ISEF, the International Science & Engineering Fair, celebrating its 75th anniversary, visited Columbus, OH this year with nearly 2,000 finalists participating with the sponsorship of Regeneron. Finalists represented approximately 60 countries, regions and territories. Congratulations to all the participants from the Synopsys Championship and to the award winners announced on May 15 (special awards) and May 16 (scientific category awards).
Special congratulations to Vrishank Chandrasekhar for his ISEF Top Award, the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award. This prestigious award includes an all-expense-paid trip to attend the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Vrishank was recognized for his outstanding project in Translational Medical Science, titled OncoNote: Early Pan-Cancer Prognosis Prediction. In addition, Regeneron honored him with a First Award for his innovative research.
| Student | Scientific Category | Awarding Organization | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vrishank Chandrasekhar | Translational Medical Science | Regeneron | 1st Place Award $6,000 |
| SIYSS – Nobel | Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award | ||
| Silicon Valley Engineering Council | 2nd Place Award $3,000 | ||
| Armaan Gomes | Embedded Systems | HP | 2nd Place Award $2,400 |
| The Chief of Naval Research | Scholarship Award of $15,000 | ||
| Hao Gu | Materials Science | Howmet Aerospace Foundation | 4th Place Award $600 |
| Kaavya Tatavarty | Biomedical Engineering | Regeneron | 3rd Place Award $1,200 |
| International Council on Systems Engineering – INCOSE | Honorable Mention | ||
| Evan Zhang | Biomedical Engineering | Regeneron | 4th Place Award $600 |
| Claire Xu | Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Regeneron | 3rd Place Award $1,200 |
| Silicon Valley Engineering Council | 1st Place Award $5,000 |
