Science Fair Winners and Awards

2025 Winners

2025 Senior Division Category Winners

Grand Prize Winners

Student(s)	School	Project
Aerin Kim Kayla Minter Willow Weeks	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	The Allelopathic Effects of Natural Plant Extracts on Seed Germination of Invasive Species Lolium perenne
Aysha Jafar Adriana Ponciano	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Microplastics on the Fertility of Caenorhabditis elegans
Hannah Jansen	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Parametric Optimization of Propeller Guards for Enhanced Hydrodynamic Performance and Acoustic Profile of Underwater Vehicles
Lana Wahden	Unity Reed High School	Succulent Surgery: Evaluating the Efficacy of a New Knotless Suture on Aloe Vera
Devika Thampi	Patriot High School	The Effect of Nose Cone Geometry on Rocket Aerodynamics

Animal Sciences Awards

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Aysha Jafar Adriana Ponciano	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Microplastics on the Fertility of Caenorhabditis elegans
2nd	Isabelle Hoover Joshua Rizer Zainab Soofi	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Discovering the Effect of Senna alata on the Expression of Cep-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans
3rd	Jill Jansen	Brentsville District High School	Mortality Rates Across Different Life Stages of Daphnia magna Exposed to Varying Nanosilver Concentrations
Honorable Mention	Lisa Giulajan	Battlefield High School	Machine Learning for Early Detection of Feline Injection-Site Sarcomas Using Medical Imaging
Honorable Mention	Sajeela Ahmad	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Atrazine on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna
Honorable Mention	Stuti Aryal Rutvi Devani Belva Fianko	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Simulating Anthropogenic Environmental Stressors to Assess Their Impact on Daphnia magna and Aquatic Ecosystem Stability

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Rania Lateef	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	SCENTS and SENSIBILITY: Demographics and Heritability of Olfaction and its Association with Mental Health, Migraine, and Substance Use
2nd	Madison Nepomuceno	Gainesville High School	The Extent to Which Left-Handed Individuals Out-Perform Their Right-Handed Peers: A Quasi-Experimental Design
3rd	Amira Elkamel	Hylton High School	Music's Impact on Memory

Biochemistry

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	John Eckman	Gar-Field High School	Investigating the Impacts of Ailanthone on Plant Growth
3rd	Julia Shafer	Woodbridge High School	How Does Electrical Stimulation Affect the Rate of Cellular Growth?
Honorable Mention	Philip Baah Maahir Datta	Osbourn Park High School	Protein Crystallization in a Clinostat

Chemistry

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
2nd	Andrew Funk Sofia Wojcik	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Aerogel as a Water Purifier: A Continuation
3rd	Natasha Sharma	Woodbridge High School	When Light Meets Crime: Investigating Luminol's Effectiveness with Temperature

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Banroop Aulakh Zarlasht Hashemi Farheen Rahman	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	How Can Biomarkers for Esophageal Cancer be Identified Using Machine Learning Techniques?
2nd	Dylan Borek Lauren Kim Aisha Baccouche	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Analyzing the Implications of Additives on Alzheimer’s Dementia Symptoms in Drosophila melanogaster
3rd	Allison Davenport	Osbourn Park High School	From Data to Diagnosis: Predicting Thyroid Cancer Recurrence

Computer Science

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Yashvir Sabharwal	Battlefield High School	BrainSync: Advanced Neural Decoding with Functional MRI and EEG Using Generative Models Towards Real-Time, High-Fidelity Reconstruction of Visual Perception in Neurological States
Honorable Mention	Ethan Nguyen Jason Nguyen	Osbourn Park High School	The Role of Technology in Reducing Food Waste

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Honorable Mention	Madison Harlow Zehava Shepard	Osbourn Park High School	Electroculture

Engineering

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Hannah Jansen	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Parametric Optimization of Propeller Guards for Enhanced Hydrodynamic Performance and Acoustic Profile of Underwater Vehicles
2nd	Chase Hudson Benjamin Soucy	Woodbridge High School	Angular Velocity and Displacement Measurement Using Laser and Gyroscopic Sensors on Dump Truck Beds
3rd	Abby Lagrosas Jingyi Mao	Osbourn Park High School	Optimization of Structural Integrity in Rectangular Tubes
Honorable Mention	Yaseen Ben Chouikha Taylor Jordan	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Aerofly
Honorable Mention	Shadi Tissire	Osbourn Park High School	Effectiveness of Different Materials in Soundproofing

Environmental Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Elliot Ha Henry Pavu Jayden Yang	Patriot High School	Microbial Bioremediation of Motor Oil in Soil
2nd	Samuel Gebeyehu Victor Olabode Victoria Olabode	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	The Efficiency of Microbial Fuel Cells in Producing Electricity in Differing Environmental Conditions
3rd	Abid Safwan	Osbourn Park High School	Accessible Lead Filtration Methods
Honorable Mention	Benjamin Fu Noah Lianez Aarav Patel	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Effect of High-Lumen Nighttime Light Pollution on Photovoltaic Cell Temperature
Honorable Mention	Lydia Aboye Lauren Obeng	Osbourn Park High School	Biodegradable Hydrogels and Their Effect on Conserving Water in Farming
Honorable Mention	Rachel Hernandez Natalie Wise	Hylton High School	Water Purification Techniques within the Chesapeake Area and the Importance of Using Proper Filtration

Material Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Livia Kouts	Battlefield High School	The Role of Material Composition in UV Blocking: A Comparative Study of UV Blocking in Cotton and Polyester Fabrics
1st	Erin Jansen	Patriot High School	Halting Fast Fashion to Impart Sustainability to the Textile Industry: The Effect of Glycerin Concentration on Mechanical Properties of Sodium Alginate- and Gelatin-Based Biofabrics
3rd	Devin Wanchoo	Osbourn Park High School	Evaluating Biomimetic Surface Patterns for Heat Resistance
Honorable Mention	Varun Manni	Osbourn Park High School	Evaluation of Sound Absorption Properties of Various Materials
Honorable Mention	Seenhyeong Cho Cody Crocker Gabrielle Law	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Eggshell Powder and Cornstarch on Moringa oleifera Reduction of Water Turbidity and Escherichia coli K12 Concentrations

Mathematics

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
2nd	Katherine Caulfield	Osbourn Park High School	Elos: An Analytical Interpretation of Changes in Individual, Mean, Mode, and Median Ratings of a Chess Club Using the Elo System
3rd	Fernand Luque	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Different Frequencies on Different Structure Designs

Medicine and Health Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Lana Wahdan	Unity Reed High School	Succulent Surgery: Evaluating the Efficacy of a New Knotless Suture on Aloe Vera
2nd	Minjun Oh Zareef Said Abel Tilahun	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Nano-Therapy: A Novel Approach to Electrically Based Neurodegenerative Disease Therapeutics
3rd	Bethelheim Gebremariam Jada Okoye	Osbourn Park High School	Evaluating Herbal Teas for Antioxidant Effects on Saccharomyces cerevisiae Oxidative Stress
Honorable Mention	Song Huong Pham Shadikshya Subedi	Osbourn Park High School	Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Machine Learning Models' Ability to Predict Surgical Outcomes
Honorable Mention	Maryam Bilal Soukayna Lahbabi Kayla Wilcox	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	The Comparative Effects of Dopamine and Ginseng on Recovery Rates in Drosophila melanogaster Following Traumatic Brain Injuries

Microbiology

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Mason Mahabir	Colgan High School	Evaluating and Comparing the Antibacterial Properties of Natural Compounds Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli
2nd	Natan Girma Bilal Khan Naman Patel	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on the Gut Microbiome
3rd	Gabriela Mulugeta Noemi Wondim	Osbourn Park High School	Bacteria Barrier: How Bacteria Resists to the Attacks of Disinfectant
Honorable Mention	Gray Gatling	Colgan High School	Effects of Organic Acids on Meat Preservation and Prevention of Microbial Growth

Physics

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Devika Thampi	Patriot High School	The Effect of Nose Cone Geometry on Rocket Aerodynamics
2nd	Anuj Dahal Kevin DiMattina Oguzkhan Kutlan	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	A Design and Development of Rocket Nozzles for High-Pressure Atmospheres
3rd	Renzzo Antayhua Tasayco Iamen Ibrahim Jeffrey Ramirez	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Quantum Machine Learning in the Classification of Type Ia Supernovae
Honorable Mention	Vedkris Burra Eliab Melaku	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Magnetic Repulsion on the Force of Impact of Car-to-Car Collisions
Honorable Mention	Haroon Ehsan	Osbourn Park High School	Effect of Angle of Attack on Lift

Plant Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Aerin Kim Kayla Minter Willow Weeks	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	The Allelopathic Effects of Natural Plant Extracts on Seed Germination of Invasive Species Lolium perenne
3rd	Diya Arun Priyadharshika Raman Priyadharshini Raman	Gainesville High School	The Effect of Different Colors of Light on Plant Growth Using DWC (Deep Water Culture) Hydroponics System
Honorable Mention	Aminata Conteh Rome John Henriques Ngozi Imala	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Acetylsalicylic Acid on Various Herbs Under Stress Conditions
Honorable Mention	Genevieve Forysiak Moses Lagrosas	Osbourn Park High School	How Does the Abundance of Elodea densa Affect Water pH?
Honorable Mention	Tis Matt	Osbourn Park High School	Breaking the Clock: The Impact of Reverse Light Cycles on Hydroponic Plant Growth

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Tejas Annapareddy Jacob Lee Minghui Zhang	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Behind the Pixels: An Empirical Study of Novel Machine Learning Preprocessing Techniques for Image Classification
Honorable Mention	Burak Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	Developing a Novel Application of Ultra-lite ML Models for Anomaly Detection in Noisy Environments

