The American Chemical Society awarded the following Special Awards at the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (May 10-15) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
The American Chemical Society Education Division promotes excellence in science education and science literacy through a number of activities supporting teachers and learners of chemistry. Through its participation in Intel ISEF, ACS encourages and supports high school students in their exploration of the chemical sciences through research experiences.
First Award of $4,000
Photoelectrochemical Properties of 2-D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDCs) Functionalized with Porphyrins
Arjun Srinivasan Ramani, 16, West Lafayette Junior Senior High School, West Lafayette, Indiana
Second Award of $3,000
Development of a Novel Radiation Shielding Material
Seyit Alp Herdem, 19, Isiklar Air Force High School, Bursa, Turkey
Tahsin Elmas, 19, Isiklar Air Force High School, Bursa, Turkey
Third Award of $2,000
Synthesizing and Utilizing Difluoromethyl- & Trifluoromethyl-Artemisinins to Interrupt the Life Cycle of Malaria Parasites, Year III
Shreya Sundaresh Ramayya, 17, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, California
Fourth Award of $1,000
Measurement of Radon Emanation and Its Correlation with Indoor Radon Levels in Some Areas of Mallow
Caoimhe Marie Cronin, 15, St.Mary's Secondary School, Cork, Ireland
Shauna Murphy, 14, St.Mary's Secondary School, Cork, Ireland
Certificate of Honorable Mention
Formation of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Inclusion Compounds with Urea and Thiourea
Pavithran T. Ravindran, 17, W. Tresper Clarke High School, Westbury, New York
Bagasse-Based Activated Carbon as Effective Adsorbent for Heavy Metal Contamination from Industrial Activities (Case Study: Gold Mining Area in Mandor River, West Kalimantan)
Hansen Hartono, 17, SMA Katolik Gembala Baik, Pontianak, Indonesia
Shinta Dewi, 18, SMA Katolik Gembala Baik, Pontianak, Indonesia
Nucleophilic Difluoromethylation of Arylidene Meldrum's Acid Derivatives
Alexey Trifonov, 17, Moscow Chemical Lyceum, Moscow, Russian Federation
Comparative Studies of Gold Nanoparticles as Chemical Sensing Materials: Electronic Tongue vs. Electronic Nose, Year Three
Seung Hye (Beatrice) Choi, 16, University High School - Fresno, Fresno, California
Novel Design of Water Soluble Porphyrin Containing Supramolecular Complex Nanoparticles for Enhanced Photodynamic Cancer Therapy
Swetha Vanathy Shutthanandan, 17, Richland High School, Richland, Washington
From Greenhouse Gas to an Energy Source of the Future: New Findings on Emission and Formation of Methane
Antonia Hartmann, 19, Hanns-Seidel-Gymnasium, Hosbach, Germany
Felicitas Kaplar, 18, Hanns-Seidel-Gymnasium, Hosbach, Germany
All award winners and honorable mentions receive a subscription to "ChemMatters."