Winning the Top Award at Intel ISEF 2012 Kicks off Amazing Year for Jack Andraka
peter.suber's bookmarks 2013-05-01
Summary:
"Jack Andraka was the Gordon E. Moore award winner at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2012 for his project on early detection of pancreatic cancer. Jack was also a 2011 Broadcom MASTERS semifinalist. Since his win, Jack has also had the opportunity to participate in TED talks, attended the State of the Union, and last week, the White House Science Fair.....[Quoting Andraka:] I’ve learned I really enjoy public speaking and plan to continue speaking about the importance of open access to scientific journals and raising awareness of pancreatic and ovarian cancers...."