Elementary
Dewey & Susan Ryals Family Memorial Award
- Haley Yi, Hortons Creek Elementary, Cary
Which flour is the best for Mochi? - Advaitha Nithin, I-Ss Virtual Academy
Green Guardians vs. Tiny Terrors - Madeline Branch, Dobson Elementary School, Dobson
Three Chews for Milk - Isabella Gorbatovski, West Lake Elementary, School, Apex
The Amazing Hand (DIY Robotic Hand) - Cora Kite, Ab Combs Raleigh
Wayfaring White Sharks
Exemplary
- Boone Fassnacht, Pocosin Innovative Charter School, Creswell
Household Fertilizer Testing Center - Pressly Fisher, A.B. Combs Magnet Elementary School
Keeping It Cool - Maya Narsale, The Academy At Lincoln, Greensboro
Perfecting The Meringue – What acid causes meringue to firm up the most? - Lyndon Williams, Aggie Academy Greensboro
Fitness Tracker: Fact or Fiction - Aadhirai Niranjan Kumar, Alston Ridge Elementary, Cary
Trustable Trusses - Eloise Jennings, Holly Ridge Elementary School, Holly Springs
Which Liquids Cleans Pennies the Best? - Ronan Mcalarney, Bellamy Elementary School, Wilmington
Choose the Right Bright Lights - Amina Abdullaeva & Talia Sorenson, Endhaven Elementary Charlotte, Charlotte
To read or to listen, that is the question. - Lauren Satterfield, Wilmington
Non-Newtonian Noise - Brayden Lambert, Stedman Elementary, Stedman
Stuck in the Muck - Gage Williams, Star Elementary Star
Erosion In Motion - Lina Kimes, North Duplin Elementary School
Oh Say! Can You See the Sound? - Lilly Long, Speas Global Elementary, Winston-Salem
Yes, Chef: Investigating the Maillard Reaction - Riley Horne, Topsail Annandale Elementary School In Hampstead
Hey Plants …Think What You Drink! - Sawyer Ceneskie, Page Street Elementary Troy
Pond H20: Safe or No
Honorable Mention
- Lincoln Chambers, Old Richmond Elementary, Tobaccoville
Tarantula Tunes - Sloka Gaddam, The Math And Science Academy, Apex
Helpful Hydrogels - Beckett Willis, Cb Eller Elementary Elkin
Will the Ice Stay Frozen? - Charlie Saunders, Uwharrie Charter Academy, Asheboro
Automatic Dog Feeder - Kinley Barnett, Moss Hill Elementary School Kinston
Which Sunscreen is Most Effective? - Aria Tsang, Hortons Creek Elementary, Cary
Is ChatGPT Fair? - Anika Prajapati, Hortons Creek Elementary School, Cary
pH-ing (Acids and Bases Around Us) - Henry Markwith, Hawks Nest Steam Academy, Gastonia
Sticky Situations: Investigating the Strength of Glue Bonds - Sidra Baloch, Al-Iman School
Memory Matches - Gunner Martin, Em Holt Elementary Burlington
How Strong is Your Roof? Testing the Pull-Through Strength of Asphalt Shingle Nail Lines - Trinity Dalton, Stoneville Elementary, Stoneville
The Effects of Carpet Cleaners on Stain Removal - Charlie Garland, Celeste Henkle Elementary School, Statesville
Putting Out Fires - Aidan Driscoll, A.B. Combs Elementary, Raleigh
Laser Triggered Balloon Explosions - Victor Mehta & August Pfleger, Barton Pond Elementary, Raleigh
Earthquake in a Jar - Luke Johnson, Wrightsville Beach Elementary
Environmental Spin
Special Awards
- Creating a Better World – Girl Scouts of North Carolina Coastal Pines
Abigail Ross, The Academy At Lincoln – Greensboro
An Oily Cleanup - Association of Women in Science North Carolina Chapter
Bailey Cummings, Boone Trail Elementary, Lillington
Is it Egg-cellent? - RTI Turning Knowledge into Practice Award
Savannah Spruill, Pocosin Innovative Charter School, Creswell
Earthworms and Soil Drainage - North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs Elementary Award for Creative in STEM Solutions
Aashritha Karthik Kamu, Triangle Math And Science Academy, Cary
How do oil spills negatively affect the growth of aquatic flora? - SMT Promising Young Researcher Award
Jace Gibbs, Littleton Academy Littleton
The Toy Car Project - SMT Promising Young Researcher Award
Bryson Canady, Pink Hill Elementary, Pink Hill
1 2 3 White - SMT Promising Young Researcher Award
Chigoziem Nnaekpe, Patriots Elementary, Concord
How does the angle of incidence affect the angle of reflection of light off a mirror - NC One Water
Aashritha Karthik Kamu, Triangle Math And Science Academy, Cary
How do oil spills negatively affect the growth of aquatic flora? - NC One Water
Haniya Hussain, Patriots Stm Elementary
Which Filtration Material Leads to the Best Drinking Water? - NC One Water
Tucker Harris, Moss Hill Elementary School
Which Medium Filters Water Best?
