Fair Results

(2024) Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair Category Results

Animal Sciences

Isabelle Hoover
First Place
The Effect of Anthropogenic Vibrations on the Behaviors and Development of Artemia salina
Governor’s School at Innovation Park (high school)
Lauren Kim
First Place
The Effect of Anthropogenic Vibrations on the Behaviors and Development of Artemia salina
Governor’s School at Innovation Park (high school)
Zainab Soofi
First Place
The Effect of Anthropogenic Vibrations on the Behaviors and Development of Artemia salina
Governor’s School at Innovation Park (high school)
Emma Baldwin
Second Place
The absorbance and effect of microplastics on C. elegans
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Dorothy Myers
Second Place
The absorbance and effect of microplastics on C. elegans
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Xavier Gitre
Third Place
Organic Mercury and Avian Foraging: the Impacts of Methylmercury Exposure on the Feeding Efficiency of Invertivorous Passerines
Blacksburg High
Jenny Vu
Honorable Mention
Seizure Phenotypes in Planaria
Ocean Lakes High

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Saumik Das
First Place
The effect of koumine on social interaction and locomotion of a traumatic injury induced Drosophila melanogaster offspring model (mimicking preterm birth effects)
Academies of Loudoun (Leesburg)
Annie Yuan
Second Place
Emotional Dependence on Vaping Affects Vascular Health of Electronic Cigarette Users
Mills E. Godwin High
Medha Pappula
Third Place
Cortical Connectivity Analysis in Pediatric ADHD: Integrating EEG Data, Deep Learning Models, and Reaction Times for a Novel Cognitive Assessment
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Macy Waid
Honorable Mention
Framing Effect on Witness Accuracy and Confidence
Massanutten Regional Governor's School

Biomed. Sciences, Biomed. Engineering & Translational Medicine

Anna Mohanty
First Place
Alcott: A Convolutional Neural Network to Predict Multimeric Interactions in HIV-1 Neural Infection
Washington-Lee High
Himesh Ahuja
Second Place
EyeDragon: A Portable Medical Device Utilizing a Multi-Stage Deep Learning Approach for Retinopathic Diagnosis
Chantilly High School
Ram Dosibhatla
Second Place
EyeDragon: A Portable Medical Device Utilizing a Multi-Stage Deep Learning Approach for Retinopathic Diagnosis
Chantilly High School
Anshul Yarlagadda
Second Place
EyeDragon: A Portable Medical Device Utilizing a Multi-Stage Deep Learning Approach for Retinopathic Diagnosis
Chantilly High School
Angelina Guo
Third Place
A Highly Accurate Detection of Glaucoma with Deep-Learning Neural Networks: A Case Study for Early Detection
Central Virginia Governor's school/Jefferson Forest High School
Shriya Jaddu
Honorable Mention
SeizAlert: A Deep Learning Powered System for Pre-Ictal Seizure Prediction
Langley High School

Cell, Molecular and Computational Biology & Biochemistry

Roger Zhu
First Place
In Vivo Nanoscopic Elucidation of Neuromodulatory Transmission
Albemarle High
Viraj Kamath
Second Place
BSEPv2: Designing a Novel Protein Utilizing AI-Assisted Predictions of Molecular Evolution for Treatment of PFIC
Oakton High School
Khartik Uppalapati
Second Place
BSEPv2: Designing a Novel Protein Utilizing AI-Assisted Predictions of Molecular Evolution for Treatment of PFIC
Oakton High School
Ayush Pal
Third Place
Modeling the Oligomerization of Alzheimer's-Causing Toxins using Physics-Informed Deep Learning and Hypergraph Optimization
Mills E. Godwin High
Sean Fu
Honorable Mention
Generative AI-assisted Drug Identification and Cell Engineering to Suppress Cancer Cell Proliferation
Albemarle High

Chemistry

Ashrita Gandhari
First Place
Combating Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Plant-Derived Biocompounds Quercetin & Vincristine
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Rishika Jain
Second Place
Eutrophication Remediation: Evaluating Aluminum Foil as a Phosphorus Sorption Material
Marshall High School
Samanvi Tummala
Third Place
Rice-Cycle: Creating Biodegradable Starch-Based Materials from Rice Food Waste
Chantilly High School
Andrew Funk
Honorable Mention
Aerogel as a Purifier
Governor’s School at Innovation Park (high school)
Sofia Wojcik
Honorable Mention
Aerogel as a Purifier
Governor’s School at Innovation Park (high school)

