Broadcom MASTERS 2016 Semifinalists by Fair ID

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

Semifinalist listing in state order by Society Affiliated Fair ID. Students that were nominated by their state fair as well as their regional fair are notated with *. 

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Alabama

Vanterpool, Jayden Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USAL03
Oakwood Adventist Academy, Huntsville, AL
Project Title: Silver Nanoparticles can Decrease the Function of Enzymes in Pathogenic Bacteria

Stapleton, Jackson Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USAL50
East Limestone High, Athens, AL
Project Title: Farmers Meet Drones

Arkansas

King, Lane Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USAR03
Bergman Middle School, Bergman, AS
Project Title: Dare to Defy Gravity

Krishna, Arthi Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USAR03
Fulbright Junior High School, Bentonville, AR
Project Title: Science Saves Art!: What Is the Effect of the Concentration of Gold/Silver Nanaparticles on the Color Shown on Stained Glass?

Osburn, Corbin Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USAR04
Rural Special School, FOX, AR
Project Title: Fire Safety

Raghav, Sreelakshmi Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USAR05
LISA Academy West, Little Rock, AR
Project Title: Healthy Crops from Recycled Household Waste – Combining Vermicompost and Hydroponics

Arizona

Fosdick, Matthew Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ03
Vail Academy and High School, Tucson, AZ
Project Title: The Creation of a Superior Hybrid Sorting Algorithm Based on the Time-Efficiency of Heapsort, Quicksort and Mergesort Algorithms

Galbraith, Ava Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ03
Doolen Middle School, Tucson, AZ
Project Title: Landscape Shifts: Revegetation After Catastrophic Fire with Climate Change

Ignatoff, Emily Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ03
Emily Gray Junior High School, Tucson, AZ
Project Title: Locked Out! Does Frustration and Time Limitation Affect Accuracy?

Mayer, Karah Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ03
Agua Caliente Elementary School, Tucson, AZ
Project Title: How “Sense”ible Is Your Spelling? The Effect of Auditory and Tactile Senses on the Ability to Spell 10-letter Words

Root, Addamae Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ03
Dodge Middle School, Tucson, AZ
Project Title: Ocean Acidification Negatively Affects Seashells

Boelts, Jr., John Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
Gowan Science Academy, Yuma, AZ
Project Title: CO2 = The X Factor

Leff, Chloe Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
Willis Junior High School, Chandler, AZ
Project Title: The Effect of Adsorptive Strength on the Rf Values of the Pigments in Leaves

Puri, Anish Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
Arizona College Prep – Oakland, Chandler, AZ
Project Title: Heat of Reaction – The Effect of the Strength of the Acid to Base Ratio on the Heat Generated by the Reaction (Enthalpy of Neutralization)

Raju, Anish Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USAZ50
BASIS Chandler, Chandler, AZ
Project Title: Phi and Fibonacci: Golden Analysis

California

Meinardi, Marta Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Vista Verde, Irvine, CA
Project Title: The Effects of Pollution on Pyrocystis fusiformis

Nishida, Hiromi Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Vista Verde, Irvine, CA
Project Title: Artificial Hormones Disrupt Non-Competitive Root Growth Patterns in Sibling Plants

Palakur, Swethasai Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Jeffery Trail Middle School, Irvine, CA
Project Title: Were Micelles or Vesicles Really the First Protobionts: A Study on Abiogenesis and the Origins of Life

Ronaghi, Sasha Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Fairmont Private School, Santa Ana, CA
Project Title: Solving Ethiopia’s Water Crisis: Using a Water Filter to Remove Excess Fluoride

Sharma, Suhina Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Ladera Ranch Middle School, Ladera Ranch, CA
Project Title: TempBot – Device Preventing Febrile Seizures and Other Fatal Complications by Monitoring Sudden Rise in Body Temperatures

Szalay, Clara Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Vista Verde, Irvine, CA
Project Title: Artificial Hormones Disrupt Non-Competitive Root Growth Patterns in Sibling Plants

Zuo, Ethan Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01
Fairmont Private School, Santa Ana, CA
Project Title: The Effect of Parachute Size and Number on Spacecraft Acceleration During Descent

Hsi, Emily Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01*
Turtle Rock Elementary, Irvine, CA
Project Title: Increasing the Longevity of Cut Roses

Kim, Alexis Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA01*
Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, Irvine, CA
Project Title: The Effect of Ascorbic Acid and Phosphate on Copper Corrosion

anand, suraj Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Ridgecrest Intermediate School, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Project Title: Conserved Regions of Coagulation Factors III, VIII, and XII’s Percent, Location, and Function in Diverse Species

Bren, Hunter Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Mirman School, Los Angeles, CA
Project Title: Math in Ballistics

Carter, Sophie Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Westridge School For Girls, Pasadena, CA
Project Title: Indoor Navigation Using Magnetic Fields

Csato, Xavier Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Mirman School, Los Angeles, CA
Project Title: Radiation Investigation: What’s in YOUR Fish?

Ganguly, Mohona Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Chandler School, Pasadena, CA
Project Title: Measurement of Potassium in Four Varieties of Rice Using Atomic Emission Spectroscopy

Gao, David Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Henry E. Huntington Middle School, San Marino, CA
Project Title: Drosophila melanogaster Addiction to Sugar

Labrador, William Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Chandler School, Pasadena, CA
Project Title: An Inexpensive Radiation Detector and Its Application to Cosmic Rays and Environmental Radiation

Lortz, Cristofer Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02
Alexander Fleming Middle School, Lomita, CA
Project Title: Oceanic Power – Oscillating Water Column Generator

Deng, Nathan Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA02*
Henry E. Huntington Middle School, San Marino, CA
Project Title: Drop by Drop: Manipulating the Surface Tension of Water to Find the Best Way of Cleaning

Swartz, Mandika Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA03
Carden School of Fresno, Fresno, CA
Project Title: Is it Possible to Generate Electricity from Wastewater?

