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Pine Crest Upper School Student Earns Grand Prize at the 2025 Dr. Nelson Ying Science Competition
May 13th 2025
Pine Crest Upper School student William Wakefield ’25 earned the grand prize at the 2025 Dr. Nelson Ying Science Competition for his outstanding research in computational neuroscience.
William’s artificial intelligence (AI) project, inspired by his grandfather’s Alzheimer‘s-related death, simplifies dementia diagnosis to one brain scan with 95% accuracy. Developed at Mayo Clinic’s Neurology AI lab. William also published in “Alzheimer’s & Dementia” and presented at a major Alzheimer’s conference.
The Dr. Nelson Ying Science Competition, founded in 1999, celebrates Florida high school students whose research aims to benefit humanity. The competition inspires young scientists, with past winners pursuing STEM careers at places like NASA and starting their own companies.
William was selected as one of five students statewide to present his research at the competition at the Orlando Science Center. The three-day event included the opportunity for finalists to present their work to a distinguished panel of judges from Lockheed Martin and the University of Central Florida. William especially appreciated the chance to share his research in depth, with a 20-minute presentation slot to explain his project and answer questions.
Congratulations, William!
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