2017 Annual Report

Competitions

YOUNG INNOVATORS FROMAROUND THE GLOBE

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), a program of the Society for Science & the Public, is the world’s largest international pre-col- lege science competition. The 2017 Intel ISEF, held in Los Angeles, California, proved to be a showcase of the best sci- entificminds by featuring nearly 1,800 young scientists selected from425 affil- iated fairs in 78 countries, regions and territories. The Society hosted the first annual Innovation and Entrepreneurship Panel, enabling the 2017 finalists to learn fromnotable alumni about their experiences and the impact of the Fair on their lives. The discussions sparked a newpassion for entrepreneurship in the finalists and allowed them to see how far science could take them. Ivo Zell, of Hessen, Germany, was awarded first place, receiving the Gordon E. Moore Award of $75,000 for designing and constructing a remote controlled prototype of a new

“flying wing” aircraft. Amber Yang, of Windermere, Florida, received one of two Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards of $50,000 for her innovative approach to predicting the

locations of clouds of space debris that move in low Earth orbit. Valerio Pagliarino, of Castelnuovo Calcea,

Italy, received the other Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award of $50,000 for his prototype of a novel, laser-based, wire- less, high-speed network. The Society’s EducationOutreach Day brought over 3,400 students from 53 schools throughout the Greater Los Angeles area to participate in the LA STEMExperience, an event that welcomed over 30 hands-on science exhibitors for students to interact with in addition tomeeting finalists.

COUNTRIES WITH ISEF AFFILIATED FAIRS AND FINALISTS Tens of millions of students compete in science fairs around the world every year, with hundreds of thousands rising to compete in the Society’s affiliated fairs.

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