Intel ISEF 2014 Special Award Winners

Los Angeles, California – Society for Science & the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation, announced the Special Awards of the Intel ISEF 2014. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete at the Intel ISEF 2014 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair.

Acoustical Society of America

The Acoustical Society of America is the premier international scientific society in acoustics, dedicated to increasing and diffusing the knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications.

First Award of $1,500

• ME305 The Physiological Effects of Noise Pollution on the Cardiovascular System of D. melanogaster
• Marcelo Ferrari, 18, Bancroft School, Worcester, Massachusetts
• Akanksh Chaudhary, 17, Bancroft School, Worcester, Massachusetts

Second Award of $500

• EN029 Ultrasound-responsive Nanoparticles for Neurotherapeutic Delivery 
• Shelby Chi Yuan, 17, University High School, Tucson, Arizona

The first place award winner’s school will be awarded $500 and the student’s mentor will be awarded $250. The second place award winner’s school will be awarded $200 and the student’s mentor will be awarded $100. Each winner will also receive a one-year ASA membership.

ADA Foundation

As dentistry’s premier philanthropic and charitable organization, the ADA Foundation (ADAF) is a catalyst for uniting people and organizations to make a difference through better oral health. The ADAF Dr. Anthony Volpe Research Center (formerly Paffenbarger Research Center) in Gaithersburg, MD, is hailed as one of the most productive dental research centers in the world. The ADAF’s Mission Pillars include Charitable Assistance, Access to Care, Research, and Education (C.A.R.E.).

First Award of $2,000

• MI022 Development of in vitro Multispecies Biofilms with Hydroxyapatite and Artificial Saliva 
• Terry Gwen Ni, 16, Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts

Second Award of $1,000

• ME102 The Antimicrobial Efficacy of Nitric Oxide based on Release Rate from Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles on A. actinomycetemcomitans and S. mutans 
• Shraddha Rathod, 18, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina

Third Award of $500

• ME029 Killed by Sweetness 
• Karishma Sunil Patel, 15, Grants High School, Grants, New Mexico

Alcoa Foundation

Alcoa Foundation is one of the largest corporate foundations in the U.S., with assets of approximately $446 million. Founded 60 years ago, Alcoa Foundation has invested more than $550 million since 1952. Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation have contributed $38 million to nonprofit organizations throughout the world focusing on Environment and Education. Through this work, Alcoa Foundation is building innovative partnerships, engaging its people to improve the environment and educating tomorrow’s leaders.

The Future of Transportation, First Award of $2,500

• EE061 Electromagnetic Tire Propulsion System 
• Alexander William Beall, 17, Brunswick High School, Brunswick, Maryland

The Future of Transportation, Second Award of $1,500

• PH315 Flexible Shape Changing (Morphing) Wing 
• Judah Khary Brooks, 17, From the Heart Christian School, Suitland, Maryland
• Moises Diaz, 17, From the Heart Christian School, Suitland, Maryland

The Future of Transportation, Third Award $1,000

• PH305 Holes Can Lift: A Continuing Study of the Separation Effects of Airfoil Slots 
• Sarah Nicole Hancock, 16, Clear Horizons Early College High School, Houston, Texas
• Kate Rutherford, 17, Clear Horizons Early College High School, Houston, Texas

Assembly and Joining in the 21st Century, First Award $2,500

• EE031 Breaking Point 
• Danika Louw, 14, Holy Spirit Catholic High School, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Assembly and Joining in the 21st Century, Second Award $1,500

• EE081 Unlock Anywhere 
• Ethan James Anderson, 16, Fort Wayne Area Home School, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Assembly and Joining in the 21st Century, Third Award of $1,000

• EN051 Deposition of Carbon on Copper Wire: A New Process for the Fabrication of Carbon Microtubes 
• Burhan Azeem, 17, Staten Island Technical High School, Staten Island, New York

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) is a professional scientific organization of approximately 11,000 members dedicated to the discovery, development and manufacture of pharmaceutical products and therapies through advances of science and technology. AAPS provides an international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to enhance their contributions to health. We offer timely scientific programs, ongoing education, opportunities for networking, and professional development.

First Award of $2,000

• ME315 Rational Discovery and Optimization of Synergistic Chemotherapy Combinations: A Novel Framework Integrating Gene Perturbation Analysis and Machine Learning Algorithms 
• Steven Michael Wang, 17, The Harker School, San Jose, California
• Andrew Cheng Jin, 17, The Harker School, San Jose, California

Second Award of $1,000

• BI013 Novel Inorganic Metallacarborane Inhibitors of HIV-1 Protease 
• Robin Krystufek, 18, Gymnazium Na Vitezne Plani, Prague 4, Czech Republic

Third Award of $500

• CS065 Search Engine to Map FDA Approved Drugs to Diseases Based on Microarray Data Mined from GEO 
• Axel Stephan Feldmann, 17, Hunter College High School, New York, New York

Fourth Award of $250

• CB043 A Novel Approach for Metastatic Breast Cancer Therapy: Pharmacological Inhibition of EZH2 Histone Methyl Transferase Activity Suppresses Cancer Stem Cells and Induces Epithelial Phenotype 
• Sara Sakowitz, 18, The Brearley School, New York, New York
• ME073 Investigating the Opposing Roles of Oncoprotein gC1qR and Tumor Suppressive cC1qR as Mechanisms for Inhibiting Cancer Pathogenesis 
• Emily M. Pang, 17, Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, California

The winners will also receive a certificate, a one-year membership in the association including three AAPS journals, reduced rates for meetings and numerous educational materials.

American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Physical Society

AAPT is the premier global professional society established to advance the greater good through physics education. With the support of our members worldwide, AAPT is an action oriented organization designed to develop, improve, and promote best practices for physics education as part of the global need for qualified Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics teachers who will inspire tomorrow’s leaders and decision makers. For additional  information their companion sponsor, the American Physical Society, visit www.aps.org.

First Award of $1,200

• PH041 Spectral Smartphone: Rapid Prototyping Mobile Platform Diffraction Spectrophotometry 
• Allen Jiang, 16, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky

Second Award of $800

• PH013Nova Delphini 2013: A Backyard Analysis of a Classical Nova 
• Piper Michelle Reid, 17, Dripping Springs High School, Dripping Springs, Texas

Third Award of $500

• PH305Holes Can Lift: A Continuing Study of the Separation Effects of Airfoil Slots 
• Sarah Nicole Hancock, 16, Clear Horizons Early College High School, Houston, Texas
• Kate Rutherford, 17, Clear Horizons Early College High School, Houston, Texas

Certificate of Honorable Mention

• PH007 Rocks of the Rainbow: Asteroid Classification Using SDSS Filters 
• Stephanie Hiromi Spear, 16, Henry J. Kaiser High School, Honolulu, Hawaii
• PH019 Novel Automated Next-Generation Multijunction Quantum Dot Solar Panel Designs Using Monte Carlo-Based Modeling 
• Valerie S. Ding, 17, Catlin Gabel School, Portland, Oregon
• PH053 Piezoforce Imaging of Confined Oxide Nanowires 
• Akash Levy, 17, Taylor Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Top award winners receive a one-year AAPT and APS student membership, a certificate from both AAPT and APS, as well as one-year electronic subscriptions to AAPT’s journals, “The Physics Teacher,” “The American Journal of Physics,” and other APS journals. Each sponsoring teacher of a student who receives an AAPT and APS award also will receive a certificate.

American Chemical Society

The American Chemical Society Education Division promotes excellence in science education and science literacy through a number of activities supporting teachers and learners of chemistry. Through its participation in Intel ISEF, ACS encourages and supports high school students in their exploration of the chemical sciences through research experiences.

