Public Viewing and Special Awards Ceremony Hiba Hussain Sophomore, Greenwich High School After an exhausting day of presenting to the judges, Raina and I woke up for another early morning- this time to present our projects to the public. Throughout the day, hordes of ambitious middle school students, fellow ISEF finalists, and inquiring adults stopped by the awe-inspiring ISEF projects. …
2018 ISEF – Special Awards Ceremony Breaking News
CSEF students come away with five Special Awards and an Honorable Mention at the Intel ISEF Thursday’s Special Awards Ceremony totaling $7,000 in Cash! Srikar Godilla & Cristian Rodriguez, CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, Windsor Effect of Experimental Parameters on Forming Prince Rupert’s Drops for Maximum Strength and Toughness First Award of $2,500- Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc. Raina Jain, Greenwich …
2018 ISEF Newsletter #6 from Srikar Godilla
Srikar Godilla Junior, CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, Windsor Today was the first day of judging. The day that some of us traveled hundreds of miles for. The day that some of us dreaded and some of us were waiting for. I was one of those who have been waiting for this day for a long time. It was finally …
2018 ISEF Newsletter #5 – from Keshav Vedula
Keshav Vedula Senior, CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, Windsor Today was the big day: judgment day. We woke up earlier than most of us would’ve liked to and dragged ourselves down for breakfast. Soon afterwards, we dressed up in the fanciest clothes we brought before racing to get in line for the judging to begin. The morning was one …
2018 ISEF Newsletter #4 from Cristian Rodriguez
Cristian Rodriguez Junior, CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, Windsor Today was an eventful day to say the least. Although we were able to sleep in, I woke up early enough to go for a swim. With that I found myself extremely tired throughout the day, but the events planned for us kept me alert and attentive. I most definitely …
2018 ISEF Newsletter #3 from Maya Geradi
Tuesday Report Maya Geradi Senior, Wilbur Cross High School, New Haven After a long night of karaoke and horror movies, we all slept in today morning. At 10:30, we made our way downstairs to the lobby, stopping for a quick photo in front of the Westin. Following a short shuttle ride, we arrived at the Hard Rock Café. While admiring the …
2018 ISEF Newsletter #2 from Raina Jain
Raina Jain Sophomore, Greenwich High School After a nice restful sleep, we started our day off by eating breakfast at the Penn City Grill. They had a whole variety of foods, from Danish sweets to french toast topped off with warm maple syrup… yum! Over breakfast, a conversation started by previous ISEF competitors (Maya and Shobie) over how extravagant the opening …
2018 ISEF Newsletter #1 from Shobhita Sundaram
Shobhita Sundaram Senior, Greenwich High School ISEF competitor- 2017, 2018 We met at the airport at 4:00 am, many of us bleary-eyed and sleepy from the early start. After making our way through the long security line, we ate a brief breakfast at McDonalds, and then headed to our gate. After an hour-and-a-half flight we landed in Philadelphia, where the …
CSEF Winners Head to 2018 Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
Hello Science Fair Friends, Sponsors, and Alumni, The eight top high school winners of the 2018 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair head to Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 13, to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest precollege science and engineering competition. Once again, sorry to say leaving on Mother’s Day! Intel ISEF takes place Sunday through Friday, …
CSEF Students on WTNH Channel 8 “Good Morning Connecticut”
Watch “Good Morning Connecticut” on WTNH Channel 8, 9 am Tuesday, March 20 New Haven school students Matilda Pethrick and Maya Geradi will appear on Channel 8, to tell about their research work. Matilda Pethrick, a seventh grader from Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School, placed 1st in the middle school in the EnergizeCT Alternative/Renewable Energy Awards category. Matilda’s project, “Biomass …