2020 Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS

Society for Science & the Public and Broadcom Foundation are proud to announce the Top 300 competitors in the 2020 Broadcom MASTERS® — the nation’s premier STEM competition for middle school students. The Broadcom MASTERS seeks to inspire young scientists, engineers and innovators to solve the grand challenges of the 21st Century. The Top 300 MASTERS include more girls than boys, with 52% females and 47% males selected from 3,476 applicants. The students come from 34 states, plus Puerto Rico, with 88 from California, 37 from Florida and 24 from Texas.  167 students attend public schools, 90 from private schools, 23 from charter schools, 10 from magnet schools and 10 from home schools.

30 finalists will be chosen from this select pool to compete for more than $100,000 in awards and prizes. Finalists will be announced September 16.

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The Top 300 MASTERS are listed in order by Fair ID below. Students that were nominated by their state fair as well as their regional fair are notated with a *. To view this list in alphabetical order, please click here.

Alabama

Sebastian Skidmore, Grade: 6th
School: The Altamont School, Birmingham, Alabama
Affiliate Fair ID: USAL02
Project Title: Vinegar and Soil: Soil Acidification Improves Growth in Simulated Martian Soil

Arian Phillips, Grade: 7th
School: Williams Middle School, Huntsville, Alabama
Affiliate Fair ID: USAL03
Project Title: Rancid Tree Nuts for Biofuel Use?

Arizona

Matthew Moore, Grade: 8th
School: Crane Middle School, Yuma, Arizona
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ03
Project Title: Mitigating E.coli Populations in Contaminated Agricultural Irrigation Water: Which Purification Method Is More Effective in Reducing the Number of E.coli Colonies on Sprinkler-Irrigated Romaine Leaves: Copper Exposure or UV-C Radiation?

Zoe Nickola*, Grade: 7th
School: Homeschool, Tucson, Arizona
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ03
Project Title: Bike Sail Engineering

Pranati Chintada, Grade: 7th
School: BASIS Chandler, Chandler, Arizona
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
Project Title: Are We Safe with Herbicides?

Srikanya Garuda, Grade: 7th
School: BASIS Chandler, Chandler, Arizona
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
Project Title: Are We Safe with Herbicides ?

Doer He, Grade: 8th
School: Arizona College Prep – Oakland, Chandler, Arizona
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
Project Title: The Effect of Food Waste Type on Energy Produced

Daniel Lin, Grade: 8th
School: Arizona College Prep – Oakland, Chandler, Arizona
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
Project Title: The Effect of Infill Type on the Specimen Weight and Tensile Strength

JT Mulvihill, Grade: 8th
School: Arizona College Prep – Oakland, Chandler, Arizona
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
Project Title: Designing a Football Helmet Lining and Coating for Maximum Rotational and Linear Impact Force Reduction

Sophia Noriega, Grade: 8th
School: Arizona College Prep – Oakland, Chandler, Arizona
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
Project Title: The Effect of Vegetation Density on Water Runoff Amount and Sediment Degradation

Sruti Peddi, Grade: 8th
School: BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
Project Title: Developing an Artificial Magnetosphere Based on an Electromagnetic Field to Deflect Radiation over Mars

Prisha Shroff, Grade: 7th
School: Accelerated Middle School at Basha High School, Chandler, Arizona
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
Project Title: Self-Cleaning Solar Panel

Arkansas

Suhana Mushtaq, Grade: 8th
School: LISA Academy- West, Little Rock, Arkansas
Affiliate Fair ID: USAR05
Project Title: Mushroom Mycelium Is a Better Alternative than Polystyrene

Bhavana Sridharan, Grade: 8th
School: LISA Academy- West, Little Rock, Arkansas
Affiliate Fair ID: USAR05
Project Title: Polyphenols and Cellular Benefits: Deciphering the Biological Activity and Bioavailability of Dietary Polyphenol Supplements

Siddharth Sridharan, Grade: 6th
School: LISA Academy Chenal, Little Rock, Arkansas
Affiliate Fair ID: USAR05
Project Title: Analysis of the Effects of Natural and Synthetic Antacids to Relieve Heartburn Caused by Stomach Acids and Acidic Foods

California

Kamran Ansari, Grade: 8th
School: Fairmont Private School, Santa Ana, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Project Title: Examining the Dose Response Relationship of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy on Wound Healing Using a Dugesia tigrina Regeneration Model

Ryan Honary, Grade: 6th
School: The Pegasus School, Huntington Beach, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Project Title: A Machine Learning Driven IOT Sensor Network for Early Detection & Growth Prediction of Wildfires/COVID-19

Katherine Hua, Grade: 8th
School: Jeffrey Trail Middle School, Irvine, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Project Title: Application of Object Detection and Ultrasound in a Navigator Prototype for the Visually Impaired

Noelle Kim, Grade: 7th
School: Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, Anaheim, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Project Title: Levitate to Medicate

Kion Manesh, Grade: 8th
School: Fairmont Private School – Anaheim Hills Campus, Anaheim Hills, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Project Title: The Effect of Gaseous Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation-C on Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast

Katherine Robertson, Grade: 8th
School: Beacon Park School, Irvine, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Project Title: A Cheap and Self-Sustaining System to Predict Eutrophication

Stavan Shah, Grade: 7th
School: Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, Anaheim, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Project Title: Vitamin B-12 Retention Before and After Cooking Exposure

Lara Tseng, Grade: 7th
School: Serrano Intermediate, Lake Forest, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Project Title: Eggshell Consumption by Birds

Tyson Vander Burgh, Grade: 7th
School: Samuel E. Talbert Middle School, Huntington Beach, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Project Title: The Impact of the Increased Use of Unregulated Non-ionizing Electromagnetic Frequencies in Sleeping Environments

Kianet Badal, Grade: 8th
School: Hale Charter Academy, Woodland Hills, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Project Title: Is the Future Bright with the UV Light?

Connor Barrett, Grade: 8th
School: Saint Joseph Elementary, Long Beach, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Project Title: Do Concussion Guards Really Work?

Kabir Bindra, Grade: 8th
School: Chandler School, Pasadena, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Project Title: Piezoelectricity: An Efficient Way to Generate Electricity from Wind and Noise

Ross Goldberg, Grade: 8th
School: Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy, Los Angeles, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Project Title: Get a Grip

Amelia Hines, Grade: 8th
School: The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Project Title: Brew-tiful Biofuels: Finding the Best Method for Creating an Alternative to Firewood Using Coffee Grounds

Caleb Kodama, Grade: 6th
School: Sierra Madre Middle School, Sierra Madre, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Project Title: Can We Harness the Mechanical Energy of Cars to Power Our Cities?

Una Mclain, Grade: 8th
School: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet Middle School, Tarzana, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Project Title: Public Drinking Water: Comparing Lead Exposure Through Water, School Rating and Performance, Home Values, Family Income, Demographics, and Age of Homes and Parks

Zalea Nunes, Grade: 6th
School: Sierra Madre Middle School, Sierra Madre, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Project Title: Effect of Expiration Dates on Hyaluronic Acid Gel Filler Sterility and Dissolution

Julian Olschwang, Grade: 8th
School: Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy, Los Angeles, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Project Title: Talk to the Hand

Shruthi Sathya Narayanan, Grade: 8th
School: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet Middle School, Tarzana, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Project Title: Mission to Mars

Pauline Victoria Estrada, Grade: 7th
School: Granite Ridge Intermediate School, Fresno, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA03
Project Title: Real-Time Detection of Drought Stress in Plants Using a Custom-Built Infrared Sensing Rover

Sam Heinrichs, Grade: 8th
School: Fairmont Elementary, Sanger, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA03
Project Title: Does Limiting Direct Sunlight with Different Types of Shade Materials Make an Air Conditioner Work More Efficiently?

