Student organizes first international engineering fair at PSU Nov 18, 2009
Trumbor planned the first international engineering fair in the Hammond Building's Kunkle Lounge, which was held Tuesday afternoon. Trumbour said he wants students to know how beneficial studying and working abroad is for their personal and career goals. (Daily Collegian, PA)
New look for science fair Nov 7, 2009
Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair regroups for its latest endeavor ... For more than 50 years, the Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair worked to build a strong presence in Central Pennsylvania by offering a a venue for competition to students interested in science and providing an opportunity for physics, chemistry and cancer research ... This year, after a major, long-time sponsor decided to step down, the Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair has recruited nine partners, each... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Breaking down the science fair Nov 7, 2009
Projects line the hall in Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts during last years Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair ... Projects for the Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair can be based on engineering, architectural design or cancer research ... The Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair is broken into two divisions: a middle school junior division for seventh and eighth graders and a high school division for ninth through 12th graders. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
All your favorite greatest hits (1) Nov 2, 2009
Last year, when he was an 8th-grader at Gross Schechter Day School, he won several prizes at the Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project Can You Trust Organic Foods. He was also one of 300 national semi-finalists in Discover Channel s Society for Science & the Public. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Athena honors can-do businesswomen Oct 22, 2009
She has worked with the advisory board of the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair. Akbar, who has a hearing impairment, works with hearing-impaired kids at the Desert Voices Oral Learning Center to help them adapt to a hearing world. (AZCentral -- Business)
Letters for Sunday, October 4, 2009 (799) Oct 5, 2009
Ending the school year earlier in the spring already meant difficulties scheduling and participating in AP exams, national competitions such as the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Mock Trial, and a variety of sporting events. With the furlough days now scheduled on May 7 and 14, 2010, what was problematic may now be impossible. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Frustration breeds inspiration for Marlborough student Oct 2, 2009
So for his entry in June s Massachusetts Middle School Science & Engineering Fair, he set out to design something that would spare others that frustration: a cell phone-controlled door opener. How it works. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Brookline honors Jul 19, 2009
Pierce School sixth-graders Juliana Kaplan and Noah Bloomstein took home prizes from the Massachusetts State Middle School Science and Engineering Fair, held June 6 at Worcester Technical High School. Juliana won the second-place Forsight Project s Clean Energy Award for her project, Wind Turbine: Generating Electricity. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Science student earns more awards Jun 6, 2009
Lexington High School student Mark Chonofsky, a first place winner at the 2009 Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair, added to his accomplishments by bringing home a top award from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held May 9-15 in Reno, Nev. Mark won a Grand Award of a $3,000 cash prize, a Best in Category prize of $5,000, a trip to CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, Switzerland; a new laptop computer, and a $500 Agilent... (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Graduation Day approaches for class of ‘09 May 29, 2009
While in high school, she has been involved in various organizations including cheerleading, the National Honor Society, Yoe Babes, Student Council vice president, University Interscholastic League accounting, the Central Texas Science and Engineering Fair, the Exxon Mobile Texas State Science and Engineering Fair, the Heart of Texas History Fair, fall production, and the German-Czech Club president. Honors include: first-place district UIL accounting, sixth-place regional UIL accounting, first... (Cameron Herald, TX)
Somerville High School students win awards at state science fair May 27, 2009
State Science & Engineering Fair. Linda Chau and Lola Yu were awarded second place for a team entry, and won the 2009 Intel/ISEF Mass. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Young scientists earn accolades at fair May 26, 2009
The 60th Annual Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair (MSSEF) recently concluded at MIT.. Throughout the Commonwealth, 175 students received recognition and shared more than $425,000 in scholarships, cash prizes, and awards. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Hopkinton studetns win big at state and international science fairs May 23, 2009
