2015 Annual Report

2015 ANNUAL REPORT | INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR

2015 ANNUAL REPORT | INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR

World's best young scientists connect and compete The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), a program of Society for Science & the Public, is the world’s largest international pre-college science competi- tion. The 2015 Intel ISEF, held in Pittsburgh, Penn., once again broke records by featuring more than 1,700 young scientists selected from 422 affiliated fairs in more than 75 countries, regions and territories. Raymond Wang, of Canada, was awarded first place, receiving the Gordon E. Moore Award of $75,000 for engineering a new air inlet system for airplane cabins to improve air quality and curb disease transmission. Nicole Ticea, of Canada, received one of two Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards of $50,000 for developing an inexpensive, easy-to-use testing device to combat the high rate of undiagnosed HIV infection in low-income communities. Karan Jerath, of Friendswood, Texas, received the other Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award of $50,000 for refining and testing a novel device that should allow an undersea oil well to rapidly and safely recover following a blowout. The Society’s Education Outreach Day brought more than 3,000 local students from more than 50 schools to participate in hands-on science, visit an engaging Expo Hall and meet finalists. A total of 2,545 volunteer hours were contributed from core volunteers, judges and local community members. “The people I have met over the past two years at Intel ISEF have been the single greatest driving force in convincing me to pursue mathematics seriously in college, by establishing the friendliness and warmth of the mathematical community.” Nitya Mani 2015 Intel ISEF finalist and Grand Award winner in Mathematics category, who traveled to CERN

HIGH SCHOOL INNOVATORS Opposite page: Intel ISEF winners (left to right) Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award Ticea, and Gordon E. Moore Award winner RaymondWang. This page from left: Mary Hood of Monte Vista, Calif., created a cane to reduce the fall susceptibility of the elderly. Noor Samara and Dana Arabiyat, from Jordan, set up their projects. recipients Karan Jerath and Nicole

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