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2004 SCIENCE FAIRS
Portland, Oregon, 9-14 May 2004
On 13 May 2004, the AMS presented awards to three U.S. high school students participating in the 55th International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Portland, Oregon. These awards, ranging from $250 to $1000, recognized outstanding student work in atmospheric science-related projects.
Science Service Inc.'s ISEF, sponsored by Intel, is the pinnacle event in a yearlong process of local, regional, state, and national science fairs. More than 1200 students from the United States, its territories, and over 40 additional countries participated in the event, held at the Portland Convention Center.
The AMS was among 90 professional, industrial, educational, and governmental organizations providing judges to administer special awards at the ISEF. The AMS judging team included Bill Schneider and George Miller (retired) of the Portland NWS Forecast Office, and Charles Holliday of the Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
The ISEF includes fourteen disciplinary categories ranging from behavioral and social sciences to zoology. Often, AMS award winners come from the core Earth and...