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Finalists are in for Science in Action, a $50,000 award sponsored by Scientific American as part of the Google Science Fair. The 15 projects all aim to make the world a better place.
The award, which will be announced June 27, honors a project that can make a practical difference by addressing an environmental, health or resources challenge. It will innovative, easy to put into action and reproducible in other communities. In addition to the prize, Scientific American will fly the Science in Action winner(s) to the finalist awards event at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., in September 2013, and will establish mentoring for a year.
The winning project in 2012 was the Unique Simplified Hydroponic Method, developed by two 14-year-old boys, Sakhiwe Shongwe and Bonkhe Malalela of Swaziland, in southern Africa. You can watch a video about their work and home above. (You can also learn about the science teacher who inspired them, Titus Mandala Sithole.) For more inspiration, can also check out last year's amazing 13 finalists for the Science in Action award.
The Google Science Fair has three age categories, for ages 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18. I'm one of the judges, and you can see information on all of our Science in Action judges just below.
— Mariette DiChristina, Editor in Chief, Scientific American
This year's 15 finalists include projects from 12 countries - with four entries from India.
Scientific American announced the winners of its inaugural Science in Action award, part of the Google Science Fair.
Guest post by T.H. Culhane, a science educator and Google Science Fair judge
The key is combining the correct use of the scientific method with a fresh idea
Check out these classics from science fair judges, with examples of good and bad responses
Parents and students can start here for tips on designing an original, creative, and technically correct science fair project.
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Executive Director, Education & Public Programs, New York Academy of Sciences
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Host, Dean of Invention on Planet Green
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Chief Technical Specialist for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, World Bank Group
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Acquisitions Editor, Macmillan Higher Education
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Associate Administrator for Education, NASA
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Theodore T. Miller Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Science Evangelist & Materials Scientist
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Modes Gomberg Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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