Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Awards More Than $2 Million in Scholarships and Prizes to Students From 40 Countries.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DETROIT Detroit, city, United States Detroit (dĭtroit`), city (1990 pop. 1,027,974), seat of Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River and between lakes St. Clair and Erie; inc. as a city 1815. , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2000 Teens from Florida Florida, state, United States Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and and Ohio Win $40,000 Scholarships at 51st Intel ISEF ISEF International Science and Engineering Fair ISEF International Society for Ethnology and Folklore The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world. Each May, over 1500 students from 52 nations are flown in to compete in the fair for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips and the (Intel ISEF), the world's largest pre-college science competition, today recognized some of the world's brightest high school students for their scientific achievements with more than $2 million in scholarships and awards. Coming from 40 countries, 1,223 students ages 13 to 20 were judged on their creative ability, scientific thought, as well as the thoroughness, skill, and clarity shown in their projects. The top Intel ISEF prize, the $40,000 Intel Young Scientist Scholarship, was awarded to Jason L. Douglas Douglas, city, Isle of Man Douglas, city (1991 pop. 19,950), capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain. It is a popular resort, connected by rail to Ramsey and Port Erin, on the Irish Sea. Tourism is the chief industry. , 18, from Cincinnati Country Day School Cincinnati Country Day School (abbreviated "CCDS") is a private school located in Indian Hill, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. Inspired by the Country Day School movement, which began in Baltimore twenty years prior, the school was founded in 1926 and now enrolls in Cincinnati, Ohio “Cincinnati” redirects here. For other uses, see Cincinnati (disambiguation). Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. ; Nazanin Nazanin (Persian: نازنین) is a common female first name used in Iran and other Persian-speaking areas in the world. It means lovely, delicate and beautiful. Jouei, 18, from Ely Ely, town (1991 pop. 9,006), Cambridgeshire, E central England. It is a market town for the surrounding rich farming area and has food-processing industries. Tourism is also important. High School in Pompano Beach Pompano Beach (pŏm`pənō), city (1990 pop. 72,411), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1908. It is a resort city with ocean beaches, excellent fishing, and a harness-racing track. , Fla.; and Karen Kay Karen Kay is the pen name for Karen Kay Elstner, an American author of historical romance novels. All of her novels feature Native Americans. Biography Karen Kay, who prefers to be known as Kay[1] Powell Powell See Osceola. , 16, from Lincoln Park Academy Lincoln Park Academy is a public magnet school located in Fort Pierce, Florida. Commonly referred to as simply 'LPA', the school is academically geared, offering Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, dual-enrollment, and pre-engineering course schedules. in Fort Pierce Fort Pierce, city (1990 pop. 36,830), seat of St. Lucie co., SE Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon; part of the Intracoastal Waterway); settled in the 1860s around a fort; inc. 1901 as a city. , Fla. For his physics project, entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Discrete Electron Density Electron density is the measure of the probability of an electron being present at a specific location. In molecules, regions of electron density are usually found around the atom, and its bonds. Theory Finite finite - compact Tensor tensor, in mathematics, quantity that depends linearly on several vector variables and that varies covariantly with respect to some variables and contravariantly with respect to others when the coordinate axes are rotated (see Cartesian coordinates). Solutions to Schrodinger's Equation Schrödinger's equation An equation describing the state and evolution of a quantum mechanical system, given boundary conditions. Different solutions to the equation are associated with different wave functions, usually associated with different energy ," Douglas developed a theory which mathematically explains the energy in atoms and can help better understand the world around us. Jouei's chemistry project, "Mechanisms of the Photoisomerization of Conjugated conjugated adj. Conjugate. estrogens, conjugated Warning - Hazardous drug! C.E.S. Dienes as a Model for the Primary Visual Event," worked with the chemistry of sight. She found a subtle chemical change that may help better explain vision. Powell's project, entitled "A Peptide peptide, organic compound composed of amino acids linked together chemically by peptide bonds. The peptide bond always involves a single covalent link between the α-carboxyl (oxygen-bearing carbon) of one amino acid and the amino nitrogen of a second amino acid. Nucleic Acid nucleic acid, any of a group of organic substances found in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that play a central role in the storage and replication of hereditary information and in the expression of this information through protein synthesis. (PNA PNA Palestinian National Authority PNA Phoneline Networking Alliance PNA Peptide Nucleic Acid PNA Personal Navigation Assistant PNA Pacific/North American PNA Polish National Alliance (established 1880 in Chicago, Illinois) ) for Fat," studied the relationship between chemicals, genes and behavior. She found that chemical PNA can be used to regulate genes and, therefore, modify appetite. A high-resolution photo is available at www.newscom.com.
