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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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2017 ISEF Newsletter #5 from Luca Barcelo

2017 ISEF Newsletter #5  (Thursday) Luca Barcelo Thursday was an eventful and action packed day for all Intel Science Fair finalists! With the anxiety that preceded the prior day’s judging session dispelled, we made our way down to the second floor of the Luxe hotel at 7am to satisfy our appetites. Conversation at the communal table was fair-centric. We spoke …

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2017 ISEF Newsletter #4 from Michelle Xiong

2017 ISEF Newsletter #4 Michelle Xiong Wednesday was the big day: project judging. We started the day bright and early with breakfast at 6am. After that we headed back to our rooms to take a quick nap, get in some last minute practice, and change into our professional attire. We walked over to the convention center a little before 8am. …

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2017 ISEF Newsletter #3 from Eunji Lee

2017 ISEF Newsletter (Tuesday) Eunji Lee Day 3 of ISEF! We started off the day by once again walking into breakfast 15 minutes late, but on the bright side, the food was once again delicious. After a short break upstairs, we headed out to the California Science Center, where we were greeted by large crowds and even larger exhibits. Once …

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2017 ISEF Newsletter #2 from Sophie Edelstein

Intel ISEF Newsletter 2017 (Monday) Sophie Edelstein, Sophomore, Wilbur Cross High School, New Haven After a much needed night’s rest, we started our day with a hearty and delicious breakfast at the Stafford + Mathis Kitchen located in our hotel. The topic of conversation over breakfast consisted of Mr.Wisner’s days in the science fair and plans for the week ahead. …

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2017 ISEF Newsletter #1 from Maya Geradi

Intel ISEF Newsletter 2017 (Sunday) Maya Geradi Junior Wilbur Cross High School, New Haven Our day began at 4:50 a.m. at Bradley Airport, bleary eyed and waiting in line to check in our luggage. After a long wait, we finally passed through security and had a brief breakfast. We boarded and embarked on the approximately 6 hour plane ride to …