| Year | Finalist Name(s) | Project Title | Category | Fair Country | Fair State | Fair Province | Awards Won |
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| 2014 | Sahu, Amrit | VOICE-O-NATOR: An Aid for the Speech Impaired | Energy: Chemical | India | Fourth Award of $500 | ||
| 2014 | Novak, Marek | Personal Physiological Sensor Network Device | Energy: Chemical | Czech Republic | Second Award of $2,000 | ||
| 2014 | Chen, Jiayan (School: Escola Estadual 11 de Agosto) | Parking Space Search and Vehicle Guidance Technology in Parking Lots with Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | Energy: Chemical | China | Fourth Award of $500 | ||
| 2014 | Foy, Conor | To Design and Manufacture a Device to Maximize the Performance of Rowers | Energy: Chemical | Ireland | Fourth Award of $500 | ||
| 2014 | Kicker, Chase | Development of a Cost-Effective Flowable Fill Material for the Stabilization of Underground Cavities | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | NM | Fourth Award of $500 | |
| 2014 | Martus, Nathan | What Type of Wing Design Creates the Greatest Lift? "Dimpled Airfoil" | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | FL | Fourth Award of $500 | |
| 2014 | Pakucs, János | Poker Robot | Energy: Chemical | Hungary | Second Award of $2,000 | ||
| 2014 | Sylvestre, Jason | VoltX 2.0: A Rescue Robot that Can Locate and Extract Victims | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | MN | Third Award of $1,000 | |
| 2014 | Piyasiri, Wijesuriya Arachchilage Namal | Versatile Field Construction Machine for Paddy Cultivation | Energy: Chemical | Sri Lanka | Second Award of $2,000 | ||
| 2014 | Neill, John | Fone2Find | Energy: Chemical | Northern Ireland | Fourth Award of $500 | ||
| 2014 |
Diaz-Hernandez, Paulo
Porras Solano, Jose |
Intelligent Road Signage and Traffic Monitoring System | Energy: Chemical | Costa Rica | Fourth Award of $500 | ||
| 2014 | Louw, Danika (School: Centerville High School) | Breaking Point | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | AL | Fourth Award of $500 | |
| 2014 |
Lim, Eliot
Ou Yang, Zhong Liang Yu, Shiyang |
Solid State Fan | Energy: Chemical | Singapore | Fourth Award of $500 | ||
| 2014 | Song, Young-Woon | Mideumi Weather Capsule | Energy: Chemical | South Korea | Third Award of $1,000 | ||
| 2014 |
Nguyen, Du
Tran, Dieu Lien |
Electronic Braille Display for the Visually Impaired | Energy: Chemical | Viet Nam | Fourth Award of $500 | ||
| 2014 |
Lee, Hyeongkeun (School: Batu Pahat MARA Junior Science College)
Yun, Sangjin (School: Batu Pahat MARA Junior Science College) |
Development of a Muscle Rigidity Measurement System for an Early Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease | Energy: Chemical | South Korea | Fourth Award of $500 | ||
| 2014 |
Gibson, Amber
Searcy, Isaac Smith, Billy |
Renovated Cane to Aid Indoor Travel for the Visually Impaired | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | AL | Third Award of $1,000 | |
| 2014 | Cui, Brandon (School: Union High School) | Demonstration and Characterization of Split Ring Resonators as Terahertz Waveguides | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | UT | Third Award of $1,000 | |
| 2014 | Boardman, Taylor | Mobile Inverted Pendulum Testing Platform | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | UT | Fourth Award of $500 | |
| 2014 |
Erdogan, Mustafa
Ozbekler, Omer |
Target Designation with Infrared Laser and Tracking System | Energy: Chemical | Turkey | Fourth Award of $500 | ||
| 2014 |
Parker, Mirae (School: Al Rowad International School)
Parker, Ema |
Ice Bot: A Deep Sea Diving Apparatus | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | UT | Second Award of $2,000 | |
| 2014 | Benson, Sean | More than a Feeling: A 3D Haptic Vest for the Visually Impaired | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | AL | Third Award of $1,000 | |
| 2014 | Campagna, Matthew | The Engineering and Programing of a Novel Robotic Exoskeletal Joint Enhancement Apparatus | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | PA | Fourth Award of $500 | |
| 2014 | Raghuvanshi, Anika (School: Utica Academy of Science Charter School) | Generalized Decision Functions for Synthesis of Multi-level Logic Circuits Realized by Memristor Imply Gates | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | OR | Second Award of $2,000 | |
| 2014 | Prevost, Drew | Hunka Hunka Hybrid Luv, Phase II: Design and Construction of a Multipurpose Scalable Power Electronics Module for Electric or Hybrid Electric Vehicles | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | AL | Second Award of $2,000 | |
| 2014 | Meruva, Puneeth | An Integrated Software Platform for Intelligent, Autonomous Control of Hyper-Redundant Modular Robotic Systems using Simultaneous Localization and Mapping | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | IN | Third Award of $1,000 | |