2025 Senior Division Organization Awards

Organization/Award	Student(s)	School	Project
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics National Capital Section: 1st Place Award	Yaseen Ben Chouikha Taylor Jordan	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Aerofly
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics National Capital Section: 1st Place Award	Hannah Jansen	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Parametric Optimization of Propeller Guards for Enhanced Hydrodynamic Performance and Acoustic Profile of Underwater Vehicles
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics National Capital Section: 1st Place Award	Devin Wanchoo	Osbourn Park High School	Evaluating Biomimetic Surface Patterns for Heat Resistance
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics National Capital Section: 1st Place Award	Anuj Dahal Kevin DiMattina Oguzkhan Kutlan	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	A Design and Development of Rocket Nozzles for High-Pressure Atmospheres
American Psychological Association: Achievement in Research in Psychological Science	Rania Lateef	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	SCENTS and SENSIBILITY: Demographics and Heritability of Olfaction and its Association with Mental Health, Migraine, and Substance Use
Association for Women Geoscientists: Geoscience Excellence	Madison Harlow Zehava Shepard	Osbourn Park High School	Electroculture
CIA: 1st Place	Sajeela Ahmad	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Atrazine on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna
CIA: 1st Place	Fernand Luque	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Different Frequencies on Different Structure Designs
CIA: 2nd Place	Maryam Bilal Soukayna Lahbabi Kayla Wilcox	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	The Comparative Effects of Dopamine and Ginseng on Recovery Rates in Drosophila melanogaster Following Traumatic Brain Injuries
CIA: 2nd Place	Diya Arun Priyadharshika Raman Priyadharshini Raman	Gainesville High School	The Effect of Different Colors of Light on Plant Growth Using DWC (Deep Water Culture) Hydroponics System
DC Commissioned Officers Association: 1st Place	Soukayna Lahbabi Kayla Wilcox Maryam Bilal	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	The Comparative Effects of Dopamine and Ginseng on Recovery Rates in Drosophila melanogaster Following Traumatic Brain Injuries
DC Commissioned Officers Association: 2nd Place	Minjun Oh Zareef Said Abel Tilahun	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Nano-Therapy: A Novel Approach to Electrically Based Neurodegenerative Disease Therapeutics
DC Commissioned Officers Association: 3rd Place	Song Huong Pham Shadikshya Subedi	Osbourn Park High School	Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Machine Learning Models' Ability to Predict Surgical Outcomes
DC Commissioned Officers Association: Honorable Mention	Katalina Lee	Gar-Field High School	The Correlation Between the HDI Index and Mortality Rates due to Stroke in Populations of 100,000 in 2021
DC Commissioned Officers Association: Honorable Mention	Omar Ali Jasraj Singh Justin Jones	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	How Chemicals in Soap Affect the Growth of Microbials
DC Commissioned Officers Association: Honorable Mention	Mason Mahabir	Colgan High School	Evaluating and Comparing the Antibacterial Properties of Natural Compounds Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli
DC Commissioned Officers Association: Honorable Mention	Natan Girma Naman Patel Bilal Khan	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on the Gut Microbiome
Federal Water Quality Association: 1st Place	Aysha Jafar Adriana Ponciano	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Microplastics on the Fertility of Caenorhabditis elegans
Federal Water Quality Association: 2nd Place	Seenhyeong Cho Gabrielle Law Cody Crocker	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Eggshell Powder and Cornstarch on Maringa oleifera Reduction of Water Turbidity and Escherichia coli K12 concentrations
Federal Water Quality Association: 3rd Place	Jill Jansen	Brentsville High School	Mortality Rates Across Different Life Stages of Daphnia magna Exposed to Varying Nanosilver Concentrations
Federal Water Quality Association: Honorable Mention	Henry Pavu Elliot Ha Jayden Yang	Patriot High School	Microbial Bioremediation of Motor Oil in Sand
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Northern Virginia Section: Technical Achievement	Chase Hudson Benjamin Soucy	Woodbridge High School	Angular Velocity and Displacement Measurement Using Laser and Gyroscopic Sensors on Dump Truck Beds
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Northern Virginia Section: Technical Achievement	Lisa Giulajan	Battlefield High School	Machine Learning for Early Detection of Feline Injection-Site Sarcomas Using Medical Imaging
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Northern Virginia Section: Technical Achievement	Diya Arun Priyadharshika Raman Priyadharshini Raman	Gainesville High School	The Effect of Different Colors of Light on Plant Growth Using DWC (Deep Water Culture) Hydroponics System
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Northern Virginia Section: Technical Excellence	Minjun Oh Zareef Said Abel Tilahun	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Nano-Therapy: A Novel Approach to Electrically Based Neurodegenerative Disease Therapeutics
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Northern Virginia Section: Technical Excellence	Yashvir Sabharwal	Battlefield High School	BrainSync: Advanced Neural Decoding with Functional MRI and EEG Using Generative Models Towards Real-Time, High-Fidelity Reconstruction of Visual Perception in Neurological States
NASA Earth System Science Award	Abid Safwan	Osbourn Park High School	Accessible Lead Filtration Methods
NASA Earth System Science Award	Rachel Hernandez Natalie Wise	Hylton High School	Water Purification Techniques within the Chesapeake Area and the Importance of Using Proper Filtration
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award	Rachel Hernandez Natalie Wise	Hylton High School	Water Purification Techniques within the Chesapeake Area and the Importance of Using Proper Filtration
Office of Naval Research Senior Division: Naval Science Award	Fernand Luque	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Different Frequencies on Different Structure Designs
Office of Naval Research Senior Division: Naval Science Award	Hannah Jansen	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Parametric Optimization of Propeller Guards for Enhanced Hydrodynamic Performance and Acoustic Profile of Underwater Vehicles
OPTICA	Livia Kouts	Battlefield High School	The Role of Material Composition in UV Blocking: A Comparative Study of UV Blocking in Cotton and Polyester Fabrics
OPTICA	Renzzo Antayhua Tasayco Jeffrey Ramirez Iamen Ibrahim	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Quantum Machine Learning in the Classification of Type la Supernovae
OPTICA	Benjamin Fu Aarav Patel Noah Lianez	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Effect of High-Lumen Nighttime Light Pollution on Photovoltaic Cell Temperature
Prince William Water: 1st Place Senior	Stuti Aryal Belva Fianko Rutvi Devani	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Simulating Anthropogenic Environmental Stressors to Assess Their Impact on Daphnia magna and Aquatic Ecosystem Stability
Prince William Water: 2nd Place Senior	Andrew Funk Sofia Wojcik	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Aerogel as a Water Purifier: A Continuation
Prince William Water: 3rd Place Senior	Abid Safwan	Osbourn Park High School	Accessible Lead Filtration Methods
Prince William Water: GM Award	Rachel Hernandez Natalie Wise	Hylton High School	Water Purification Techniques within the Chesapeake Area and the Importance of Using Proper Filtration
Regeneron: Biomedical Science Award	Lana Wahdan	Unity Reed High School	Succulent Surgery: Evaluating the Efficacy of a New Knotless Suture on Aloe vera
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award	Abid Safwan	Osbourn Park High School	Accessible Lead Filtration Methods
SAE: 1st Place	Benjamin Soucy Chase Hudson	Woodbridge High School	Angular Velocity and Displacement Measurement Using Laser and Gyroscopic Sensors on Dump Truck Beds
SAE: 2nd Place	Hannah Jansen	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Parametric Optimization of Propeller Guards for Enhanced Hydrodynamic Performance and Acoustic Profile of Underwater Vehicles
SAE: Honorable Mention	Yaseen Ben Chouikha Taylor Jordan	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Aerofly
SAE: Honorable Mention	Vedkris Burra Eliab Melaku	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Magnetic Repulsion on the Force of Impact of Car-to-Car Collisions
U.S. Air Force	Devika Thampi	Patriot High School	The Effect of Nose Cone Geometry on Rocket Aerodynamics
U.S. Air Force	Haroon Ehsan	Osbourn Park High School	Effect of Angle of Attack on Lift
U.S. Metric Association: International System of Units Award	Fernand Luque	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Different Frequencies on Different Structure Designs
U.S. Metric Association: International System of Units Award	Devika Thampi	Patriot High School	The Effect of Nose Cone Geometry on Rocket Aerodynamics
Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association	Rachel Hernandez Natalie Wise	Hylton High School	Water Purification Techniques within the Chesapeake Area and the Importance of Using Proper Filtration
Virginia Water Environment Association: 1st Place	Aysha Jafar Adriana Ponciano	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Microplastics on the Fertility of Caenorhabditis elegans
Virginia Water Environment Association: 2nd Place	Jill Jansen	Brentsville High School	Mortality Rates Across Different Life Stages of Daphnia magna Exposed to Varying Nanosilver Concentrations
Water Environment Federation: Stockholm Junior Water Prize	Andrew Funk Sofia Wojcik	Governor’s School @ Innovation Park	Aerogel as a Water Purifier: A Continuation
Yale Science & Engineering Association: Most Outstanding Exhibit in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Burak Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	Developing a Novel Application of Ultra-lite Machine Learning Models for Anomaly Detection in Noisy Environments

2025 Middle Division Category Winners

Animal Sciences Awards

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	Toxic Tides - The Devastating Impact of Heavy Metals on Aquatic Environments
2nd	Natalea Charlton Lefan Lin	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Magnetic Fields on Planarian Regeneration
3rd	Afomia Asfaw	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Temperature on a Painted Lady Caterpillar's Pupation
Honorable Mention	Subaha Ayaat	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Seeds on Bird Seed Preferences
Honorable Mention	Zoey Ellis Mikaela Saracho Calvi	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Food on a Ladybug's Behavior
Honorable Mention	John Apel	Marsteller Middle School	Running Songs

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Harsahejroop Kaur Delisha KC	Bull Run Middle School	How Does Independent Play Affect Cognitive Ability and Memory Retention?
2nd	Emma Ali	Woodbridge Middle School	The Impact of Color on our Memory
3rd	Lorenzo Pilar	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Different Playback Speeds of a Movie on a Person's Percentage on a Test is Based on the Movie
Honorable Mention	Makenna Zellers	Bull Run Middle School	Does Social Media Affect Student Self-Esteem?
Honorable Mention	Vivianna Sharp	Benton Middle School	The Stroop Test
Honorable Mention	Nhan-Lam Truong	All Saints Catholic School	How Does Coffee Affect Human Memory?

Biochemistry

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Salma Jafar	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Hydration Properties of Chemicals on Model Skin After One Hour at 23 Degrees Celsius
2nd	Erika Kim	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Increasing Substrate Concentration on Catalase Enzymes Activity
3rd	Brody Arnold Jack Carney	Bull Run Middle School	The Effect of Different Growing Methods on Strawberry DNA Yield
Honorable Mention	Paige Lamoreaux	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Different Sports on the Amount of Electrolytes
Honorable Mention	Hailey Jang	Gainesville Middle School	The Result of the Different Type of Fruit on the Mass of its DNA
Honorable Mention	Cassandra Russ	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Blood Glucose from Different Food Groups

Chemistry

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Vishwajeeth Bhakthan Jeevan John Ibrahim Lodhi	Pennington Traditional School	The Effect of Ice Cube Shape on Melting Speed
2nd	Jason Mireku	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Temperature on Chemical Reaction Time
3rd	Elsa Markle	Parkside Middle School	Temper! Temper! Temper! - The Science of Tempering Chocolate
Honorable Mention	Meriam Bourharas	Pennington Traditional School	Which Fruit Glucose Should YOU Avoid?
Honorable Mention	Keira Lee	All Saints Catholic School	How Does the Percentage of Cacao in Dark Chocolate Affect its Melting Point?
Honorable Mention	Dalyn Lam Husna Rahmani	Saunders Middle School	The Effect of Different Liquids on Gummy Bears

Computer Science

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Samantha Emminizer	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Wallet Style on the Maximum Read Distance of an NFC Tag
2nd	Emily Debnath	Saunders Middle School	The Effect of a Material on a Wi-Fi Signal Transmission
3rd	Aiden Smith	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Password Complexity on Brute Force Password Cracking
Honorable Mention	Ambrose Rolfes	Graham Park Middle School	Trustworthiness of Online AI Algorithmic Searches
Honorable Mention	Dominik Golanoski	Parkside Middle School	Battle of the Bots
Honorable Mention	Elijah Eddie	Saunders Middle School	Making AI: What’s the Best Type of AI?

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Sebastian Feser	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Heat Blockers on the Overall Temperature of the Earth
2nd	Amelia LaPlant	Woodbridge Middle School	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: The Effect of Light Pollution on the Visibility of Stars
3rd	Yasmin Chokhmane Piper Gullett Eden Le	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of the Different Positions of the Box Fan on How Fast the Tornado Forms
Honorable Mention	Carter Jansen	The Nokesville School	The Effect of Reduced Gravity on Lepidium sativum Seed Germination and Root Growth
Honorable Mention	Abeeha Malik	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of the Type of Barometer to Predict Weather

Engineering

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Lily Lu	Ronald Reagan Middle School	Optimizing the Speed and Efficiency of an Electromagnetic Train
2nd	Ryqah Shaikh	Gainesville Middle School	What is the Effect of Wind Turbine Blade Quantity on the Amount of Energy Produced?
3rd	Catlan Ho	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Earthquakes on Building Durability with Weights
Honorable Mention	Owen McCormick	Gainesville Middle School	Effect of Truss Design on Bridge Weight Capacity
Honorable Mention	Seth Grohs	Pennington Traditional School	Which Toothpick Bridge Design is the Best?

Environmental Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Arjun Gupta	Benton Middle School	Which Common Household Material Stops Fiberglass Insulation Specks the Best?
2nd	Owen Duriancik	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Hydrogels on Water Use and Plant Growth
3rd	Chase Sinclair	All Saints Catholic School	Powering Potatoes: How Does Temperature Affect a Potato's Voltage?
Honorable Mention	Sagan Somma	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of 3D Printer Filament Temperature on Air Quality
Honorable Mention	Cameron Baldwin	Graham Park Middle	The Effect of Different Natural Materials on Preventing Beach Erosion
Honorable Mention	Laylah Chawu Jurnee Flowers Naa Ayikai Okyne	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Soil Types on Erosion

Material Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Serena Feng	Pennington Traditional School	Testing and Comparing the Impact Different Textile Materials Have on the Strength and Cost-Efficiency of a Fabric
2nd	Asa Waghray	All Saints Middle School	The Effect of Spring Rate on the Speed of a RC Car
2nd	Ayana Moniruzzoha	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Various Types of Asphalt Shingles on Surface Temperature and Heat Reflection
Honorable Mention	Alyasha Rahman	Porter Traditional School	A Formula for Disaster: Using Physics to Compare Skim Adulterated Milk
Honorable Mention	Bishes Aryal Musawir Durani	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of the Type of Insulator on how Well it Holds Heat in a Jar
Honorable Mention	Alex Wilson	Graham Park Middle School	Powering the Future: Designing Efficient Wind Turbine Blades Using 3D Printing

Mathematics

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Izma Ahmad	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Fractal Algorithms on the Complexity of Fractal Structures
2nd	Sophie Gaines	Gainesville Middle School	Galton Board
3rd	Levi Albright Jackson Anders	Gainesville Middle School	Postseason Success

Medicine and Health Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Anushka Misra	Gainesville Middle School	Are Foot Arches Inherited? The Effect of Heredity on Foot Arch Type
2nd	Eleanor Layton	Woodbridge Middle School	The Effect of Age on Hearing Loss
3rd	Casper Adams	Lake Ridge Middle School	The Effect of Airway Disorders on Speech
Honorable Mention	Victoria Ward	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of the Cost of a Toothbrush Cleaner on Bacteria Growth
Honorable Mention	Ethan Nguyen	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Time Washing Hands on Bacteria Growth
Honorable Mention	Lily Miller Leah Zachariah	Parkside Middle School	Antacids vs. Acids

Microbiology

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Jada Draughon	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Cleaning Methods Used on Soda Cans and the Growth of Bacteria Colonies
2nd	Reeha Nori	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Acidic and Alkaline pH Levels on the Growth of Dinoflagellates
3rd	Gabriel Starrs	All Saints Catholic School	Dirty Money: The Effect of UV Light on the Amount of Bacteria on Cash
Honorable Mention	Anderson Beltran Hassan Noor	Saunders Middle School	The Effect of the Amount of Time Food Sits on the Floor on Bacteria Growth
Honorable Mention	Olivia Crain	Woodbridge Middle School	The Effect of Currency Amount on Bacteria Growth
Honorable Mention	Logan Copreros	All Saints Catholic School	Are Your Doorknobs as Clean as You Think?

Physics

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Julia Hruska	Parkside Middle School	Will Changing the Pitch of an Underwater Propeller Reduce the Level of Sound it Produces?
2nd	Noah Porter	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Different Materials on Wi-Fi Reception
3rd	Guransh Sabharwal	Marsteller Middle School	DroneZone: The Effect of Payload on Unmanned Aircraft Batteries
Honorable Mention	Audri Boyce	Benton Middle School	The Effect of the Orientation of the Seams of a Spinning Softball on the Distance the Ball Travels
Honorable Mention	Piper Slater	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of the Shape of an Object on the Distance it will Fly from a Catapult
Honorable Mention	Ella Repoli	Gainesville Middle	Pitchy Physics: The Effect of Guitar String Length on Frequency

Plant Sciences

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Anna Emminizer	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Nutrient Concentration on the Growth of Hydroponically Grown Plants
2nd	Liliana Cuadrado	Pennington Traditional School	The Effect of Food Coloring on Plant Color
3rd	Liza Dingle Udochukwu Ezejiofor	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Whale Songs on Plant Growth
Honorable Mention	Quynh-Vi Truong	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Sunscreen on a Plant's Ability to Photosynthesize
Honorable Mention	Dylan Weinrich	Marsteller Middle School	The Effects of Microgravity on Pisum sativum Microgreens Utilizing a Clinostat
Honorable Mention	Addison Barricks Abigail Hwang	Bull Run Middle School	Does Microwave Radiation Have an Effect on Radish Seed Growth?