Roma Kundu, Grade: 7th
School: Granite Ridge Intermediate, Fresno, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA03
Project Title: Treatment of Acne: Effectiveness of Over the Counter Medication and Products.

Alana Reyes, Grade: 8th
School: Carden School of Fresno, Fresno, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA03
Project Title: Efficiency and Maximum Electric Potential Difference of Quinone Electrodes in Aqueous Sustainable Flow Batteries

Ena Wang, Grade: 6th
School: Valley Oak Elementary, Fresno, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA03
Project Title: The Effect of Homemade Green Tea Leaf Fertilizer on the Health and Biomass Yield in Kale Plant (A Two-Season Trial)

Lucas Katz, Grade: 6th
School: Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School, Moraga, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA04
Project Title: A Spherical Omnidirectional Motor for Electric Vehicles

Divya Matta, Grade: 8th
School: Bethany Elementary School, Mountain House, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA04
Project Title: A Study on Preventing Non-biodegradable Microfibers and Microplastics from Entering our Natural Environment Through Washing Machine Effluent

Jordan Prawira, Grade: 8th
School: Altamont Elementary School, Mountain House, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA04
Project Title: Spira Mirabilis 2: Optimizing the Performance of Logarithmic Spiral Wind Turbine.

Arjun Chatha, Grade: 8th
School: The Rhoades School, Encinitas, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA05
Project Title: Fall Detection: Using Artificial Intelligence to Help the Elderly

Daniel Hotz, Grade: 8th
School: Mount Helix Academy, La Mesa, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA05
Project Title: Think Before You Drink: Testing Effective Electrolyte Solutions

Jennine Manalo, Grade: 8th
School: Saint Rita’s Catholic School, San Diego, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA05
Project Title: Generating Energy from Sewage Water Flow

Tejas Ravi, Grade: 7th
School: The Rhoades School, Encinitas, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA05
Project Title: The Effects of Various Wavelengths on Rod Activity

Bhadra Rupesh, Grade: 8th
School: The Rhoades School, Encinitas, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA05
Project Title: Evaluating Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Correlation of Phenotypes to Type 2 Diabetes

Agastya Sridharan, Grade: 8th
School: Thurgood Marshall Middle School, San Diego, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA05
Project Title: Quantifying the Impact of Search-Order Bias on Voting Preferences Using a Simulated Web Environment

Kyle Tianshi, Grade: 8th
School: The Cambridge School, San Diego, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA05
Project Title: Raspberry Pi Powered Microscopic Particle Detector Using Laser Microscopy and Image Processing

Anish Bhethanabotla, Grade: 7th
School: Joaquin Miller Middle School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: AI EYE: Navigation Aid for the Visually Impaired

Gautam Bhooma, Grade: 8th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: ForesAIght: Machine Learning Powered Assistant for the Visually Impaired

Zachary Blue, Grade: 8th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: The Rotating Wind Turbine

Karen Glenn, Grade: 8th
School: Gideon Hausner, Palo Alto, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Helmet: On

Aadit Golwala, Grade: 8th
School: Stratford School – Sunnyvale Raynor Middle School, Sunnyvale, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: What is the Effect of the Amount of Plasticizer on the Weight-Bearing Capacity of a Potato Starch-Based Bioplastic?

Yash Golwala, Grade: 6th
School: Stratford School – Sunnyvale Raynor Middle School, Sunnyvale, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: What is the Effect of the Type of Bioplastic on Its Thermal Conductive Capabilities?

Ramit Goyal, Grade: 8th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: ForesAIght: Machine Learning Powered Assistant for the Visually Impaired

Elisa Grothe, Grade: 7th
School: Homeschool, Campbell, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Eliminating Sargassum sp. from the Surface of the Ocean

Tanisha Gupta, Grade: 8th
School: Stratford School – Sunnyvale Raynor Middle School, Sunnyvale, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: A War on Invasives: A Machine Learning Software to Detect Invasive Plants

Vedant Janapaty, Grade: 8th
School: Stratford Middle School – San Jose, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Saving California – Predicting the Likelihood of Large Fires Using Land Conditions

Diya Kadadi, Grade: 8th
School: Cupertino Middle School, Sunnyvale, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Investigating an Aquatic Quandary: A Novel Solution to Microplastic Pollution in Oceans and Freshwater Bodies

Bhargava Kanakapura, Grade: 8th
School: Stratford School – Sunnyvale Raynor Middle School, Sunnyvale, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Prototype Car Child Safety System to Detect If a Child Is Left Alone in the Car

Arin Kathapurkar, Grade: 7th
School: Merryhill School, Milpitas, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Sign Language Glove

Jordan Labio, Grade: 8th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: The Passively Rotating Wind Turbine

Ella Lan, Grade: 8th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Developing a Universal Method to Detect Circadian State from Gene Expression Through Machine Learning

Hubert Lau, Grade: 6th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Effect of Plants and Mud on Generating Electricity in a Microbial Fuel Cell System

Serena Lau, Grade: 6th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Effect of Plants and Mud on Generating Electricity in a Microbial Fuel Cell System

Heidi Lu, Grade: 8th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Developing a Universal Method to Detect Circadian State from Gene Expression Through Machine Learning

Anika Maji, Grade: 8th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Effects of Everyday Electromagnetic Frequencies on Gut Bacteria

Harsha Manamala, Grade: 7th
School: Merryhill School, Milpitas, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Sign Language Glove

Ishana Manikandan, Grade: 6th
School: Challenger School – Strawberry Park, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Prevent Oxidative Stress, Keep Free Radicals Away: Determine the Antioxidant Levels of Produce Using Chemiluminescence

Anika Mantripragada, Grade: 8th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Effects of Everyday Electromagnetic Frequencies (EMF) on Gut Bacteria

Aziza Mohammed, Grade: 8th
School: Granada Islamic School, Santa Clara, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Non-invasive Detection of Glucose in Aqueous Solutions and Beyond

Anika Pallapothu, Grade: 7th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Predict Using AI: Diagnosing of Diabetic Eye Diseases Using Convolutional Neural Networks for Computer Vision

Brenna Ren, Grade: 6th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Study of the Properties of Origami Structures and their Properties

Aahan Shah, Grade: 7th
School: Stratford Middle School, Milpitas, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Olfactory Sensory Detection Device (OSDD) – A Novel Electronic Nose for Improved Transduction and Odor Localization.

Praneel Shah, Grade: 7th
School: John F. Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Investigating the Effect of Glucose Supplementation Through Stem Injection on Sunflower Growth.

