It was named for Mary Masterman, a 2006 finalist of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
This had won her the Intel Student Award which included the opportunity to compete in the 1998 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in the United States.
:* Winner of The Gordon E. Moore Award in 2012 was Jack Andraka, who came up with an inexpensive, quick, and accurate way to test for pancreatic cancer.
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The asteroid is named for Thai student Tanongsak Chinaroonchai (pronounced Chin-a-roon-chai) due to his second place finish at the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with his experiment on the 'Dehiscence and dispersion of the popping pod Ruellia tuberosa L.' His second place finish allowed his group to be recognized by Intel ISEF for an outstanding interdisciplinary science project, winning the naming rights for the asteroid.
The asteroid is named for Thai student Suksun Itthipanyanan due to his second place finish at the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with his experiment on the 'Dehiscence and dispersion of the popping pod Ruellia tuberosa L.' His second place finish allowed his group to be recognized by Intel ISEF for an outstanding interdisciplinary science project, winning the naming rights for the asteroid.
The asteroid is named for Thai student Krongrath Suwanasri due to his second place finish at the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with his experiment on the 'Dehiscence and dispersion of the popping pod Ruellia tuberosa L.' His second place finish allowed his group to be recognized by Intel ISEF for an outstanding interdisciplinary science project, winning the naming rights for the asteroid.
The asteroid is named for Thai student Korawich Niyomsatian due to his first place finish at the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with his experiment on the 'The Secret in Mimosa Leaf's Folding Pattern.' His first place finish allowed his group to be recognized by Intel ISEF for an outstanding interdisciplinary science project, winning the naming rights for the asteroid.
The asteroid is named for Thai student Natnaree Siriwon due to her first place finish at the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with her experiment on the 'The Secret in Mimosa Leaf's Folding Pattern.' Her first place finish allowed her group to be recognized by Intel ISEF for an outstanding interdisciplinary science project, winning the naming rights for the asteroid.
The asteroid is named for Thai student Nathaphon Supokaivanich due to his first place finish at the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with his experiment on the 'The Secret in Mimosa Leaf's Folding Pattern.' His first place finish allowed his group to be recognized by Intel ISEF for an outstanding interdisciplinary science project, winning the naming rights for the asteroid.
It is named after Akshai Baskaran, a Kennewick High School student whose energy and transportation project won first place at the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Dakota Prairie is involved in different extracurricular activities, including Math Track, Math Counts, Academic Challenges, Science Fair, SADD, FCCLA, Spelling Bees, Speech, and Music Contests.
The Canada-Wide Science Fair, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, and the University of Waterloo's Mathematics & Computing Contests are some of the competitive avenues through which TOPS students have made a strong showing.
17273 Karnik, a main-belt asteroid named after Ryna Karnik, the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair winner