Team Oregon won 5 trips to Europe and $124,000 in Scholarships and prizes. 16 of our 28 finalists won prizes.

European Union Contest for Young Scientists

An all expense paid trip enables attendance at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists, located in a new city each year.

Trip to the EU Contest

CB001

Towards the Cure: Abnormal Protein Interactions between Amyloid Beta and Tau as a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease  

Raghav Tripathi, 16, Westview High School, Portland, Oregon

EV006

An Experimental Study of the Impact of Target Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions on Lung Health PLUS a Novel Risk Assessment Model to Predict Their Effect on the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR); and the Development of a New VOC Adsorption Filter  

Naomi Chetan Shah, 16, Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon

Behavioral and Social Sciences - Presented by Intel

Fourth Award of $500

BE015

Compilation of Social Media Political Conversations, Linguistic Twitter Profile Analysis, and Media Bias to Accurately Reflect Regional Political Climates

Shawn David Meacham, 18, West Salem High School, Salem, Oregon

Cellular and Molecular Biology - Presented by Intel

Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF affiliated fair they represent.

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner

CB001

Towards the Cure: Abnormal Protein Interactions between Amyloid Beta and Tau as a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease

Raghav Tripathi, 16, Westview High School, Portland, Oregon

First Award of $3,000

CB001

Towards the Cure: Abnormal Protein Interactions between Amyloid Beta and Tau as a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease

Raghav Tripathi, 16, Westview High School, Portland, Oregon

Computer Science - Presented by Intel

Second Award of $1,500

CS040

Improving 3D Virtualization and Object Recognition in Real-Time Using Kinect Sensors

Akash Krishnan, 17, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon

ENG: Electrical and Mechanical - Presented by Intel

Fourth Award of $500

EE002

A Novel Design for the Enhancement of Anti-Reflection in Crystalline Photovoltaic Cells

William Yuan, 16, Westview High School, Portland, Oregon

ENG: Materials and Bioengineering - Presented by Intel

Second Award of $1,500

EN021

The Fabrication and Characterization of a High Permeability Iron- Nickel Thin Film Alloy for Giant Magneto Impedance Applications

Harsha Sudarsan Uppili, 15, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon

Fourth Award of $500

EN004

Alumina Nanoparticle Mediated Pathways in Cancer Cells

Amber Tang, 15, Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego, Oregon

Environmental Sciences - Presented by Intel

Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF affiliated fair they represent.

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner

EV006

An Experimental Study of the Impact of Target Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions on Lung Health PLUS a Novel Risk Assessment Model to Predict Their Effect on the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR); and the Development of a New VOC Adsorption Filter

First Award of $3,000 

EV006

An Experimental Study of the Impact of Target Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions on Lung Health PLUS a Novel Risk Assessment Model to Predict Their Effect on the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR); and the Development of a New VOC Adsorption Filter

Naomi Chetan Shah, 16, Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon

Third Award of $1,000

EV030

Effect of Magnetic Fields on Viability of Cellular Structures  

Andrew Wei Chen, 14, Beaverton High School, Beaverton, Oregon

Mathematical Sciences - Presented by Intel

Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF affiliated fair they represent.

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner

MA011

Small Geometric Progressions Modulo N for Deterministic Polynomial Selection

First Award of $3,000

MA011

Small Geometric Progressions Modulo N for Deterministic Polynomial Selection  

Aishwarya A. Vardhana, 17, Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon

Second Award of $1,500

MA027

Complexity of Interlocking Polyominoes

Third Award of $1,000

MA012 

Graph Theory and Locality Sensitive Hashing for DICOM Image Analysis  

Markus Robert Woltjer, 17, Wilsonville High School, Wilsonville, Oregon

Microbiology - Presented by Intel

Fourth Award of $500

MI012

Characterization of the Relationship between Pseudomonas aeruginosa Acyl-homoserine Lactone Based Quorum Sensing and Innate Macrophage Function in vitro  

Spencer Michael Chang, 17, West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon

Physics and Astronomy - Presented by Intel

Fourth Award of $500

PH045

Shining Like the Sun: A Novel Quantum Mechanical Approach to Property Analysis and Energy Efficiency Algorithm for White-Light LEDs  

Valerie S. Ding, 15, The Catlin Gabel School, Portland, Oregon

Special Awards

Air Force Research Laboratory on behalf of the United States Air Force

First Award of $3,000

CS040

Improving 3D Virtualization and Object Recognition in Real-Time Using Kinect Sensors  

Akash Krishnan, 17, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon

American Mathematical Society

Third Award of $250

MA027

Complexity of Interlocking Polyominoes  

Sidharth Dhawan, 18, Westview High School, Portland, Oregon

Duquesne University Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

First Award of $2,500

EV006

An Experimental Study of the Impact of Target Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions on Lung Health PLUS a Novel Risk Assessment Model to Predict Their Effect on the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR); and the Development of a New VOC Adsorption Filter  

Naomi Chetan Shah, 16, Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon

European Organization for Nuclear Research-CERN

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world's largest and most respected centers for scientific research. It operates the world's largest accelerator together with the most complex scientific instruments, which are used to study the basic constituents of matter-the fundamental particles and the forces that hold them together. These studies, carried out by some 10,000 scientists from all over the world, are expected to shed light on some of the mysteries of our universe. Twelve Intel ISEF finalists will be selected to travel to CERN to meet with researchers, see the experiments, enjoy Geneva and the beauty of Switzerland and France.

