Girl Power! Three Young Women Crowned Winners of Google Science Fair

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"This year was all about girl power," Google declared.

In the 13-to-14 age group, Lauren Hodge won for her project studying varying carcinogen levels in grilled chicken -- depending on sauce type.

In the 15-to-16 age range, Naomi Shah tried to prove that tweaking the environment indoors can improve air quality and lessen people's reliance on asthma medication.

The Grand Prize winner (and winner in the 17-to-18 age group) was Shree Bose, who found a way to improve ovarian cancer treatment for patients when they have built up a resistance to certain chemotherapy drugs.

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Indians/Indian Americans among the finalists:

AGE: 13-14
Anand Srinivasan - USA

AGE: 15-16

Naomi Shah - USA
Harine Ravichandran - India
Skanda Koppula - USA

AGE: 17-18

Shree Bose - USA
Vighnesh Leonardo Shiv - USA


Google Global Science Fair 2011