White, Natalie Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA03*
Clovis Online School, Clovis, CA
Project Title: Cosmic Rays: Determination of the Relative Contributions from the Sun and the Universe

Gali, Yahvin Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA04
Lammersville Elementary School, Tracy, CA
Project Title: Shellfish to the Rescue! Reducing Ocean Acidification by Recycling Bivalve Shells

Qin, Albert Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA04
Winston Churchill Middle School, Carmichael, CA
Project Title: An Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Decentralized Cooperative Navigation

Infelise, Alexa Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA05
The Rhoades School, Encinitas, CA
Project Title: Impacts of the Decoy Effect on Promoting Positive Choices in an Academic Setting

Kahn, Samuel Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA05
High Tech Middle, San Diego, CA
Project Title: Post-Fire Regeneration in Coastal Sage Scrub: 2nd Year of Study

Madhukara, Rachana Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA05
Carmel Valley Middle School, San Diego, CA
Project Title: Devising a Secure and Efficient Hybrid Cryptosystem

Ordway, Katrina Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA05*
The Rhoades School, Encinitas, CA
Project Title: Effects of Quercus engelmannii on Native vs. Invasive Plant Species

Athreya, Anousha Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Stratford Middle School, San Jose, CA
Project Title: The Effect of Organic Dye on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency

Chen, Cynthia Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
The Harker School, San Jose, CA
Project Title: A Novel Method for Reducing Water Consumption in Germinating Seeds

Fung, Athena Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
John F. Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino, CA
Project Title: A Bluer Ocean: Replacing Microplastics with Water-Soluble Bioplastics

Ganai, Milan Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Joaquin Miller Middle School, San Jose, CA
Project Title: Wearable Therapeutic Device with Bluetooth for Elderly Sarcopenia Patients and Caregivers

Gupta, Aarzu Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
The Harker School, San Jose, CA
Project Title: A Test of the Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potential of Nicotine-Free Electronic Cigarette Additives

Ismail, Ahmad Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Granada Islamic School, Santa Clara, CA
Project Title: Yeast Busters: Stopping Fungus in Its Tracks with Antifungal Medicine

Patwa, Aalok Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Stratford Middle School, San Jose, CA
Project Title: Do I Grind? A Wearable System that Detects Bruxism Ahead of Its Effect on Teeth

Shukla, Maya Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
The Harker School, San Jose, CA
Project Title: A Test of the Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potential of Nicotine-Free Electronic Cigarette Additives

Sridhar, Shruti Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07
Challenger School – Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, CA
Project Title: A Novel Sensor-Based Device to Detect Heatstroke and Dehydration

Ambati, Adarsh Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07*
Stratford Middle School, San Jose, CA
Project Title: A Smart, Low Cost, Social Network Connected, Community Sprinkler System (IOT)

Balasingam, Akhilesh Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07*
Challenger School – Strawberry Park, San Jose, CA
Project Title: Galloping Prisms: On the Optimal Design of a Novel Aeroelastic Energy Harvester for Remote Environmental Sensing

Ghatare, Adishree Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07*
Challenger School – Shawnee, San Jose, CA
Project Title: A Software Application as a Learning Platform for Increasing Memory Retention of Definitions of Words

Tangirala, Pujita Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA07*
Challenger School – Strawberry Park, San Jose, CA
Project Title: Got Antioxidants? Using Chemiluminescence to Study the Effect of Adding Milk or Sugar on the Antioxidant Level of Tea

Li, Sean Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA08
Diablo Vista Middle School, Danville, CA
Project Title: Grey Is the New Blue: Converting Greywater into a Usable Resource for Homes and Families

Pamidimukkala, Sanjita Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA08
Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon, CA
Project Title: Paving the Path to a Closed-Loop Artificial Pancreas System

Raju, Aditi Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA08
Diablo Vista Middle School, Danville, CA
Project Title: Grey Is the New Blue: Converting Greywater into a Usable Resource for Homes and Families

Sharma, Siddhant Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA08
Iron Horse Middle School, San Ramon, CA
Project Title: Traffic Signals Using the Raspberry Pi

Kawazu, Shino Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA09
NEA Community Learning Center, Alameda, CA
Project Title: The Effect of the Position of Arms on How Well You Execute a Pirouette

Shrivastava, Aryansh Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA09
Mission Valley Elementary School, Fremont, CA
Project Title: Microcontroller Based Bionic Eye for the Blind

Ramachandran, Shreya Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA09*
Stratford Middle School, Fremont, CA
Project Title: The Effect of Soap Nut Grey Water on the Environment (Soil and Plants: Year 2)

Balandin, Alec Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA13
Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside, CA
Project Title: How Does Graphene Implanted in Thermal Paste Affect its Heat Conduction Property?

Fagan, James Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA13
Alcott Elementary, Riverside, CA
Project Title: A Wind Tunnel to Test for the Best Aerodynamic Characteristics for Flight on Mars

Aggarwal, Dhruv Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA50
Medea Creek Middle School, Oak Park, CA
Project Title: Wi-Tricity: Wireless Electricity Using Resonant Inductive Coupling

Boyt, Jensen Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA50
Rio Bravo Greeley Junior High, Bakersfield, CA
Project Title: Testing D3O: Impact Padding Effectiveness in Football Helmet Technology

Lamphear, Erin Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA50
Jacoby Creek School, Bayside, CA
Project Title: A Spatial and Temporal Comparison of Sound Levels in a Rural and Urban Interface

McQuilkin, Ellery Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA50
Lee Vining Elementary School, Lee Vining, CA
Project Title: Supercool Streams: Flowing with Frazil

Orczyk, Alexandra Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA50
The Rhoades School, Encinitas, CA
Project Title: Investigating Impacts of Human Intrusion on Lottia gigantea Tide Pool Populations

Pinto, James Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA50
Bridges Charter School, Thousand Oaks, CA
Project Title: Did Juvenile Spinosaurids Spend Time in the Ocean?

Shapiro, Gina Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCA79
La Colina Junior High School, Santa Barbara, CA
Project Title: Blink! A Study of Blink Rates While Using Computer Devices with Different Screen Sizes

Colorado

Wright, Eliot Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO02*
Miller Middle School, Durango, CO
Project Title: UV/HNO3 Deamination/CPD Mutagenesis in Antibiotic-Resistant Monera with Proteomic Analysis

Kummel, Kathryn Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO04*
North Middle School, Colorado Springs, CO
Project Title: All Spruced Up: The Causes and Consequences of Spruce Invasion into Aspen Canopies

Curd, Julia Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO09
Flagstaff Academy, Longmont, CO
Project Title: Proteins of the Body and Their Relation to Cancer Tumors

Dienstfrey, William Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO09
Summit Middle School, Boulder, CO
Project Title: Optical Illusions: Contrast Induced Asynchrony

Reeves, Sophie Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO09
Summit Middle School, Boulder, CO
Project Title: Cloud Chambers: A More Efficient and Easy Way to Conduct Radon Tests in Homes

Golla, Anudeep Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO09*
Southern Hills Middle School, Boulder, CO
Project Title: Seeking Predictability Trapped in the Midst of the Chaos of the Mandelbrot Set

Ijju, Siddarth Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO10
Challenge School, Denver, CO
Project Title: UAV- Emergency Response: Building an Autonomous Quadcopter for Emergency Response

Kodenkandath, Priya Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO10
Ben Franklin Academy, Highlands Ranch, CO
Project Title: Veggie Tales: Can Vegetables Soften Water?