Sanskriti Singh, Grade: 8th
School: Rolling Hills Middle School, Los Gatos, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: A Convolutional Neural Network Compensating for Human Fallibility When Detecting Pneumonia Through Attention

Ananya Sriram, Grade: 8th
School: Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: The Correlation Between the Overpopulation of Algae and the Oceans’ Iron Depletion

Sonia Swamy, Grade: 8th
School: Challenger School – Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: BioBooster – Sustainable, Cost-Effective, Super-Absorbent Biopolymers for Improving Soil Stability and Plant Growth

Rebeca Urdaneta, Grade: 7th
School: Homeschool, Santa Clara, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Eliminating Sargassum sp. from the Surface of the Ocean

Kallie Wang, Grade: 6th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Study of the Properties of Origami Structures and Their Applications

Carissa Wu, Grade: 6th
School: The Harker School, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: Development of a Novel Traffic Simulator for Optimizing School Road Conditions

Henry Yao, Grade: 8th
School: BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, San Jose, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Project Title: From Wastewater to Clean Water: Designing a Novel, Eco-Friendly and Cost-Effective Approach to Remove Chromium from Wastewater

Michael Lan, Grade: 8th
School: Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School, Moraga, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA08
Project Title: Binaural Sound Localization with Machine Learning

Harsha Pillarisetti, Grade: 8th
School: Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA08
Project Title: Reducing Indoor Levels of Particulate Matter Using Alternate, Low-Cost Approaches

Anika Bhat, Grade: 6th
School: Stratford Middle School, Fremont, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA09
Project Title: Trash to Treasure: Generation of Electricity from Household Waste Using Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC)

Oorjith Komarraju, Grade: 8th
School: John Horner Junior High School, Fremont, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA09
Project Title: Acoustic Choreography in a Microscopic World

Faye Lin, Grade: 8th
School: William Hopkins Junior High School, Fremont, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA09
Project Title: In Situ Observation of Sea Urchin Behavior Using a Self-Built Underwater Camera System

Aavineet Pahwa, Grade: 7th
School: G. M. Walters Middle School, Fremont, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA09
Project Title: The Revolutionary Eco-Friendly Laundry On Wheels

Krish Patel, Grade: 8th
School: Thornton Jr. High School, Fremont, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA09
Project Title: EyeSense: A Headset that Navigates the Blind

Naman Verma, Grade: 8th
School: Thornton Jr. High School, Fremont, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA09
Project Title: EyeSense: A Headset that Navigates the Blind

Heng Yang, Grade: 8th
School: Stratford Middle School, Fremont, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA09
Project Title: Detection and Control of a Power Usage Program Using Deep Learning and Ecological Graphene-Based Double Layer Capacitors

Junaid Shafi, Grade: 8th
School: Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA11
Project Title: Rain and Trail Erosion

Esthela Ayala-Vargas, Grade: 8th
School: Bobby G. Duke Middle School, Coachella, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA15
Project Title: Hydrocars 2k20

Heidi Bishop, Grade: 8th
School: Elsinore Middle School, Lake Elsinore, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA15
Project Title: Just Right: Keeping Mail Order Prescriptions the Proper Temperature

Dayanara Ceja, Grade: 8th
School: Bobby G. Duke Middle School, Coachella, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA15
Project Title: Hydrocards 2K20

Nicholas Gomez, Grade: 7th
School: El Cerrito Middle School, Corona, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA15
Project Title: Harvesting Electricity from Sound

Ishan Gonehal, Grade: 7th
School: Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA15
Project Title: Molecular Control of Stem Cell Regulation: Analysis of Arabidopsis Mutants

Colin Chu, Grade: 6th
School: The Nueva School, Hillsborough, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA16
Project Title: How Does an Antlion Sandtrap Pit Capture Its Prey?

Sina Kassayan, Grade: 8th
School: La Entrada Middle School, Menlo Park, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA16
Project Title: Biometric Authentication in a Heartbeat: an Artificial Intelligence Deep Learning-Based Heart Sound Authentication System

Aidan Land, Grade: 8th
School: Tierra Linda Middle School, San Carlos, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA16
Project Title: Twist and Turn: Improving Wind Turbine Efficiency in Variable Wind Conditions

Charlotte MacAvoy, Grade: 8th
School: Crocker Middle School, Hillsborough, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA16
Project Title: New Anisotropic Ink Sheets Power a Tailpipe Thermoelectric Energy Generator

Alina Tam, Grade: 8th
School: Burlingame Intermediate School, Burlingame, California
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA16
Project Title: Keep It Cool

Colorado

Tatum Duvall*, Grade: 6th
School: Thomas MacLaren School, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO04
Project Title: A Study on the Prevalence of Salmonella in the Saliva of Vizsla Dogs

Coletta Homick-Montiel, Grade: 8th
School: Homeschool, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO04
Project Title: Controlled Multi-modal Neurostimulation Produces Precessional Synergetic Power; to Help Manage Stress from COVID-19 and More.

Ezra Voth, Grade: 8th
School: The Classical Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO04
Project Title: Measuring Water Flow Through Specific Placements of Rocks on Varying Inclinations to Reduce Soil Attrition

Margaret Arthur*, Grade: 8th
School: Summit Middle Charter School, Boulder, Colorado
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO09
Project Title: Creating More Efficient Neural Networks Used to Find Exoplanets Using SVD and Compression Techniques

Kylie Berg, Grade: 8th
School: Summit Middle Charter School, Boulder, Colorado
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO09
Project Title: Using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry to Measure the Effect of Storage Temperature and Time on the Concentration of Bisphenol A in Water

Siddharth Nareddy, Grade: 8th
School: Peak to Peak Charter School, Lafayette, Colorado
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO09
Project Title: Utilizing Surfactants for Microplastic Removal

Chloe Sebek, Grade: 7th
School: Sacred Heart of Jesus School, Boulder, Colorado
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO09
Project Title: Don’t Cry Over Spoiled Milk! The Antibacterial Effect of Turmeric on Milk Spoilage

Aditi Avinash, Grade: 8th
School: SkyView Academy, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO10
Project Title: Identification of a New Drug to Defeat DIPG, the Most Aggressive Brain Tumor in Children.

Louis Calkin, Grade: 7th
School: Skinner Middle School, Denver, Colorado
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO10
Project Title: Oil-phylic, Hyrdo-phobic (OPHP) Sponges Improve Effectiveness Oil-Grit-Separator-Units (OGSU “Storm Drains”)

Rithvik Ijju*, Grade: 8th
School: Challenge Middle School, Aurora, Colorado
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO10
Project Title: Neuroplasticity: Enabling Stroke Patients to Repair Motor Skills by Imitating Motion Between Hands

Anjana Radha, Grade: 8th
School: Peak to Peak Charter School, Lafayette, Colorado
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO50
Project Title: Coffee: An Amylase Activator or Inhibitor

Connecticut

Snigtha Mohanraj, Grade: 7th
School: Engineering and Science University Inter-district Magnet School, Hampden, Connecticut
Affiliate Fair ID: USCT50
Project Title: Effectiveness of the Organic Polymers for Removing Microplastic in an Aqueous Solution

Florida

Lola Buck-Taylor, Grade: 8th
School: Martha B. King Middle School, Bradenton, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL02
Project Title: Will Using Nutritional Supplement Resveratrol Increase Poultry Growth as Compared to Control?

Nishini Fernando, Grade: 6th
School: Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School, Fort Myers, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL05
Project Title: Plastic Puddles: How Do Microplastics Affect the Rate of Sea Ice Melting?

