Young innovators from across India to compete at Intel ISEF in USA 

30 students were selected from across India to represent the country at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) to be held in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA from 10-15 May.

The selcted students will also spend an additional week in USA to gain exposure and engage in scientific exchanges with scientific community in USA. In this week, students will travel to Washington DC for site-visits to science museums, universities, science labs, meet and interact with scientists, professors in their related fields and get an exposure to hands-on activities in labs and museums.

Seventeen of thethe candidates from the country will compete with teams from across the world at Intel ISEF 2015, and will showcase 12 cutting edge ideas to compete for USD 4 million in awards, scholarships and honors. The shortlisted students are the winners of the Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science (IRIS). 

“Intel ISEF and IRIS seek to encourage the vibrant pool of creativity and invention that exists in this country and the 12 cutting-edge ideas from Team India will showcase this scientific talent to the world. We wish all of the participants from India a successful ISEF, and look forward to the results from Pittsburgh, also to the contribution they will make to society throughout their lives”, said Debjani Ghosh, vice president, Sales and Marketing Group and managing director, Intel South Asia.

 The Team India also met former President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on April 27 in New Delhi.

 “In continuation with Intel’s history of innovation, Intel collaborated with DST to launch the Innovate for Digital India Challenge earlier this week to champion new solutions to make technology more effective in India as a channel to drive real ground-up development”, she added.

Dr. Rajiv Sharma, executive director, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), said, “Intel ISEF helps bring together young innovators who tackle a variety of everyday problems and come out with relevant, practical and innovative solutions. This is a great achievement in the backdrop of a growing global economy where curiosity, critical thinking and a strong foundation in math and science are necessary for their future success. I wish these young students the very best and look forward to their success in the global event.”