Other Winning Students
-- Glenn T. Seaborg Nobel Prize Visit Award: Garrett J. Young, 17, a
home schooled student from Branchburg, N.J., won for his physics
project titled "Isolating Plasma Species Initiating Internal
Electrostatic Fields for Plasma Heating." Young found a way to
increase the temperature of plasma in an efficient way. The impact
of his work may make energy from fusion more accessible in the
future. Nazanin Jouei, 18, from Ely High School in Pompano Beach,
Fla., won for her chemistry project titled "Mechanisms of the
Photoisomerization of Conjugated Dienes as a Model for the Primary
Visual Event." These students will travel to the Nobel Prize
Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden in December 2000.
-- European Union Contest for Young Scientist Award: Travis Michael
Beamish, 18, and Avaleigh Nora Milne, 18, both from Kingston
Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
won for their botany project titled "Effects of Anesthetics on
Channel Systems in Soybean Plants: Two-Year Study." The two will
travel to this European Union science contest in Amsterdam in
September 2000.
-- Ireland Young Scientist and Technology Exhibit: Joseph E. Pechter,
18, and William H. Pechter, 18, both from Saint Edward's School in
Vero Beach, Fla., won for their computer science project titled
"Hybrid Text to Speech 2000: Phase II." They will travel to
Ireland in January 2001 for this fair.
-- Intel ISEF Best of Category Awards -- The following students each
received a $5,000 award for earning the highest ratings in their
project categories:
-- Behavioral and Social Sciences - Kathy Hsinjung Li, 17, from
Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas, for her project
titled "Patterns, Pressure and Preference Influence of Social
Pressure and Mathematical Patterns on Musical Preference in
Adolescents."
-- Biochemistry - Joel Lewis Stevens, 17, from The Academy of
Sciences and Technology in Conroe, Texas, for his project
titled "DNA Computation of a Subset Sum: Phase II."
-- Botany, presented by the Environmental Protection Agency -
Yu-Jen Lee, 18, from National Hsiu-chu Senior High School in
Hsiu-Chu, Chinese Taipei, for the project titled "Sex Organ
Development and Interbreeding Mechanisms of Cyathea
Spinulosa."
-- Chemistry, presented by the Rohm and Haas Company - Nazanin
Jouei, 18, from Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Fla., for
her project titled "Mechanisms of the Photoisomerization of
Conjugated Dienes as a Model for the Primary Visual Event."
-- Computer Science - Robert Y. Wang, 16, from Conway High School
in Conway, Ariz., for his project titled "View-Dependent
Continuous Level of Detail by Multiresolution Analysis."
-- Earth and Space Sciences, presented by Scientific American -
Jay Lawrence Michaels, 18, from Cocoa High School in Cocoa,
Fla., for his project titled "Pulsecellular Tornadogenesis:
Two-Year Study."
-- Engineering - Ryan Randall Patterson, 16, from Central High
School in Grand Junction, Colo., for his project titled
"Sleuthbot Robotic Search Tool."
-- Environmental Sciences, presented by the Environmental
Protection Agency - Crystal Lynn Gammon, 17, from School of
the Osage in Kaiser, Mo., for her project titled "Effects of
Ivermectin on Dung Fauna Diversity."
-- Gerontology, presented by the AARP Andrus Foundation -
Benjamin Charles Beranek, 16, Jefferson High School in
Lafayette, Ind., for his project titled "Influence of Sex
Hormones on Development of Bone Cancer."
-- Mathematics, presented by the Panasonic Consumer Electronics
Company - Ching Tang Chen, 15, from Taipei Municipal Chien-Kuo
Senior High School in Taipei, Chinese Taipei, for the project
titled "C-Transformation Introduction of a New Geometric
Transformation."
