Intel ISEF 2019
Intel ISEF 2019
Top Winners from 2019
Gordon E. Moore Award Winner of $75,000
Krithik Ramesh, 16, of Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States
Utilizing Computer Vision and Machine Learning Systems to Develop a Live Time Navigational and Surgical Aid for Spinal Reconstructions
Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards – $50,000 each
Allison Jia, 17, of San Jose, California, United States
Modeling Neurodegeneration in vitro: A Dynamic Study of Tau in a Microfluidic Chamber System via Quantum Dot Labeling
Rachel Seevers, 17, of Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Bioinspired Submersible Dual Propulsion System: A Novel Approach to Ultra-Efficient Submarine Propulsion Utilizing Starting and Stopping Vortex Rings Mirroring Jellyfish Motion
Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation – $10,000
Shriya Reddy, 15, of Northville, Michigan, United States
A Novel, Noninvasive Approach to Melanoma Diagnosis Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Bioconjugated Gold Nanoparticles
Intel ISEF 2019 Highlights Video
The 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair featured over 1,800 young scientists selected from 423 affiliate fairs in more than 80 countries, regions and territories. In addition to the top winners, approximately 600 finalists received awards and prizes for their innovative research, including 22 “Best of Category” winners, who each received a US$5,000 prize in addition to their $3,000 first place award. The Intel Foundation also awarded a US$1,000 grant to each winner’s school and to the affiliated fair they represent.
The following lists the 22 Best of Category winners, from which the top three were chosen:
Category |
Name |
City |
State/Country |
Animal Sciences | Dylan Bagnall and Richard Beattie | Dublin | Ireland |
Behavioral and Social Sciences | Giovanni Santucci | Ossining | New York |
Biochemistry | Annika Morgan | Redding | Connecticut |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Shriya Reddy | Northville | Michigan |
Biomedical Engineering | Krithik Ramesh | Greenwood Village | Colorado |
Cellular and Molecular Biology | Allison Jia | San Jose | California |
Chemistry | Helena Jiang | Gainesville | Florida |
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Jason Ping | Hackensack | New Jersey |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Katie Lu | Springfield | Missouri |
Embedded Systems | Max von Wolff | Mayen | Germany |
Energy: Chemical | Shicheng Hu | Shanghai | China |
Energy: Physical | Joonyoung Lee and Mincheol Park | Busan | South Korea |
Engineering Mechanics | Rachel Seevers | Lexington | Kentucky |
Environmental Engineering | Adyant Shankar | Nashua | New Hampshire |
Materials Science | Adrien Jathe | Frankfurt | Germany |
Mathematics | AnaMaria Perez | Albuquerque | New Mexico |
Microbiology | Poojan Pandya and Leo Takemaru | Dix Hills and East Setauket |
New York |
Physics and Astronomy | Kaylie Hausknecht | Lynbrook | New York |
Plant Sciences | Amara Ifeji | Bangor | Maine |
Robotics and Intelligent Machines | Kevin Meng | Plano | Texas |
Systems Software | Adam Kelly | Dublin | Ireland |
Translational Medical Science | Hannah Herbst | Boca Raton | Florida |