Eight FCPS Students Named Intel Semifinalists

[Anonymous]

Eight students from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) have been named semifinalists in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search. The students, with their project names in italics, are:

· Tim Cha of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), Advanced Aptasensor Capable of Rapidly Diagnosing Prostate Cancer with Addition of Enhancer.

· Pooja Chandrashekar of TJHSST, Towards the Rapid Diagnosis of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in a Clinical Setting.

· Eduard Danalache of TJHSST, A Cluster-Based Approach to Determine Subcategories of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

· Lucas Lin of TJHSST, Suppressing Complex Collective Behavior in a Network of Theta Neurons by Synaptic Diversity.

· Anya Michaelsen of Lake Braddock Secondary School, Kinematic Determinants of Scoring Success in the Fencing Flick: Logistic and Linear Multiple Regression Analysis.

· Shreya Nandi of TJHSST, Early Replication in ALT-Utilizing Cells May Induce Tumorigenesis.

· Richard Oh of TJHSST, Pressure-Assisted Microwave Sintering for Production of Transparent Polycrystalline Spinel: Experimental Study on Non-Thermal Ponderomotive Effect and Uniaxial Pressure.

· Michael Qu of Oakton High School, A Study of Global Warming and Its Impacts on Food Security in the Continental United States.

The 300 semifinalists were chosen from among nearly 1,800 entrants and will receive matching awards of $1,000 along with their school.

This is the 74th year of the Science Talent Search, which Intel has sponsored since 1998, providing $1.6 million in awards and scholarships to contestants. More information about the competition can be found online.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations to all 8 winners!

[Anonymous]

TJ Rules.

[Anonymous]

Looks like all but 1 are Asians. Only 1 white winner from all of FCPS?

[Anonymous]

Must be a half asian...

Anonymous wrote:Looks like all but 1 are Asians. Only 1 white winner from all of FCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TJ Rules.

6 out of 8 winners are from TJ.

[Anonymous]

I so appreciate the great schools that educate these students. They will likely have a large and positive impact on the lives of people and our planet. Congrats students!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I so appreciate the great schools that educate these students. They will likely have a large and positive impact on the lives of people and our planet. Congrats students!

If more people were like you (instead of constantly attacking TJ and TJ students), it would have large and positive impact on the lives of people and our planet.

[Anonymous]

So much for diversity. Is such a thing allowed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So much for diversity. Is such a thing allowed?

Yes, but only if it's based on merit and hard work, like these competitions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So much for diversity. Is such a thing allowed?

I hope you are referring to them being overwhelmingly male.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So much for diversity. Is such a thing allowed?

I hope you are referring to them being overwhelmingly male.

3 girls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TJ Rules.

6 out of 8 winners are from TJ.

Which makes the wins of the Oakton and Lake Braddock students, who aren't in a math/science incubator, all the more impressive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TJ Rules.

6 out of 8 winners are from TJ.

Which makes the wins of the Oakton and Lake Braddock students, who aren't in a math/science incubator, all the more impressive.

You sound defensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TJ Rules.

6 out of 8 winners are from TJ.

Which makes the wins of the Oakton and Lake Braddock students, who aren't in a math/science incubator, all the more impressive.

You sound defensive.

I don't think the PP sounded defensive at all. Just noting that the schools are doing a good job.