Question on Intel STS

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<p>Right now I'm project lead of a team competing in this year's Intel ISEF, but since I'm the only programmer and only person who knows how to work with electronics, I am doing 95% of the work. (I originally asked my two team members to join because I thought the project would involve a lot more non-software/electronics aspects, but as we continued research that was not the case). </p>

<p>There is huge room for improvement, because we started late in the year (last winter break), so I am definitely looking to improve the project and hopefully enter it in the Intel STS next year. However, team projects are not allowed. If I just enter it as a single-person project, will they look at last year's ISEF and see that it is a continuation of a team project?</p>

<p>I do not want to drop them from the team because they have done some work and it isn't their fault the way things turned out. It would also look pretty funny to our sponsors, so I think it's too late for that option.</p>

<p>Any advice?</p>

<p>(On a similar note, can you switch team members for next year's ISEF if it is a continuation of the same project?)</p>

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<p>The state ISEF coordinator rules on the acceptability of switching team members?</p>

<p>If your hypothesis involved others contributing you are ethically bound to acknowledge them. If you are submitting for Intel STS or Siemens make
sure that you can document the hypothesis being tested as your
independent contribution.</p>

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<p>It's an engineering project, so we have a design goal, not a hypothesis.</p>

<p>They contributed nothing besides a few tidbits of research.</p>

<p>If that's the case, I'll politely ask them to drop this year.</p>