The science fair winds that propelled Point Loma High School’s “sailing scientist” all the way to an international finalist berth have gone calm. Incoming senior Matthew Morris, whose project “The Winged Keel” tested his patented addition to sailboats, was named a finalist in the first-ever Google Global Science Fair, one of only five students in the world at his age level to reach such heights. In the first stages of the event, thousands of projects were entered by students from 90 countries. The 15 finalists, divided into three age groups, were from the U.S., Singapore, South Africa, India and Canada. They were divided by age: 13-14, 15-16 and Morris’ 17-18 group. After being flown to Mountain View earlier this month to present his project to finalist judges, Morris learned Shree Bose of Texas was named champion of his group for her project “AMPK and Cisplatin Resistance,” a project that challenged the effectiveness of a common drug used in battling ovarian cancer. Bose also was named the grand-prize winner and received a $50,000 scholarship, along with a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands with National Geographic Adventures and other prizes. For a look at Morris’ science fair project, visit:  www.sites.google.com/site/mmorris3993/home.