Dewey & Susan Ryals Family Memorial Award
- Haley Yi, Hortons Creek Elementary, Cary
Which flour is the best for Mochi? - Advaitha Nithin, I-Ss Virtual Academy
Green Guardians vs. Tiny Terrors - Madeline Branch, Dobson Elementary School, Dobson
Three Chews for Milk - Isabella Gorbatovski, West Lake Elementary, School, Apex
The Amazing Hand (DIY Robotic Hand) - Cora Kite, Ab Combs Raleigh
Wayfaring White Sharks
Exemplary
- Boone Fassnacht, Pocosin Innovative Charter School, Creswell
Household Fertilizer Testing Center - Pressly Fisher, A.B. Combs Magnet Elementary School
Keeping It Cool - Maya Narsale, The Academy At Lincoln, Greensboro
Perfecting The Meringue – What acid causes meringue to firm up the most? - Lyndon Williams, Aggie Academy Greensboro
Fitness Tracker: Fact or Fiction - Aadhirai Niranjan Kumar, Alston Ridge Elementary, Cary
Trustable Trusses - Eloise Jennings, Holly Ridge Elementary School, Holly Springs
Which Liquids Cleans Pennies the Best? - Ronan Mcalarney, Bellamy Elementary School, Wilmington
Choose the Right Bright Lights - Amina Abdullaeva & Talia Sorenson, Endhaven Elementary Charlotte, Charlotte
To read or to listen, that is the question. - Lauren Satterfield, Wilmington
Non-Newtonian Noise - Brayden Lambert, Stedman Elementary, Stedman
Stuck in the Muck - Gage Williams, Star Elementary Star
Erosion In Motion - Lina Kimes, North Duplin Elementary School
Oh Say! Can You See the Sound? - Lilly Long, Speas Global Elementary, Winston-Salem
Yes, Chef: Investigating the Maillard Reaction - Riley Horne, Topsail Annandale Elementary School In Hampstead
Hey Plants …Think What You Drink! - Sawyer Ceneskie, Page Street Elementary Troy
Pond H20: Safe or No
Honorable Mention
- Lincoln Chambers, Old Richmond Elementary, Tobaccoville
Tarantula Tunes - Sloka Gaddam, The Math And Science Academy, Apex
Helpful Hydrogels - Beckett Willis, Cb Eller Elementary Elkin
Will the Ice Stay Frozen? - Charlie Saunders, Uwharrie Charter Academy, Asheboro
Automatic Dog Feeder - Kinley Barnett, Moss Hill Elementary School Kinston
Which Sunscreen is Most Effective? - Aria Tsang, Hortons Creek Elementary, Cary
Is ChatGPT Fair? - Anika Prajapati, Hortons Creek Elementary School, Cary
pH-ing (Acids and Bases Around Us) - Henry Markwith, Hawks Nest Steam Academy, Gastonia
Sticky Situations: Investigating the Strength of Glue Bonds - Sidra Baloch, Al-Iman School
Memory Matches - Gunner Martin, Em Holt Elementary Burlington
How Strong is Your Roof? Testing the Pull-Through Strength of Asphalt Shingle Nail Lines - Trinity Dalton, Stoneville Elementary, Stoneville
The Effects of Carpet Cleaners on Stain Removal - Charlie Garland, Celeste Henkle Elementary School, Statesville
Putting Out Fires - Aidan Driscoll, A.B. Combs Elementary, Raleigh
Laser Triggered Balloon Explosions - Victor Mehta & August Pfleger, Barton Pond Elementary, Raleigh
Earthquake in a Jar - Luke Johnson, Wrightsville Beach Elementary
Environmental Spin
Special Awards
