Water world.To win a Young Scientist Scholarship at 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 , you've gotta be smart ... scratch that, brilliant. Brilliant, like WHOA! So what did Sara Rose Langbert, 17, do to win such an honor? She created a project called "Petrology petrology, branch of geology specifically concerned with the origin, composition, structure, and properties of rocks, primarily igneous and metamorphic, and secondarily sedimentary. , Morphology and Geochemistry of the Southern Juan de Fuca Ridge The Juan de Fuca Ridge is a tectonic spreading center located off the coasts of the state of Washington in the United States and the province of British Columbia in Canada. : Evidence for Off-Axis Volcanism volcanism or vulcanism Any of various processes and phenomena associated with the surface discharge of molten rock or hot water and steam, including volcanoes, geysers, and fumaroles. ." Sara conducted chemical investigations, ran a mathematical simulation and studied video of the ocean floor to explain the distinct features of Earth's most active volcanic regions. "I studied the shiny glass surface of rock samples, where magma instantly freezes when it hits ice-cold ocean water," Sara explains. Sara scored $50,000 for studying those rocks. Now a high-school senior, she spent the summer in an internship at University of Florida's Department of Geological Sciences, continuing work on her project. Intense. |
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