First Award of $4,000

• ET025 Synthesis of Benzodifuran Derivatives for Solar Cells 
• Valerie Youngmi Sarge, 17, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky

Second Award of $3,000

• BI046 Development of a Therapeutic Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Chemical Approach to Cease Amyloidosis 
• Yarim Lee, 17, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York

Third Award of $2,000

• CH020 Building a Library of Difluoro- and Trifluoro- Artemisinins, Year Two 
• Shreya Sundaresh Ramayya, 16, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Rolling Hills Estates, California

Fourth Award of $1,000

• MA032 A Monte Carlo Protein Folding Simulation using Energy Optimization with Novel Applications to Alzheimer’s Disease Research 
• Niranjan Balachandar, 17, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Denton, Texas

Certificate of Honorable Mention

• CB024 In Search of Genomic Dark Matter: A Novel Method for the Global Identification of Active Regulatory Elements 
• Carlo Bocconcelli, 17, Falmouth Academy, Falmouth, Massachusetts
•  CH027 Carbonized Pineapple Peel (CPP) Waste as Low Cost Adsorbent for Acid and Reactive Dyes Removal 
• Meor Zulhilmi Syahir Ahmad Shohailee, 17, Tun Syed Sheh Shahabudin Science Secondary Boarding School, Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia
•  EN022 The Synthesis and Characterization of EGCG-PLGA Conjugates and Mixtures: A Novel Biomaterial for Tissue Engineering 
• Anubhuti Mathur, 16, Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
•  EN055 Gold Nanoparticles: Efficient Synthesis of Catalytically Active Nanoparticles Using a One-Pot Method 
• Justin Cheung, 17, Commack High School, Commack, New York
•  EN066 Magnetic Field Modulation for Assembly and Manipulation of Responsive Nanoscale Optical Systems 
• Michael Janner, 18, Redlands East Valley High School, Redlands, California
•  ET021 Development of Highly Efficient and Stable Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Using Natural Hydrangea macrophylla Dyes 
• Mie Yamanaka, 17, Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Daini Senior High School, Sendai-City, Japan

All award winners and honorable mentions also receive a subscription to “ChemMatters.”

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science

All expense paid four week trip and scholarship to the Bessie Lawrence International Summer Science Institute

• CB022 Control of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Aging by Modulation of Mitochondrial DNA Deletions 
• Joshua Abraham Meier, 18, Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey

Trip and scholarship is held at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel each July. A valid passport is required for travel.
 

American Geosciences Institute

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to recognize three projects that best reflect the study of Earth and the mission of AGI. Founded in 1948, AGI strives to increase public awareness of the vital role of the geosciences to mankind and society. In support of Intel ISEF, AGI sponsors a first place award of $1,000, a certificate and an AGI publication; a second award of $750, a certificate and an AGI publication; and a third award of $250, a certificate and an AGI publication.

First Award of $1,000

• EA006 Tidal Rhythms Recorded in Precambrian Banded Iron Formations 
• Chinami Motomatsu, 18, Chiba Prefectural Yakuendai Senior High School, Funabashi-City, Japan

Second Award of $750

• EA002 Comparison of Evaporation Rates from Mine Lakes to the Transpiration Rates from Previous Plant Life 
• Timothy J. Lillo, 17, South Sumter High School, Bushnell, Florida

Third Award of $250

• PH007 Rocks of the Rainbow: Asteroid Classification Using SDSS Filters 
• Stephanie Hiromi Spear, 16, Henry J. Kaiser High School, Honolulu, Hawaii

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Founded in 1897, AIPLA is a national bar association constituted primarily of lawyers in private and corporate practice, in government service, and in the academic community. AIPLA represents a wide and diverse spectrum of individuals, companies and institutions involved directly or indirectly in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition law, as well as other fields of law affecting intellectual property. Our members represent both owners and users of intellectual property.

First Award of $1,000

• EE029 Versatile Field Construction Machine for Paddy Cultivation 
• Namal Namal Udara Piyasiri, 18, Tabuththegama Central College, Thambuththegama, Sri Lanka
•  EE317 Digital Sandwich: Tasty Terabytes 
• Nikita Chernyadev, 17, Lyceum No.82, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation
• Dmitry Khodebko, 17, Lyceum No.82, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation
• Alexander Shkitilev, 17, Lyceum No.82, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation

Second Award of $250

• EE303 Solid State Fan 
• Eliot Lim, 18, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Singapore, Singapore
• Shiyang Yu, 18, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Singapore, Singapore
• Zhong Liang Ou Yang, 18, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Singapore, Singapore
•  EE315 TBox: Tracking Box 
• Andre Santos Ferreira, 17, Oliveira do Bairro High School, Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal
• Goncalo Goncalves Duarte Pires, 16, Oliveira do Bairro High School, Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal
• Ricardo Martins Coelho Nunes, 18, Oliveira do Bairro High School, Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal

American Mathematical Society

The American Mathematical Society was founded in 1888, to further the interests of mathematical research & scholarship, as well as to serve the national/international community through its publications, meetings, advocacy & other programs. Friends and family of the late mathematician, Karl Menger, contribute to a fund in his memory, to be distributed by the AMS for annual awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.First Award of $1,000MA043Characterizing the n-Division Points of Genus-0 Curves through Straightedge and Compass Constructions 

Second Award of $500EN068Strongly Coupling the Electrical and Mechanical Dynamics of the Heartbeat in a Diffuse Interface Model 

 MA013Weighted Catalan Numbers and Their Divisibility Properties 

Third Award of $250MA015Hidden Secrets in Cevian Triangles 

 MA024Odd Dunkl Operators and nilHecke Algebras 

 MA035Covering Squares of Side Length n+e with Unit Squares 

 MA036On the Hamiltonicity of Cubic, Polyhedral, Bipartite Graphs 

Certificate of Honorable MentionMA009Characterization of the Line Complexity of Cellular Automata Generated by Polynomial Transition Rules 

 MA016A New Statistical Measure of Effect Size: Rate-Adjusted Standardized Mean Difference (RASMD) 

 MA040The Impact of Demand Elasticity on the Downs-Thomson and Braess Paradoxes 

 MA056Cohomology of Finite Groups without Homological Algebra 

 MA308Bracelet Problem with Identical Beads 

A booklet on Karl Menger will also be given to each winner.

American Meteorological Society

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is the nation’s leading scientific and professional society advancing the atmospheric and related sciences, technologies, applications, and services for the benefit of society. Founded in 1919, the AMS has a membership of more than 14,000 professionals, students, and weather enthusiasts. AMS offers numerous scholarships and fellowships to support students pursuing careers in the field.First Award of $2,000EA015Geographic Belts for Hurricane Landfall Location Prediction 

Second Award of $1,000EA002Comparison of Evaporation Rates from Mine Lakes to the Transpiration Rates from Previous Plant Life 

Third Award of $500EA005Increase in Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Ocean Subsurface Warming in the Western North Pacific Ocean 

Certificate of Honorable MentionEA001Lunar Tide Contribution to Thermosphere Weather 

 EA303Secrets of San Lorenzo Valley’s Atmosphere: Vertical Meteorological Measurements, Part Two 

 EA304Hurricanes and Ocean Temperature 

Winners receive a certificate, an AMS Journal/Bulletin Archive DVD, and a one-year student membership to the AMS. The student membership includes a subscription to the “Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society” or “Weatherwise” magazine.

American Physiological Society

The American Physiological Society (APS) is a nonprofit devoted to fostering education, scientific research, and dissemination of information in the physiological sciences. The Society was founded in 1887 with 28 members and today has more than 10,500 members. APS participates as a Special Awards Sponsor for the Intel ISEF. Each year, the APS recognizes outstanding high school research projects in life sciences. Four students receive cash awards and a year’s subscription to the APS journal, “Physiology.”First Award of $1,500BE015Role of Somatostatin Interneurons in Alzheimer’s Disease 

Second Award of $1,000EV025Effects of the Environmental Pollutant Acrylic Aldehyde on Renal Fibrosis 

Third Award of $500CB011Age and Glaucoma Induced Changes in Retinal Ganglion Cell Function 

APS Exceptional Science Award for $500CB012p38 in Muscle Differentiation 

Four winners will receive cash, a certificate, a t-shirt, and a one-year subscription to APS publications

American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA is the world’s largest association of psychologists, with nearly 130,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members. APA’s mission is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives.First Award of $1,500ME091Adolescent Loss of Lis1 Results in Defective Hippocampal Morphology and Distinct Behavioral Deficits Resembling a Schizophrenic-Like Phenotype 

Second Award of $1,000BE002Hand Hygiene Gone Viral? A Study of Student Involvement in a Social Media Campaign as a Method of Bringing Hand Hygiene to the Masses 

Third Award of $500AS057A Study of the Effects of Transplantation of Tissue from Planarian Flatworms Conditioned with Light-Shock Therapy into Naïve Planarian Flatworms 

 BE013The Paradox of Emotional Dimensionality: The Effect of the Dimensionality of Audio Stimuli on the Brain’s Electrical Activity, a Neuroscience Study 

 BE029Light Speed: A Measure of Ocular Phototransduction Using Pulsed Light Emitting Diodes 

 BE035Linking Expression and Function of FoxP2 in Adult Songbirds Using Operant Preference Testing 

 BI308The Correlation between Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Cognitive Function in Healthy Teens 

Award recipients also receive a certificate and a one-year student affiliate membership to APA.