Michaela Fischer*, Grade: 8th
School: Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL05
Project Title: Nature’s Filter: The Effect of Stropharia rugosoannulata Mycelium on the Nitrate and Phosphate Levels in Contaminated Runoff

Mason Huffman, Grade: 6th
School: Crestwell School, Fort Myers, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL05
Project Title: Optimizing the Electrode and Electrolyte of Saltwater Battery

EllaGrace Clinger, Grade: 7th
School: Clifford Meigs Middle School, Shalimar, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL07
Project Title: The Power of Pink and the Wonder of Worms: Year 2 of an Ongoing Study

Marisol Enguidanos, Grade: 8th
School: Okaloosa STEMM Academy, Valparaiso, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL07
Project Title: Is It Possible to Create a Self-Sufficient Solar-Powered Filtration System to Reduce Coral Bleaching?

Sara Adler, Grade: 8th
School: Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL09
Project Title: Can Markovian Mathematical Analysis Be Used to Determine if William Shakespeare Independently Wrote All of His Plays? To Be or Not To Be.

Sharon Fernandez, Grade: 8th
School: American Heritage School, Plantation, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL09
Project Title: Defining the Effects of Various Exercise Regimes with the Combination of Saturated and Unsaturated Diets for the Amelioration of Obesity on Drosophila melanogaster

Ellaheh Gohari, Grade: 8th
School: American Heritage School, Plantation, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL09
Project Title: Determinants of Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Impact of Sleep, Health Status, Psychosocial Well-Being, and Inflammation

Maha Siddiqui, Grade: 7th
School: American Heritage School, Plantation, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL09
Project Title: The Allelopathic Effect of Various Allelochemicals on Duckweed

Zoe Weissman, Grade: 8th
School: American Heritage School, Plantation, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL09
Project Title: Testing Phytochemicals for Antinociceptive Properties in Both Female and Male Drosophila melanogaster in Order to Discover a Natural Painkiller and Reduce Bias in the Drug Industry

Alvaro Herrero-Paylos, Grade: 7th
School: Saint Paul’s Catholic School, Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL10
Project Title: Sherification

Owen Chaves, Grade: 8th
School: Stone Magnet Middle School, Melbourne, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL13
Project Title: Testing the Effectiveness of Various Cognitive Enhancers on the Learning and Memory of the Peppermint Shrimp, Lysmata wurdemanni

Rushil Shah*, Grade: 8th
School: West Shore Junior/Senior High School, Melbourne, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL13
Project Title: Testing Humic Acids as an Alternative to Synthetic Chelators on the Phytoextraction of Zinc from Soil.

Jimmy Egdorf, Grade: 8th
School: DeLaura Middle School, Satellite Beach, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL14
Project Title: At What Thickness of Paper is a Triboelectric Nanogenerator Most Capable of Producing Increased Amounts of Voltage, and How Increased Surface Area Affects the Productivity of a Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Maia Glockson, Grade: 7th
School: DeLaura Middle School, Satellite Beach, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL14
Project Title: Bio Beacons: How Does Carbon Dioxide Affect the Stress Response of Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates?

Caleb Wallen, Grade: 8th
School: Herbert C. Hoover Middle School, Indialantic, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL14
Project Title: Effect of Salinity on Rhizophora mangle Propagule’s growth

Julia Colan, Grade: 8th
School: Highland Oaks Middle School, Miami, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL15
Project Title: Fibonacci Solar Array Base Part II: Building a FAB-ulous Solar Garden

Franklin Zhuang, Grade: 8th
School: George Washington Carver Middle School, Coral Gables, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL15
Project Title: Testing the Biodegradability of Polymers

Ashna Mathur, Grade: 7th
School: Orlando Science School Middle/High Charter, Orlando, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL17
Project Title: Are Commonly Used Home Remedies as Effective as Antibiotics Against Common Bacterial Pathogens?

Elise Rina, Grade: 8th
School: Lake Eola Charter School, Orlando, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL17
Project Title: Access Granted

Lily Pierce, Grade: 8th
School: Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL21
Project Title: How Does the Increased Lift from the Use of a Gurney Flap Vary by Airplane Wing Shape?

Kylie White, Grade: 8th
School: Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL21
Project Title: What Water Treatment Removes the Most Chloramines from a Pool Water Sample?

Siddharth Kini*, Grade: 8th
School: Seminole Science Charter School, Lake Mary, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL23
Project Title: GnomerBot: An AI-Based Autonomous Weed-Detecting Robot

Aryan Save*, Grade: 8th
School: Sanford Middle School, Sanford, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL23
Project Title: Nanoparticles- A Threat to Marine Ecosystems?

Anouska Seal, Grade: 8th
School: Sanford Middle School, Sanford, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL23
Project Title: Inhibitory Effects of Azadirachta indica on Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria, and Yeast

Divya Thumma, Grade: 8th
School: Sanford Middle School, Sanford, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL23
Project Title: Nanoparticles: A Threat to the Marine Ecosystem?

John Jackson Jr., Grade: 6th
School: Stewart Middle Magnet School, Tampa, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL27
Project Title: Ion Engine

Logan Silvea, Grade: 7th
School: Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL28
Project Title: Correlation Between Interocular Signal Delay and Luminosity, Measured Through the Perceived Intensity of the Pulfrich Effect, Noting the Impact of Ocular Dominance (2 Year Study – Psychological Adaptations and Optical Illusions)

Mariella Brueck, Grade: 8th
School: A.D. Henderson University Lab School, Boca Raton, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL29
Project Title: What is the Most Effective Method for Teaching/Coaching Parents to Work with Their Elementary-Aged Child with Special Needs at Home?

Paul Kiesling, Grade: 7th
School: The Weiss School, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL29
Project Title: Correlations Between Sunspots, Coronal Mass Ejections, and Power Grid Anomalies

Brianna Marturano, Grade: 7th
School: Wellington Landings Middle School, Wellington, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL29
Project Title: Supporting The Growth of E. coli Containing a GFP/AMP Plasmid

Rohil Agarwal, Grade: 8th
School: Charles S. Rushe Middle School, Land O Lakes, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL30
Project Title: Oh Shoot! Hydroponics! The Effect of Varying Amounts of Nutrient Solute Additives (mL) on the Height Growth of Hydroponically Grown Pisum sativum

Amelia Curran, Grade: 8th
School: Herbert C. Hoover Middle School, Indialantic, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL50
Project Title: Comparing the Efficiency, Free Fatty Acid Percentage, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) and Ethiopian Mustard (Brassica carinata) Biodiesels

Lorelei Mohammadbhoy, Grade: 8th
School: Lecanto Middle School, Lecanto, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL50
Project Title: Microplastics Do Not Promote Gender Equality

Saumya Narang, Grade: 8th
School: American Heritage School, Plantation, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL50
Project Title: Defining the Efficiency of Cinnamon as an Antioxidant for Chemically Induced Oxidative Stress on Drosophila melanogaster

Katlyn Paul, Grade: 7th
School: Bay Haven Charter Academy, Panama City, Florida
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL50
Project Title: The Effect of Solar Panels on Atmospheric Temperature

Georgia

Jonathan Dorminy*, Grade: 7th
School: Homeschool, McDonough, Georgia
Affiliate Fair ID: USGA06
Project Title: Amateur Band Text Radio for Emergency Use, Year 2

Katheryn Wilber, Grade: 6th
School: Newton County Theme School, Covington, Georgia
Affiliate Fair ID: USGA09
Project Title: Preventing the Spread of Bacteria from a Cough

