Region 6 Student, Nicole Torosin, Earns Top Awards at ISEF

"Niles North High School senior Nicole Torosin received five awards at the 61st annual International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) held last weekend in San Jose, CA. Over 1,600 students from 59 countries, regions and territories competed for over $4 million in scholarships and prizes.

Torosin, who is enrolled in Student Independent Research under science teacher Jacki Naughton, received five awards totaling $13,500 for her research entitled, Drowning Out Drought: The Effect of Collision and Coalescence on Secondary Ice Multiplication in Mixed Phase Clouds.

Torosins awards included: An $8,000 First Place award from the Office of Naval Research on behalf of the United States Navy and Marine Corps; $3,000 First Place award from the Air Force Research Laboratory on behalf of the United States Air Force; $2,000 First Place award from the American Meteorological Society and $500 Fourth Place award ISEF Grand award. Torosin also received an all-expense-paid, four-week internship to the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel this summer."

Published in the Skokie TribLocal
Jan 8, 2015