Google is a brand that has always fostered innovation and research. And through Google Global Science Fair, the company has engaged thousands of bright youngsters from across the globe. Started with a mission to develop a passion for problem solving skills, this year's online fair saw 10,000 young prodigies from 91 countries.
Applicants of the Google Science Fair were asked to come up with their own hypotheses, create an experiment to test it and present the results and conclusion in either a two-minute video or a 20-slide presentation. The entries were judged on eight core criteria: the student's presentation, question, hypothesis, research, experiment, data, observations and conclusion.
Winners (from left to right): Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose, Naomi Shah (Picture:Google Science Fair Blog)
Fifteen finalists were flown to California for final judging. Judges included top scientists, Nobel Laureates and inventors, as well as scientists who work for science publications such as Scientific American and National Geographic.
This year, young women took home the top prizes in each age division. The Grand Prize winner (and champion in the 17-to-18 age group) was Shree Bose, who found "a way to improve ovarian cancer treatment for patients when they have built up a resistance to certain chemotherapy drugs," the Google Science Fair blog post said. She won a $50,000 scholarship, a trip to the Galapagos Islands and an internship opportunity at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN.
To learn more about the initiative visit Google Global Science Fair blog.
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