Indian-American kid Nithin Reddy Tumma, 17, of Fort Gratiot, Michigan., won the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search contest for 2012 today. Tumma takes home $100,000 from the Intel Foundation. Nithin Tumma – STS Winner Nithin Tumma (a Telugu) won the award for research that could lead to more effective and less toxic breast cancer treatments. […]
Nithin Reddy Tumma Wins Intel Science Talent 2012 Contest If it’s the Intel Science Talent Search competition you can be sure there’s a sizable Indian-American contingent among the 40 finalists. For the 2012 Intel STS competition, seven Indian-Americans made it to the finals. The Intel STS is a prestigious pre-college science competition held annually. The […]
Tragedy is what happens when all our Gujju boys, Tamil Iyers and UP Bhaiyas spend more time at the Swaminarayan Mandir or the Ganesh Temple or watching that stupid Dancing with the Stars shit instead of focusing on more important stuff. Last night, Intel put out the results of its 2011 Science Talent Search competition, […]
Indian-American kid Narendra Tallapragada came in fourth in the just concluded Intel Science Talent Search 2009 competition in the U.S. (Eric Larson of Eugene, Ore., won the first prize, a $100,000 scholarship, for his research project classifying mathematical objects called fusion categories). Often referred to as the Junior Nobel Prize, the Science Talent Search is […]
Of the 40 finalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search 2009 competition, eight are desis (many seem to be South Indians). Often referred to as the Junior Nobel Prize, the Science Talent Search is America’s oldest and most prestigious science research competition for high school seniors. Seven former finalists have won the Nobel Prize. Numbering […]
A pretty Indian-American girl Shivani Sud won the top prize at the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search competition in the U.S. on Tuesday. As the grand prize winner, Shivani Sud gets a $100,000 scholarship from the Intel Foundation. This is the first time that an Indian-American student has won the top prize, which is often […]