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Thursday, 20 June 2013

Young Africans Finalists in the 2013 Google Science Fair

Posted on 02:14 by Unknown
Many great scientists developed their curiosity for science at an early age and in January we called on the brightest young minds from around the world to send us their ideas to change the world. Our 2013 Google Science Fair attracted an exciting and diverse range of entries, with thousands of submissions from more than 120 countries.

After a few busy months for the judges, we’re ready to reveal our 90 regional finalists for the 2013 Google Science Fair. It was no easy task selecting these projects, but in the end their creativity, scientific merit and global relevance shined through. 


This year’s African finalists are South African scientist, Samantha Hayward who explored the advantages and disadvantages of Body Mass Index (BMI) calculation, and Kenya ‘Scientists in progress’ team (Himanshi Sehgal, Souparni Roy, and Richa Nagda) whose project was based on producing electricity using heat and tomatoes.


Science in Action Finalist & Regional Finalist: Kenya’s ‘Scientists in progress’ team 
(Himanshi Sehgal, age 14, Souparni Roy, age 14 and Richa Nagda, age 14)

For the second year, we’ll also be recognizing the Scientific American Science in Action Award. This award honors a project that makes a practical difference by addressing an environmental, health or resource challenge. From the 90 finalists’ projects, 15 were nominated for this year’s award.

On June 27 we’ll announce the 15 global finalists and the winner of the Science in Action Award. These young scientists will then be flown to Google’s California headquarters for the last round of judging and a celebratory event on September 23.

Thank you to everyone who submitted a project—we really appreciate all your hard work. Congratulations to our 90 regional finalists!

Posted by Sam Peter, Google Science Fair team.




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Jeunes africains finalistes de la Fête de la science 2013 Google

De nombreux grands scientifiques ont montré une curiosité pour la science dès le plus jeune âge, c’est pourquoi, au mois de janvier, nous avons fait appel aux jeunes esprits les plus brillants du monde entier afin qu’ils nous fassent part de leurs idées pour changer le monde. L’édition 2013 de la Fête de la science Google a permis de recevoir des milliers de propositions de plus de 120 pays portant sur des projets aussi passionnants que variés.

Au terme de ces quelques mois d'activité intense pour le jury, nous sommes en mesure de révéler les noms des 90 finalistes régionaux pour la Fête de la science Google 2013. La sélection n’a pas été tâche facile, mais au final, la créativité, l’intérêt scientifique et la pertinence globale de ces projets leur ont permis de s’imposer.

Les finalistes africains de cette année sont : Samantha Hayward, scientifique sud-africaine qui a étudié les avantages et inconvénients de l'Indice de Masse Corporelle (IMC), et l'équipe kényane « Scientists in progress » (Himanshi Sehgal, Souparni Roy, and Richa Nagda), qui a pour projet de produire de l'électricité grâce à la chaleur et aux tomates.

Pour la seconde année, nous remettrons également le prix du magazine Scientific American de la science en action. Ce prix récompense un projet offrant une solution pratique à un problème concernant l’environnement, la santé ou l’exploitation des ressources. Sur les 90 projets des finalistes, 15 ont été nominés pour le prix qui sera décerné cette année.

Le 27 juin, nous annoncerons les 15 finalistes mondiaux ainsi que le lauréat du prix de la science en action. Ces jeunes scientifiques s’envoleront alors pour la Californie, où ils seront accueillis au siège de Google pour la phase finale de la sélection et la cérémonie de gala prévue le 23 septembre.

Nous voudrions remercier toutes celles et tous ceux qui ont soumis un projet pour tous leurs efforts. Félicitations à nos 90 finalistes régionaux !

Posté par Sam Peter, Équipe de Google Science Fair
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