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Aarav Devani	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of a Sensor on How Well a Blind Person Can Navigate a Space
2nd	Prentices Jeffcoat	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Wheel Size on Distance
3rd	Sebastian Honny Jude Kufuor King Le	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Various Light Intensity Factors on a Robot's Object Sensing Abilities

2025 Middle Division Organization Awards

Organization/Award	Student(s)	School	Project
American Association of University Women-Woodbridge Branch: 1st Place	Piper Slater	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of the Shape of an Object on the Distance it will Fly from a Catapult
American Association of University Women-Woodbridge Branch: 1st Place	Serena Feng	Pennington Traditional School	Testing and Comparing the Impact Different Textile Materials Have on the Strength and Cost-efficiency of a Fabric
American Association of University Women-Woodbridge Branch: 2nd Place	Paige Lamoreaux	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Different Sports on the Amount of Electrolytes
American Association of University Women-Woodbridge Branch: 2nd Place	Quynh-Vi Truong	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Sunscreen on a Plant's Ability to Photosynthesize
American Association of University Women-Woodbridge Branch: 3rd Place	Samantha Emminizer	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Wallet Style on the Maximum Read Distance of an NFC Tag
American Association of University Women-Woodbridge Branch: 3rd Place	Izma Ahmad	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Fractal Algorithms on the Complexity of Fractal Structures
American Association of University Women-Woodbridge Branch: Honorable Mention	Emily Debnath	Saunders Middle School	The Effect of a Material on a Wi-Fi Signal Transmission
American Association of University Women-Woodbridge Branch: Honorable Mention	Amelia LaPlant	Woodbridge Middle School	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: The Effect of Light Pollution on the Visibility of Stars
American Association of University Women-Woodbridge Branch: Honorable Mention	Dalyn Lam Husna Rahmani	Saunders Middle School	The Effect of Different Liquids on Gummy Bears
American Association of University Women-Woodbridge Branch: Honorable Mention	Ella Repoli	Gainesville Middle School	Pitchy Physics: The Effect of Guitar String Length on Frequency
American Psychological Association: Achievement in Research in Psychological Science	Emma Ali	Woodbridge Middle School	The Impact of Color on our Memory
Association for Women Geoscientists: Geoscience Excellence	Amelia LaPlant	Woodbridge Middle School	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: The Effect of Light Pollution on the Visibility of Stars
CIA: 1st Place	Arjun Gupta	Benton Middle School	Which Common Household Material Stops Fiberglass Insulation Specks the Best?
CIA: 1st Place	Carter Jansen	The Nokesville School	The Effect of Reduced Gravity on Lepidium sativum Seed Germination and Root Growth
CIA: 2nd Place	Dylan Weinrich	Marsteller Middle School	The Effects of Microgravity on Pisum sativum Microgreens Utilizing a Clinostat
CIA: 2nd Place	Aiden Smith	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Password Complexity on Brute Force Password Cracking
CIA: 2nd Place	Sebastian Feser	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Heat Blockers on the Overall Temperature of the Earth
DC Commissioned Officers Association: Honorable Mention	Gabriel Starrs	All Saints Catholic High School	Dirty Money: The Effect of UV Light on the Amount of Bacteria on Cash
Federal Water Quality Association: 1st Place	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	Toxic Tides - The Devastating Impact of Heavy Metals on Aquatic Environments
Federal Water Quality Association: 2nd Place	Owen Duriancik	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Hydrogels on Water Use and Plant Growth
Federal Water Quality Association: 3rd Place	Philip Butler	Pennington Traditional School	Are America's Rivers Safe for Dogs to Drink?
Federal Water Quality Association: Honorable Mention	Vi To	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Type of Fertilizer on How Much Algae Grows
Federal Water Quality Association: Honorable Mention	Lauren Cash	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of the Water Purification Method on How Clean the Water Gets
Office of Naval Research Junior Division: Naval Science Award	Samantha Emminizer	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Wallet Style on the Maximum Read Distance of an Near-field Communication Tag
Office of Naval Research Junior Division: Naval Science Award	Cameron Baldwin	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Different Natural Materials on Preventing Beach Erosion
Office of Naval Research Junior Division: Naval Science Award	Serena Feng	Pennington Traditional School	Testing and Comparing the Impact Different Textile Materials Have on the Strength and Cost-efficiency of a Fabric
Office of Naval Research Junior Division: Naval Science Award	Amelia LaPlant	Woodbridge Middle School	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: The Effect of Light Pollution on the Visibility of Stars
OPTICA	Nataly Gomez	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Rotation Speed (RPS) on Lightbulb Brightness
OPTICA	Amelia LaPlant	Woodbridge Middle School	Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star: The Effect of Light Pollution on the Visibility of Stars
OPTICA	Liliana Cuadrado	Pennington Traditional School	The Effect of Food Coloring on Plant Color
OPTICA	Ahmad Fetrat	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of EMF Radiation on Devices
Prince William Water: 1st Place Junior	Owen Duriancik	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Hydrogels on Water Use and Plant Growth
Prince William Water: 2nd Place Junior	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	Toxic Tides - The Devastating Impact of Heavy Metals on Aquatic Environments
Prince William Water: 3rd Place Junior	Haley Bishop	Saunders Middle School	The Effects of Human Impacts on Water Quality
Prince William Water: GM Award	Jackson Honkus	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Chemicals on Minerals in Lake Water
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award	Arjun Gupta	Benton Middle School	Which Common Household Material Stops Fiberglass Insulation Specks the Best?
SAE: Honorable Mention	Seth Grohs	Pennington Traditional School	Which Toothpick Bridge Design is the Best?
SAE: Honorable Mention	Lily Lu	Ronald Reagan Middle School	Optimizing the Speed and Efficiency of an Electromagnetic Train
SAE: Honorable Mention	Owen McCormick	Gainesville Middle School	Effect of Truss Design on Bridge Weight Capacity
Society for Science: DoD STEM Leadership Award	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	Toxic Tides - The Devastating Impact of Heavy Metals on Aquatic Environments
U.S. Air Force	Piper Slater	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of the Shape of an Object on the Distance it will Fly from a Catapult
U.S. Air Force	Guransh Sabharwal	Marsteller Middle School	DroneZone: The Effect of Payload on Unmanned Aircraft Batteries
Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association	Cameron Baldwin	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Different Natural Materials on Preventing Beach Erosion

2025 Senior Division Winners

Winners of Senior Division Grand Prize Award Winners of Senior Division Animal Sciences Winners of Senior Division Behavioral and Social Sciences Winners of Senior Division Biochemistry Winners of Senior Division Chemistry Winners of Senior Division Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Winner of Senior Division Computer Science Winners of Senior Division Earth and Planetary Systems Winners of Senior Division Engineering Winners of Senior Division Environmental Sciences Winners of Senior Division Materials Sciences Winners of Senior Division Mathematics Winners of Senior Division Medicine and Health Sciences Winners of Senior Division Microbiology Winners of Senior Division Physics Winners of Senior Division Plant Sciences Winners of Senior Division Robotics and Intelligent Machines

2025 Middle Division Winners

Winners of Middle Division Animal Sciences Winners of Middle Division Biochemistry Winners of Middle Division Chemistry Winners of Middle Division Computer Science Winners of Middle Division Earth and Planetary Systems Winners of Middle Division Engineering Winners of Middle Division Environmental Sciences Winners of Middle Division Materials Sciences Winners of Middle Division Mathematics Winners of Middle Division Medicine and Health Sciences Winners of Middle Division Microbiology Winners of Middle Division Physics Winners of Middle Division Plant Sciences Winners of Middle Division Robotics and Intelligent Machines

2024 Winners

2024 Senior Division Category Winners

Grand Prizes

Grand Prize Winners
Student(s)	School	Project
Burak Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	A Novel Application of TensorFlow (Tflite) for Crash Detection
Lyla Browne Fayza Mehrin Layla Moussavi	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Analyzing the Implications of Endocrine Disruptors on the Ovulatory Function of Caenorhabditis elegans
Hannah Jansen	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Impact of Toroidal Propeller Design on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Acoustic Signature and Aerodynamic Performance
Rania Lateef	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Rhythms and Blues: Examining Potential Health Hazards of Blue Light-Induced Circadian Disruption in Drosophila melanogaster
Yashvir Sabharwal	Battlefield High School	BrainStorm: Reconstructing Natural Vision from Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging using Generative Models and Diffusion Priors

Animal Sciences Awards

Animal Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Rania Lateef	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Rhythms and Blues: Examining Potential Health Hazards of Blue Light-Induced Circadian Disruption in Drosophila melanogaster
2nd	Shifa Fayyaz Ellie Kim Sanya Singh	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Evaluating the Transgenerational Effect of Alcohol Abuse on the Fertility of Drosophila melanogaster

Behavioral Sciences Awards

Behavioral Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Lisa Giulajan	Battlefield High School	Comparative Analysis of CAPTCHA Resolution Proficiency: Human vs. Artificial Intelligence Efficacy and the Underlying Factors of Success
Honorable Mention	Mahika Datta Tvisha Datta	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Optimizing Melatonin-Based Interventions Through Aromatherapy with Herbal Supplements for Circadian Rhythm Regulation and Thalamus Functions: A Study Using Drosophila melanogaster as Model Organisms

Biochemistry Awards

Biochemistry Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Bernice Ashitey	Gar-Field High School	Can Different Species of Yeast Affect the Amount of CO₂ Production in Yeast Fermentation (Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Monascus purpureus)?
2nd	Yadel Gezehagne Aarav Patel Chiara Petrazzuolo-Leiva	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Empowering Health: An Affordable Blood Glucose Monitoring Device for Underprivileged Communities
3rd	Paulina Errigo Korkor Sackey	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Synthesis of Cold Process Soap in the Treatment of Congenital Ichthyosis

Chemistry Awards

Chemistry Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Sarah Fikrine Gracy Singh	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Synthesizing a Gel-Based Air Freshener with Carbon Capture Abilities Through the Use of Mineral Sequestration
2nd	Andrew Funk Sofia Wojcik	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Aerogel as a Purifier
3rd	Belinda Ashitey	Gar-Field High School	The Effect of Iodine's Concentration on the Rate of Reaction
Honorable Mention	Philip Santos	Gar-Field High School	The Effect of Molarities on the Enthalpy of Nitric Acid and Potassium Hydroxide Reaction

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Awards

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Honorable Mention	Kaitlyn Thai	Battlefield High School	Influence of Physical Characteristics on Swimming Race-Time Performance

Computer Science Awards

Computer Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Yashvir Sabharwal	Battlefield High School	BrainStorm: Reconstructing Natural Vision from Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging using Generative Models and Diffusion Priors
2nd	Tejas Annapareddy Jacob Lee Eyosyas Samuel	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	RapidEMS: A Novel, Systematic Signal-to-Vehicle Communications Strategy
3rd	Jaden Mounkhaty Lukas Vargas	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Simulating the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky, Ginzburg-Landau, and Gross-Pitaevskii Equations using Graphics Processing Units and NVIDIA cuFFT Library

Engineering Awards

Engineering Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Hannah Jansen	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Impact of Toroidal Propeller Design on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Acoustic Signature and Aerodynamic Performance
3rd	Isabel Rojas	Osbourn Park High School	Wing Shape vs. Lift
Honorable Mention	Gabriella Graham Caidyn MacPhail	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Doggy Dental Care: Efficiency and Convenience Analyses of Various Canine Dental Product Application Methods in Removing Plaque

Environmental Science Awards

Environmental Science Awards
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Isabelle Hoover Lauren Kim Zainab Soofi	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Anthropogenic Vibrations on the Behaviors and Development of Artemia salina
2nd	Candy Asham Isabella Carter	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Temperature on D. magna’s Reproduction, Eating Patterns, and Circadian Rhythm
3rd	Sara Moussavi	Colgan High School	The Effect of Microplastics on Locomotion and Response to Stimuli in Dugesia dorotocephala
Honorable Mention	Farheen Rahman	Gainesville High School	How Does Global Warming Affect the Spread of Disease?

