16 Indian teenagers shortlisted for Google Science Fair 2012 finals

As many as 16 Indian teenagers have been shortlisted for Google Science Fair 2012. Of the 90 regional finalists announced by Google, 13 have been nominated for the Scientific American Science in Action award, including two students from India.

The Scientific American Science in Action award will be announced on June 6 along with the 15 Google Science Fair finalists.

These top 15 and the Science in Action winner will be flown out to Google's headquarters in California in July for the celebratory finalist event and for the last round of judging, which will be conducted by a panel of renowned scientists and innovators.

List of Indian nominees for Google Science Fair finals

Age 13-14

- Sadanand Patil, Hubli

- Aditya Jain, Bhopal

- Utkarsh Gupta, Aurangabad

- Sumit Singh, Lucknow (also nominated for the Scientific American Science In Action award)

- Anjan Venkatesh, Bengaluru (also nominated for the Scientific American Science In Action award)

- Ayushi Khedkar, Shraddha Kukade and Pournima Shinde, Pune

- Aravind Muraleedharan, Trivandrum

- Nihar Dalal, Mumbai

- Nitya Raju, Hyderabad

- Shravan Patankar and Abhishek Dedhe, Pune

Age 15-16

- Rohit Fenn, Bangalore

- Akshat Boobna, New Delhi

Age 17-18

- Raghavendra Ramachanderan, Bengaluru

The list of finalists for North and South America also includes at least eight students of Indian origin.

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