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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- 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.
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.”
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.
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.
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
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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 |
“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.
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