State Science Fair The 60th Annual Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair (MSSEF) recently concluded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with 175 students throughout the Commonwealth receiving recognition and sharing more than $425,000 in scholarships, cash prizes, and awards ... Additionally, 27 students from across the state have been chosen to participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 10-16, in Reno, Nev ... "All of the participants in this... (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Achutha Raman, of Dover-Sherborn High School, wins second at Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair May 19, 2009
The 60th annual Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair concluded recently at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with 175 students receiving recognition and sharing more than $425,000 in scholarships, cash prizes, and patent and experiential awards ... All of the participants in this year s Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair represent the best and the brightest students in the state, said Cora Beth Abel, executive director of the MSSEF. We re extremely proud of the... (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Local briefs: Man dies after driving his pickup into canal May 19, 2009
A Clovis West High School student has earned $5,000 for his first-place finish in the physics and astronomy portion of the International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, Nev. Nilesh Tripuraneni, a Clovis West senior, also won a laptop computer and received a $1,000 grant for Clovis West High School. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
* Taiwanese student wins top US microbiology prize May 18, 2009
A Taiwanese high school student won a major prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in the US on Friday for her discovery of a bacteria that breaks down Styrofoam ... The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is billed as the worlds largest pre-college science competition. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Young ladies win in science May 17, 2009
The three top winners of the pre-college Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) were young ladies ... Finalists are selected annually from more than 550 International Science and Engineering Fair-affiliated fairs around the world. (EETimes)
Science fair winners announced in Reno May 16, 2009
More than 1,500 high school students from 56 countries around the world were chosen as finalists at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair organized by the Society for Science & the Public. Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, is the title sponsor. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Students shine at regional science fair May 15, 2009
Last Saturday, May 9, nineteen Littleton Middle School students, representing 11 projects, took their science fair projects to the Massachusetts Region IV Middle School Science and Engineering Fair, held at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell ... All of the student projects that won a ribbon at the regional fair are eligible to compete in the Massachusetts State Middle School Science and Engineering Fair in Worcester on June 6. (Littleton Independent, MA)
Chris Malone: Science fair season comes to a close May 8, 2009
The science fair season is officially coming to an end next week with the International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, Nev ... The Southeastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin Regional Science and Engineering Fair Committee would like to thank our sponsors, judges, volunteers, teachers, parents and all our student participants for another successful regional science and engineering fair this past year ... Chris Malone is director of the Regional Science and Engineering Fair. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Marlborough students headed to international science fair May 7, 2009
Anisha Gundewar (left) and Rebecca Baur, both Marlborough High School seniors, are heading to Las Vegas next week for the International Science and Engineering Fair, the first Marlborough team since 2002 to do so ... That qualified them to go on to next week s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, Nevada , where they will showcase their work alongside of 1,600 other students from 50 countries. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
JFK students head to regional science fair May 7, 2009
Five winners in the JFK Middle School sixth grader Science Fair represented the local school at the regional level at the Worcester Regional Middle School Science and Engineering Fair at Worcester Polytechnic Institute yesterday. In the JFK competition, Hannah Carroll took first place for her project How Does Temperature Affect the Reaction Time of Alka-Seltzer. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Lola Yu and Linda Chau win first place at regional science fair May 7, 2009
Both projects will be participating at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) being held May 9 to 16 in Reno, Nevada. Results from the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair held recently include the following from Somerville High School. (Somerville Journal, MA)
MetroWest students win top state science honors May 5, 2009
Students from Marlborough, Hopkinton, Westborough and Shrewsbury high schools won first place at the 60th annual Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair at Massachusetts Institute of Technology this past weekend ... Twenty-seven students from across the state will participate and compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which begins May 10 in Reno, Nev. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Off to the fair May 5, 2009