American Society for Horticultural Science

Founded in 1903, the purposes of the American Society for Horticultural Science are to promote and encourage national and international interest in scientific research and education in horticulture in all its branches.First Award of $1,000PS042Examining Potential False Positives for Genetic Modification in Taro 

Second Award of $500PS023Molecular Characterization of Wild Beet in the Imperial Valley’s Commercial Sugar Beet Fields 

Third Award of $250PS043An Eco-friendly RNA Interference-based Insect Control for Management of Citrus Greening Disease using a Model System 

Each awardee and his/her school will receive a one-year subscription to ASHS “HortScience” and “Hort Technology,” plus a mounted certificate.

 

American Society for Microbiology

Founded in 1899, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is the largest single life science membership organization in the world. Members worldwide represent 26 disciplines of microbiological specializations plus a division for microbiology educators. The ASM’s awards honors the most outstanding microbiology projects.First Award of $2,500MI304The State of Parental Mitochondria Influences the Replicative Lifespan of Zygotes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 

Second Award of $1,750MI310Production of Bioplastic by a Bacterium Isolated from Waste Treatment Facility (from Lignocellulosic Glucose, Abundant Sucrose, Byproduct of Biodiesel & Spent Coffee Grounds Extract) 

Third Award of $1,000MI309Elucidating the Metabolism and Toxicity of Host-Derived Toxin Methylglyoxal in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Mycobacterium Smegmatis 

Fourth Award of $750MI009Improved Multiplexed Automated Genome Engineering through Directed Evolution 

Fifth Award of $400MI002Development of a Novel Antimicrobial Polymer for Biomedical Applications 

 MI005The Conjugative Plasmid RK2 as a Delivery System for Artificial AnatheriaH Genes: A Novel Synthetic Biology Alternative to Traditional Antibiotics 

 MI022Development of in vitro Multispecies Biofilms with Hydroxyapatite and Artificial Saliva 

 MI059Identification of Novel Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Compounds in Curcuma amada 

 MI065Developing Novel Protein Targets for Bordetella pertussis Antibiotics: Understanding Protein Interfaces and Domain-Domain Interactions 

 MI071DNA Repair Mechanisms in Yeast: Shu Complex Interactions with Rdh54 

All finalists in the Microbiology Category receive a student membership to AMS, which includes a one-year subscription to “Microbe,” ASM’s monthly news magazine, and access to the members only web resources.

 

American Statistical Association

The American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians. The ASA supports excellence in the development, application, and dissemination of statistical science through meetings, publications, membership services, education, accreditation, and advocacy. Our members serve in industry, government, and academia in more than 90 countries, advancing research and promoting sound statistical practice to inform public policy and improve human welfare.First Award of $1,500BE031Using Google Trends to Enhance Predictive Models of Mortgage Delinquency to Mitigate Risk in the Loan Lending Process 

Second Award of $500CS074Indium: Using Novel Machine Learning Algorithms to Develop a Nondisease-specific Personalized Medicine Engine 

Third Award of $250ME037Characteristics of Deleterious Mutations in Tumor Suppressor Genes 

Certificate of Honorable MentionBE038Healthy Youth: Effect of Physical Activity and Sleep Patterns on Physical and Mental Well-Being in Adolescents 

 BE040Self-induced Sleep Loss: A Novel Risk Factor for Nighttime Food Desire in Adolescents and the Association with Brain Dopamine Signaling and Obesity 

 CS011A Novel Method for Melanoma Skin Cancer Diagnosis at an Early Stage Using ANN and DNA Analysis 

 CS053Indoor Navigation with Maximum Likelihood Classification of Wi-Fi Fingerprints 

 CS062Predicting Cancer Drug Response Using Nuclear Norm Multi-Task Learning 

 EM043Enhancing Nutrient Values of Gryllodes sigillatus for Future Food Sustainability 

 ET306Comparison of Organized and Randomized Multilayer Films 

 MA025Identification of the Impact of Obesity Treatments on Gene Expression using a Novel Statistical Test 

 MA029Development and Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Breast Cancer Detection 

 ME048Sugar Rush Sugar Crash: Analyzing the Effect of Sugar on Physical and Mental Performance Using ANoVA 

 ME095The Diagnostic Potential of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Mild to Moderate Depression 

 ME098Alzheimer’s Disease Distribution in the Northwest in Relation to Microclimates, a Second Year Epidemiological Study 

 ME310Supertasting Ability, Satiety, and Childhood Obesity in the Hispanic Population 

All American Statistical Association finalists receive one-year subscriptions of “Significance” and “Chance.” Their schools will also receive a one-year school membership in the American Statistical Association.

 

American Veterinary Medical Association

Founded in 1863, the American Veterinary Medical Association is an 86,000 member professional organization dedicated to advancing the science and art of veterinary medicine. The AVMA and its charitable arm, the American Veterinary Medical Foundation, are proud to present 5 first place awards of $1,000 each and a plaque. The awards are presented for excellence in the fields of food animal health, animal health, public health, comparative medicine, and biomedical research.First Award of $1,000 and a plaqueAS019Optimal Equine Balance: Application of Biophysics to Assess and Reduce Equine Injury, Phase II 

 AS023Developmental Effects of Correlated Color Temperature of Artificial Lights on Painted Lady Butterflies Vanessa cardui 

 AS301What Effect Does Gender, Tone, and Sound Location Have on the Response Behavior of Neogobius melanostomus (Round Gobies) and the Possibility of Future Trapping of this Invasive Species? 

 EM007Why Did Water Strider Mysteriously Disappear from Rural Ponds? 

 ME020Development of a Novel Blood-Based Diagnostic for Canine Lymphosarcoma 

All winners will also receive a plaque.

 

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is pleased to offer a comprehensive scholarship combining a monetary award and an environment focusing on knowledge, learning and research. The New American University Scholarship is renewable for four years. Individuals and teams were considered for these awards.New American University Provost ScholarshipBI044Novel Design and Evaluation of Chitosan Nanoparticle Ocular Drug Delivery System 

 CB010Universal, MHC-E Restricted Killer T Cell Responses: Identification of a Novel Immune Response against HIV 

 CB059Factomics: A Cloud-Enabled Application Incorporating Integrative Genomics and GWAS Facilitating Disease Causation Analysis 

 CH003The Optimal Reclamation Point of Phosphate from a Wastewater Treatment Plant 

 CH022Electronic Tongue: Tastes of Toxic Metal Ions in Water 

 CH049Gas Phase Ion Chemistry and Ion Mobility of Pharmaceutical Substances in Counterfeit Formulations: Technology for Measurement and Confidence of Detection 

 CS019Panthera: Caching and Cache-based Scheduling in Distributed Computing Systems 

 CS078A Novel Approach to Genetic Interaction Research with an Integrated Repository of Gene Regulatory Networks 

 EA001Lunar Tide Contribution to Thermosphere Weather 

 EE056Demonstration and Characterization of Split Ring Resonators as Terahertz Waveguides 

 EE088Thermal Energy Storage: The Efficiency of Latent Heat Energy Storage using Phase Change Materials 

 EM017Developing a Sustainable Water Filtration System for Use in Low Income Countries 

 EN029Ultrasound-responsive Nanoparticles for Neurotherapeutic Delivery 

 EN062A Novel Energy Harvesting System with a Piezo Element to Power a Visual Prosthesis 

 PH007Rocks of the Rainbow: Asteroid Classification Using SDSS Filters 

 PH019Novel Automated Next-Generation Multijunction Quantum Dot Solar Panel Designs Using Monte Carlo-Based Modeling 

 PH026The Generation and Analysis of Waves with Varying Nonlinearity 

 PH039Quantum Locking: Applications towards Controlled Frictionless Spatial Motion 

 PH0453D Hydrodynamic Simulation of Classical Nova Explosions 

 PH081The Leidenpump: A Non-Mechanical Means of Fluid Delivery 

 PS043An Eco-friendly RNA Interference-based Insect Control for Management of Citrus Greening Disease using a Model System 

 PS301Enhanced Third-Generation Biofuel Production from Genetically Modified Algae 

Students must be admitted as undergraduate students in a degree seeking program immediately following their graduation from secondary school. The award amount is equal to the New American University Provost Scholarship; differentiated amounts exist for Arizona residents and non residents.

