Intel ISEF 2013
Top Winners from 2013
Gordon E. Moore Award Winner of $75,000
Ionut Budistineau, 19, of Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
Using Artificial Intelligence to Create a Low Cost Self-Driving Car
Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards – $50,000 each
Eesha Khare, 18, of Saratoga, California
Design and Synthesis of Hydrogenated TiO2-Polyaniline Nanorods for Flexible High-Preformance Supercapacitors
Henry Lin, 17, of Shreveport, Louisiana
Cool Core Bias In Sunyaev-Zel’Dovich Galaxy Cluster Surveys
In 2013, approximately 1,600 young scientists were chosen to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. They were selected from 433 affiliate fairs in more than 70 countries, regions and territories. In addition to the winners mentioned above, more than 500 finalists received awards and prizes for their innovative research. 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 | Michael Shao | Northville | Michigan |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | Zarin Rahman | Brookings | South Dakota |
| Biochemistry | Savannah Tobin | Salem | Oregon |
| Cellular and molecular Biology | Hannah Wastyk | Palmyra | Pennsylvania |
| Chemistry | Eesha Khare | Saratoga | California |
| Computer Science | Ionut Budistineau Ramnicu | Valcea | Romania |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | Gyou Tanaka Mobara | Chiba | Japan |
| Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical | Zeyu Liu | Calgary, Alberta | Canada |
| Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering | Samantha Marquez | Midlothian | Virginia |
| Energy and Transportation | Evie Sobczak | St. Peterburg | Florida |
| Environmental Management | Shixuan Li | Lynn Haven | Florida |
| Environmental Sciences | Naomi Shah | Portland | Oregon |
| Mathematical Sciences | Vinay Iyengar | Portland | Oregon |
| Medicine and Health | Jessie MacAlpine | Woodstock, Ontario | Canada |
| Microbiology | David Zimmerman | Los Angeles | California |
| Physics and Astronomy | Henry Lin | Shreveport | Louisiana |
| Plant Sciences | Samantha DiSalvo | Hewlett | New York |
Top Winners Press Release
Full Listing of Grand Award Winners
Full Listing of Special Award Winners
Full 2013 Intel ISEF program
Intel ISEF 2013 Photo Albums on Facebook and Flickr
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2013 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2013; please contact us with information.