Amy Chyao Wins Top Prize in Intel Science Fair

Here are more details about our own Amy Chyao’s amazing accomplishment in the Intel Science fair for her work at UT Dallas. NanoExplorer Wins Top Prize in Intel Science Fair High School Student’s Work at UT Dallas Holds Promise for Cancer Research May. 24, 2010 Research aimed at increasing the depths to which therapeutic light [...]

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Vote for Amy!

A long term Metroplex Math Circle participant, Amy Chyao, is eligible for a people’s choice award for her submission to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Amy developed a novel photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT), an emerging cancer treatment which uses light energy to activate a drug that kills cancer cells. Amy’s results indicate [...]

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2010 USAMO Winner Biographies

The AMC just posted biographies for the top performers in the recent USAMO contest: USA Mathematical Olympiad: 2010 USAMO Winners May 19, 2010 This year, 329 outstanding high school students qualified for the 2010 USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO). On April 27-28, these students tackled a challenging, six-question exam, distributed via the Internet to their schools. [...]

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CIE MathComp/MathFun June 5, 2010

We are always impressed by the turn out and the enthusiasm for the spring math competition sponsored by the Chinese Institute of Engineers.   This year the contest will be held on June 5th at Collin College (2800 E Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75974).  Here is the description from the CIE web site. The annual [...]

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