ISEF stars win accolades

Saudi students, who participated in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), have won a number of prizes for their projects in the sixth consecutive year.
Twenty-two Saudis presented 18 projects in the show, which drew 1500 students from 65 countries.
ISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, which was held on May 13-18 in Pittsburgh. The exhibition offers high school students opportunities to display their independent research projects to win $3 million worth of awards.
Hisham Khaled Al-Faleh of Dhahran Private School in the Eastern Province won third place for his project in the Material Engineering and Bioengineering sector. Fatima Hassan Ghassan Al-Ajaji from Al-Faisaliya also received third place in the same sector.
Naif Suhail Al-Hamoud, also from Dhahran School, won fourth place for his project in the field of chemistry. Saleem Abdul Fattah Al-Dijani and Majd Abdullah Al-Abandi from Dhahan School also received fourth place for their projects. Abdullah bin Abdul Fattah Mushat from Ain Jaloot Secondary School in Makkah won two special prizes for his social projects.
Saudi Arabia topped the list of Arab countries that took part in the competitions, wining 60 percent of awards received by them. Deputy Education Minister Dr. Khaled Al-Sabti congratulated the students, their parents, schools and teachers for their achievements.
“This is the result of good cooperation between Mawhiba (King Abdul Aziz and His Companions’ Foundation for the Gifted) and the Ministry of Education,” said Al-Sabti, who is also secretary-general of Mawhiba, which plays a significant role in developing capabilities of talented Saudi children.