The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) is the world's largest pre-college science fair. Annually, over one million students in grades 9-12 compete in regional science fairs and nearly 500 affiliated fairs held around the world. From that preliminary competition, some 1,200 students from 40+ countries are selected to compete in the Finals (held each May) for over $3 million in scholarships and prizes.

Dedicated Engineers salutes the nearly 200 student Finalists who competed in the Engineering category - they represent the future of engineering as well as serve as role models to their peers and to younger students!

Complete Listing of Finalists In Engineering, Grouped By Last Name:

A-E,  F-K,  L-Q.  R-Z

"Best of Category" Winners For Engineering

Overall "Best of Category" Winner

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Joline Marie Fan, 16 (Jr) Upper Arlington HS, Upper Arlington, Ohio Acoustic Excitation for Enhancing Interfacial Dynamics of Mesobubbles

First Place Award Winners (4)

Photo Not Available	Melis Nuray Anahtar, 17 (Sr) Montgomery Blair HS, Silver Spring, Maryland Microfluidic Device for Rapid Isolation of Pure Leukocyte Populations
Photo Not Available	Joline Marie Fan, 16 (Jr) Upper Arlington HS, Upper Arlington, Ohio Acoustic Excitation for Enhancing Interfacial Dynamics of Mesobubbles
Photo Not Available	Aaron Sargent Goldin, 16 (Jr) San Dieguito HS Academy, Encinitas, California Autonomous Gyroscopic Ocean-Wave-Powered Generator: Invention of a New Energy Conversion Technology
Photo Not Available	Trevor Elliot Powers, 17 (Jr) James 1:5 Home School, Louisville, Kentucky Nanowire Synthesizer

Second Place Award Winners (8)

Photo Not Available	Daniel Clayton Appel, 17 (Jr) Eldorado HS, Albuquerque, New Mexico Nanocomposite Enzymatic Electrodes for Biofuel Cell Applications
Photo Not Available	Yik Hei Chan, 14 (Fr) CCC Tam Lee Lai Fun Memorial Secondary School, Hong Kong, China Total Equip
Photo Not Available	Mark Philip Croce, 17 (Sr) Langley HS, McLean, Virginia A Faraday Effect Optical Modulator for Use in the Detection of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Waves
Photo Not Available	Donald Eng, 16 (Jr) Stanton College Preparatory School, Jacksonville, Florida Factors Affecting Cooperative Robotic Behavior: Year 2
Photo Not Available	Mitchell Stephen Fourman, 17 (Sr) Ward Melville HS, East Setauket, New York Supercritical Fluids: A Novel Procedure for Increasing the Compatibility and Applications of Polymer Blends
Photo Not Available	Ryna Karnik, 17 (Sr) Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon A Non-Photolithographic Approach to the Construction of N­-Type MOSFET Devices Using Focused Ion Beam Technology
Photo Not Available	Ryan Thomas Olson, 17 (Jr) Giles HS, Pearisburg, Virginia The Design and Evaluation of Multi-Freewing Aircraft
Photo Not Available	Mitali Thakor, 16 (Jr) River Hill HS, Clarksville, Maryland Stem Cell Tissue Engineering with a Nanowire-Hydrogel Matrix

Third Place Award Winners (11)

Photo Not Available	Cassie Arien Abel, 15 (Soph) Hobson Public School, Hobson, Montana Energy for the Future
Photo Not Available	Collin David Arnold, 18 (Sr) John Marshall HS, San Antonio, Texas Autonomous Robots
Photo Not Available	Brittany Baker, 18 (Sr) Jordan HS, Sandy, Utah Finding the Faulty Frays in Aircraft Wiring
Photo Not Available	Isak Willem du Preez, 17 (Sr) Domino Servite, Kranskop, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Robosoccer++
Photo Not Available	Soroush Farzin, 18 (Sr) Central HS, Phoenix, Arizona Solar-Hydrogen Vehicle: Hydrogen Powered Internal Combustion Engine Truck Equipped with a Detachable Solar-Hydrogen Production Pod
Photo Not Available	Arthur I. Kim, 18 (Jr) duPont Manual HS, Louisville, Kentucky The Designing and Fabricating of a Linear Piezoelectrically-Actuated Miniature Peristaltic Pump
Photo Not Available	Pencilla Lang, 16 (Sr) A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario, Canada Optical Tactile Sensors for Medical Palpation
Photo Not Available	Caleb Lee Meeks, 17 (Jr) Home School, Princeton, New Jersey Building NEMO
Photo Not Available	Christopher Dipak Modi, 18 (Sr) Yorktown HS, Yorktown Heights, New York The Design and Fabrication of the Modiak G2: A Collapsible Kayak with Unified Skin and Skeleton
Photo Not Available	Matthew James Mokler, 18 (Sr) Tucson Magnet HS, Tucson, Arizona Electromagnetic Reciprocating Pump
Photo Not Available	Jack Tovey, 17 (Fr) Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom Flood Plug

