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NEFRSEF Award Winners 2022 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair
Congratulations to the NEFRSEF team who were finalists at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, May 7-13th. Every one of our students was an award winner! In addition, they met many young people from around the world, participated in a variety of activities, and attended lectures.
- Award Winners
| Kristi Biswas | Second Place Grand Award of $2,000 in Biomedical and Health Sciences |
| Sarah Park | Third Place Grand Award of $1,000 in Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Thomas Commander | Fourth Place Grand Award of $500 in Cellular and Molecular Biology |
| Emma and Eric Lee | First Award of $1,000 from the Central Intelligence Agency |
| Claire Huang | Special Award of $200 from the Educational Foundation of Saudi Arabia and a $15,000 scholarship from the Office of Naval Research |
For the first time since 2019, ISEF finalists competed in person. More than half of the finalists gathered in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia World Congress Center and the remaining finalists participated virtually. The Grand Awards Ceremony was held on the morning of May 13. In total, awards valued at nearly U.S. $8 million were awarded to the finalists, who were evaluated based on their projects’ creativity, innovation and level of scientific inquiry. The competition featured 1,750 young scientists representing 49 states and 63 countries, regions and territories across the world.
The full list of awards can be found at the Regeneron ISEF website: