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This past summer, Eli joined Backblaze as an Engineering Intern<\/a>. He worked on a variety of projects including helping out with our SMART stats data collection and analysis. Since going back to school, Eli has been very busy. He was a member of the winning team in the 2014 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. He and his fellow team member will share a $100,000 college scholarship for their project, “A Detailed Computation Model of Tree Growth.” The computer model the team created simulates how a tree will grow in varying conditions, potentially replacing long-term planting experiments and optimizing tree plantations.<\/p>\n

You can read more about the competition as well as view a video of the awards ceremony here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We at Backblaze congratulate Eli and all the other participants in the competition. Each has a bright future ahead of them and we wish them all much success!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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