2017 Top 300 MASTERS

Students raise signs during the research quiz competition portion of the workshop. Photo courtesy of Abien Fred Agarap.

Some facts about the 2017ÌýTop 300ÌýMASTERS:

  • The Top 300 MASTERS hail from 236Ìýmiddle schools in 39Ìýstates and represent 111Ìýregional and state science fairs across the U.S.
  • 66 are from California, followed by Florida with 31, Texas with 21, Pennsylvania with 15, and New York with 14.
  • The Top 300 MASTERSÌýwere selected from more than 6,000 nominees and 2,499Ìýapplicants. Each application received three independent readings and evaluations by distinguished scientists, engineers and educators. Nominees qualified to enter the Broadcom MASTERS by being among the top 10 percent of the participants at their Society-affiliated science fairs.Ìý
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  • Read the press releaseÌýfor more information.Ìý

The Top 300 MASTERS are listed in alphabetical order by last name below. To view this list in order by Society Affiliated Fair ID, pleaseÌý.Ìý

Adams, CharlotteÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, OH
Project Title:ÌýReflected Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure in Athletes

Ahluwalia, RuhaniÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Harmony School of Innovation, Fort Worth, TX
Project Title:ÌýTrojan Horse Delivers Lapatinib to Cancer Cells While It Limits Damage to Normal Cells

Alcordo, Sean JacobÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Sacred Heart School, East Providence, RI
Project Title:ÌýA Klann of Variables

Almonte, CarolynÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Burlington Township Middle School, Burlington, NJ
Project Title:ÌýThe Effect of UV Radiation on the Metamorphic Process ofÌýZophobas morioÌýLarvae and the Ability of Bixin to Protect Against Observed UV Induced Damage

Amanullah, YusufÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Islamic School of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Project Title:ÌýA Novel Shower-Usage Monitoring System that Promotes Water Conservation

Ambati, AdarshÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Stratford Middle School,ÌýSan Jose, CA
Project Title:ÌýA Low-Cost, Cloud-based, Contactless Vital Signs Monitor Using Photoplethysmographic Imaging and Infrared Sensing Techniques

Anderson, MatthewÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Challenge Middle School, Denver, CO
Project Title:ÌýHow the Number of Alpha Particles Shielded Changes with Different Types of Shielding

Aniya, BrianÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Roberto Clemente Middle School, Germantown, MD
Project Title:ÌýUsing Magnetism in the Process of Cleaning Oil Spills

Ansari, NadiaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Fairmont Private Schools, Santa Ana, CA
Project Title:ÌýPassive Xylem Filter for Bacterial Elimination from Wastewater

Anthony, RyanÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Academy of Saint Adalbert, Berea, OH
Project Title:ÌýThe Effect of Concentration and the Maillard Reaction on the Optical Rotation of Glucose, Fructose, and Sucrose

Arun, AadityaÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Fort Settlement Middle School, Sugarland, TX
Project Title:ÌýDefluoridation of Water with Eco-Friendly Filters

Ashar, PerisaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
George H. Moody Middle School, Henrico, VA
Project Title:ÌýA Novel, Inexpensive Inhibitor for Bromelain: The Effect of Various Mushrooms as Inhibitors of Bromelain’s Proteolytic Activity on Milk Proteins and Its Cytotoxic Effects on Prostate Cancer Cells

Ashrani, UmaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Friedell Middle School, Rochester, MN
Project Title:ÌýDoes the Pitch of a Propeller’s Blades Affect Its Efficiency?

Babu, SarveshÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Meyzeek Middle School, Louisville, KY
Project Title:ÌýThought-Code: A Novel New Application of EEGs as Biometric Identification, Part 1

Bailey, IanÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Garden City Middle School, Garden City,ÌýNY
Project Title:ÌýBiopreservative’sÌýEffect on the Shelf Life of Fresh Raspberries

Bain, JulianÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Missoula International School, Missoula, MT
Project Title:ÌýFocus Pocus – Using Auto-focusing Water-based Lenses at Different Distances

Baker, MayaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Gregory College Preparatory School, Tucson, AZ
Project Title:ÌýThe Correlation Between Sabino Canyon Cottonwood Tree Size (Populus fremontii) and Hydraulic Gradient of the Water Table

Balachandar, AnjanaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Abraham Lincoln Middle School, Gainesville, FL
Project Title:ÌýHigh-Fives for Wi-Fi

Balasingam, AkhileshÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Challenger School – Strawberry Park, San Jose, CA
Project Title:ÌýThe Test Tube Reimagined: On the Optimal Design of 3D-Printable Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Low-Cost Onsite Medical Diagnostics

Behari, MeghnaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Marshall Middle School, Wexford, PA
Project Title:ÌýAquabot: An Integrated Modular Platform for Testing and Monitoring Surface Water Quality

Behl, HansikaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Elkins Pointe Middle School, Roswell, GA
Project Title:ÌýBasil Tri-Ponics

Bhagavatula, AnikaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Middlebrook Middle School, Wilton, CT
Project Title:ÌýA Novel Method for Oil Spill Cleanup Using Biomass

Bharati, NikitaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Accelerated Middle School at Basha High School, Chandler, AZ
Project Title:ÌýThe Antioxidizing, Antimicrobial, and Anitmutagenic Effects of Tree Bark

Bhatti, MaximillianÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Oak Avenue Intermediate School, Temple City, CA
Project Title:ÌýAn Evaluation of the Flight Characteristics of Ornithopter-type Aircraft Systems

Bhunia, IreneÌýGrade:Ìý7th
West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School, West Lafayette, IN
Project Title:ÌýAntibiotic Resistance: Conventional vs. Organic Chickens

Bian, SarahÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Challenge Middle School, Denver, CO
Project Title:ÌýBarking up the Wrong Forest

Booker V, CliffordÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Cure of Ars, Leawood, KS
Project Title:ÌýThe Gutter Flipper

Bosacoma, EleanorÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Northbrook Junior High School, Northbrook, IL
Project Title:ÌýThe Correlation Between Cat Gender and Purr Frequency

Braun, LucasÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Whitford Middle School, Beaverton, OR
Project Title:ÌýAn Examination of Nucleation Through Video Analysis

Brim, NathanielÌýGrade:Ìý8th
The Classical Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
Project Title:ÌýDepuration Kinetics of Activated Carbon with Ion Exchange Resins, Poly Filter Pad, and Freshwater Bivalves in Aqueous Solutions Contaminated with Heavy Metals

Brooks, RachelÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Christian Heritage School, Trumbull, CT
Project Title:ÌýThe Fabrication and Testing of Various Fruit Juice Dye-sensitized Solar Cells with the Addition of Preservatives

Brouwer, JuliaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Calvin Christian School, Edina, MN
Project Title:ÌýLeafy Green Astronauts Year Two: How Space Radiation Impacts Seed Germination and Subsequent Plant Growth of Monocot Versus Dicot Seeds

Burns, DuncanÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Early Light Academy, South Jordan, UT
Project Title:ÌýThe Effect of Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate

Burris, LukeÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Tavares Middle School, Tavares, FL
Project Title:ÌýApplying the Quantum Inconcistency Problem, Year 2

Burt, TylerÌýGrade:Ìý8th
North Arvada Middle School, Arvada, CO
Project Title:ÌýBPANIC?