 

Ashtavadhani Vidwan Ambati Subbaraya Chetty Foundation

AVASC is an educational and medical service foundation dedicated to recognizing academic talent and providing services to the needy. AVASC will award projects that display outstanding creativity, ingenuity, and have the potential to alleviate the human condition or mark a substantive advancement in the scientific field.First Award of $1,000 U.S. savings bondCB043A Novel Approach for Metastatic Breast Cancer Therapy: Pharmacological Inhibition of EZH2 Histone Methyl Transferase Activity Suppresses Cancer Stem Cells and Induces Epithelial Phenotype 

 MA001A Novel Mathematical Simulation to Study the Dynamics of CD4 Cells, CD8 Cells, and HIV Viral Load 

Second Award of $500 U.S. savings bondAS056Cashew Tree (Anacardium occidentale): An Effective Treatment for Cattle Dermatitis 

 BI048A Novel Treatment for Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Alzheimer’s, and other Neurodegenerative Disease: Sildenafil Promotes Axonal Outgrowth in the CSPG Inhibitory Environment through Modulation of miRNA Levels 

 CB022Control of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Aging by Modulation of Mitochondrial DNA Deletions 

 CS025Diagnosis of Abnormalities in 3-Dimensional Mammograms via an Artificial Neural Network 

 EN324Optimization of Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathode: Role of Sulfur-Carbon Interaction 

 PH011Frequency Modulation Feedback Control for Near-Field Acoustic Characterization of Mesoscopic Fluid Films 

 PH046Partitioning Gamma-Ray Sources in Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations for Spatial and Spectral Analysis 

 PS019Brassica juncea (Mustard) Flowers to Attract Pollinators for Better Malus domestica (Apple) Yield 

Equivalent awards available for non-U.S. winners.

 

Association for Computing Machinery

 First Award of $1,000CS019Panthera: Caching and Cache-based Scheduling in Distributed Computing Systems 

Second Award of $500CS038Come Code with Codester: A Novel Educational App that Teaches Computer Science 

Third Award of $300CS012Using Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision in Creating an Operating System for Head-Mounted Displays 

Fourth Award of $200CS008Brownian Motion as a Source of Entropy for the Generation of Random Numbers 

 CS053Indoor Navigation with Maximum Likelihood Classification of Wi-Fi Fingerprints 

 CS304A New Secure Distributed Storage System for Cloud: Mathematical Framework, Design and Applications 

All ACM Special Award winners will receive complimentary ACM Student Memberships for the duration of their undergraduate education. The ACM’s Student Portal Package also includes ACM’s Digital Library. Intel ISEF finalists competing in the Computer Science category will receive complimentary ACM Student Lite Memberships upon written request.

 

Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

AAAI is a scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. AAAI promotes research in, and responsible use of, artificial intelligence, as well as public understanding of artificial intelligence. AAAI also strives to improve the teaching and training of AI practitioners, and provide guidance on the importance and potential of current AI developments and future directions.First Award of $1,500CS033A Novel Computational Agent-Based Model for the Outbreak, Spread, and Containment of Tuberculosis 

Second Award of $1,000CS073Semantic Multilayer SVM: Novel Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision Applied to Prostate Cancer Grading and Breast Cancer Diagnosis 

Third Award of $500ME037Characteristics of Deleterious Mutations in Tumor Suppressor Genes 

Honorable MentionCS009RNNScan: Eukaryotic Gene Finding via Hybrid Recurrent Neural Networks 

 CS037Development of a Novel Machine Learning Algorithm to Monitor Vascular Tissue Transfers Using Speech Recognition Techniques 

 CS046What’s Your Problem? Automatically Summarizing Scientific Research with Open Problems 

 CS310Translator of Gestures: Human Interface Software 

 EE013Engineering A Novel Autonomous Wheelchair System for the Visually-Impaired and Quadriplegic Individuals 

Winners of this artificial intelligence award will receive a certificate, and their schools will receive a one-year membership in the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, including a subscription to “AI Magazine.”

 

Astronomical Society of the Pacific and the American Astronomical Society

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is a scientific and educational organization with international membership. The American Astronomical Society is the premier American society of professional astronomers.Priscilla and Bart Bok First Award of $1,000PH023Velocity Gradients in Relation to Spatial Scales of Star-forming Dense Cores in the Perseus Molecular Cloud 

Priscilla and Bart Bok Second Award of $500PH0453D Hydrodynamic Simulation of Classical Nova Explosions 

The awarded funds are intended to be used by the recipients to further their education and research efforts. Up to $1,000 in travel is also provided for each recipient to attend the winter meeting of the AAS following the receipt of the award.

 

ASU Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives

The Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives are the result of a $27.5 million investment in Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability by the Walton Family Foundation. Within the Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives, diverse teams of faculty, students, entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators collaborate to deliver sustainability solutions, accelerate global impact, and inspire future leaders through eight distinct initiatives.First Award of $2,500CH003The Optimal Reclamation Point of Phosphate from a Wastewater Treatment Plant 

 CH309A Unique Kit for Detection and Removal of Pesticides from Fruits and Vegetables 

 EM052Removing Carbon Dioxide from our Atmosphere: Using Porous Crystalline Materials for CO2 Capture 

 EV029Sustainable Water Purification System with UV Irradiation 

 

 

Charity Foundation – Open Hearts of Ukraine

Open Hearts of Ukraine has enabled youth education, organized exhibitions of Ukrainian artwork, and constructed a healthy environment for the whole family to support talented youth. The implementation of innovative ideas unites the Foundation’s projects in health, sports, education and culture.First Award of $2,000ME094The SMART System: Stroke Management with Augmented Reality Technology 

Second Award of $1,500EE334Electronic Braille Display for the Visually Impaired 

Third Award of $1,000CB018Functions of BldD Respressor in Teicoplanin Producer Actinoplanes teichomyceticus 

Fourth Award of $500EN025Growing Spine Implant and Test Method 

 

 

China Association for Science and Technology (CAST)

China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) is the largest organization of scientists and technologists in China. One of its missions is to promote public understanding of science. Having developed science education programs, CAST supports youth and adolescents in becoming citizens with high scientific literacy. CAST awards are given to the projects that best reflect the originality and innovation of the students’ work in all scientific disciplines.Award of $ 1,200CB043A Novel Approach for Metastatic Breast Cancer Therapy: Pharmacological Inhibition of EZH2 Histone Methyl Transferase Activity Suppresses Cancer Stem Cells and Induces Epithelial Phenotype 

 CH051Dendritic Crystallization of Salts 

 EE002Two Transistor Ternary Random Access Memory 

 EE303Solid State Fan 

 EE317Digital Sandwich: Tasty Terabytes 

 EM018Sustainable Future for Endangered Species? Predicting the Impacts of the Wilmar Policy on Bornean Orangutan Populations 

 EN302Anastomosis Robot Tool (ART) 

 MA032A Monte Carlo Protein Folding Simulation using Energy Optimization with Novel Applications to Alzheimer’s Disease Research 

 ME005Nicotine and Genistein as Novel Therapeutic Agents for Alzheimer’s Disease 

 MI039What’s on the Menu: Identification of the Hydrocarbon Transport Systems as a First Step in Marine Oil-Degradation by Alcanivorax borkumensis 

Each winner will also receive a certificate. Award will be shared by team members.

 

Coalition for Plasma Science (CPS)

The Coalition for Plasma Science is a group of institutions, organizations, and companies joining forces to increase awareness and understanding of plasma science and its many applications and benefits for society.First Award of $1,500PH065On Tycho Supernova Remnant Accelerating Cosmic-rays 

 

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Consortium for Ocean Leadership

A Washington, DC based nonprofit organization that represents 102 of the leading public and private ocean research educational institutions, aquaria and industry; working to advance research, education and sound ocean policy. The Organization also manages ocean research and education programs in scientific ocean drilling, ocean observing, ocean exploration and ocean partnerships. Awards will be given to the best projects in ocean sciences, in the areas of oil spill related science, marine geosciences, and overall ocean exploration and conservation.Award of $2,000 for best overall project in ocean science and exploration.EV034Improving Bioindicators: A New Weight-Length Model for Fish to Provide More Accurate Ecosystem Condition Assessment 

Award of $1,500 for ocean science projects, with an emphasis on marine geosciences.EA008Tsunami Mitigation as a Function of Alterations in Bottom Friction 

 EE320Ice Bot: A Deep Sea Diving Apparatus 

Award of $2,000 for a project in oil spill related science, projects focusing on the ocean or coasts.MI039What’s on the Menu: Identification of the Hydrocarbon Transport Systems as a First Step in Marine Oil-Degradation by Alcanivorax borkumensis 

 

 

Drexel Smart House

Drexel Smart House is a student led initiative to encourage research around urban sustainability and implement student projects into a living laboratory. DSH provides a platform for students to pursue their own research project and create the next generation of urban living. We offer students funding and access to experienced professors, while interacting with the community of Philadelphia. At Intel ISEF, DSH is proud to offer awards for research exploring new ways to live more sustainability.First Place Award of $500EV029Sustainable Water Purification System with UV Irradiation 

 EV311New Discovery of Eco Plyfibre via Pineapple Leaf and Recyclable Plastic for Future Sustainability 

