Intel ISEF 2017
Top Winners from 2017
Gordon E. Moore Award Winner of $75,000
Ivo Zell, 18, of Hessen, Germany
A Wing Is Enough: An Improved Flying Wing Based on a Bell-Shaped Lift Distribution
Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards – $50,000 each
Valerio Pagliarino, 17, of Castelnuovo Calcea, Italy
LaserWAN – Laser Broadband Internet Connections
Amber Yang, 18, of Windermere, Florida, United States
Multi-Orbit Space Debris Cloud Tracking Using Iterative Closest Points Registration with Machine Learning
Intel ISEF 2017 Highlights Video
The 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair featured nearly 1,800 young scientists selected from 425 affiliate fairs in more than 78 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 | Jessica Young | Wellington | Florida |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | Erin Smith | Lenexa | Kansas |
| Biochemistry | Karina Movsesian | Karlovy Vary | Czech Republic |
| Biomedical and Health Sciences | Daniel Zhang | San Diego | California |
| Biomedical Engineering | Clara Wagner | Saginaw | Michigan |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Davey Huang | Honolulu | Hawaii |
| Chemistry | Kyle Fridberg | Boulder | Colorado |
| Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Prathik Naidu | Potomac Falls | Virginia |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Adam Nayak | Portland | Oregon |
| Embedded Systems | Valerio Pagliarino | Castelnuovo Calcea | Italy |
| Energy: Chemical | Kendra Zhang | Jericho | New York |
| Energy: Physical | Camille Miles | Niceville | Florida |
| Engineering Mechanics | Ivo Zell | Hessen | Germany |
| Environmental Engineering | Prashaant Ranganathan | Jamshedpur | India |
| Materials Science | Nicky Wojtania | Plano | Texas |
| Mathematics | Karthik Yegnesh | Lansdale | Pennsylvania |
| Microbiology | Rahul Subramaniam | Cos Cob | Connecticut |
| Physics and Astronomy | Amber Yang | Windermere | Florida |
| Plant Sciences | Isabella Bowland | Boulder | Colorado |
| Robotics and Intelligent Machines | Tassilo Schwarz | Seeon | Germany |
| Systems Software | Michael Lee | Manhasset | New York |
| Translational Medical Science | Jeremiah Pate | Oro Valley | Arizona |
Top Winners Press Release
Full Listing of Grand Award Winners
Full Listing of Special Award Winners
Full 2017 Intel ISEF program
Intel ISEF 2017 Photo Albums on Facebook and Flickr
2017 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2017; please contact us with information.