- Creating a Better World – Girl Scouts of North Carolina Coastal Pines
Abigail Ross, The Academy At Lincoln – Greensboro
An Oily Cleanup - Association of Women in Science North Carolina Chapter
Bailey Cummings, Boone Trail Elementary, Lillington
Is it Egg-cellent? - RTI Turning Knowledge into Practice Award
Savannah Spruill, Pocosin Innovative Charter School, Creswell
Earthworms and Soil Drainage - North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs Elementary Award for Creative in STEM Solutions
Aashritha Karthik Kamu, Triangle Math And Science Academy, Cary
How do oil spills negatively affect the growth of aquatic flora? - SMT Promising Young Researcher Award
Jace Gibbs, Littleton Academy Littleton
The Toy Car Project - SMT Promising Young Researcher Award
Bryson Canady, Pink Hill Elementary, Pink Hill
1 2 3 White - SMT Promising Young Researcher Award
Chigoziem Nnaekpe, Patriots Elementary, Concord
How does the angle of incidence affect the angle of reflection of light off a mirror - NC One Water
Aashritha Karthik Kamu, Triangle Math And Science Academy, Cary
How do oil spills negatively affect the growth of aquatic flora? - NC One Water
Haniya Hussain, Patriots Stm Elementary
Which Filtration Material Leads to the Best Drinking Water? - NC One Water
Tucker Harris, Moss Hill Elementary School
Which Medium Filters Water Best?
Junior
Nomination to the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
- Rutwa Patil, Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy
Breaking Down Plastics Puzzle! - Bailey Heape, Table Rock Middle School, Morganton
Gelling Together: A Study of Hydrogels in Farming - Sanvi Asaigoli, Raleigh
CasNovo: Advanced Gene Editing Through Machine Learning - Saumya Wagh, Davis Drive Middle School, Cary
Gripping New Opportunities – Harnessing Gecko Leg Biomimicry for Prosthetics - Laszlo Gazzano-Stern, Asheville Catholic School, (Asheville)
What Type Of Egg Or Egg Substitute Insulates The Ice Cream In A Baked Alaska Best? - Lilian Redwine, Hanes Magnet, Winston Salem
Fantastic Plastic - Rachel Joseph & Sragvhi Bollam, Mills Park Middle School, Cary
The Nitrate Gamble: A Plant Game - Reva Khaire, Randolph Middle School, Charlotte
A Novel Machine Learning Approach to predict Post-Fire Tree Mortality Using Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) and Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Integration - Leyla Bozkurt, Al-Iman School, Raleigh
Bionic Plants: Wireless Bioelectronic Connections with Plants - Kyle Hanes, Hanes Magnet School, Winston-Salem
Fighting the Freeze - Andrew Nguyen, Hanes Magnet School, Winston-Salem
Time Judged All - Garret Chapman, Cullowhee
Budgeting Energy: The Price and Performance Showdown - Matthew Hagler, Phoenix Academy, High Point
Shifty Shapes - Ram Kuchikulla, Greensboro Academy, Greensboro
Playing With Air - Yash Mehta, Durham Academy, Durham
Using motors to simulate braille - Diana Zavadskaia, Triangle Math And Science Academy, Cary
Need a heart? Make one!
