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On May 14, 2010, Amy Chyao, Kevin Ellis and Yale Fan earned top honors at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2010, the world’s largest pre-college science competition. Chyao, 16, of Richardson, Texas, received $75,000 and the Gordon E. Moore Award, given for the first time in honor of Intel co-founder and retired chairman and CEO. Ellis, 18, of Vancouver, Wash. and Fan, 18, of Beaverton, Ore. each received $50,000. This year, more than 1,611 young scientists from 59 countries, regions and territories competed for more than $4 million in awards for their innovative research. (photo credit: Chris Ayers/Intel) |
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May 10 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair begins More than 1,500 of the brightest young minds in science have found the way to San Jose. These molecular mavens, vector virtuosos and programming pros will compete for over $4 million in awards and scholarships in the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which kicked off its 61st event on May 9. | Read More May 14 Students win big at Intel ISEF 2010 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Quantum is so hot right now. At this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2010, two of the top three awards went to young scientists with projects related to the realm of weird physics. | Read More |
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May 19 Young scientists and engineers get inspired At the As I walked around the convention center in San Jose, Calif., last week talking with students at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, I was struck by how many of the projects were inspired by something personal. These young scientists noticed that something was wrong, and then—here’s the best part—they actually tried to fix it. | Read More May 12
At the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose, Calif., this week, a panel of four Nobel laureates got grilled by students posing questions on major science and technology issues of the day. | Read More May 11 Last night’s opening ceremonies for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2010 — the biggest and baddest science fair around—were wild. It was my first time attending, so I went in expecting some nice speeches about the importance of science and a polite and subdued audience. | Read More |
