Intel : See Nation’s Most Innovative Teen Scientists in Action at the Intel Science Talent Search
March 08, 2016 at 09:05 am EST
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This week, 40 brilliant high school seniors will convene in Washington,
D.C., for the Intel Science Talent Search 2016, a program of Society for
Science & the Public and the nation’s oldest and most prestigious
pre-college science and math competition. This elite group of young
scientists includes students from 38 schools in 18 states. Three
finalists are from the D.C. metro area: Arnold Mong and Josephine Yu of
Potomac, Maryland, and Kunal Shroff of Great Falls, Virginia.
From March 10-16, the Intel Science Talent Search finalists will compete
for more than $1 million in awards provided by the Intel Foundation,
including three first-place Medal of Distinction awards of $150,000 each
that will be presented to students who show exceptional scientific
potential in three areas: basic research, global good and innovation.
WHAT:
Media are invited to attend a public exhibition of the Intel Science
Talent Search finalists’ projects and meet the next generation of
scientists, researchers and engineers. Finalists will be available
for interviews and photos as they display, describe and answer
questions about their research.
WHEN &
Public Exhibition of Projects:
WHERE:
Sunday, March 13, 1-4 p.m. ET
National Geographic Society
1145 17th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
WHO:
All 40 Intel Science Talent Search 2016 finalists. The high schools
seniors’ research projects include:
•
An identification platform that utilizes the unique arm and hand
motions individuals use to pick up their smartphones to improve
mobile security.
•
A low-cost, smartphone-based tool to diagnose respiratory illnesses
such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
•
An ambitious endeavor to find undiscovered exoplanetary systems by
analyzing data from stars in a region of space known as the galactic
center.
•
A way to modify plastics that are commonly used in littered items,
such as grocery bags and milk jugs, so they degrade 90 percent
faster when exposed to ultraviolet light.
•
A new process to grow kidney cells from human stem cells, which
could eventually eliminate the need for donor kidneys for
transplantation.
For a full list of this year’s finalists, visit https://student.societyforscience.org/intel-sts.
CONTACT:
To RSVP for the event or to schedule interviews, contact
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