BSD Students Recognized At 2010 Intel Science And Engineering Fair

Two individual student science projects and three team projects won category awards at the 2010 Intel Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in San Jose, CA May 5-15.

Nine science projects from the Beaverton-Hillsboro Science Expo (BHSE), a regional Intel ISEF affiliated science fair, were selected to compete at the ISEF.

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) is the world’s largest pre-college science and engineering competition. Intel ISEF brings together 1,500 young scientists and engineers from up to 50 countries annually. The participants showcase their cutting-edge science and engineering projects and compete for nearly $4 million in awards and scholarships.

Category & Special Awards:

1st Place -Team -Earth Science - $3000 Award
The Domino Effect of Global Warming: An Experimental Study of the Positive Feedback Mechanism (PFM) due to Global Warming on Methane Emissions and a Model to Quantify Its Worldwide Effect in the 21st Century from Anthropogenic and Natural Wetlands
Naomi C Shah, 14, Priyam C Shah, 17, Sunset High School

2nd Place- Behavioral Science -$1500 Award
Air Force Award -1st Award - $3000
Ability to Suppress the Expression of Fear in Human ApoE Mice
Matthew Samuel Agam, 16, Beaverton High School

3rd Place - Team - Earth Science - $1000 Award
Change We Can Believe In: Evolution of Tidal Constituents in the Pacific Basin
Hari Ramesh Caushik, 16, Andrei Secasiu, 16, Himanshu Satishchandra Pandey, 17, Westview High School

4th Place - Cellular and Molecular Science - $500 Award
Florida Institue of Technology Award - Scholarship of $12,500 renewable annually
Multi-Modal Confocal Mosaicing Microscopy for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Detection
Nathaniel Wei-Sen Chen, 16, Merlo Station High School

4th Place - Team -Engineering- $500 Award
Making the Best Better: Optimizing the TiO2 Semiconducting Layer for Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Amy B.C. Tang, 16, Anjali Jaba Das, 18, Westview High School