Intel ISEF 2016
Top Winners from 2016
Gordon E. Moore Award Winner of $75,000
Han Jie (Austin) Wang, 18, of Vancouver, Canada
Boosting MFC Biocatalyst Performance: A Novel Gene Identification and Consortia Engineering Approach
Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards – $50,000 each
Syamantak Payra, 15, of Friendswood, Texas, United States
Brace Yourself: A Novel Electronically Aided Leg Orthosis
Kathy Liu, 17, of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Nature-Based Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Improved Safety, Sustainability, and Efficiency in High-Performance Rechargeable Batteries
Intel ISEF 2016 Highlights Video
The 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair featured approximately 1,750 young scientists selected from 419 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 | River Grace | Melbourne | FL |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | Rajeev Jha | Honolulu | HI |
| Biochemistry | Edward Kim | Waco | TX |
| Biomedical and Health Sciences | Jiwoo Lee | Hackensack | NJ |
| Biomedical Engineering | Luiz da Silva Borges | Aquidauana | Brazil |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Marissa Sumathipala | Ashburn | VA |
| Chemistry |
Kathryn Lawrence |
Boulder | CO |
| Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Swetha Revanur | San Jose | CA |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Natalie Bush | Baton Rouge | LA |
| Embedded Systems | Syamantak Payra | Friendswood | TX |
| Energy: Chemical | Kathy Liu | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Energy: Physical | Tiasha Joardar | Plano | TX |
| Engineering Mechanics | Takahiro Ichige | Chiba-City | Japan |
| Environmental Engineering | Wyatt Pontius | Sterling | VA |
| Materials Science | Nicky Wojtania | Plano | TX |
| Mathematics | Pei-Hsuan Chang | Taipei City | Chinese Taipei |
| Microbiology | Han Jie (Austin) Wang | Vancouver | Canada |
| Physics and Astronomy | Camille Yoke | Richmond | VA |
| Plant Sciences | Dennis Drewnik | Winnipeg | Canada |
| Robotics and Intelligent Machines | Simone Braunstein | New York | NY |
| Systems Software | Charles Noyes | Villa Park | CA |
| Translational Medical Science |
Brennan Clark |
Golden Valley | MN |
Top Winners Press Release
Full Listing of Grand Award Winners
Full Listing of Special Award Winners
Full 2016 Intel ISEF program
Intel ISEF 2016 Photo Albums on Facebook and Flickr
2016 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2016; please contact us with information.