The speaker is in no way representing
The Society for Science & the Public,
Intel ISEF, Intel Corporation, the Intel
Foundation or any of their affiliates.
The views expressed in this
presentation are based on published
information and the speaker's personal
knowledge, experience and opinions.
INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR:
GLOBAL RECOGNITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S STEM STUDENTS
William Borges, MBA
IISEF Grand Awards Judge
2009, 2010, 2011
Environmental Management
wborges3@yahoo.com
WITH AFFILIATED FAIRS IN OVER 60
COUNTRIES, REGIONS, AND
TERRITORIES, IISEF IS THE WORLD'S
LARGEST AND ONLY INTERNATIONAL
SCIENCE COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS
IN GRADES 9 THROUGH 12.
ATTRACTING APPROXIMATELY 1,600
STUDENTS FROM NEARLY 60
COUNTRIES, IISEF’S ALMOST 70
CORPORATE, PROFESSIONAL AND
GOVERNMENTAL SPONSORS AWARD
MORE THAN $4 MILLION IN PRIZES
EACH YEAR.
The sponsoring organization, the
Society for Science & the Public
(SSP), is headquartered in
Washington D.C. and operated by
a staff of about 50.
In partnership with Westinghouse
in 1942, SSP held its first science
competition for high school
seniors, the Science Talent
Search.
Founded in 1922 as “Science
Service” Edward W. Scripps and
William Emerson Ritter.
In 1950, SSP inaugurated the
National Science Fair, which
became “international” in 1958.
Intel Corporation became the title
corporate sponsor in 1998.
Recent and future Host Cities:
• Albuquerque, NM, 2008
• Reno, NV, 2009
• San Jose, CA, 2010
• Los Angeles, CA, 2011
• Pittsburgh, PA, 2012
• Phoenix, AZ, 2013
• Los Angeles, CA, 2014
INTEL ISEF:
THE BASICS
THERE ARE INTEL ISEF AFFILIATED
FAIRS IN 59 COUNTRIES, REGIONS AND
TERRITORIES INCLUDING U.S. FAIRS IN
46 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
ALL INTEL ISEFAFFILIATED SCIENCE
FAIRS REGISTER WITH
SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE &
THE PUBLIC AND MUST
CONSIST OF FIVE
PARTICIPATING HIGH
SCHOOLS OR 50
STUDENTS IN THE 9TH TO
12TH GRADES.
Students who compete in Intel ISEF emerge
from a worldwide field of several million
science fair participants during the academic
year.
They move on to compete with more than
65,000 students at more than 450 regional
Intel ISEF affiliated science fairs around the
world to win the right to attend the Intel ISEF.
THE PROCESS
LEADING UP TO
PARTICIPATION IN
INTEL ISEF
Each affiliated fair may select 2 individual
projects and 1 team project to travel to the
Intel ISEF to compete in 17 different
categories.
ACTIVITIES
AT
INTEL ISEF
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
• Project Set-Ups and Interviews
• Social Events
• Seminars
• Off-Site Tours
JUDGING ACTIVITIES
• Instruction in Judging
• Project Previewing
• Student Interviews
• Category Caucusing
MENTOR AND ADVISOR ACTIVITIES
• Social Events
• Seminars and Other Instruction
SPECIAL AWARDS CEREMONY
GRAND AWARDS CEREMONY
JUDGING CATEGORIES
• Animal Sciences (AS)
• Behavioral and Social Sciences (BE)
• Biochemistry (BI)
• Cellular and Molecular Biology (CB)
• Chemistry (CH)
• Computer Science (CS)
• Earth and Planetary Science (EA)
• Engineering: Electrical and
Mechanical (EE)
• Engineering: Materials and
Bioengineering (EN)
• Energy and Transportation (ET)
• Environmental Management (EM)
• Environmental Sciences (EV)
• Mathematical Sciences (MA)
• Medicine and Health Sciences (ME)
• Microbiology (MI)
• Physics and Astronomy (PH)
• Plant Sciences (PS)
• STUDENT INTERVIEWING AND
PROJECT SCORING ACTIVITIES
• JUDGES' PROFESSIONAL AND
PERSONAL BIASES
• WHAT DO THE WINNERS'
PROJECTS LOOK LIKE?
JUDGING CRITERIA
• Creative Ability and Originality-30
• Scientific Thought/Engineering Goals-30
• Thoroughness-15
• Skill-15
NOTE: SPECIAL
• Clarity-10
AWARDS JUDGES
HAVE THEIR OWN
CRITERIA
WHAT GRAND AWARD JUDGES LOOK FOR
IN A WINNING PROJECT
THE GORDON E. MOORE
AWARD
$75,000
SPECIAL
AWARDSWOW!