Subramanian, Emhyr Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCO10*
Challenge School, Denver, CO
Project Title: A Study of Super-Absorbent Polymers and their Effectiveness in Organic Waste Extraction

Connecticut

Bhagavatula, Anika Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCT50
Middlebrook Middle School, Wilton, CT
Project Title: Banana Peels: Second Life as a Water Purifier

Kerr, Bradley Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USCT50
Saint Joseph School, Danbury, CT
Project Title: Influence of Climate Change on the Lobster Population in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts: Implications for Long Island Sound

Rougeot, Stephen Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USCT50
Saint Martha School, Enfield, CT
Project Title: Si High, Low, or No: Algae Where do You Want to Grow?

Florida

Patel, Rohin Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL01*
Hill Gustat Middle School, Sebring, FL
Project Title: Fishy Business: Seafood Authentication by DNA Bardcoding

Novella, Colton Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL05
Crestwell School, Fort Myers, FL
Project Title: Electromagnetic Fields and the Effects on Chromosomal Development and Mutations in Drosophila melangoster

Chandar, Maya Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL05*
Canterbury School Fort Myers, Fort Myers, FL
Project Title: The Effects of Ultrasound Waves vs. Laser Beams on the Regrowth of Lumbriculys variegatus (A Novel Study)

Krasulak, Jack Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL06*
Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Academy, Ft. Pierce, FL
Project Title: Mitigating the Effects of IED Explosion Through Novel Hull Design

Lindsay, Ethan Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL07
Okaloosa STEMM Academy, Valparaiso, FL
Project Title: Real Life Terminator Skin? Measuring Various Polymers’ Cure Rate, Hardness, and Ability to Heal Holes

Lindsay, Mikayla Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL07*
Okaloosa STEMM Academy, Valparaiso, FL
Project Title: Self Folding Origami

Balachandar, Anjana Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL08
Abraham Lincoln Middle School, Gainesville, FL
Project Title: Is Your Water Swell? Or Does Your Water Smell?

Kumaran, Janani Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL08
Abraham Lincoln Middle School, Gainesville, FL
Project Title: Which Material Makes the ‘Coolest’ Insulator

Oli, Maya Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL08
Howard Bishop Middle School, Gainesville, FL
Project Title: Pharma Water II: Development of an Effective Personalized Water Filter to Remove Pharmaceutical Drugs in Drinking Water

Rathinasabapathi, Brindha Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL08
Abraham Lincoln Middle School, Gainesville, FL
Project Title: Arsenic in Rice: Can Glutathione or Wollastonite be Used to Reduce Arsenic Contamination in Rice?

Simpson, Janae Alana Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL09
Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines, Pembroke Pines, FL
Project Title: How Does Salt Affect Hydrogen Gas Produced in Electrolysis?

Fiorillo-Berger, Kevin Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL09*
New River Middle, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Project Title: Protective Robotic Anti-Accident Operational System Kid Care – (PRAOS KC)

Caven, John Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL10
Julia Landon College Prep, Jacksonville, FL
Project Title: Exploring Machine Learning: The Effect of a Genetic Algorithm on Lacrosse Simulation Gameplay

Horkan, Andrew (A.J.) Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL10
San Jose Catholic School, Jacksonville, FL
Project Title: Torrefaction: Turning Biomass into Alternative Energy

Keriazes, Amelia Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL12
Lakeland Montessori Middle, Lakeland, FL
Project Title: Bald Eagle Nest Fidelity in Natural, Agricultural and Urban Land Types

Wieder, Asher Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL13
Hoover Middle School, Indialantic, FL
Project Title: Which Luring Method Will Attract a Pterois voiltans to a Specific Area for Capture? A Yellow Jig Head, A Stationarey Lead Fishing Spoon, or a Blinking Blue Strobe Light?

Bell, Elissa Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL13*
Stone Magnet Middle School, Melbourne, FL
Project Title: A Comparison of the Antimicrobial Properties of Farmed Shrimp and Wild Shrimp on Gram Positive Bacteria

Arminana, Victor Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL15
Youth Co-Op Charter School, Hialeah, FL
Project Title: The Effects of Caffeine on Phaseolus lunatus

Carbajal, Lucas Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL15
Winston Park K-8 Center, Miami, FL
Project Title: Using Plant Products with TIO2 Nanoparticles in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

Marques, Diego Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL15
Nautilus Middle School, Miami Beach, FL
Project Title: Fluorescent vs. LED Lights

Odzer, Michael Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL15
Highland Oaks Middle School, North Miami Beach, FL
Project Title: A Sound Analysis: Using Sonar to Quantify the Relationship of Predator and Prey in the Coral Reef Habitat and How that Relationship Impacts Reef Health

Levy, Ethan Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL15*
Aventura Waterways K-8, Miami, FL
Project Title: Comparing Pulsatile and Non-Pulsatile Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD)

Perdomo, Isabela Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL15*
Norman S. Edelcup Sunny Isles Beach K-8, Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Project Title: Cleaner Bottoms: An Environmentally Friendly Method of Reducing Barnacle Growth and Improving the Quality of Our Waterways Using Ultrasonic Waves!

Jowers, Monet Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL17*
Avalon Middle School, Orlando, FL
Project Title: Mangrove Bioprospecting for Endophytic Antibiotic Potential

Menon, Uma Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL17*
Florida Virtual School, Orlando, FL
Project Title: The Ferocious Yellow Dragon: Citrus Greening Disease

Peery, Virginia Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL21
Fruit Cove Middle School, St. Johns, FL
Project Title: Photochemistry: Accelerating the Ionic Conversion of Iodine to Iodide Utilizing the Electromagnetic Spectrum While Comparing Objective to Subjective Data Collection

Kaminsky, Taylor Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL21*
Alice B. Landrum Middle School, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Project Title: The Realignment of Circadian to Ultradian Rhythms in Arabidopsis thaliana; An Investigation into Monophasic vs Polyphasic Photoperiods

Singh, Rishabh Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL21*
Patriot Oaks Academy, St. Johns, FL
Project Title: Contactless Brakes

Roberts, Madeleine Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL26*
Maclay School, Tallahassee, FL
Project Title: Cryptic Cryptocurrency: A Statistical Analysis of Possible Factors Driving the Value of Bitcoin

Prasad, Aarush Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL27
Williams Middle Magnet School, Tampa, FL
Project Title: Can Algae Save the World?