on May 8 to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair ... At the regional science and engineering fair held in March, Black placed first. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Meier wins first place at state science competition Apr 30, 2009
Megan Meier of Brenham High School won a first-place medal and an invitation to an elite science academy at the ExxonMobil State Science and Engineering Fair. Published: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1:32 PM CDT Brenham High School sophomore Megan Meier won a first-place medal at the ExxonMobil State Science and Engineering Fair ... The academy is a weeklong opportunity hosted by the University of Texas at San Antonio for winners of the ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Winona sending five competitors, two observers to international science fair Apr 28, 2009
When Winona Senior High School students Megan Hatfield and Sam Miner won top honors for their group project at the Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair in March, they couldn t hide their exuberance, or their surprise ... at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world s largest pre-college science fair ... PHOTO: Five Winona Senior High School students will compete in May at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, Nev. (Winona Daily News, MN)
KMS brings home first, second, medals and cash prizes Apr 14, 2009
and competed at the regional science fair, the 50th Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair, in Cedar Rapids. Fields and Dunn injected tomatoes with a cancer to observe the effect. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Kostroun earns Grand Prize at State Science Fair Apr 11, 2009
Logan Kostroun, and eight classmates from Yoe High School, earned the right to take their science projects to the ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair, held March 27-30 in San Antonio ... Kostroun will take his project to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, held in Reno, Nev ... Senior division Grand Prize winners received all-expense paid trips to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) May 10-15 in Reno, Nev. (Cameron Herald, TX)
Jim Hanzel: Science students excel Apr 10, 2009
(Perhaps when they bring home the bacon from the International Science and Engineering Fair. Athletic successes seldom suffer the lack of pictures or column inches. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Students display scientific skills Apr 9, 2009
From lava-flow predictions to the mechanics of carnival games, from the benefits of green tea to the fluctuations of muons, hundreds of students showed off their projects yesterday at the 52nd Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair ... " Inouye was one of the celebrity judges yesterday for the 52nd Hawaii State Science & Engineering Fair, which opens to the public today in the Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today in the Pikake Room. A... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Science projects single out brainiacs Apr 8, 2009
Yesterday, 500 students from public and private middle and high schools took to the Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall to set up their displays for the 52nd State Science and Engineering Fair ... Winners will attend the International Science and Engineering Fair in Nevada this May. (Honolulu Advertiser)
middle school methodology Casa Grande kids using science to answer questions Apr 8, 2009
She designed an experiment to find out if the evaporation of water decreased as the salt concentration increased and won a gold medal at the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair. Eleven students from Villago Middle School in Casa Grande also won medals for their science experiments. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
- EL CENTRO: Membership drive set 0 Apr 8, 2009
PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID BRADSHAW Holtville High School sophomores Kelsey Villanueva, 16, (left) and Brooke Bradshaw, 16, (right), who are in Ms. Sorenson s (center) science class, competed in the Imperial Valley Science Fair and were asked to attend the 2009 Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. Their topic is water quality, and asks if the water around the Imperial Valley is safe to drink. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
GETTING HIS ACT IN GEAR Apr 8, 2009
Judging began this morning in the 52nd Hawaii Science and Engineering Fair at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. More than 6,000 students participate in the fair each year, with winners advancing from the school, district and state levels. (Honolulu Advertiser)
State science fair kicks off with more than 380 projects at Blaisdell Apr 7, 2009
Projects ranging from "Communication Patterns Between Adolescents and Bathroom Bacteria" to "The Role of HIV-1 LTR Variants in HIV-1 Induced Neuropathogenesis" are among the wide range of projects at the 52nd Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair ... The Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair has been organized and supported by the Hawaii Academy of Science since 1958, making it the oldest science education program in the state ... The winners from this event, along with the winners of... (Honolulu Advertiser)
St. Gregory the Great earns most science awards Apr 6, 2009