special awards
- Association for Women Geoscientists Award for Excellence in Geosciences
Avika Dhingra, Summerfield Charter Academy
Nature’s Micro Workers - DoD STEM Leadership Prize
Jeremiah Johnson & Grey Dalton, Blowing Rock School, Blowing Rock
Difference between Wet and dry cell batteries - RTI Turning Knowledge into Practice Award
Juliet Johnson, Mcs Noble Middle School
Precipitation Passengers - Broadcom Foundation Coding with Commitment Award
Sanvi Asaigoli, Raleigh
CasNovo: Advanced Gene Editing Through Machine Learning - SMT Promising Young Researcher Award
Peyton Williams, West Wilkes Middle School Wilkesboro
Pretty Petals - SMT Promising Young Researcher Award
Jalen Torrencee, Rochelle Middle School
What’s The Fastest Way To Cool A Canned Soda - SMT Promising Young Researcher Award
Luci Ernest & Genevieve Goff, Blowing Rock School
How many colonies of bacteria are in Blowing Rock’s rainwater? - Lemelson Award Early Inventor Prize
Kyle Hanes, Hanes Magnet School, Winston-Salem
Fighting the Freeze - Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award
Hailey Silva, The Math And Science Academy Of Apex
Rusting Out: How Acids Affect the Rate of Corrosion - Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award
Hanley Pope, Cape Fear Academy, Wilmington
Voice Controlled Lamp - United States Air Force Award
Xander Snell, J.N. Fries Concord
solar powered food commodity box
Matthew Hagler, Phoenix Academy, High Point
Shifty Shapes - Creating a Better World – Girl Scouts of North Carolina Coastal Pines
Sameera Chalamalasetti, Mills Park Middle, Cary
Do Biodegradable Bags Really Preserve Food? - Association of Women in Science North Carolina Chapter
Saumya Wagh, Davis Drive Middle School, Cary
Gripping New Opportunities – Harnessing Gecko Leg Biomimicry for Prosthetics - NC One Water
Rachel Joseph & Sragvhi Bollam, Mills Park Middle School, Cary
The Nitrate Gamble: A Plant Game
Rajorshi Roychoudhury & Nitya Yadlapalli, Community House Middle School, Charlotte
Solving world‘s water shortage by Salt-water desalination
Luci Ernest & Genevieve Goff, Blowing Rock School
How many colonies of bacteria are in Blowing Rock‘s rainwater?
Biological Science A
- Honorable Mention: Nehala Chandolu, Mills Park Middle School, Cary, North Carolina
Comparing Synthetic Hydrogels Versus Natural Fungal Methods for Effective Water Conservation to Enhance Plant Growth - 3rd: Sameera Chalamalasetti, Mills Park Middle, Cary
Do Biodegradable Bags Really Preserve Food? - 2nd: Bailey Heape, Table Rock Middle School, Morganton
Gelling Together: A Study of Hydrogels in Farming - 1st: Rutwa Patil, Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy
Breaking Down Plastics Puzzle!
Biological Science B
- Honorable Mention: Brooklynn Rust, Grace Edwards, & Annalee Rogers, West Wilkes Middle School, Millers Creek
Drinkable Drops - 3rd: Aaron Lee, Greensboro
Preventing diabetes by inhibiting invertase using foods - 2nd: Saumya Wagh, Davis Drive Middle School, Cary
Gripping New Opportunities – Harnessing Gecko Leg Biomimicry for Prosthetics - 1st: Sanvi Asaigoli, Raleigh
CasNovo: Advanced Gene Editing Through Machine Learning
Chemistry
- Honorable Mention: Dev Patel, Chaeyoung Lim, & Caelen Hennessee, Liberty Middle School, Morganton
Energy in drinks: A study of electrolytes - 3rd: Hailey Silva, The Math And Science Academy Of Apex
Rusting Out: How Acids Affect the Rate of Corrosion - 2nd: Lilian Redwine, Hanes Magnet, Winston Salem
Fantastic Plastic - 1st: Laszlo Gazzano-Stern, Asheville Catholic School
What Type Of Egg Or Egg Substitute Insulates The Ice Cream In A Baked Alaska Best?
Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science
- Honorable Mention: Ishan Sundaram, Randolh Middle School, Charlotte
Do End-Users have access to the right Performance Metrics? Models to predict CPU and GPU Performance and Efficiency - 3rd: Julianna Hoffert, Asheville Catholic School
How Much Time Can Someone Save by Speeding on a Rural Interstate? - 2nd: Garret Chapman, Cullowhee
Budgeting Energy: The Price and Performance Showdown - 1st: Andrew Nguyen, Hanes Magnet School, Winston-Salem
Time Judged All
Physics
- Honorable Mention: Mia Moolan, The Math And Science Academy Of Apex
How Does A DIY Eco-Friendly, Cost-Effective Parabolic Reflector Compare To A Professionally Made Signal Booster In Terms Of Signal Strength? - 3rd: Carter Hahn, Charlotte Preparatory School, Charlotte
Can Tee Height Improve your Drives - 2nd: Ram Kuchikulla, Greensboro Academy, Greensboro
Playing With Air - 1st: Matthew Hagler, Phoenix Academy, High Point
Shifty Shapes
Engineering
- Honorable Mention:Flynn Kornegay, Murray Middle School- Wilmington
Green Suncatcher Solar Hot Water Heater - 3rd: Anvi Ediga, Mills Park Middle School, Cary
Easy Eyes – Screen Time Optimizations - 2nd: Kyle Hanes, Hanes Magnet School, Winston-Salem
Fighting the Freeze - 1st: Leyla Bozkurt, Al-Iman School, Raleigh
Bionic Plants: Wireless Bioelectronic Connections with Plants
Technology
- Honorable Mention: Kinley Robinson, Cc Griffin Middle School
Guitar pick width and it’s effect on sound - 3rd: Lexie Spannhake, Harnett Central Middle School, Angier
Let’s ChatGPT - 2nd: Diana Zavadskaia, Triangle Math And Science Academy, Cary
Need a heart? Make one! - 1st: Yash Mehta, Durham Academy, Durham
Using motors to simulate braille
Earth and Environmental Science
- Honorable Mention: Deborah Monahan, Blessed Sacrament School
The Effects of Iodine of Saliva in Waxworms for the Biodegradation of Plastics - 3rd: Chase Tomala, Western Harnett Middle School, Lillington
Biomass to Biogas - 2nd: Reva Khaire, Randolph Middle School, Charlotte
A Novel Machine Learning Approach to predict Post-Fire Tree Mortality Using Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) and Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Integration - 1st: Rachel Joseph & Sragvhi Bollam, Mills Park Middle School, Cary
The Nitrate Gamble: A Plant Game
Senior
Representing North Carolina in the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
- Siddharth Maruvada, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics – Durham
Design, Synthesis, and Testing of Novel Small Molecule Interleukin-6 Inhibitors for the Amelioration of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ISEF Grand Award – Translational Medical Sciences – 2nd Award of $2,000
Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association (DCAT) – First Prize - Abhinav Meduri, Durham
Enhancing Lead Sequestration and Power Conversion Efficiency in Organic-Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells via Alginate-L-Cysteine Biopolymer Encapsulation
ISEF Grand Award – Chemistry – 2nd Award of $2,000
American Chemical Society Diploma of Recognition - Abhishek Shah, Green Level High School, Cary
AuralStudio: A novel, fully voice-controlled and configurable development environment for the visually impaired.