Butler, GeorgiaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Charles School, San Carlos, CA
Project Title:ÌýA Magnetic Surfboard: Will Sharks be Lured or Perturbed?

Byrnes, AidanÌýGrade:Ìý7th
The Rhoades School, Encinitas, CA
Project Title:ÌýAvian Dangers- Developing Devices for the Prevention of Bird Strike

Byron, NatalieÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Alice B. Landrum Middle School, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Project Title:ÌýMighty Microgreens: Don’t Judge Your Greens by Their Size

Cain, NoahÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Krystal School of Science, Math, and Technology, Hesperia, CA
Project Title:ÌýKids Still at Risk: Particulate Matter and Flammable Gas Exposed

Carter, HollyÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Sierra Madre Middle School, Sierra Madre, CA
Project Title:ÌýHow do the Sound Properties of a Glass Goblet Depend on the Type and Amount of Liquid?

Catanzaro, FranciscoÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Pacific Beach Middle School, San Diego, CA
Project Title:ÌýDetecting Gopher Tunnels Using Ground Penetrating Radar

Ceniceros, IsabelaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Bernalillo Middle School, Bernalillo, NM
Project Title:ÌýPerfect Produce: Canned, Frozen, or Fresh

Champion, KatieÌýGrade:Ìý7th
American Martyrs School, Manhattan Beach, CA
Project Title:ÌýCreating Food Options for Those Allergic to Heavy Metals

Chandar, MayaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Canterbury School, Fort Myers, FL
Project Title:ÌýThe Effects of High Frequency Shortwaves and Laser Beams on the Metamorphosis ofÌýMelittobia digitataÌý(A Novel Second Year Study)

Chiang, AndrewÌýGrade:Ìý8th
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA
Project Title:ÌýManipulation of Ultrasonic Force Field

Choi, DanielÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Roberto Clemente Middle School, Germantown, MD
Project Title:ÌýThe Effects of Temperature and Seasonings on the Proteolytic Function of Fruit Proteases

Choi, GaangÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Hunter College High School, New York, NY
Project Title:ÌýEffects of Nutrition on Silk Production

Chou, MiaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
La Colina Junior High School, Santa Barbara, CA
Project Title:ÌýRadon: The Silent Killer in Your House

Chowdhury, NaishaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Pleasant View School, Memphis, TN
Project Title:ÌýNatural Seal, Better Deal

Chun, AliciaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Hilo Intermediate School, Hilo, HI
Project Title:ÌýInvestigating Sound Quality with Panflutes Using Different Types of Materials

Clark, EmeliaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
North Bay Haven, Panama City, FL
Project Title:ÌýOyster Propagation

Clary, JosephÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School, Shreveport, LA
Project Title:ÌýWarning: Baby on Board

Cluff, KadyÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Heritage Middle School, Meridian, ID
Project Title:ÌýDominant “Sweet Spot”

Co, JasonÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Juan Cabrillo Middle School, Santa Clara, CA
Project Title:ÌýThe iCane

Cohan, JamesÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Howard W. Bishop Middle School, Gainesville, FL
Project Title:ÌýDetermining the Optimal Cooking Method and Pan Material for Preserving Nutrients in White Cauliflower

Colin, SamanthaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
West Central Valley Middle School, Redfield, IA
Project Title:ÌýDriving Kidney Cell Differentiation

Conway, AlianaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
St. Francis of Assisi, Louisville, KY
Project Title:ÌýA Safe Substitute? Bisphenol-S Affects Health and Learning

Cotter, MadeleineÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Allendale Columbia School, Rochester, NY
Project Title:ÌýWatching Our Water

Crouchley, AustinÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Garden City Middle School, Garden City, NY
Project Title:ÌýArchimedes Inspired Hydro-powered Solar PV Azimuth Tracking Mechanism: A Solution to the Energy and Water Crisis

Cruz, ParkerÌýGrade:Ìý7th
St. Mary- Glenshaw, Hampton, VA
Project Title:ÌýOYS2CLOT: The Novel Hemostatic (Blood-Clotting) Properties of Chitosan Extracted from Chesapeake Bay (Crassostrea virginica) Oyster Shells

Dambrosio, JosephÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Fred S. Engle Middle School, West Grove, PA
Project Title:ÌýA New Platform for Faster Social Media

Damle, RadhikaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Friedell District Wide Middle School, Rochester, MN
Project Title:ÌýDon’t Toss MyPlate

Dasari, SatvikÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Canyon Vista Middle School, Austin, TX
Project Title:ÌýHydroAlert – Flood Warning System

Deere, JacobÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Agnes School, Fort Wright, KY
Project Title:ÌýHow Do Aluminum Birds Stay UP in the Sky?

Deras, MonicaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Kenilworth School of Science and Technology, Baton Rouge, LA
Project Title:ÌýEnhanced Photothermal Response of Nanoparticles for Photothermal Cancer Therapy

DeVine, LelaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Waiakea Intermediate School, Hilo, HI
Project Title:ÌýThe Effects of Turbidity on the Color Spectrum at Different Depths

Ding, MarissaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Friedell Middle School, Rochester, MN
Project Title:ÌýDoes the Pitch of a Propeller’s Blades Affect Its Efficiency?

Dixit, RuchikaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Cupertino Middle School, Sunnyvale, CA
Project Title:ÌýHow Quorum Sensing and Media Affect Bacterial Bioluminescence

Drab, AlexaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Okaloosa ÖÐÎÄÎÞÂëM Academy, Valparaiso, FL
Project Title:ÌýNeonicotinoids’ Role in Colony Collapse Disorder: Infliction or Fiction?

Drabbant, StevenÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Gerald D. Irons, Sr. Junior High School, Conroe, TX
Project Title:ÌýHow Does the Sun Affect Radio Propagation?

Ebel, GrantÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Magnolia Junior High School, Magnolia, TX
Project Title:ÌýCold Concussions

Eckmann, PeterÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Stella Maris Academy, San Diego, CA
Project Title:ÌýAirfoil Optimization by Applying Evolutionary Algorithms to Computational Fluid Dynamics

Edelstein, SierraÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Gulf Middle School, Cape Coral, FL
Project Title:ÌýThe Pearl of the Ocean: Do Freshwater Releases from Lake Okeechobee Affect the Filtration Rate of Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Southwest Florida Estuaries?

