STS 2010 is in the books and winner Erika DeBenedictis took home top honors at this year’s competition and $100,000 from the Intel Foundation! For her project, Erika developed a software navigation system to help improve spacecraft travel through the solar system.

Other top winners include David Liu, who took home 2nd place and $75,000 for his work to develop a system to recognize and understand digital images.

Akhil Mathew rounds out the top three with $50,000 for his project on Deligne categories, which is a setting for studying a wide range of algebraic structures with ties to theoretical physics.

Congrats to the top three and all 40 finalists. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite project starting today with the People’s Choice Awards here on Inspiredbyeducation.com!

Looking fore inspiration? Check out this amazing video that captures the Intel STS 2010.

Tags: Intel Science Talent Search, Intel STS, Intel STS 2010

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