ISEF Grand Award – System Software – 2nd Award of, $2,000 - Maruthi Vemula, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics, Durham
Mitigating Information Asymmetry in Governmental Policies: An AI-Driven Approach
ISEF Grand Award – System Software – 4th Award of $500 - Amy Okonkwo,
Genetically Modifying Wild Type K12 E. coli for the MtrC Gene for Production of Cytochrome C and Microbial Fuel Cell Application - Isabel Garcia, Isaac Bear Early College In Wilmington
Developing a Cost-Effective Alternative to Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
ISEF Grand Award – Microbiology – 4th Award of, $500 - Sreeja Appala, South Iredell High School, Statesville
Unraveling the Complex Interplay Between Immune Cells and Cancer Progression Utilizing a Novel Application of an Artificial Neural Network
2024 ISEF Grand Award – Biomedical and Health Sciences – 2nd Award of $2,000 - Davin Tipton, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics — Durham, Durham
Analyzing the Effects of General Relativity on Hypervelocity Star Ejection Velocities - Bianca Chan, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics
Identifying Inhibitors and Inducers of the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) Pathway through the Development of a High-Throughput Phenotypic Screen - William Feng, Enloe High School, Raleigh
A Novel Approach on Determining Aragonite Saturation State through Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques - Pratishrut Kamal & Venkata Vadlamudi Enloe High School, Raleigh
DynaGrad: A Novel Gradient Descent with Adaptive Dual Learning Rates and Momenta for Improved Optimization and Accelerated Convergence in Deep Neural Networks
ISEF Grand Award – System Software – 3rd Award of $1,000
Air Force Research Laboratory – $750
National Security Agency Research Directorate – Third Place Award Cybersecurity - Avni Vemuri, Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh
Analyzing Mini Forest Impact on Urban Air Quality through Satellite Data
ISEF Grand Award – Earth and Environmental Science – 1st Place and $5,000
Representing ISEF in Katowice Poland at the EU Contest for Young Scientists
special awards
- NC One Water
Aadarsh Lakshmanan, Ardrey Kell High School, Charlotte
A Novel Machine Learning Approach for Assessing PFAS Pollution in North Carolina using Water Contamination Sources
Elizabeth Niven & Olivia Alexander, Isaac Bear Early College High School, Wilmington
Exploring Aquaculture Through Rotifer Assays
Rachit Chandrakul, Atkins Academic & Technology High School, Winston-Salem
Carbon Quantum Dots: Green nanotechnology for water pollution detection and treatment - United States Air Force Award
Nicholas Moore, South Iredell High School
Holistic Approach to Multiple Energy Source Designs in Planetary Rover Vehicles
Lawrence Song, Adarsh Thakur & Peter Sun, Green Level High School, Cary
Leviosa Extinguisher
Avni Vemuri, Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh
Analyzing Mini Forest Impact on Urban Air Quality through Satellite Data - U.S. Agency for International Development
Shubhan Bhattacharya, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics – Durham
MALIntDrone: A Malaria Intervention Drone for Larval Source Management using Remote Sensing and Multispectral Imagery - Stockholm Junior Water Prize Nomination
Rachit Chandrakul, Atkins Academic & Technology High School, Winston-Salem
Carbon Quantum Dots: Green nanotechnology for water pollution detection and treatment
Abhinav Meduri, Durham
Enhancing Lead Sequestration and Power Conversion Efficiency in Organic-Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells via Alginate-L-Cysteine Biopolymer Encapsulation - Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award
Jaden Mu, Name: East Chapel Hill High School, City: Chapel Hill
ADAV: A Robust Real-Time Defense Against Adversarial Patch Attacks for Autonomous Vehicles
Elizabeth Niven & Olivia Alexander, Isaac Bear Early College High School, Wilmington
Exploring Aquaculture Through Rotifer Assays - United States Army Award, Biological Science A Award
Arya Nair & Anjana Srinidhi Bindhu Suresh, Marvin Ridge High School
Algal Impacts on Filtration - United States Army Award, Biological Science B Award
Olivia Yang, East Chapel Hill High School – Chapel Hill
Leveraging Computational Tools to Determine the Molecular Mechanism of a Novel Varroa Mite Pesticide - United States Army Award, Chemistry Award
Micajah Hanna, Dallas
An Exploration Of Starch Biopolymers As A Biodegradable Alternative To Petroleum Plastics. - United States Army Award, Earth and Environmental Science Award