Eilers, EmilyÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Wayne Junior/Senior High School, Wayne, NE
Project Title:ÌýThe Spatial Variation of Macroinvertebrates in a Small Lake

Eswaran, SurabheeÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Forest Heights ÖÐÎÄÎÞÂë Academy, Little Rock, AR
Project Title:ÌýGoing Bananas with Recycling

Fastring, ReillyÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Little Oak Middle School, Slidell, LA
Project Title:ÌýDetermining the Temperature Coefficient of Resistance of Copper by Using Lenz’s Law

Fatima, AreebahÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Salam Academy, Richardson, TX
Project Title:ÌýWeather Resilient Self Cleaning Solar Array

Feliciano, MaxÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Southwestern Educational Society, Mayaguez, PR
Project Title:ÌýPush Button Combination Safety for Trigger Using Devices

Feng, DanielÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, Irvine, CA
Project Title:ÌýAre Southern Californian Waters in Danger of Algae Blooms?

Flaherty, AnnaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
St. Gregory the Great School, Danbury, CT
Project Title:ÌýWind Energy: I’m a Big “Fan”

Flynn, GraceÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Saint Timothy Middle School, West Hartford, CT
Project Title:ÌýGreen Tea: A Simple SolutionÌýfor a Bananas Problem?

Fontana, EthanÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Hidden Oaks Middle School, Prior Lake, MN
Project Title:ÌýSafety Beacon System Enhancing Hazard Detection by Semi-Autonomous Vehicles

Foo, NathanÌýGrade:Ìý8th
West Shore Junior/Senior High School, Melbourne, FL
Project Title:ÌýDeriving a Predator-Prey Mathematical Model for Regulating the Growth of Harmful Algae Blooms with Different Species of Zooplankton Inside of a Water Ecological System

Gali, YahvinÌýGrade:Ìý7th
California Connections Academy at Ripon, Ripon, CA
Project Title:ÌýWatts from Waves – Low Impact, Nature Inspired, Hydrokinetic Energy Harvester

Gallagher, ElizabethÌýGrade:Ìý8th
St. Francis of Assisi, Louisville, KY
Project Title:ÌýTrash to Treasure: Converting Plastic Bottles to Porous Carbon

Gallardo, LoganÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Camp Lester Middle School, FPO, AP
Project Title:ÌýExploring the Potential of Bacteria Loads on Surface Sand Found on Okinawa Beaches

Gan, JessieÌýGrade:Ìý8th
San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, CA
Project Title:ÌýNatural Antioxidant and Nano-Antioxidant Effects Against Oxidative Stress

Gandhi, SauravÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Juan Cabrillo Middle School, Santa Clara, CA
Project Title:ÌýThe iCane Traffic System

Garcia, ChristianaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Young Women’s Leadership Academy, San Antonio, TX
Project Title:ÌýNovel Biochar Elastomer Composite Sponge for Low-Cost Water Remediation

Garg, YashÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Rice Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title:ÌýJail Break: Using Game Theory to Study the Emergence of the Nash Equilibrium and Cooperation in the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma

Garimella, AmulyaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Dorseyville Middle School, Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title:ÌýPensieve: Analyzing the Genes that Affect Memory

Garner, EspenÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Margaret’s Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Project Title:ÌýBuzz Trap: Designing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Trap Mosquitoes for Scientific Testing

Gilbert, MckaylaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Hermosa Middle School, Farmington, NM
Project Title:ÌýMetallic Corn

Gluckman, LeiaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Beverly Vista Middle School, Beverly Hills, CA
Project Title:ÌýA Clean Conscience: Formulating an All-Purpose Hair, Dental and Body Cleansing Powder for the Homeless Population

Gnanasekar, ArtiÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Stratford School- Sunnyvale Raynor Middle School, Sunnyvale, CA
Project Title:ÌýInvestigating the Effects of Different Chemical Composition of Pesticides on the Survival of Honeybees

Goluguri, IshitaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School, Westborough, MA
Project Title:ÌýThe James Webb Space Telescope

Gotthold, ZoeÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Carmichael Middle School, Richland, WA
Project Title:ÌýA Novel Method for the Efficient Determination of Long-term Emulsion Stability

Green, SpencerÌýGrade:Ìý7th
The Pegasus School, Huntington Beach, CA
Project Title:ÌýThe Sonification of Accelerometers for the Training of Elite Gymnasts

Greenwald, NeveÌýGrade:Ìý8th
La Colina Junior High School, Santa Barbara, CA
Project Title:ÌýHarvesting Atmospheric Water

Grossenbaugh, EmilyÌýGrade:Ìý8th
St. Luke’s Lutheran School, Oviedo, FL
Project Title:ÌýPrint vs. Nature

Hancock, LiaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Schofield Middle School, Aiken, SC
Project Title:ÌýInvestigating Why Chickens Lay Fewer Eggs in the Winter

Hawkins, HopeÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Camp Lester Middle School, FPO, AP
Project Title:ÌýExploring the Potential of Bacteria Loads Found on Surface Sand on Okinawa Beaches

Heffernan, IsabellaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Mary Academy Bay View, East Providence, RI
Project Title:ÌýGoing Epi-Pen-less: Can Altering the Microbiome Cure Peanut Allergies?

Helmy, JadÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Abraham Lincoln Middle School, Gainesville, FL
Project Title:ÌýOptimizing and Extending Alzimio to Help Dementia, Autism, and Alzheimer’s Patients

Herbig, PatrickÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Whitney M. Young High School Academic Center, Chicago, IL
Project Title:ÌýThe Sorbo Helmet

Herke, ColinÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Westdale Middle School, Baton Rouge, LA
Project Title:ÌýSizing PCR Amplicons Using YoYo-1 Dye and the ABI 3130xl DNA Sequencer

Hessler, ZacharyÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Gifford Middle School, Vero Beach, FL
Project Title:ÌýSave Our Silence: A Digital Approach to Noise Reduction

Hill, AnthonyÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Churchill Junior High, Salt Lake City, UT
Project Title:ÌýNo Pressure: The Effects of Martian-like Atmospheric Pressure on Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions in Plants

Hovekamp, GraceÌýGrade:Ìý8th
St. Francis of Assisi, Louisville, KY
Project Title:ÌýCissus Quadrangularis: A Potentially New Anti-Cancer Compound

Hsi, EmilyÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, Irvine, CA
Project Title:ÌýHow to Remove Ink Stains

Hughes, MiraÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Kosciuszko Middle School, Hamtramck, MI
Project Title:ÌýSugar: Consider a Substitute