 

 

Drexel University

Drexel University will award 8 full scholarships to those students whose projects match Drexel’s curriculum. Drexel is recognized for its focus on experiential learning through co-operative education, its commitment to cutting-edge academic technology and its growing enterprise of use-inspired research. Drexel Co-op enables students to balance classroom theory with practical, hands-on experience.Full tuition scholarshipAS006Hot Biology: Use of Thermal Imaging to Detect Nesting Behaviors of the Endangered Hawaiian Coot 

 AS016Haplotype Variation in Banded Sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus) from the Peconic River, Long Island, New York 

 CS082Identifying Pollen Cells Using Computer Analysis: An Aid for Allergists, Immunologists, and Other Health Care Specialists 

 EM015Biological Control of the Invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil Using Aquatic Weevils 

 EV024P.A.H. (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) Mixtures: Using Zebrafish to Elucidate Mechanisms of Toxicity 

 EV029Sustainable Water Purification System with UV Irradiation 

 EV032Exploring the Effect of Herbicides on Acquatic Ecosystems: The Denitrification Efficacy of Lemna minor under Varying Atrazine Concentrations 

 EV038Investigation of Different Degradation Treatments on Pesticide Contaminated Water with Toxicity Bioassay on Daphnia magna 

Scholarships are renewable for up to 5 years pending maintenance of a 3.0 GPA and full-time status. Each scholarship is valued at $150,000. Scholarships will go into effect upon admission to the University.

 

European Organization for Nuclear Research-CERN

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out what the universe is made of and how it works. At CERN, the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments are used to study the basic constituents of matter, the fundamental particles. By studying what happens when these particles collide, physicists learn about the laws of nature.All expense paid trip to tour CERNCS009RNNScan: Eukaryotic Gene Finding via Hybrid Recurrent Neural Networks 

 CS038Come Code with Codester: A Novel Educational App that Teaches Computer Science 

 CS060Twinsight: A Novel Multifactor Behavioral Analysis Algorithm for Social Media 

 CS073Semantic Multilayer SVM: Novel Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision Applied to Prostate Cancer Grading and Breast Cancer Diagnosis 

 ET021Development of Highly Efficient and Stable Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Using Natural Hydrangea macrophylla Dyes 

 MA052On the Theory of Lures with Dynamical Action on Compact Topological Manifolds and Ordinary Hyperreal Fractal Strings 

 PH020Time and Radiation Domain in Star-Like Objects: Relating Intrinsic Colors of Quasars to Redshifts 

 PH041Spectral Smartphone: Rapid Prototyping Mobile Platform Diffraction Spectrophotometry 

 PH046Partitioning Gamma-Ray Sources in Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations for Spatial and Spectral Analysis 

 PH065On Tycho Supernova Remnant Accelerating Cosmic-rays 

 PH312Nuclear Fusion Using a Pyroelectric Crystal Particle Accelerator 

Alternate for CERN tripCS005SNAP: A Novel Algorithm for Fast Global Sequence Alignment and Database Search 

 PH071Optimizing the Process of Single Photons Coupling into Single-Mode Fibers by Using a Genetic Algorithm and Spatial Light Modulation 

This award is made possible by cooperative grants from Intel and CERN, which collaborates with Intel in the framework of CERN openlab. Eligible Intel ISEF finalists have applied to be considered for an opportunity to travel to tour CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, the world’s leading laboratory for particle physics in Geneva, Switzerland. This award is made possible by cooperative grants from Intel and the CERN IT Department, which collaborates with Intel in the framework of CERN openlab. Students must be available for travel to Switzerland and France on the established dates.

 

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida Institute of Technology, located on Florida’s Space Coast near Kennedy Space Center, offers full undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering, science, psychology, business and aeronautics.Full Tuition Presidential ScholarshipBI007An in vitro Study of the Effectiveness of Cinnamon Compounds on the Degradation of Amyloid-B and Tau Protein in Alzheimer’s Disease 

 EE006Passive Auto-Tracking Heliostat 

 ET053Using Intelligent Autonomous Holonomic Landing Gear in Crosswind Landings to Advance Aviation Safety 

Florida Tech is offering tuition scholarships of $150,000 each.

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Fondazione Bruno Kessler

The Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK) is a leading research center in Trento, Italy. WebValley is the FBK Summer School program for interdisciplinary scientific research. A team of enthusiastic and motivated high school students and FBK researchers accepts a project challenge, this year on a novel web platform for studying microbiomes in children. FBK’s Board of Directors will award 4 Intel ISEF finalists full fellowships, including travel to Italy, to be part of the WebValley team in June 2014.Award to Travel to Trento, Italy to participate in summer school “Web Valley”CS012Using Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision in Creating an Operating System for Head-Mounted Displays 

 CS020Detecting the Structure of Videos by Extracting Features from Time Series User Interaction Data 

 EN068Strongly Coupling the Electrical and Mechanical Dynamics of the Heartbeat in a Diffuse Interface Model 

 MI013A Novel Response to Antibiotic Resistance: Application of Microparticles and AC Currents 

Finalists must meet eligibility requirements for travel, and return documentation promptly to be considered. A valid passport is required for travel and visit to Italy.

 

Fundació Víctor Grífols i Lucas

The Victor Grifols i Lucas Foundation was created in 1998, under the auspices of Grifols, with the mission of promoting bioethics through dialogue between specialists in a range of areas. The Foundation seeks to foster ethical attitudes in organizations, companies and individuals active in the field of human health. To achieve this, it offers a discussion platform which provides a forum for the exchange of different perspectives on the ethics of life.First Award of $5,000ME079Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification System for Point-of-Care HIV Diagnosis 

Second Award of $3,000ME101Towards a Combination Antiviral Therapy for Flu: An Interdisciplinary Drug Discovery Effort 

Third Award of $2,000ME055Dengue or Leptospirosis? 

 

 

GoDaddy

In addition to offering domain names, website builders and hosting, GoDaddy believes it has a responsibility to make a difference in the community. As part of that philosophy, GoDaddy contributes to nonprofit organizations that focus on causes meaningful to customers, employees and our community. GoDaddy will be presenting the following awards, the Web Innovator Award, the Mobile Application Award, the Open Source Award, the Data Award and the Forward Thinker Award.$1,500 Data AwardCS005SNAP: A Novel Algorithm for Fast Global Sequence Alignment and Database Search 

$1,500 Forward Thinker AwardCS028Manipulated “Holograms”: Fantastic Becomes Real 

$1,500 Mobile Application AwardCS305Trailblazer: Cooperative, Infrastructure-Independent Generation of Indoor Floor Maps using Handheld Android Mobile Devices 

$1,500 Open Source AwardCS006Pi to Share: Utilizing the Raspberry Pi as a Home File Server 

$1,500 Web Innovator AwardCS057Fuzzy Logic Based Web Browser for the Motor Impaired 

 

 

Google

Education lies at the very core of Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. We believe in the power of the web to help people discover, connect, and learn. That’s why we support collaborative learning in communities around the world, and why we invest heavily in education programs, initiatives, and partnerships through our products and tools.For the project that applies computer science to further inquiry in a in a field other than computer science; Google CS Connect AwardCS040Optimizing Digital Content for Color-Blind Audiences Using Enhancement Algorithms 

For the project that addresses a large and seemingly-impossible problem, finding an elegant solution with broad impact; Google Thinking Big AwardCS019Panthera: Caching and Cache-based Scheduling in Distributed Computing Systems 

 

 

IEEE Foundation

IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE awards the $10,000 Presidents’ Scholarship to recognize a deserving student for an outstanding project demonstrating an understanding of electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer science, or other IEEE field of interest.The IEEE Foundation Presidents’ Scholarship Award of $10,000EE042A Multi-Architectural Approach to the Development of Embedded Hardware 

The $10,000 USD scholarship is payable over four years of undergraduate university study. The winner also receives a certificate, engraved plaque, and a four-year IEEE student-level membership.

 

IEEE Computer Society

The IEEE Computer Society is the world’s leading computing membership organization and the trusted information and career-development source for a global workforce of technology leaders including: professors, researchers, software engineers, IT professionals, employers, and students. The unmatched source for technology information, inspiration, and collaboration, the IEEE Computer Society is the source that computing professionals trust to provide high-quality, state-of-the-art information.First Award of $1,000CS005SNAP: A Novel Algorithm for Fast Global Sequence Alignment and Database Search 

Team First Award of $500 for each team memberCS304A New Secure Distributed Storage System for Cloud: Mathematical Framework, Design and Applications 

Second Award of $500EE071An Integrated Software Platform for Intelligent, Autonomous Control of Hyper-Redundant Modular Robotic Systems using Simultaneous Localization and Mapping 

Team Second Award of $400 for each team memberME307A Novel Hybrid Non-invasive Clinical-Signal Processing Technique as Biomarker of Atrial Fibrillation 

Third Award of $350CS019Panthera: Caching and Cache-based Scheduling in Distributed Computing Systems 

Each winner will receive a framed certificate, and a one-year free subscription to the Computer Society magazine of their choice. Winners are announced on the Computer Society’s website and via social media.

