40 of Nation’s Brightest Young Minds Named Intel Science Talent Search 2015 Finalists
January 21 2015 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
America’s Most Prestigious Science
Competition Triples Top Award Money
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- Forty high school seniors were named
finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2015, a program of
Society for Science & the Public.
- Intel Science Talent Search tripled its
top award money, replacing the single $100,000 top prize with three
Medal of Distinction awards of $150,000 each.
- Intel Science Talent Search recognizes
the most promising young innovators in the United States who are
creating the technologies and solutions that will positively impact
people’s lives.
- Finalists will convene in Washington,
D.C. in March to compete for more than $1 million in awards from
the Intel Foundation.
Intel Corporation recognized 40 U.S. high school seniors as
finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest
and most prestigious pre-college science and math competition and a
program of Society for Science & the Public.
Intel Science Talent Search 2014 Awards
Gala at the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C. (March 11,
2014). (Photo: Business Wire)
The Intel Science Talent Search encourages students to tackle
challenging scientific questions and create technologies and
solutions that will make people’s lives better. The 40 finalists
receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. from March
5-11, where they will compete for more than $1 million in awards
provided by the Intel Foundation.
Starting this year, the Intel Science Talent Search will feature
a new awards structure that includes triple the top award money and
new award categories. In place of the competition’s previous
$100,000 top prize, three Medal of Distinction awards of $150,000
each will be presented to students who show exceptional scientific
potential in three areas: Basic Research, Global Good, and
Innovation. There are also three second-place awards of $75,000,
and three third-place awards of $35,000.
“Intel invests in engineering, math and science education to
support the next generation of innovators, who will create the
products and services to enrich our daily lives,” said Justin
Rattner, president of the Intel Foundation. “This year’s finalists
– who are engaged in leading-edge scientific research and the
creation of new technology to address global challenges such as
renewable energy, cybersecurity and infectious diseases – prove
that with the right education and resources, young people can
indeed change the world.”
Society for Science & the Public, a nonprofit membership
organization dedicated to public engagement in scientific research
and education, has owned and administered the Science Talent Search
since its inception in 1942.
“The 40 finalists of the Intel Science Talent Search are some of
the best and brightest young scientists in the nation,” said Maya
Ajmera, president and CEO of Society for Science & the Public
and publisher of Science News. “As an alumna of the Science Talent
Search, I am especially proud to join with Intel in congratulating
the finalists on their successes and look forward to learning more
about them and their research, both at the finals in March and as
their careers progress.”
Intel Science Talent Search 2015 Fast Facts
- Intel Science Talent Search 2015
finalists are from 36 schools in 18 states. Fifty-two percent of
this year’s finalists are male, while 48 percent are female.
- The 40 finalists were selected from 300
semifinalists and more than 1,800 entrants based on the originality
and creativity of their scientific research, as well as their
achievement and leadership both inside and outside the
classroom.
- Finalist projects are distributed among
17 categories, including animal sciences, behavioral and social
sciences, biochemistry, bioengineering, bioinformatics and
genomics, chemistry, computer science, earth and planetary science,
engineering, environmental science, materials science, mathematics,
medicine and health, microbiology, physics, plant science, and
space science.
- Finalists’ research projects include a
low-cost, portable device to detect blood diseases and parasites;
an advanced encryption system with potential applications in
cybersecurity; new research on the use of quantum dot solar cells
as an alternative energy source; and a machine learning-based
method to identify promising drugs to combat cancer, tuberculosis
and Ebola.
- For a list of this year’s finalists,
visit https://student.societyforscience.org/intel-sts.
While in Washington, D.C., Intel Science Talent Search finalists
will undergo a rigorous judging process, interact with leading
scientists, display their research to the public at the National
Geographic Society and meet with national leaders. Winners will be
announced at a black-tie, invitation-only gala awards ceremony at
the National Building Museum on March 10.
In the past, young innovators chosen to participate in the
Science Talent Search have gone on to receive more than 100 of the
world’s most prestigious honors. For example, Science Talent Search
alumni have won eight Nobel Prizes, two Fields Medals, five
National Medals of Science, 12 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships and
even an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Since assuming title sponsorship of the Science Talent Search 17
years ago, Intel has increased the competition’s annual awards and
scholarships from $205,000 to more than $1.6 million to acknowledge
and encourage achievement in these important subjects. Over the
past decade, Intel and the Intel Foundation have invested more than
$1 billion, and Intel employees have donated close to 4 million
hours, toward improving science, technology, engineering and
mathematics education in more than 100 countries, regions and
territories.
To get the latest Intel Science Talent Search news, visit
www.intel.com/newsroom/education, and join the conversation on
Facebook and Twitter.
To learn more about Society for Science & the Public, visit
www.societyforscience.org, and follow the organization on Facebook
and Twitter.
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