Ilaga, Royce DanielÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Waipahu Intermediate School, Waipahu, HI
Project Title:ÌýThe Effect of “Rice Wash” on the Growth and Fruit-bearing Ability ofÌýLycopersicon esculentum

Inaganti, RahulÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Springhouse Middle School, Allentown, PA
Project Title:ÌýThe Effect of Aquatic Liming on Acidified Cultures ofÌýDaphnia magna

Indla, AdityaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Challenger School – Ardenwood, Newark, CA
Project Title:ÌýA Microcontroller and Air Pollution Sensor Based Smart Air Filter Controller

Iosifescu, AndreiÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Hunter College High School, New York, NY
Project Title:ÌýThe Impact of Asteroid Composition on Their Appearance, Morphology and Motion

Ismail, AhmadÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Granada Islamic School, Santa Clara, CA
Project Title:ÌýEffect of Structure and Behavior of Antifungal Agents on the Treatment ofÌýCandidiasis

Iyer, VedanthÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Stoller Middle School, Portland, OR
Project Title:ÌýUsing Li2O Based Glass to Create Solid State Electrolytes for Safer Use in Li-Ion Batteries

Jang, MichaelÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Commack Middle School, Commack, NY
Project Title:ÌýOrganic Electricity Generator

Jarmale, ShashankÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Cyril D. Locke Middle School, Billerica, MA
Project Title:ÌýDetermining the Most Efficient Design of a Microbial Fuel Cell

Jeyaseelan, AbhiramiÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Glasgow Middle School, Baton Rouge, LA
Project Title:ÌýThe Hidden Dangers of Secondhand Smoke

Job, LeoÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Anthem K-8 School, Florence, AZ
Project Title:ÌýFocusing a WiFiÌýSignal Using a Parabolic Reflector

Johnson, LukeÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Ray and Nancy Hodge Elementary School, Imperial, MO
Project Title:ÌýLong Term Egg Storage

Jordan, MarissaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Homeschool, Ignacio, CO
Project Title:ÌýA Softer Side of Robots: Using Grippers Made from Soft Materials

Joven, Zuriel EriksonÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Sutter Middle School – Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Project Title:ÌýImproving the EyeWriter for Patients with Locked-in Syndrome

Kadaba, SamarthÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Los Cerritos Middle School, Thousand Oaks, CA
Project Title:ÌýBetter Batteries: A Study of Galvanic Cells

Kadadi, YashÌýGrade:Ìý8th
The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA
Project Title:ÌýVARS: Enabling Deep Space Exploration Through Variable Active Radiation Shielding

Kalyan, PoojaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
The New School, Fayetteville, AR
Project Title:ÌýThe Sleep Solution

Kammerer, SamanthaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
North Bay Haven, Panama City, FL
Project Title:ÌýCan Cryogenically Preserving Seeds Save Florida’s Citrus from Extinction?

Kang, HerinÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Stratford Middle School – San Jose, San Jose, CA
Project Title:ÌýEnergy Efficient Oxygen Generator Using Micro Algae as an Alternative to Window Ventilation

Kappler, AlanÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Carden Cascade Academy, Hillsboro, OR
Project Title:ÌýSquare-retaining Numbers

Karamchedu, MithraÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Stoller Middle School, Portland, OR
Project Title:ÌýRemote Sensing the Ablation or Accumulation of a Glacier by Using Fractal Analysis on Glacier Images

Kasarla, GauriÌýGrade:Ìý8th
American Heritage School, Plantation, FL
Project Title:ÌýTesting the Efficiency of Avastin in Zebrafish Embryos to Design a Control Mechanism for Possible Implications in the Treatment of Hypoxia in Premature Infants

Kaufman, SaraÌýGrade:Ìý6th
American Heritage School, Plantation, FL
Project Title:ÌýThe Effects of Wind Mitigation Devices on Gabled Roofs

Kayaalp, OzanÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Takoma Park Middle School, Silver Spring, MD
Project Title:ÌýOptimizing Policies in a Two Player Game

Kent, RobertÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Anselm School, Chesterland, OH
Project Title:ÌýAre Microplastic Contaminants More Abundant in Farm Raised or Wild Clams?

Kim, JaeahÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Hunter College High School, New York, NY
Project Title:ÌýPlastic, Unlike Money, Grows on Trees: A Novel Method of Creating Bioplastic withÌýCissus rombifoliaÌýFoliage

Kim, JaejeongÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Hunter College High School, Manhattan, NY
Project Title:ÌýPlastic (Unlike Money) Grows on Trees:ÌýA Novel Method of Creating Bioplastic withÌýCissus rhombifoliaÌýFoliage

Koehler, KentÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Bend Science Station, Bend, OR
Project Title:ÌýVietnamese Walking Stick Dietary Habits

Kulkarni, AnushkaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy, Charlotte, NC
Project Title:ÌýYielding Hydrogen by the Electrolysis of Water Using a Hoffman Apparatus

Kumaran, JananiÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Abraham Lincoln Middle School, Gainesville, FL
Project Title:ÌýCan Snails Act as Biological Control Agents for the Aquatic Invasive Plant,ÌýHydrilla?

Kummel, KathrynÌýGrade:Ìý8th
North Middle School, Colorado Springs, CO
Project Title:ÌýGone with the Wind: An Investigation of the Horseshoe Vortex Behind Tree Islands on Pikes Peak and What It Means for Tree Growth

LaFortune, AlexanderÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School, Cocoa Beach, FL
Project Title:ÌýContaminated vs. Clean, Year 2: The Effects of Unfiltered and UV-filtered Solar Radiation on the Viability of Gram-PositiveÌýMicrococcus luteusÌýand Gram-NegativeÌýE. coliÌýK-12 Bacteria

Legaspi, FelimonÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Incarnation Parish School, Glendale, CA
Project Title:ÌýTo Bridge or Not to Bridge? Truss, Arch, Beam or Suspension? Strength, Structural Efficiency and Seismic Safety of Bridges

Lerner-Sperow, GabrielÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Okaloosa ÖÐÎÄÎÞÂëM Academy, Valparaiso, FL
Project Title:ÌýHydrogen Production Through Ratio Variance of Sodium Carbonate and Calcium Hydroxide

Li, ChristopherÌýGrade:Ìý8th
West High School, Salt Lake City, UT
Project Title:ÌýMelanoma Susceptibility Gene Mutations in Individuals with Multiple Melanomas

Li, GraceÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Challenger School – Almaden, San Jose, CA
Project Title:ÌýAn Organic Insulator: The Effect of Green Roof Plant Type on Thermal Reduction

Li, KevinÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Waiakea Intermediate School, Hilo, HI
Project Title:ÌýRapid Ohia Death: The Effectiveness of Biofungicide Treatments and Determining Its Method of Transmission