Bramblett, Kyle Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL28
Sculptor Charter School, Titusville, FL
Project Title: Where Is the Optimal Placement of Hard Shell Clams and Eastern Oysters, Based on Salinity Levels, to Maximize Filtration of Pollutants and Improve the Water Quality of Indian River Lagoon?

Pepin, Charles Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL28
Johnson Middle School, Melbourne, FL
Project Title: The Rate Law for the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide Using Yeast as a Catalyst

Peluso, Helen Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL29*
A.D. Henderson University School, Boca Raton, FL
Project Title: Can Confidence in One’s Own Short-Term Memory be Faulted by the Introduction of Peer Pressure in a Factually Based, Test-Type Scenario?

WIllis, Devin Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL29*
A.D. Henderson University School, Boca Raton, FL
Project Title: An Economically Effective Platform for Cellular Experiments at Microscopic Precision

Wagner, Griffin Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL31
Storm Grove Middle School, Vero Beach, FL
Project Title: Impact of Chlorophyll Concentration Levels on the Proliferation of Vibrio fischeri

Lazorik, Olivia Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL31*
Saint Edward’s School, Vero Beach, FL
Project Title: Climate Change Problem: The Effect of Ocean Acidification on the Growth and Coloration of Lysmata wurdemanni

Martin, Clara Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL31*
Saint Edward’s School, Vero Beach, FL
Project Title: The Effect of Oscillation Amplitude on the Voltage Produced by an Oscillating Water Column

Carey, Maximilian Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL32
Pine View School, Osprey, FL
Project Title: Physiologic Response of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients to Induction Therapy with Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Antagonists

Mair, Madeline Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL50
Pine Ridge Middle School, Naples, FL
Project Title: Disposable Diapers: Are You Really Getting what You Paid for?

Marquis, David Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL50
Challenger K-8, Spring Hill, FL
Project Title: Reducing the Risk of Soil Liquefaction Through Soil Improvement

Mitra, Kishen Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USFL50
West Shore Jr. Sr. High School, Melbourne, FL
Project Title: Do Exercise Levels Affect Post-Concussion Recovery?

Georgia

Ganesh, Ananya Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USGA03*
The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA
Project Title: Bruxism: Using Myoelectric Signals to Treat a Common Health Problem

Dorminy, Rebekah Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USGA06
Sola Fide Home School, McDonough, GA
Project Title: Effects of Mined Humates on Ocimum basilicum var. citriodora

Havanur, Natasha Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USGA13
Hopewell Middle School, Milton, GA
Project Title: Fabric Flammability

Allen, Davia Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USGA50
Early County Middle School, Blakely, GA
Project Title: Comparing Three Different Vegetable Protein Flours as Additives to Increase the Efficiency of Food Waste as a Feed for Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Hays, Ashleigh Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USGA50
Hopewell Middle School, Alpharetta, GA
Project Title: The Effect of Chlorine Pool Water on the Human Tooth

Yadav, Daven Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USGA50
The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA
Project Title: Bruxism: Using Myoelectric Signals to Treat a Common Health Problem

Hawaii

Schultz, Marcus Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USHI04
Waimea Canyon Middle School, Waimea, HI
Project Title: Finding the Best Seawall

Kim-Lee, Alexandra Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USHI05
Hilo Intermediate School, Hilo, HI
Project Title: Sour Coffee

Tomono, Haruna Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USHI05
Waiakea Intermediate School, Hilo, HI
Project Title: Uneven Heating of Foods Through the Use of a Microwave Oven

Quinn, Mariko Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USHI06
S.W. King Intermediate, Kaneohe, HI
Project Title: Not Dead Yet- Coral Bleaching Recovery Kaneohe Bay

Illinois

Aneesh, Anagha Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USIL01
Skinner North Classical School, Chicago, IL
Project Title: Killing Cancer: Can Melatonin Fight Cancer?

Majzoub, Omar Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USIL01
Franklin Fine Arts Center, Chicago, IL
Project Title: Aerodynamics of Airfoils

Guerra, Reagan Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USIL02
Good Shepherd Lutheran, Collinsville, IL
Project Title: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis:Accuracy of the Point of Origin Calculation

Iyer, Varsha Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USIL04
Franklin Middle School, Springfield, IL
Project Title: Heat Is Power: Harnessing Low-Grade Waste Heat Through the Thermo-Galvanic Effect in a Thermo-Galvanic Cell

Miller, Faith Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USIL04
Southeastern Jr./Sr. High School, Augusta, IL
Project Title: Recycling Greywater: The Effect of Greywater on Zea mays and Planaria maculata

Nagar, Sarosh Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USIL05
Wood Oaks, Northbrook, IL
Project Title: Growth Acceleration: It’s All GA!

Indiana

Dhawan, Ankush Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USIN03
Castle North Middle School, Newburgh, IN
Project Title: Magic Sand: A Novel Graphene Oxide Based Water Filtration System

Luckey, Rebecca Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USIN04
Summit Middle School, Fort Wayne, IN
Project Title: The Effects of Practical Heat Treatment on Polylactic Acid

Shareef, Zayn Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USIN50
Montessori Children’s Schoolhouse, Hammond, IN
Project Title: Investigation of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Design

Iowa

Belknap, Ashton Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USIA50
Merrill Middle School, Des Moines, IA
Project Title: Who’s Watching You Shop?

Kentucky

Schrenger, Tess Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USKY02
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic School, Louisville, KY
Project Title: Investigating the Toxicity of Rubber Playground Mulch

Gallagher, Elizabeth Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USKY50
Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, KY
Project Title: Identifying and Exploring Methods of Extracting Oxygen from Lunar Regolith

Louisiana

Feng, Siyuan Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USLA01
Glasgow Middle School, Baton Rouge, LA
Project Title: Can Leaves Tell the Air Quality?