Navya Nori, Grade: 7th
School: Fulton Science Middle School, Alpharetta, Georgia
Affiliate Fair ID: USGA13
Project Title: Intellidose: Mobile App and Model to Reduce Antibiotic Resistance in Developing Countries

Grady Schmidt, Grade: 8th
School: River Trail Middle School, John’s Creek, Georgia
Affiliate Fair ID: USGA13
Project Title: The Attenuation of Cell Phone Radiation Through Casing

Abhijeet Ghosh*, Grade: 6th
School: Dodgen Middle School, Marietta, Georgia
Affiliate Fair ID: USGA14
Project Title: Recycling with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics

Hawaii

Rylan Colbert, Grade: 7th
School: Waiakea Intermediate School, Hilo, Hawaii
Affiliate Fair ID: USHI05
Project Title: Icequakes

Shane Kaneshiro, Grade: 8th
School: Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School, Honolulu, Hawaii
Affiliate Fair ID: USHI08
Project Title: Essential Nutrients Present in Gray Water

Illinois

Kaelyn McColl, Grade: 7th
School: Ogden International School of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Affiliate Fair ID: USIL01
Project Title: SeeLikeMe

Sachleen Tuteja, Grade: 8th
School: Quest Academy, Palatine, Illinois
Affiliate Fair ID: USIL05
Project Title: The Effect of Withania somnifera, an Ayurvedic Herb with Preventive and Therapeutic Properties Against Several Human Pathologies, Including Potentially COVID-19, on Bacteria of the Human Gastrointestinal Tract.

Kentucky

Sophie Fabing, Grade: 7th
School: Saint Francis of Assisi School, Louisville, Kentucky
Affiliate Fair ID: USKY02
Project Title: Better Bags: Creating New Hydrophobic Coatings for Paper Bags

Claire Midland, Grade: 7th
School: Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic School, Louisville, Kentucky
Affiliate Fair ID: USKY02
Project Title: Nattokinase & Serrapeptase: Discovering an OTC Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease

Shreyas Ghare, Grade: 8th
School: Meyzeek Middle School, Louisville, Kentucky
Affiliate Fair ID: USKY03
Project Title: The Efficiency Comparison of Programs Using the Pick-A-Ball Robot

Varsha Venkataraman, Grade: 8th
School: Meyzeek Middle School, Louisville, Kentucky
Affiliate Fair ID: USKY03
Project Title: For Once, Aging Makes You Sweeter

Nick Rodino, Grade: 7th
School: Mary Queen of Heaven, Erlanger, Kentucky
Affiliate Fair ID: USKY04
Project Title: The Effects of Vaping on Cellular Function and Development

Leah Niemann, Grade: 7th
School: St. Francis of Assisi, Louisville, Kentucky
Affiliate Fair ID: USKY50
Project Title: Exploring Neurotoxin Shed in Child Products

Louisiana

Kayden Hebert, Grade: 8th
School: Lafayette Christian Academy, Lafayette, Louisiana
Affiliate Fair ID: USLA04
Project Title: Forensic Paper Chromatography: Can You “Pen-Point” the Suspect?

Anhaar Wasi, Grade: 7th
School: A. E. Phillips Laboratory School, Ruston, Louisiana
Affiliate Fair ID: USLA50
Project Title: How Does pH Affect Acid-Base Reactions?

Maryland

Annemarie Hartman, Grade: 8th
School: Old Mill Middle North School, Millersville, Maryland
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD01
Project Title: Am I Protected?

Ryan Kirkendall, Grade: 8th
School: Severna Park Middle School, Severna Park, Maryland
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD01
Project Title: Creating a Babysitter

Stig Lundin, Grade: 6th
School: Crofton Middle School, Gambrills, Maryland
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD01
Project Title: To Tape or Not to Tape…(The Effect of How Blade Tape Is Applied)

Joseph Simak, Grade: 7th
School: Takoma Park Middle School, Silver Spring, Maryland
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD03
Project Title: Proteolytic Activity of Gastric Mucosa Homogenate of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Black Bullhead Catfish (Ameiurus melas), Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) and Chicken (Gallus g. domesticus), Assayed by Gelatin Plate Method

Sudhish Swain, Grade: 8th
School: Takoma Park Middle School, Silver Spring, Maryland
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD03
Project Title: A Method to Produce Clean, Safe, and Affordable Drinking Water Using Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation Generated by a Electrode-less Bulb in a Household Microwave Oven

Yun Yeung, Grade: 7th
School: Takoma Park Middle School, Silver Spring, Maryland
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD03
Project Title: Using Machine Learning for Breast Cancer Prognosis

Massachusetts

Anna Du, Grade: 8th
School: Andover School of Montessori, Andover, Massachusetts
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA02
Project Title: Developing Spatial Maps/Simulation Model to Predict the Vertical Trajectories of Ocean Floor Microplastics Using Recurrent Neural Networks

Sammy Saak, Grade: 8th
School: Carlisle Public School, Carlisle, Massachusetts
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA02
Project Title: The Effects of Music on Academic Memory

Giorgia Santore, Grade: 8th
School: Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Hadley, Massachusetts
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA04
Project Title: Drop Formation from a Free-Falling Flow

Seokhyun Chin, Grade: 7th
School: Hillside School, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA05
Project Title: What Is the Most Helpful in Improving Air Quality?

Ragav Iyer, Grade: 7th
School: Ashland Middle School, Ashland, Massachusetts
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA05
Project Title: Energy eXtraction using PiezoElectric Renewable Technology (EXPERT)

Anagha Kulkarni, Grade: 7th
School: Ashland Middle School, Ashland, Massachusetts
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA05
Project Title: Electricity Xtraction using Piezo Electric Renewable Technologies (EXPERT)

Anish Kulkarni, Grade: 7th
School: Ashland Middle School, Ashland, Massachusetts
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA05
Project Title: Electricity Xtraction using Piezo Electric Renewable Technologies (EXPERT)

Brigid Lyons, Grade: 7th
School: Bancroft School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA05
Project Title: The Effect of Water Temperature on the Fading of Permanent Hair Dye

Michigan

Akshar Cowlagi, Grade: 8th
School: Clague Middle School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Affiliate Fair ID: USMI02
Project Title: Not All That Is Yellow Is Turmeric : Designing Analytical Chemistry Methods and Photometric Circuitry to Detect Lead Chromate Adulteration of Turmeric

Anita Gaenko, Grade: 8th
School: Clague Middle School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Affiliate Fair ID: USMI02
Project Title: Not All That Is Yellow Is Turmeric: Designing Analytical Chemistry Methods and Photometric Circuitry to Detect Lead Chromate Adulteration of Turmeric

ANKITA SINHA, Grade: 7th
School: Boulan Park Middle School, Troy, Michigan
Affiliate Fair ID: USMI02
Project Title: A Data Analytics Approach for Identifying Cardiac Risk from Sleep Apnea

Matlyn Miller, Grade: 6th
School: Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan
Affiliate Fair ID: USMI03
Project Title: Reducing the Carbon Footprint

Minnesota

Adam Jacobson, Grade: 6th
School: Robert J Elkington Middle School, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN01
Project Title: Are You a Ticking Lyme Bomb?

Paige Jacobson, Grade: 8th
School: Robert J Elkington Middle School, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN01
Project Title: Are You a Ticking Lyme Bomb?

