Two Vietnamese-American students won a grand award at a major international scientific contest in the US on Friday.

 

Nguyen Quoc Bao, a twelfth-grade student, and his cousin, Vu Mai Anh, a tenth-grader, from Austin Texas, accepted US$3,000 for their project on a new catalyst together.

 

Bao and Anh also were awarded a special prize from the US Army at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

 

The event was organized by the Society for Science and the Public in cooperation with the Intel Corporation in Los Angeles and ran from May 5-13.

 

The grand awards were granted by ISEF itself, while nearly 70 scientific, professional and educational organizations presented special awards to the participants.