Austin Wang of Canada Wins US$75,000 Top
Prize at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Intel Corporation and the Society for Science & the Public
today announced that Han Jie (Austin) Wang, 18, of Vancouver,
Canada, is the recipient of the first place Gordon E. Moore Award
and US$75,000 for developing microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that more
efficiently convert organic waste into electricity. The award was
given at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering
Fair, which is the world’s largest high school science research
competition.
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PHOENIX, May 13, 2016 – Top winner Austin
Wang, 18, of Vancouver, Canada (center) with second-place winners
Kathy Liu, 17 of Salt Lake City, Utah (left) and Syamantak Payra,
15, of Friendswood, Texas, celebrate their awards at the Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair, the world's largest
high school science research competition. Approximately 1,700 high
schoolers from over 75 countries, region and territories competed
for more than $4 million in awards this week. PHOTO CREDIT:
Intel/Shawn Morgan
Wang, who received the top honor, identified specific genes in
genetically enhanced E. coli bacteria that enabled them to generate
power efficiently. His system can produce significantly more power
than existing MFC processes at a cost that is competitive with
solar energy, which he believes will make MFCs commercially
viable.
Syamantak Payra, 15, of Friendswood, Texas, received one of two
Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards of US$50,000, for
developing a low-cost electronically aided knee brace that allows
an individual with a weakened leg to walk more naturally. When
Payra tested his prototype with two individuals partially disabled
by polio, it almost immediately restored a more natural gait and
increased mobility.
Kathy Liu, 17, of Salt Lake City, Utah, received the other Intel
Foundation Young Scientist Award of US$50,000 for developing an
alternative battery component that could significantly improve
battery performance and safety. Liu’s rechargeable battery is
smaller and more lightweight, without the risk of fire inherent in
lithium-ion batteries, which are used in planes, mobile phones and
even hoverboards.
“Intel congratulates this year’s winners and hopes that their
work will inspire other young innovators to apply their curiosity
and ingenuity to today’s global challenges,” said Rosalind Hudnell,
vice president in Human Resources, director of Corporate Affairs at
Intel Corporation, and president of the Intel Foundation. “This
international science and engineering exhibition is an excellent
example of what can be achieved when students from different
backgrounds, perspectives and geographies come together to share
ideas and solutions.”
The 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
featured more than 1,700 young scientists selected from 419
affiliate fairs in 77 countries, regions and territories. In
addition to the top winners, approximately 600 finalists received
awards and prizes for their innovative research, including 22 “Best
of Category” winners, who each received a US$5,000 prize. The Intel
Foundation also awarded a US$1,000 grant to each winner’s school
and to the affiliated fair they represent.
The following lists the 22 Best of Category winners, from
which the top three were chosen:
Category First Last
City State/Country Animal Sciences River Grace
Melbourne Florida Behavioral and Social Sciences Rajeev Jha
Honolulu Hawaii Biochemistry Edward Kim Waco Texas Biomedical
Engineering Luiz da Silva Borges Aquidauana Brazil Biomedical and
Health Sciences Jiwoo Lee Hackensack New Jersey Cellular and
Molecular Biology Marissa Sumathipala Ashburn Virginia Chemistry
Kathryn Lawrence Boulder Colorado Katherine Younglove Computational
Biology and Bioinformatics Swetha Revanur San Jose California Earth
and Environmental Sciences Natalie Bush Baton Rouge Louisiana
Embedded Systems Syamantak Payra Friendswood Texas Energy: Chemical
Kathy Liu Salt Lake City Utah Energy: Physical Tiasha Joardar Plano
Texas Engineering Mechanics Takahiro Ichige Chiba City Japan
Environmental Engineering Wyatt Pontius Sterling Virginia Materials
Science Nicky Wojtania Plano Texas Mathematics Pei-Hsaun Chang
Taipei City Chinese Taipei Microbiology Han Jie (Austin) Wang
Vancouver Canada Physics and Astronomy Camille Yoke Richmond
Virginia Plant Sciences Dennis Drewnik Winnipeg Canada Robotics and
Intelligent Machines Simone Braunstein New York New York Systems
Software Charles Noyes Villa Park California Translational Medical
Science Brennan Clark Golden Valley Minnesota Prashant Godishala
“Our top winners this year – Austin, Syamantak and Kathy –
clearly demonstrate that age has no bearing on your ability to
conduct research and come up with solutions to important problems,”
said Maya Ajmera, president and CEO of Society for Science &
the Public. “We congratulate them not only for their success but on
their dedication and hard work. They and the rest of the Intel ISEF
finalists are the rising stars of science, technology, engineering
and math, and we look forward to watching them pursue their
passions and in turn make the world a better place for future
generations.”
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair honors the
world’s most promising student scientists, inventors and engineers.
Finalists are selected annually from hundreds of affiliated fairs.
Their projects are then evaluated on-site by approximately 1,000
judges from nearly every scientific discipline, each with a Ph.D.
or the equivalent of six years of related professional experience
in one of the scientific disciplines.
A full listing of finalists is available in the event program.
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2016 is funded
jointly by Intel and the Intel Foundation with additional awards
and support from dozens of other corporate, academic, governmental
and science-focused organizations. This year, approximately US$4
million was awarded.
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dedicated to public engagement in scientific research and
education, has owned and administered the competition since its
inception in 1950 as the National Science Fair.
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