Grace Lavan*, Grade: 8th
School: Cloquet Middle School, Cloquet, Minnesota
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN02
Project Title: Seasonal Movements of Canis lupus (Gray Wolf) Movement in Northeastern Minnesota

Maggie Banks*, Grade: 8th
School: Stillwater Junior High School, Stillwater, Minnesota
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN04
Project Title: Currently Knocking on Wood: Toward a Biodegradable Piezoelectric Transducer from Rochelle Salt and Wood

Maddy Schilling, Grade: 8th
School: Murray Middle School, St. Paul, Minnesota
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN09
Project Title: How Does the Type of Ice Melt Affect the Death Rate of Freshwater Amphipods?

Montana

James Holmes, Grade: 7th
School: Butte Central Elementary and Middle School, Butte, Montana
Affiliate Fair ID: USMT02
Project Title: Designing a Heated, Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Cell

Nicole Nau, Grade: 8th
School: Sunburst Elementary/Middle School, Sunburst, Montana
Affiliate Fair ID: USMT04
Project Title: Re-engineering a Wind Turbine for Increased Energy Output

Keanu Ng, Grade: 8th
School: Kalispell Middle School, Kalispell, Montana
Affiliate Fair ID: USMT50
Project Title: Microplastics: a Macro Problem

Nebraska

Anuj Singh, Grade: 7th
School: Kiewit Middle School, Omaha, Nebraska
Affiliate Fair ID: USNE02
Project Title: C. elegans as a Model of the Effects of the Host-Microbe Interactions on Health

New Jersey

Antonia Comaniciu, Grade: 7th
School: Thomas R. Grover Middle School, West Windsor, New Jersey
Affiliate Fair ID: USNJ03
Project Title: A Novel Seasonal Prediction of Atlantic Hurricanes Using Neural Networks

Charlotte Michaluk, Grade: 8th
School: Timberlane Middle School, Pennington, New Jersey
Affiliate Fair ID: USNJ03
Project Title: Simulating Slipping Snails: Mitigating Climate Change and Oceanborne Invasive Species Transport with Biomimicry

Raunak Singh, Grade: 6th
School: Memorial Middle School, Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Affiliate Fair ID: USNJ79
Project Title: Recycle Sorting Robot

New Mexico

James Clark, Grade: 7th
School: Alice King Community School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Affiliate Fair ID: USNM01
Project Title: How Varying Light Intensities on Radishes Affects Overall Growth and Mass

Calvin Goodkind, Grade: 7th
School: Jefferson Middle School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Affiliate Fair ID: USNM01
Project Title: Could Detecting Cancer Be Easier Than You Think? Using Genetic Mutation Data to Predict Cancer Tumor Type

Alexandra Bessinger, Grade: 7th
School: Tibbetts Middle School, Farmington, New Mexico
Affiliate Fair ID: USNM02
Project Title: How Sweet Is It? Does It Matter?

New York

Irene Basu, Grade: 8th
School: Pelham Middle School, Pelham, New York
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY05
Project Title: The Antibacterial Effect of m“Ag”nificent Tiny Particles

Ella Grann, Grade: 7th
School: Rye Neck Middle School, Mamaroneck, New York
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY05
Project Title: What Impact Does Calcium Hydroxide (Limestone) or Seagrass Have on pH Level in Salt Water to Help with Ocean Acidification?

Ishana Kumar, Grade: 6th
School: Robert E. Bell Middle School, Chappaqua, New York
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY05
Project Title: Color Is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Role of Retinal Fatigue on Imaginary Fechner Colors

Ishan Khambete, Grade: 8th
School: Shaker Junior High School, Latham, New York
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY07
Project Title: What Angle Between the Branches of a Tree Is Best Suited for Sun Collection?

Arin Khare, Grade: 8th
School: Iroquois Middle School, Niskayuna, New York
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY07
Project Title: Hacking the Election: Measuring and Solving Gerrymandering in Today’s Political System

James Lian, Grade: 8th
School: Iroquois Middle School, Niskayuna, New York
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY07
Project Title: Hacking the Election: Measuring and Solving Gerrymandering in Today’s Political System

Kai Vernooy, Grade: 8th
School: Iroquois Middle School, Niskayuna, New York
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY07
Project Title: Hacking the Election: Measuring and Solving Gerrymandering in Today’s Political System

Soumyadeep Bhattacharjee, Grade: 7th
School: Transit Middle School, East Amherst, New York
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY11
Project Title: SmartChair: Unobtrusive Monitoring of Vital Health Signals

Taj Chhabra, Grade: 7th
School: Hunter College High School, New York, New York
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY78
Project Title: Even Larvae Can Learn

Ajani Stella, Grade: 8th
School: Hunter College High School, New York, New York
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY78
Project Title: Measuring the Difference in Output of Horizontal Axis versus Savonius Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

North Carolina

Vivaana Haval, Grade: 7th
School: Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy, Charlotte, North Carolina
Affiliate Fair ID: USNC01
Project Title: Repurposing Agro-Industrial Wastes to Increase Lipid Production from Scenedesmus dimorphus as a Sustainable Biofuel Feedstock

Rishi Sarvepalli, Grade: 6th
School: Weddington Middle School, Matthews, North Carolina
Affiliate Fair ID: USNC01
Project Title: Green Technology: Build an Electronic Soil Moisture Sensor to Conserve Water

Laya Nathan*, Grade: 6th
School: Lufkin Road Middle School, Apex, North Carolina
Affiliate Fair ID: USNC02
Project Title: FANTASTIC CORN-PLASTIC: The Effect of Glycerin & Vinegar in Formulation of Corn-Based BIOPLASTIC and Its Impact on Tensile Strength and Hardness

Avery Davis, Grade: 8th
School: Belmont Middle School, Belmont, North Carolina
Affiliate Fair ID: USNC50
Project Title: Do You Have the Heart to Taste? A Study of the Effects of Beta-Blockers on Older Adults’ Tasting Abilities

Sarrah Kitchell, Grade: 7th
School: Valle Crucis Elementary School, Sugar Grove, North Carolina
Affiliate Fair ID: USNC50
Project Title: Can You Make a Carbon Sink with What’s Under Your Sink?

Ohio

Wyatt Vick, Grade: 8th
School: Zane Trace Middle School, Chillicothe, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH01
Project Title: Alternative Paper

John Anand, Grade: 7th
School: Homeschool, Akron, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH02
Project Title: LoWER: Low-Power, Wide-Range Emergency Radio – A Texting-Based, Solar-Powered Communication System for Use in Natural Disasters

Nate Kamphaus, Grade: 8th
School: Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic School, Columbus Grove, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH06
Project Title: How Do Plates and Camber Affect Joints on a Warren Truss Bridge?

Joshua Cox, Grade: 7th
School: Buckeye Valley Middle School, Delaware, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH07
Project Title: Lift Off! Finding Rockets Using Sound Waves

Laasya Acharya, Grade: 7th
School: Mason Middle School, Mason, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH10
Project Title: Panacea: A Neural Network System to Detect Lung Fluid Buildup for Early and Accurate Detection of Pneumonia

Mario Ferreri, Grade: 7th
School: Saint Columban School, Loveland, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH10
Project Title: Effects of Settings on the Strength of a 3D Build

Brendan McPheron, Grade: 8th
School: Saint Columban School, Loveland, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH10
Project Title: Tsunami Defense Strategies

Ramya Rajan, Grade: 7th
School: Mason Middle School, Mason, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH10
Project Title: Fractal Analysis of Retinal Vessels in Diabetic Retinopathy

Jacob Terrell, Grade: 8th
School: Saint Columban School, Loveland, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH10
Project Title: Wind Energy: What Is the Most Efficient Way to Build a Wind Turbine?