Harini Balaji, Hickory Ridge High, Harrisburg
Mitigating the Effects of Light Pollution on Plant Growth and Circadian Rhythm Using Absorption Filters - United States Army Award, Physics
Nachammai Annamalai,
Unveiling Acoustic Mechanisms Shaping Speech Intelligibility in Enclosed Environments with Innovative Boundary Materials - United States Army Award, Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science Award
Harshil Jagga, Ardrey Kell High School, Charlotte
Improving Urban Mobility/Perception for Hearing-Impaired Individuals — An Integrated Audio Processing & Neural Networks Approach - United States Army Award, Engineering Award
Bannock Scott & Lizette Reyes-Lopez, Gaston Early College High School, Dallas
Finding a New Way to Harvest Vibrational Energy - United States Army Award, Technology Award
Maxwell Stalsitz, Isaac Bear Early College High School, Wilmington
Enhancing Satellite Ground Station Efficacy: Investigating L-Band Feed Horn Designs in Creating a Multimodal Atmosphere and Satellite Monitoring Application - NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award
Teresa Fang, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics, Durham
Using High-Resolution GPS to Develop Iceberg Melt Rate and Greenhouse Gas Concentration Prediction Models In the Sermilik Fjord, Greenland - Association of Women in Science North Carolina Chapter
Emily Martinez, Duplin Early College High School. Kenansville, North Carolina
Project Save Water - Creating a Better World – Girl Scouts of North Carolina Coastal Pines
Gillian Molina, Charles D. Owen Highschool, Black Mountain
Combating global food shortages by preserving produce through the development of organic edible coatings - Society for In Vitro Biology
Zhiyu Cao, Green Hope High School, Cary
Functional Identification on the HIF1A-PRKCH Fusion Gene in Lung Cancer Transforming - NASA Earth System Science Award
William Feng, Enloe High School, Raleigh
A Novel Approach on Determining Aragonite Saturation State through Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques - RTI Turning Knowledge into Practice Award
Amy Okonkwo,
Genetically Modifying Wild Type K12 E. coli for the MtrC Gene for Production of Cytochrome C and Microbial Fuel Cell Application - American Psychological Association Award for Achievement in Research in Psychological Science
Viswajith Nambiar, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics, Morganton
Examining the Effect of Cucurbita Oil on the Drosophila Model of Alzheimer’s Disease - Association for Women Geoscientists Award for Excellence in Geosciences
Teresa Fang, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics, Durham
Using High-Resolution GPS to Develop Iceberg Melt Rate and Greenhouse Gas Concentration Prediction Models In the Sermilik Fjord, Greenland - US Metrics Association Award
Aryaman Shukla, Atkins Academic & Technology High School, Winston Salem
EProACH: A Novel ML Eutrophication Prognosticator for an Efficient Prediction of Complex HAB Patterns - Ricoh Sustainable Development Award
Emmie Rose, North Carolina School Of Science And Math, Durham
Analyzing NOx Removal Efficiency and Washing Resistance of Iron Oxide Decorated g-C3N4 Nanosheets Attached to Recycled Asphalt Pavement Aggregate - Regeneron Biomedical Science Award
Amy Okonkwo,
Genetically Modifying Wild Type K12 E. coli for the MtrC Gene for Production of Cytochrome C and Microbial Fuel Cell Application - DLH Award for Excellence in Public Health
Kenna Zhang, Cary Academy, Cary
Promoting Equity: Assessing Algorithmic Fairness in Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease
Earth and Environmental Science
- Honorable Mention: Aryaman Shukla, Atkins Academic & Technology High School, Winston Salem
EProACH: A Novel ML Eutrophication Prognosticator for an Efficient Prediction of Complex HAB Patterns - 3rd: Logan Tamadon, Isaac Bear Early College High School, Wilmington
Mighty Mycelium - 2nd: Aadarsh Lakshmanan, Ardrey Kell High School, Charlotte
A Novel Machine Learning Approach for Assessing PFAS Pollution in North Carolina using Water Contamination Sources - 1st: William Feng, Enloe High School, Raleigh
A Novel Approach on Determining Aragonite Saturation State through Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques
Chemistry
- Honorable Mention: Smruti Patil, Enloe High School, Raleigh
Design and Synthesis of ATPase Inhibitors To Target the Activity of Rix7 in the Ribosome Assembly Pathway - 3rd: Rachit Chandrakul, Atkins Academic & Technology High School, Winston-Salem
