North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair

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The 2023 state fair might be done, but there's more to come!
36th NC State Science and Engineering Fair
When: March 22-23, 2024
Where: NC State University

Congratulations

Congratulations to our 417 students who advanced from our 9 Regional Fairs and 1 Virtual Regional Fair (pilot) to compete in the 2023 North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair held at NC State University on March 25, 2023. We were excited to be back in place for an in-person fair as well as to pilot a state virtual option for our student researchers on March 23, 2023.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and State Superintedent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt congratule students for participating in the 2023 North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair:

Thank You

Thank you to NC State University and its Division of Academic and Student Affairs (DASA) and the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) or their amazing support throughout the year and weekend!

Also, thanks to our 160 plus STEM judges, 150 general volunteers and 14 STEM Exhibitors who without their active participation this student competition could not have happened. Across the Elementary, Junior, and Senior Divisions, 190 Special, Categorical, and Grand Awards were given to recognize the most outstanding student research projects.

Award Recipients

View all award recipients: 2023 NC Hybrid Science and Engineering Fair Awards (PDF)

2023 Elementary Grand Award Dewey and Susan Ryals Family Memorial Award Arya Sinha Santiago Hernandez Lexie Spannhake Lillian Jones Flynn Kornegay

2023 Junior Grand Award Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Elizaveta Emelyanova Shalyn Bare Jamie Cheng Srinidha Saro PG Kyle Kinlaw Rowan Baker Jayden Cho Saumya Wagh Aadit Krishna Samantha Franke Ella Hoffert Rebecca Hoopes Luca Garrido Hamza Pathan Bryan He Andreas Hoimes

2023 Senior Grand Award Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Isabel Garcia Brian Zhang Rithinteja Aechan, Mehdi Hussain, Arnav Mahajan Reyansh Bahl Maximilian Wang Grace Otos Yunjia Quan Naveen Ramasamy Carter Schrag Riley Johnson Ankit Biswas Abhinav Gurram, Ethan Sud Venkata Varshith Vadlamudi Lauren Zuravel

Award Ceremonies

Thanks to our friends at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathemeatics for making opening and award ceremonies available to students who participated virtually on Thursday and friends and families of students around the world through live streams. Recordings of those award ceremonies are also available:

  2023 Elementary Ceremony

  2023 Junior Ceremony

  2023 Senior Ceremony

Student Photos

2023 Elementary Award Recipients

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2023 Junior Award Recipients

41 Photos

2023 Senior Award Recipients

60 Photos

Questions?

If you have questions about competing in the fair, please contact:

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