Nicholas Eller selected to attend Congress of Future Science Leaders

Nicholas Eller of Sumpter Township, a junior at Arbor Prepatory High School, is a delegate to the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Lowell, Massachusetts, June 29-July 1.
Nicholas, 16, who graduated from Keystone Charter Academy in Sumpter, K-8, now is a student at the chartered high school in Ypsilanti Township.
The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who are passionate about science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM).
The purpose of this event is to honor, inspire, motivate, and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be scientists and technologists to stay true to their dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.
Nicholas is the son of Charlene and Bryan Eller and has a younger brother Nathaniel. Charlene said Nicholas has always loved math and science and hopes to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) after he graduates because he wants to become a scientist.
Nicholas was nominated to represent Arbor Prepatory High School based on his academic achievement, leadership potential, and passion for science and technology.
During the three-day Congress, Nicholas will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science Winners talk about leading scientific research. The students will be given advice from deans of the world’s top tech universities, be inspired by fellow teen science prodigies, and learn about cutting-edge advances and the future of science and technology.
“This is a crucial time in America when we need more nimble-minded and creative scientists and technologists who are even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially,” said Richard Rossi, executive director, National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists.
“Focused, bright and determined students like Nicholas Eller are our future and he deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give him.”
The academy was founded on the belief that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education plays a critical role in enabling the United States to remain the economic and technological leader of the global marketplace of the 21st century and that prospective talent must be identified at the earliest possible age.
Based in Washington, D.C., with an office in Boston, the academy was chartered as a nonpartisan, taxpaying institution to help address this crisis by working to identify, encourage, and mentor students who wish to devote their lives to advances in society as scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians.