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Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair
Over 1,600 young scientists hailing from 49 states and 64 countries, territories and regions came together to compete in the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, where they won nearly $9 million in awards and scholarships. Convening in Dallas, Texas, the fair was the first fully in-person ISEF since 2019.
Coming together at the world’s largest pre-collegiate STEM competition, finalists presented research spanning 22 different categories, from animal sciences to translational medical science. Beyond the judging and the competition, the finalists also took part in a week of enrichment activities — including interactive panels featuring STEM leaders, a student mixer, and Education Outreach Day, where students from around Texas visited the fair to learn from the finalists.
The 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair
Press Release
Full List of Award Winners
Full List of Special Award Winners
Grand Awards Ceremony Video
TOP MOMENTS
Regeneron ISEF 2023 Highlights
Relive the top moments from Regeneron ISEF 2023.
TOP WINNERS
Kaitlyn Wang
Kaitlyn Wang of San José, California, won first place and received the $75,000 George D. Yancopoulos Innovator Award. In her research, she developed an efficient way to identify certain exoplanets that orbit very closely around their stars, and found some of the smallest such planets ever discovered.
Saathvik Kannan
Saathvik Kannan of Columbia, Missouri, received one of two Regeneron Young Scientist Awards of $50,000. In his research, he used biocomputational methods to understand the causes of heightened infectivity in the disease mpox after it reemerged in 2022.
Teepakorn Keawumdee, Pannathorn Siri and Poon Trakultangmun
Teepakorn Keawumdee, Pannathorn Siri and Poon Trakultangmun of Bangkok, Thailand, received the second Regeneron Young Scientist Award of $50,000 for developing an innovative incubation chamber that promotes the survival of the green lacewing insect, a natural predator of the mealybug, a harmful pest.
SOCIETY BLOG
Students from around the world come together at the 2023 Regeneron ISEF Pin Exchange
The Pin Exchange is an ISEF tradition that allows finalists from around the world to get to know each other and exchange pins from home at the beginning of the fair.
Student to student: Regeneron ISEF finalists take the stage during Education Outreach Day
In addition to sharing their research with judges, several finalists gave inspiring lightning talks to the over 2,000 local students who visited Regeneron ISEF on Education Outreach Day.
On pursuing passions and breaking through barriers with the 2023 Regeneron ISEF Women in STEM panel
From discussing ethics and technology to touching on the importance of mentorship, finalists at Regeneron ISEF 2023 heard from four alumnae during the Women in STEM panel presented by Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
Our Sponsors
Thank you to the community of sponsors who made the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair possible.
Read more about the 2023 sponsors on our blog
Why I Volunteer
Connecting with Young Innovators
“Volunteering at Regeneron ISEF is an enlightening experience. There’s something special about being surrounded by so much youth potential, especially as an educator who wants a bright future for all my students. Volunteering at Regeneron ISEF is an experience I highly recommend. It’s a special experience and unique from all other fairs I’ve seen. I consider it a privilege to assist these intelligent young minds, who will be our STEM leaders, innovators and game changers one day soon.”
Jennifer Lashley
Executive Director of SoLA Robotics