HAMILTON -- At the 56th Mercer Science and Engineering Fair, held on last month at Rider University, St. Gregory the Great School students received the award for the "School with the most Winners" in the Junior Division (Middle School). The acceptance of a project into the Science Fair recognizes significant effort on the part of the student. (NJ.com -- Times)
REGION: Kids spend Saturday celebrating science Apr 5, 2009
"The crazy thing is how many kids are here," said Kai Kuspa, 16, a junior at Canyon Crest Academy in Carmel Valley, who was working the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair booth at the park ... Zdeb and Kuspa also were rooting for North County peers competing at the 55th annual Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair under way through Sunday at an activity center across the street from Balboa Park ... For more information about the science and engineering fair results, visit. (North County Times)
No big lab. No research center. Just science Apr 3, 2009
So Callahan, 16, studied the nesting habits of the northern goshawk (pronounced goss hawk), and his research was so thorough and his presentation so professional that he beat out 70 other projects at a regional competition last month to qualify for the upcoming international science and engineering fair in Nevada. Callahan is one of nearly 200 top high school students from Oregon and southwestern Washington who will compete today at the Intel Northwest Science Expo at Portland State University. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Science fair set this week in Athens Mar 29, 2009
The University of Georgia Office of Academic Special Programs will host the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair this Wednesday-Saturday at the Classic Center ... The creators of the best projects will receive expense paid trips to the 61st International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, Nev. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Local briefs Mar 21, 2009
The 56th annual Central California Regional Science, Mathematics and Engineering Fair will be held Monday through Thursday at the Fresno Fairgrounds ... The top two winners in the senior division will advance to the regional fair at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, Nev. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Fair offered to steer students to science Mar 21, 2009
54th annual High Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair a recruiting tool ... Discovering what scent attracts a ferret the most and determining if domestic mice are smarter than field mice were two of the many projects that middle and high school students displayed Friday at the 54th annual High Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
High Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair winners Mar 21, 2009
More than 400 students competed at the 54th annual High Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Belle Fourche High School junior Nathan Willen won three awards, including a trip to the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair at Reno, Nev. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
State science fair set for weekend kickoff Mar 19, 2009
Arizona Science and Engineering Fair set for weekend kickoff - Phoenix Business Journal ... Arizona Science and Engineering Fair set for weekend kickoff ... After winning the 2008 competition, he showcased his work at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
'More than a science fair' Mar 15, 2009
Last year, as a second-grader, Heidelberg placed first in the first-through-third-grade class competition at the Mississippi Region II Science and Engineering Fair at Jackson State University ... Craig, now ready to compete in the Mississippi Region II Science and Engineering Fair, won first place in his division last year ... Approximately 300 judges are needed for the Mississippi Region II Science and Engineering Fair March 26-27 at Jackson State University from 9:30-11:30 a.m.. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Area students gather for science fair (15) Mar 15, 2009
The top winners and their sponsoring teachers will be eligible to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2009 in Reno, Nev. on May 10-15. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Students tackle non-traditional science projects Mar 15, 2009
It's taken Arizona State University's Phillip Huebner years to phase out the more obvious science-fair experiments, but he's certain those who attend the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair this year won't see a volcano or catapult ... Last year, Scott won the grand prize at the Arizona fair and showcased his work at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. (AZCentral -- News)
Water, bulimia topics of winning science projects Mar 13, 2009
The four grand prize winners won an all-expenses-paid trip to the Intel ISEF (International Science and Engineering Fair) in Reno, Nev. May 10-16. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Projects take top spots at regional science fair Mar 13, 2009
Nine students from Yoe High School competed in the Central Texas Science and Engineering Fair and eight of them will be advancing to the state competition later this month in San Antonio. Logan Kostroun, a senior, won first place in his ongoing plant science project, and will advance to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, Nev. (Cameron Herald, TX)
Butte sweeps science fair Mar 13, 2009
