Winner Announcement Intel ISEF 2012 Grand Awards Ceremony
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Winner Announcement Intel ISEF 2012 Grand Awards Ceremony May 18, 2012, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Society for Science & the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation, announced Grand Awards of the Intel ISEF 2012. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete at the Intel ISEF 2012 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair. The Gordon E. Moore Award The Gordon E. Moore Award recognizes the Best of the Best of Category among the outstanding students from around the world who participate in the Intel ISEF. The finalist with the winning project is selected on the basis of outstanding and innovative research, as well as on the potential impact of the work-in the field and on the world at large. Gordon E. Moore Award $75,000 ME028 A Novel Paper Sensor for the Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Jack Thomas Andraka, 15, North County High School, Glen Burnie, Maryland Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award These Finalists were selected for their commitment to innovation in tackling challenging scientific questions, using authentic research practices, and creating solutions to the problems of tomorrow. Young Scientist Award of $50,000 CS049 Apodora: Markov Chain-Inspired Microsearch Nicholas Benjamin Schiefer, 17, Holy Trinity School, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada PH033 Analysis of Photon-Mediated Entanglement between Distinguishable Matter Qubits Ari Misha Dyckovsky, 18, Loudoun County Academy of Science, Sterling, Virginia The award is disbursed in four equal installments to students enrolled at any accredited degree-granting institution of higher education, following their successful completion of high school.
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