Modi, Ashini Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USLA02*
Caddo Middle Magnet, Shreveport, LA 71106, LA
Project Title: Dark Matter: The Hidden Universe

Pizzolato, Rachel Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USLA08
John Curtis Christian School, River Ridge, LA
Project Title: Can a Modified Windmill Generate Electricity in an Interstate Traffic Setting?

Maryland

Stone, Santiago Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD01
Saint John the Evangelist School, Severna Park, MD
Project Title: What a Difference a Floor Makes: Alternative Flooring for the Impoverished

Bhatia, Divina Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD02
Oakdale MIddle School, Ijamsville, MD
Project Title: Analysis of Gluten Content in Various Flours and Gluten’s Effects on Celiac Disease

Khurana, Shreeya Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD03
Takoma Park Middle School, Silver Spring, MD
Project Title: Geomagnetic Storms: A Study of Relationship Between Geomagnetic Storms and the Interplanetary Magnetic Field, and Monitoring Geomagnetic Storms in the Ionosphere with GPS Errors

Kotti, Medha Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD03
Roberto Clemente Middle School, Germantown, MD
Project Title: The Thermodynamics of Hurricanes

Stan, Sonia Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD03
Roberto Clemente Middle School, Germantown, MD
Project Title: Hydrophobicity and Hydrophilicity of Natural and Artificial Surfaces

Fink, Sienna Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD06
Saint Joseph School Fullerton, Baltimore, MD
Project Title: When Your Christmas Tree Gets Drier, It Increases the Chance of Fire

Liu, Annie Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMD06
Dunloggin Middle School, Ellicott City, MD
Project Title: Do Corrosive Substances Really Rust Your Nails?

Massachusetts

Rosen, Elinor Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA01
Heath School, Brookline, MA
Project Title: Early Warning System for Preventing Injuries from Falling Branches in Winter

Wang, Amanda Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA02
Carlisle Public School, Carlisle, MA
Project Title: Can a Smartphone Detect Adulterated Edible Oil

Han, Nadine Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA06*
Boston Latin School, Boston, MA
Project Title: Determining Wildfire Risk Using Satellite Data

Peng, Lienna Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMA06*
Boston Latin School, Boston, MA
Project Title: Maximization of Biofuels from Seaweed Biomasses

Minnesota

Vogel, Max Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN04*
Oak-Land Jr. High, Lake Elmo, MN
Project Title: Got Gas V2: A Follow-up Investigation into the Efficiency of Ethanol

Eggebraaten, Noah Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN07*
John Adams Middle School, Rochester, MN
Project Title: A Study of the Use of Aeroponics to Produce Food in a Space Enviorment

Roy, Supriya Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN07*
Friedell Middle School, Rochester, MN
Project Title: Just the Right Combination

Qureshi, Emmarah Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN08
Al-Amal School, Fridley, MN
Project Title: Building and Testing on an Artificial Stomach

Rajamani, Anindita Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN09
Capitol Hill Magnet, Saint Paul, MN
Project Title: Fast Food Assistant: A Smartphone App for Healthy Fast Food Choices

Brouwer, Julia Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN10*
Calvin Christian School, Edina, MN
Project Title: Leafy Green Astronauts: How Space Radiation Affects Seed Germination and Plant Growth

Apet, Maasia Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMN50
Murray Middle School, St. Paul, MN
Project Title: Biomass to Biofuel!

Missouri

Case, Katrina Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USMO04
Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, MO
Project Title: Controlling Escherichia coli Bacterial Growth in Reusable Grocery Bags Using Single and Combination Disinfectants

Mos, Morgan Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USMO04
Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, MO
Project Title: Controlling Escherichia coli Bacterial Growth in Reusable Grocery Bags Using Single and Combination Disinfectants

Sudmann, Ashley Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMO04
Liberty Middle School, Liberty, MO
Project Title: The Effect of Barium Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, and Magnesium Sulfate on the Hydra littoralis Ability to Capture Brine Shrimp

Wamsley, Elizabeth Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMO09
Timber Ridge Scholars, Pacific, MO
Project Title: Determining the Effect of Red and Blue LED Grow Lights on Germination Rate, Stem Elongation and Chlorophyll Content in a Hydroponic Brassica oleracea Crop

Montana

Pasecznyk, Christopher Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMT01
Absarokee Junior High/High School, Absarokee, MT
Project Title: Flight at the End of the Tunnel

Cleveland, Emily Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USMT50
West Valley School, Kalispell, MT
Project Title: Smart Salt

Ritzdorf, Lucas Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USMT50
Kalispell Middle School, Kalispell, MT
Project Title: Using a Towable Conductivity-Mapping System to Locate Springs or Septic Leachate

Nevada

Altunin, Ivan Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNV03
Nevada Connections Academy, Stanford Online High school, Reno, NV
Project Title: The Physics of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with the Dye-Sensitizer Extracted from Tree Leaves

Jack, Callum Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNV03
Virginia City Middle School, Virginia City, NV
Project Title: The Future Is Grey (Water)

New Jersey

Krstic, Dora Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNJ03
Saint Ann School, Lawrenceville, NJ
Project Title: Comparison Between Visual and Auditory Reaction Time – Timing it Right at Swim Meets

Michaluk, Sonja Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNJ03
Timberlane Middle School, Pennnington, NJ
Project Title: A Novel Mathematical Model to Simulate the Impact of Potential Land Development on Chemical and Biological Stream Health

Fontenot, Kelsey Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USNJ79
Saint Peter Academy, River Edge, NJ
Project Title: Nanotechnology vs. Nature: Is Ferrofluid More Efficient than Milkweed and Cotton in Removing Oil Spills from Ocean Water?

Mapitigama, Lasal Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USNJ79
Emil A. Cavallini Middle School, Upper Saddle River, NJ
Project Title: OpenRoad: A Cost-Efficient Solution to Drowsy Driving

New Mexico

Grenko-Sanchez, Simonita Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USNM01
North Valley Academy, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM
Project Title: Boyle’s Law vs. the Poor Scuba Diver: Is Boyle’s Law in Effect While Scuba Diving

Aslam, Michael Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNM50
Los Alamos Middle School, Los Alamos, NM
Project Title: How Does the Newton Fractal Dimensionality Change with Polynomial Order?

New York

DeGuzman, Theodore Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY01
Saint Martin de Porres School, Poughkeepsie, NY
Project Title: Energy for the World: Wind Turbines

Natesan, Sanjay Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY01
Van Wyck Junior High School, Wappingers Falls, NY
Project Title: How Strong Is Your Password?