Giancarlo Cefaratti, Grade: 7th
School: Saint Anselm School, Chesterland, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH51
Project Title: A Decoupled Aquaponics System Improves the Production, Yield and Quality of Microgreens Within the Brassicaceae and Asteraceae Families vs. a Traditional Coupled Aquaponics System

Kara Jones, Grade: 7th
School: Central Christian School, Kidron, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH51
Project Title: Do Mycorrhizae Help Your Plants Grow?

Rishivarshil Nelakurti, Grade: 8th
School: Olentangy Shanahan Middle School, Lewis Center, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH51
Project Title: The Effects of Cooling Systems on a CPU

Samantha Sargeant, Grade: 8th
School: Holy Angels Catholic School, Sidney, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH51
Project Title: Glucose, but Not Fructose, Increases the Lipid Content of Adipocytes

Darelle Thornton, Grade: 8th
School: Litchfield Middle School, Litchfield, Ohio
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH51
Project Title: How Will Polymer Water-Souble Microneedles and Neuronetoworking Predict and or Prevent SARS-COV-2

Oklahoma

Jace Sample, Grade: 7th
School: Grove Middle School, Grove, Oklahoma
Affiliate Fair ID: USOK04
Project Title: Astroworms: The Effects of Microgravity on Planaria Regeneration

Oregon

Arjun Agarwal, Grade: 6th
School: Stoller Middle School, Portland, Oregon
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR04
Project Title: An Artificial Intelligence-Based Approach to Improve the Accuracy of Hurricane Strength Prediction in the North Atlantic

Ishan Ahluwalia, Grade: 8th
School: Stoller Middle School, Portland, Oregon
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR04
Project Title: A Real-Time System for Detecting Tire-Road Friction in Different Weather Conditions Using Dynamic Time Warping

Autri Das, Grade: 7th
School: Stoller Middle School, Portland, Oregon
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR04
Project Title: Agar Gel-Based Slow Release Fertilizers

Karina Murai, Grade: 8th
School: Whitford Middle School, Beaverton, Oregon
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR04
Project Title: The Effects of Quantum Dot Wavelength on E. coli K12

Shreemoyee Saha, Grade: 6th
School: Stoller Middle School, Portland, Oregon
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR04
Project Title: Perfecting Pyrolysis: The Evolution of Plastic

Aiden Perpelitt, Grade: 8th
School: The Delphian School, Sheridan, Oregon
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR07
Project Title: S.P.A.C.E. Sabatier Process with an Affordable Catalytic Experiment

Richard Deng, Grade: 7th
School: ACCESS Academy, Portland, Oregon
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR50
Project Title: Quantum Motions and Emotions for a Humanoid Robot Actor

Pennsylvania

Alexander Petula, Grade: 8th
School: Hershey Middle School, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA01
Project Title: Sugar Rocket Fuel Comparison

Amelie Breuninger, Grade: 7th
School: Lancaster Country Day School, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA02
Project Title: Assessing the Impact of Airborne Plastics Pollution Through Snowfall Analysis

Johnny Kellogg, Grade: 8th
School: Warwick Middle School, Lititz, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA02
Project Title: Aerodynamic Study: Drag Reduction by Use of Patterned Impressions

Everett Roy, Grade: 8th
School: Centerville Middle School, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA02
Project Title: Herbicide Efficacy

Rafe Cultrara, Grade: 7th
School: William Allen Middle School, Moorestown, New Jersey
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA03
Project Title: Outstanding Oil Absorbents

Srilekha Mamidala, Grade: 8th
School: Garnet Valley Middle School, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA03
Project Title: The Effect of Secondhand and Thirdhand E-Cigarette Vapor on the Geotaxis and Olfaction of Larval and Adult Drosophila melanogaster

Ethan Steinmetz, Grade: 7th
School: Philadelphia Academy Charter Grade School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA03
Project Title: Which Brand of Fishing Line Is the Strongest?

Jacob Collins, Grade: 8th
School: Ingomar Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Project Title: Increase the Enthalpy! – The Use of Plasma-Assisted Combustion in Jet Engines

Luke Hartman, Grade: 7th
School: Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Project Title: Working for a Good Night of Sleep–Relationship Between Exercise and Sleep

Aurea Hickenboth, Grade: 7th
School: Homeschool, Zelienople, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Project Title: Effect of Insulation on the Temperature of Overwintering Honeybee Hives

Valor Lekas, Grade: 8th
School: Hampton Middle School, Allison Park, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Project Title: How Can We Predict the Effect of Human Pandemics on Recovering Species?

Anne Lindsay, Grade: 8th
School: Freeport Area Middle School, Sarver, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Project Title: The Optimal Amount of Titanium Dioxide Needed to Reduce Bacterial Proliferation

Aneri Shethji, Grade: 8th
School: Marshall Middle School, Wexford, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Project Title: The Inhibitory Benefits Of Turmeric with Ampicillin on Escherichia coli

Adhitya Thirumala, Grade: 8th
School: Dorseyville Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Project Title: Developing an Early Screening Application to Detect Lung Abnormalities Using Machine Learning

David Thomas, Grade: 8th
School: Holy Cross Academy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Project Title: Effects of Vapes and Cigarettes on Platyhelminthes

Puerto Rico

Andrés Faría, Grade: 7th
School: Colegio de La Salle Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Affiliate Fair ID: TEPR12
Project Title: ¡Mira, Solo con Líquido y Sin Electricidad!

South Carolina

Anabella Platt, Grade: 8th
School: Hilton Head Preparatory School, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Affiliate Fair ID: USSC02
Project Title: Bioprospecting Fish Mucus: Analysis of Antimicrobial Activity Found Inside Fish Mucus

Tennessee

Adithya Sastry, Grade: 6th
School: Farragut Middle School, Knoxville, Tennessee
Affiliate Fair ID: USTN04
Project Title: Material Identification Using Arduino-Powered Surface Spectroscopy for Improved Household Recycling

Texas

Shobhit Agarwal, Grade: 8th
School: Pearson Middle School, Frisco, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Project Title: LungAI: A Novel Artificial Intelligence Post-scan Tool to Detect Malignant Lung Nodules Towards Finding Improved Treatment

Erin Beall, Grade: 7th
School: Douglas W. Otto Middle School, Plano, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Project Title: The Future of Rainbows

Manyaa Bhatia, Grade: 8th
School: Pearson Middle School, Frisco, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Project Title: Fighting Alzheimers: Memories Last

Anika Chebrolu, Grade: 8th
School: Nelson Middle School, Frisco, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Project Title: In silico Molecular Docking Study of Hemagglutinin Protein to Develop Anti-influenza Drugs

Sarang Goel, Grade: 8th
School: Coppell Middle School, East Coppell, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Project Title: Smart Ventilation for Vehicles Using Machine Learning

Manya Gummaraju, Grade: 7th
School: Rice Middle School, Plano, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Project Title: We Are What We Eat: The Effect of Different Edible Ingredients on the Inheritance Patterns of Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit Fly)

Katherine Lee, Grade: 8th
School: Schimelpfenig Middle School, Plano, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Project Title: Finding an Accessible Environmentally Friendly Solution to Water Purification: Using Barbadensis Miller and Bambusoideae as Natural Coagulants to Purify Water

Lino Marrero, Grade: 7th
School: Hunt Middle School, Frisco, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Project Title: The Kinetic Kickz

Anushka Sridhar, Grade: 8th
School: Otto Middle School, Plano, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Project Title: SPARKS – Smart Parkinson’s Strap – to Mitigate Hand Tremors in Parkinson’s Patients.

