Intel Science Talent Search $100,000 Scholarship Awarded to a 17-Year-Old Female High School Senior From New York

Business Wire, March 13, 2000

The remaining 30 finalists will each receive a $5,000 scholarship award. In addition to the scholarship award, each finalist in the Intel STS will receive a mobile computer with an Intel Pentium(R) III processor featuring Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) technology.

"The Intel Science Talent Search is about pursuing better ways to do things, continuously pushing out the frontiers of knowledge," said Dr. Dudley Herschbach, chairman of the board of Science Service and a Nobel Laureate in chemistry. "The work of these forty young scientists, representative of many others, is a harbinger of the great bounty of inventions and scientific discoveries awaiting us in the 21st century."

Finalists were judged on their individual research reports for their research ability, scientific originality, and creative thinking. All Intel Science Talent Search finalists were reviewed and judged by top scientists from a variety of disciplines. The judging team was led by Dr. Andrew Yeager, a physician at Emory University School of Medicine, and pioneer in stem transplantation.

Background

The Intel STS provides an incentive and arena for U.S. high school seniors to complete an original research project and have it recognized by a national jury of highly regarded professional scientists. The projects are the result of inquiry-based learning methods, which enable students to nurture critical reasoning skills and experience science through the use of the scientific method.

Participation in the STS has often served as a precursor to impressive accomplishments in science. Statistics show that 95 percent of former STS winners have pursued a branch of science as their major field of study. More than 70 percent have gone on to earn Ph.D.s or M.D.s. Alumni of the STS hold more than 100 of the world's most coveted science and math honors including three National Medals of Science, nine MacArthur Foundation grants, two Fields Medals and five Nobel Prizes. Many have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Engineering.

The program has been coordinated since its inception by Science Service, one of the most respected non-profit organizations advancing the cause of science. Over the past 59 years, STS has recognized more than 2,000 finalists with more than $5 million in scholarships. For more information on Science Service or the Intel STS, visit www.sciserv.org.

Intel Innovation in Education

Intel's sponsorship of the STS is part of the Intel Innovation in Education initiative, a global, multimillion-dollar effort to help realize the possibilities of science and technology in education. The goal is to prepare today's teachers and students for tomorrow's demands. Intel develops and supports education programs that help meet the needs of students and communities worldwide through improving science, math, engineering and technology education; improving education through the effective use of technology in classrooms; and broadening access to technology and technical careers.