All expense paid trip to tour CERN

CS040

Improving 3D Virtualization and Object Recognition in Real-Time Using Kinect Sensors  

Akash Krishnan, 17, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon

PH045

Shining Like the Sun: A Novel Quantum Mechanical Approach to Property Analysis and Energy Efficiency Algorithm for White-Light LEDs  

Valerie S. Ding, 15, The Catlin Gabel School, Portland, Oregon

Florida Institute of Technology Scholarship Award of $15,000 per year, renewable annually.
EV006

An Experimental Study of the Impact of Target Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions on Lung Health PLUS a Novel Risk Assessment Model to Predict Their Effect on the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR); and the Development of a New VOC Adsorption Filter  

Naomi Chetan Shah, 16, Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon

Fondazione Bruno Kessler

The Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK) is a leading research center located in Trento, Italy. WebValley, started in 2001, is the FBK Summer School program for interdisciplinary scientific research. A team of enthusiastic and motivated high school students and FBK researchers accept a project challenge proposed by a scientist. This year’s project will study a new type of interface to big data and on-line spatial data analysis in 2D/3D cell environments. It is planned to extend the use of open source GIS and WebGIS solutions to micro/nano scales. The project shall enable the sharing between scientists of multi-scale studies, the overlay of cell models and real data, and user interaction based on Kinect and Android interfaces. FBKs Board of Directors will award Intel ISEF finalists full fellowships, including travel to Italy, to be part of the WebValley team from June 17- July 7, 2012.

Award to Travel to Trento, Italy to participate in "Web Valley" summer school

EN310

MyInsulin: Decision Support for Inpatient Physicians Managing Hyperglycemia  

Alexander Eskil Harding, 17, Cleveland High School, Portland, Oregon

Mu Alpha Theta, National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society

Second Award of $1,250

MA011

Small Geometric Progressions Modulo N for Deterministic Polynomial Selection

Aishwarya A. Vardhana, 17, Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon

 

MA012

Graph Theory and Locality Sensitive Hashing for DICOM Image Analysis

Markus Robert Woltjer, 17, Wilsonville High School, Wilsonville, Oregon

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Third Award of $1,000

EV006

An Experimental Study of the Impact of Target Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions on Lung Health PLUS a Novel Risk Assessment Model to Predict Their Effect on the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR); and the Development of a New VOC Adsorption Filter  

Naomi Chetan Shah, 16, Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon

National Anti-Vivisection Society

Second Award of $2,000

CB001

Towards the Cure: Abnormal Protein Interactions between Amyloid Beta and Tau as a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease

Raghav Tripathi, 16, Westview High School, Portland, Oregon

Oregon Institute of Technology

Award scholarship of $5,000

BE313

The Relationship between Sleep Hygiene and Attention Deficit Disorder

Anne Kathryn Gilbert, 17, Wilsonville High School, Wilsonville, Oregon

MA012

Graph Theory and Locality Sensitive Hashing for DICOM Image Analysis

Markus Robert Woltjer, 17, Wilsonville High School, Wilsonville, Oregon

Patent and Trademark Office Society

First Award of $250

EN021

The Fabrication and Characterization of a High Permeability Iron- Nickel Thin Film Alloy for Giant Magneto Impedance Applications  

Harsha Sudarsan Uppili, 15, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon

Second Award of $150

MI008

The Effect of UV-C Light on E. coli  

Emily Lynn Schnepp, 15, Gresham High School, Gresham, Oregon

Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology

Second Award of $350

BE015

Compilation of Social Media Political Conversations, Linguistic Twitter Profile Analysis, and Media Bias to Accurately Reflect Regional Political Climates

Shawn David Meacham, 18, West Salem High School, Salem, Oregon

United States Army

Award of $1,500, a certificate of achievement, and a gold medallion.

BE015

Compilation of Social Media Political Conversations, Linguistic Twitter Profile Analysis, and Media Bias to Accurately Reflect Regional Political Climates  

Shawn David Meacham, 18, West Salem High School, Salem, Oregon

EV006

An Experimental Study of the Impact of Target Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions on Lung Health PLUS a Novel Risk Assessment Model to Predict Their Effect on the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR); and the Development of a New VOC Adsorption Filter

Naomi Chetan Shah, 16, Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon