40 Future Innovators Head To Washington, D.C. To Compete For $630,000 In Prestigious Intel Science Talent Search

Intel:

WHAT:		Forty high school seniors that are poised to be the nation’s next scientific leaders will be in Washington, D.C. from March 8-13 to compete for more than $630,000 in the Intel Science Talent Search, a program of Society for Science & the Public.
WHEN & WHERE:		Public Day – Public Exhibition of Projects:
		Sunday, March 11, 1-4 p.m. ET
		National Geographic Society
		1145 17th St NW
		Washington, D.C.
		Finalists will be available for interviews and photos as they display, describe and answer questions about their award-winning research.
		Awards Gala:
		Tuesday, March 13, 6-9 p.m. ET
		National Building Museum
		401 F Street, NW
		Washington, D.C.
		Media are invited to attend the ceremony where all finalists will be honored and the top 10 winners will be announced, including for the top award of $100,000. Finalists will be available for in-person or phone interviews after 9 p.m.
WHO:		All 40 Intel Science Talent Search 2012 finalists. Of note, over the past 70 years Science Talent Search alumni have gone on to win seven Nobel Prizes, two Fields Medals, three National Medals of Science, 11 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships and even an Academy Award for Best Actress.
		The 2012 finalists’ research projects include promising innovations in:
			● Alternative energy solutions
			● An inexpensive landmine detection system
			● Cost-effective cancer therapies
			● A potential treatment for muscular dystrophy
			● New ways to remove contaminants from water
			● Depression and anxiety treatment for adolescents
		For a full list of this year’s finalists, visit www.societyforscience.org/sts.
		Wendy Hawkins, executive director of the Intel Foundation, and Elizabeth Marincola, president of Society for Science & the Public, will be available for comment at both events.
		Awards Gala:
		Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute and acclaimed author and biographer, will address the finalists and awards gala attendees. Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini and Society for Science & the Public President Elizabeth Marincola will also speak and present the top awards.
MORE INFO:		To get the latest Intel Science Talent Search news, visit www.intel.com/newsroom/education.
CONTACT:		To RSVP for either event or to schedule interviews, please contact
		Allison Kubota, 646-525-6718, [e-mail].

Finalists by high school state:

Jiacheng	Li	CA		Philip	He	MI
Sayoni	Saha	CA		Nithin	Tumma	MI
Clara	Fannjiang	CA		Evan	Chen	MN
Jack	Li	CA		EunBe	Kim	NJ
Leon	Yao	CA		Danielle	Goldman	NY
Meredith	Lehmann	CA		Savina	Kim	NY
Jin	Pan	CA		Anna	Sato	NY
Saurabh	Sharan	CA		Juliana	Coraor	NY
Alissa	Zhang	CA		Neil	Mehta	NY
Zizi	Yu	CT		Angela	Wang	NY
Neel	Patel	FL		Huihui	Fan	NY
Sitan	Chen	GA		Mimi	Yen	NY
Adam	Kalinich	IL		Rachel	Davis	NY
Jordan	Cotler	IL		Benjamin	Van Doren	NY
Eric	Fein	IN		Marian	Bechtel	PA
Anirudh	Prabhu	IN		Kurtis	Carsch	TX
Fengning	Ding	MA		Amy	Chyao	TX
Xiaoyu	He	MA		Oliver	Quintero	TX
Frederic	Koehler	MD		Ari	Dyckovsky	VA
Siddhartha	Jena	MI		Andrey	Sushko	WA

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