TWO INTEL FOUNDATION
YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS
$50,000 EACH
BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS
$5,000 Scholarship, PLUS A
$1,000 Grant to Their School and
the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair They
Represent
CATEGORY AWARDS
Presented in Each of The 17 Intel
ISEF Categories
• 1st Place $3,000
• 2nd Place $1,500
• 3rd Place $1,000
• 4th Place $500
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE GRAND
AWARD JUDGES' AGGREGATE SCORES
• THE HUMAN ELEMENT IN SELECTING
THE WINNERS: VIGOROUS CAUCUS
DEBATE
THE GRAND AWARD SELECTION PROCESS
OPPORTUNITIES
AND
CHALLENGES
FOR SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA'S
STEM
STUDENTS
OPPORTUNITIES
• Three Years to Prepare for the Next Fair
in Southern California
• Incredible Academic and Non-Academic
Resources in the Region
• Bright, Capable and Enthusiastic
Students Who Can Be Readied for This
Opportunity
CHALLENGES
• Budgets, Budgets, Budgets . . .
• Socio-Economic Issues in Our
Communities
• Commonly Used Resources Stretched
to the Limits
• Anti-Intellectual Peer Pressures
MEETING THE
CHALLENGES:
RESOURCES
THE MOST
IMPORTANT
RESOURCE OF
ALL . . .
MENTORS!
INTEL ISEF AFFILIATED SCIENCE FAIR ORGANIZATIONS IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
• Riverside, Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino (RIMS) Science and Engineering
Fair, Mr. Rick Hall, rick_hall@sbcss.k12.ca.us
• Orange County Science and Engineering Fair, Dr. David Gardiner,
http://www.ocsef.org/
• Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair, Mr. Dean Gilbert,
www.lacoe.edu/sciencefair
• Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Science and
Engineering Fair, Mr. Peter Walter Starodub, http://www.pvphs.com
• Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair, Mr. Phil Gay and Ms.
Shirley Miranda, http://www.GSDSEF.org
• California State Science Fair, Dr. Christopher M. Gould,
http://www.usc.edu/CSSF
OTHER NOTABLE PROGRAMS
• Dr. Clark Gedney's summer and year-round science programs and
camps for high school students at Purdue University:
cgedney@purdue.edu
• Gathering Genius, Inc., Nevada's STEM Program:
http://www.intelisef2009.org/news/g2NVstemplan2011final1-6.pdf
• Egyptian, Indian and Brazilian Affiliate Programs
INTEL ISEF RESOURCES
• Intel ISEF: http://www.societyforscience.org/isef
• SSP Science Resources: http://www.societyforscience.org/resources
• The Broadcom MASTERS™, a national competition for U.S. 6th, 7th,
and 8th graders: http://www.societyforscience.org/masters
REGIONAL AND LOCAL RESOURCES
• Major Corporations through their Social Responsibility Programs
• Public Agencies
• Public and Private Universities and Colleges
• Professional Societies
• Not-for-Profit Advocacy Groups
2011 INTEL ISEF BRAGGING RIGHTS
FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS
SoCal Grand and Special Award Winners
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Michael Leonard Janner, 15, Redlands East Valley High School, Redlands, Chemistry
Jessica Alexis Richeri, 17, Centennial High School, Corona, Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
Kenny Zane Lei, 16, Walnut High School, Walnut, Computer Science
Bonnie Lei, 18, Walnut High School, Walnut, Animal Science
Adrienne Brooke McColl, 17, San Pedro High School, San Pedro, Animal Science
David Kenneth Tang-Quan, 18, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Microbiology
Julian Ohiro Kimura, 17, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Animal Science
Kathleen Rose Maguire, 17, Marlborough School, Los Angeles, Microbiology
Jonathan F. Li, 18, St. Margaret's Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, Mathematical Sciences
Keegan Robert Mann, 18, San Pasqual High, Escondido, Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao, 15, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, Biochemistry
Matthew Philip Goldklang, 17, San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, Environmental Sciences
Alison Nicole Tradonsky, 17, and Tammy Yetta Rubin, 18, San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, Medicine and Health Sciences
Mike Wu, 16, and Stephen Sia Yu, 17, Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, Computer Science
Danielle Nguyen, 17, and Michelle Xie, 16, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, Behavioral and Social Sciences
It's Less than 3 Years to the Next Intel ISEF
in Los Angeles . . .
WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT?