Samuel Libaire, a senior at Eagan High School, Eagan, Minnesota, has received the 2020 Power Systems Research $2,500 academic scholarship.
He will use the scholarship to study Computer Science at Vanderbilt University.
“My favorite subject is computer science,” says Samuel. “It is one of the only subjects that can have multiple solutions to a single problem while also proving instantly that some don’t work. In many sciences, theories are never 100% true, but in computer science, a program either works perfectly or it simply doesn’t.”
Sam’s favorite high school memory? Perhaps somewhat surprising for a scientist, it was a spontaneous road trip. “The spontaneous road trip I took with my brother (was one of my best memories.) We planned absolutely nothing, slept in a tent, and stopped whenever we felt like it. I had never seen so much of Minnesota before in my life.”
Sam enjoys waterskiing, photography, traveling, hiking, spending time with friends and family, and giving back to my community.
Here’s a little known fact about Sam: “I am absolutely willing to go outside of my comfort zone to try new things.”
Power Systems Research has been supporting high school science and engineering programs for many years. It has been donating to the Eagan Foundation Scholarship program since 2013. This scholarship is awarded to a student who will be attending a four-year college with a career objective in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics.
Another program PSR funds is the Experimental Vehicle Team at St. Thomas Academy in suburban St. Paul, MN. The school successfully competes in international competitions with high schools and universities to build the most energy efficient vehicles.
The Eagan Foundation started awarding scholarships in 1991; that year 11 students received scholarships totaling $4,350.00. With the 2020 scholarship awards the program has given scholarships totaling $1,878,440 to 1,996 students. PSR