| 2014 | Fahmi, Mina (School: Secondary Technical School - Fujairah) | Development of a Teleoperation Robot | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | MD | Third Award of $1,000 | |
| 2014 | Hellerstein, Joshua | An Artificial Neural Network for Controlled Force Augmentation in an Electromyographic Exoskeleton Arm | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | FL | First Award of $5,000 | |
| 2014 | Galvin, Sarah | An Innovative Approach to Improve Spin Polarization in Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 Thin Films for Spin Transport Electronics | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | AZ |
First Award of $5,000
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 |
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| 2014 | Hileman, Matthew | Cube Satellites: Miniature Satellite Design and Operations for Pulsed Plasma System Applications | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | CO | Fourth Award of $500 | |
| 2017 |
Sethi, Jaskaran
Taneja, Aparimeya |
Enhancement of the Behavior of a Species of NiHcd HER Electrode Using a Stable Ni(OH)2-NiOOH Phase Transformation Redox Mediator in a Developed-Two-Step Alkaline Electrolysis Process Under Variable Current Densities | Energy: Chemical | India | Third Award of $1,000 | ||
| 2017 | Mancevski, Alexander (School: Varosmajori High School) | Ultra-Thin Asymmetric Supercapacitor: Utilizing Nano-Porous Nickel and Graphene-Copper for a High Energy Density | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | TX |
Drexel University: Full tuition scholarship $194,000
Fourth Award of $500 |
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| 2017 | Majoni, Pelagia (School: Yamaguchi High School) | Potatoes Are the Ultimate Solution to our Electricity Problems in Zimbabwe | Energy: Chemical | Zimbabwe |
University of Arizona: Tuition Scholarship Award
Second Award of $2,000 |
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| 2017 | Wu, Huiyi (School: Timber Lake High School) | Artificial Photosynthesis: Novel Visible Light Response and Formic Acid Generation from Carbon Dioxide Using Tantalum Oxide/Tantalum Plate | Energy: Chemical | Japan | Second Award of $2,000 | ||
| 2017 | Mukherji, Malini (School: Brookfield Central High School) | A Smart Light-Tracker Using Machine Learning and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | MI |
Third Award of $1,000
American Statistical Association: Certificate of Honorable Mention |
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| 2017 | Beadle, Katherine (School: The San Juan Math, Science and Technology Center ) | Analyzing Algal Lipid Content to Optimize Biofuel Production | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | MA |
Arizona State University: Arizona State University Intel ISEF Scholarship
Fourth Award of $500 |
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| 2017 | Zhang, Kendra (School: Hidden Valley High School) | A Paper-Based Microbial Fuel Cell for Glucose Monitoring in Saliva | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | NY |
Air Force Research Laboratory on behalf of the United States Air Force: First Award of $750 in each Intel ISEF Category
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 |
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| 2017 | Zhou, Sophia | Pack More and Charge Faster: To Improve the Capacity Retention and the Rate Performance of Lithium Batteries | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | SC | Third Award of $1,000 | |
| 2017 | Alkhaldi, Dana | A Novel Approach for the Preparation of High Efficiency Water Splitting Photocatalysts | Energy: Chemical | Saudi Arabia |
Qatar Foundation, Research &
Development: Award of $1,000 Third Award of $1,000 |
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| 2017 |
Charnay, Aaron
Charnay, Ben |
The Feasibility of Using Bamboo as a Source of Ethanol for Fuel | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | OH | Fourth Award of $500 | |
| 2017 | Kumar, Aditi | Development of a Novel Catalyst for the More Efficient Conversion of CO2 in H2O to Sustainably Produce Hydrocarbons as an Alternative Form of Energy | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | WA | Fourth Award of $500 | |
| 2017 | Chandra, Jay | Carbon Coatings on a Copper Antimonide Anode for Enhanced Performance and Lifetime in Rechargeable Metal-Ion Batteries | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | CO |
Arizona State University: Arizona State University Intel ISEF Scholarship
Fourth Award of $500 |
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| 2017 | Loop, McKenna | Symbiotically Grown Algal-Fungal Cultures for Economically Feasible and Sustainable Biofuel Production | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | AZ | Second Award of $2,000 | |
