Paul Glover saved for a year to make sure his son Jacob could spend a few days among ranks of Nobel Laureates, National Medal of Science winners and tech creators.
Jacob may only be a rising sophomore at LaFayette High School, but he has already chosen his career ambitions – which were reaffirmed by the experience of bumping heads with some of the world’s foremost scientists and mathematicians at the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders held at the University of Massachusetts.
Jacob was one of several thousand students selected from across the country as a Delegate of the Congress, an award he accepted during a multi-day event celebrated by technology and research leaders such as Dr. John C. Mather. A Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Mather selected Jacob’s application and nominated him for his 4.0 GPA, propensity for leadership and passion for science and technology, Jacob said.
Though Jacob’s decision to enter the tech field and specialize in security differs from the applications chosen by Congress speakers such as Dr. Carl Dietrich, who helped created the first flying car, and renowned paleontologist Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, who is credited with the discovery of two dinosaurs (Paralititan and Dreadnoughtus), hearing them speak encouraged his choice.
Rising sophomore Jacob Glover is considering a career in cyber security, a decision which was confirmed at the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders he was selected to attend at the University of Massachusetts.“This is a crucial time in America when we need more nimble-minded and creative scientists and technologists who are even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially,” said Richard Rossi, executive director of the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists. “Focused, bright and determined students like Jacob are our future and he deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give him.”