The Society for Science & the Public announces its 2016-2017 Advocate Grant Program recipients. Thirty-one Advocates will receive a stipend of $3,000 to guide 3-5 underrepresented students in conducting a scientific or engineering research project and completing applications for scientific competitions. The Society received 240 applications from 45 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

Intel Corporation and the Society for Science & the Public announced that Han Jie (Austin) Wang, 17, of Vancouver, Canada is the recipient of the first place Gordon E. Moore Award and US$75,000 for developing microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that more efficiently convert organic waste into electricity. The award was given at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which is the world’s largest high school science research competition.