Materials Science Awards

Materials Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Melissa George Meklit Gizework Ruth Mulugeta	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Utilizing Various PEGylated Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Targeted Drug Delivery
2nd	Mia Aponte Feliciano Justin Lin	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Plastic Foam and Eggshell Concrete

Medicine & Health Sciences Awards

Medicine and Health Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Lyla Browne Fayza Mehrin Layla Moussavi	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Analyzing the Implications of Endocrine Disruptors on the Ovulatory Function of Caenorhabditis elegans
2nd	Aisha Baccouche Maryam Bilal Soukayna Lahbabi	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Phytotherapies on Overall Health of Hyperglycemic-Induced Caenorhabditis elegans
Honorable Mention	Nikki Alemzadeh	Colgan High School	The Effect of Socio-Demographics on Medication Literacy
Honorable Mention	Vedkris Burra Shahan Naeem Micheal Obeng	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Aerosols on the Severity of Asthma Using Drosophila melanogaster
Honorable Mention	Sheree Saad	Gainesville High School	Unlocking Secrets: Investigating the Potential Genotoxic Effects of Radiation and its Potential to Cause Cancer

Microbiology Awards

Microbiology Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Dylan Borek Josh Rizer Izidor Yatsevich	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Ultraviolet Radiation on Spirulina major
2nd	Jordan Asinugo Katherine Chong Isabelle Morissette	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Absorbance Rate of a Ultraviolet-Resistant Pigment Extracted from Micrococcus luteus Bacteria Compared to a Sunscreen Containing Oxybenzone

Physics Awards

Physics Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Louis To Maxim Lupariello Minghui Zhang	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Electro-Stopping Power (ESP)

Plant Sciences Awards

Plant Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Yassine Lahbabi Braxton McDaniel Ibtihaz Sparsha	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Investigating Fontinalis antipyretica's Capabilities as a Source of Phytofiltration on Common Pollutants
2nd	Livia Kouts	Battlefield High School	The Impact of Utilizing Fertilizer Runoff on Wheatgrass Growth
3rd	Jocelyn Ellis	Osbourn Park High School	The Effects of Water Pollution on Aquatic Filtration Plants

Robotics & Intelligent Machines Awards

Robots & Intelligent Machines Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Burak Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	A Novel Application of TensorFlow (Tflite) for Crash Detection

2024 Senior Division Organization Awards

Organization Awards

Organization Award Winners
Organization/Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Aerospace Corp: First Place	Yashvir Sabharwal	Battlefield High School	BrainStorm: Reconstructing Natural Vision from Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging using Generative Models and Diffusion Priors
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Burak Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	A Novel Application of TensorFlow (Tflite) for Crash Detection
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Lisa Giulajan	Battlefield High School	Comparative Analysis of CAPTCHA Resolution Proficiency: Human vs. Artificial Intelligence Efficacy and the Underlying Factors of Success
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Isabel Rojas	Osbourn Park High School	Wing Shape vs. Lift
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Andrew Funk Sofia Wojcik	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Aerogel as a Purifier
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Tejas Annapareddy Jacob Lee Eyosyas Samuel	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	RapidEMS: A Novel, Systematic Signal-to-Vehicle Communications Strategy
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Mia Aponte Feliciano Justin Lin	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Plastic Foam and Eggshell Concrete
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Louis To Maxim Lupariello Minghui Zhang	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Electro-Stopping Power (ESP)
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Jaden Mounkhaty Lukas Vargas	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Simulating the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky, Ginzburg-Landau, and Gross-Pitaevskii Equations using Graphics Processing Units and NVIDIA cuFFT Library
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Hannah Jansen	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Impact of Toroidal Propeller Design on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Acoustic Signature and Aerodynamic Performance
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics - National Capital Section	Isabel Rojas	Osbourn Park High School	Wing Shape vs. Lift
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics - National Capital Section	Hannah Jansen	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Impact of Toroidal Propeller Design on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Acoustic Signature and Aerodynamic Performance
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics - National Capital Section	Louis To Maxim Lupariello Minghui Zhang	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Electro-Stopping Power (ESP)
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics - National Capital Section	Burak Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	A Novel Application of TensorFlow (Tflite) for Crash Detection
American Psychological Association	Lisa Giulajan	Battlefield High School	Comparative Analysis of CAPTCHA Resolution Proficiency: Human vs. Artificial Intelligence Efficacy and the Underlying Factors of Success
DC Commissioned Officers Association: 1st Place	Shifa Fayyaz Ellie Kim Sanya Singh	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Evaluating the Transgenerational Effect of Alcohol Abuse on the Fertility of Drosophila melanogaster
DC Commissioned Officers Association: 2nd Place	Burak Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	A Novel Application of TensorFlow (Tflite) for Crash Detection
DC Commissioned Officers Association: 3rd Place	Bernice Ashitey	Gar-Field High School	Can Different Species of Yeast Affect the Amount of CO2 Production in Yeast Fermentation (Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Monascus purpureus)?
Federal Water Quality Association: 1st Place	Livia Kouts	Battlefield High School	The Impact of Utilizing Fertilizer Runoff on Wheatgrass Growth
Federal Water Quality Association: 2nd Place	Dylan Borek Josh Rizer Izidor Yatsevich	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Ultraviolet Radiation on Spirulina major
Federal Water Quality Association: 3rd Place	Yassine Lahbabi Braxton McDaniel Ibtihaz Sparsha	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Investigating Fontinalis antipyretica's Capabilities as a Source of Phytofiltration on Common Pollutants
Federal Water Quality Association: Honorable Mention	Andrew Funk Sofia Wojcik	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Aerogel as a Purifier
Federal Water Quality Association: Honorable Mention	Sara Moussavi	Colgan High School	The Effect of Microplastics on Locomotion and Response to Stimuli in Dugesia dorotocephala
NASA Earth System Science Award	Dylan Borek Josh Rizer Izidor Yatsevich	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Ultraviolet Radiation on Spirulina major
Optica: Outstanding Achievement	Rania Lateef	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Rhythms and Blues: Examining Potential Health Hazards of Blue Light-Induced Circadian Disruption in Drosophila melanogaster
Optica: Noteworthy Achievement	Yadel Gezehagne Aarav Patel Chiara Petrazzuolo-Leiva	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Empowering Health: An Affordable Blood Glucose Monitoring Device for Underprivileged Communities
Optica: Noteworthy Achievement	Dylan Borek Josh Rizer Izidor Yatsevich	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Ultraviolet Radiation on Spirulina major
Prince William County Service Authority: 1st Place	Dylan Borek Josh Rizer Izidor Yatsevich	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Ultraviolet Radiation on Spirulina major
Prince William County Service Authority: 2nd Place	Andrew Funk Sofia Wojcik	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Aerogel as a Purifier
Prince William County Service Authority: 3rd Place	Jocelyn Ellis	Osbourn Park High School	The Effects of Water Pollution on Aquatic Filtration Plants
Regeneron Biomedical Science Award	Rania Lateef	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Rhythms and Blues: Examining Potential Health Hazards of Blue Light-Induced Circadian Disruption in Drosophila melanogaster
SAE: 1st Place Excellence in Mobility Engineering	Hannah Jansen	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Impact of Toroidal Propeller Design on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Acoustic Signature and Aerodynamic Performance
SAE: 2nd Place Excellence in Mobility Engineering	Burak Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	A Novel Application of TensorFlow (Tflite) for Crash Detection
SAE: 2nd Place Excellence in Mobility Engineering	Louis To Maxim Lupariello Minghui Zhang	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Electro-Stopping Power (ESP)
SAE: Honorable Mention Place Excellence in Mobility Engineering	Tejas Annapareddy Jacob Lee Eyosyas Samuel	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	RapidEMS: A Novel, Systematic Signal-to-Vehicle Communications Strategy
SAE: Honorable Mention Place Excellence in Mobility Engineering	Isabel Rojas	Osbourn Park High School	Wing Shape vs. Lift
SAE: Honorable Mention Place Excellence in Mobility Engineering	Isabelle Hoover Lauren Kim Zainab Soofi	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Anthropogenic Vibrations on the Behaviors and Development of Artemia salina
Senior Naval Award	Burak Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	A Novel Application of TensorFlow (Tflite) for Crash Detection
Senior Naval Award	Hannah Jansen	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Impact of Toroidal Propeller Design on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Acoustic Signature and Aerodynamic Performance
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Northern Virginia Section: Technical Excellence	Hannah Jansen	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Impact of Toroidal Propeller Design on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Acoustic Signature and Aerodynamic Performance
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Northern Virginia Section: Technical Excellence	Burak Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	A Novel Application of TensorFlow (Tflite) for Crash Detection
U.S. Agency for International Development	Yadel Gezehagne Aarav Patel Chiara Petrazzuolo-Leiva	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Empowering Health: An Affordable Blood Glucose Monitoring Device for Underprivileged Communities
U.S. Air Force	Burak Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	A Novel Application of TensorFlow (Tflite) for Crash Detection
U.S. Air Force	Hannah Jansen	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Impact of Toroidal Propeller Design on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Acoustic Signature and Aerodynamic Performance
U.S. Metric Association	Livia Kouts	Battlefield High School	The Impact of Utilizing Fertilizer Runoff on Wheatgrass Growth
Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association	Dylan Borek Josh Rizer Izidor Yatsevich	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Ultraviolet Radiation on Spirulina major
Virginia Water Environment Association	Livia Kouts	Battlefield High School	The Impact of Utilizing Fertilizer Runoff on Wheatgrass Growth
Virginia Water Environment Association	Yassine Lahbabi Braxton McDaniel Ibtihaz Sparsha	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Investigating Fontinalis antipyretica's Capabilities as a Source of Phytofiltration on Common Pollutants
Yale Science and Engineering Association	Hannah Jansen	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Impact of Toroidal Propeller Design on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Acoustic Signature and Aerodynamic Performance

2024 Middle Division Category Winners

Animal Sciences Awards

Animal Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	Tracing the Trail of Toxins Through our Ecosystems: The Effect of Microplastics on the Lifecycle of the Butterfly
2nd	Julia Bredbenner	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Visual Cues on Canine Reaction Times
3rd	Mason Drysdale	Gainesville Middle School	What is the Effect of Daphnia magna Heart Rate Under Different Amounts of Sugar?
Honorable Mention	Rachel Elrod	Parkside Middle School	Which Food Makes Hornworms Grow the Fastest?
Honorable Mention	Brandon Montgomery	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Repetition on a Cat's Time in a Maze

Behavioral Sciences Awards

Behavioral Sciences Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Madelyn Lessard Lucy Nguyen	Lake Ridge Middle School	Music Matters
2nd	Nolan Campbell	Bull Run Middle School	What is the Effect of Knowledge of Microplastics on Plastic Waste Habits?
3rd	Umnia Wihshi	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Mint Gum on People During Times of Mental Fatigue
Honorable Mention	Shravya Soma	Gainesville Middle School	Rubik's Race
Honorable Mention	Makenna Zellers	Bull Run Middle School	Can You Spot the Artificial Intelligence?
Honorable Mention	Mikayla Ragland	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Age on Memory

Biochemistry Awards

Biochemistry Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Stella Smith	Parkside Middle School	Bacterial Growth vs. Essential Oils
2nd	Ryqah Shaikh	Gainesville Middle School	What is the Effect of Several Variations of Potatoes on Enzyme Catalase?
3rd	Carolyn Krafft Makayla King Rachael Zachariah	Parkside Middle School	Does the Amount of Active Ingredient in Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Really Eliminate Bacteria?
Honorable Mention	Alyasha Rahman	Porter Traditional School	How Much Starch?

Chemistry Awards

Chemistry Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Alex Wilson	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Nut Type on Oil Extraction
2nd	Connor Pomeroy	All Saints Catholic School	How Does the Price of Laundry Detergent Affect How Well It Removes Stains?
3rd	Aneri Patel	Lake Ridge Middle School	What Makes Ice Melt the Fastest?
Honorable Mention	Giada Pawlak	Woodbridge Middle School	How Electricity Changes pH in Salt Solutions
Honorable Mention	Daniel Oppong Anthony Morris	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Light on Yeast Activation Time
Honorable Mention	Danielle Gohel Emma Sarvabhowman Sofia White	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of pH on Enzyme Reaction

Computer Science Awards

Computer Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Katja Loveall Riley Loveall	Rippon Middle School	Battle of the Artificial Intelligence: Testing the Accuracy of Different Styles of Language Models
2nd	Jacob Poetzman	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Reinforcement Learning and the Rewards System on the Speed of an Artificial Intelligence Completing a Maze
3rd	Olivia Newgen	All Saints Catholic School	How Does Manipulating a Game Affect Computer Learning?
Honorable Mention	Ahadu Hailu	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Using Different Memory Slot on a Random-Access Module's Performance
Honorable Mention	Timothy George	Woodbridge Middle School	The Effect of Battery Discharge on Response Time on a Wii Remote
Honorable Mention	Jacqueline Donkor	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Keeper of Passwords: The Effect of Time on Passwords

Earth and Planetary Sciences Awards

Earth and Planetary Sciences Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Udochukwu Ezejiofor	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Water on Crystal Growth
2nd	Isaiah Willoughby	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Earthquakes on Different Materials of Model Houses
Honorable Mention	Mason Kerner	Gainesville Middle School	What is the Effect of El-Nino and La-Nina on the Amount of Winter Weather We See?

Engineering Awards

Engineering Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Lana Wahdan	Marsteller Middle School	Suture Self! Untying the Knot in Surgical Sutures
2nd	Zachary Miller Clay Rasmussen	Gainesville Middle School	Rocket Science: How Hard Could It Be? The Sequel.
3rd	Nicholas Pistun	Gainesville Middle School	Reducing Carbon Emissions in Space Exploration: The Effectiveness of Green Propulsion Systems
Honorable Mention	Liya Tilahun	Porter Traditional School	Earthquake-Prone Buildings
Honorable Mention	Sidhvik Avasarala	Benton Middle School	Effect of Solar Panel Angles on Solar Energy Efficiency
Honorable Mention	Emily Le	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Barrier Designs on Waves

Environmental Science Awards

Environmental Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Lily Lu	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Bivalve Shell Filtration on Stream Water Quality
2nd	Aysha Jafar Salma Jafar	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Microplastic Removal Methods on Microplastics in Dasani Water
3rd	Erin Jansen	The Nokesville School	When in Drought: Natural Hydrogels as an Alternative Water Resource to Aid Water Retention in Soil
Honorable Mention	Zoey Davis	Marsteller Middle School	The Effect of Water Purity on Surface Tension
Honorable Mention	Luis Cervantes Eyoale Henok Hasib Kabir	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Cheesecloth on Water's Total Dissolved Solids

Materials Science Awards

Materials Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Henry Tobin	Woodbridge Middle School	Pulling Iron Out of Cereal
2nd	Carter Jansen	The Nokesville School	Which Lube is the Winner? The Effect of Dry Lubricant Composition on Friction Reduction of Pinewood Derby Race Car Wheels
3rd	Fabian Laracuente	Gainesville Middle School	Sealer Madness: The Effect Wood Sealer-Finishes Have on the Water Absorption and Warp of Pine Wood
Honorable Mention	Ethan Yeboah	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Different Cup Materials on Temperature Change
Honorable Mention	Naa Ayikaikor Okyne	Rippon Middle School	The Effect or Colors on Change in Temperature
Honorable Mention	Ellis Kim	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Insulation Materials on Temperature Change

Mathematics Awards

Mathematics Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Audrey Pratt	St. Francis of Assisi School	Catching Fraud: The Effect of Predictive Modeling on Detecting Fraudulent Data Sets
2nd	Norah Biggins	Parkside Middle School	The Effect of Card Shuffling on the Randomization of Cards in a Deck
3rd	Amahl Miller	Gainesville Middle School	The Impact of Sample Size on Probability Outcomes
Honorable Mention	Mohid Baig	Porter Traditional School	Do You Need to Spend Money to Make Money?
Honorable Mention	Janet Dennekew	Woodbridge Middle School	Can Technical Analysis Entirely Predict the Stock Market?

