In the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2019, 3 projects from Team Japan received Grand Award. Those 3 projects are;
2ndPlace Award in Animal Science
Project title: Bird Environmental DNA from the Air
Finalist: Yuma OKAMOTO; So TSUKAMOTO
School: Shizuoka Prefectural Kakegawa-Nishi High School
3rdPlace Award in Material Science
Project title: Development of the Gypsum Board Materials Containing Eggshell Aiming at the Solution of Sick Building Syndrome
Finalist: Taito TANAKA
School: National Institute of Technology, Yonago College
4thPlace Award in Animal Science
Project title: Novel Subtle Acoustic Communication: Successful Elucidation of the Cryptic Ecology of Runner Plant Bugs (Hallodapus spp.) with Emphasis on Their Stridulatory Mechanisms
Finalists: Yui TAMADA; Ayana MIYAZAKI; Haruka HINAMI
School: Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Nishi High School
The Gordon E. Moore Award and Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award winners are:
The Gordon E. Moore Award
Project title:Utilizing Computer Vision and Machine Learning Systems to Develop a Live Time Navigational and Surgical Aid for Spinal Reconstructions
Finalist: Krithik Ramesh
Country: United States
Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award
Project title: Modeling Neurodegeneration in vitro: A Dynamic Study of Tau in a Microfluidic Chamber System via Quantum Dot Labeling
Finalist: Allison Sihan Jia
Country: United States
Project title:Bioinspired Submersible Dual Propulsion System: A Novel Approach to Ultra-Efficient Submarine Propulsion Utilizing Starting and Stopping Vortex Rings Mirroring Jellyfish Motion
Finalist: Rachel M. Seever
Country: United States
As this Intel ISEF become the last fair with Intel as a title sponsor, new award, Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation, that given to the project which shows innovation in STEM goes to:
Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation
Project title: A Novel, Noninvasive Approach to Melanoma Diagnosis Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Bioconjugated Gold Nanoparticles
Finalist: Shriya Reddy
Country: United States
This is the end of Intel ISEF 2019. Next ISEF is ISEF 2020 and will be held in Anaheim, California. Team Japan will go home tomorrow.
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