Research to cure Cancer and Alzheimer�s Disease. A building foundation that better withstands earthquakes. A computer program that creates real time images. These are just some of the ideas and innovations coming from Portland Oregon.
More than 13 hundred high-school aged inventors and scientists from 41 countries came to Portland, Oregon for the world�s largest pre-college science fair, the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Barbara Carman from Intel explains this science fair will produce the next generation of innovations:
"At Intel I-SEF you�ll see students working on cutting edge projects in engineering, in computer science, in medicine and health."
Each year millions of students in grades nine to 12 vie for the privilege to attend Intel I-SEF where they compete for more than three million dollars in scholarships and prizes. Among them this year, 17-year-old Sarah Langberg from fForida, one of three winners of the top scholarship, the Intel young scientist who studied ocean volcanic regions:
"The main accomplishment is just getting here. Presenting my research was fun. I enjoyed it. I loved talking to judges who wanted to hear what i had to say and it was so nice to get feedback and insight from some of the smartest people in the world."
About 20 percent of the students at the 2004 Intel I-SEF are in the process of applying for patents on their work.
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