Question: What is your favorite school subject?

Answer: Science and math are my favorite school subjects; they expose me to an infinite and fascinating world of possibilities.

Question: What hobbies or extra-curricular activities do you enjoy and why?

Answer: Since first grade, I have enjoyed Tai Kwon Do, playing the piano, bicycling, reading, and speech (and debate later). I also love science fairs and math competitions, which challenge me to think beyond the classroom and put together the facts I know. Furthermore, I enjoy the sports basketball and tennis.

Question: What career do you want to pursue and why?

Answer: As of now, I am not entirely sure, but I am interested in the field of neurology. The brain, the core of our body, is an extremely complex organ which directs all of our ideas and thoughts. Also, there are several diseases with no definite cure that involves the brain, such as cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. These illnesses and their mechanisms fascinate me, and I would really like to research into them.

Question: What prompted you to enter the Young Scientist Challenge?

Answer: Previously, I entered the Young Scientist Challenge with a low-cost method to brighten dark rooms, which I learned about from the Silicon Valley Science and Engineering Fair. This year, I wanted to enter something completely new and different, so I decided to make a video that explains the targeting of cancer stem cells.

Question: What about science fascinates you?

Answer: The limitless possibilities of discovery through intensive research most excite me about science, my favorite subject. I also love to learn what people have already discovered and then make my own contributions to science. Science inspires me to do my best all the time, for it helps people lead healthier, better lives. Many of the new inventions in technology and medicine will help benefit the society. An endless field of possibilities, science has become the passion of my life.

Question: What is your favorite school subject?

Answer: I love math. This year I was lucky that my teacher let me do a special investigation of quadratic equations. It was challenging but really cool to learn something so far different than the math I use every day. I really want to learn more about the deeper applications of math. Even though math is my favorite, I pretty much like them all and lately have been doing some cool poetry writing.

Question: What hobbies or extra-curricular activities do you enjoy and why?

Answer: I'm on the travel soccer team and play saxophone in my school band. In my free time I like to hike, use the computer and read. I'm definitely not just an indoor kid or just an outdoor kid. I have a great time with my friends on the soccer field or in the woods but then I like to come in and relax alone online or with a book.

Question: What career do you want to pursue and why?

Answer: I want to be an engineer. I'm thinking about biomedical engineering because I love to invent things and am fascinated by the structures of the human body. If I don't go into biomedical engineering I may do biochemical engineering instead. It uses a lot of math which I really love. I need to investigate all types of engineering jobs more to make the final decision - but I have a lot of time!

Question: What prompted you to enter the Young Scientist Challenge?

Answer: I would really love to meet a real scientist. I do a lot of science on my own but to have somebody who was an expert teaching me would be awesome. More than anything I want to learn. It would be so amazing to work on a real invention with a scientist and hear about what doing science is like in the real world.

Question: What about science fascinates you?

Answer: My favorite thing to do is invent. When we lost power for almost a week a few months ago I wanted to know more about trebuchets so I made one out of plastic bricks, then cardboard, then wood and finally copper pipe. I've always love to make things since I was a little kid. It's exciting to always have something new because you make it. To me science is about invention and doing something with what you know.

Question: What is your favorite school subject?

Answer: Depending on the topic we are studying, my favorite classes are science, math, and literature.

Question: What hobbies or extra-curricular activities do you enjoy and why?

Answer: Basketball, baseball, hockey, golf, and playing video games. Sports are lots of fun and it's great to have a goal to work toward. Video games online with my friends is a great way to relax and have fun.

Question: What career do you want to pursue and why?

Answer: I would like to be an engineer inventor. It's great to think of new ways to solve problems, and I'd like to solve problems in the area of science.

Question: What prompted you to enter the Young Scientist Challenge?

Answer: My brothers both entered the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge. My brother Dustin was a national finalist and he challenged me to come up with a better idea than he had. I think I did!

Question: What about science fascinates you?

Answer: The scientific method allows me to mix facts and hunches and create ideas that are unique.

Question: What is your favorite school subject?