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Wesley Kang
First Place
A Novel Mathematical Model To Predict Wastewater Induced Earthquakes
Madison High School
Andrew Kim
Second Place
Utilizing Remote Sensing and Deep Neural Networks to Predict Biochemical Oxygen Demand in the Chesapeake Bay
Woodson High School
Jamie Kim
Second Place
Utilizing Remote Sensing and Deep Neural Networks to Predict Biochemical Oxygen Demand in the Chesapeake Bay
Woodson High School
Dylan Mach
Third Place
Urbhealth: Designing A Novel, Accessible, and Data-Driven Index To Deepen The Nexus Between Urban Policy And Community Health
Ocean Lakes High
Nicola Beaumont
Honorable Mention
The Use of Chlorella as a Coagulant/Flocculant to Remove Polyethylene Microplastics from Wastewater
H-B Woodlawn

Engineering Technology & Sustainable Design

Chetana Gunawardhana
First Place
Submersible Aerial Vehicle Design Study
Broad Run High
Joseph Tso
Second Place
V-MODE: Virtualized Microgrids for Optimizing Distributed Energy
Woodson High School
Austin Cui
Third Place
Designing an AI-Guided Ultra Versatile Unmanned Aircraft for Wartime Humanitarian Aid
Woodson High School
Benjamin Hall
Third Place
Designing an AI-Guided Ultra Versatile Unmanned Aircraft for Wartime Humanitarian Aid
Woodson High School
Matthew Lee
Third Place
Designing an AI-Guided Ultra Versatile Unmanned Aircraft for Wartime Humanitarian Aid
Woodson High School
Seyeon (Gloria) Park
Honorable Mention
Sustainable Soil Conservation in Honduras: Harnessing Biovinyl from Sugarcane Waste for Erosion Prevention
Virginia Episcopal School

Materials Science

Valeria Novoa
First Place
Optimizing Graphitic Carbon Nitride to Create a Safe, Effective, and Economic form of Hydrogen Storage.
Madison High School
Lani Le
Second Place
Effectiveness of Different Fabrics in Protecting from UV Rays
West Springfield High School
Subaita Mahmud
Second Place
Effectiveness of Different Fabrics in Protecting from UV Rays
West Springfield High School
Shriya Seshadri
Second Place
Effectiveness of Different Fabrics in Protecting from UV Rays
West Springfield High School
Ryan Singh
Third Place
Utilizing Chiral Carbon Nanotubes for Polarization in Spintronic Memory and Logic Devices
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Surbhi Singla
Third Place
Utilizing Chiral Carbon Nanotubes for Polarization in Spintronic Memory and Logic Devices
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Ben Doan
Honorable Mention
Algal Bioplastic: Engineering a bioplastic alternative to plastic wrap with Chlorella Vulgaris
Langley High School
Lang Xiong
Honorable Mention
Algal Bioplastic: Engineering a bioplastic alternative to plastic wrap with Chlorella Vulgaris
Langley High School

Microbiology

Gabriela Konde
First Place
Optimal Sound Frequencies for Targeted E. coli Biofilm Eradication on Medical Devices
Marshall High School
Diya Reddy
Second Place
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Fluids from Various Sources
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Shumvobi Mitra
Third Place
Detecting and Degrading Formaldehyde using Synthetic Biology and Engineering Techniques
Langley High School
Pria Dua
Honorable Mention
Exploring the Process of Bacteriophage Isolation and Characterization
Massanutten Regional Governor's School

Physics, Math and Astronomy

Tanish Singh
First Place
Novel Application of Quantum Machine Learning for Pulsar Classification using Qubit-Based Encoding and Bloch Sphere Mapping
Mills E. Godwin High
Abhinav Tadinada
First Place
Novel Application of Quantum Machine Learning for Pulsar Classification using Qubit-Based Encoding and Bloch Sphere Mapping
Mills E. Godwin High
Anusha Agarwal
Second Place
Identifying Future Asteroid Mining Targets using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Neha Chandran
Third Place
Linear Polarization-based Entanglement of a Single Photon, 2-Qubit Spatial Mode System
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Srimaye Peddinti
Third Place
Linear Polarization-based Entanglement of a Single Photon, 2-Qubit Spatial Mode System
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Drew Lankford
Honorable Mention
Rotation Curve with Low-Cost Radio Telescope
Massanutten Regional Governor's School

