Intel ISEF 2015
Top Winners from 2015
Gordon E. Moore Award Winner of $75,000
Raymond Wang, 17, of Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Cabin Airflow: Curbing Disease Transmission
Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards – $50,000 each
Nicole Ticea, 16, of Vancouver, Canada
Low-Cost Disposable Device for Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Testing of HIV: Sample-to-Answer in 60 Minutes for Less than $5.00
Karan Jerath, 18, of Friendswood, Texas, United States
International Oil Spill Remediation: The Numerical Simulation of an in-situ Subsea Separator, Part II
The 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair featured approximately 1,700 young scientists selected from 422 affiliate fairs in more than 75 countries, regions and territories. In addition to the top winners, approximately 600 finalists received awards and prizes for their innovative research, including 20 “Best of Category” winners, who each received a US$5,000 prize. The Intel Foundation also awarded a US$1,000 grant to each “Best of Category” winner’s school and to the affiliated fair they represent.
| Category | Name | City | State/Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences |
Nattapong Chueasiritaworn |
Muang | Thailand |
| Biochemistry | Amol Punjabi | Worcester | Massachusetts |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences |
Sophia Korner |
Louisville | Kentucky |
| Biomedical and Health Sciences | Nicole Ticea | Vancouver | Canada |
| Computational Biology and Bioinformatics |
Matthew Retchin |
Richmond | Virginia |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Demetri Maxim | Bethel | Maine |
| Chemistry | Arne Hensel | Homburg/Efze | Germany |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Joshua Zhou | Chapel Hill | North Carolina |
| Embedded Systems | Niklas Fauth | Marbach am Neckar | Germany |
| Energy: Chemical | Kathy Liu | Salt Lake City | Utah |
| Energy: Physical | Sriharshita Musunuri | Mill Creek | Washington |
| Environmental Engineering | Karan Jerath | Friendswood | Texas |
| Engineering Mechanics | Raymond Wang | Vancouver | Canada |
| Math | Sanath Devalapurkar | Torrance | California |
| Materials Science | Catherine Li | Orlando | Florida |
| Microbiology | Carly Crump | Jacksonville | Florida |
| Physics and Astronomy | Ruochen Hao | Jinan | China |
| Plant Sciences | Abdul Jabbar Alhamood | Dhahran | Saudi Arabia |
| Robotics and Intelligent Machines | Ava Lakmazaheri | Alexandria | Virginia |
| Systems Software | Charles Noyes | Villa Park | California |
Top Winners Press Release
Full Listing of Grand Award Winners
Full Listing of Special Award Winners
Full 2015 Intel ISEF program
Intel ISEF 2015 Photo Albums on Facebook and Flickr
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2015 Alumni Updates
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