Maria Santisteban, a professor of biology at UNC Pembroke, served as a judge at the 2022 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, Georgia, held May 8-13.

It is the world’s largest global high school competition and featured 1,750 participants representing 49 states and 63 countries.

Dr. Santisteban was among the judges in the cell and molecular biology category. Santisteban got a chance to catch up with one of her former students, Cameron Troutman, who is currently teaching high school in Hawaii. Troutman, a two-time UNCP graduate, attended the fair with two students from his school.