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2011 ISEF Newsletter #9

Yiyuan “David” Hu, Junior at Hamden High School, is the author of Friday’s newsletter. Yiyuan’s biography and abstract are found at Meet the Winners. All of the adults join me in saluting Amoolya, Ryan, Ryota, Shuhbro, Swathi, Toni and Yiyuan for a job well done. We know that their futures will burn bright.  And now it’s off to LAX for …

2011 Grand Award Winners

The following students received a Grand Award at today’s ceremony at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair: ISEF Category: Chemistry (CH012) – Modeling Hydrogen Production Catalyzed by a Novel Electrocatalyst with Density Functional Theory Shubhro Saha, 18, Senior, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut Category: Chemistry – Second Award of $1,500 _________________________________________________________________ ISEF Category: Animal Sciences (AS022) – Biological Control …

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2011 ISEF Newsletter #8

Amoolya Narayanan, Senior at Glastonbury High School, is the author of Thursday’s newsletter. Amoolya’s biography and abstract are found at Meet the Winners. Ryan Kerr, Danbury High School,  and Swathi Krishnan, Rye Country Day School, were big winners at Thursday evening’s Special Awards Ceremony. Congratulations Ryan and Swathi! Read about the day and the special awards in Amoolya’s newsletter. Video Streaming …

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2011 ISEF Newsletter #7

  Ryan Kerr, Sophomore at Danbury High School, is the author of Wednesday’s newsletter.  Ryan’s biography and abstract are found at Meet the Winners. With judging completed the students can relax. Thursday, they are required to be at their projects from 10 AM to 2 PM PDT to describe their work. Thursday night is the Special Awards Ceremony 7 – …

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2011 ISEF Newsletter #6

Ryota Ishizuka, junior at Greenwich High School, is the author of Tuesday’s newsletter. With projects being pre-judged (without the students present) the day was free for sightseeing.  Ryota’s biography and abstract are found at Meet the Winners. Today, the CSF finalists were given a taste of the west coast vibe through an extensive tour of the city.  Shubhro was unable to …

2011 ISEF Newsletter #5

Swathi Krishnan, senior at Rye Country Day School, is the author of Monday’s newsletter. The day included a visit to Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne where rocket technology was seen up close and personal.  The day concluded with the Opening Ceremonies with keynote speak by Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO, DreamWorks Animation. Read Swathi’s biography and abstract at Meet the Winners. Our second official …

2011 Live Video from ISEF

Hello All, There is now an opportunity to see the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair live! The Society for Science & The Public has just announced that the Intel ISEF Award Ceremonies will be webcast live and in On-Demand (for one week) Live Viewing of the Intel ISEF Special Awards and Grand Awards Ceremonies Opening Ceremonies – 10 PM …

2011 ISEF Newsletter #4

Toni Viola, junior at New Milford High School, and Science Horizons ISEF competitor reports on Sunday’s setup and the evening student pin exchange. Read Toni’s biography and abstract at Meet the Winners. Today was our first official day in LA! We started off the morning by enjoying a breakfast in the hotel. Shortly thereafter we had a team meeting to discuss …

2011 ISEF Newsletter #3

Saturday’s ISEF report by Shubhro Saha, CSF ISEF competitor from Choate-Rosemary Hall. Read Shubhro’s abstract and biography and those of the other Connecticut Science Fair and Science Horizons competitors at Meet The Winners. Summary of Saturday ISEF Team Connecticut – Shubhro Saha The weekend begins! Saturday steadily began as the Connecticut finalists trickled into Westchester Airport. I was familiar with most of the …

2011 Radio Interviews

Hello Science Fair Friends, Sponsors, and Alumni, Hear interviews for the CSF ISEF Competitors.  Yiyuan Hu, Hamden High School, Amoolya Narayanan, Glastonbury HS, and Ryota Ishizuka, Greenwich HS, were interviewed by Phil Mikan on Phil Mikan’s Corner WMRD Middletown 1150 AM and WLIS 1420 AM Old Saybrook.  Fair winners Ian Dakens, Norwich Free Academy, and Thomas Newberry, Greenwich High School …