This year also marks the 10th anniversary of Intel’s title sponsorship of the fair, one of the key programs comprising Intel’s $100 million annual commitment to improving education around the world.

“More than a science competition, the Intel ISEF is an investment in the next generation of scientists,” said Brenda Musilli, Intel Corporation director of education. “Over the past decade, our investment in this world class program has helped to increase the number of participants by 36 percent, and doubled the number of countries represented. What’s more, the scientific projects students are tackling have grown increasingly sophisticated.”

This year’s finalists range in age from 12 to 20. Among the finalists, 16 percent have previously competed at the Intel ISEF, 15 percent hold or have applied for a U.S. patent and 47 percent are female. The “Engineering” category has the most entries with 200 projects, followed by “Environmental Sciences” with 155, and “Medicine and Health” with 125. Together these encompass 40 percent of all entries.

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