HealthAugust 11, 2008
Raymond Kurzweil: That Magical Transcendent Feeling
More than 40 years after being named a Westinghouse finalist, a futurist is still inventing
Stories by Laura Vanderkam
EnvironmentAugust 5, 2008
Job Rijssenbeek: Balancing Science and Life
A 1994 Westinghouse finalist was headed for a career in academia, then had second thoughts after realizing he wanted to spend more time with family
The SciencesJuly 28, 2008
Linda Bockenstedt: A scientific family tradition
A 1974 Westinghouse finalist first takes on stuttering, then Lyme disease—and now the systemic biases of academic medicine
The SciencesJuly 21, 2008
Ronald Breslow: Interesting Compounds with Interesting Properties
From big stinks to cancer drugs, a National Medal of Science winner tries to improve on nature
The SciencesJuly 15, 2008
From Biology to Physics and Back Again: Leon Cooper
A 1947 Westinghouse finalist chose physics as a career, shared a Nobel for work on superconductivity, then turned to neuroscience
The SciencesJuly 7, 2008
Recognizing Patterns: Ciamac Moallemi
A 1991 Westinghouse finalist realizes after a stint in finance that he would rather follow in his parents' academic footsteps
The SciencesJune 23, 2008
Blazing a trail for women in math: Moon Duchin
A 1993 Westinghouse finalist cited by Rush Limbaugh still wants to change how people think about women in science
The SciencesJune 16, 2008
Any knowledge that might be useful: Leroy Hood
A 1956 Intel finalist learned geology in Montana, and now runs a Seattle-based institute focused on personalized medicine
HealthJune 9, 2008
Baffling Questions: Atom Sarkar
A sister's malaria leads a teenager on a search for treatments for the deadly disease
The SciencesJune 2, 2008
Making Teaching into an Intellectual Journey: Laura Ascenzi-Moreno
How a 1990 Westinghouse finalist turned her project into a career spurring teachers on
The SciencesMay 28, 2008
Finding Order: Jane Richardson
A Westinghouse finalist learns how to calculate a satellite's orbit, then launches a career drawing illuminating protein structures
TechnologyMay 19, 2008
Scenes from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair [Slide Show]
We were on hand in Atlanta last week as more than 1,500 students competed for $4 million in prizes
The SciencesMay 19, 2008
Being Stung by Bees: "You get used to it"--Carol Fassbinder-Orth
An Intel finalist went from bee parasites to bird diseases, and now juggles a new academic position with motherhood
TechnologyMay 16, 2008
Hidden Meanings: Keith Winstein
A 1999 Intel finalist who worked on a better way to send secret codes is now decoding technology for the general public at The Wall Street Journal
The SciencesMay 14, 2008
"What Amuses Me:" Mary-Dell Chilton
A 1956 Westinghouse finalist moves from optics and telescopes to revolutionizing agriculture
The SciencesMay 12, 2008
Where Are They Now?
The stories of Westinghouse--now Intel--Science Talent Search finalists. From chemistry to code-breaking, genetics to geology, some of these scientifically precocious young men and women have gone on to win Nobel Prizes--and all of them live fascinating lives
TechnologyMay 12, 2008
The Watcher: Roald Hoffmann
A 1955 Westinghouse finalist wins a Nobel Prize in chemistry 26 years later, then turns his attention to poetry