Three female American students swept top honors at the first Google Science Fair, “bucking the perception of a male-dominated science world.”
The three girls were selected from more than 10,000 students representing 91 countries in the international competition.
The grand prize was awarded to 17-year-old Shree Bose for her work with cisplatin, a chemotherapy treatment drug for ovarian cancer.
Bose was awarded a $50,000 scholarship, a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands with a National Geographic researcher, and an internship at the CERN particle physics laboratory.
In total, the three Americans earned more than $100,000 in scholarships and prizes.
Video of the awards presentation and guidelines for next year’s competition are available at the Google Science Fair website.
Back in April, Vint Cerf wrote a compelling essay about innovation that appeared in the WSJ, in which he called for revitalizing education and recognizing scientific achievement. The Google Science Fair is an excellent step forward in this regard.
Rob ScottJuly 22, 2011 at 06:22am
Back in April, Vint Cerf wrote a compelling essay about innovation that appeared in the WSJ, in which he called for revitalizing education and recognizing scientific achievement. The Google Science Fair is an excellent step forward in this regard.
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Back in April, Vint Cerf wrote a compelling essay about innovation that appeared in the WSJ, in which he called for revitalizing education and recognizing scientific achievement. The Google Science Fair is an excellent step forward in this regard.
Back in April, Vint Cerf wrote a compelling essay about innovation that appeared in the WSJ, in which he called for revitalizing education and recognizing scientific achievement. The Google Science Fair is an excellent step forward in this regard.
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