by Marci E. Hersh

One young scientist at this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) will win a full academic scholarship to Case Western Reserve University.

Many CWRU faculty and staff also will volunteer their time as judges during the weeklong event, which is the world's largest pre-college science fair and serves as the international finals for regional and state science fair winners across the United States and 40 countries.

Northeast Ohio will host the fair May 11-17 at the Cleveland Convention Center.

"Each year, the Intel ISEF's neighboring universities are asked to make special scholarships available to the winners," said Donald Feke, vice provost for planning and assessment at CWRU and professor in the Case School of Engineering. "The University's Office of Financial Aid was able to put together a unique academic scholarship package for this event that is very impressive."

CWRU joined eight neighboring colleges and universities to donate 33 scholarships totaling more than $880,000. While all scholarships are at least $5,000 per year for four years, the CWRU scholarship is the largest and is accompanied by a research stipend.

"The University is thrilled to see the Intel science and engineering fair in Cleveland," said James W. Wagner, CWRU Provost and former dean of the Case School of Engineering. "As a national university, we are pleased that so many of our faculty and staff are committing their time to the event. It is a pleasure for us also to honor former CWRU provost Glenn Brown and his wife Jeanette Grasselli Brown, former chair of the Ohio Board of Regents, who have stayed involved with the event for many years.

"We appreciate the role that CWRU faculty, administrators and students who are involved in this program are taking to support the best and brightest science students in the world," Wagner added.

CWRU also has invited ISEF guests to visit the University campus from 1-4 p.m. May 12 for a lecture by Glenn Starkman, associate professor of physics and astronomy. Two CWRU laboratory tours will follow: a 20-minute tour of the CWRU Dark Matter Detection Laboratory and a one-hour tour of the University's new, state-of-the-art fuel cell laboratory at the Case Advanced Power Institute. The Institute is managed by Thomas A. Zawadzinski, the Alex F. Nason professor of engineering and Ohio Eminent Scholar for fuel cell research at the Case School of Engineering.

Each year, more than one million students compete in their regional and state fairs aiming to qualify for the Intel ISEF, which brings together more than 1,200 young science pioneers, 1,000 doctorate and masters degreed judges, 2,000 parents and advisers and 1,000 volunteers.

 

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