Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair

Reported by Melissa Woo We met bright and early at Bradley Airport at 7 am (7 am sharp, that is, as we were repeatedly reminded by our lovely chaperone, Ms. Frattalone). After a quick trip through security, we stopped for breakfast at McDonalds where we all got to know each other a little better, with […]

Reported by Cynthia Chen Today was the first full day of ISEF. I woke up bright and early because there’s a three hour time difference from here and Connecticut. We all went downstairs and had breakfast at the hotel restaurant. Then, we got the posters, boxes, and binders we had shipped over to the hotel […]

Hello Science Fair Friends, Sponsors, and Alumni, The nine top high school winners of the 2019 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair head to Phoenix, Sunday, May 12, 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 […]

A movie about competing at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) has just been released. Science Fair follows the paths  of nine students from around the world to the 2017 International Science & Engineering Fair held in Los Angeles. See the trailer and find out where it’s playing. Movie is currently playing at Bow Tie […]

Friday, May 18 – Grand Awards Ceremony See Photos Emily Philippides Senior, Greenwich High School Today was a bittersweet day. Waking up in the morning was very upsetting because we all knew this would be our last day at ISEF and we all had such an amazing week. I personally had so much fun on […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]