Nampeung’s team among eight Thai award-winners at international student science-project contest in US

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Nampeung’s team among eight Thai award-winners at international student science-project contest in US

By The Nation

 

 

Eight Thai student teams, including the team of former stateless high-school student Nampeung Panya, have landed awards and prizes in the international student science-project competition held during a major fair in the United States.

 

Following the academic-contest side of the “Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2019” (Intel ISEF 2019), held last week in Phoenix, Arizona, the Society for Science and the Public and the Intel Foundation jointly announced the Grand Awards for student science projects in 22 fields.

 

Among the winning student teams from around the world were eight from Thailand, who received awards and cash prizes for their stand-out projects. 

 

One of the Thai prize-winners was 18-year-old Nampeung’s team from Chiang Rai’s Damrongratsongkhroh School, which received a special award and a US$3,000 (Bt95,600) cash prize from USAID for its innovative science project to improve the survival rate of rice seeds during drought by coating the seeds with sap from local plants.

 

Nampeung had nearly missed out on the opportunity to compete in the student science-project competitions at the fair, as her US visa applications were repeatedly turned down due to her then-stateless status.

 

She only obtained a visa to enter the US at the 11th hour, after being granted Thai citizenship by the Provincial Administration Department in the final week before the team was due to travel.

 

Suwarong Wongsiri, deputy director of the National Science Museum, on Monday said that with the support of the Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Ministry, 17 Thai student teams had participated in this year’s science-project competition at “Intel ISEF 2019”.

 

While not every Thai team had won in its category, Suwarong emphasised that all 17 had outstandingly represented Thailand in the international academic competition side of the event, and in doing so had “added fame for the country”.

 

With all of the Thai teams due to arrive back on Tuesday, the executives of the National Science Museum will therefore be waiting for them at Suvarnabhumi Airport to greet them upon their return to the Kingdom. 

 

The eight winning Thai student teams are from Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Phitsanulok Pittayakom School, Phanomsarakham Phanom Adun Witthaya School, Damrongratsongkroh School, and Princess Chulabhorn Science High School Phetchaburi.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30369701

 

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[JAG]

And who will bet that the team from Chiang Rai’s Damrongratsongkhroh School, will ever get a sniff of that prize money?

 

Of course they won't. That is why the executives of the National Science Museum will be waiting for them at Suvarnabhumi Airport to greet them upon their return to the Kingdom. 

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, JAG said:

And who will bet that the team from Chiang Rai’s Damrongratsongkhroh School, will ever get a sniff of that prize money?

 

Of course they won't. That is why the executives of the National Science Museum will be waiting for them at Suvarnabhumi Airport to greet them upon their return to the Kingdom. 

$3,000 dollar cash prize I would have spent it all at duty free in the Phoenix airport... not a single baht to the authorities.

[atyclb]

2019 Intel ISEF Winners Announced

 

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), a program of Society for Science & the Public (the Society), is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition.

Winners from Intel ISEF 2019 were announced on May 16 & 17:

Krithik Ramesh, 16, of Greenwood Village, Colorado, was awarded the first $75,000 Gordon E. Moore Award for developing a machine learning technology for orthopedic surgeons. The project helps orthopedic surgeons achieve greater accuracy for screw placement during spinal surgery. Based on Ramesh’s tests, this method has the potential to decrease operating time by at least 30 minutes, reduce physical therapy recovery time by four weeks and diminish the negative side effects associated with traditional medical imaging.

 

Allison Jia, 17, of San Jose, California, received one of two $50,000 Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards of US$50,000 for her investigation into toxic tau protein aggregates, which spread in neurons in the human brain and are associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

 

Rachel Seevers, 17, of Lexington, Kentucky, received the other $50,000 Intel Foundation

Young Scientist Award of US$50,000 for designing, building and testing a rigid, energy-efficient prototype of an underwater propulsion device that mimics the way jellyfish move through the water. This could allow for greater access to the world’s unexplored oceans.

 

Shriya Reddy, 15, of Northville, Michigan, received the newly announced US$10,000 Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation, funded through Society for Science and the Public, for her novel, noninvasive approach for rapidly diagnosing melanoma lesions.

In addition to the top winners, approximately 600 finalists received awards and prizes for their innovative research, including 24 “Best of Category” winners, who each received a $5,000 prize in addition to their $3,000 first place award. The Intel Foundation also awarded a $1,000 grant to each winner’s school and to the affiliated fair they represent.

 

 

https://student.societyforscience.org/intel-isef

[Dumbastheycome]

21 hours ago, JAG said:

And who will bet that the team from Chiang Rai’s Damrongratsongkhroh School, will ever get a sniff of that prize money?

 

Of course they won't. That is why the executives of the National Science Museum will be waiting for them at Suvarnabhumi Airport to greet them upon their return to the Kingdom. 

