Raghav Tripathi, a Westview High senior, is headed to Washington D.C. for the Intel Science Talent Search finals

Two Beaverton students, well known in the science arena, are among 40 finalists in the

and are headed to Washington D.C. in March.

Sunset High senior,

, has numerous science awards, including a top trophy at the international Google Science Fair, for her research into air contaminants and asthma. She will compete in Washington D.C. with her invention of a cost-effective indoor air contaminant biofilter that she hopes to patent, according to a press release from Intel.

Westview High senior,

, placed sixth in the nation in December at the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology for his research into "painless" pain relievers. He will use that project at the Intel competition.

Oregon's third finalist, Hannah Larson, hails from South Eugene High School. Her project is titled, "Classification of Some Fusion Categories of Rank FOUR"

The finalists will compete for $630,000 in awards with the top winner receiving $100,000 from the Intel Foundation. The 40 students from 21 states will be judged on their original scientific research as well as their achievement and leadership inside and outside the classroom.

They were selected from 300 semifinalists and more than 1,700 entrants, according to Intel.

Students fill out an application online. The submissions are then evaluated by three or more doctoral scientists, mathematicians, and/or engineers depending on the appropriate discipline, according to Intel. Top entries are further reviewed by an additional judging panel of doctoral scientists, who then select 300 semifinalists, which are narrowed down to 40 finalists.

The

include bioengineering, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, physics and space science, behavioral and social sciences, and plant science.

The competition is March 7-13.

The

, a nonprofit membership organization has owned and administered the Science Talent Search since its inception in 1942.