Incoming Mechatronics student is winner in Shulich semi-finals for $250K video prize

Friday, September 9, 2022

One of the newest Schulich Leaders at Waterloo Engineering is already making a splash in science communications.

Jonathan Zhou, a first-year mechatronics engineering student, was recently selected as one of 30 semi-finalists for the 2022 Breakthrough Junior Challenge, sponsored by Khan Academy. The semi-finalists were selected out of a pool of more than 1,000 applicants.

The $250,000 scholarship up for grabs would include a $100,000 donation for science labs at Zhou’s former high school in Calgary and a $50,000 prize for a science teacher of his choice. Zhou entered the challenge by making a 90-second video on an advanced topic in physics.

To vote for him, simply “like” Zhou’s video on YouTube or on the Challenge’s Facebook page.

Go to Schulich Leader Jonathan Zhou advances to semi-final in Breakthrough Junior Challenge for the full story.

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