International Science And Engineering Fair Research Articles

Curiosity-Based Biophysics Projects in a High School Setting with Graduate Student Mentorship

Curiosity-Based Biophysics Projects in a High School Setting with Graduate Student Mentorship

A Follow-up Study on Contestants in the International Science and Engineering Fair from the Chinese Mainland

Science competitions are an important part of science education. Research on students participating in science competitions is helpful for strengthening the role of the competitions in selecting and cultivating science and technology talent. The International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) is the world's largest pre-college science competition. This paper is a follow-up study of 70 contestants in the ISEF from the Chinese mainland (2003 to 2013). My research team emailed each of them a questionnaire to collect information on their subsequent learning and careers. The results reveal that most contestants were male; they were good at engineering, computer science and environmental science; they performed well in subsequent academic learning (70% of them won awards during their academic study, and 85% selected a major study field related to science, technology, engineering or mathematics); and the high school years is the best period in which to encourage students to pursue science-related study and careers. Based on my analysis, I offer some suggestions for cultivating young scientists.

Thinking possible in Pittsburgh: The 2015 ISEF

The theme for the 2015 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) was “Think Possible.” The 2015 SEG award and honorable-mention winners tackled problems related to calculating horizons for unmanned aerial vehicles, measuring a sidereal day, simulating gas flow in fractures, generating electricity from wave motion, explaining polar-vortex weakening, modeling the El Niño Southern Oscillation, and designing filters for road runoff.

Bright minds shine in Los Angeles: The 2014 ISEF

The theme for the 2014 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) was “Bright Minds Shine.” The 2014 SEG award and honorable-mention winners tackled problems related to transforming data to sound, identifying species using Bayes’ theorem, attenuating tsunami waves, extracting signal from noisy data, placing wind turbines in urban areas, and measuring water waves caused by partial coalescence cascades.

Exploring science and technology in Phoenix: The 2013 ISEF

The theme for the 2013 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) was “Let's See What You Have in Mind.” The 2013 SEG award- and honorable-mention winners tackled problems of musical instrument design, the diffraction limit, electromagnetic induction, wave patterns, liquefaction, magnetism, and acoustic sensors.

Inspired to change the world in Pittsburgh: The 2012 International Science and Engineering Fair

The theme for the 2012 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) was “Inspired to change our world” and this year's SEG honorees emulated this theme. They tackled problems of early warning systems for earthquakes, atmospheric and occupational air pollution, sound-source identification and location, georeferencing or geotagging photographs, biodiversity, water salinity, nanotechnology for oil production, and soundscape quality of rooms.

8.4.0 Student Division Program Panel Discussion

AbstractThe Student Division within INCOSE was reignited at the 2010 IW with Dave Mason from the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter being appointed to lead the effort. During the past year interest has increased at all stakeholder levels. The Student Division Program panel discussions will address the Value Propositions from each of the 4‐Way Benefit Model stakeholders perspective, and how these are used as success metrics for each student Division. This panel discussion will be followed by the brief introduction of the INCOSE 2011 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) winner.

Mentoring global innovation in San Jose: The 2010 ISEF

The theme for the 2010 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) was “Mentoring global innovation.” This year, Agilent Technologies introduced the Agilent Teacher Awards for teachers of ISEF finalists to support their professional development in the sciences, further their mentoring, and support students in independent research. The first awards went to four teachers who mentored projects in the categories Cellular and Molecular Biology, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.

Students speed toward Indy: The 2006 ISEF

Since 1965, SEG has been a long-standing supporter of the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). The SEG Geoscience Center and its ISEF Subcommittee currently manages and facilitates this support, respectively. SEG gives special awards to outstanding high school science and engineering projects that display and use the principles of geophysics and earth science in accordance with the scientific method. Each year SEG awards US$3000 in cash, plaques, certificates, and TLE subscriptions to its winners. This year the 57th Intel ISEF was in Indianapolis, Indiana (USA) during 7–13 May 2006. The SEG judges were Chuck Meeder of Marathon Oil Company, Jeff Daniels of Ohio State University, Larry Braile of Purdue University, Harold Geller of George Mason University, Susan Henley of SEG, and me.

Students exploring genius: The 2005 ISEF

SEG, through the Student Sections/Academic Liaison (SS/AL) Committee, has been a long-standing supporter of the annual International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). SEG gives Special Awards to outstanding high school science and engineering projects that display and use the principles of geophysics and earth science in accordance with the scientific method. Each year SEG awards $3000 in cash, plaques, certificates, and subscriptions to TLE to its winners.

ASA Awards Presented at International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

ASA Awards Presented at International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

ASA presents special awards to young scientists at the 51st annual International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Acoustical Society of America

ASA presents special awards to young scientists at the 51st annual International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Acoustical Society of America

SEG continues its support of promising young scientists, engineers

In the continuing advance of science and technology in geophysics, it is good to know that intelligent and excited students are preparing themselves for a bright future. Nowhere was this more evident than at the 49th International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), 10-16 May 1998, in Fort Worth, Texas. Students from the United States and 29 other countries presented 940 projects. The ISEF brings together first-place winners from local and regional science fairs from around the world. In this competition, students demonstrate and explain their projects to teams of judges and the public.

The 48th ISEF and SEG's support to science

The 48th International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) was held 19–16 May 1997 in Louisville, Kentucky and SEG, as usual, sponsored awards as an incentive to science research by young talented students all over the world.

45th International Science and Engineering Fair

In an ongoing effort to reward and further promote the enthusiasm of young scientists, SEG judges awarded $2000 on behalf of the Society to six high school students at the 45th Annual International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Birmingham, Alabama.

Science Fair: A Successful Venture

SCIENCE fairs are growing in popularity in the USA, as well as the world. Participation in the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) has reached an all-time high. At the 1993-44th International Science and Engineering Fair in Mississippi Beach, MS, the ISEF reached an all-time high of 831 participants (Science Service 1993a). They also had 416 affiliated fairs (an all-time high). The second highest number of participants was in the May, 1990, International Fair in Tulsa, OK. The 1993 fair included projects from 46 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam and Puerto Rico. Sixteen foreign nations were also represented: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of China (Taiwan), Sweden, United Kingdom and Uruguay (Science Service 1993a). Nine of the 16 foreign nations were added during the 1992-93 school year, along with American Samoa, giving the fair a more international balance. Is science fair for you? Many teachers who are now entering the teaching profession in the various fields of science are wondering if science fair work is worth their time and effort. Most school systems across the nation do not give any extra money for teachers' participation in science fairs. This article's intent is to show some of the great and rewarding things that can be accomplished in this endeavor.