Chemistry
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF affiliated fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
Design and Synthesis of Hydrogenated TiO2-Polyaniline Nanorods for Flexible High-Performance Supercapacitors
Eesha Khare, 18, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California
First Award of $3,000
The Effects of Operating Conditions on Gas Transport Mechanisms through SAPO-34 Zeolite Membranes
Michael Zhu Chen, 16, Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado
Design and Synthesis of Hydrogenated TiO2-Polyaniline Nanorods for Flexible High-Performance Supercapacitors
Eesha Khare, 18, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California
Second Award of $1,500
Procedures for Separation of Volatile Oils
Michael Laue, 17, Europagymnasium Walther Rathenau Bitterfeld, Bitterfeld, Germany
Nanostructured Co3O4, CoO and CoN as High Capacity and Long Life Anodes for Li-ion
Batteries
Prithvi Gundlapalli, 17, Saint Andrew's Junior College, Singapore
Efficient and Recyclable Cellulose-Supported Pd-Nanocatalysts for Suzuki Coupling
Reactions
Claudia Huang, 16, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
Studies on the Boekelheide Rearrangement of Cyclic Nitronates
Ekaterina Kutsenok, 16, Moscow Chemical Lyceum No. 1303, Moscow, Russia
Maxim Ruslanovich Radzhabov, 15, Moscow Chemical Lyceum No. 1303, Moscow, Russia
Third Award of $1,000
Luminescence Improvement of Lanthanide Complexes
Michaela Krakorova, 18, Gymnasium Brno-Reckovice, Brno, Czech Republic
Towards Next-Generation Nanomaterials: Atomistic, First-Principles Analysis of N-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide
Shyamal Buch, 17, Vista del Lago High School, Folsom, California
Preparation of Surfactants Mixture from Cashew Nut Shell Liquid and Castor Oil to Combat
The Dengue Mosquito Larvae
Gabriel Tiago Galdino, 17, Escola Estadual Jose Maria Hugo Rodrigues, Campo Grande, Brasil
Design and Synthesis of Novel Tetraphenylporphyrin-based Metal-Organic Frameworks for
Photodynamic Therapy and Drug Delivery
Landon Yates Carter, 16, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina
Adaptations to the Common Car Battery: Concentration Cell and Alloyed Electrode Manipulation
Mikala Paula Cohen, 17, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, Florida
Organic Light-Emiting Nano Vesicles Self-Assembled from Bis-Urea Containing Fluorescent
Molecules
Fu Hsuan Liu, 17, Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
Ting Hu, 16, Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
Fourth Award of $500
Comparative Analysis of Different Accelerants that Can Increase the Specific Impulse Generated by Solid Rocket Propellants
Benjamin Michael Langer, 16, Herzlia High School, Cape Town, South Africa
A Novel, Facile Two-Step Organocatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of the Myristinin Core
Louis Tao, 17, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, Natchitoches, Louisiana
Synthesis of Size- and Phase-Controlled Iron Oxide Nanoparticles via Continuous, Atmospheric Pressure Microplasma: An Efficient Source for Innovative Biomedical and Technological Applications
Aric Generette Floyd, 17, Hawken Upper School, Gates Mills, Ohio
An Inexpensive and Ultra-Compact Raman Spectrometer for Real World Applications
Jack Thomas Andraka, 16, North County High School, Glen Burnie, Maryland
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanometric Semiconductors
Guy Avshalom Hofshi, 18, Leo Baeck Education Center, Haifa, Israel
An Investigation of Cellulosic Ethanol: Oxidation of Hemicellulose and Lignin to Achieve High Conversion Yields of Cellulose to Glucose
Hailey C. Loehde-Woolard, 15, Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, California
From Waste Heat to Electricity: Synthesis and Analysis of a New Zintl Phase Compound for Thermoelectric Power Generation
George Douglas Geng, 15, Irvington High School, Fremont, California
Folding and Unfolding of Serum Albumin Proteins with Two-Photon Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Gagan Ajay Gupta, 17, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Hydrogen Production using Ultra Low-Cost Soybean-Molybdenum Catalysts
Shilpa Iyer, 17, Comsewogue High School, Port Jefferson Station, New York
Shweta Iyer, 17, Comsewogue High School, Port Jefferson Station, New York
Biochemistry
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF affiliated fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
Analysis of Fel d 1 Allergen Transcripts in Felis catus Saliva using Reverse Transcription Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR)
Savannah Joy Tobin, 18, West Salem High School, Salem, Oregon
First Award of $3,000
