The 2001 Intel International
Science and Engineering Fair
May 6-12, 2001 - San Jose, California

Our top five fair winners are at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Here, they are competing against some of the best and brightest students from all around the world. Here are the pictures of the five students and the abstracts of their entries.

Awards the finalists have won at CSF and other competitions:

• Mariangela Lisanti
  
• First Place Physical Sciences- Connecticut Science Fair
• Medalist Applied Technology- Connecticut Innovation
• Special Awards:
  Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering- $300 and Invitation to Dinner
  Schlumberger-Doll Research- $500
  Society of Women Engineers, Hartford Chapter- Calculator
  U.S. Navy/ U.S. Marine Corps- Graphing Calculator
  U.S. Air Force- First Place Sr. Day Planner
  Trinity College, Interdisciplinary Science Center - $50 Savings Bond
  United Technologies Corporation- $500 in UTC stock
• Other Awards:
  Siemens Westinghouse Science & Technology Competition - $100,000 scholarship
  Intel Science Talent Search - $100,000 scholarship
  

• Alexander C. Mittal
  • Second Place Life Sciences- Connecticut Science Fair
  • Special Awards:
    Quinnipiac University- $5000 per year, 4 year scholarship
    U.S. Air Force- First Place Sr. Day Planner
    Trinity College, Interdisciplinary Science Center - $50 Savings Bond
  • Other Awards:
    Fourth Place Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium-
    Opportunity to attend the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
    
    
• Rowena Mittal
  • Third Place Life Sciences- Connecticut Science Fair
  • Special Awards:
    Connecticut State Medical Society- $250 and plaque
    Bayer Corporation- $50 awards
    U.S. Air Force- First Place Sr. Day Planner
  • Other Awards:
    First Place Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium- Opportunity
    to present research at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
    
    
• Michael H. Nyberg
  • Second Place Physical Sciences- Connecticut Science Fair
  • First Place Applied Technology- Connecticut Science Fair
  • First Place- Connecticut Audubon Society/ Arch Chemical Environmental Award
  • First Place- Applied Technology- Connecticut Innovations
  • Special Awards:
    Acoustical Society of America- Narragansett Section
    Intel Computer Science- $200
    U.S. Navy/ U.S. Marine Corps- Graphing Calculator
    U.S. Air Force- Second Place Sr. Day Planner
    University of Connecticut- $200 Savings Bond
    United Technologies Corporation- $500 in UTC stock
    
    
• John Shedletsky
  • First Place Science Horizons Regional Science Fair
  • First Place Life Sciences- Connecticut Science Fair
  • First Place Computer Science- Connecticut Science Fair
  • Medalist- Mathematics Awards- Associated Teachers of Mathematics in CT
  • Medalist- Applied Technology- Connecticut Science Fair
  • Special Awards:
    Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering- $300 and Invitation to Dinner
    Intel Computer Science- $200
    U.S. Navy/ U.S. Marine Corps- Graphing Calculator
    CuraGen Corporation- Plaque and Invitation to CuraGen
    Pfizer, Inc. $200 and Plaque
    Bayer- $100
    United Technologies Corporation- $500 in UTC Stoc