DeBrino, Maxwell Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY02
East Northport Middle School, East Northport, NY
Project Title: Bird’s Eye View: The Effect of Shape and Ultraviolet Color on the Feeding Behavior of Finches

DeBrino, Isabella Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY02
East Northport Middle School, East Northport, NY
Project Title: Perplexing Paper Problem-The Effect of a Paper’s Composition on its Performance

Moskowitz, Elan Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY02
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Middle School, Uniondale, NY
Project Title: Improving Insecticides

Weseley-Jones, Kate Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY02
North Shore Middle School, Glen Head, NY
Project Title: A Graph is Worth 1,000 (Misleading?) Words

Wu, Elizabeth Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY02
Manhasset Middle School, Manhasset, NY
Project Title: The Effect of Various Copper Concentrations on the Growth of L. minor and the Biosorption of Copper by L. minor

Zhao, Serena Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY02
Manhasset Middle School, Manhasset, NY
Project Title: The Effect of Various Copper Concentrations on the Growth of L. minor and the Biosorption of Copper by L. minor

Jha, Swaneet Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY05
PEARLS Hawthorne, Yonkers, NY
Project Title: Cow Dung and Waste to Energy

Marko, Jackson Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY06
Ed Smith Elementary, Syracuse, NY
Project Title: Measuring Concussion Risk in Contact Sports

Yin, John Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY07
Shaker Junior High School, Latham, NY
Project Title: A Small Solution for a Big Problem: Degrading Harmful Microcystins in Freshwater Ecosystems

Onyeobia, Akuchinyerem Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY50
Elmont Memorial High School, Elmont, NY
Project Title: The Effect of Green Visible Light on C. elegans Induced Parkinson’s Disease

Pressoir, Marvia Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY50
Elmont Memorial High School, Elmont, NY
Project Title: The Effect of Green Visible Light on C. elegans Induced Parkinson’s Disease

Davydov, Alina Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY78
Hunter College High School, New York City, NY
Project Title: Optimization of Anthocyanin-Sensitized TiO2 Solar Cells through Degradation Analysis

Hamkins, Horatio Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY78
Hunter College High School, New York City, NY
Project Title: Does a Slinky Defy the Law of Gravity?

Vtorov, Alex Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY78
Hunter College High School, New York, NY
Project Title: The Effect of Varying Acidity on Brine Shrimp Hatching Rates

Wong, Alexandra Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNY78
Hunter College High School, New York, NY
Project Title: Analyzing the Active Sites and Catalysis of Neprilysin

North Carolina

Lamb, Ashley Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNC02
Cary Classical Arts & Sciences Academy, Cary, NC
Project Title: Freshwater Pollutants: The Harmful Effects of Short-Term Exposure on Our Beneficial Bivalves

Nicoll, Ashleigh Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USNC02
Holly Ridge Middle School, Holly Springs, NC
Project Title: Potential Changes in Yarkovsky’s Effect on Bennu Through the Examination of Direct vs. Angular Impact of Light on Crookes Radiometer

Ratanaphruks, Ana Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USNC02
Sterling Montessori Charter School and Academy, Morrisville, NC
Project Title: Grading Olive Oil Using a Low-Cost Laser Induced Fluroescence Spectrometer

Rudins, Katherine Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USNC50
Asheville Christian Academy, Swannanoa, NC
Project Title: E-book vs. Tree-book

Steed, IV, Joseph Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USNC50
East Middle School, Biscoe, NC
Project Title: Sweet and Warm

North Dakota

Chambers, Isabelle Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USND03
Woodhaven Academy, Fargo, ND
Project Title: Improving Vision in Pseudophakic Uveitis Patient via Photoactivation

Ohio

Anand, Ruth Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH02
Anand Homeschool Academy, Akron, OH
Project Title: Red and Blue Light Effects of Phototropism Under Simulated Microgravity in Arabidopsis thaliana

Jung, Caroline Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH02
Hudson Middle School, Hudson, OH
Project Title: Complexity Out of Simplicity – Discovery of Simple Patterns in Nature through Numerical Simulation

Kojima, Kei Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH02
Broadway Creek Homeschool Academy, Medina, OH
Project Title: Autonomous Wearable Alert Device Based on Audio Pattern Recognition for the Hearing Impaired

Pinhasi, Yoav Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH02
Beachwood Middle School, Beachwood, OH
Project Title: Duration of Afterimages in Relation to Color and Shape

Zielinski, Kileigh Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH02
North Olmsted Middle School, North Olmsted, OH
Project Title: Energy Nut: What Type of Nut Gives the Body the Most Energy?

Dewan, Shiv Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USOH08
Saint Thomas Aquinas Middle School, Lousiville, OH
Project Title: The Effects of Natural Compounds in Inhibiting the Progress of Drug-Induced Vascular Damage

Oklahoma

Swanson, Adison Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USOK01
Shattuck Middle School, Shattuck, OK
Project Title: Kidney Cones

Crotty, Brendan Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USOK05*
Homeschool, Muskogee, OK
Project Title: Comparative Study of Insulating Materials for a Gas Forge

Oregon

Chakraborty, Soumik Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR04
Stoller Middle School, PORTLAND, OR
Project Title: Reducing Adolescent Stress via Predictive Machine Learning Models

Jain, Arjun Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR04
SUMMA Academy, Meadow Park Middle School, Beaverton, OR
Project Title: Virbrio fischeri as a Novel Biosensor for Flame Retardant Pollution

Jha, Eshani Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR04
Stoller Middle School, Portland, OR
Project Title: Controlling Bioavailable Mercury for Consumption by Humans

Naiknaware, Anushka Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR04
Stoller Middle School, Portland, OR
Project Title: Chitosan and Carbon Nanoparticle Based Biocompatible Sensor for Wound Management

Li, Rupert Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR50
Cedar Park Middle School, Portland, OR
Project Title: Analysis of Correlation Patterns Among Active Fires, Ozone, Acid Rain, and Other Forms of Pollution Using Principal Component Analysis

Plumleigh, James Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR50
Bend Science Station, Bend, OR
Project Title: Cystic Fibrosis Screening: Detection of Gene Mutation Through Hypertonic Sodium Chloride Effects

Rahman, Nashita Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR50
Cedar Park Middle School, Portland, OR
Project Title: Predicting the Natural Habitats of Endangered Species in Oregon Using Statistical Modeling and Analysis Techniques

Wang, Natalie Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USOR50
ACCESS Academy, Portland, OR
Project Title: Organic or Nonorganic- That is the Question: A Comparative Study of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Isolates from Organic, Natural, and Conventional Poultry

Pennsylvania

Yaninek, Zachary Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA01
Good Shepherd School, Camp Hill, PA
Project Title: Inhibiting the Corrosion of Various Metals Through the Use of Ascorbic Acid

Breuninger, Arielle Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA02
Lancaster Country Day School, Lancaster, PA
Project Title: Colored Shade Balls Save Water

Balasubramanian, Ravi Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA03
French International School of Philadelphia, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Project Title: Mathematics in the Microworld: The Geometry of Flocking by the Colonial Protist Volvox

Butani, Maya Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA03
Moorestown Upper Elementary School, Moorestown, NJ
Project Title: Is it Possible to Create Plastic from Food?