| 2018 | Hamano, Shuho (School: Sakado High School of Saitama Prefecture) | Development and Performance Evaluation of a New Type of Mg-Air-Battery for Emergency: The Teabag Model | Energy: Chemical | Japan | Patent and Trademark Office Society: Second Award of $500 | ||
| 2018 | Zhou, Sophia (School: Lafayette High School) | Trash to Treasure: Converting Aluminum Cans into a Valuable Additive for Li-S Batteries with an Unprecedented Performance | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | LA |
Arconic Foundation: Material Science or Engineering, First Award of $2,500
China Association for Science and Technology (CAST): Award of $1,200 |
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| 2018 | Labeille, Remi (School: Midway High School) | Genetic Engineering Yeast to Produce Lipid Based Biofuel for the Future | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | TX |
Arizona State University: Arizona State University Intel ISEF Scholarship
University of Arizona: Tuition Scholarship Award |
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| 2018 | Lin, Kairui (School: QuanZhou No.5 High School) | Long Life High Energy Density K+/FSI- Dual-ion Battery with Corncob/Graphite Mixture as Cathode and Soft Carbon as Anode | Energy: Chemical | China | University of Arizona: Tuition Scholarship Award | ||
| 2018 | Baden, David (School: Patrick Henry High School) | America's Next Generation of Green Energy: Biodigesters | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | OH | Arizona State University: Arizona State University Intel ISEF Scholarship | |
| 2018 | Popescu, Alexia (School: Niles Township West High School) | Synthesis and Application of Emerging Anode Material in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | IL | University of Arizona: Tuition Scholarship Award | |
| 2018 | Zhang, Kendra (School: Jericho High School) | Paper-Based Microbial Fuel Cells for Self-Powered Sustainable Disease Diagnostics | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | NY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Second Award of $750 | |
| 2018 | Orr, Daniel (School: Northwestern High School) | The Production of Oxygen and Hydrogen Gases Through the Development of an On Board Electrolyzer to Improve the Mile per Gallon Efficiency of a Spark-Ignition Engine | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | SD | Patent and Trademark Office Society: Second Award of $500 | |
| 2018 | Parikh, Dhruvik (School: Henry M. Jackson High School) | A Novel Sol-Gel Derived SPEEK/Silicon Dioxide Composite Membrane for the Vanadium Redox Flow Battery | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | WA | Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award | |
| 2018 |
Shah, Ashay (School: Plano East Senior High School)
Shah, Ashna (School: Plano East Senior High School) |
Highly Mesoporous Electrodes Derived from Polymer Blends of Polyacrylonitrile-Polystyrene and Polyacrylonitrile-Poly(Methyl-Methacrylate) Paired with a Cost-Effective Deep Eutectic Solvent for High Energy Density Supercapacitors | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | TX | Air Force Research Laboratory on behalf of the United States Air Force: First Award of $750 in each Intel ISEF Category | |
| 2018 | Boyle, Jackson (School: Delta High School) | Multi-Fuel Analysis | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | IN | West Virginia University: Renewable Tuition Scholarship Awards | |
| 2018 | Alagarsamy, Satya (School: American Heritage School) | Creating a Cost-Efficient Water Soluble Carbon Capture System for CO2 Emitting Vehicles to Increase Biofuel Production Efficiency | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | FL |
ASU Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service: Award of $1,000
Florida Institute of Technology: Full Tuition Presidential Scholarship Arizona State University: Arizona State University Intel ISEF Scholarship |
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| 2018 | AlMaadeed, Fatima (School: AlArqam Academy For Girls) | Leidenfrost Effect as a Reactor for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Catalyst | Energy: Chemical | Qatar |
Qatar Foundation, Research &
Development: Award of $1,000 |
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| 2019 | Anwar, Mian Affan (School: Siddeeq Public School) | Garbage Fermentation Fuel Cell: Participant of Electricity Generation and Soil Pollution Control | Energy: Chemical | Pakistan | Federal Capital |
University of Arizona: Renewal Tuition Scholarship
Arizona State University: Arizona State University Intel ISEF Scholarship |
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| 2019 |
Shah, Ashay (School: Plano East Senior High School)
Shah, Ashna (School: Plano East Senior High School) |
Optimizing and Fine-Tuning Electrode Pore Sizes Utilizing Varying Ratios of the Immiscible Polymer Blend PAN-PS for High Energy Density and Wide Temperature Range Supercapacitors | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | TX |
