Meredith MacGregor - 2006 Intel ISEF Winner

Meredith MacGregor of Boulder, Colorado was one of the three winners of the 2006 Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award, which includes a $50,000 college scholarship. We spoke with her about her research studying the "Brazil Nut Effect."

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