Melwin and his parents giving the thumbs up during the meeting with Chow at Komtar.
MELWIN Cheng, 20, did Penang and his parents proud when he gained a place at prestigious Stanford University in the United States.
He was presented with RM3,000 and a certificate of recognition when he and his parents met Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow at Chow’s office in Komtar.
Melwin will be leaving for the US in the middle of September to take up a four-year Bachelor of Biology course.
“I feel this is a reward for all my hard work.
“I am thankful to my parents and my aunt who took care of me,” Melwin told Buletin Mutiara.
Melwin, a former student of SMJK Chung Ling, is also musically talented.
He was a clarinet player in his school band and also joined the Penang Philharmonic Winds.
It is learnt that Melwin is a Yayasan Khazanah scholarship recipient.
Melwin’s parents Cheng Kah Keong and Lee Lay Peng were thankful to the Malaysian government for sponsoring Melvin’s studies.
“Stanford University is the second most expensive university in the world and we definitely could not have supported him financially on our own.
“Melwin desires to come back and serve the country when he graduates,” said his mother.
Among Melvin’s achievements was emerging champion with team members in the chemistry category of the Intel Interna-tional Science and Engineering Fair 2019 held in the US.
Melwin said he presented his project to former NASA astronaut Charles Bolden.