-- Medicine and Health presented by Merck Research Laboratories -
Joshua Michael Levy, 18, from Quince Orchard High School in
Gaithersburg, Md., for his project titled "mtCLIC p53 and
TNF-ALPHA Regulated Mitochondrial Chloride Channel Involved in
Apoptosis."
-- Microbiology - Linda J. Arnade, 17, Palm Bay High School in
Melbourne, Fla., for her project titled "Analyzing for a
Correlation Between Chlamydia Pneumoniae and Nitric Oxide in
the Development of Atherosclerosis and Creation of New
Clinical Diagnostic Scales and Mathematical Models:
Multi-Phase Investigation."
-- Physics - Michael T. Hasper, 17, from Maclay High School in
Tallahassee, FL for his project titled "Violin Bridge:Will the
Stradivarius Legend Continue?"
-- Zoology - Kerry Ann Geiler, 17, from Massapequa High School in
Massapequa, N.Y. for her project titled "Ants Go Marching Two
by Two: Multivariate Analysis of the Physical and Chemical
Communication of Formicidae Species."
-- Team Project, presented by Science News - Travis Michael
Beamish, 18, and Avaleigh Nora Milne, 18, from Kingston
Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
for their project titled "Effects of Anesthetics on Channel
Systems in Soybean Plants: Two-Year Study."
-- Best Use of a Personal Computer Award - Each of the following
recipients will receive a high-performance mobile computer
with an Intel(R) Pentium(R) III processor featuring Intel(R)
SpeedStep(TM) technology.
-- Eser Kubali Chamoglu, 17, Horace Mann School in Bronx,
N.Y. for the project titled "Qbots System for Developing
Mobile Robot Software in Less Time for Less Cost."
-- Jason L. Douglas, 18, from Cincinnati Country Day School
in Cincinnati, Ohio, for his project titled "Discrete
Electron Density Theory Finite Tensor Solutions to
Schrodinger's Equation."
-- Ryan Randall Patterson, 16, Central High School in Grand
Junction, Colo., for his project titled "Sleuthbot Robotic
Search Tool."
-- Lauren Beth Sendek, 18, from McKeesport Area Senior High
School in McKeesport, Pa., for her project titled "Gems
Genetically-Evolved Molecular Structures."
-- Robert Y. Wang, 16, from Conway High School in Conway,
Ariz., for his project titled "View-Dependent Continuous
Level of Detail by Multiresolution Analysis."
Awards to Schools, Fair Directors and Teachers As part of Intel's commitment to improving science and math education worldwide, schools and fair directors whose finalists win the Intel Young Scientist Scholarship, Best of Category and First Place category awards at the Intel ISEF 2000 will each receive $1,000 to benefit science and math education and encourage more student involvement in science. The school award is targeted to support each school's science and math education programs. The fair director award is used to support the regional administration of the Intel ISEF and to encourage more student participation in Intel ISEF-affiliated fairs in particular regions. In addition, teachers were nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. by their peers and affiliated fair directors to receive the Intel Excellence in Teaching Award. Recipients were selected based on demonstrated excellence in supporting the teaching and learning of science. Awards range from $1,000 to $5,000. Marcus Friskop, from Hankinson Public School in Hankinson, N.D. won the top award of $5,000. For a complete list of student, teacher, school and fair director award recipients, visit www.sciserv.org/isef. Background The Intel ISEF has been coordinated for the past 51 years by Science Service, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to advancing the understanding and appreciation of science among people of all ages through publications and educational programs. Each year a volunteer host committee representing the host city raises funds to sponsor events throughout the fair. For more information on Science Service and the Intel ISEF, see www.sciserv.org. Intel Innovation in Education Intel's sponsorship of ISEF is part of the Intel Innovation in Education initiative, a global, multimillion dollar effort to help realize the possibilities of science and technology in education. The goal is to prepare today's teachers and students for tomorrow's demands. Intel develops and supports education programs that help meet the needs of students and communities worldwide through improving science, math, engineering and technology education; improving education through the effective use of technology in classrooms; and broadening access to technology and technical careers. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. Note to Editors: Third party marks and brands are property of their respective holders. |
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