Your SSP News: Intel STS Finalists Announced

SSP Enewsletter January 2015

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Message from Maya Ajmera, CEO & President of SSP As an alumna of the Science Talent Search, I know how thrilling it is to be recognized and rewarded for your achievements while in high school. I join with both SSP and Intel in congratulating these stellar young students. I am honored to welcome the finalists to the Intel STS family. These 40 students were selected from more than 1,800 applications from around the country and represent the best and brightest young researchers. Finalists are from 36 schools in 18 states and examples of their projects include a low-cost, portable device to detect blood diseases and parasites; an advanced encryption system with potential applications in cybersecurity; new research on the use of quantum dot solar cells as an alternative energy source; and a machine learning-based method to identify promising drugs to combat cancer, tuberculosis and Ebola.

INTEL STS Intel STS 2015 Finalists On January 21, 40 high school seniors were named finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2015, a program of Society for Science & the Public. Finalists will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. from March 5-11, where they will compete for more than $1 million in awards. Finalists were selected from more than 1,800 entrants hailing from 460 high schools in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and five American and international high schools overseas.  View the full list View the full list »

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