Li, MarvinÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Bennett Middle School, Fruitland, MD
Project Title:ÌýApplying Machine Learning to Satellite Remote Sensing of Optically Complex Coastal Waters

Li, WilliamÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Delbarton School, Morristown, NJ
Project Title:ÌýProject Name: Not Your Tree-ditional Search Program: A Performance Analysis of Monte-Carlo-Tree-Search Playing Board Games

Lickiss, EmilyÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Mountain Oaks, San Andreas, CA
Project Title:ÌýDietary Protein, Dog Urine, and Its Effect on Your Lawn

LIn, JohnsonÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Hawaii Baptist Academy, Honolulu, HI
Project Title:ÌýGene Therapy on Lung Cancer Cells

Lindholm, ElizabethÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Carmel Middle School, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Project Title:ÌýCan I Have Some of that? Group Foraging in Coral Reef Fishes Across Three Caribbean Islands

Litt, StephenÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Lovinggood Middle School, Powder Springs, GA
Project Title:ÌýPhase 2: Does Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Inhibit Tumorigenesis inÌýPlanariaÌý(Dugesia tigrina)? A Novel Approach Toward a Cure for Cancer

Liu, StanleyÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Dana Middle School, Arcadia, CA
Project Title:ÌýDevelopment of Advanced Microfluidic Device for CTC Capture from Blood Samples

Lyons, HelenÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Hunter College High School, New York, NY
Project Title:ÌýUsing Flotation Systems to Harness Wave Power Using Electromagnetism

MacDonald, EmmaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
General Ray Davis Middle School, Stockbridge, GA
Project Title:ÌýWhat are the Immediate Effects of Second Hand Smoke?ÌýE-Cigarettes vs. Conventional Cigarettes

Mallick, PratyushÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Bowman Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title:ÌýThe Fibrinogen Factor

Malmurugan, HariharanÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Sunrise Elementary, Kent, WA
Project Title:ÌýWinter Jacket as the Power House & Self Powering Shoes to Light up the Path for Mountaineers

Mandelshtam, AndreiÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Vista Verde School, Irvine, CA
Project Title:ÌýLimiting Behavior of the Iterations of Tangent

Mandyam, AtulyaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Mesa Verde Middle School, San Diego, CA
Project Title:ÌýWheel Running During Adolescence Reduces Weight Gain and Increases Exercize Output During Adulthood

Marden, PearlÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Mount Ogden Junior High School, Ogden, UT
Project Title:ÌýFUN GUY SAVES THE PLANET: Using Unicellular Algae to Solve Global Issues

Marreddy, SrivaishnaviÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Canyon Vista Middle School, Austin, TX
Project Title:ÌýMedElite – Personal Doctor in Your Pocket

Marty, WesleyÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Camp Lester Middle School, FPO, AP
Project Title:ÌýExploring the Potential of Bacterial Loads on Surface Sand Found on Okinawa Beaches

Matt, GracieÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Lafayette Christian Academy, Lafayette, LA
Project Title:ÌýThe Pampered House

McClain, EmmaKayÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Clay Central- Everly Junior/Senior High School, Royal, IA
Project Title:ÌýIf Butterflies Survive, Do Weeds Thrive?

McDowell, AlexanderÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Tierra Linda Middle School, San Carlos, CA
Project Title:ÌýNeural Espionage: Can Adversarial Neural Networks Learn to Apply Encryption to Images

McGee, LiamÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Jefferson Middle School, Albuquerque, NM
Project Title:ÌýBuilding and Testing Solar Powered Water Filters

Mehdi, HassanÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Al-Amal School, Fridley, MN
Project Title:ÌýIs it O Too Less?

Mehta, TanyaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Orefield Middle School, Orefield, PA
Project Title:ÌýSeeking aÌýCure for Schizophrenia – A Biochemical in vitroÌýStudy to Identify the Inhibitors for DAAO Activity in Human Brain

Menard, SarahÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Charles S. Rushe Middle School, Land O’ Lakes, FL
Project Title:ÌýHow Particle Size of Surface Terrain Affects the Amplitude of Seismic Waves Produced by a Meteor Impact

Miller, LillianÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Perkiomen Valley Middle School, Collegeville, PA
Project Title:ÌýMicrofiber Pollution and Microbial Enviroments

Miranda, MaileneÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Joseph Catholic School, Jacksonville, FL
Project Title:ÌýWhat Makes Science A-Peel-ing: Tensile Strength of Banana Fibers

Mirza, SophyaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Lennox Middle School, Lennox, CA
Project Title:ÌýDecoding the Artificial Intelligence Behind Tactile and Photocell Navigation

Modi, AshiniÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School, Shreveport, LA
Project Title:ÌýBig Bang to Big Freeze: Lifting the Veil on Hubble’s Constant to Shed New Light on the Fate of our Universe

Mohapatra, PratyushÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Renner Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title:ÌýA Camera for an Eye Makes the Whole World See

Moisan, AbigailÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Masconomet Regional Middle School, Boxford, MA
Project Title:ÌýGenetically Engineered Pollinating Plants: Changes in UV Spectrum

Monette, MarkÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Salt Lake City, UT
Project Title:ÌýLiar, Liar, Map on Fire

Moorthy, ArjunÌýGrade:Ìý8th
BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ
Project Title:ÌýCan Technology be Used to Modify Behavior and Reduce Rates of Melanoma?

Moudgalya, PranavÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, Irvine, CA
Project Title:ÌýEnergy of the Future: Using a Microbial Fuel Cell to Harness Bacterial Power Production

Mulukutla, SrimayiÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Sewickley Academy, Sewickley, PA
Project Title:ÌýAntibacterial Effects of Copper Surfaces

Mynampati, SakethÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Cyril D. Locke Middle School, Billerica, MA
Project Title:ÌýChirality: Twisting Light into a Brighter Future

Navid, HonoraÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Shady Side Academy Middle School, Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title:ÌýPolling Pollinators: Do Pollinators Prefer Native Plants, Cultivars, or Nativars? A Two-Year Study

Nazareth, MichelleÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory, Santa Cruz, CA
Project Title:ÌýASD Alert! A Novel Low Cost Device to Help Predict and Mitigate Oncoming Autistic Episodes

Nemeth, QuinnÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Crane Middle School, Yuma, AZ
Project Title:ÌýRogue Wind: A Science Wars Story

Nerenberg, MarrinÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Carden School of Fresno, Fresno, CA
Project Title:ÌýActive vs. Passive: Which Sun-tracking Solar Panel System is More Efficient?