Medicine & Health Sciences Awards

Medicine and Health Sciences Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Anushka Misra	Gainesville Middle School	How Strong is Your Body's Base? The Effect of Activity Level on Arch Type
2nd	Guransh Sabharwal	Marsteller Middle School	Hands Down: Exploring the Best Hand Drying Techniques
3rd	Emily Bentz	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Different Sports on Heart Rate
Honorable Mention	Nicole Fernandes Mia Flores	Bull Run Middle School	Do Energy Drinks Affect our Physical Performance?
Honorable Mention	Diego Sokolowski	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Different Toothpaste on Tooth Cleanliness
Honorable Mention	Rosalie Bagay	Bull Run Middle School	Hearing for Your Heart: The Effect of Occupation Background Noise on Heart Rate

Microbiology Awards

Microbiology Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Erika Kim Ayana Moniruzzoha	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Agents on Microbial Cultivation Within Petri Dishes
2nd	Lefan Lin	Gainesville Middle School	Dark and Light: Can the Amount of Light Have an Impact on Dinoflagellates?
3rd	Alisha Kapur	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect on Organic vs. Non-Organic Strawberries and the Time It Takes for Mold to Grow
Honorable Mention	Reeha Nori	Gainesville Middle School	What is the Effect of Heat Shock Temperature on the Transformation Efficiency of Genetically Modified Organism?
Honorable Mention	Olivia Crain	Woodbridge Middle School	The Effect of Food Type on Bacteria

Physics Awards

Physics Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Ella Repoli	Gainesville Middle School	Color Conundrum - The Effect of the Absorption of Radiant Energy by Different Colors
2nd	Mohibullah Ahmadzai Xavier Elebute	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Paper Airplane Design on Flight Distance
3rd	Eric Le	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Car Shape on the Distance it Travels Down a 30-Degree Ramp
Honorable Mention	Analiese Thompson	Graham Park Middle School	Model Rockets: Stabilization
Honorable Mention	Amelia LaPlant	Woodbridge Middle School	The Effect of Color on Light Spread in Light Art Photography
Honorable Mention	Isabel Liu	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect on Color on Heat Absorption

Plant Sciences Awards

Plant Sciences Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Anna Emminizer	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Hydroponic Substrates on Plant Growth
2nd	Priyadharshini Raman	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of the Amount of Water Nutrients on Plants' Growth Using Deep Water Culture Hydroponics System
3rd	Julia Hruska	Parkside Middle School	Acid Rain and Radish Plants
Honorable Mention	Angela Moktan Emily Parrott Afifa Safazada	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Lemon Juice on Plant's Growth
Honorable Mention	Stanley Nowak	Woodbridge Middle School	How Plants Affect Erosion
Honorable Mention	Bishes Aryal	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Pollutants on a Plant's Growth in Height

Robotics & Intelligent Machines Awards

Robotics & Intelligent Machines Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
1st	Aarav Devani	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Different Sensors on the Time to Complete a Maze
2nd	Saanvi Mahajan	Marsteller Middle School	How the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Helps Students Study Better and Improves Test Scores
3rd	Ronald Kem	Woodbridge Middle School	The Abilities of Artificial Intelligence Demonstrated Through Tic-Tac-Toe

2024 Middle Division Organization Awards

Organization Awards

Organization Awards Winners
Organization	Student(s)	School	Project
African Science Buskers Festival: Gold Metal Winners	Lucy Nguyen Madelyn Lessard	Lake Ridge Middle School	Music Matters
Aerospace Corp: First Place	Olivia Newgen	All Saints Catholic School	How Does Manipulating a Game Affect Computer Learning?
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Sidhvik Avasarala	Benton Middle School	Effect of Solar Panel Angles on Solar Energy Efficiency
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Ellis Kim	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Insulation Materials on Temperature Change
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Nolan Om	Gainesville Middle School	Impact of Frames Per Second on Difficulty
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Nicholas Pistun	Gainesville Middle School	Reducing Carbon Emissions in Space Exploration: The Effectiveness of Green Propulsion Systems
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Zachary Miller Clay Rasmussen	Gainesville Middle School	Rocket Science: How Hard Could It Be? The Sequel.
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Ahadu Hailu	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Using Different Memory Slot on a Random-Access Module's Performance
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Jahmell Morrison	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of the Neural Network on Simulated Evolution
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Analiese Thompson	Graham Park Middle School	Model Rockets: Stabilization
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Norah Biggins	Parkside Middle School	The Effect of Card Shuffling on the Randomization of Cards in a Deck
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Jihan Aviran	Porter Traditional School	Which Search Engine is the Most Accurate?
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Liya Tilahun	Porter Traditional School	Earthquake-Prone Buildings
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Katja Loveall Riley Loveall	Rippon Middle School	Battle of the Artificial Intelligence: Testing the Accuracy of Different Styles of Language Models
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Moises Zapata	Ronald Reagan Middle School	Solar Tracking Robot
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Gabriel Boggan	Saunders Middle School	What Materials Can Block a Wi-Fi Signal
Aerospace Corp: Honorable Mention	Timothy George	Woodbridge Middle School	The Effect of Battery Discharge on Response Time on a Wii Remote
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch: 1st Place	Aysha Jafar Salma Jafar	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Microplastic Removal Methods on Microplastics in Dasani Water
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch: 1st Place	Audrey Pratt	St. Francis of Assisi School	Catching Fraud: The Effect of Predictive Modeling on Detecting Fraudulent Data Sets
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch: 2nd Place	Nicole Fernandes Mia Flores	Bull Run Middle School	Do Energy Drinks Affect our Physical Performance?
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch: 2nd Place	Emily Le	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Barrier Designs on Waves
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch: 3rd Place	Stella Smith	Parkside Middle School	Bacterial Growth vs. Essential Oils
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch: 3rd Place	Erin Jansen	The Nokesville School	When in Drought: Natural Hydrogels as an Alternative Water Resource to Aid Water Retention in Soil
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch: Honorable Mention	Reeha Nori	Gainesville Middle School	What is the Effect of Heat Shock Temperature on the Transformation Efficiency of Genetically Modified Organism?
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch: Honorable Mention	Madelyn Lessard Lucy Nguyen	Lake Ridge Middle School	Music Matters
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch: Honorable Mention	Giada Pawlak	Woodbridge Middle School	How Electricity Changes pH in Salt Solutions
American Psychological Association	Umnia Wihshi	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Mint Gum on People During Times of Mental Fatigue
Association For Women Geoscientists	Udochukwu Ezejiofor	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Water on Crystal Growth
DC Commissioned Officers Association: 1st Place	Anushka Misra	Gainesville Middle School	How Strong is Your Body's Base? The Effect of Activity Level on Arch Type
DC Commissioned Officers Association: 2nd Place	Lefan Lin	Gainesville Middle School	Dark and Light: Can the Amount of Light Have an Impact on Dinoflagellates?
DC Commissioned Officers Association: 3rd Place	Reeha Nori	Gainesville Middle School	What is the Effect of Heat Shock Temperature on the Transformation Efficiency of Genetically Modified Organism?
DOD STEM Leadership Prize	Guransh Sabharwal	Marsteller Middle School	Hands Down: Exploring the Best Hand Drying Techniques
Federal Water Quality Association: 1st Place	Erin Jansen	The Nokesville School	When in Drought: Natural Hydrogels as an Alternative Water Resource to Aid Water Retention in Soil
Federal Water Quality Association: 2nd Place	Lily Lu	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Bivalve Shell Filtration on Stream Water Quality
Federal Water Quality Association: 3rd Place	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	Tracing the Trail of Toxins Through our Ecosystems: The Effect of Microplastics on the Lifecycle of the Butterfly
Federal Water Quality Association: Honorable Mention	Nolan Campbell	Bull Run Middle School	What is the Effect of Knowledge of Microplastics on Plastic Waste Habits?
Federal Water Quality Association: Honorable Mention	Luis Cervantes Eyoale Henok Hasib Kabir	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Cheesecloth on Water's Total Dissolved Solids
Federal Water Quality Association: Honorable Mention	Aysha Jafar Salma Jafar	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Microplastic Removal Methods on Microplastics in Dasani Water
Federal Water Quality Association: Honorable Mention	Rachel Pangburn	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Different Ground Cover on the Erosion of Soil
Federal Water Quality Association: Honorable Mention	Ellen Simpson	Hampton Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Toilet Paper on Home Septic Systems
Federal Water Quality Association: Honorable Mention	Bishes Aryal	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Pollutants on a Plant's Growth in Height
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize	Nicholas Pistun	Gainesville Middle School	Reducing Carbon Emissions in Space Exploration: The Effectiveness of Green Propulsion Systems
Naval Award	Sidhvik Avasarala	Benton Middle School	Effect of Solar Panel Angles on Solar Energy Efficiency
Naval Award	Lana Wahdan	Marsteller Middle School	Suture Self! Untying the Knot in Surgical Sutures
Naval Award	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	Tracing the Trail of Toxins Through our Ecosystems: The Effect of Microplastics on the Lifecycle of the Butterfly
NASA Earth System Science Award	Isaiah Willoughby	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Earthquakes on Different Materials of Model Houses
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Lily Lu	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Bivalve Shell Filtration on Stream Water Quality
Optica: Outstanding Achievement	Ella Repoli	Gainesville Middle School	Color Conundrum - The Effect of the Absorption of Radiant Energy by Different Colors
Optica: Noteworthy Achievement	Enzo Abalos Danielle Garvey	Bull Run Middle School	How Does the Color of Light Affect a Plant's Height?
Optica: Noteworthy Achievement	Mohamed Attiah Fedor Shanin	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Ultraviolet (UV) Light Glasses on UV Light Filtration
Optica: Noteworthy Achievement	Moises Zapata	Ronald Reagan Middle School	Solar Tracking Robot
Prince William County Service Authority: 1st Place	Lily Lu	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Bivalve Shell Filtration on Stream Water Quality
Prince William County Service Authority: 2nd Place	Aysha Jafar Salma Jafar	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Microplastic Removal Methods on Microplastics in Dasani Water
Prince William County Service Authority: 3rd Place	Erin Jansen	The Nokesville School	When in Drought: Natural Hydrogels as an Alternative Water Resource to Aid Water Retention in Soil
Prince William County Service Authority: General Managers Award	Zoey Davis	Marsteller Middle School	Marsteller Middle School The Effect of Water Purity on Surface Tension
Prince William Solid Waste Division	Corinna Balios Sienna Motley	Bull Run Middle School	A New Landfill: An Investigation on Light's Effects on Decomposition
SAE: 1st Place Excellence in Engineering	Sambridha Ghimire	Pennington Traditional School	The Effect of Rotational Motion of a Wheel on its Stability
SAE: 2nd Place Excellence in Engineering	Paul Vollstad	Gainesville Middle School	What is the Effect of Weather on Airline Pilot Landing Points at Dulles Airport
SAE: 2nd Place Excellence in Engineering	Kylie Brophy	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of the Amount of Baking Soda and Vinegar on the Height of its Container
SAE: Honorable Mention for Excellence in Engineering	Isabel Liu	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect on Color on Heat Absorption
SAE: Honorable Mention for Excellence in Engineering	Ella Repoli	Gainesville Middle School	Color Conundrum - The Effect of the Absorption of Radiant Energy by Different Colors
SAE: Honorable Mention for Excellence in Engineering	Zachary Miller Clay Rasmussen	Gainesville Middle School	Rocket Science: How Hard Could It Be? The Sequel.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Northern Virginia Section: Technical Excellence	Sidhvik Avasarala	Benton Middle School	Effect of Solar Panel Angles on Solar Energy Efficiency
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Northern Virginia Section: Technical Achievement	Nicholas Pistun	Gainesville Middle School	Reducing Carbon Emissions in Space Exploration: The Effectiveness of Green Propulsion Systems
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Northern Virginia Section: Technical Achievement	Liya Tilahun	Porter Traditional School	Earthquake-Prone Buildings
U.S. Air Force Award	Paul Vollstad	Gainesville Middle School	What is the Effect of Weather on Airline Pilot Landing Points at Dulles Airport
U.S. Air Force Award	Samuel Chavez	Unity Braxton Middle School	The Effects of Water Volume on Rocket Altitude
U.S. Metric Association	Lily Lu	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Bivalve Shell Filtration on Stream Water Quality
Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association	Lily Lu	Ronald Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Bivalve Shell Filtration on Stream Water Quality

2023 Winners

2023 Senior Division Category Winners

2023 Senior Division Program (PDF)

Grand Prizes

Grand Prize Winners
Student(s)	School	Project
Rania Lateef	Colgan High School	Food for Thought: Can Intermittent Fasting and Ketosis Ameliorate Dementia by Decreasing Tau Hyperphosphorylation and Neuroinflammation in Drosophila melanogaster?
Yashvir Sabharwal	Battlefield High School	NephroNet: A Novel Program for Identifying Renal Cell Carcinoma and Generating Synthetic Training Images with Convolutional Neural Networks and Diffusion Models
Hannah Jansen	Patriot High School	The Effect of Propeller Design on Underwater Remotely-Operated Vehicle Speed
Hanna Aklil Lani Lin-Kissick	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Creation of Longer-Lasting Concrete: An Analysis on the Infusion of Bacteria and Aggregates into Cement Concrete to Increase Durability at Varying Temperatures by Examining Substances Following Water Absorption
Lyla Browne Raeanne Ferrer Layla Moussavi	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Modeling the Effect of Hyperglycemia on Fertility of Caenorhabditis elegans