 

Intel® Open Source Technology Center

The Intel® Open Source Technology Center (OTC) is a leader in open source development with a mission to deliver operating systems products and enable our hardware in operating systems/open source software to create a continuous stream of technology innovation that unlocks the potential of Intel hardware and creates software business opportunities. The OTC will present the Intel® Open Source Technology Awards to the best use of open source technology or software.First Award of $4000CS074Indium: Using Novel Machine Learning Algorithms to Develop a Nondisease-specific Personalized Medicine Engine 

Honorable Mention of $500CS038Come Code with Codester: A Novel Educational App that Teaches Computer Science 

 CS065Search Engine to Map FDA Approved Drugs to Diseases Based on Microarray Data Mined from GEO 

The finalists are selected for their commitment to innovation in tackling challenging STEM-related questions, using authentic research practices, and creating solutions to the problems of tomorrow.

 

International Council on Systems Engineering – INCOSE

The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is a not-for-profit membership organization founded to develop and disseminate the interdisciplinary principles and practices that enable the realization of successful systems. INCOSE will award the best interdisciplinary project that can produce technologically appropriate solutions that meet societal needs.First Award of $1,500EE093Cube Satellites: Miniature Satellite Design and Operations for Pulsed Plasma System Applications 

Certificate of Honorable MentionCS031Train the Artificial Brain II: Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Treatment Plan of Alzheimer’s Disease using Neural Networks 

 CS084Voice Integrated Development Environment for People Who Are Blind, Myopia Affected or Have RSI 

 EE061Electromagnetic Tire Propulsion System 

 EE082Development of a Teleoperation Robot 

 EN012The VP (Ventriculoperitoneal) Shunt Circuit 

 ET044The Cooling of Solar Panels to Increase Power Output 

 ET045Optimizing the Utilization of Wind Energy with an Alternative Engineering Design: A Horizontal Dual Motor Turbine, Phase II 

 ET062Cones, Chutes, and Coils: Novel Proposals to Ebb Wingtip Vortices 

 ET065Rain Power 

The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1990. Our mission is to share, promote and advance the best of systems engineering from across the globe for the benefit of humanity and the planet.

 

K. Soumyanath Memorial Award

This award is presented by the family of Krishnamurthy Soumyanath (1957 – 2010), for the best project in Computer Engineering. K. Soumyanath was an Intel Fellow and Chief Architect, Integrated Platform Research at Intel Labs, USA, leading research and development in circuits and architectures for next-generation transceiver devices. The prize honors the memory of an energetic and adventurous individual who inspired and mentored many young people to excel in all aspects of life.First Award of $3,000EE078An Innovative Approach to Improve Spin Polarization in Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 Thin Films for Spin Transport Electronics 

The award of $3,000 will go a the winning student/team project in Computer Engineering; a subcategory of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and $1,000 will go to their school.

 

K. T. Li Foundation Special Award

Established in 1956, the National Taiwan Science Education Center (NTSEC) is the only national center for science education in the country. The Center’s permanent exhibition area displays rich contents related to Life Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and the Earth Sciences, and the NTSEC also hosts the most up-to-date science exhibitions in collaboration with other international and domestic museums.Trip to attend the Taiwan International Science FairEA001Lunar Tide Contribution to Thermosphere Weather 

 EA015Geographic Belts for Hurricane Landfall Location Prediction 

 

 

King Abdul-Aziz & his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia seeks to build a sustainable future by encouraging youth to search for creative means that pave the way toward developing technologies for renewable energy, thereby maintaining a sustainable future of energy. To achieve this goal, King Abdul-Aziz & His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (MAWHIBA) will award a Special Prize on Renewable Energy at the Intel ISEF. MAWHIBA is a national cultural foundation established to help develop a comprehensive environment of creativity in Saudi Arabia to enable gifted citizens from all areas to properly use their talents for prosperity of their country.First Award of $3,000EE064The Hollow Flashlights: Head and Hand 

Second Award of $2,500ET047Fun in the Sun! Increasing Grätzel Cell Efficiency Using Diatomaceous Earth 

Third Award of $2,000ET057Wave-Powered Desalinator 

Fourth Award of $1,500ET042Bumping & Reversing Wave Energy Generating System (BRES): Energy Generating System with Often Wasted Wave by Applying Principle of Interference and Rip Current 

Fifth Award of $1,000ET313Working of Wind Turbine with Low Air Pressure 

 

 

Monsanto Company

Monsanto is focused on empowering farmers—large and small—to produce more from their land while conserving more of our world’s natural resources such as water and energy. We do this with our leading seed brands in crops like corn, cotton, oilseeds and fruits and vegetables. We also produce leading in-the-seed trait technologies for farmers, which are aimed at protecting their yield, supporting their on-farm efficiency and reducing their on-farm costs.Monsanto Award for Innovation in Plant Science First Award of $2,500PS013Mechanistic Characterization of a Transcription Factor bZIP16 in Regulating Arabidopsis Flowering Pathways 

Second Award of $1,500PS026The Effect of Nitrogen-Rich Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of Cotton Plants 

Third Award of $1,000PS043An Eco-friendly RNA Interference-based Insect Control for Management of Citrus Greening Disease using a Model System 

The first and second placed winners of the Monsanto Award for Innovation in Plant Science will be flown to visit and present at Monsanto in St. Louis.

 

Mu Alpha Theta, National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society

The Society was formed over 50 years ago to develop strong scholarship in Mathematics and to promote the understanding and enjoyment of the subject. The Mu Alpha Theta Award is given to the most challenging, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem involving mathematics accessible to high school students. Components of the investigation may include, but are not limited to, mathematical proof, mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, visualization, simulation, and approximation.First Award of $1,500MA001A Novel Mathematical Simulation to Study the Dynamics of CD4 Cells, CD8 Cells, and HIV Viral Load 

 MA008Hybridized Characteristic 3 Galois Field Arithmetic for Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Phase III 

Second Award of $1,000CS053Indoor Navigation with Maximum Likelihood Classification of Wi-Fi Fingerprints 

 MA013Weighted Catalan Numbers and Their Divisibility Properties 

 MA037Winning the War against Hackers: A Hybrid Asymmetric Cryptographic Algorithm for Safe and Secure Data 

Winners will receive a certificate and information about joining Mu Alpha Theta.

 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the United States government agency responsible for the nation’s civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. Founded in 1958 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, NASA’s mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research, answering basic questions like: What’s out there in space? How do we get there? What will we find?Top Award of $5,000EN011The Fabrication and Characterization of Short and Long Term Memory Proton Induced Thin Film Synaptic Transistors 

Second Award of $2,000CH022Electronic Tongue: Tastes of Toxic Metal Ions in Water 

 ET026Next Generation Supercapacitor for Ultra-Fast Energy Harvesting 

 PH007Rocks of the Rainbow: Asteroid Classification Using SDSS Filters 

Third Award of $1,000BE015Role of Somatostatin Interneurons in Alzheimer’s Disease 

 CS046What’s Your Problem? Automatically Summarizing Scientific Research with Open Problems 

 EA001Lunar Tide Contribution to Thermosphere Weather 

 EE025Personal Physiological Sensor Network Device 

 EE064The Hollow Flashlights: Head and Hand 

 EM028Improving Seawater Membrane Distillation: The Development of Carbon Nanotube-coated Nickel Hollow Fiber Membranes 

 EV018Determination of Factors that Impact Clearance of Suspended Particulate Matter (Dust) in Air 

 ME034Novel Single-Cell Screening: Optimized Droplet-Based Microfluidics for High-Throughput Screening of Adherent Cells 

 PH044Fabricating an Artificial Nose using Mesoporous Photonic Crystals 

 PH052Achieving Net Gain Nuclear Fusion in Microcapsules by Coupling Sonoluminescence and Magnetic Compression 

 

 

National Anti-Vivisection Society

Since 1929, the National Anti-Vivisection Society has promoted greater compassion, respect and justice for animals. NAVS educational and advocacy programs advance better, more humane science; support the development of alternatives to the use of animals in research, testing and education; and effect changes which help to end the unnecessary suffering of animals.First Award of $5,000CB043A Novel Approach for Metastatic Breast Cancer Therapy: Pharmacological Inhibition of EZH2 Histone Methyl Transferase Activity Suppresses Cancer Stem Cells and Induces Epithelial Phenotype 

Second Award of $2,000CB029Generating iPSCs from Human Adipocytes for Differentiation into Nociceptive Neurons 

Third Award of $1,000ME020Development of a Novel Blood-Based Diagnostic for Canine Lymphosarcoma 

For more information on the specific guidelines for this award, visit the National Anti-Vivisection Society’s website.

