Students from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Lebanon receive five awards at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair in the United States
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The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world's largest high school science research competition and a program of Society for Science & the Public, announced its top winners in Los Angeles. 5 Students from the Middle East got awarded.
Bayan Mohammed Mashat from Saudi Arabia received the first place grand award in the "Behavioral and Social Sciences" category.
A team from Lafayette, Calif. received the Gordon E. Moore Award, a $75,000 prize in honor of the Intel co-founder and retired chairman and CEO.
One team from Thailand and one individual from Reno, Nevada were named Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award winners and each received prizes of $50,000.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 19, 2011 - Projects by five young Arab scientists from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Lebanon received top awards at the Intel Science and Engineering Faire, a program of Society for Science & the Public, which concluded last week in Los Angeles, California.
Bayan Mohammed Mashat from Saudi Arabia received the first place grand award in the "Behavioral and Social Sciences" category for her project "GOOPLAY! The effectiveness of educational video game in improving Web-searching skills for cildren". Other winners from the Arab World include Doha Raaouf Sokarieh and Hayat Mousa Itani from Lebanon in the "Environmental Sciences" category, Mahmoud Motaz Ghulman from Saudi Arabia in the "Cellular and Molecular Biology" category, and Mohamed Maamoon Sehimat from Jordan in the "Earth Science" category. (Full list of winners below)
"We champion the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair because we believe that math and science are imperative for innovation," said Ferruh Gurtas, Corporate Affairs Director, Middle East, Turkey and Africa. "This global competition features youth trying to solve the world's most pressing challenges through science. We are proud to see young students from our region win against thousands from across the globe".
This year, more than 1,500 young entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists were selected to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world's largest high school science research competition. They were selected from 443 affiliate fairs in 65 countries, regions and territories, including for the first time France, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Macao SAR of the People's Republic of China.
In addition to the winners mentioned above, more than 400 finalists received awards and prizes for their groundbreaking work. Awards included 17 "Best of Category" winners who each received a $5,000 prize. The Intel Foundation also awarded a $1,000 grant to each winner's school and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair-affiliated fair they represent.
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair finalists are evaluated onsite by hundreds of judges from nearly every scientific discipline, each with a Ph.D. or the equivalent of six years of related professional experience in one of the scientific disciplines. A full listing of finalists is available at www.societyforscience.org/intelisef2011. The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2011 is funded jointly by Intel and the Intel Foundation with additional awards and support from dozens of other corporate, academic, governmental and science-focused organizations.
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Winners from the Arab World:
First Name | Age | Grade | Country | Project Title | Category | Awards |
Doha Raaouf Sokarieh | 17 | 11 | LEBANON | HD Converter | Environmental Sciences | Award of $1,000, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance/The Lemelson Foundation |
Mahmoud Motaz Ghulman | 16 | 11 | SAUDI ARABIA | Unprecedented lethal effect on Trichomonas vaginalis by a combinational therapy interfering with the purine salvage of the parasite | Cellular and Molecular Biology | Fourth Place Grand Award, Cellular and Molecular Biology--$500.00 |
Bayan Mohammed Mashat | 16 | 11 | SAUDI ARABIA | GOOPLAY! The Effectiveness of Educational Video Game in Improving Web-Searching Skills for Children | Behavioral and Social Sciences | First Place Grand Award, Behavioral and Social Sciences--$3,000.00 |
Mohamed Maamoon Sehimat | 15 | 9 | JORDAN | A Device for Measuring the Vibrations and Earthquakes | Earth Science | Fourth Place Grand Award, Earth and Planetary Science--$500.00 |
Hayat Mousa Itani | 17 | 11 | LEBANON | HD Converter | Environmental Sciences | Award of $1,000, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance/The Lemelson Foundation |
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