Animal Sciences Awards

Animal Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Ellie Kim Fayza Mehrin Madison Nally	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Feasting Fruit Flies: Evaluating the Effect of Selected Ayurvedic Plant Extracts on the Mood, Memory, and Fertility of Drosophila melanogaster
Second	Alyssa Kane Bethelle Lanquaye Chloe Musman	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Antioxidants on G6PD Deficiency and Hyperbilirubinemia in Infants
Third	Nizar Bousselmi	Gar-Field High School	Foraging or Freezing? Deer Behavior vs. Temperature

Behavioral Sciences Awards

Behavioral Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Rania Lateef	Colgan High School	Food for Thought: Can Intermittent Fasting and Ketosis Ameliorate Dementia by Decreasing Tau Hyperphosphorylation and Neuroinflammation in Drosophila melanogaster?
Second	Agnes Cho Bethel Abebe Vaishnavi Burra	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Herbal Medicine on Memory Recall of Planaria When Conditioned Against Negative Phototaxis
Third	Isha Prem Ausdin Rahman Bishesta Aryal	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Zinc, Aluminum, & Iron on the Behavior of PTL-1 Caenorhabditis elegans and Alzheimer’s Disease

Biochemistry Awards

Biochemistry Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Second	Michael Day Aarav Patel	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Novel Production of Organic-Based Amino Acid-Incorporated Carbon Dioxide-Absorbing Hydrogels
Honorable Mention	Jenna Nguyen	Colgan High School	Modification on the Method of Pectin Isolation in Grapefruit: Effectiveness on Lowering Glycaemia Levels

Chemistry Awards

Chemistry Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Chiara Petrazzuolo-Leiva Meklit Gizework	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Utilization of Gold Nanoparticles in Collaboration with Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Chloride in Detecting JWH-018, C24 H23NO, by Analyzing Chemically Similar Substances via Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy
Second	Lucien Morris Yadel Gezehagne Eduardo Mendez-Anastasio	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Comparing Endothermic Reactions Utilizing Barium Hydroxide and Ammonium Chloride
Third	Madison Nepomuceno	Gainesville High School	Bright Idea: Analyzing the Effect of Different Concentrations of Hydrogen Peroxide on the Brightness of a Chemiluminescent Reaction
Third	Sophie Bootwala	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Invertase on Sucrose and a Drink's Glucose Level
Honorable Mention	Henock Asmare Sahil Shakeel Sahil Tariq	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Acetone on the Decomposition of Plastics
Honorable Mention	Monica Hartung	Seton School	The Search for the Crispy Pickle

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Awards

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Ebru Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	Novel 3D Linked-Data Exploration for Analysis of High-Dimensional Datasets
Second	Zareef Said	Gainesville High School	REFRBERT: A Comprehensive Genomic Regulatory Element Forecasting Representation Based on Masked Language Modeling

Computer Science Awards

Computer Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Yashvir Sabharwal	Battlefield High School	NephroNet: A Novel Program for Identifying Renal Cell Carcinoma and Generating Synthetic Training Images with Convolutional Neural Networks and Diffusion Models
Second	Aayush Ghosh	Colgan High School	Effects of Activation Function on a Neural Networks Ability to Learn
Third	Minghui Zhang	Gainesville High School	Best Strategy to Select an Individual Out of the Population that Maximizes Interest
Honorable Mention	Javier Garcia	Seton School	PICTIONaiRY!

Earth & Planetary Sciences Awards

Earth & Planetary Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Hamza Lateef	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Mapping Changes in Particulate Pollution and Plant Health in the Indian Sub-Continent during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Engineering Awards

Engineering Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Hannah Jansen	Patriot High School	The Effect of Propeller Design on Underwater Remotely-Operated Vehicle Speed

Environmental Science Awards

Environmental Science Awards
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Sidak Singh	Battlefield High School	An Overlooked Aspect of Wastewater Treatment: Analyzing the Capacity of Various Sanitary Wipes to Dissolve in Distilled Water
Second	Eleanore Rhodes Mikayla Carter	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Industrialization on Environmental Factors in Prince William County, VA
Third	Abhaya Shrestha Ali Mirza Amadu Sesay	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Different Noise Barriers on Noise Pollution

Materials Science Awards

Materials Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Lani Lin-Kissick Hanna Aklil	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Creation of Longer-Lasting Concrete: An Analysis on the Infusion of Bacteria and Aggregates into Cement Concrete to Increase Durability at Varying Temperatures by Examining Substances Following Water Absorption
Third	Joseph Goodman	Seton School	Attack of the Antiseptics and Disinfectants

Mathematics Awards

Mathematics Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Honorable Mention	Celia Calabria Brett Barton	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Determining the Relationship Between Golden Ratio Proportions and Galaxy Types

Medicine & Health Sciences Awards

Medicine and Health Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Raeanne Ferrer Layla Moussavi Lyla Browne	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Modeling the Effect of Hyperglycemia on Fertility of Caenorhabditis elegans
Second	Milania Dehring Krish Seth	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Dugesia dorotocephala as a Novel Animal Model to Replicate Abstinence-Related Withdrawal Symptoms After Prenatal Nicotine Exposure in Neonates

Microbiology Awards

Microbiology Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Second	Maanini Lakshmanan Anisha Ramakrishnan Gabriella La Cour	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Exploring a Novel Combination of Enterobactin and Lactobacillus acidophilus in an Iron-Rich Environment to Increase Absorption of Ferric Ions

Physics Awards

Physics Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Second	Anna Nelson Shailen Sifer	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Recycled Polyethylene as a Cosmic Radiation Shield

Plant Sciences Awards

Plant Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Manreet Cheema Alahna Moreno Laiba Siddique	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Perennial Ryegrass and Flax Microgreens Grown in Soil with Varying Concentrations of Microplastics
Second	Ibtihaz Sparsha Braxton McDaniel Yassine Lahbabi	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Mosses' Capability of Filtering Heavy Metals from Water

Robotics & Intelligent Machines Awards

Robots & Intelligent Machines Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Kira McIntosh Aman Amara	Osbourn Park High School	Autonomous Solar Panel De-Duster

2023 Senior Division Organization Awards

Organization Awards

Organization Award Winners
Organization	Student(s)	School	Project
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics - National Capital Section	Kira McIntosh Aman Amara	Osbourn Park High School	Autonomous Solar Panel De-Duster
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics - National Capital Section	Andrew Atkinson	Seton School	Windpower! What is the Effect of Blade Pitch Angle on Electrical Output of a Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine?
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics - National Capital Section	Hannah Jansen	Patriot High School	The Effect of Propeller Design on Underwater Remotely-Operated Vehicle Speed
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics - National Capital Section	Anna Nelson Shailen Sifer	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Recycled Polyethylene as a Cosmic Radiation Shield
American Psychological Association	Rania Lateef	Colgan High School	Food for Thought: Can Intermittent Fasting and Ketosis Ameliorate Dementia by Decreasing Tau Hyperphosphorylation and Neuroinflammation in Drosophila melanogaster?
Association for Women Geoscientists	Eleanore Rhodes Mikayla Carter	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Industrialization on Environmental Factors in Prince William County, VA
D.C. COA/U.S. Public Health Service - First Place	Milania Dehring Krish Seth	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Dugesia dorotocephala as a Novel Animal Model to Replicate Abstinence-Related Withdrawal Symptoms After Prenatal Nicotine Exposure in Neonates
D.C. COA/U.S. Public Health Service - Second Place	Rania Lateef	Colgan High School	Food for Thought: Can Intermittent Fasting and Ketosis Ameliorate Dementia by Decreasing Tau Hyperphosphorylation and Neuroinflammation in Drosophila melanogaster?
D.C. COA/U.S. Public Health Service - Third Place	Alyssa Kane Bethelle Lanquaye Chloe Musman	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Antioxidants on G6PD Deficiency and Hyperbilirubinemia in Infants
Environmental Protection Agency	Sidak Singh	Battlefield High School	An Overlooked Aspect of Wastewater Treatment: Analyzing the Capacity of Various Sanitary Wipes to Dissolve in Distilled Water
Environmental Protection Agency	Nizar Bousselmi	Gar-Field High School	Foraging or Freezing? Deer Behavior vs. Temperature
Environmental Protection Agency	Elizabeth Eckman	Gar-Field High School	Sweet Death: The Effect of the Concentration of Glyphosate on Lonicera japonica Vitality
Environmental Protection Agency	Henock Asmare Sahil Shakeel Sahil Tariq	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Acetone on the Decomposition of Plastics
Environmental Protection Agency	Abhaya Shrestha Ali Mirza Amadu Sesay	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Different Noise Barriers on Noise Pollution
Environmental Protection Agency	Belva Fianko	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Temperature on the Stomata of a Flowering Plant
Environmental Protection Agency	Kira McIntosh Aman Amara	Osbourn Park High School	Autonomous Solar Panel De-Duster
Environmental Protection Agency	Joseph Benin	Seton School	Aeroelectricity of the Future!
Environmental Protection Agency	Andrew Atkinson	Seton School	The Novel Production of Organic-Based Amino Acid-Incorporated Carbon Dioxide-Absorbing Hydrogels
Environmental Protection Agency	Hamza Lateef	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Mapping Changes in Particulate Pollution and Plant Health in the Indian Sub-Continent during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Environmental Protection Agency	Eleanore Rhodes Mikayla Carter	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Industrialization on Environmental Factors in Prince William County, VA
Environmental Protection Agency	Anna Nelson Shailen Sifer	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Recycled Polyethylene as a Cosmic Radiation Shield
Environmental Protection Agency	Ibtihaz Sparsha Braxton McDaniel Yassine Lahbabi	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Mosses' Capability of Filtering Heavy Metals from Water
Environmental Protection Agency	Manreet Cheema Alahna Moreno Laiba Siddique	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Perennial Ryegrass and Flax Microgreens Grown in Soil with Varying Concentrations of Microplastics
Federal Water Quality Association	Sidak Singh	Battlefield High School	An Overlooked Aspect of Wastewater Treatment: Analyzing the Capacity of Various Sanitary Wipes to Dissolve in Distilled Water
Federal Water Quality Association	Ibtihaz Sparsha Braxton McDaniel Yassine Lahbabi	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Mosses' Capability of Filtering Heavy Metals from Water
Federal Water Quality Association	Eleanore Rhodes Mikayla Carter	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Industrialization on Environmental Factors in Prince William County, VA
Federal Water Quality Association	Michael Day Aarav Patel	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Novel Production of Organic-Based Amino Acid-Incorporated Carbon Dioxide-Absorbing Hydrogels
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Technology Excellence Award	Yashvir Sabharwal	Battlefield High School	NephroNet: A Novel Program for Identifying Renal Cell Carcinoma and Generating Synthetic Training Images with Convolutional Neural Networks and Diffusion Models
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Technology Excellence Award	Ebru Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	Novel 3D Linked-Data Exploration for Analysis of High-Dimensional Datasets
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Technology Excellence Award	Zareef Said	Gainesville High School	REFRBERT: A Comprehensive Genomic Regulatory Element Forecasting Representation Based on Masked Language Modeling
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Technology Achievement Award	Aayush Ghosh	Colgan High School	Effects of Activation Function on a Neural Networks Ability to Learn
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Technology Achievement Award	Minghui Zhang	Gainesville High School	Best Strategy to Select an Individual Out of the Population that Maximizes Interest
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Technology Achievement Award	Kira McIntosh Aman Amara	Osbourn Park High School	Autonomous Solar Panel De-Duster
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Technology Achievement Award	Joseph Benin	Seton School	Aeroelectricity of the Future!
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Technology Achievement Award	Javier Garcia	Seton School	PICTIONaiRY!
NASA Earth Systems Award	Sidak Singh	Battlefield High School	An Overlooked Aspect of Wastewater Treatment: Analyzing the Capacity of Various Sanitary Wipes to Dissolve in Distilled Water
National Geographic Award 2022: "That's Geography! Cultivating Empathy for The Earth" Award	Rania Lateef	Colgan High School	Food for Thought: Can Intermittent Fasting and Ketosis Ameliorate Dementia by Decreasing Tau Hyperphosphorylation and Neuroinflammation in Drosophila melanogaster?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Hamza Lateef	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Mapping Changes in Particulate Pollution and Plant Health in the Indian Sub-Continent during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Office of Naval Research - U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps	Rania Lateef	Colgan High School	Food for Thought: Can Intermittent Fasting and Ketosis Ameliorate Dementia by Decreasing Tau Hyperphosphorylation and Neuroinflammation in Drosophila melanogaster?
Prince William County Service Authority - First Place	Ibtihaz Sparsha Braxton McDaniel Yassine Lahbabi	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Mosses' Capability of Filtering Heavy Metals from Water
Prince William County Service Authority - Second Place	Sidak Singh	Battlefield High School	An Overlooked Aspect of Wastewater Treatment: Analyzing the Capacity of Various Sanitary Wipes to Dissolve in Distilled Water
Prince William County Service Authority - Third Place	Eleanore Rhodes Mikayla Carter	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Industrialization on Environmental Factors in Prince William County, VA
Regeneron	Ebru Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	Novel 3D Linked-Data Exploration for Analysis of High-Dimensional Datasets
Ricoh USA Inc.	Sidak Singh	Battlefield High School	An Overlooked Aspect of Wastewater Treatment: Analyzing the Capacity of Various Sanitary Wipes to Dissolve in Distilled Water
SAE International Washington D.C. Chapter	Joseph Benin	Seton School	Aeroelectricity of the Future!
SAE International Washington D.C. Chapter	Hannah Jansen	Patriot High School	The Effect of Propeller Design on Underwater Remotely-Operated Vehicle Speed
SAE International Washington D.C. Chapter	Aiden Goto	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Truss Designs on Bridge Strength
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Madison Nepomuceno	Gainesville High School	Bright Idea: Analyzing the Effect of Different Concentrations of Hydrogen Peroxide on the Brightness of a Chemiluminescent Reaction
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Sophie Bootwala	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Invertase on Sucrose and a Drink's Glucose Level
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Hannah Jansen	Patriot High School	The Effect of Propeller Design on Underwater Remotely-Operated Vehicle Speed
Society of Women Engineers Promising Award	Monica Hartung	Seton School	The Search for the Crispy Pickle
U.S. Agency for International Development	Anna Nelson Shailen Sifer	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Recycled Polyethylene as a Cosmic Radiation Shield
U.S. Air Force	Chiara Petrazzuolo-Leiva Meklit Gizework	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Utilization of Gold Nanoparticles in Collaboration with Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Chloride in Detecting JWH-018, C24 H23NO, by Analyzing Chemically Similar Substances via Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy
U.S. Metric Association	Ebru Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	Novel 3D Linked-Data Exploration for Analysis of High-Dimensional Datasets
U.S. Metric Association	Rania Lateef	Colgan High School	Food for Thought: Can Intermittent Fasting and Ketosis Ameliorate Dementia by Decreasing Tau Hyperphosphorylation and Neuroinflammation in Drosophila melanogaster?
U.S. Metric Association	Isha Prem Ausdin Rahman Bishesta Aryal	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Zinc, Aluminum, & Iron on the Behavior of PTL-1 Caenorhabditis elegans and Alzheimer’s Disease
U.S. Metric Association	Chiara Petrazzuolo-Leiva Meklit Gizework	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Utilization of Gold Nanoparticles in Collaboration with Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Chloride in Detecting JWH-018, C24 H23NO, by Analyzing Chemically Similar Substances via Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy
U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize	Sidak Singh	Battlefield High School	An Overlooked Aspect of Wastewater Treatment: Analyzing the Capacity of Various Sanitary Wipes to Dissolve in Distilled Water
U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize	Eleanore Rhodes Mikayla Carter	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effects of Industrialization on Environmental Factors in Prince William County, VA
U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize	Ibtihaz Sparsha Braxton McDaniel Yassine Lahbabi	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Mosses' Capability of Filtering Heavy Metals from Water
Washington Academy of Sciences	Madison Nepomuceno	Gainesville High School	Bright Idea: Analyzing the Effect of Different Concentrations of Hydrogen Peroxide on the Brightness of a Chemiluminescent Reaction
Washington Academy of Sciences	Nizar Bousselmi	Gar-Field High School	Foraging or Freezing? Deer Behavior vs. Temperature
Washington Academy of Sciences	Henock Asmare Sahil Shakeel Sahil Tariq	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Acetone on the Decomposition of Plastics
Washington Academy of Sciences	Chiara Petrazzuolo-Leiva Meklit Gizework	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Utilization of Gold Nanoparticles in Collaboration with Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Chloride in Detecting JWH-018, C24 H23NO, by Analyzing Chemically Similar Substances via Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy
Washington Academy of Sciences	Alyssa Kane Bethelle Lanquaye Chloe Musman	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Antioxidants on G6PD Deficiency and Hyperbilirubinemia in Infants
Washington Academy of Sciences	Isha Prem Ausdin Rahman Bishesta Aryal	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Zinc, Aluminum, & Iron on the Behavior of PTL-1 Caenorhabditis elegans and Alzheimer’s Disease
Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association	Manreet Cheema Alahna Moreno Laiba Siddique	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	The Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Perennial Ryegrass and Flax Microgreens Grown in Soil with Varying Concentrations of Microplastics
Yale Science and Engineering Association	Chiara Petrazzuolo-Leiva Meklit Gizework	The Governor's School @ Innovation Park	Utilization of Gold Nanoparticles in Collaboration with Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Chloride in Detecting JWH-018, C24 H23NO, by Analyzing Chemically Similar Substances via Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy

2023 Middle Division Category Winners

2023 Middle Division Program (PDF)

Animal Sciences Awards

Animal Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	The Perils of Plastic
Second	Aurelia Martinez	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Location on the Number of Fireflies Found During the Day
Third	Eleanor Bowling	Graham Park Middle School	Build a Better Moth Trap: The Effect of Color on Moth Attraction
Honorable Mention	Alessandra Rodriguez	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect Of Classical Music On Dog's Behavior At Night
Honorable Mention	Kaitlyn Whitney	Graham Park Middle School	Color Stimulation in Cats

Behavioral Sciences Awards

Behavioral Sciences Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Riley Snyder	Potomac Shores Middle School	How Do Different Coaching Styles Impact a Youth Athlete's Stress Level and Performance?
Second	Opshora Hannan	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Subliminal Messaging on Decision-Making
Third	Erin Heim	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Organization on Memory
Honorable Mention	Isabella Jolly	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Chewing Gum on Test Performance
Honorable Mention	Sajeela Ahmad	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Suggestion on Visual Memory in Youth and Adults
Honorable Mention	Khae'el Williams	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Artificial and Real Scents on the Human Olfactory System

Biochemistry Awards

Biochemistry Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Ria Rawoor	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Different Mixtures on Apple Browning
Second	Niveditha Arunkumar	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Temperature on Enzyme Activity Time
Third	Miranda Hickling	Woodbridge Middle School	Total DNA Mass Extracted from Fruit Using an Alcohol Extraction Method
Honorable Mention	Emilia Doyle	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Red Substances on a Positive Kastle-Meyer Blood Test
Honorable Mention	Nhi To	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Yeast on Bread Height

Chemistry Awards

Chemistry Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Andrew Gable	St. Francis of Assisi School	Mentos Fountains: The Effect of Soda Type on Eruption Height
Second	Jonathan Yang	Reagan Middle School	A Potential Anti-Food Waster? The Effect of pH on Resistance to Enzymic Browning
Third	Lily Lu	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Percentages of Petrolatum in Baby Moisturizers on Keeping Skin Moist
Honorable Mention	Elaina Crossin	Graham Park Middle School	pH Levels in Coffee
Honorable Mention	Isabelle Gerona	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Vinegar on the Release of Calcium from Eggshells

Computer Science Awards

Computer Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Vanessa Ortiz	Gainesville Middle School	Fastest Mobile Provider in the Greater Manassas Area

Earth and Planetary Sciences Awards

Earth and Planetary Sciences Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Nathaniel Salley	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Gravity on Plants
Second	Samantha Kerner	Gainesville Middle School	The Satellite Expedite

Engineering Awards

Engineering Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Asher Pratt	St. Francis of Assisi School	Building for Seismic Safety: The Effect of Different Shapes on Structural Damage
Second	Emily Le	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Roof Shapes on Safety During Hurricanes
Third	Zachary Miller Clay Rasmussen	Gainesville Middle School	Rocket Science: How Hard Could it be?
Honorable Mention	Liya Tilahun	Porter Traditional School	Flying High: An Analysis of Which of the Four Airplanes (F-15, Arrowhead, Basic Airplane, and Stable) can Fly the Farthest
Honorable Mention	Anthony Morris	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of the Model of Bridge on the Amount of Weight it can Hold
Honorable Mention	Arshwin Ramesh	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Dome Design on its Load Bearing Capacity

Environmental Science Awards

Environmental Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Anaum Moniruzzoha Isabel Amante	Reagan Middle School	Powdered or Charcoal? The Filtration Efficiency of Several Charcoal Types
Second	Olivia Wingo	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Laundry Detergent Solutions on Plant Height
Third	Ryan Kern	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Angle on Windmill Energy Production
Honorable Mention	Nolan Campbell	Bull Run Middle School	What is the Effect of Filtration Material on Pond Water?
Honorable Mention	Joel Daughtry	Gainesville Middle School	Soil Erosion
Honorable Mention	Vedkris Burra	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Environmental Pollutants on Artemia salina

Materials Science Awards

Materials Science Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Annalise Blankenship	Gainesville Middle School	Saltwater vs. Straws
Second	Aysha Jafar	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Brands of Paper on Marker Bleeding
Third	Isabella Summers	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Different Types of Packaging on Cherry Tomato Freshness
Honorable Mention	Addison Trunzo	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Temperature on Magnetism
Honorable Mention	Noah Reitman	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Temperature on a Magnet
Honorable Mention	Kingsley Opare- Abetia	St. Francis of Assisi School	Battle of the Batteries

Mathematics Awards

Mathematics Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Eshan Gupta	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Trial Size on Experimental Probability Reaching Theoretical Probability
Second	Saifullah Baig	Porter Traditional School	Applied Mathematics to Make Money

Medicine & Health Sciences Awards

Medicine and Health Sciences Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Lana Wahdan	Marsteller Middle School	Puzzling Pulses: The Effect of Cognitive Stimulation on Heart Rate
Second	Emily Mills	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of SPF Level on UV Ray Exposure
Third	Ashley Yonika	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Genetics on Fingerprint Similarity
Honorable Mention	Christine Park	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Nutrition on Athletic Performance for Teenagers

Microbiology Awards

Microbiology Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Katja Loveall	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Temperature on the Carbon Dioxide Output of Baker's Yeast
Second	Sara Moussavi	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Benzoyl Peroxide on Bacterial Growth
Third	Aidan Emmett	Bull Run Middle School	The Effect of the Type of Cleaner on the Growth of Mold on Bread
Honorable Mention	Olivia Martin	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Mouthwash on Bacteria on the Teeth
Honorable Mention	Maya Jaff	Bull Run Middle School	The Effect of Time on Bacteria Growth
Honorable Mention	Erika Kim Ayana Moniruzzoha	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Radiation on Bacteria in Agar Dishes

Physics Awards

Physics Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Ella Repoli	Gainesville Middle School	Stretchy Science: The Effect of Temperature on the Elasticity of Rubber
Second	Levi Kouts	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Parachute Materials on the Speed of a Paperclip's Drop
Third	Amelia LaPlant	Woodbridge Middle School	Light Art and how Shutter Speed Affects it
Honorable Mention	Mazen Ben Chouikha	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of the Amount of Water in a Water Bottle on the Amount of Space it Needs to Land Upright
Honorable Mention	Dylan Sagudan	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Temperature on the Speed and Volume of Sound

Plant Sciences Awards

Plant Sciences Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Lillian Krumnow	St. Francis of Assisi School	Hydroponics, Food and Farming Effect of Vertical Hydroponics on Crops
Second	Aly Estenor	The Nokesville School	How Water Additives Impact Plant Growth
Third	Linda Pistun	Gainesville Middle School	Sprouting Hope: The Effects of Fertilizers with Different Nitrogen-Release Speeds on the Growth and Development of Solanum lycopersicum
Honorable Mention	Ava Mallaney	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Water Source on Lentil Growth
Honorable Mention	Mason Mahabir	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Fertilizers on Seedling Growth
Honorable Mention	Muhammad Usufzai	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Lighting Sources on Plant Growth

Robotics & Intelligent Machines Awards

Robotics & Intelligent Machines Award Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Max Mohr	Gainesville Middle School	How Much Weight Can a 3D Print Hold? Determining Print Strength Based on Nozzle Temperature
Second	Mlinda Nkhoma	Bull Run Middle School	The Effect of Different Temperatures on a Robot's Performance
Honorable Mention	Imani Cobbs Isabella Cortes Andrade	Pennington Traditional School	Goggles of Invisible Light

2023 Middle Division Organization Awards

Organization Awards

Organization Awards Winners
Organization	Student(s)	School	Project
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch	Isabella Summers	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Different Types of Packaging on Cherry Tomato Freshness
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch	Lily Lu	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Percentages of Petrolatum in Baby Moisturizers on Keeping Skin Moist
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch	Isabelle Gerona	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Vinegar on the Release of Calcium from Eggshells
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch	Elizabeth Houchens	Gainesville Middle School	Is There a Preconceived Flavor Associated with Color as it Applies to Food?
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch	Anaum Moniruzzoha Isabel Amante	Reagan Middle School	Powdered or Charcoal? The Filtration Efficiency of Several Charcoal Types
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch	Linda Pistun	Gainesville Middle School	Sprouting Hope: The Effects of Fertilizers with Different Nitrogen-Release Speeds on the Growth and Development of Solanum lycopersicum
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch	Ahna Boyce	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Different Levels of Salinity on Water's Boiling Rate
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch	Aanya Shah Noor Shaikh	Pennington Traditional School	See the Light from Different Angles
American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch	Samantha Kerner	Gainesville Middle School	The Satellite Expedite
D.C. COA/U.S. Public Health Service - First Place	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	The Perils of Plastic
D.C. COA/U.S. Public Health Service - Second Place	Allison Davenport	Bull Run Middle School	The Effects of Caffeine on Short-Term Memory
D.C. COA/U.S. Public Health Service - Third Place	Elizabeth Houchens	Gainesville Middle School	Is There a Preconceived Flavor Associated with Color as it Applies to Food?
Department of Defense STEM Leadership	Mlinda Nkhoma	Bull Run Middle School	The Effect of Different Temperatures on a Robot's Performance
Environmental Protection Agency	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	The Perils of Plastic
Environmental Protection Agency	Nolan Campbell	Bull Run Middle School	What is the Effect of Filtration Material on Pond Water?
Environmental Protection Agency	Joel Daughtry	Gainesville Middle School	Soil Erosion
Environmental Protection Agency	Olivia Wingo	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Laundry Detergent Solutions on Plant Height
Environmental Protection Agency	Vedkris Burra	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Environmental Pollutants on Artemia salina
Environmental Protection Agency	Aanya Shah Noor Shaikh	Pennington Traditional School	See the Light from Different Angles
Environmental Protection Agency	Adaeze Acholonu	Pennington Traditional School	Water Filtration Mechanisms
Environmental Protection Agency	Anaum Moniruzzoha Isabel Amante	Reagan Middle School	Powdered or Charcoal? The Filtration Efficiency of Several Charcoal Types
Environmental Protection Agency	Rosaphi Le Kassie Magnaye Zara Aslam	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Soil on the Decomposition of Compostable Bags
Environmental Protection Agency	Ryan Kern	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Angle on Windmill Energy Production
Environmental Protection Agency	Sydney Johnson	Woodbridge Middle School	The Effect of Gravity Filtration on Water Quality
Federal Water Quality Association	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	The Perils of Plastic
Federal Water Quality Association	Olivia Wingo	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Laundry Detergent Solutions on Plant Height
Federal Water Quality Association	Joel Daughtry	Gainesville Middle School	Soil Erosion
Federal Water Quality Association	Adaeze Acholonu	Pennington Traditional School	Water Filtration Mechanisms
Federal Water Quality Association	Anaum Moniruzzoha Isabel Amante	Reagan Middle School	Powdered or Charcoal? The Filtration Efficiency of Several Charcoal Types
Office of Naval Research - U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	The Perils of Plastic
Prince William County Service Authority - First Place	Ava Mallaney	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Water Source on Lentil Growth
Prince William County Service Authority - Second Place	Nolan Campbell	Bull Run Middle School	What is the Effect of Filtration Material on Pond Water?
Prince William County Service Authority - Third Place	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	The Perils of Plastic
Prince William County Service Authority - Honorable Mention	Adaeze Acholonu	Pennington Traditional School	Water Filtration Mechanisms
SAE International Washington D.C. Chapter	Zachary Miller Clay Rasmussen	Gainesville Middle School	Rocket Science: How Hard Could it be?
SAE International Washington D.C. Chapter	Asher Pratt	St. Francis of Assisi School	Building for Seismic Safety: The Effect of Different Shapes on Structural Damage
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Addison Trunzo	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Temperature on Magnetism
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Samantha Kerner	Gainesville Middle School	The Satellite Expedite
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Olivia Wingo	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Laundry Detergent Solutions on Plant Height
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Ella Soudachanh	Gainesville Middle School	The Electric Drink
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Amelia LaPlant	Woodbridge Middle School	Light Art and how Shutter Speed Affects it
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Harper Singer	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Flood Barriers on how Long it Takes for Water to get Through
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Mlinda Nkhoma	Bull Run Middle School	The Effect of Different Temperatures on a Robot's Performance
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Annalise Blankenship	Gainesville Middle School	Saltwater vs. Straws
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Vanessa Ortiz	Gainesville Middle School	Fastest Mobile Provider in the Greater Manassas Area
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Liya Tilahun	Porter Traditional School	Flying High: An Analysis of Which of the Four Airplanes (F-15, Arrowhead, Basic Airplane, and Stable) can Fly the Farthest
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Lily Lu	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Percentages of Petrolatum in Baby Moisturizers on Keeping Skin Moist
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Award	Emily Le	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Roof Shapes on Safety During Hurricanes
The Lemelson Foundation Young Inventor Award	Max Mohr	Gainesville Middle School	How Much Weight Can a 3D Print Hold? Determining Print Strength Based on Nozzle Temperature
Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association	Deen Lateef	Benton Middle School	The Perils of Plastic
Washington Academy of Sciences	Sara Moussavi	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Benzoyl Peroxide on Bacterial Growth
Washington Academy of Sciences	Vedkris Burra	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Environmental Pollutants on Artemia salina
Washington Academy of Sciences	London Rainey-Stokes	Pennington Traditional School	The Effectiveness of Household Cleaning Solutions On Bacteria from Environmental Swabbing
Washington Academy of Sciences	Christine Park	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Nutrition on Athletic Performance for Teenagers