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health & the Friends of NIDA

The Addiction Science Award is given by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to three exemplary projects on the topic of addiction science.First Award of $2,500EV040Assessment of Thirdhand Exposure to Nicotine from Electronic Cigarettes 

Second Award of $1,500BI052Computational Analysis of the GABA(A) Receptor 

Third Award of $1,000BE304Capacity Limits of Working Memory: The Impact of Multitasking on Cognitive Control and Emotion Recognition in the Adolescent Mind 

The Addiction Science Award is sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health and Friends of NIDA.

 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the United States government agency with a mission of science, service, and stewardship. Its mission touches the lives of every American, protecting life and property and conserving and protecting natural resources. NOAA recognizes outstanding projects in ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, weather, and climate sciences with cash awards and a first prize summer internship.A fully paid summer internship at a NOAA research lab, plus a $500 monetary award.EA015Geographic Belts for Hurricane Landfall Location Prediction 

Award of $500EA001Lunar Tide Contribution to Thermosphere Weather 

AlternateEV036Monitoring Ocean Microscopic Organic Material: Assessing Large-Scale Ecological Disruption on Annual Chl-a, POC, and PIC Fluctuation Equilibrium 

 PH075Predicting the Strength of Solar Flares using Sunspot Characteristics 

Winners also receive an All Hazards NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) and a certificate signed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. The first prize winner also receives an engraved plaque.

 

Office of Naval Research on behalf of the United States Navy and Marine Corps

 The Chief of Naval Research Scholarship Award of 10,000EN025Growing Spine Implant and Test Method 

Scholarships are payable at $2,500 a year for four years. Recipient will also receive a certificate signed by the Chief of Naval Research and a U.S. Navy memento.

 

Patent and Trademark Office Society

The PTOS is a membership-based organization for Patent and Trademark professionals and other interested individuals. From its inception in 1917, the Society has been dedicated to the improvement and appreciation of the United States Patent and Trademark Systems through promoting the systems’ growth and well-being, as well as promoting the social and intellectual welfare of the Society members.First Award of $500CH030The Effectiveness of Guanidine Functionalized Polymers in Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization 

 CS018Analyzing and Preventing Quick Response Code-based Malware and Phishing Attacks for Smartphones 

 EM002Solar Hot Air Generator Construction and Applicability 

 EN023Multi-layered Phytopigments: Promising Alternative Materials for Solar Cell Development 

 ET056Infrared Alignment and Photon Densification Apparatus for Energy Optimization 

 ME077A Wearable Ultrasonic Device for the Early Detection of Tumor Recurrence 

 PH081The Leidenpump: A Non-Mechanical Means of Fluid Delivery 

Top Award of $1,000, and an American flag and a framed copy of the first patent granted in the USAMI005The Conjugative Plasmid RK2 as a Delivery System for Artificial AnatheriaH Genes: A Novel Synthetic Biology Alternative to Traditional Antibiotics 

 

 

Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology

Psi Chi was founded in 1929, for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests, and who meet the minimum qualifications.First Award of $2,500BE030Perception of Facial Expression of Emotion 

Second Award of $1,500BE038Healthy Youth: Effect of Physical Activity and Sleep Patterns on Physical and Mental Well-Being in Adolescents 

Third Award of $1,000BE024″Are You Sure?” A Multi-Factor Analysis: Are Eyewitness Testimonies Dooming the Innocent? 

All winners will receive a Psi Chi Certificate of Recognition.

 

Ricoh Americas Corporation

Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions whose integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently. Ricoh has a long-standing environmental mission and commitment to sustainability, bringing corporate, social and environmental responsibilities into balance. Ricoh has been creating green technology and environment management systems that promote sustainability for more than three decades. As a leader in its industry, Ricoh is consistently ranked high among the world’s corporations for successfully balancing profit with environmental responsibility.Ricoh Sustainable Development Award of $12,500ET055Employing in situ Generated Peracetic Acid and Fungal Biosynthesis to Produce Biofuels 

 PS301Enhanced Third-Generation Biofuel Production from Genetically Modified Algae 

 

 

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

Founded in 1886, Sigma Xi is the international honor society of research scientists and engineers, with a distinguished history of service to science and society. This multi-disciplinary society includes members who were elected based on their research achievements or potential, and historically, more than 200 members have won the Nobel Prize. The Society is pleased to offer awards for the best demonstration of interdisciplinary research.First Physical Science Award of $2000PH302Observational Detection of Solar g-mode Oscillations Using Doppler Velocity Signals 

First Life Science Award of $2,000MI310Production of Bioplastic by a Bacterium Isolated from Waste Treatment Facility (from Lignocellulosic Glucose, Abundant Sucrose, Byproduct of Biodiesel & Spent Coffee Grounds Extract) 

Second Physical Science Award of $1000PH307The Dark Matter inside of Early Type Galaxies 

Second Life Science Award of $1,000BI310Novel Analysis of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation on Amyloid-beta, Tau, and Motility in Transgenic C. elegans models: Targeting Potential Therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease 

 ME316Walnut: Sustainable Solution to Halitosis 

 

 

Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc.

The Society for Experimental Mechanics is composed of international members from academia, government, and industry who are committed to interdisciplinary application, research and development, education, and active promotion of experimental methods to: (a) increase the knowledge of physical phenomena; (b) further the understanding of the behavior of materials, structures and systems; and (c) provide the necessary physical basis and verification for analytical and computational approaches to the development of engineering solutions.First Award of $2,500EE090To Design and Manufacture a Device to Maximize the Performance of Rowers 

Second Award of $1,500EN034Study of Properties of Aluminum Wires Treated with Nanoparticles of MoB2 

Third Award of $1000EN021The Effects of Barefoot and Shod Running on Risk of Injury in High School, Female, Recreational Runners 

 

 

Society of Experimental Test Pilots

Founded in 1955, the Society of Experimental Test Pilots is an international organization of flight test pilots and astronauts promoting air safety and education in the design and flight test of aerospace vehicles. SETP’s membership extends across 30 countries worldwide, comprised of more than 2,400 active and retired test pilots representing all types of aerospace vehicles, military and civilian.First Award of $1,000ET062Cones, Chutes, and Coils: Novel Proposals to Ebb Wingtip Vortices 

Second Award of $500ET036Inflatable Airplane Design and Optimization for Low Reynolds Numbers 

Third Award of $300PH030The Optimization of Rocket Nozzle Performance 

Certificate of Honorable MentionEE003Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Farm Configuration Efficiency Based on Schools of Fish in Nature 

 EE011Aircraft Propeller Noise Reduction Using Owl Feather Inspired Notching 

 PH078A Mathematical Analysis of the Wright Brother’s Wind Tunnel Tests 

All honorees receive a certificate of recognition, book and guest invitation to the annual Symposium.

 

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the science of applied geophysics and the education of geophysicists. SEG, founded in 1930, fosters the expert and ethical practice of geophysics in the exploration and development of natural resources, in characterizing the near surface, and in mitigating earth hazards. The Society, which has more than 33,000 members in 138 countries, fulfills its mission through its publications, conferences, forums, websites, and educational opportunities.Distinguished Achievement Award of $2,500 and a trip to the SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting.EA007Data Sonification with the Seismic Signature of Ocean Surf 

Award of Merit of $1,000EA008Tsunami Mitigation as a Function of Alterations in Bottom Friction 

 MA047Applying Bayes’ Theorem to DNA Sequence for Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria 

Award of Merit of $500CS036A Novel Filter for Tracking Trends in Noisy Real-Time Data 

 EA010An Optimized Analysis of Wind Flows in the Urban Environment and the Identification of Feasible Building Augmented Wind Turbine Sites 

 PH077Measuring Water Waves 

Certificate of Honorable MentionCS012Using Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision in Creating an Operating System for Head-Mounted Displays 

 EA012Using an Underwater Trench to Limit the Energy of a Tsunami 

 

 

SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Today, SpaceX is advancing the boundaries of space technology through its Falcon launch vehicles and Dragon spacecraft.Engineering the Future Awards of $2,000 eachEE320Ice Bot: A Deep Sea Diving Apparatus 

 EN017Transformer Clepsydron: Deployable Support Framework with Varying Direction of Unfolding 

