Students from Saudi Arabia have successfully made it to the finals of the Intel Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), set to take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, from May 13-19, 2007.
The winning students are: Individual Finalists: Khaled Ahmed Al-Turkestani (King Faisal School), Ahmed Khalid Al-Nuaimi, (Ansar School), Yazeed Mohammed O. Al-Turki (King Faisal School), Jehad Abdullah Alfaleh (King Abdulaziz School). Team finalists: Chaima Amor Bouhlel, Marya Fouad Al-Jeshi and Jumana Mohammed Baghabra (Dhahran Ahliyya School) and Nadia Habib Menouar, Noor Talal Al-Sharif (Dhahran Ahliyya School).
A three-day science workshop was conducted by Intel where participating students registered their individual and team projects, using a special registration process at the science service organization website. They presented their science projects which included scientific theory, invention, nanotechnology, genetics, fuel efficiency, engineering, medicine and much more, to a committee of judges during the workshop.
The judges were selected from a pool of Ph.D.s and professionals from different industries and organizations in the Kingdom, such as the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education (MOE), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals and Saudi Aramco. The winners from the workshop will compete with students from over 40 countries at Intel ISEF 2007.
“We are pleased to continue our partnership with the King Abdul Aziz and His Companions Foundation for the Gifted in extending this program in the Kingdom,” said Khaled Adas, Intel’s GCC Education Manager. “Intel realizes the power and importance of education. Through major initiatives such as the Intel Digital Transformation Initiative for the Middle East and Intel’s World Ahead Program, we are working to raise student achievement and enhance academic productivity to support thriving communities around the globe. We firmly believe that education is the essential ingredient that will prepare us all for a changing future.”
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to allow students to participate on a global level with their peers from around the world,” said Saeed Atef Saeed, founder and owner of the National Talent Training Center. “Science and Engineering has always been a passion for me. Passing this passion through a well-structured program like ISEF will help students to get exposure among their peers from around the world. ISEF has an extreme importance to our society. Through events like ISEF we can excel and reach a higher level in education.”
ISEF helps students develop key 21st century skills such as digital literacy, problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration. They must also excel in mathematics, science, and engineering — the building blocks of technical innovation. Intel ISEF is the world’s largest international science fair representing all life sciences for students.
Every year, more than one million students in grades 9-12 participate in regional science fairs and nearly 500 Intel ISEF-affiliated fairs held around the world. Thousands of students from different countries compete in a number of scientific categories in what is considered by some to be the version of a Nobel Prize for young scientists. To learn how to participate in Intel ISEF, visit www.intel.com/education/isef/participate.htm
