Intel 2014 International Science and Technology Competition: Vietnam has 2 private awards

On May 16, 2014, Intel International Science and Technology Competition 2014 (Intel ISEF 2014) ended and awarded the highest prizes to students who are young scientists from many countries. on the world. In particular, Vietnam has two representatives awarded the fourth prize worth 500 USD are students from high schools specializing in Hanoi Amsterdam and Le Hong Phong High School in HCMC.

The Intel International Science and Technology Competition is held annually to honor entrepreneurs, inventors and scientists still in school. Intel ISEF this year welcomed the participation of more than 1,700 young scientists selected from 435 domestic competitions in more than 70 countries, regions and territories.

In addition to the highest awards, more than 500 finalists also received awards for their studies, including 17 'Best' awards of each category, each worth 5,000 USD. The fact that Vietnamese students win high prizes at the Intel ISEF is a great pride not only for the school where they attend, but also for Vietnamese students to be able to not be inferior to World friends.

Vietnamese students including Dang Yen Lan, Dang Anh Tu and Tran Tien Dat from Hanoi High School for Amsterdam won the fourth prize of $ 500 for a biotechnology project called 'Lipid Production From Microbial Biomass Fermenting on Straw Towards Raw Materials for Biomass Production " . Students Nguyen Nam Du and Tran Thi Dieu Lien of Le Hong Phong High School have excellently received the Second Prize worth 1,500 USD from the Open Hearts Charitable Fund of Ukraine and the Fourth Prize of $ 500 for the project 'Braille Electronic Board for the Blind' in the technical exam table.

This year, student Nathan Han from Boston (USA) excelled in winning the first prize, called Gordon E. Moore (based on the name of Intel's co-founder who also made Moore's Law) of the exam with a reward worth 75,000 USD. Although only 15 years old, Nathan has a strong knowledge and experience in computer programming, the product he makes for testing is the Software that helps detect mutations that cause cancer. In addition, two students were awarded the Young Scientist Award of the Intel Foundation - Lennart Kleinwort of Germany and Shannon Lee of Singapore - each receiving a prize of SD 50,000U from the Intel Foundation.