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Bay-Area Team Wins the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, 46 Students Awarded from Europe, Middle East and Africa

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  • The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest high school science research competition and a program of Society for Science & the Public, announced its top winners in Los Angeles. 46 Students from Europe, Middle East and Africa got awarded.
  • A team from Lafayette, Calif. received the Gordon E. Moore Award, a $75,000 prize in honor of the Intel co-founder and retired chairman and CEO.
  • One team from Thailand and one individual from Reno, Nevada were named Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award winners and each received prizes of $50,000.

LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2011 – Matthew Feddersen and Blake Marggraff from Lafayette, Calif. were awarded the top prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public. They received $75,000 and the Gordon E. Moore Award, in honor of the Intel co-founder and retired chairman and CEO, for developing a potentially more effective and less expensive cancer treatment that places tin metal near a tumor before radiation therapy.

Taylor Wilson from Reno, Nevada was named an Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award winner and received $50,000. Taylor developed one of the lowest dose and highest sensitivity interrogation systems for countering nuclear terrorism.

The team of Pornwasu Pongtheerawan, Arada Sungkanit and Tanpitcha Phongchaipaiboon from Thailand also received an Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. This team determined that a gelatin found in fish scales could be successfully used in modern day food packaging – an invention that could have positive, long-term effects for the environment.

“We champion the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair because we believe that math and science are imperative for innovation,” said Shelly Esque, vice president of Intel’s Corporate Affairs Group. “This global competition features youth trying to solve the world’s most pressing challenges through science.”

            This year, more than 1,500 young entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists were selected to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest high school science research competition. They were selected from 443 affiliate fairs in 65 countries, regions and territories, including for the first time France, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Macao SAR of the People's Republic of China.

In addition to the winners mentioned above, more than 400 finalists received awards and prizes for their groundbreaking work. Awards included 17 "Best of Category" winners who each received a $5,000 prize. The Intel Foundation also awarded a $1,000 grant to each winner’s school and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair-affiliated fair they represent.

The following lists the 17 Best of Category winners, from which the top three were chosen:

Category

Name

City

State/Country

Animal Sciences
Adrienne McColl
San Pedro
California
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Andrew Kim
Athens
Georgia
Biochemistry
Dianna Hu
Dix Hills
New York
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Nithin Tumma
Fort Gratiot
Michigan
Chemistry
Raghavendra Ramachanderan
Chennai
India
Computer Science
Lai Xue
Chengdu
China
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Jane Cox
Provo
Utah
Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
Demitri Hopkins
Tigard
Oregon
Forrest Betton
Eric Thomas
Beaverton
Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering
Samantha Marques
Midlothian
Virginia
Energy and Transportation
Nathan Kondamuri
Dyer
Indiana
Environmental Management
Pornwasu Pongtheerawan
Meung
Thailand
Tanpitcha Phongchaipaiboon
Arada Sungkanit
Environmental Sciences
Jinyoung Seo
Go-Yang City
South Korea
Dongju Shin
Seoul
South Korea
Mathematical Sciences
Matthew Bauerle
Fenton
Michigan
Medicine and Health
Matthew Feddersen
Lafayette
California
Blake Marggraff
Microbiology
Erica Portnoy
Dix Hills
New York
Physics and Astronomy
Taylor Wilson
Reno
Nevada
Plant Sciences
Kira Powell
Odessa
Washington


Students from Europe, Middle East and Africa won 46 awards at the annual science competition. Successful award categories spanned physics and astronomy through to environmental management and were won by students from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon and South Africa. Danielle Elizabeth Boer from South Africa won $60,000 in the behavioral and social sciences category for her investigation to determine whether playing music in factories could increase the productivity of workers. Filip Naiser from Czech Republic received $1,500 in the Computer Science category for the development of a software that allows users to control a mouse cursor with their eyes. The “Eye-Controlled Cursor” can benefit people with physical disabilities. More details on award winner names, countries and categories can be found in the Notes to Editors.