 Congratulations  for  the primary award for  negativity !

[DrTuner]

Well done. Her posture in the photo strikes a good image.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

8 hours ago, atyclb said:

https://student.societyforscience.org/intel-isef

 

From the link above, it looks like there were multiple awards levels, and multiple prize awards at each level, in each category, down to multiple 4th place awards finishers. It looks like they did a good jobs in rewarding all the students one way or another.

 

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For each Best of Category winner, a $1,000 grant will be given to the winners’ school and the Society for Science & the Public Affiliated Fair they represent.

 

ISEF 2019 Grand Awards 

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award

 

CHEMISTRY

Fourth Award of $500

CHEM048T — Chloramine Test Kits for an Efficient Process of Swimming Pools' Disinfection

• Athicha Santilinon, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
• Napat Sajjamongkol, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
• Natprawee Pattayawij, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

 

ENERGY: PHYSICAL

Third Award of $1,000

EGPH022T — Development of Novel Wind Turbines Hybridized between Permanent Magnet Disks and Additional Motor/Generator for Extending Operating Range and Enhancing Conversion Efficiency

• Jittapon Khajonpirom, Phitsanulok Pittayakom School, Thailand
• Rungsiman Kulpetjira, Phitsanulok Pittayakom School, Thailand

 

PLANT SCIENCES

Third Award of $1,000

PLNT056T — Environmental Friendly Seedling Nursery Balls from Cow Dung

• Sutthida Iamsaard, Phanomsarakham Phanom Adun Witthaya School, Thailand
• Thirakarn Wannakarn, Phanomsarakham Phanom Adun Witthaya School, Thailand

 

Fourth Award of $500

PLNT057T — Saponin Hydrogel for Controlling Snail Invasion

• Natthamon Sriprom, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Thailand
• Phan-Anong Chuenchokchai, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Thailand
• Ramita Chueamuangphan, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Thailand

 

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Fourth Award of $500

SOFT050T — Approximating the Weight of Sweet Corn Kernels from Digital Images Using Washer Integration

• Chanikarn Prompat, Princess Chulabhorn Science High School Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi, Thailand
• Neeranuch Sudcharoen, Princess Chulabhorn Science High School Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi, Thailand
• Pornchanun Mangmeethanapiboon, Princess Chulabhorn Science High School Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi, Thailand

 

And then, another category: ISEF 2019 Special Awards

 

American Chemical Society

Certificate of Honorable Mention

 

EGCH036T — Novel Alternative Energy: Seawater Electric Generator Improved by the Catalyst from Waste Lard

• Chawit Kaewnuratchadasorn, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand
• Puttaranun Boonchit, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Pa Yup Nai Sub-district, Wangchan District, Rayong, Thailand
• Putuchon Vongvorakul, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Bangkok, Thailand

 

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society

Second Life Science Award of $1,000

PLNT056T — Environmental Friendly Seedling Nursery Balls from Cow Dung

• Sutthida Iamsaard, Phanomsarakham "Phanom Adun Witthaya" School, Phanom Sarakham, Chachoengsao, Thailand
• Thirakarn Wannakarn, Phanomsarakham "Phanom Adun Witthaya" School, Phanom Sarakham, Tha Than Sub-district, Chachoengsao, Thailand

 

USAID Science for Development Second Place Award of $3,000.

PLNT058T — Coating Highland Rice Seeds with Local Spondias pinnata Gum Can Reduce Seedling Mortality Caused By Water Deficit During Rain Delay

• Jetsada Sittikhankaew, Damrongratsongkroh School, Wiangchai, Chiangrai, Thailand
• Namphung Panya, Damrongratsongkroh School, Muang, Chiang Rai, Thailand
• Phirachat Kochanil, Damrongratsongkroh School, Muang, Chiang Rai, Thailand

 

[JAG]

11 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said:

 Congratulations  for  the primary award for  negativity !

Possibly, I think that this young lady did exceptionally well to win a prize. I congratulate her and Damrongratsongkroh School (which I know) on their achievement.

 

However, based on what, for example happens when a Thai wins an Olympic medal ( you may recall they -the medals - are whipped away and paraded around Bangkok before the winners have even arrived back) I stand by my observation that neither the student nor the school will retain the prize money.

[Dumbastheycome]

2 hours ago, JAG said:

Possibly, I think that this young lady did exceptionally well to win a prize. I congratulate her and Damrongratsongkroh School (which I know) on their achievement.

 

However, based on what, for example happens when a Thai wins an Olympic medal ( you may recall they -the medals - are whipped away and paraded around Bangkok before the winners have even arrived back) I stand by my observation that neither the student nor the school will retain the prize money.

Ok. If you had initially posted as above I would not have  cause to comment other than perhaps to agree.

The value of personal achievement which is the trophy that can't be taken away.