CHEMISTRY
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award Winner of $5,000
Discovery and Characterization of an Undocumented Ferric Sulfate Compound Formed by the Reaction of Gold Ore with Sulfuric Acid, Kyle Fridberg, Fairview High School, CO, United States of America
First Award of $3,000
Solution Grown and Tunable Plastic Magnets: Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in Mesoscopic Conjugated Polymer Rings, Arnob Das, Jesuit High School, OR, United States of America
Discovery and Characterization of an Undocumented Ferric Sulfate Compound Formed by the Reaction of Gold Ore with Sulfuric Acid, Kyle Fridberg, Fairview High School, CO, United States of America
Second Award of $1,500
Development of an Algorithm to Filter and Assign Signals in Protein NMR Spectroscopy to Accelerate Drug Discovery, Suganth Kannan, American Heritage School, FL, United States of America
Spin-Orbit Coupling Induced Heterogeneous Excited-State Dynamics of 6-Coordinate Transition Metal Protodyes, Archana Verma, Jericho High School, NY, United States of America
Utilization of Carbon Monoxide as a Reducing Agent for C-C and C-N Bond Formation: Application to Asymmetric Catalyst and Synthesis of New Effective Fungicide, Maria Makarova and Alexandra Samoylova, Moscow Chemical Lyceum of Moscow South-Eastern Lyceum and Grammar School Complex, Russian Federation
Leading the Environment with Less Lead, Nano-Structured Jordanian Kaolinite for the Removal of Lead from Industrial Waste Water, Bayan Abu Alragheb and Ayah Shehadeh, Al-Hasaad Al-Tarbawi School, Jordan
Third Award of $1,000
Caffeine Termiticide: Caffeine as a Novel and Eco-friendly Termiticide, Zhan Yi Chng and Xian Jing Koay, Chung Ling High School, Penang, Malaysia
Saponin Anti Larvae Treatment (S.A.L.T), Raul Vimal Kumar and Norman Sim, Penang Free School, Georgetown, Malaysia
High Efficiency TADF-based Transparent OLEDs, Yun-Ching Wu and Yi-Chen Chen, Taipei First Girls High School, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei
A Novel Zwitterionic Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Synthesis, Shrikant Chand, Detroit Country Day School, MI, United States of America; Marlies Michielssen, Washtenaw International High School, MI, United States of America
Silk Torsional Actuators: Automatic Moisture-Activated Emergency Locator for Aircraft Life Vests, Joycelyn Yiu, Plano Senior High School, TX, United States of America
Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanorods, Andrea Noronha, Redlands High School, CA, United States of America
Fourth Award of $500
Design, Synthesis and Bioevaluation of Novel Hydroxamic Acids Incorporating 2-Oxoindoline Moiety as Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors and Anticancer Agents, Nam Anh Vu, High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi University of Science, Viet Nam; Khue Tran, High School for Gifted Students, National University-Hanoi, Viet Nam
Gold Nanoparticles as a Colorimetric Sensor for Escherichia coli, Aparna Paul, Elizabethtown Area High School, PA, United States of America
Surface-Migrating Additives to Improve Stain Resistance of Coatings, Kairav Kukkala, Ballard High School, KY, United States of America
Improving Nitration Activity of Fused TxtE-CYP102AI Reductase Domain by Optimizing the Linker Length, Padmavathi Reddy, American Heritage School, FL, United States of America
Zerumbone Derivatives: New Candidates for Cancer Treatment, Mai Do and Quan Bui, Tran Phu Gifted High School, Viet Nam
Optimization of Temperature Conditions for Pristine Graphene Synthesis, Govind Krishna, duPont Manual HighSchool, KY, United States of America
Semiconductor Cells for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Industrial Dyes under Visible Light, Nichakorn Kheawkham, Pimpayom Sudcharean, and Preeyaporn Kandee, Princess Chulabhon Science High School Pathumthani, Pathumthani, Thailand
Copper Oxide Nanoparticles for Adsorption of Phosphate in a Novel Gel-loaded Delivery System, Kunal Upadya, Vanguard High School, FL, United States of America
BIOCHEMISTRY
Intel ISEF Best of Category of $5,000
The Role of RAD51 Mutation in Cancer Development, Karina Movsesian, Prvni Ceske Gymnazium v Karlovych Varech, Czech Republic
First Award of $3,000
The Role of RAD51 Mutation in Cancer Development, Karina Movsesian, Prvni Ceske Gymnazium v Karlovych Varech, Czech Republic
Second Award of $1,500
A Novel Iso-Enzyme Based Dot Blot Strip Test for Rapid Detection of Multiple Insecticide Residues, Suhani Jain, Taywade College, India; and Divya Kranthi, Ambedkar College, India
Bioengineering Islet Cells Using 3D-Bio Printing Technology for the Treatment of Type-1 Diabetes, Vishaal Balamurugan, North Oldham High School, KY, United States of America
Third Award of $1,000
Synthesis of a Fusarochromanone Analog and Its Efficacy in Treating Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Sunjay Letchuman, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, LA, United States of America
Buffalo vs. Beef: Analyzing Lipid Components in Search of Potential Health Benefits, Elsie DuBray, Timber Lake High School, SD, United States of America
Treating Hypertension: Using Natural Compounds to Inhibit Angiotensin Converting Enzyme, Brindha Rathinasabapathi, Eastside High School, FL, United States of America
Fourth Award of $500
Enzyme Dynamics of Biofilm-Breaking Dispersin B, Edward Kim, Midway High School, TX, United States of America
Aptamer Based Disruption of the CD47-SIRPα Interface for Anticancer Applications, Pushkar Shinde, Oregon Episcopal School, OR, United States of America
Pathogenic Yeast Candida parapsilosis and Its Carbonic Anhydrase, Jan Blaha, Gymnazium a Stredni Odborna Skola Prelouc, Pardubicky Kraj, Czech Republic
Developing a Nanoscale DLD Array Using Immunosignature-Derived Aptamers to Effectively Separate and Analyze Tumor Exosomes, Sachin Jaishankar and Somil Jain, Hamilton High School, AZ, United States of America