Convention Center.  The Wireless Communications Alliance Special Award winner was chosen by a panel of two judges, both PhDs, who have extensive knowledge and experience in the field of wireless communications.

Ms. Lincoln is a senior at The Harker School in San Jose, California.  Her winning project is titled: “Fault Tolerance of Node Failures in a Stochasic Localizaton Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks”.  As a Wireless Communications Alliance Special Awards winner, both she and the Harker School will each receive a $100 award.  

David Witkowski, President of the Wireless Communications Alliance, said: “We congratulate all students and teachers who took part in this year’s Science Fair, and are pleased to award Ms. Andrea Lincoln this year’s Wireless Communications Alliance Special Award for her accomplishments in the field of wireless sensor networks.  In doing so the WCA honors an exceptional student and her supporting teachers at The Harker School.  The Wireless Communications Alliance Special Award was created as a way to encourage students interested in pursuing careers in wireless communications, and in doing so help continue Northern California’s rich and varied tradition as a center of excellence for radio and wireless.”  

About the Wireless Communications Alliance:
The Wireless Communications Alliance is a non-profit business league founded in 1994 to provide education, connection, and community to the wireless industry. The WCA accomplishes these goals by hosting seminars/panels; providing networking opportunities; encouraging and supporting start-ups and entrepreneurs; and helping to build and maintain bridges between business and academia. Please visit us at http://www.wca.org/ to learn more.

About the Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Association:
The Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Association is a Section 501(c)(3) exempt private foundation celebrating its fiftieth year.  For more information, please visit http://www.science-fair.org/

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The Wireless Communications Alliance is a non-profit business league founded in 1994 to provide education, connection, and community to the wireless industry. The WCA accomplishes these goals by hosting seminars/panels; providing networking opportunities; encouraging and supporting start-ups and entrepreneurs; and helping to build and maintain bridges between business and academia. Please visit us at http://www.wca.org/ to learn more.