Connecticut students receive medals in their categories at the 2014 GENIUS Olympiad, an international competition promoting the understanding of environmental issues and future sustainability. Results were announced at the Awards Ceremony, Thursday, June 19. Gold, Resources & Energy- Maximillian Minichetti, Greenwich High School Gold, Environmental Quality- Andrew Ma, Greenwich High School Silver, Environmental Quality- Kenneth Dorian, Greenwich High School Bronze, Resources …
2014 GENIUS Olympiad
Connecticut has ten students competing at 2014 GENIUS Olympiad June 16-19 at the State University of New York in Oswego. Five students received their invitation to compete at the Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair are sponsored to attend. The others competed for a spot at this prestigious international competition by directly applying. it is a testimony to the high quality of the …
2014 Fair Report
The 2014 Fair Report on student and school participation is now available. Download PDF at 2014 CSEF Report This document provides: • Participating students and their project titles • Students who are multi-year competitors • Top winners who are sponsored by CSEF to participate in: the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair, I-SWEEEP International Future Sustainability, and GENIUS Olympiad • Participating schools • …
2014 ISEF Newsletter #7 from Megan
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 a final breakfast at our …
2014 ISEF Grand Awards from CSEF
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) – The Effects of Barefoot and …
2014 ISEF Newsletter #6 from Janine
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 well-fed and ready to head …
2014 ISEF Special Award Winners from CSEF
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 Research-CERN: All expense paid trip …
2014 ISEF Newsletter#5 from Isabelle
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 hour lunch, where we wolfed …
2014 ISEF Newsletter #4 from Emma
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 returning from an exciting and …
2014 ISEF Newsletter#3 from Bridget
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 peruse the other projects in …