Intel Science Talent Search Honors 40 Young Scientists as Finalists

Business Wire, Jan 31, 2001

    Business Editors

      SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2001--Intel
Corporation and Science Service today announced the names of 40 high
school seniors from across the country as finalists in the Intel
Science Talent Search (Intel STS). The finalists will compete for
college scholarships totaling $530,000, with a top prize of a $100,000
scholarship.
      The Intel STS is America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college
science competition. The STS, often considered the "Junior Nobel
Prize," will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year at a black-tie
award banquet on Monday, March 12, in Washington, D.C.
      The finalists, who range in age from 15 to 18, were selected from
a group of 300 semifinalists announced earlier this month. Of the
finalists, 15 - or 37.5 percent - are female. New York has the most
finalists with 13 (32.5 percent), followed by California with four (10
percent). For a complete list of the 40 finalists and their
biographies, visit www.sciserv.org/sts/60sts/finalist.asp.
      "Science and technology skills have become basic skills -- like
reading, writing and arithmetic -- necessary to be competitive in
today's economy," said Craig Barrett, Intel's president and CEO. "The
next innovations and ideas will come from these Intel STS students and
other young people who are comfortable with technology and have a
solid grounding in science and math."

      Awards and Science Talent Institute

      Students were judged based on their individual research reports
for research ability, scientific originality and creative thinking.
The research projects cover all disciplines of science, including
chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, social science and
biology. Intel STS entries were reviewed and judged by top scientists
from a variety of disciplines. The judging process was overseen by Dr.
Andrew Yeager, director of Stem Cell Transplantation at the University
of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
      The 40 finalists will take an all-expenses-paid trip to
Washington, D.C., March 7-12, to attend the Science Talent Institute
(STI) where they will participate in final judging and other
activities. The winners, selected based on rigorous interviews, will
be announced Monday, March 12.
      The top prize is a $100,000 college scholarship. The second-place
finalist will receive a $75,000 scholarship, and the third-place
finalist will receive a $50,000 scholarship. Fourth- through
sixth-place finalists each will receive a $25,000 scholarship, and
seventh- through tenth-prize winners each will receive a $20,000
scholarship. The remaining 30 finalists each will receive a $5,000
scholarship award. In addition to the scholarship awards, each of the
40 finalists participating in the STI will receive a high-performance
Intel(R) Architecture-based mobile computer.

      Well-Rounded Students Conduct Wide-Range of Science Research
Projects

      In addition to being good students and scientists, this year's
Intel STS finalists are very active outside the classroom. Ninety-five
percent of the finalists participate in extracurricular clubs such as
the Science Club and Mathematics Club, and 85 percent are involved in
athletics. In addition, 72 percent play a musical instrument, and 57
percent volunteer their time to worthy causes in their communities.
Finally, 87 percent of the students read a foreign language.
      The students' research projects, ranging from behavioral and
social sciences to zoology, reflect their diverse areas of interest.
Projects include research on active spin control, Internet news,
Alzheimer's disease, sleep and daytime cognitive performance, cheating
in school, glaucoma, and metallic thin films.

      Background

      Since 1942, the STS has recognized 2,400 finalists with more than
$5 million in scholarships. The program 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. More than 100 winners of the world's most coveted science and
math honors are alumni of the STS, including three National Medal of
Science winners, 10 MacArthur Foundation Fellows, two Fields
Medallists and five Nobel Laureates.
      Science Service, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to
advance the understanding and appreciation of science through
publications and educational programs, has administered the program
since its inception. For more information on Science Service or the
Intel STS, visit www.sciserv.org.
      Intel's sponsorship of the Science Talent Search is part of the
Intel Innovation in Education initiative 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.
      Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading
manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products.
Additional information about Intel is available at
www.intel.com/pressroom.

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            2001 Intel Science Talent Search Finalists Data
              For biographies on the 40 finalists, visit
            http://www.sciserv.org/sts/60sts/finalist.asp.

State  City*             School                     Student
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CA   Monterey       The York School                 Hans Lee
CA   Oakland        Oakland Technical High School   Gabriel Carroll
CA   Sacramento     Mira Loma High School           Michael Areen
CA   Sacramento     Mira Loma High School           Nathaniel Craig

CT   Milford        Academy of Our Lady of Mercy    Heather Higgins
CT   Westport       Staples High School             Mariangela Lisanti

FLA  Melbourne      Palm Bay High School            Linda Arnade
FLA  Tallahassee    Maclay High School              Michael Hasper

GA   Chamblee       Chamblee High School            Aditya Sunderam
GA   Roswell        Roswell High School             Rishi Vasudeva

IN   Pekin          Eastern High School             Sarah Kessans

LA   Baton Rouge    Baton Rouge Senior High School  Cambrian Liu

MD   Silver Spring  Montgomery Blair High School    Alan Dunn
MD   Silver Spring  Montgomery Blair High School    William Pastor

MA   Belmont        Belmont High School             Michael Chiu

MN   Hopkins        Hopkins High School             Neil Mehrotra

MO   Ballwin        Parkway West High School        Abdur Sabar

NY   Armonk         Byram Hills High School         Meredith Arfa
NY   Armonk         Byram Hills High School         Hayley Barna
NY   Armonk         Byram Hills High School         Eve Henry
NY   Brooklyn       Brooklyn Technical High School  Monika Paroder
NY   East Setauket  Ward Melville High School       Craig Berman
NY   Great Neck     Great Neck North High School    David Khalil
NY   Great Neck     Great Neck North High School    Nelson Moussazadeh
NY   New York       Stuyvesant High School          Dmitriy Aronov
NY   New York       Stuyvesant High School          Jerry Chow
NY   New York       Stuyvesant High School          Caroline Nguyen
NY   Roslyn Heights Roslyn High School              Johanna Waldman
NY   Rye Brook      Blind Brook High School         Vinod Nambudiri
NY   Spring Valley  Ramapo Senior High School       Kimberly Kempadoo

OH   Delaware       Buckeye Valley High School      Aaron Iverson
OH   Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown School           Ann Lai

OR   Portland       Oregon Episcopal School         Melissa Radecki

PA   Doylestown     Central Bucks High School West  Christina Crabtree
PA   Pittsburgh     Keystone Oaks High School       Atalie Young

TX   Denton         Texas Academy of Mathematics    Robert Horch
                        And Science
TX   Missouri City  Hightower High School           Ashvin Dewan

VA   Alexandria     Thomas Jefferson High School    Parimalram Madduri
                        For Science and Technology
VA   Alexandria     Thomas Jefferson High School   Vladimir Novakovski
                        For Science and Technology

WY   Laramie        Laramie Senior High School      Jason Chiu


* City and state of school

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    CONTACT: Intel Corporation
             Meredith Smith, 408/765-2834
             meredith.smith@intel.com
               or
             Science Service
             Kim Stafford, 202/872-5149
             kstafford@sciserv.org

    KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: EDUCATION COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS