Nine Nigerian secondary school students will represent the country with their urine-powered generator at the 2013 international leg of the Intel Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. This is made possible by the renowned chip makers Intel Corporation.
In the National leg of the competition, secondary schools from around the thirty six states of the federation showcased their projects and inventions with the goal of addressing the challenges in their local communities. According to the organizers, the annual event has been instrumental in encouraging secondary school students to develop an enquiry-based, practical approach to the Science and Engineering learning process.
The top research project in the competition will receive the Gordon E. Moore Award – a US$75,000 grand prize from the Intel Foundation, given in honor of the Intel co-founder and fellow scientist. Two additional research projects will receive Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards of US$50,000.
Additional prizes, funded by the Intel Foundation with support from dozens of corporate, academic, government and science-focused sponsors, will be awarded to more than 600 other projects.
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public, is the world’s largest high school science research competition.