Butte High School earned the top performing school at the Montana Tech Regional Science and Engineering Fair Thursday ... These awards entitle the four students to all-expense paid trips to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno in May ... These students will serve as alternates to the International Science and Engineering Fair in case one of the Butte students cannot attend. (Montana Standard, MT)
What if? Science students pose theories, seek answers Mar 12, 2009
Over 30 Ophir students traveled to Butte this week to take part in the Montana Tech Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Top placers in last weeks Ophir School Science Fair were chosen to participate in the regional competition. (Big Sky Lone Peak Lookout, MT)
More of this story Mar 7, 2009
The Bartlesville District Science Fair is an affiliated International Science and Engineering Fair and thereby complies with ISEF rules ... Award ceremonies will be held on both days of this year s Bartlesville District Science Fair while up to 30 student projects will be selected for subsequent competition at the 2009 Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair in Ada, which is scheduled from March 26-27 ... Two individual students and their teachers will also be chosen to compete in the 2009... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Students tout science projects Mar 6, 2009
Most all of the students were dressed in their Sunday best for the annual Northwest Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Taylor Anderson, a Tioga High School ninth grader, stood proudly next to her project "Wipe Out." For the project, she tested various brands of toilet paper to find out which ones were the most and least biodegradable. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Parents example sets lead in sports behavior Feb 28, 2009
Last weekend I was delighted and amazed to see the disciplined work and inventive ideas of middle and high school science students at the Grants Local Science and Engineering Fair. Every student scientist I interviewed had college plans and many were hoping for post-graduate education in medicine, physics, botany, engineering and environmental science. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Science fair offers chance to learn Feb 27, 2009
The International Science and Engineering Fair is May 11-15 in Reno, Nev. At the international fair, 50 different countries are to be represented, and more than 4 million in prizes and scholarships are to be awarded, she said. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Two sisters at Bartow High among state science fair qualifiers Feb 26, 2009
Monroe and the Dalvi sisters qualified to compete with their science projects at the 54th Annual State Science and Engineering Fair to be held April 15 to 17 at the Lakeland Center. In addition, the Dalvi sisters will compete with their projects at the International Science Fair in Reno, Nevada from May 10 to 15. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Science Fair showcases student talent Feb 25, 2009
GRANTS - Every year the annual Grants Local Science and Engineering Fair displays the creativity and discipline of science students in Cibola County. The creativity is expressed in the ideas the students want to explore and the discipline is demonstrated in their adherence to the steps of scientific inquiry. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Lake City Community College Associate Professor of Physics James Givvines judges a project Wednesday by Suwannee High student Austin Miller, which compared the efficiency and cost of using biofuels. Givvines said that what he looked for in a winning project was originality, if the scientific method was followed and whether the proper mathematical analysis of results were used. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Feb 19, 2009
Science and Engineering Fair spurs more than 100 projects ... Published: Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:10 AM EST More than 100 projects from the five-county area were judged on Wednesday as part of the Suwannee Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair hosted by Lake City Community College ... The 32 winners selected will be eligible to compete in the 54th Annual State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida on April 15 through 17 in Lakeland. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Friskop named to scientific review committee Feb 17, 2009
Through scientific research and study he has helped guide 50 students to become presenters at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). He doubled this number to helping 100 to ISEF as alternates. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Student science buffs score big Feb 15, 2009
Winners of the Brevard Mainland Intracoastal Regional Science and Engineering Fair were announced Saturday. The two-day fair was presented at Merritt Square Mall. (Florida Today)
Cram Session Feb 8, 2009
Brevard Public Schools has announced the winners for the South Brevard Science and Engineering Fair ... The Brevard South Regional Science and Engineering Fair was held at Melbourne Square Mall January 30th and 31st. (Florida Today)
SE fests for Jan. 16-18, beyond Feb 7, 2009
Fort Myers The Edison Festival of Light, through Feb. 22, celebrates the life and innovations of the famous inventor with a science and engineering fair, an inventors' fair, a Light Up the Town Block Party, Rock 'n' Roll Saturday Night (with Eddie Money and Night Ranger), "junior" events, a stadium and fireworks show, and a grand parade. 239-334-2999. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
