Transcript INTEL ISEF
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 [email protected] 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, [email protected] • 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: [email protected] • 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 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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?