Media Alert: Student Innovators Compete at Intel ISEF for More Than $5 Million in Awards and Scholarships
May 10 2019 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel
ISEF), a program of Society for Science & the Public and the
world’s largest international pre-college science competition, will
take place in Phoenix from May 12 to 17.
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From left: Meghana Bollimpalli, Oliver
Nicholls and Dhruvik Parikh celebrate on Friday, May 18, 2018, at
the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a
program of Society for Science & the Public and the world’s
largest international pre-college science competition. Nicholls, of
Sydney, Australia, was awarded first place for designing and
building a prototype of an autonomous robotic window cleaner for
commercial buildings. Bollimpalli, of Little Rock, Arkansas, and
Parikh, of Bothell, Washington, received Intel Foundation Young
Scientist Awards. (Credit: Intel Corporation)
- More than 1,800 high school students
selected from 423 affiliate fairs in 80 countries, regions and
territories will showcase cutting-edge research and
inventions.
- Finalists will compete for
approximately $5 million in awards and scholarships.
- The full list of finalists is available
in the event program. This year, 21 finalists are from the local
Phoenix area.
Media must be registered to attend. To register, contact
Aparna Paul, Society for Science & the Public, at
apaul@societyforscience.org.
When:
Public Exhibition of Projects
Thursday, May 16, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. MST
- This is the best opportunity for
registered media to see, interview, film and photograph students
from across the country and the world who are working to find
solutions to global challenges through science, technology,
engineering and math research. This year, research topics range
from autonomous vehicles to 3D printing to machine learning.
Awards Ceremony
Friday, May 17, from 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. MST
- Registered media representatives are
invited to attend the awards ceremony where the winners will be
announced. The top prizes awarded by the Intel Foundation include
the $75,000 Gordon E. Moore Award, named after the Intel co-founder
and fellow scientist. Two additional top winning projects will
receive Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards of $50,000
each.
Who:
Maya Ajmera, president and CEO of Society
for Science & the Public and publisher of Science News
Pia Wilson-Body, president of the Intel Foundation
Where:
Phoenix Convention Center 100 N. 3rd St., Phoenix, AZ 85004
Quotes:
“Overcoming the challenges facing our world requires a variety of
perspectives – including young minds that understand the value of
curiosity and have a deep passion for learning,” said Pia
Wilson-Body, president of the Intel Foundation. “By using science
and innovation to further our collective understanding of the
world, the students at the Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair are building the foundation for a brighter
tomorrow.” “The Intel International Science and Engineering
Fair brings together students from different backgrounds,
geographic locations and life experiences, demonstrating how these
unique perspectives are essential to uncovering solutions to our
world’s most intractable challenges,” said Maya Ajmera, president
and CEO of Society for Science & the Public and publisher of
Science News. “The amazing ideas showcased here are a testament to
the power of science and education to make the worlda better
place.”
More Info:
For information on Intel’s commitment to
education, visit Intel’s Corporate Social Responsibility page and
join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.
To learn more about Society for Science
& the Public, visit its website, and follow the group on
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat at Society4Science.
Find images, videos and other news from
the 2019 Intel ISEF on the Intel Newsroom’s 2019 ISEF Press
Kit.
About Intel
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shaping the data-centric future with computing and communications
technology that is the foundation of the world’s
innovations. The company’s engineering expertise is helping
address the world’s greatest challenges as well as helping secure,
power and connect billions of devices and the infrastructure of the
smart, connected world – from the cloud to the network to the edge
and everything in between. Find more information about Intel at
newsroom.intel.com and intel.com.
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Jill NishidaAxiCom for
Intel415-430-8279Jill.Nishida@axicom.comGayle KansagorSociety for
Science & the Public703-489-1131
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