Joshi, Viraj Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA03
Charles F. Patton Middle School, Kennett Square, PA
Project Title: Are 3D-Printed Orthoses More Effective than Traditional Orthoses? A Comparative Study on the Efficacy of Using 3D-Printed Orthoses

Koly, Benjamin Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA03
Millsboro Middle School, Millsboro, DE
Project Title: Edible Halophytes for Coastal Permaculture Gardening

Malhotra, Rhea Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA03
Moravian Academy Middle School, Bethlehem, PA
Project Title: The Effect of Biochemical Agents on Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Sivakumar, Ashmitha Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA03
Arcola Intermediate School, Eagleville, PA
Project Title: Future Fuel Biodiesel

Tiwari, Arushi Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA03
Arcola Intermediate School, Eagleville, PA
Project Title: Improving the Water Retention of Soil

Veera, Sahas Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA03
Orefield Middle School, Orefield, PA
Project Title: Carbon Nanotube Filters: Investigating the Desalination Properties of Graphene Oxide

Adurty, Prateek Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Sewickley Academy, Sewickley, PA
Project Title: Going Green: Environmental Impact of Fuels by Combustion

Aiellp, Jose Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Falk School, Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title: It’s Not All Trash Talk!

Bermann, Benjamin Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Falk School, Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title: Onion Extract Effects on Pseudomonas Biofilms: Implications for Treatment

Eppinger, Aria Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Winchester Thurston School, Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title: Roundup’s Effect on Human Gut Bacteria

Hower, Sophia Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Freeport Area Middle School, Sarver, PA
Project Title: The Effects of Different Additives on the Adhesive Strength of Silicone and Latex Based Caulking

Ozegovich, Adam Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Yough Intermediate Middle School, Ruffs Dale, PA
Project Title: Did You Hear THAT?

Watson, Sarah Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Saint Mary of the Assumption, Glenshaw, PA
Project Title: Honey I Shrunk the Cancer! Can Manuka Honey Kill Cancer Cells?

Zarour, Arturo Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USPA04
Falk School, Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title: It’s Not All Trash Talk!

South Carolina

Palmer, Ava Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USSC05
The Carolina Academy, Lake City, SC
Project Title: “Wi-Fry? Invisible Pollution”

Texas

Chhaya, Rohan Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Schimelpfenig Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title: Sticking Together Through Thick and Thin

Mellone, Anthony Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Rice Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title: The Future of Sailing: Finding the Most Efficient Camber for Hard-Wing Sails

Misra, Yasmin Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01
Frankford Middle School, Dallas, TX
Project Title: Face the Times: Will Analog Clock Reading Become a Lost Skill?

Garg, Yash Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01*
Rice Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title: Survival of the Fittest: An Evolutionary Approach to Solving the Quadratic Assignment Problem

Nathan, Pranav Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01*
Rice Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title: The Future of Transportation: Self Driving Cars

Sikora, Nabil Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01*
Rice Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title: Survival of the Fittest: An Evolutionary Approach to Solving the Quadratic Assignment Problem

Spiride, Andrei Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01*
Rice Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title: Piezo Power: Noninvasive Wireless Energy Transfer for Implantable Medical Devices

Thakkar, Khushi Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01*
Rice Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title: From Wash to Squash: A Novel Approach to Purifying Used Household Water for Agricultural Applications

Vijay, Akash Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX01*
Coppell Middle School East, Coppell, TX
Project Title: Cycle Power: Harnessing Human Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy

Keck, Hannah Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX03*
North Texas Academy of Higher Learning, Cresson, TX
Project Title: Buyer Beware: A Chemical Analysis for C15H16O2

Balasubramanian, Theiija Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Doerre Intermediate, Klein, TX
Project Title: Bananas for Pseudomonas!

Lee, Jaimie Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
McCullough Junior High School, The Woodlands, TX
Project Title: Oh, Resonance, You’re On

Mader, Annamarie Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Bear Branch Junior High School, Magnolia, TX
Project Title: Bring in the Reinforcements

Parsan, Nithin Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Fort Settlement Middle School, Sugar Land, TX
Project Title: Applying Kirigami Design to Create NextGen Sun Tracking Solar Panels

Patel, Prince Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Quail Valley Middle School, Missouri City, TX
Project Title: Plant Supplements

Selva, Kumaran Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05
Westbrook Intermediate School, Friendswood, TX
Project Title: Increasing Efficiency of GaAs Solar Cells with Light Concentration

Davidson, Maggie Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05*
League City Intermediate, League City, TX
Project Title: Fat Increases Bioavailability of Antioxidants?

Perry, Tanner Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX05*
Knox Junior High, Spring, TX
Project Title: Five Star Filters, Testing Their Effectiveness at Removing Bacteria from the Air in Your Home

Liu, Yanning Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX07
Trautmann Middle School, Laredo, TX
Project Title: Want to Warm Up or Cool Down? Go Underground!

Anderson, Shannon Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX11
Anderson Christian Academy, Seguin, TX
Project Title: Tannins as a Gibberellin Antagonist:The effect of Juniper Tannins on Native Texas Bouteloua curtipendula

Cross, Joshua Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX11
San Antonio Academy, San Antonio, TX
Project Title: What Is the Most Efficient Natural Way to Filter Heavy Metals from Mine Spill River Water?

Ross, De’Everett Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX11
Howell Middle School, Victoria, TX
Project Title: How Do Geomagnetic Storms Effect Global Positioning Systems?

