Teen Scientists Move To Finals In Prestigious Competition

Intel Science Talent Search Finalists Exemplify Best in Science Education

SANTA CLARA , Calif. , Jan. 26, 2005 – Intel Corporation today recognized the 40 finalists who will vie for more than $530,000 in scholarships in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS), America 's oldest pre-college science competition for high school seniors.

“These finalists reflect the best accomplishments of solid, project-based, curiosity-driven education,” said Intel CEO Craig Barrett. “What's most encouraging is that these young people are just beginning their scientific journeys. Like many STS finalists before them, this group will be responsible for future discoveries that address critical needs while helping to keep America at the center of innovation.”

The Intel STS represents six decades of excellence. Alumni of this program hold more than 100 of the world's most coveted science and math honors, including six Nobel Prizes, three National Medals of Science, 10 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships and two Fields Medals.

This year's annual STS alumni distinguished speaker is a 2004 recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics, Dr. Frank Wilczek. “The Science Talent Search opened up a whole new world for me,” Wilczek said. “It was there I first realized working as a scientist could be a reality for me.”

About the Finalists
The finalists will meet in Washington, D.C. March 10-15 to attend the Science Talent Institute, interact with top scientists and participate in rigorous judging sessions. Selected from among 300 semifinalists announced earlier this month, the finalists range in age from 16 to 18. They hail from 15 states, with New York having the most finalists (13) followed by California, Florida, Illinois and Maryland with four each. Research projects include studies on engineering new tissue to heal wounds, improving cancer treatments, developing new energy conversion technology and using ancient textiles to date archaeological sites. In addition to a pursuit of scientific excellence, 80 percent of this year's finalists play a musical instrument, 50 percent volunteer in their community, 47 percent are fluent in a language other than English and 25 percent have perfect SAT scores. This year's diverse group of finalists includes an award-winning poet, a competitive ballroom dancer, a table ! tennis gold medalist in the U.S. Junior Olympics and a student who founded a nonprofit focusing on social justice.

The Awards
The top prize in the Intel STS is a $100,000 college scholarship. The second-place finalist receives a $75,000 scholarship and the third-place finalist receives a $50,000 scholarship. Fourth- through sixth-place finalists are each awarded $25,000 scholarships, and seventh- through 10th-place winners receive a $20,000 scholarship. The remaining 30 finalists each receive a $5,000 scholarship award. In addition to the all-expense-paid trip to Washington, all students attending the competition receive an Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology-based notebook computer. Winners will be announced at a black-tie banquet on March 15.

Science Service, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the understanding and appreciation of science among people of all ages through publications and educational programs, has administered the program since its inception in 1942. For more information on Science Service, visit www.sciserv.org .

Intel's sponsorship of the STS is part of the Intel® Innovation in Education initiative, a sustained commitment – in collaboration with educators and government leaders worldwide – to help today's students develop the higher-level thinking skills they need to participate and succeed in a knowledge-based economy. For more information, visit www.intel.com/education .

Intel STS 2005 Finalists

State

Finalist City

Student

High School

Arizona

Flagstaff

James Cahill

Flagstaff High School



California

Carmel

Amber Hess

Robert Louis Stevenson School



Cupertino

June-Ho Kim

Monta Vista High School



Encinitas

Aaron Goldin

San Dieguito High School Academy



Sacramento

Kelley Harris

C.K. McClatchy High School



Florida

Fort Myers

Sarah Langberg

Canterbury School



Miami

David Ying

Coral Reef Senior High School



Miami

Justin Kovac

Montgomery Blair High School*



Pembroke Pines

Pooja Jotwani

Charles W. Flanagan High School



Georgia

Duluth

Sisi Chen

Northview High School



Illinois

Bloomington

Abhi Gulati

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy



Chicago

Stephen DeVience

Notre Dame High School for Boys



Highland Park

Timothy Credo

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy



Wheaton

Lyra Haas

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy



Maryland

Baltimore

Ryan Harrison

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute



Olney

Abigail Fraeman

Montgomery Blair High School



Rockville

Sherri Geng

Montgomery Blair High School



Silver Spring

Michael Forbes

Montgomery Blair High School



Massachusetts

Brookline

Albert Tsao

Brookline High School



Michigan

Livonia

Samuel Bhagwat

Winston Churchill High School



Minnesota

Falcon Heights

Michael Barany

Roseville Area High School



New Mexico

Albuquerque

Robert Cordwell

Manzano High School



New York

Bedford

Stephen Kramer

Byram Hills High School



Bronx

David Bauer

Hunter College High School



Brooklyn

Olga Pikovskaya

Midwood High School



Coram

Shan Yuan Huang

Longwood High School



Cortlandt Manor

Justin Becker

Hendrick Hudson High School



East Setauket

Neal Wadhwa

Ward Melville High School



Fairport

Bruce Brewington

Fairport High School



Flushing

Yingqiuqi Lei

Robert F. Kennedy Community High School



Great Neck

Stanley Chiang

John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School



Massapequa

Karen Geringer

Plainedge High School



New York

Ling Pan

The Brearley School



Roslyn Heights

Sagar Mehta

The Wheatley School



Sag Harbor

Ailish Bateman

Pierson High School



Ohio

Columbus

Joline Fan

Upper Arlington High School



Texas

Plano

Jimmy Yang

Plano Senior High School



Plano

Ian Haken

Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science



Washington

Bellingham

Karl Plank

Squalicum High School



Wisconsin

Madison

Po-Ling Loh

James Madison Memorial High School

For biographies on the 40 finalists, visit http://www.sciserv.org/sts/64sts/finalists.asp

* Montgomery Blair High School is located in Silver Spring, Md


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