Nicholas, PeterÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Rye Neck Middle School, Mamaroneck, NY
Project Title:ÌýThe Bioremediation of Plastic

Noland, AnsonÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Portola Highly Gifted Magnet Middle School, Tarzana, CA
Project Title:ÌýComputational Local Alignment Search of Neurodegenerative Disease-related Proteins

Nori, DivyaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Elkins Pointe Middle School, Roswell, GA
Project Title:ÌýBasil Tri-Ponics

Ojha, LaraÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Takoma Park Middle School, Silver Spring, MD
Project Title:ÌýBlazar Emissions: Gamma-Optical Tango

Orczyk, AlexandraÌýGrade:Ìý8th
The Rhoades School, Escondido, CA
Project Title:ÌýComparing Changes in Local Sea Star Populations

Orth, AmaraÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Lewis Central Middle School, Council Bluffs, IA
Project Title:ÌýNatural Antimicrobials in the Beehive: Effects of Propolis onÌýSerratia marcescens

Ortiz, NikolaiÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Seashore Middle Academy, Corpus Christi, TX
Project Title:ÌýStorm Water Pollution? You’ll be Lichen This Solution!

Osborn, ZoeÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Northcoast Preparatory Academy, Arcata, CA
Project Title:ÌýWhat Organisms Other thanÌýIdeonella sakaiensisÌýHave the Ability to Digest and Degrade PET? AÌýBioinformatics Project

Ostberg, LukeÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Fairfield Junior High, Fairfield, MT
Project Title:ÌýTrash to Gas: The Production of Biogas Using Anaerobic Digestion

Pabari, RajÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Coastal Academy, Oceanside, CA
Project Title:ÌýAquaGuard – A Smart Water Sensor and Electronic Alert System (Internet of Things Device)

Padala, AkshayÌýGrade:Ìý7th
LISA Academy- West, Little Rock, AR
Project Title:ÌýMaking Combat Vehicles Safer from Blasts: Thermal Conductivity of Metal Foams

Palmer, SydneyÌýGrade:Ìý8th
General Ray Davis Middle School, Stockbridge, GA
Project Title:ÌýWhat are the Immediate Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Lung Cells: E-Cigarettes vs. Conventional Cigarettes?

Pardo, WilliamÌýGrade:Ìý7th
George H. Moody Middle School, Henrico, VA
Project Title:ÌýThe Effect of the Combination of Rocks on the Speed and Effectiveness of Water Filtration

Park, JianÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, Anaheim, CA
Project Title:ÌýElliptical Wingtip Extensions: A Novel Way to Improve Airplane Performance

Patel, TejÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Cyril D. Locke Middle School, Billerica, MA
Project Title:ÌýChirality- Twisting Light into a Bright Future

Patel, TejalÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Kraemer Middle School, Placentia, CA
Project Title:ÌýCellular Factors Involved in the Progression of DCIS to Invasive Breast Cancer

Patterson, HannahÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Clark Shaw Magnet School, Mobile, AL
Project Title:ÌýAlgebraic Hot Spots

Peine, IsabelÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Thomas More Prep-Marian, Hays, KS
Project Title:ÌýEthanol – Breath of Fresh Air

Pichappan, KannammaiÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Ridgewood, NJ
Project Title:ÌýWhat Common Foods Possess Anti-Microbial Properties?

Pinkhassik, TimothyÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Charles E. Brown Middle School, Newton, MA
Project Title:ÌýWearable Diagnostic Platform

Piwinski, JohnÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Basis San Antonio Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
Project Title:ÌýAndroid Application and Supercomputational Multithreading for the Chemistry Calculator

Pizzolato, RachelÌýGrade:Ìý7th
John Curtis Christian, River Ridge, LA
Project Title:ÌýGenerating Electricity by Harnessing Air that Flows Around aÌýSkyscraper Using Bernoulli’s Principle and the Venturi Effect with Special Emphasis on Biomimicry

Pond, MichaelÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Jordan Ridge Elementary, South Jordan, UT
Project Title:ÌýSlip Slidin’ Away: Optimizing the Coefficient of Static Friction Between Shoes and Ice

Poston, EllaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Covenant Christian Academy, Huntsville, AL
Project Title:ÌýChlorantraniliprole Effect on Corn Seedling Emergence

Prabhakar, AshwinÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Rainbow Elementary, Madison, AL
Project Title:ÌýArduino and Thermoplastic Polymer Based Fluidic DNA Sensor

Prabhakar, GarimaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Bernadette School, Northborough, MA
Project Title:ÌýImproving the Stability of an MBI Perovskite Solar Cell Using Poly-TPD as the Hole-Transport Layer

Prabu, AshwinÌýGrade:Ìý8th
George H. Moody Middle School, Henrico, VA
Project Title:ÌýThe Effect of Various Amino Acids on the Stem Cell Regeneration inÌýDugesia dorotocephala

Prakash, AnuradhaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Summit Middle Charter School, Boulder, CO
Project Title:ÌýPee is for Plants

Prasad, NeetiÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Dayton Regional ÖÐÎÄÎÞÂë School, Kettering, OH
Project Title:ÌýHarvesting Solar Energy and Body Heat Using Thermoelectric Generators

Prawira, JacquelineÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Altamont Elementary School, Mountain House, CA
Project Title:ÌýRice Plasticity: The Effect of Amylose and Amylopectin in the Formation and Tensile Strength of Rice-based Bioplastic

Pucha, SaithejaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Henderson Middle School, Atlanta, GA
Project Title:ÌýPathogenic Bacterial Growth Inhibition by Yogurt Metabolites

Putnal, GavinÌýGrade:Ìý8th
McIntosh Middle School, Sarasota, FL
Project Title:ÌýThe Best Offense is aÌýDiaper Defense

Raizada, RewaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
ÖÐÎÄÎÞÂë School And Academy, Highlands Ranch, CO
Project Title:ÌýWater Conservation Using SMART Technology

Ravichandran, VineetÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Walkersville Middle School, Walkersville, MD
Project Title:ÌýClustering: A Technique that Helps Us Discover Similarity Among Invisible Viruses to NBA Players and Everything In-Between!!!

