Two Indian-American teens are among the four teenagers who bagged accolades and recognition at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF 2019) for cutting-edge research.

Considered as the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, the ISEF sees the participation of hundreds of young scientists from various countries.

Krithik Ramesh (Source: Chris Ayers/Society for Science & the Public)

While 16-year-old Krithik Ramesh from Colorado received top honours for developing a machine learning technology for orthopaedic surgeons, Shriya Reddy, 15, from Michigan was recognised for her novel, non-invasive approach for rapidly diagnosing melanoma lesions.

Ramesh received top honours with the Gordon E. Moore Award of $75,000. His application of augmented reality and computer vision help orthopaedic surgeons achieve greater accuracy for screw placement during spinal surgery.

Shriya Reddy. (Source: Intel Corporation)

Reddy, on the other hand, received the newly announced $10,000 Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation, funded through Society for Science and the Public, for her innovation.

Other winners of the prestigious award included Allison Jia, 17, of California and Rachel Seevers, 17, of Kentucky. Allison Jia received one of two Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards of $50,000 for her investigation into toxic tau protein aggregates, that are associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Rachel Seevers received the same honours for designing, building and testing a rigid, energy-efficient prototype of an underwater propulsion device that could allow for greater access to the world’s unexplored oceans.