Hum Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (AP) -- A 17-year-old girl won a scholarship worth $100,000 for building an inexpensive yet accurate spectrograph that identifies the "fingerprints" of different molecules. Mary Masterman, a senior at Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City, was named the winner Tuesday of the annual Intel Science Talent Search. More than 1,700 high school seniors across the nation entered the contest, which is in its 66th year. Spectrographs, which measure wave lengths, are used in research such as astronomy and medicine and in industry. For example, they can be used as a sensing device to look for explosives or drugs or to help determine how old an art work is through its pigments. They can cost as much as $100,000, but Masterman's invention -- made of lenses, a laser, aluminum tubing and a camera -- cost less than $1,000, Intel said. Masterman received the honor from Intel Corp. Chairman Craig Barrett during a banquet Tuesday night in Washington. "It was a complete surprise," Masterman said. "I wasn't expecting it." The 40 finalists spent the last week in Washington, where they exhibited their projects at the National Institute of Science and met government officials including Vice President Dick Cheney and U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings. Masterman said she has been interested in science "ever since I was little. I can't remember ever not being interested." She credits her parents with encouraging her. She said she has not decided where she will attend college but would eventually like to become a physicist or chemist. Among the former winners of the competition's top award are six Nobel Laureates, three National Medal of Science winners, 10 MacArthur Foundation Fellows and two Fields Medalists. "You're not only dealing with the top young person in the science field in the country in Mary, but you're dealing with 40 finalists who are doing breaking-edge research in total," said Brenda Musilli, Intel's director of education. "It's really something that's hard to imagine, how a young person like Mary could even achieve this level of capability at such a young age." source Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsolete_power Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Nnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrdddddddd! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XerXis Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Nnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrdddddddd! bbbbbbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy congrats to her, nice achievement :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intersect Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Nnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrdddddddd! well if you can do better give it a try. ! Congrats to her. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshBluebird Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 wow. Well done to her lol. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gertin Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Nnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrdddddddd!And she's a girl, what more could you ask for. ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucko Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Nice, I only get ?3000 over 3 years with my Scholarship, cause I got 280 Ucas points at College when I only needed 240 Ucas points for my course at University. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsolete_power Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 well if you can do better give it a try. !Congrats to her. That's not the point. I just hate over-achievers....I used to be one and realized what it leads to... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacer Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 And she's a girl, what more could you ask for. ;) A nice rack? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero Ultimate Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Congrats to her! :cool: However - This thread is worthless without pics! (there... someone had to say it :whistle: ) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Congrats to her! :cool:However - This thread is worthless without pics! (there... someone had to say it :whistle: ) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Reid Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 thanks for killing the thread Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
looseone Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 that watch goes nicely with her dress Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elektro Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 LOL, looks like she even has a calculator wristwatch. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted March 15, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 15, 2007 She looks like the Vanishing Point winner :o Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted March 15, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 15, 2007 maybe it is the vanishing point winner Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
baskingridge Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Nnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrdddddddd! Remember kids, just because you have some shortcomings doesn't give you the right to complain! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsolete_power Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 LOL, looks like she even has a calculator wristwatch. Haha good point, I almost missed it. My buddy Lawrence and I were joking that she may be good to go pending some.....errr....."procedures." Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588398903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹ Posted March 15, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted March 15, 2007 Congrats to her! :cool:However - This thread is worthless without pics! (there... someone had to say it :whistle: ) oh god, that meme has made it here? >.< Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588399128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhon Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 She looks like a little boy lol. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588399142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffused Mind Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 She looks like a little boy lol. She looks like any one of the Hanson kids. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588399575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn00pY Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Hehe Geeks. Awesome. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588399646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
webeagle12 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Nnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrdddddddd! and why to F*** u have a problem with that? or u that smart? :sleep: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588399947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+vlsi0n Subscriber¹ Posted March 16, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted March 16, 2007 Congrats to her! :cool:However - This thread is worthless without pics! (there... someone had to say it :whistle: ) :rolleyes: it's amazing how i didn't care what she looked like but was actually just happy reading the article. geess. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588399971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I'd hit it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/546448-teen-receives-100000-science-scholarship-from-intel/#findComment-588400435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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