Friday, May 16, 2014 Hello Science Fair Friends, Sponsors, and Alumni, After five days of non-stop work and play, it was to be expected that the whole CT crew would be a bit tired. This became apparent this morning as the majority of us overslept our alarms; turning our morning of dressing, last minute packing, and […]

Bridget Ann Oei, 18, East Catholic High School, Manchester, Connecticut ISEF Catergory: Environmental Sciences (EV021) – Investigating the Efficacy of Bioluminescent Mushroom Panellus stipticus as a Biosensor to Detect the Toxicity of Water Contaminants Second Award of $1,500     Megan Boyer, 17, Manchester High School, Manchester, Connecticut ISEF Category: Materials and Bioengineering (EN021) – […]

Thursday, May 15, 2014 Hello Science Fair Friends, Sponsors, and Alumni, Thursday was one of the best days yet as the Connecticut Delegation rose early for an alarmingly large French toast breakfast.  It became a competition to see who could finish the most, and surprisingly, Bridget won.  With the stress of judging already over, we were […]

Janine Alysa Kerr, 16, Danbury High School, Danbury, Connecticut EM015 – Biological Control of the Invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil Using Aquatic Weevils Drexel University: Full Tuition Scholarship   Isabelle Goldstein, 17, Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield, Connecticut PH046 – Partitioning Gamma-Ray Sources in Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations for Spatial and Spectral Analysis European Organization for Nuclear […]

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Hello Science Fair Friends, Sponsors, and Alumni, Wednesday was a whirlwind of a day, equal parts dizzyingly fast and unbearably slow.  We met for breakfast at the hotel at 6am, then kept getting ready until leaving at 7:30.  The nine hour judging period was broken up by a one and a half […]

Photos May 13, 2014 Our second day at Intel ISEF began with an excursion to the California Science Center, where we learned about and actually saw the Endeavor, the massive space ship that was built to replace the Challenger, explored the deep sea and kelp zones, and even banded together to lift a Toyota! After […]

Photos May 12, 2014 We started out our first full day at INTEL ISEF with a lovely breakfast at the Figueroa hotel.  Afterwards we put on our matching CT Science and Engineering Fair t-shirts and headed to the LA Convention Center to finish our project set up and clearance.  We all had the opportunity to […]

See Photos May 11, 2014 Today was the first day of the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, and despite how excited I already was to be a part of such an amazing event, I cannot begin to describe how fantastic today was. After checking into the Figueroa- a unique, Moroccan style hotel- the […]

Activities of the top winners of the Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, California from May 11-16, 2014: Meet the Winners and Chaperones 2014 ISEF Newsletter #1 Photos from May 11, 2014 2014 ISEF Newsletter #2 from Anubhuti Photos from May 12, 2014 2014 ISEF Newsletter #3 […]

Hello Science Fair Friends, Sponsors, and Alumni, The six top high school winners of the 2014 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair are packing their bags and heading to Los Angeles, Sunday, May 11. (Sorry Mothers!) There, they will compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest precollege science and engineering competition. Intel […]