Ray, ArjunÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Crestview Middle, Ballwin, MO
Project Title:ÌýHeat Induced Changes in Antioxidants in Fresh vs. Canned Corn

Razdan, NamanÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Charles F. Patton Middle School, Kennett Square, PA
Project Title:ÌýGene Expression in Healthy and Aphid-infested Switchgrass,ÌýPanicum virgatum

Reddy, ShriyaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, MI
Project Title:ÌýDNA Quantification: Effect of Natural Supplements onÌýLactobacillus acidophilusÌýandÌýEscherichia coli, Human Gut Bacteria

Reilly, LauraÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Saint Matthew Catholic School, San Antonio, TX
Project Title:ÌýEffect of Blueberry Extract and UV Light on Regeneration and Wound Healing

Reilly, LaurenÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Rose of Lima School, Chula Vista, CA
Project Title:ÌýOn Course: A New Device for Backstroke Efficiency

Ribeiro, NathanielÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Warrenton Middle School, Warrenton, VA
Project Title:ÌýA Beacon in the Night: Bleach-based Emergency Lighting

Roncevic, JasmineÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School, Jacksonville, FL
Project Title:ÌýBiodegradation of Polystyrene byÌýTenebrio molitorÌýLarvae

Roy, SupriyaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Homeschool, Rochester, MN
Project Title:ÌýMathematical Modeling of Strategies to Prevent Zika Virus Transmission

Rundle, IanÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Meadow Park Middle School, Beaverton, OR
Project Title:ÌýTernary Relay Computer

Saldanha, GregoryÌýGrade:Ìý8th
School of the Madeleine, Berkeley, CA
Project Title:ÌýLook, No Hands! Building a Driverless Toy Car

Sandhu, SoniaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Orefield Middle School, Orefield, PA
Project Title:ÌýWill Citrate Help to Reduce the Formation of New Kidney Stones?

Sane, NishantÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Meadow Park Middle School, Beaverton, OR
Project Title:ÌýTernary Relay Computer

Santra, LaboniÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Jackson Heights Middle School, Oviedo, FL
Project Title:ÌýTracking Therapeutics in a Leaf Using a Fluorescent Dye

Sanyal, AnushkaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Cupertino Middle School, Sunnyvale, CA
Project Title:ÌýDeveloping a Tool for Studying Alzheimer’s: A Bacterial Expression Vector for the M3-M4 Fragment of the nAChR Alpha-7

Sargente, FrancisÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Assumption Regional Catholic School, Galloway, NJ
Project Title:ÌýYou are What You Eat: A Study of Feed Efficiency Rates on NeonateÌýThamnophi sirtalis

Schneider, BridgetÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Chartiers Valley Middle School, Bridgeville, PA
Project Title:ÌýMagnetic Eddy Current Lifting Platform

Schoenborn, JohnathanÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Fruit Cove Middle School, Jacksonville, FL
Project Title:ÌýFrom Rubbish to Radishes: Does Compost Produce Increased Plant Growth Over Manufactured Fertilizer?

Seman, AlexanderÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Harrisburg Academy, Lemoyne, PA
Project Title:ÌýMaximizing Collection of Radiant Energy

Seshadri, RikhilÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Minnesota Math and Science Academy, Woodbury, MN
Project Title:ÌýLow Cost Supercapacitors for Energy Storage

Seshan, SanjayÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Dorseyville Middle School, Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title:ÌýKeeping Our Heads Above Water: Early Detection of Stress in Buried Water Pipes

Sharma, CameronÌýGrade:Ìý7th
George H. Moody Middle School, Richmond, VA
Project Title:Ìý A Novel Phylogeny and Antigenicity Based Tool for Designing the Seasonal Flu Vaccine

Sheeran-Hahnel, AidanÌýGrade:Ìý7th
ACCESS Academy, Portland, OR
Project Title:ÌýThe Application of the Golden Ratio to Food Proportions and How It Impacts Visual Appeal to Humans

Shi, EmilyÌýGrade:Ìý8th
The Cambridge School, San Diego, CA
Project Title:ÌýMicroscopic Study of Torrey Pine Needles for Moisture Condensation

Shivakumar, NidhyaÌýGrade:Ìý6th
The Harker School, San Jose, CA
Project Title:ÌýHalophytes: A Potential Solution for the Remediation of Soil in Saline Wastelands

Shrivastava, AryanshÌýGrade:Ìý7th
William Hopkins Junior High School, Fremont, CA
Project Title:ÌýA Microcontroller Based, Programmable, Elderly Healthcare Activity Monitoring System with Intelligent Data Analytics for Early Emergency Detection and Alerts

Siah, VickyÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Stoller Middle School, Portland, OR
Project Title:ÌýCreating an Effective Water Filter withÌýOcimum basilicum

Siddiqi, AmmarÌýGrade:Ìý8th
McCullough Junior High School, The Woodlands, TX
Project Title:ÌýThe Effects of Fertilizer onÌýDaphnia

Sikora, NabilÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Rice Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title:ÌýJail Break: Using Game Theory to Study the Emergence of Nash Equilibrium and Cooperation in Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma

Simon, AndrewÌýGrade:Ìý8th
American Heritage School, Plantation, FL
Project Title:ÌýDetermination of a Correlation Between the Capsaicinoid Concentration of the Fruit of the GenusÌýCapsicumÌýand Organic Growth Conditions

Singh, AdityaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Valley Ridge Academy Ponte, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Project Title:ÌýDeveloping Distance Based Edge Detection

Slama-Catron, AbigailÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Midvale Middle School, Sandy, UT
Project Title:ÌýRough Air

Snaufer, EricÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Midvale Middle School, Sandy, UT
Project Title:ÌýRough Air: Bird Scare Device

Somogyi, FerencÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Incarnate Word Academy, Parma Heights, OH
Project Title:ÌýBuilding a Heart Pulse Monitor Using IoT and Cloud that Rivals the Capabilities of Traditional Medical Heart Pulse Monitors

Sridhar, SaraswatiÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Southwestern Educational Society, Mayaguez, PR
Project Title:ÌýSynthesis of Ferric Sulfmyoglobin in vitro: Characterization of Hydrogen Sulfide Activity in Hemeproteins and Its Relationship with Sulfhemoglobinemia Progression and Free Radical Inhibition

Sriram, AdityaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Novi Middle School, Novi, MI
Project Title:ÌýEliminate Atmospheric Emissions of CO2 from Power Plants

Stan, SoniaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Roberto Clemente MIddle School, Germantown, MD
Project Title:ÌýThe Search for Wasted Energy

Steele, EvieÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Hunter College High School, New York, NY
Project Title:ÌýThe Effect of Treatment on a Cell’s Calcium Release

Stehr, KadenÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Yamhill Carlton Intermediate School, Yamhill, OR
Project Title:ÌýDirty Water

Su, SabrinaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Roberto Clemente Middle School, Germantown, MD
Project Title:ÌýAlternative Energy: Microbial Fuel Cells

Sury, EshaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Challenge Middle School, Denver, CO
Project Title:ÌýThe Simple Approach to a Lifesaving Biosensor

Swamy, SamikaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Challenger School – Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, CA
Project Title:ÌýBioFresh Food Smarts: An Eco-Friendly, Smart Solution to Reduce Wastage of Climacteric Produce

Syed, FaisalÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Schmucker Middle School, Mishawaka, IN
Project Title:ÌýThe Correlation Between Feeding Antioxidants andÌýDrosophila melanogasterÌýLongevity

Tai, LeAnnÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Orchard Hills Middle School, Irvine, CA
Project Title:ÌýNatural Alternatives for Preservation Without Refrigeration

Tan, JunweiÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Gateway Charter Intermediate, Fort Myers, FL
Project Title:ÌýAutonomous Search and Rescue

Tandar, ClaraÌýGrade:Ìý8th
West High School, Salt Lake City, UT
Project Title:ÌýThe Effects of Vitamin C on Melanoma

Tandon, EshikaÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School, Shreveport, LA
Project Title:ÌýCan Anti-Cancer Agents, Turmeric and Simvastatin, Decrease Germination and Protein Content in Seeds?

