Intel ISEF 2012
Top Winners from 2012
Gordon E. Moore Award Winner of $75,000
Jack Thomas Andraka, 15, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
A Novel Paper Sensor for the Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards – $50,000 each
Nicholas Benjamin Schiefer, 17, of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Apodora: Markov Chain-Inspired Microsearch
Ari Misha Dyckovsky, 18, of Sterling, Virginia, United States
Analysis of Photon-Mediated Entanglement between Distinguishable Matter Qubits
In 2012, more than 1,500 young scientists were chosen to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. They were selected from 446 affiliate fairs in approximately 70 countries, regions and territories. In addition to the winners mentioned above, more than 400 finalists received awards and prizes for their groundbreaking work. Awards included 17 “Best of Category” winners who each received a $5,000 prize. The Intel Foundation also awarded a $1,000 grant to each winner’s school and to the affiliated fair they represent. The following lists the 17 Best of Category winners from which the top three were chosen:
| Category | Name | City | State/Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences | Lucy Hritzo | Holland | Pennsylvania |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | Benjamin Kornick | Rosalyn Heights | New York |
| Biochemistry | Rebecca Alford | Commack | New York |
| Cellular and molecular Biology | Raghav Tripathi | Portland | Oregon |
| Chemistry | Raghavendra Ramachanderan | Bengaluru | India |
| Computer Science | Nicholas Schiefer | Pickering, Ontario | Canada |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | Mofeed Sawan | London, Ontario | Canada |
| Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical | Assiya Kussainova | Karaganda, Karagandy | Kazakhstan |
| Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering | Ryota Ishizuka | Cos Cob | Connecticut |
| Energy and Transportation | Shyamal Buch | Folsom | California |
| Environmental Management | Adam Noble | Lakefield, Ontario | Canada |
| Environmental Sciences | Naomi Shah | Portland | Oregon |
| Mathematical Sciences | Aishwarya Vardhana | Beaverton | Oregon |
| Medicine and Health | Jack Andraka | Crownsville | Maryland |
| Microbiology | Felix Angelov | Skokie | Illinois |
| Physics and Astronomy | Ari Dyckovsky | Leesburg | Virginia |
| Plant Sciences | Huihui Fan | Staten Island | New York |
Top Winners Press Release
Full Listing of Grand Award Winners
Full Listing of Special Award Winners
Full 2012 Intel ISEF program
Intel ISEF 2012 Photo Albums on Facebook and Flickr
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2012 Alumni Updates
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