THE QUALIFIED SCIENTIST

A qualified scientist should:

- Earned a doctoral/professional degree in a scientific discipline related to
student’s area of research.
- Individual with extensive experience and expertise in the student’s area of
research.
- Must be thoroughly familiar with the following regulations that govern the
student’s area of research.
- Can also serve as the Adult Sponsor, if that person meets both sets of
qualifications.
- May live elsewhere and not be local to the student.
The qualified scientist is responsible for:
- Reviewing the ISEF rules relevant to the project and approving the
student’s research plan or engineering design prior to the start of
experimentation.
- Providing direct supervision throughout the timeline of the project or
coordinating with a Designated Supervisor to serve in this capacity.
- Ensuring the proper training of the Student Researcher and/or Designated
Supervisor in the necessary procedures
- Completing the required documentation which may include the Regulated
Research Institutional Setting Form (1C), the Qualified Scientist Form (2)
and the Risk Assessment Form (3), when applicable.
THE ISEF SCIENTIFIC REVIEW COMMITTEE
(Regeneron ISEF SRC)
Before the fair, committee members review research plans and all required forms
to confirm that applicable ISEF rules have been followed. ISEF SRC may request
additional information from students prior to ISEF or may interview potential ISEF
participants at the fair to ensure that they qualify to compete.

ISEF SRC, similar to Affiliated Fair SSRC (as mentioned earlier) made up of adults
knowledgeable about research regulations. In addition to the review of all
projects at ISEF, committee members answer questions about the rules
throughout the year from students and teachers.

The ISEF SRC can be contacted at SRC@societyforscience.org.

Members of ISEF Scientific Review Committee 2021:

Ms. Susan Appel
Mr. Henry Disston
Dr. Jennifer Green
Dr. Paula Johnson
Dr. Timothy Martin
Mrs. Evelyn Montalvo
Mr. Joseph Scott
Dr. Jason Shuffitt
Mrs. Andrea Spencer
Questions:
1. Which is NOT a responsible of a qualified scientist?
A. Review the ISEF regulations relevant to the project.
B. Performing the project which is the experimentation, data collection,
engineering, data analysis, and any other procedures related to the
project.
C. Ensuring the proper training of the Student Researcher and/or
Designated Supervisor in the necessary procedures.
D. Approve the student’s research plan or engineering design before
starting the experiment.

2. Before the fair, committee members review research plans and all required
forms to confirm that applicable ISEF rules have been followed. Which of
the following can ISEF SRC be contacted?
A. https://findafair.societyforscience.org/.
B. https://isefsrc.societyforscience.org/.
C. SRC@societyforscience.org
D. ISEF@societyforscience.org