WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Sept. 21 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:

The following story originally appeared on the website for William & Mary's School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics. - Ed.

Two William & Mary students from the School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics earned Gold Awards from the Virginia Microelectronics Consortium's (VMEC) Summer Scholarships program, placing their research among the top presentations in the statewide program.

VMEC partners with universities and industries across Virginia to provide undergraduate students hands-on experience in microelectronics through a 13-week research internship at an academic or industrial laboratory.

At the end of their internships, each scholar presents th...