Intel Science Talent Search to Name Top Winners March 11

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The top 40 finalists of the Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) are in Washington, D.C. this week competing for more than $500,000 in prize money. The competition will be capped by a black-tie awards gala on March 11 during which the top 10 winners will be announced. Grand prize is $100,000. Finalists will be available for interviews immediately after top honors are announced.

The awards gala conclude the 2008 season of the nation's oldest and most prestigious science competition. This year, 1,600 high school seniors throughout the United States entered Intel STS. This elite group was narrowed down to the 40 finalists, hailing from 19 states and 35 high schools.

WHO:        All 40 Intel STS finalists

WHAT:       Awards Gala - the top 10 awards will be announced
            Tuesday, March 11, 7-9:30 p.m. EST

WHERE:      Awards Gala
            Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
            1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
            Washington, D.C.

INTERVIEWS: Media interviews with individuals or groups of Intel STS
             finalists can be scheduled in advance of these events by
             contacting:
            Kara Gaffney
            646-204-6343
            Kara.gaffney@bm.com

NOTE:       To learn more about Intel's commitment to education around
             the world, visit www.intel.com/education.
            To learn more about Society for Science & the Public,
             visit www.societyforscience.org.

40 finalists by state:

FL       Avanthi          Raghavan
GA       Yihe             Dong
GA       Nathaniel        Hipsman
HI       Philip           Mocz
IA       Xiaomeng         Zeng
MA       Jonathan         Huggins
MD       Benjamin         Lu
MD       Louis            Wasserman
MI       Shravani         Mikkilineni
MO       Evan             Mirts
NC       Shivani          Sud
NJ       Eric             Delgado
NM       Benjamin         Dozier
NY       Jeremy           Blum
NY       Artem            Serganov
NY       Lauren           Lisann
NY       Herman           Gudjonson
NY       Benjamin         Mueller
NY       David            Rosengarten
NY       Hamsa            Sridhar
NY       Katherine        Banks
NY       Timothy          Chang
NY       Olivia           Hu
NY       Xiaoyun          Yin
NY       Stefan           Muller
NY       Alexis           Mychajliw
NY       Evan             Babazadeh
NY       Ashok            Chandran
OR       Brian            McCarthy
PA       Isha             Jain
PA       Anastasia        Roda
PA       Chun-Kai         Kao
PA       Clifford         Kim
SC       Graham           Van Schaik
TX       Ayon             Sen
TX       Vinay            Ramasesh
TX       Alexander        Huang
VA       Sappho           Gilbert
WA       Qiaochu          Yuan
WI       Matthew          Wage

Source: Intel

Released Mar 11, 2008 • 9:00 AM EDT