Answer: My favorite school subjects are math and science. The reason I like math is because it is logical, and I frequently can apply it in different activities. (The problems are also like puzzles.) Science can also be applied to real life, and the science fairs have given me a chance to do this. I enjoy the process of predicting things and then testing my predictions with controlled experiments. Another reason I have enjoyed science classes is because the labs allow me to experience concepts I have read about. One of my favorite classes has been life science, because I really enjoyed the dissections.

Question: What hobbies or extra-curricular activities do you enjoy and why?

Answer: While science is an important part of my life, I have many other interests. I play violin in my school orchestra and my school chamber orchestra. I play soccer and tennis, and I enjoy biking and riding my unicycle. I often am sketching and painting, and I especially like to paint with acrylics. I traveled to China recently, and am now learning Chinese at home and at school. (One reason I chose to take Chinese is that it likely will be very beneficial to me in the future when I pursue a career in science or engineering.) Last summer I was studying Java at home, so when I join the high school First Robotics Team next year, I will be able to help with the programing. Recently, I have been spending learning chemistry and physics from a book at home. I want to be able to test out of the basic science course at my high school, so I have more openings for the higher level science, math, engineering, and AP classes. I am currently in confirmation at my church. During confirmation my favorite part is all the service projects.

Question: What career do you want to pursue and why?

Answer: People ask me this question all the time and the truthful answer is, I don’t know. However, the career I pursue will definitely involve science and engineering. In order to expose myself to various areas of science, I have been doing science fair projects in different disciplines. In the past few years, I have done science fair projects focused on lasers, insulation, bubbles, and mold growth. All of these projects have had aspects of engineering in them, too.

Question: What prompted you to enter the Young Scientist Challenge?

Answer: I learned about this science opportunity through the Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair. I was also encouraged to enter this competition by my regional fair director. When I read the challenge, it sounded like a lot of fun. I love to present things and talk about science, and I had previously created several educational science videos for YouTube.

Question: What about science fascinates you?

Answer: Recently, I have been reading about how early scientists discovered the atom. Each of these scientists made surprising observations, and then came up with innovative ideas that were supported through repeated tests. Science values being observant, passionate, creative, and determined to find an explanation. Aimed at the right problems, it can improve our life.

Question: What is your favorite school subject?

Answer: Physics and literature.

Question: What hobbies or extra-curricular activities do you enjoy and why?

Answer: Designing Lego models, making animations, doing experiments, and reading (novels, as well as New Scientist, Popular Science, and TIME Magazine). I like the challenge of making something new and discovering things I hadn't known before. I am a Boy Scout (First Class), as well as a member of a 4-H Community Service Club. I like downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and body-surfing. I like exploring new places, particularly places with unusual features, like Yellowstone (thermal features), Jasper National Park (glacial features), and southern Utah (weathering features). It also is fun to go places where I can hunt for fossils and artifacts.

Question: What career do you want to pursue and why?

Answer: I do not know what career I want to pursue. There are so many things I want to do. For example, I would like to make a movie, write a novel, work at the Lego company, and be an antiquities dealer. I also like designing things, so I might want to be an engineer.

Question: What prompted you to enter the Young Scientist Challenge?

Answer: I'm always doing some kind of challenge regarding science or engineering and I like making movies, so this was the perfect contest for me.

Question: What about science fascinates you?

Answer: The thrill of discovering new things and learning information you never thought could be possible.

Question: What is your favorite school subject?

Answer: My favorite subjects in school are math and science. I especially enjoy finding real world applications to many math and science concepts I have learned.

Question: What hobbies or extra-curricular activities do you enjoy and why?

Answer: I enjoy participating in various Martial Arts activities and have achieved a black belt in the art of Shaolin Kempo. I play clarinet and alto saxophone in my school’s Jazz Band and orchestra, and I am president of my school’s Tri-M Music Honors Society. I am also captain of my school’s MathCounts team which placed second in the state of New Hampshire, and Science Bowl team which placed third in our region. As president of my school’s National Junior Honors Society, I also enjoy helping my community by volunteering at the local Soup Kitchen and Shelter.

Question: What career do you want to pursue and why?

Answer: I would like to pursue a career in the medical field, specifically neurology. I am really fascinated by the human brain and it functions.

Question: What prompted you to enter the Young Scientist Challenge?

