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.

Eric S. Chen, whose research could lead to a new class of drugs to control influenza outbreaks during a pandemic, received the top award of $100,000 at the Intel Science Talent Search 2014, a program of Society for Science & the Public.  Eric and other finalists from across the United States took home awards totaling $630,000.  The Intel Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious high school science and math competition, recognizes 40 high school seniors who are poised to create new technologies and solutions that will positively impact people’s lives.

40 U.S. High School Seniors Named Finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2014America’s Brightest Young Innovators Focus on Global Challenges, Compete for $630,000 in AwardsNEWS HIGHLIGHTSForty high school seniors were recognized as finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2014, a program of Society for Science & the Public.The Intel Science Talent Search finalists represent the nation’s most promising young scientists with the potential to discover innovative solutions to global ch