Analysis of Fel d 1 Allergen Transcripts in Felis catus Saliva using Reverse Transcription Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR)
Savannah Joy Tobin, 18, West Salem High School, Salem, Oregon
Interferon-alpha 2b: Targeting the STAT1 Pathway and Minimizing Breast Cancer and Leukemia Cell Proliferation
Andrea Shao-yin Li, 16, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia
Second Award of $1,500
Targeting Lung Mutagenesis: Mycosporine-like Amino Acids as Scavengers of PAH o-Quinone Derived ROS for the Reduction of p53 Strand Scission and Mutation in Human Lung Cancer
Ailis Clare Dooner, 16, Carmel High School, Carmel, California
Rationally Designed Beta-Catenin Inhibitors as Anti-Tumor Agents
Samuel Wye Pritt, 18, Home School, Walkersville, Maryland
Tracing the Mistakes of Nature: Model Study for the Development of a Strategy to Prohibit Beta-Amyloid Aggregation
Yarim Lee, 15, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York
Targeting Survivin as a Potential Cancer Therapeutic
Kelsey Mackenzie Barter, 17, University High School, Tucson, Arizona
Third Award of $1,000
Inhibition of the FabI Enoyl-ACP Reductase from Burkholderia pseudomallei
Minah Kim, 17, Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, New York
A Novel Approach to Attenuate Asthma Drug Albuterol’s Side Effects: A Study Using Zebrafish Model
Ayush Kumar, 16, Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, Marlboro, Massachusetts
Raashed Raziuddin, 15, Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, Marlborough, Massachusetts
MiR17-92 Cluster in Axons Promotes Axonal Outgrowth
Guangning An, 16, International Academy, Troy, Michigan
Yu Tang, 17, International Academy, Troy, Michigan
Prototype Testing Tool to Distinguish Between Artificially and Naturally Ripened Fruits
Khanak Bhargava, 15, Amity International School, Mayur Vihar, New Delhi, India
Ishani Goomer, 16, Amity International School,Mayur Vihar, New Delhi, India
The Effects of Applying a Novel Silica Nanoparticle Compound Medication to Effectively Eradicate Malaria
Hassan Nezar Khdary, 16, Manarat Al-Riyadh School, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Khaled Manahi Alkozman, 17, Manarat Al-Riyadh School, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Roles of Semaphorin7A and Cadherin8 in Synaptic Guidance Influencing Autism Spectrum Disorders
Sania Khalid, 18, Ossining High School, Ossining, New York
Amrita Ramesh, 18, Ossining High School, Ossining, New York
Fourth Award of $500
Immobilization of Enzymes via Concentric Nafion/Cellulase Electrospun Fibers for Bioethanol Production
Alicia Danielle D'Souza, 15, Clark High School, Plano, Texas
Mining Active Natural Products and Potential Medicinal Plants by Using Molecular Positioning System
Yuxi Jiang, 17, No.2 High School Attached to East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
A Novel Function of TsTXK-beta Neurotoxin in the Tityus serrulatus Scorpion Venom
Nayrob Pereira, 17, Escola Estadual Alberto Torres, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Intranasal Administration of Neuropeptide-Y Influences Development of PTSD-like Symptoms
Sheida Takmil, 17, Ossining High School, Ossining, New York
Tributyltin Disrupts Adipocyte Metabolism
Emily Taylor Hayes, 18, Walter Payton College Preparatory High School, Chicago, Illinois
CancAARS: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Melanoma Tumorigenesis
Robert Mohamed Bacchus, Jr., 16, Lincoln Park Academy, Fort Pierce, Florida
Elucidating the Biochemical Mechanisms of Synthesis of Anthocyanins in Citrus Fruits
Saumya Ramadugu Keremane, 15, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside, California
The Effect of Growth Factors on the Proliferation of Beta Cells
Jacob Michael Cabrejas, 17, Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona
Paula Nicole Beatty, 16, Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona
Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award
These finalists were selected for their commitment to innovation in tackling challenging scientific questions, using authentic research practices, and creating solutions to the problems of tomorrow.
Young Scientist Award of $50,000
Design and Synthesis of Hydrogenated TiO2-Polyaniline Nanorods for Flexible High-Performance Supercapacitors
Eesha Khare, 18, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California
The award is disbursed in four equal installments to students enrolled at any accredited degree-granting institution of higher education, following their successful completion of high school. Students must provide proof of registration and good academic standing from the school's registrar each semester.
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