The American Chemical Society awarded the following Special Awards at the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (May 8-13) in Phoenix, Arizona:
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
Fabrication, Characterization, and Modeling of a Biodegradable Battery for Transient Electronics
Vineet Edupuganti, 16, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon
Second Award of $3,000
Novel Brine Water-Graphene Based Energy Generation: Engineering the Endless Cycle
Hannah Meiseles, 16, The Woodlands College Park High School, The Woodlands, Texas
Third Award of $2,000
The Testing of the Mpemba Effect at Varying Salinities
Samuel Allen Senegal, II, 16, Ovey Comeaux High School, Lafayette, Louisiana
Fourth Award of $1,000
Modeling the Structures of Disease-Causing ACVR1 Mutants Using Ab Initio Methods
Nicholas Joseph Freitas, 17, Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science, Worcester, Massachusetts
Certificate of Honorable Mention
New Approach to Prevent Monocyte Dysfunction Associated with Metabolic Diseases
Ruben Isaiah Dicker, 18, Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas
Shayan Mohammad Sarrami, 17, Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas
Plasmatic Events during Electrolysis of Aqueous Solutions
Benedikt Pintat, 19, Walther-Rathenau-Gymnasium, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany
Time and Atom Economy Method for the Synthesis of (1-6) Linked Glycosides
Uliana Aladysheva, 17, State Budgetary Educational Institution of Moscow "Lyceum-Gymnasium Complex in the South East" Moscow Chemical Lyceum No1303, Moscow, Russian Federation
Immobilization of Glycans on Silicon Substrates for Diagnostic Microarrays
ShuYi Jia, 19, National Junior College, Singapore, Singapore
UV-Light Sensitive Transparent Organic Solar Cells
Cheng-Pei Lin, 17, Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei City, Taiwan
Revolutionizing Bioethanol Production: Genetic Engineering of S. cerevisiae for the Single Step Conversion of Biomass to Bioethanol
Srinath Vijay Seshadri, 16, Village Academy Upper School, Powell, Ohio
All award winners and honorable mentions receive a subscription to "ChemMatters.