Taboada, Catherine Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX11
BASIS San Antonio Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
Project Title: Experimental Study of the Law of Conservation of Energy using a Thermo-Electric Bolometer Year II

Subramanian, Ananya Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX13
Subramanian Home School MS, Austin, TX
Project Title: May The Force Move You – Self-Driving Car Powered by Resonant Wireless Energy Transfer

Haces Garcia, Joaquin Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX15
Santa Gertrudis School, Kingsville, TX
Project Title: “Saving Babies”: Preventing Heat Stroke Implementing a Novel Car Seat Alarm System

Ortiz, Nikolai Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX15*
Seashore Middle Academy, Corpus Christi, TX
Project Title: Finding a Solution to Heavy Metal Water Pollution

Gummaraju, Manasi Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX50
Rice Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title: Mitotic Mania: The Effect of Different Household Ingredients on the Mitotic Cell Division of Onion Root Tips and Its Application to Cancer

Srinivasan, Maansi Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USTX50
Robinson Middle School, Plano, TX
Project Title: An Ultrasonic Glove for the Blind

Utah

Argyle, Matthew Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT04
Provo Peaks Elementary, Provo, UT
Project Title: Pyro Protection 2.0

Blackwell, Gage Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT04
Willowcreek Middle School, Lehi, UT
Project Title: Tomato Grafting: Reducing the Effects of Soil Borne Pathogens on Crop Yield

Colledge, Skyler Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT04
Mountain Ridge Junior High, Highland, UT
Project Title: Laser Spirograph

Strain, Joseph Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT04
Freedom Prepratory Acadamy, Provo, UT
Project Title: Stopping Inversion

Washburn, Olivia Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT04
American Heritage School, American Fork, UT
Project Title: Seeing or Hearing? Which is Better for Memorizing?

De Groote, Elllie Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT05
Churchill Junior High, Salt Lake City, UT
Project Title: A MASSive Mystery

DiNardo, Isabella Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT05
J.E. Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School, Salt Lake City, UT
Project Title: Game On: Does Mindful Gaming Lead to Improvements in Cognitive Function?

Li, Christopher Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT05
West High School, Salt Lake City, UT
Project Title: Investigating N-Acetylcysteine for Protection Towards UVB-Radiated Human Melanocytes

Silas, Michael Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT05
Challenger School, Salt Lake City, UT
Project Title: I’m Leaven It: The Effect of Different Altitudes on a Baking Soda and Vinegar Chemical Reaction

Tuttle, Tiara Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT05
American Preparatory Academy, Draper, UT
Project Title: An Auditory EGGsperiment

Zhan, Gary Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT06
Bear River Charter School, Logan, UT
Project Title: Production of Turmeric in Escherichia coli: Effect of the Substrate Supply on the Yield

Moore, Mason Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USUT07
Teton Middle School, Driggs, ID
Project Title: Locational Seismic Vibrations in Black Sand Pool

Virginia

Ambellu, Galilee Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA01
Williamsburg Middle School, Arlington, VA
Project Title: Lead Content in Arlington Parks

Cocke, Townson Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA01
George Washington Middle School, Alexandria, VA
Project Title: The Effect of Tubercle Amplitude and Wavelength on Fin Drag

Graf, Victoria Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA01
Williamsburg Middle School, Arlington, VA
Project Title: Evolutionary Approach to the Analysis of Classical Music Entropy

Aqeel, Hashir Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA06
Rippon Middle School, Woodbridge, VA
Project Title: A Novel Approach Using SiO2 Nano-Particles to Create Salt Tolerant Rice

Novak, Elena Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA06
Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle School, Haymarket, VA
Project Title: The Effect of Bio-Waste on the Concentration of Heavy Metals in Water

Said, Wamia Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA06
Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle School, Haymarket, VA
Project Title: The Effect of Bio-Waste on the Concentration of Heavy Metals in Water

Sigrest, Eleanor Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA06
Louise A. Benton Middle School, Manassas, VA
Project Title: Rockets, and Nozzles, and Thrusts, Oh My

Haskiell, Karley Grade: 6
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA09
Yorktown Middle School, Yorktown, VA
Project Title: Let It Grow! Capitalizing On Soil Capillarity!

Haas, Anna Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA10
Auburn Middle School, Riner, VA
Project Title: The Effects of Different Types of Flaps on Wing Lift

Carder, Emily Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA11
George H. Moody Middle School, Richmond, VA
Project Title: The Effect of Different Chemical Stress-Signal Simulators on the Drought Tolerance of Pisum sativum

Cohodas, Rebekah Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA11
George H. Moody Middle School, Henrico, VA
Project Title: The Effect of the Degree of the Angle at Which the Barrier is Placed on the Evacuation Time from a Room

Dizon, Andion Sophia Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA11
George H. Moody Middle School, Henrico, VA
Project Title: The Effect of Boiling Time on the Amount of Starch Released From Rice

Ge, Hanyuan Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA11
George H. Moody Middle School, Richmond, VA
Project Title: Antibacterial Effect of Vegetables on Growth of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Lian, Annabel Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA78
Nysmith School for the Gifted and Talented, Herndon, VA
Project Title: Glow in the Dark

Yang, Kaien Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USVA78
Nysmith School for the Gifted and Talented, Herndon, VA
Project Title: iDiagnostic: Invention of an Early Detection Tool for Major Depressive Disorder

Washington

Devanathan, Nikhil Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USWA01*
Desert Hills Middle School, Kennewick, WA
Project Title: The Effect of NaCl Content on the Voltage Output of a Microbial Fuel Cell

Gotthold, Zoe Grade: 7
Affiliate Fair ID: USWA01*
Carmichael Middle School, Richland, WA
Project Title: Penguins and Chocolate Mousse Don’t Mix – A Study of the Stability and Characteristics of Toxic Chocolate Mousse

MacMurchie, Isabelle Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USWA50
Sequim Middle School, Sequim, WA
Project Title: Modeling the Subsonic Loading Capacity of a Composite Wing Spar

Noori, Ayush Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USWA50
Homeschool, Issaquah, WA
Project Title: Molecular Mimicry as a Proposed Cause of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Post-Symptomatic Patients Infected With the Zika Virus

Peecher, Douglass Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USWA50
Sequim Middle School, Sequim, WA
Project Title: Do Winglets Work on RC Aircraft?

Wyoming

Nair, Arundathi Grade: 8
Affiliate Fair ID: USWY50
Laramie Junior High School, Laramie, WY
Project Title: DVT Prevention Pedal