Intel Science Talent Search to Name Top Winners March 11

The top 40 finalists of the Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) are in Washington, D.C. this week competing for more than $500,000 in prize money. The competition will be capped by a black-tie awards gala on March 11 during which the top 10 winners will be announced. Grand prize is $100,000. Finalists will be available for interviews immediately after top honors are announced. The awards gala conclude the 2008 season of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science competition. This year, 1,600 high school seniors throughout the United States entered Intel STS. This elite group was narrowed down to the 40 finalists, hailing from 19 states and 35 high schools. WHO:   All 40 Intel STS finalists   WHAT: Awards Gala - the top 10 awards will be announced Tuesday, March 11, 7-9:30 p.m. EST   WHERE: Awards Gala Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.   INTERVIEWS: Media interviews with individuals or groups of Intel STS finalists can be scheduled in advance of these events by contacting: Kara Gaffney 646-204-6343 Kara.gaffney@bm.com   NOTE: To learn more about Intel's commitment to education around the world, visit www.intel.com/education. To learn more about Society for Science & the Public, visit www.societyforscience.org. 40 finalists by state: FL   Avanthi   Raghavan GA Yihe Dong GA Nathaniel Hipsman HI Philip Mocz IA Xiaomeng Zeng MA Jonathan Huggins MD Benjamin Lu MD Louis Wasserman MI Shravani Mikkilineni MO Evan Mirts NC Shivani Sud NJ Eric Delgado NM Benjamin Dozier NY Jeremy Blum NY Artem Serganov NY Lauren Lisann NY Herman Gudjonson NY Benjamin Mueller NY David Rosengarten NY Hamsa Sridhar NY Katherine Banks NY Timothy Chang NY Olivia Hu NY Xiaoyun Yin NY Stefan Muller NY Alexis Mychajliw NY Evan Babazadeh NY Ashok Chandran OR Brian McCarthy PA Isha Jain PA Anastasia Roda PA Chun-Kai Kao PA Clifford Kim SC Graham Van Schaik TX Ayon Sen TX Vinay Ramasesh TX Alexander Huang VA Sappho Gilbert WA Qiaochu Yuan WI Matthew Wage