Air Force Research Laboratory on behalf of the United States Air Force: First Award of $750 in each Intel ISEF Category
Second Award of $1,500 |
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| 2019 | Hu, Shicheng (School: Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU) | Highly-dispersed Ni Supported by N-doped Carbon Derived from Silk for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction | Energy: Chemical | China |
Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award
First Award of $3,000 Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 |
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| 2019 | Wang, Yutong (School: The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China) | Nature-inspired Biomass Material: from Cr-containing Wastewater Purification to Efficient Energy Storage | Energy: Chemical | China | Third Award of $1,000 | ||
| 2019 | Chinoda, Vivian (School: Queen Elizabeth Girls' High School) | Biochar Technology: A Carbon-Negative Energy System | Energy: Chemical | Zimbabwe |
Arizona Public Service Company: Third Award of $1,000
Fourth Award of $500 |
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| 2019 | Fosdick, Matthew (School: Empire High School) | A Novel Approach to Renewable Energy: Light Stimulated Active Cation Transport Membrane via Covalent Modification with a Photoacid | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | AZ |
University of Arizona: Renewal Tuition Scholarship
Arizona State University: Arizona State University Intel ISEF Scholarship Arizona Public Service Company: Second Award of $2,000 |
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| 2019 | Noh, Brayden (School: Auburn High School) | Flexible and High-Powered Supercapacitor from Low-Cost and Simple Building Method | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | AL | Second Award of $1,500 | |
| 2019 | Shen, Jing-Jing (School: Beachwood High School) | Investigation of Thin-Film Silver as Top Electrode Material for Transparent Organic Solar Cells | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | OH | Fourth Award of $500 | |
| 2019 | Yang, Kaien (School: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology) | Discovery of FAZnF3, a Hybrid Organic-inorganic Perovskite for Photocatalytic Water Splitting | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | VA | Third Award of $1,000 | |
| 2019 |
Boonchit, Puttaranun (School: Kamnoetvidya Science Academy)
Kaewnuratchadasorn, Chawit (School: Kamnoetvidya Science Academy) Vongvorakul, Putuchon (School: Kamnoetvidya Science Academy) |
Novel Alternative Energy: Seawater Electric Generator Improved by the Catalyst from Waste Lard | Energy: Chemical | Thailand | Bangkok | American Chemical Society: Certificate of Honorable Mention | |
| 2019 |
Kelly, Danielle (School: Friends Academy )
Shine, Audrey (School: Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School) |
Application of Electrospun Poly(acrylic acid)-Platinum/Carbon Catalyst Ink to Optimize Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Performance | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | NY | Third Award of $1,000 | |
| 2019 | Upadhyay, Aum (School: Interlake High School) | Improvement of Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency through PLA Additive Induced Boundary Passivation with Application of Machine Learning in Crystal Image Analysis | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | WA | Third Award of $1,000 | |
| 2019 | AlSadoun, Woud (School: KFUPM Schools) | Fabrication of Light Responsive Super Capacitor for Energy Harvesting & Energy Storage Applications | Energy: Chemical | Saudi Arabia |
Raytheon Technologies Corporation: Each winning project will receive $3,000 in shares of UTC common stock.
Fourth Award of $500 |
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| 2019 | Somasundaram, Smriti (School: Olympia High School) | Perovskite Solar Cell: A Simple Hot Casting Method to Formulate High-quality, Lead-free, Sn-based Perovskite Films with Reduced Pinholes | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | WA | University of Arizona: Renewal Tuition Scholarship | |
| 2019 | Bontha, Nikhita (School: Hanford High School) | A Novel Process to Fabricate Stable Bipolar Membranes for the Next Generation of Hydrogen Fuel Cells | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | WA |
Patent and Trademark Office Society: Second Award of $500
Fourth Award of $500 |
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| 2019 | Ramesh, Rajat (School: American Heritage School) | Utilizing a Modified Wastewater-Based Medium as a Feedstock for Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Biologically Produce Fatty Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids as Alternatives to Petrochemicals | Energy: Chemical | United States of America | FL | Fourth Award of $500 |