AsianScientist (Jul. 13, 2011) – Three women took home prizes in three age groups at the Google Science Fair 2011 yesterday, which saw entries from more than 10,000 students.
Lauren Hodge won in the 13-14 age group for her study of the effect of different marinades on the level of potentially harmful carcinogens in grilled chicken.
Naomi Shah won in the 15-16 age group for showing that improving indoor air quality reduces people’s reliance on asthma medications.
Seventeen-year-old Shree Bose of Fort Worth, Texas won in the 17-18 age group and also the grand prize for her work on overcoming drug resistance in ovarian cancer treatments.
The grand prize consisted of a US$50,000 scholarship, a trip to the Galápagos Islands with National Geographic Explorer, and an internship at CERN. The two other winners both received US$25,000 scholarships and internships at Google and LEGO.
Of the 15 finalists in the competition, 11 were entries from the United States. The remaining four finalists were from South Africa, Canada, India, and Singapore.
From Singapore, Shaun Lim Hsien Yang was a finalist in the 17-18 age group for his project, “The Effect of Ultraviolet Light on Allelochemical Production, such as Phenolic Compounds, in Helianthus annuus Foliage Leachates and the Response of Ipomoea purpurea to these Leachates,” in the Earth & Environmental Sciences, Flora & Fauna, Biology category.
From India, Harine Ravichandran was a finalist in the 15-16 age group for her project, “Power Line Conditioning Using Series Voltage Regulator,” in the Computer Science & Math, Electricity & Electronics category.
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Source: Google Science Fair 2011.
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