Fourth Place Award Winners (15)

Photo Not Available	Brian James Beyt, 16 (Jr) Catholic HS, New Iberia, Louisiana Continuously Variable Transmissions: An Efficient Alternative to the Modern Transmission, Phase III
Photo Not Available	Blake Allen Campbell, 17 (Jr) Stevens HS, Rapid City, South Dakota A Clean Break: A PoIycarbonate-Clay Nanocomposite as a Glass Substitute
Photo Not Available	Phil Alexander Cowan, 19 (Sr) Yarm School, Cleveland, England, United Kingdom Tow & Go Fence Post Hammer
Photo Not Available	Jonathan Brandon Cross, 16 (Soph) Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax, Virginia Effect of Automotive Exhausts on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Photo Not Available	Michael John Fraser, 17 (Jr) Yorktown HS, Arlington, Virginia The Effect of Various Electromagnet Voltages and Payload Weights on the Speed and Acceleration of an Urban Maglev Vehicle
Photo Not Available	Forrest Q. Friesen, 14 (Fr) William J. Palmer HS, Colorado Springs, Colorado The Effects of Pre-Stretching on the Performance of Electroactive Polymer Actuators
Photo Not Available	Won-Tae Kim, 19 (Jr) Dae Jeon Dae Shin HS, Dae Jeon, South Korea Automatic Separating Garbage Can (A.S.G.C.)
Photo Not Available	Douglas George Lavanture, 17 (Sr) John Adams HS, South Bend, Indiana Maximizing Power Density in Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells: The Development of a Novel Surface Layer Feature to Ease Methanol Crossover
Photo Not Available	Adam James Leiferman, 18 (Sr) Kimball HS, Kimball, South Dakota Redeem Your Steam
Photo Not Available	John Pease Moore, IV, 16 (Soph) Dayton Christian HS, Dayton, Ohio Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics, Phase 3: Micro Air Vehicle Airfoil, Aspect Ratio, and Platform Optimization
Photo Not Available	Gabor Nemeth, 19 (Sr) Palfy Janos Technical Secondary School, Szolnok, Jasz-Nagykun-SzoInok, Hungary Efficiency Enhancement of Plasma Loudspeaker
Photo Not Available	Andreas Neuzner, 18 (Sr) Weidigschule Butzbach, Butzbach, Hesse, Germany Development and Construction of a Digital Inertial Sensor
Photo Not Available	Ying Kit Ng, 19 (Sr) TWGHs Wong Fut Nam College, Hong Kong, China Anti-Oscillation System: An Advanced Shock Absorber in Vehicles
Photo Not Available	Blake LaWayne Price, 17 (Jr) Happy HS, Happy, Texas The Lift Assist: Second Edition
Photo Not Available	Garrett Nathaniel Traub, 18 (Sr) Ossining HS, Ossining, New York A Novel Soluble Pentacene Precursor: Synthesis and Application

Engineering Team Project Winners

First Place Award Winner*

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Philip Alejandro Munoz, 17 (Jr) Christopher Michael Verlinden, 17 (Sr) School of Science and Technology, Beaverton, Oregon Increased Channel Capacity in Fiber Optics Through Transmission of Multiplexed Orbital Angular Momentum States

* Also awarded "Best Overall" Team Project Amongst All First-Place Team Projects Competition-Wide
 

Second Place Award Winner

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Ashish M. Bakshi, 15 (Soph) Eshin Jolly, 15 (Soph) Manhasset HS, Manhasset, New York Designing a System for Versatile Semi-Autonomous Robots

Third Place Award Winners

Photo Not Available	Albert Roberts Christian, 17 (Jr) Theodore John Rogers, 17 (Sr) Hoover HS, North Canton, Ohio Understanding and Applying Nanofiber Technology in Air Filtration Applications
Photo Not Available	Sean Kshitij Mehra, 17 (Sr) Jeffrey Scott Reitman, 17 (Sr) Jericho HS, Jericho, New York Using Nanoparticles to Enhance Polymer Properties for Improved Commercial Applications: Space Lubricants to Nanolithography

Fourth Place Award Winners

Photo Not Available	Elliott Hoveland Belden, 18 (Sr) Ryan Marcus Young, 17 (Sr) Winona Senior HS, Winona, Minnesota Engineering and Testing a Hybrid Gasoline Electric Vehicle
Photo Not Available	Jose Alejandro Riedel, 19 (Sr) Daniel Martin Rubino, 18 (Sr) Technician School No. 9 Ing. L.A. Huergo, Buenos Aires, Argentina Orthopedic Robotics Bed
Photo Not Available	Michelle Forman, 17 (Sr) Cheryl Schonbrun, 17 (Sr) Stella K. Abraham HS for Girls, Hewlett Bay Park, New York Synthesis and Characterization of Palladium Nanoparticles