Answer: I really like finding science applications in everyday life so when I heard of the Young Scientist Challenge, I was eager to participate. This year’s topic was also really interesting and got me thinking on how I could change the world. Being able to communicate my ideas to the world seemed like an exciting opportunity that I simply couldn’t miss!

Question: What about science fascinates you?

Answer: There is so much science can tell us, yet there is so much more to be discovered. Science is very complex and there is never any limit to the amount that can be learned. I really enjoy the fact that with science, every new theory, innovation or idea comes with more and more questions to be answered.

Question: What is your favorite school subject?

Answer: That’s a tough question. But if I were pressed to answer I guess it’s a toss- up between Earth Science and English Literature. I really enjoy science because it is very challenging and requires me to use a lot of different skills that I learned in other subjects like math, computers and library research. I especially like the labs because I enjoy using the scientific method and data to solve a problem. It is really satisfying to approach a problem and then coming up with a solution that works. I also like English literature. I have always liked reading. I spent a lot of my time in the village library and I always read for fun before school and at night before bed. This year my literature teacher has challenged me to read some very advanced authors and works and it has opened my interests up to books that I would not usually read.

Question: What hobbies or extra-curricular activities do you enjoy and why?

Answer: I am involved in a lot of activities at school like Honor Society, Tech Crew and Art Club, but by far, my favorite activity is Boy Scouts. My troop goes on a lot of cool trips like camping, hiking, white-water rafting, rock climbing and sailing. All of these activities are very challenging and I have learned a lot of life skills. Being in Boy Scouts has given me an appreciation for nature and the importance of preserving our environment. But it’s not just about fun trips. The most important lesson I have learned is the importance of community service and to help others. I am a Life Scout and I am working on my Eagle Scout Award. My troop is involved in a lot of community projects like the food pantry and the VA Hospital. I learned that being involved in even small projects can make a big difference.

Question: What career do you want to pursue and why?

Answer: It’s too early to say. I guess time will tell. But I hope that the trail I take involves innovation and doing something positive.

Question: What prompted you to enter the Young Scientist Challenge?

Answer: I liked the whole idea of solving problems and using your imagination to come up with an innovation to help others. I enjoy working with my hands and building things and the Challenge was perfect. I also like photography and making videos so putting together a presentation telling your story sounded like a lot of fun. And it was a lot of fun!

Question: What about science fascinates you?

Answer: That’s an easy question to answer. Science fascinates me because just about everything in the world comes from science or depends on scientific principles to work. Just think of what life would be like without science. From the moment you wake up until you turn off the light at night, your entire day is filled with science. Everything in your house like TV’s, phones, lights, refrigerators, appliances and even furniture all have been invented by scientists or use scientific ideas. Your school bus that picks you up in the morning, just like all the cars, trains and planes you see pass by, depend on science. The books and computers you use during the school day-- and even the baseball bat you play with after school-- all have some science behind them. When a lot of people are asked to picture a scientist, they probably think of Albert Einstein. But there are a lot of scientists working all of the time to solve problems and to help people. What really fascinates me is that science usually creates more problems when it tries to make life better. Pollution and global warming are just two examples. But even those problems will eventually be solved with science! That amazes me the most.

Question: What is your favorite school subject?

Answer: My favorite school subjects are science and math. Ever since I could remember, I have always been fascinated about the world around me. Particularly, I have been interested in biology and engineering. At a very young age, I was also intrigued by mathematics. Now, I enjoy problem solving and national-level math competitions.

Question: What hobbies or extra-curricular activities do you enjoy and why?

Answer: I enjoy music, reading, playing chess and sports. I have played the piano ever since I was four years old. I started the clarinet in third grade, and began playing the oboe at the start of sixth grade. Music allows me to express my emotions freely. I am an avid reader, always surrounded by books. For every book I read, I learn something new. Chess tests my logic and critical thinking. It also exercises my mind. Sports keep me active and social. Playing tennis and fencing nourishes my sportsmanship skills, and helps me understand the true meaning of winning and losing.

Question: What career do you want to pursue and why?