Plant Sciences

Josephine Eaton
First Place
Effectiveness of Glycine max on Microplastic Removal from Soil
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Grace Son
Second Place
Genetic Diversity and Tracing the Origin of Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) on Ulleung Island, Korea
Tabb High
Hannah Mizuba
Third Place
Evaluation of Cuscuta Interaction with Arabidopsis thaliana Expressing RUBY Reporter
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Kane Reczek
Third Place
Evaluation of Cuscuta Interaction with Arabidopsis thaliana Expressing RUBY Reporter
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Yassine Lahbabi
Honorable Mention
Investigating Fontinalis antipyretica's Capabilities as a Source of Phytofiltration on Common Pollutants
Governor’s School at Innovation Park (high school)
Braxton McDaniel
Honorable Mention
Investigating Fontinalis antipyretica's Capabilities as a Source of Phytofiltration on Common Pollutants
Governor’s School at Innovation Park (high school)
Ibtihaz Sparsha
Honorable Mention
Investigating Fontinalis antipyretica's Capabilities as a Source of Phytofiltration on Common Pollutants
Governor’s School at Innovation Park (high school)

Robotics, Software & Embedded Systems

Anant Khandelwal
First Place
Diffusion-Based Conditional Mesh Synthesis for Efficient 3D Prototyping
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Sritan Motati
First Place
Diffusion-Based Conditional Mesh Synthesis for Efficient 3D Prototyping
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Siddhant Sood
First Place
Diffusion-Based Conditional Mesh Synthesis for Efficient 3D Prototyping
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Sriman Achanta
Second Place
A Low-cost Bionic Transradial Electromyographic Prosthesis Using Transformer-Based Deep Learning Algorithms
Mills E. Godwin High
Zachary Schwehr
Second Place
A Low-cost Bionic Transradial Electromyographic Prosthesis Using Transformer-Based Deep Learning Algorithms
Mills E. Godwin High
Will Henderson
Third Place
Low-Cost Prosthetic Hand Using AI and sEMG
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Chase Noel
Third Place
Low-Cost Prosthetic Hand Using AI and sEMG
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Akanksha Gomatam
Honorable Mention
The Effect of BERT-Based Models on the Performance of Sentiment Analysis
Deep Run High
(2024) Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair Special Awards

American Psychological Association

1st Place
Annie Yuan
Emotional Dependence on Vaping Affects Vascular Health of Electronic Cigarette Users
Mills E. Godwin High

Association for Women Geoscientists

1st Place
Claire McCahill
The effect of various polysaccharide-based hydrogel beads on the removal of heavy metal ions from water
Roanoke Valley Governor's School

Grand Prize Award

Grand Award
Wesley Kang
A Novel Mathematical Model To Predict Wastewater Induced Earthquakes
Madison High School
Grand Award
Anant Khandelwal
Diffusion-Based Conditional Mesh Synthesis for Efficient 3D Prototyping
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Grand Award
Sritan Motati
Diffusion-Based Conditional Mesh Synthesis for Efficient 3D Prototyping
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Grand Award
Valeria Novoa
Optimizing Graphitic Carbon Nitride to Create a Safe, Effective, and Economic form of Hydrogen Storage.
Madison High School
Grand Award
Siddhant Sood
Diffusion-Based Conditional Mesh Synthesis for Efficient 3D Prototyping
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Leidos 2024 Young Virginia STEM Research Award

Ayush Pal
Modeling the Oligomerization of Alzheimer's-Causing Toxins using Physics-Informed Deep Learning and Hypergraph Optimization
Mills E. Godwin High

Leidos Award for Excellence in Applied Science

Honorable Mention
Austin Cui
Designing an AI-Guided Ultra Versatile Unmanned Aircraft for Wartime Humanitarian Aid
Woodson High School
Second Place
Melissa George
Utilizing Various PEGylated Nanostructured​ Lipid Carriers for Targeted Drug Delivery
Governor’s School at Innovation Park (high school)
Second Place
Meklit Gizework
Utilizing Various PEGylated Nanostructured​ Lipid Carriers for Targeted Drug Delivery
Governor’s School at Innovation Park (high school)
First Place
Chetana Gunawardhana
Submersible Aerial Vehicle Design Study
Broad Run High
Honorable Mention
Benjamin Hall
Designing an AI-Guided Ultra Versatile Unmanned Aircraft for Wartime Humanitarian Aid
Woodson High School
Honorable Mention
Wesley Kang
A Novel Mathematical Model To Predict Wastewater Induced Earthquakes
Madison High School
Third Place
Gabriela Konde
Optimal Sound Frequencies for Targeted E. coli Biofilm Eradication on Medical Devices
Marshall High School
Honorable Mention
Matthew Lee
Designing an AI-Guided Ultra Versatile Unmanned Aircraft for Wartime Humanitarian Aid
Woodson High School
Second Place
Ruth Mulugeta
Utilizing Various PEGylated Nanostructured​ Lipid Carriers for Targeted Drug Delivery
Governor’s School at Innovation Park (high school)