 PH048Optimizing the Accuracy and Precision of Asteroid Orbital Determination: A Novel Approach 

 

 

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, was founded in 1955 to advance light-based technologies. Serving more than 235,000 constituents from approximately 155 countries, the Society advances emerging technologies through interdisciplinary information exchange, continuing education, publications, patent precedent, and career and professional growth. Annually SPIE provides more than $3.2 million in support of education and outreach programs.First Award of $2,500EE064The Hollow Flashlights: Head and Hand 

Second Award of $1,500PH070IR against Piracy 

Third Award of $1,000PH019Novel Automated Next-Generation Multijunction Quantum Dot Solar Panel Designs Using Monte Carlo-Based Modeling 

Honorable MentionCS016A New Optical Computing Method with Combination of Colored Lights Realizing Balanced Ternary Computation 

 EE018Principles of Electrowetting on Liquid Prism Beam-Steering Module 

 PH044Fabricating an Artificial Nose using Mesoporous Photonic Crystals 

 

 

U.S. Agency for International Development

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the federal government agency responsible for administering foreign aid. USAID works to promote economic and social development in more than 100 countries around the world in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Europe. USAID seeks to extend a helping hand to those people overseas struggling to make a better life, recover from a disaster, or striving to live in a free and democratic country.Development Focus Award of $10,000EE029Versatile Field Construction Machine for Paddy Cultivation 

 EN312Green Refrigerant Box 

 ET046MFCs Reloaded: A Novel Bio-Augmented Design to Enhance MFC Efficiency 

 PS022Cellulose Binding Domains: Novel Implications in Agriculture and Biofuel Production 

 

 

United Airlines Foundation

For more than 60 years, the United Airlines Foundation has served as the charitable wing of United Airlines, Inc. The Foundation’s International Program grants support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives. In addition, we support community service grants for arts and culture, health and environmental initiatives.First Place Award of $5,000EE044The Intelligent Energy Saving Power Strip 

Second Award of $3,000ET033Algae….the Greener Fuel, Year Three 

 ET055Employing in situ Generated Peracetic Acid and Fungal Biosynthesis to Produce Biofuels 

Third Award of $1,500EA015Geographic Belts for Hurricane Landfall Location Prediction 

 EE032What Type of Wing Design Creates the Greatest Lift? “Dimpled Airfoil” 

Fourth Award of $1,000EM305Immediate Response System for Oil Spills 

 

 

United States Environmental Protection Agency

From nanomaterials a billionth of a meter in size to global climate dynamics, EPA scientists and engineers are investigating every scale of our environment and the links between environment and human health. EPA conducts research that addresses the highest priority science needs of the nation. The work performed by EPA scientists, engineers and their research partners improves the quality of the air we breathe, the water that sustains us, and the land upon which we live.The Patrick Hurd Sustainability Award winner will travel to EPA’s National Sustainable Design Expo in Washington, DC.EM045Safe and Sound Housing: Lime/Fly Ash Papercrete as a Substitute for Adobe in Seismically-Active Regions in Developing Nations 

Alternate trip winnerEV029Sustainable Water Purification System with UV Irradiation 

 

 

United Technologies Corporation

United Technologies Corporation is a diversified company that provides a broad range of high-technology products and services to the global aerospace and commercial building systems industries. We are pleased to offer eight awards of $3,000 in UTC common stock for projects showing excellence in science and engineering.Each winning project will receive $3,000 in shares of UTC common stock.CH022Electronic Tongue: Tastes of Toxic Metal Ions in Water 

 CS009RNNScan: Eukaryotic Gene Finding via Hybrid Recurrent Neural Networks 

 EE025Personal Physiological Sensor Network Device 

 EN068Strongly Coupling the Electrical and Mechanical Dynamics of the Heartbeat in a Diffuse Interface Model 

 ET005The Jerusalem Artichoke as a Perspective Renewable Fuel 

 ET066Quantification of the Effect of Contamination in Lithium-Air Batteries 

 MA023The Speeds of Families of Intersection Graphs 

 PH052Achieving Net Gain Nuclear Fusion in Microcapsules by Coupling Sonoluminescence and Magnetic Compression 

Winners also receive a plaque, backpack, and UTC Annual Report. Stock to be shared by team members.

 

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of the Sciences awards five $15,000 scholarships to students whose research and academic interests align with the USciences mission. Scholarships become effective upon enrollment in the incoming class of fall 2015. At USciences, we are building on a life sciences legacy started almost two centuries ago as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. From treating, researching, and studying diseases and cures on a molecular level to the medicines that improve lives worldwide, USciences is about moving life forward.Tuition Scholarship of $15,000 per year for four years.CB020Engineering a Novel CDH1 Fluorescent Protein Reporter Construct to Evaluate Cancer Cell Differentiation 

 CH020Building a Library of Difluoro- and Trifluoro- Artemisinins, Year Two 

 CS073Semantic Multilayer SVM: Novel Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision Applied to Prostate Cancer Grading and Breast Cancer Diagnosis 

 ME009Seeking a Cure II: Targeting ERß in a Novel Cost-Effective Treatment for Ovarian Epithelial Cancer 

 MI013A Novel Response to Antibiotic Resistance: Application of Microparticles and AC Currents 

Scholarships are to be allocated toward tuition only and become effective upon enrollment in any undergraduate or first-professional program offered at University of the Sciences. Each scholarship is renewable for up to four years provided the recipient is enrolled as a full time undergraduate or first-professional student in good academic standing with the University.

 

West Virginia University

West Virginia University will be awarding 10 Academic Excellence or Presidential Scholarships (depending on residency) to students whose research and academic aptitude align with WVU’s institutional goals and research interests. Classified as a Research University (High Research Activity) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, West Virginia University offers 184 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 14 academic colleges.Renewable Tuition Scholarship AwardsBI007An in vitro Study of the Effectiveness of Cinnamon Compounds on the Degradation of Amyloid-B and Tau Protein in Alzheimer’s Disease 

 BI011You Missed a Spot: Accuracy of Luminol Chemiluminescence to Detect Blood at a Crime Scene using Concealment Techniques and Measurements of False Positives 

 CS053Indoor Navigation with Maximum Likelihood Classification of Wi-Fi Fingerprints 

 EM045Safe and Sound Housing: Lime/Fly Ash Papercrete as a Substitute for Adobe in Seismically-Active Regions in Developing Nations 

 EM319A Greener Shade of Grey: The Effects of Fly Ash in Concrete, a Second Year Study 

 EN050iAid: A Novel Multimodal, Cloud-Based Navigation System for the Visually Impaired 

 ET017Using Piezoelectronics to Convert Energy from a Nontraditional Source: Vibration 

 ET027Comparing Shroud Design on the Electrical Power Output of a Small-Scale Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine 

 EV029Sustainable Water Purification System with UV Irradiation 

These awards are dependent on the student meeting the requirements of 1.) high school GPA (weighted or unweighted) of at least 3.8 and 2.) ACT score of 30 or SAT score of 1340 or higher.

 

White House Presidential Fellow SmartAmerica Challenge

The goal of the SmartAmerica Challenge is to demonstrate the benefits that Cyber-Physical Systems can bring to American competitiveness, job growth, and our society. This award is presented to the best Intel ISEF project representing Cyber Physical Systems.White House Presidential Inovation Fellow SmartAmerica Challenge AwardEE034Pneumatic Electromyographic Exoskeleton 

 

Wolfram Research, Inc.

Founded by Stephen Wolfram in 1987, Wolfram Research is one of the world’s most respected software companies—as well as a powerhouse of scientific and technical innovation. As pioneers in computational science and the computational paradigm, we have pursued a long-term vision to develop the science, technology, and tools to make computation an ever-more-potent force in today’s and tomorrow’s world. Mathematica software for all Intel ISEF Finalists and Observers.

 

World Economic Forum

Invitation to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of New Champions 2014 in Tianjin, China, and to participate in our programming designed for our 2014 Young Scientists.World Economic Forum Future Scientists AwardCS025Diagnosis of Abnormalities in 3-Dimensional Mammograms via an Artificial Neural Network 

 EM027Don’t Cry Over Spilled Oil! 

 MA021On the Unique Roles of Neurocomputational States in Neocortical Circuits 

 MI310Production of Bioplastic by a Bacterium Isolated from Waste Treatment Facility (from Lignocellulosic Glucose, Abundant Sucrose, Byproduct of Biodiesel & Spent Coffee Grounds Extract) 

Students will also receive a World Economic Forum Swarovski crystal award, a waiver of participation fees for the 2014 Annual Meeting of New Champions, as well as all flights and accommodations.