Here are just some of the images of our EMEA participants:


Egypt’s Ahmed Hussein demonstrates his investigation into how the ecological niche of termite colonies for the benefit of humans

The UK’s Thomas Ladyman shows off his spider robot

Russia’s Egor Kotelnikov used theoretical and practical demonstrations to considered whether falling Dominos hold lessons for future energy production

… and here’s a full list of the EMEA award winners:


:

Name

Country

Award Category

Tomas Svoboda
Czech Republic
Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
Erika  Gedeonova
Czech Republic
Chemistry
Filip Naiser
Czech Republic
Computer Science
Marek Kovar
Czech Republic
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering
Tomas Petak
Czech Republic
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering
Marie Emilie Kaas Ibsen
Denmark
Medicine and Health Sciences
Hanne Binder
Denmark
Energy & Transportation
Marine Auriol
France
Mathematical Sciences
Clement Martinez
France
Mathematical Sciences
Titouan Coislier
France
Physics and Astronomy
Florian Livet
France
Physics and Astronomy
Corentin Pasquier
France
Physics and Astronomy
Arnaud Vespa
France
Mathematical Sciences
Jan Kaeberich
Germany
Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
Denise Marie Hurley
Ireland
Environmental Management
Muireasa Anne Carroll
Ireland
Environmental Management
Mairead Maeve Kingston
Ireland
Environmental Management
Erez Urbach
Israel
Computer Science
Maya Ellen Samuels
Israel
Chemistry
Alessandro Abati
Italy
Computer Science  
Mattia Olivier
Italy
Earth Science
Daniele Olivo
Italy
Earth Science
Cristofer Pezzetta
Italy
Earth Science
Mohamed Maamoon Sehimat
Jordan
Earth Science
Doha Raaouf Sokarieh
Lebanon
Environmental Sciences
Hayat Mousa Itani
Lebanon
Environmental Sciences
Ionut Alexandru Budisteanu
Romania
Computer Science
Diana Galautdinova
Russia
Biochemistry
Vasily Sergeevich Bolbachan
Russia
Mathematical Sciences
Yaroslav Dmitrievich Boyko
Russia
Chemistry
Ilya S Shoshin
Russia
Computer Science
Alexander Sergeevich Shved
Russia
Chemistry
Konstantin Slavnov
Russia
Computer Science
Lev Yurovskiy
Russia
Physics and Astronomy
Grigory Astretsov
Russia
Physics and Astronomy
Polina Vladimirovna Shalaeva
Russia
Physics and Astronomy
Gadzhi Shamil'evich Osmanov
Russia
Computer Science
Mahmoud Motaz Ghulman
Saudi Arabia
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Bayan Mohammed Mashat
Saudi Arabia
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Marek Buchman
Slovakia
Chemistry
Alessio Pio Giuricich
South Africa
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Danielle Elizabeth Boer
South Africa
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Oleg Dreval
Ukraine
Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
Ennan Umerov
Ukraine
Energy & Transportation
Jack Daniel Francis McCann
United Kingdom
Chemistry

            Society for Science & the Public, a nonprofit organization dedicated to public engagement in scientific research and education, owns and has administered the International Science and Engineering Fair since its inception in 1950.

“We congratulate the top winners for having the drive and curiosity to tackle these significant scientific questions,” said Elizabeth Marincola, president of Society for Science & the Public. “Their work, and the work of all of the finalists at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, demonstrates what students can accomplish when they are inspired to pursue inquiry-based research.

            The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair finalists are evaluated onsite by hundreds of judges from nearly every scientific discipline, each with a Ph.D. or the equivalent of six years of related professional experience in one of the scientific disciplines. A full listing of finalists is available at www.societyforscience.org/intelisef2011. The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2011 is funded jointly by Intel and the Intel Foundation with additional awards and support from dozens of other corporate, academic, governmental and science-focused organizations.

To get the latest Intel International Science and Engineering Fair news, visit www.intel.com/newsroom/education, join the Facebook group at http://intel.ly/intel-edu and follow Twitter updates at http://twitter.com/intel_education. To join Intel's community of people sharing their stories with the hope of becoming a catalyst for action and a voice for change in global education, visit www.inspiredbyeducation.com.

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