Pushing the Limits of Science Novelty and Invention
More than 1,500 outstanding high school science students, representing more than 50 countries, exhibited their wide-ranging projects recently at the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Reno, Nev.

Three participants were Young Scientist Award winners, each receiving a $50,000 scholarship from the Intel Foundation, including (L-R): Li Sallou Boynton, for a project on environmental contaminants; Tara Anjali Adiseshan, for a project on evolution; and Olivia Catherine Schwob, for a project on genetics. Taylor Wilson, a student attending The Davidson Academy of Nevada, received a fourth place award in the physics and astronomy category for his project "Subcritical Neutron Multiplication in a 2.5 MeV Neutron Flux." View the ISEF website for more information and see the complete list of the winners (PDF).