2019 Annual Report

PASSING DOWN WISDOM Feng Zhang (ISEF 1998– 1999; STS 2000) meets with finalists after keynoting the Intel ISEF Opening Ceremony.

EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE During a panel discussion, Dianne Newman (ISEF 1987–1988) shared, “The beauty of science is there is no right answer, just the discovery of what’s true.”

LARGEST FAIR YET Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

TOP AWARDS The top three awards went to (left to right) Allison Jia, Krithik Ramesh and Rachel Seevers.

INSPIRING SCIENCE Three local Arizona students visit projects during Intel ISEF Public Day.

We hosted our largest International Science and Engineering Fair ever in 2019 with more than 1,800 finalists from 423 affiliated fairs in 80 coun- tries, regions and territories. Krithik Ramesh, of Greenwood Village, Colo., won the Gordon E. Moore Award of $75,000 for developing a machine learning technology to assist orthope- dic surgeons. Allison Jia, of San Jose, Calif., received one of two Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards of $50,000 for her investigation into toxic tau protein aggregates, which spread in neurons in the human brain and are associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Rachel Seevers, of Lexington, Ky., received the other Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award for designing, building and testing a rigid, energy- efficient prototype of an underwater propulsion device that mimics the way jellyfish move through the water. This could allow for greater access to the world’s unexplored oceans. Rachel also placed eighth and won $60,000 at the Regeneron Science Talent Search. Shriya Reddy, of Northville, Mich., received the newly announced $10,000 Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation for her noninvasive approach for rapidly diagnosing melanoma lesions.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTS WITH ISEF From left to right: Maya Ajmera moderates a panel with ISEF alumni and entrepreneurs Adam Bly (ISEF 1998), Afton Vechery (ISEF 2005; STS 2007), Shantanu Gaur (ISEF 2003– 2004) and Divya Nag (ISEF 2007, 2009; STS 2009).

AUGMENTED REALITY Intel ISEF top winner Krithik Ramesh shows off his project aimed at helping surgeons during spinal surgery.

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