SCIENCE

The Taming of the Flu, banana-peel plastics, an app to improve emergency vehicles’ response time, and a world without batteries. Watch Google Science Fair winners explain their projects and encourage others to explore the possibilities of science. (Google Science Fair)

Use our resources to see where science can take your career.

And the winners are . . . .

The Taming of the Flu

Eric Chen, 17 (San Diego, California, USA)
Grand Prize Winner
What else can you do with an interest in computer modeling and health? Check out our profile of biotechnologist Hayat Sindi to get some ideas.

Going Bananas

Elif Bilgin, 16 (Istanbul, Turkey)
Scientific American ‘Science in Action’ Winner, Voter’s Choice Winner
What else can you do with an interest in engineering and recycling? Check out our profile of wastewater engineer Ashley Murray to get some ideas.

The Hollow Flashlight

Ann Makosinski, 15 (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
15-16 age group winner
What else can you do with an interest in engineering, the environment, and global development? Check out our profile of truly awesome urban planner T.H. Culhane to get some ideas.

The PART Program

Viney Kumar, 14 (Sydney, Australia)
13-14 age group winner
What else can you do with an interest in computer engineering and systems thinking? Check out our profile of social anthropologist Ken Banks to get some ideas.