The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) is the first world - wide science competition for high school students. Every May, the Intel ISEF event attracts over 1,200 students from across the nation and around the world to compete for scholarships, internships, scientific field trips and the grand prize: an invitation to the Nobel Prize Ceremonies in Stockholm, Sweden.

Below are some of pictures during the opening ceremonies.

For more information on the Intel ISEF visit their website.

Photographer: R.A. Loo