Leidos Award for Excellence in Computational Science

Second Place
Angelina Guo
A Highly Accurate Detection of Glaucoma with Deep-Learning Neural Networks: A Case Study for Early Detection
Central Virginia Governor's school/Jefferson Forest High School
First Place
Anvith Kakkera
Cytological Evaluation of Indeterminate Thyroid Carcinoma: Deep Learning Analysis of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsies Incorporating Cytopathological Features
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
First Place
Aneesh Kalla
Cytological Evaluation of Indeterminate Thyroid Carcinoma: Deep Learning Analysis of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsies Incorporating Cytopathological Features
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Third Place
Aryan Madan
Early Detection of Parkinson's Disease Using Machine Learning
Hidden Valley High

Mark Licata Award for Biotechnology

First
Sriman Achanta
A Low-cost Bionic Transradial Electromyographic Prosthesis Using Transformer-Based Deep Learning Algorithms
Mills E. Godwin High
Second
Ashrita Gandhari
Combating Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Plant-Derived Biocompounds Quercetin & Vincristine
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Third
Angelina Guo
A Highly Accurate Detection of Glaucoma with Deep-Learning Neural Networks: A Case Study for Early Detection
Central Virginia Governor's school/Jefferson Forest High School
First
Zachary Schwehr
A Low-cost Bionic Transradial Electromyographic Prosthesis Using Transformer-Based Deep Learning Algorithms
Mills E. Godwin High

NASA Earth System Science Award

1st Place
Joshua Namkoong
Hybrid Electromagnetic Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting
Governor's School for Science and Technology

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

1st Place
Sebastian Krushkal
Revolutionizing Local Weather Forecasting: Using Forecast Biases to Create a Local Weather Model
Albemarle High

Regeneron Biomedical Science Award

1st Place
Shriya Jaddu
SeizAlert: A Deep Learning Powered System for Pre-Ictal Seizure Prediction
Langley High School

Ricoh USA, Inc.

1st Place
Ben Doan
Algal Bioplastic: Engineering a bioplastic alternative to plastic wrap with Chlorella Vulgaris
Langley High School
1st Place
Lang Xiong
Algal Bioplastic: Engineering a bioplastic alternative to plastic wrap with Chlorella Vulgaris
Langley High School

Society for In Vitro Biology

1st Place
Sean Fu
Generative AI-assisted Drug Identification and Cell Engineering to Suppress Cancer Cell Proliferation
Albemarle High

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID): Science Champion

Seyeon (Gloria) Park
Sustainable Soil Conservation in Honduras: Harnessing Biovinyl from Sugarcane Waste for Erosion Prevention
Virginia Episcopal School

U.S. Metric Association

1st Place
Declan Leighton
The Effect of Voltage and Nozzle Size on the Force Generated by Radial Magnetohydrodynamic Drive
Yorktown High

U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

First Place
Wesley Kang
A Novel Mathematical Model To Predict Wastewater Induced Earthquakes
Madison High School
Second Place
Andrew Kim
Utilizing Remote Sensing and Deep Neural Networks to Predict Biochemical Oxygen Demand in the Chesapeake Bay
Woodson High School
Second Place
Jamie Kim
Utilizing Remote Sensing and Deep Neural Networks to Predict Biochemical Oxygen Demand in the Chesapeake Bay
Woodson High School

Virginia Section of the American Water Works Association

Second Place
Phillip Ha
The Effect of the Mass of Activated Charcoal on the Rate of Percent Absorbance/Discoloration of a Dyed Solution
Mount Vernon High School
Third Place
Molly Hawkins
The Effect of Chemically Modified Spent Coffee Grounds on the Removal of Ionic Zinc from Water
Woodson High School
First Place
Claire McCahill
The effect of various polysaccharide-based hydrogel beads on the removal of heavy metal ions from water
Roanoke Valley Governor's School

Yale Science and Engineering Association

Wesley Kang
A Novel Mathematical Model To Predict Wastewater Induced Earthquakes
Madison High School
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