Chicago student competes for top science prize

Chicago student competes for top science prize
Chicago student competes for top science prize

Chicago student competes for top science prize

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Some of the smartest high school kids in the country will compete Monday at The Intel Science Talent Search. Rahul Siddharth Mehta is the only Chicagoan in the competition. He’s created a computer algorithm that could improve network flow. We talk to Mehta about what that actually means. (Photo: Flickr/Phaneesh N)