Carbon Quantum Dots: Green nanotechnology for water pollution detection and treatment - 2nd: Abhinav Meduri, Durham
Enhancing Lead Sequestration and Power Conversion Efficiency in Organic-Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells via Alginate-L-Cysteine Biopolymer Encapsulation - 1st: Siddharth Maruvada, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics – Durham
Design, Synthesis, and Testing of Novel Small Molecule Interleukin-6 Inhibitors for the Amelioration of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Engineering
- Honorable Mention: Arkapravo Sen, Weddington High School, Matthews
JIZO - 3rd: Carolina Jones, Indu Gadiraju, & Luca Cyrus, Arendell Parrott Academy, Kinston, South Iredell High School, Statesville
Developing a Low-Cost and Modular Lagrangian Drifter for Automated Rip Current Detection - 2nd: Rafael Kohn, Charles D Owen High School, Black Mountain
Redesigning a CNC Router for Small-Scale Manufacturing
Technology
- Honorable Mention: Adam Stone, Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte
Utilizing AI Enabled Network Analysis to Optimize Efficient Access to Quality Content on Social Learning Platforms - 3rd: Maxwell Stalsitz, Isaac Bear Early College High School, Wilmington
Enhancing Satellite Ground Station Efficacy: Investigating L-Band Feed Horn Designs in Creating a Multimodal Atmosphere and Satellite Monitoring Application - 2nd: Maruthi Vemula, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics, Durham
Mitigating Information Asymmetry in Governmental Policies: An AI-Driven Approach - 1st: Abhishek Shah, Green Level High School, Cary
AuralStudio: A novel, fully voice-controlled and configurable development environment for the visually impaired.
Physics
- Honorable Mention: Ankit Biswas, Providence High School, Charlotte
Discovery of the 5 oldest Population III LB-galaxy candidates using a novel population-synthesis-based broadband approach - 3rd: Sutharsika Kumar, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics, Durham
Band Structure Modeling of Perovskite Materials with Quantum ESPRESSO for Multijunction Photovoltaic Cell Optimization - 2nd: Nachammai Annamalai,
Unveiling Acoustic Mechanisms Shaping Speech Intelligibility in Enclosed Environments with Innovative Boundary Materials - 1st: Davin Tipton, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics — Durham, Durham
Analyzing the Effects of General Relativity on Hypervelocity Star Ejection Velocities
Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science
- Honorable Mention: Zaynah Khan, Marvin Ridge High School, Marvin
A PINN (Physics Informed Neural Network) Approach to Optimizing the Forward Model in Diffuse Optical Tomography - 3rd: Alice Cheng, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics, Durham
Automatic Arrhythmia Detection Using Continuous Wavelet Transform and 2D Convolutional Neural Networks - 2nd: Kenna Zhang, Cary Academy, Cary
Promoting Equity: Assessing Algorithmic Fairness in Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease - 1st: Pratishrut Kamal & Venkata Vadlamudi, Enloe High School, Raleigh
DynaGrad: A Novel Gradient Descent with Adaptive Dual Learning Rates and Momenta for Improved Optimization and Accelerated Convergence in Deep Neural Networks
Biological Science B
- 3rd: Viswajith Nambiar, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics, Morganton
Examining the Effect of Cucurbita Oil on the Drosophila Model of Alzheimer’s Disease - 2nd: Sreeja Appala, South Iredell High School, Statesville
Unraveling the Complex Interplay Between Immune Cells and Cancer Progression Utilizing a Novel Application of an Artificial Neural Network - 1st: Bianca Chan, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics
Identifying Inhibitors and Inducers of the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) Pathway through the Development of a High-Throughput Phenotypic Screen
Biological Science A
- Honorable Mention: Lane Tompkins, Isaac Bear Early College High School, Wilmington
Exploring the Efficacy of Light Based Monotherapies for Targeting Escherichia Coli - 3rd: Linda Xue, North Carolina School Of Science And Mathematics, Durham
Social Isolation on Behavior and Physiology In the Model Gromphadorhina Portentosa - 2nd: Isabel Garcia, Isaac Bear Early College In Wilmington
Developing a Cost-Effective Alternative to Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) - 1st: Amy Okonkwo,
Genetically Modifying Wild Type K12 E. coli for the MtrC Gene for Production of Cytochrome C and Microbial Fuel Cell Application