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Science Fair winners receive awards at International Science Fair

 

 

In the first of three award ceremonies, three students from the Detroit Metro area won six prestigious awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in Cleveland, Ohio.  These special awards were presented on May 15, 2003 at 9:00 PM EDT and consisted of key awards from scientific, professional and educational organizations.  Two other awards ceremonies will commence tomorrow.

 

Kunil Raval, 17, Michigan overall Science Fair winner from Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan.  Project title:  “A Novel Room Temperature Fuel Cell utilizing a carbonate Ionic Liquid”

American Chemical Society, Second award of $500

Ashtavadhani Vidwan Ambati Subbaraya Chetty (AVASC) Foundation, for projects that display outstanding creativity, ingenuity and have the potential to alleviate the human condition or mark a substantive advance in the scientific field - Award of $500 US Savings Bond

Caltech JPL, for outstanding projects in the areas of science, technology and engineering that contribute to  Caltech and JPL’s mission of robotic space exploration, Special Achievement Award Certificate.

 

Ethan Street, 18, Winston Churchill High School, Livonia, MI.  Project Title:  “Continued Fractions of Quadratic Laurent Series”

            American Mathematical Society, Second Place Award of $500

 

Colin Sprinkle, 18, Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan.  Project Title: “VLSI Design Automation”

IEEE Foundation, for outstanding achievement in the area of engineering, an award of $250.  The winner also receives an IEEE student membership and an IEEE Society membership for the duration of the scholarship, as well as an engraved brass and walnut plaque and framed certificate.

 

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