View the lifestreamed awards ceremony on September 21st, 10:00 pm EDT. Each year, Google sponsors the Google Science Fair, which is an online science competition, where thousands of students, ages 13-18, apply using their independent research projects. Of the thousands of entrants, Only 90 Finalists are selected, WORLDWIDE, with only 18 finalists selected from the “Americas” (North and […]

  Very Good News! Three Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) students have been chosen as Broadcom MASTERS semifinalists. Selected from 2230 competitors, 300 semifinalists are selected nationwide for this middle school national competition. Catherine Herrick, Sandy Hook, now a 9th grader at Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden. An Investigation of the Ingestion of Microscopic Plastic Particles […]

First Hand Reports on the 2015 GENIUS Olympiad The following are student reports on their week at the 2015 GENIUS Olympiad.  Special thanks to all for sharing their experiences.  See the media release See Photos Competing at GENIUS Olympiad There are two ways to get an opportunity to compete.  You can win one of the four awards given at […]

Photos taken on May 15, 2015 Today was the Grand Awards Ceremony. Everyone woke up refreshed and ready for a day full of excitement. We started off with what has become one of our Pittsburgh traditions: omelets at the local Bigelow Grille. After a meal of eggs and lively conversation, the finalists headed upstairs to […]

Photos taken on May 14, 2015 After a long day of presenting to judges at the convention center yesterday, today we woke up early to get breakfast and prepare for the upcoming public presentation. Middle school and high school students were welcomed to the center to view and ask questions about the finalists’ projects. Children […]

Photos taken May 12, 2015 We began our day with a delicious breakfast at Einstein’s Bagels, which has become somewhat of a tradition since the first day at ISEF. Following breakfast, we walked back to the hotel to get ready for the long and exciting day ahead of us.   The majority of the CSEF group […]

Photos taken May 11, 2015 We started off the day bright and early by eating a hearty breakfast at Einstein’s Bagels. Afterwards, we headed towards the convention center to set up our posters and get checked by security. Though it took some time, each of us was checked and set up our displays, which look fantastic! […]

Photos from Sunday, May 10, 2015 Today we said goodbye to our mothers bright and early and headed out for Bradley Airport. Everyone cringed as security tore apart the bubble wrap and padding we carefully wrapped around our posters. (Don’t worry they all arrived safely in Pittsburgh and look amazing!). After a painless flight of […]

Activities of the top winners of the Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from May 10-15, 2015: Meet the Winners and Chaperones 2015 ISEF Newsletter #1 – About Intel ISEF Fair Week 2015 ISEF Newsletter #2 from Olivia Photos taken May 10, 2015 2015 ISEF Newsletter #3 from William […]

Hello Science Fair Friends, Sponsors, and Alumni, The six top high school winners of the 2015 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair are heading to Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 10, to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest precollege science and engineering competition. (Yes, I’m afraid we once again leave on […]