Awards
Won by NWSE Students
at the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
Fair
The
winning projects from the Intel Northwest Science Expo attended
the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in
Louisville, Ky May 12-18. The ISEF brings together over
1200 of the most talented students in science and engineering
from the US and over 40 countries for a week of competition
and fun activities.
These NWSE winners won the following awards:
Mark
W. Knight, Catlin Gabel School, Portland
"Design
and Fabrication of a Peristaltic Micropump."
$3,000
First Award in the engineering category
a full-tuition
scholarship to the University of Louisville
$500
from the Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development
Gradutate
scholarship/fellowship of $5000 per year for the University
of Kentucky
US
Navy and Marine Corps $8000 Scholarship
Korri
Ayn Thiessen, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland. "Reduction
of Intercellular Apurinic Endonuclease Levels with Age:
Predisposition to Oxidative Damage Allied Neuro-Degenerative
Disease."
$1,500
Second Award in the gerontology category
a full-tuition scholarship to the University of
Louisville
Julia Ruby Baldwin and Chelsea B. Gokcay, Oregon
Episcopal School, Portland "Grading
Disorder A."
$500
Fourth Award in the Team Projects category
Southwest
Regional Science Expo winners won the following awards:
Nicole
Renee Blalock, Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach
"Immune Response Initiation in Port Orford Cedar to
Inhibit Phytophthora lateralis Infection."
$3,000
in savings bonds from the U.S. Army
Raygen
McKenzie Yantis, Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach
"Mathematical Analysis of 'Sudden Oak Death' Epidemiology."
$1,500
Second Award from the U.S. Air Force
$250
Third Award from the American Phytopathological Society
NWSE
is extremely proud of the tremendous accomplishments of
its finalists at the Intel ISEF.
Every project ISEF project from Oregon won at least one
award!
Click
here to see the 2002 ISEF Photo Album
Last Updated -
July 1, 2002