Anushka Aggarwal, Grade: 8th
School: Quail Valley Middle School, Missouri City, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Project Title: PURi- The Water Purification Process

Varun Balaji, Grade: 8th
School: Seabrook Intermediate School, Seabrook, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Project Title: The Dark Side of Light: Fruit Flies’ Plight

Madison Burke, Grade: 8th
School: Quail Valley Middle School, Missouri City, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Project Title: PURi- The Water Purification Process

Sanskriti Manoharan, Grade: 7th
School: Quail Valley Middle School, Missouri City, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Project Title: A Novel Method to Measure Long-Term Particulate Matter (PM) Accumulation on Ligustrum japonicum ‘Texanum’ Leaves as an Indicator of Airborne PM

Madelyn Puza, Grade: 8th
School: Knox Junior High School, Spring, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Project Title: Biodegradability of Starch-Based Bioplastics in an Ocean Environment

Anna Singh, Grade: 7th
School: Homeschool, Pearland, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Project Title: Goldfish and Plant Growth

Natalie Smith, Grade: 8th
School: Magnolia Junior High School, Magnolia, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Project Title: Better Bioleather from a Kombucha Colony

Luke Anderson, Grade: 8th
School: Anderson Christian Academy, Seguin, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX11
Project Title: Can Perennial Grass Systems Store Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide in Subsoil? A Study Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Multi-Year Planting of Perennial Grasses to Capture and Store Anthropogenic Atmospheric Carbon in the Soil at Varying Depths.

Lyla Arnold, Grade: 7th
School: Young Women’s Leadership Academy, San Antonio, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX11
Project Title: A Prototype Device for Early Detection of Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) in Marine Ecosystems

Elizabeth Reilly, Grade: 6th
School: Saint Matthew Catholic School, San Antonio, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX11
Project Title: Would CBD Oil and Melatonin Improve Function, Cognition and Survival Among the Cognitively Impaired? A Tau (+) Drosophila Model Study

Joanna Sohn, Grade: 8th
School: Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX11
Project Title: The Effect of Probiotics and Metformin on C. elegans After Treatment in a Hypoxia Chamber Year II

Niraj Srivastava, Grade: 8th
School: Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX11
Project Title: Investigating the Release of N-cadherin in Brain Tumors of Drosophila melanogaster Exposed to Hypoxic Conditions

Vibha Hirsave, Grade: 6th
School: Canyon Vista Middle School, Austin, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX13
Project Title: A Search for Novel, Organic, Safe, and Natural Antibiotics

Reuben Paul*, Grade: 8th
School: Kelly Lane Middle School, Pflugerville, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX13
Project Title: Solar-Powered Autonomous Robotic Car

Abrar Rahman, Grade: 8th
School: Harmony School of Political Science and Communication, Austin, Texas
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX13
Project Title: Wearables for Parkinson’s Disease Monitoring

Utah

Derek Blackwell, Grade: 8th
School: Willowcreek Middle School, Lehi, Utah
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT04
Project Title: Ham Radio Networking: Replacing the Internet In a Crisis

Zoe Erickson, Grade: 7th
School: Homeschool, Lehi, Utah
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT04
Project Title: Essentially Safe Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants

Madilyne Beaudry, Grade: 8th
School: Saint Joseph Catholic Middle School, Ogden, Utah
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT05
Project Title: Bioplastic Development; Yielding Lactic Acid Using Compost

Sahil Shah, Grade: 7th
School: The Waterford School, Sandy, Utah
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT05
Project Title: Boosting the Brain

Dallin Soukup, Grade: 8th
School: Olympus Junior High School, Salt Lake City, Utah
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT05
Project Title: Double Rainbows: Using Computer Modeling and Calculus to Explore the Phenomenon

Angela Zhan, Grade: 7th
School: Mount Logan Middle School, Logan, Utah
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT07
Project Title: Discovery of Novel Soil Microbes for Efficient Plastic Degradation

Eyuel Berhanu, Grade: 8th

Virginia

School: Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Arlington, Virginia
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA01
Project Title: The Effect of MSE Reinforcement Type on How Much Weight MSE can Withstand

Akhil Marri, Grade: 8th
School: William Monroe Middle School, Stanardsville, Virginia
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA02
Project Title: The Effect of Different Materials as Cathode and Anode to Produce Electricity in a Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Michael Herath, Grade: 7th
School: Yorktown Middle School, Yorktown, Virginia
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA09
Project Title: Fog Harp Efficiency Investigation (FEI)

Camellia Sharma, Grade: 7th
School: George H. Moody Middle School, Henrico, Virginia
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA11
Project Title: AquaDrone: Improving the Watercraft Hull Efficiency and Designing a Novel Amphibious Vehicle

Washington

strong>Charlotte Gruian, Grade: 7th
School: Inglewood Middle School, Sammamish, Washington
Affiliate Fair ID: uswa50
Project Title: Wearable Solid-State Thermal Aid for Heat Fluctuating Disorders

Edmunda Li, Grade: 7th
School: Odle Middle School, Bellevue, Washington
Affiliate Fair ID: USWA50
Project Title: Factors that Influence Fires in Eastern Washington

Richard Li, Grade: 8th
School: Odle Middle School, Bellevue, Washington
Affiliate Fair ID: USWA50
Project Title: Comparing Atmospheric Diurnal Patterns in Pasadena, CA

Angad Singh, Grade: 7th
School: Explorer Middle School, Everett, Washington
Affiliate Fair ID: USWA50
Project Title: Drowsy Driver Detection and Warning with Data Logging

Kosha Upadhyay, Grade: 8th
School: Odle Middle School, Bellevue, Washington
Affiliate Fair ID: USWA50
Project Title: High Accuracy Machine-Learning Classifier and Microcontroller Ecosystem to Consistently Predict Relapses in Recovering Opioid Addicts

West Virginia

Ralph Wojtowicz, Grade: 7th
School: Moorefield Middle School, Moorefield, West Virginia
Affiliate Fair ID: USWV01
Project Title: Electrohydrodynamic Engines

Wyoming

Shelby Hoobler, Grade: 7th
School: Carey Junior High School, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Affiliate Fair ID: USWY50
Project Title: Leave It to Beaver Dam Analogs … to Change Soil Moisture

Asriyah Islam, Grade: 7th
School: Laramie Junior High School, Laramie, Wyoming
Affiliate Fair ID: USWY50
Project Title: Effect of Silicic Acid on Growth, Productivity, and Quality of Alfalfa

Padmalakshmi Ramesh, Grade: 7th
School: Laramie Junior High School, Laramie, Wyoming
Affiliate Fair ID: USWY50
Project Title: Interaction of Light with Water under Clear and Algal Bloom Conditions