Answer: I want to become a scientist in the future. I have always wished to make a contribution to the scientific world. I would like to stay on the forefront of research. In this technologically advanced world we live in, I will work hard and make sure to have the right tools and skills to contribute and be on the cutting edge of new discoveries and advancements in the field of science. This can only be done through becoming a scientist.

Question: What prompted you to enter the Young Scientist Challenge?

Answer: Entering this challenge is a wonderful way to share my invention with other people, especially with my peers. I hope that I will have a chance to meet people my age that have similar interests, and someday work with them to solve future challenging scientific problems. Furthermore, I want to have an opportunity to work with the scientists at 3M so that I could gain more knowledge from them.

Question: What about science fascinates you?

Answer: Science has never ceased to amaze me. It can answer countless questions. That is what I like about science. It never stops- new discoveries are being made every second. When I was young, I always asked questions. Finding the answers required me to think deeper into the infinite world of science. Ultimately, all of these questions had a scientific answer.

Question: What is your favorite school subject?

Answer: Science, mainly Physics and Biology because it helps me a get a closer understanding of the world around me.

Question: What hobbies or extra-curricular activities do you enjoy and why?

Answer: I am currently active in lego robotics and science bowl. I am also currently learning Mandarin Chinese. I play the piano and I also play basketball. I love to play chess and I am also apart of my school's TV station.

Question: What career do you want to pursue and why?

Answer: I hope to become an entrepreneur and start a technology based company.

Question: What prompted you to enter the Young Scientist Challenge?

Answer: In 2009, my sister became a finalist for Young Scientist Challenge. At New York City, i was inspired by the people i met there to enter this year. This competition is a creative and innovative approach to communicating scientific ideas!

Question: What about science fascinates you?

Answer: Science opens doors to new opportunities by allowing you to explore your interests in a very broad field of work. Science is in everything around us and helps to solve and improve everyday problems. It allows you to be imaginative and creative and look at things by your own perspective which truly is remarkable!

Question: What is your favorite school subject?

Answer: First Science then Mathematics.

Question: What hobbies or extra-curricular activities do you enjoy and why?

Answer: Violin?string ensemble since 3rd Grade to date and first chair / first violin - String Ensemble it is most favorite instrument to play especially as our school won first place trophy for ?Music In The Parks" Competition- MAY-2011 having been part of Murrysville youth orchestra ?5th to 7th Grades and been part of string ensemble -Three Rivers Young People Orchestra- 2010-11 with final performance at Carnegie Hall. Currently am with Westmoreland Symphony orchestra and it fun!!! Flute is my second favorite instrument and is in-FRMS BAND--6th to 8th Grade My joy and pride is in my Vocal repertoire having had various awards in different genres and am in show choir select ensemble since 6th grade. I like taking pictures, making movies, and ballet, tap and Indian bharatanatyam dancing since kindergarten to date I enjoy Indian classical singing and playing the Indian classical violin -----4 years I love tennis and used to play basketball- 3rd to 5th grades after getting my first degree black belt karate/taekwondo which I would have loved to continue to train in if only I had the time

Question: What career do you want to pursue and why?

Answer: I want to be a doctor as My mother inspires me. I see the love she has for her patients and the "Science and Art of Medicine" as she puts it to me! I would like to follow in her foot steps.

Question: What prompted you to enter the Young Scientist Challenge?

Answer: I was in the Bahamas last summer and learnt scuba diving to see the coral up close and personal. I was devastated to see the "Coral Bleaching". I wanted to do something about saving the coral reefs. I learnt that without coral, our oceans are lost. Without our oceans, our polluted atmosphere would have no recourse to recycle. Without this, mankind is threatened. I have spent the last 4 months coming up with why, what and how to do to accomplish the same. I have found an effective non-toxic way to protect our world's coral, and hence our future. I wanted to share this with the world which is why I decided to enter the young scientist challenge.

Question: What about science fascinates you?

Answer: Not surprisingly ?Science" is my most favorite subject in school. I am constantly surprised and amazed at how we can each be a "detective" and figure out how every little thing we do or not do changes our environment and whoa and what are the "Culprits". I am in science Olympiad and am part of the disease detective?s team and to learn how disease spreads, one can learn to correct the "Wrongs?. This is the truly fascinating aspect of science.