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Science Buddies News Updates
Science Buddies Debuts Free Membership Program! (January 19, 2009)
Science Buddies Announces Past and Present Volunteers as Competition Semifinalists and Finalist (February 6, 2009)
CARMEL, CA (February 6, 2009) – Both the Intel Science Talent Search and Siemens Competition in Math, Science, & Technology recently announced semifinalists and finalists. Science Buddies is pleased to congratulate four of these talented students, in particular—past and present Science Buddies volunteers! Congratulations to the following:
Andrew Brickman
Andrew attends Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School in Plainview, New York. He was an Intel Science Talent Search semifinalist for his project titled "Fractionation of Actinomycete Extracts and Biological Assays in Regards to M. tuberculosis Inhibition." Andrew was also a semifinalist in the
Siemens Competition in Math, Science, & Technology.
Samantha McKenna
Samantha attends Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School in Plainview, New York. She was a semifinalist in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science, & Technology.
Amy Tai
Amy, from Oklahoma School of Science & Mathematics in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search. The title of Amy's project is "Computational Development of a Comprehensive Database of Drug-Drug Interactions." The idea for her science fair project actually came from working with a Science Buddies Expert in her field of interest (genetics). Throughout high school, Amy's curiosity evolved into a heavy interest in bioinformatics, which culminated into this science fair project. Amy states, "I think much of scientific research comes from fiddling around and exploring at an early stage, so that when you actually want to settle down and pursue a specific topic (such as for a competition, etc.), you'll know what that topic is and how you're going to go about researching it."
Nilesh Tripuraneni
Nilesh attends Clovis West High School in Fresno, California. He placed as a finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search. Nilesh's project is entitled "A Relativistic Generalization of the Navier-Stokes Equations to Quark-Gluon Plasmas." Nilesh expressed that he has always thought that physics is the most fundamental of all the sciences. He states, "The fact that the Navier-Stokes equations—which can describe anything, from the waves that meander behind a boat, to the turbulent air currents that support a Boeing 747, and in fact nearly all fluid or gas flow—are unsolvable has fascinated me." Nilesh was able to combine his interest in fluid mechanics and quantum mechanics to try and explain some counterintuitive phenomena seen in quark-gluon plasma, the super-hot matter that filled the universe right after the Big Bang.
You can find out more about the Intel Science Talent Search at www.societyforscience.org/sts, and the Siemens Competition in Math, Science, & Technology at www.siemens-foundation.org/en/competition.htm.
Science Buddies Debuts Free Membership Program!
CARMEL, CA (January 19, 2009) – In addition to its free online resources for all visitors, Science Buddies is excited to announce its free membership program! Signing up takes only a couple of minutes. Members will receive a periodic newsletter full of valuable information, including premiere notification about new fresh and exciting Project Ideas, the latest news about upcoming science events and deadlines, and valuable science fair tips. Your email address will not be given away or shared with any other organization. Please take a minute to join Science Buddies now!
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Courtney Corda, Science Buddies
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