Tang, AlyssaÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Canyon View Elementary School, Irvine, CA
Project Title:ÌýTesting the Effectiveness of Mycofoam as an Eco-Friendly Packing Material

Tangirala, PujitaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Challenger School – Strawberry Park, San Jose, CA
Project Title:ÌýA Green, Low-Cost Adsorbent for the Removal of Dye from Aqueous Solutions

Tanimura, EllieÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Lake Oswego Junior High School, Lake Oswego, OR
Project Title:ÌýHow the Amount of Cornstarch Affects the Tensile Strength of the Bioplastic It Produces

Thambidurai, TharikaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Challenger School – Ardenwood, Newark, CA
Project Title:ÌýSelf-cleaning Photocatalyst to Reduce Global Pollution

Thirumalai, AmritaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Bernadette School, Northborough, MA
Project Title:ÌýCymatics

Tobin, ScottÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Creekside Middle School, Port Orange, FL
Project Title:ÌýBy Using aÌýSolar Powered Tesla Coil Can Water be Made Potable Through Ozonification?

Tomov, Nathalie-SofiaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Homeschool, Knoxville, TN
Project Title:ÌýOn with the Wind: Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Wind Power

Tuinstra, CorinÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Lafayette Christian School, Lafayette, IN
Project Title:ÌýHydrogen Cyanide Production inÌýSorghumÌýInfluences Fall Army Worm Feeding Preference

Upson, LinusÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, CA
Project Title:ÌýMaterial Density and Charged Particle Occurrence in a Cloud Chamber

Uroda, MelanieÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Theresa School, New Cumberland, PA
Project Title:ÌýLighter Can be Mightier

Vaidyanathan, AnnikaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Sanford Middle School, Sanford, FL
Project Title:ÌýCan We Have Some Quiet Please? The Effects of Shape and Profile on Noise!

Valan, JoelÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Darnell Cookman Middle/High School of the Medical Arts, Jacksonville, FL
Project Title:ÌýPreventing Zika: The Effect of the pH of Water on the Growth and Survivabiliy of Mosquito Larvae,ÌýCulex pipiens

Valles, AgustinÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Radford School, El Paso, TX
Project Title:ÌýHigh-Energy Biodiesel

Vangal, PratikÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Stoller Middle School, Portland, OR
Project Title:ÌýA Milli-Watt Energy-harvesting Light Bulb Based on Thermoelectric Generation

Vasanth, KeshavÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Otto Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title:ÌýBlinds that See

Venkatraman, AnirudhÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Challenger School – Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, CA
Project Title:ÌýProduction of Bioplastics from Vegetable Waste

Venter, ArnoldÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Renner Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title:ÌýA Computer for an Eye Makes the Whole World See

Villaverde, GiancarloÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Episcopal Cathedral School, San Juan, PR
Project Title:ÌýThe Link Between Sand Characteristics and Leatherback Nesting Behavior in Beaches of Puerto Rico

Virsik, KathleenÌýGrade:Ìý7th
La Entrada Middle School, Menlo Park, CA
Project Title:ÌýEnhanced Heptyl Butyrate Attractants for Western Yellowjackets (Vespula pensylvanica)

Viswanathan, SanjanaaÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Urbana Middle School, Frederick, MD
Project Title:ÌýOcean Acidification’s Effect on Sea Life

Viswanathan, SowmyanÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Meyzeek Middle School, Louisville, KY
Project Title:ÌýThermophysical and Mechanical Atrributes of 3D Printed Parts

Viswesh, AnnikaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Stratford School- Sunnyvale Raynor Middle School, Sunnyvale, CA
Project Title:ÌýOculus Patch Assistant: A Novel Method to Simplify and Improve the Effectiveness of Amblyopia Treatment by Using a Smart Sensor, a Smartphone Application, and Predictive Machine Learning Algorithms

Wadekar, AdwayÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School, Westborough, MA
Project Title:ÌýThe Pursuit of Happiness

Wald, FarisÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Capshaw Middle School, Santa Fe, NM
Project Title:ÌýThe Correlation Between Solar Coronal Hole Occurrences and the Formation of Tropical and Extra-Tropical Cyclones

Wallace, AmmonÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Salem Junior High School, Salem, UT
Project Title:ÌýProlonging Milk Shelf Life with Blue Light

Warren, AdamÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Saint Joseph School, Mechanicsburg, PA
Project Title:ÌýCoast Guard

Weiss, IanÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Samuel E. Talbert Middle School, Huntington beach, CA
Project Title:ÌýOur Roads, aÌýLarge Thermoelectric Power Generator

Williams, ReganÌýGrade:Ìý6th
Roland-Grise Middle School, Wilmington, NC
Project Title:ÌýMarsh Attacks: Context-dependent Effects of Intraspecific Trait Variation in a Marsh Ecosystem Predator-Prey Interaction

Womble, BrockÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Deerlake Middle School, Tallahassee, FL
Project Title:ÌýFish Friendly Lakes: Conducting Water Quality Tests to Determine the Impact of the Surrounding Environment of Lentic Water Systems on Nonpoint Source Pollution Levels Year 2

Yalamanchili, LayaÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Canyon Vista Middle School, Austin, TX
Project Title:ÌýHydroAlert – Flood Warning System

Yang, DavidÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Commack Middle School, Dix Hills, NY
Project Title:ÌýOrganic Biofuel Generator

Yang, EmmaÌýGrade:Ìý8th
The Brearley School, New York, NY
Project Title:ÌýTimeless: A Mobile App for Alzheimer’s Patients Powered by Artificial Intelligence

Yang, VincentÌýGrade:Ìý7th
Radford School, El Paso, TX
Project Title:ÌýMiracle of the Implied Tone

Zerner, ChapinÌýGrade:Ìý8th
Commack Middle School, Commack, NY
Project Title:ÌýScintillating Solar Sunspot Cycles

Zuravel, KaitlynÌýGrade:Ìý7th
R. Max Abbott Middle School, Fayetteville, NC
Project Title:ÌýGliders: Which Airfoil Shape and Angle of Incidence Will Produce the Longest Glide Time and Distance?