2022 Winners

2022 Senior Division Winners

View the Senior Division entries (PDF).

Grand Prizes

Science Fair Winners
Student(s)	School	Project
Naman Agarwal	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	A Low-Cost Deep Learning Solution for Early Detection of Lettuce Stress in Indoor Farms
Ebru Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	A Novel Visualization Tool: Application to RNA-sequence Classification
Desmen Boykin	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	The Effect of Casein Polymers on the Filtration of Heavy Metals and Contaminants in Well Water
Rania Lateef	Colgan High School	Dozing off with Drosophila: The Effect of Disrupted Sleep and Circadian Rhythms on Mood, Addiction, and Mortality

Animal Sciences Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Rania Lateef	Colgan High School	Dozing off with Drosophila: The Effect of Disrupted Sleep and Circadian Rhythms on Mood, Addiction, and Mortality
Second	Ellie Kim	Gainesville High School	Assessing the Effect of Selected Medicinal Herbs on the Fertility of Drosophila melanogaster
Third	Iqra Ahmad Keren Gonzaga Thu Luong	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	Evaluating the Efficacy of Selected Phytoestrogens in Promoting Neuroprotection and Preventing Neurodegeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans Organization Awards: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Honorable Mention	Vaishnavi Burra Agnes Cho Alyssa Kane	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	The Effects of Toxicity Levels of Selected Homeopathic Remedies on the Satisfaction Levels of C. elegans
Honorable Mention	Seth Kellogg	Seton School	A Deadly Problem: Determining the Efficacy of Naturally-Occurring Mosquito Attractants

Behavioral Sciences Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Kristina Jernigan Connor Wilber	Osbourn Park High School	Effect of Anonymity on the Prisoner's Dilemma
Second	Haley Fifield	Seton School	Stage Fright?
Third	Maanini Lakshmanan Bethelle Lanquaye Chloe Musman	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	The Effects of Niacinamide, Ascorbic Acid, and Coenzyme Q10 on the Vitality and Mobility of Caenorhabditis elegans
Honorable Mention	Layla Moussavi	Colgan High School	Perception of Healthy Eating Habits Among Teenagers

Biochemistry Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Comfort Ohajunwa Jadesola Akinbi	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	A Study on Biofuel Production: Investigating Methods to Enhance Fermentation in the Production of Bioethanol Organization Awards: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics - National Capital Section; Ricoh Americas Corporation
Second	Khadeejah Alsheikh Jestelle Ignacio	Osbourn Park High School	Using Different Types of Biomasses to Affect the Rate of Biogas Production: Creating Biogas Using Cow Manure Organization Award: NASA Earth Systems Science Award - Woodbridge Branch
Third	Anna Russo	Seton School	Rise of the Yeast

Chemistry Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Sejal Sharma Nawah Ahmad Jennine Faruque	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	Direct Air Capturer: The Effect of a Direct Air Capturer on the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Organization Awards: American Association of University Women; American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics-National Capital Section; Metropolitan Council of Governments Clean Air Partners; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SAE International Washington DC Section; American Meteorological Society; Federal Water Quality Association
Second	Diego Luque	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	Observing Oxidants: Measuring the Effect of Different Iron Oxidizing Agents on Iron Oxidation Filtration
Third	Madison Nepomuceno	Gainesville High School	The Effect of Cooking Oil Viscosities on the Speed of a Marble
Honorable Mention	Beverly Appouh	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	Bioplastic Straws Organization Awards: National Geographic Award 2022: "That's Geography! Cultivating Empathy for The Earth" Award; Federal Water Quality Association
Honorable Mention	Skye Auger	Osbourn Park High School	Examining the Acidic Corrosion Rate of Iron
Honorable Mention	Kyrene Phan Sarah Fernandez	Colgan High School	Don't Yearn for Burns

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Ebru Ayyorgun	Battlefield High School	A Novel Visualization Tool: Application to RNA-sequence Classification Organization Awards: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Northern Virginia Section IEEE
Second	Raj Joshi Benjamin Dries Abdullah Khurram	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	Measuring Relative Inhibition of Pain-Causing Enzymes with Various Analgesics Organization Award: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Engineering Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Second	Adhikari Utsav Kineab Melkamu Nelson Palacios	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	Thermal Imagery in Transportation Organization Awards: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Northern Virginia Dental Association
Honorable Mention	Humzah Shaikh Rahat Bhuiyan Gabriel Estrella	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	The Effect of Thermal Transfer on Space Heating Efficiency

Environmental Science Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Desmen Boykin	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	The Effect of Casein Polymers on the Filtration of Heavy Metals and Contaminants in Well Water Organization Awards: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (Water Environment Federation); Virginia Water Environment Association; Federal Water Quality Association
Second	Mehreen Rahman Kevin Sae-Tung	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	The Effect of Copper Sulfate on the Ability of Ulva lactuca to Prevent Critical Levels of Nutrients in Water Organization Awards: U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (Water Environment Federation); Virginia Water Environment Association; Federal Water Quality Association; Northern Virginia Dental Association; Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association
Honorable Mention	Alexis Andrews Kiara Turner Alexandra Roberson	Colgan High School	Water Filtration: The Key to Healthier Living Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association
Honorable Mention	Melissa George Fayza Mehrin	Osbourn Park High School	Evaluating the Rate of Microplastic Filtration on Mytilus edulis Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association
Honorable Mention	Manreet Cheema	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	The Effect of PET Plastic on the Survival Rate of Brine Shrimp Organization Awards: Federal Water Quality Association; Society of Women Engineers

Mathematics Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Third	Sana Amer	Battlefield High School	The Effect of Predictive Algorithm Method on Forecasting Nonlinear Data Organization Awards: Mu Alpha Theta; Office of Naval Research; The Aerospace Corporation

Medicine & Health Sciences Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Hamza Lateef Tony Bright Gabriel Ralston	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	Concussion Recovery in Youth Optimized using a Comprehensive App-based Program (CRYO CAP) Organization Award: Northern Virginia Dental Association
Second	Christina Fernandez Bethel Abebe	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	Quantifying the Degradation and Adherence of Staphylococcus epidermidis' Biofilms When Exposed to Select Proteolytic Enzymes on Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces Organization Award: Society for In Vitro Biology
Third	Divya Ramakrishnan Hermela Tadesse Soneha Datta	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	The Effect of Natural Plant Extracts on C. elegans as a Means of Limiting UV Radiation Damage Organization Award: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Honorable Mention	Milania Dehring	Osbourn Park High School	A Quantification of Superficial Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue and Deep Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Through Abdominal Computed Tomography Images

Microbiology Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Anisha Ramakrishnan Gabriella La Cour Alahna Moreno	Osbourn Park High School	Creating Novel Bacteriophage Solutions as a Preventative Measure for Escherichia coli Biofilm Formation on Elastomer Biomaterials in Medically Relevant Settings in Vitro Organization Award: Regeneron Biomedical Science Award
Second	Clare Flynn	Seton School	SODIS is Clean Water? Organization Awards: U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (Water Environment Federation); Federal Water Quality Association
Third	Rajitha Anbu Laaibah Tayyeb Jack Pierce	The Governors School at Innovation Park	Alternative Medicine on the Overgrowth of Micro Bacteria in the Gut and Serotonin Production in the Brain
Honorable Mention	Molly Bauer	Seton School	Germ Busters

Physics Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Second	Orla Haggerty	Seton School	Race to the "Fin"ish Organization Awards: American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch; American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics-National Capital Section; The Aerospace Corporation; SAE International-Washington DC Section; Society of Women Engineers
Third	Kalea Wen Ari Poisik	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	The KadomSTev-Rosenbluth Initiative: The Effect of Toroidal Field and Internal Plasma Current Strengths on the Presence of Magnetic Island MHD Instabilities in a Tokamak Fusion Device Organization Awards: The Aerospace Corporation; Northern Virginia Dental Association
Honorable Mention	Liam Powell	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Optical Lens Type on Light Pollution in Streetlights Organization Awards: Joint Organization Awards: OPTICA and IEEE - Photonics Chapter; The Aerospace Corporation; SAE International Washington DC Section
Honorable Mention	Hasnain Younas	Forest Park High School	The Quantum Flywheel on Colonial Mars Organization Award: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Honorable Mention	Simran Patibanda Kaylyn Nguyen	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	The Effect of Rotational Direction on the Power of Relativistic Jets Emitted from Active Galactic Nuclei Organization Award: The Aerospace Corporation

Plant Sciences Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Naman Agarwal	The Governor's School at Innovation Park	A Low-Cost Deep Learning Solution for Early Detection of Lettuce Stress in Indoor Farms Organization Awards: IEEE- Northern Virginia Section; Northern Virginia Dental Association
Second	Makenna Howell	Osbourn Park High School	The Effect of Probiotics on the Growth in Height of Lima Bean Plants
Third	Caden Colangelo	Colgan High School	The Effect of Different Color Lighting on the Photosynthesis Rate of Algae

2022 Middle Division Winners

View the Middle Division entries (PDF).

Animal Science Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Anne Tessier	All Saints Catholic School	Musical Eggs: An Analysis on the Effect of Various Music on Egg Production in Hens Organization Award: American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch
Second	Nithya Kasiraman	Bull Run Middle School	Effect of a Guinea Pig's Memory on Its Ability to Complete a Maze
Third	Kaydence Peterson	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Different Music Genres on Rabbits
Honorable Mention	Betsabe Jimenez	Gainesville Middle School	Super Worm Environment
Honorable Mention	Isabel Rojas	Porter Traditional School	Sound Rescue

Behavioral Sciences Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Sajeela Ahmad	Benton Middle School	The Effect of the Regularity of Playing Video Games on Reaction Times and Simple Math Skills
First	Erin Heim	Graham Park Middle School	Running Memory
Third	Taylor Campbell	Bull Run Middle School	What is the Effect of the Amount of Sleep on a Teenager's Response Rate?
Honorable Mention	Stephanie Cuprak	The Nokesville School	The Effect of Background Noise on Stress Levels
Honorable Mention	Stephanie Berk	Parkside Middle School	The Use of Social Media by Female Adolescents and Their Mothers
Honorable Mention	Shahan Naeem	Graham Park Middle School	Color Craze

Biochemistry Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	James Ngo Ezekiel Andrade Ikechukwu Ezekwe	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Ultraviolet Light on Yeast Colonies
Second	Katherine Cadugan	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Spice-Chasers on Levels of Spice Tasted
Third	Bokre Samson Tan Ho Michael Obeng	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Surface Temperature on a Fingerprint's Clarity Organization Award: U.S. Metric Association
Honorable Mention	Jennifer Heilen	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Catalase on the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide Organization Award: Society of Women Engineers
Honorable Mention	Abigail Curisinche	Gainesville Middle School	The Browning of Apples
Honorable Mention	Dylan Sagudan	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Temperature on the Freshness of Organic Fruits

Chemistry Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Livia Kouts	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Different Hair Bleaches on the Strength of Hair Organization Award: Society of Women Engineers
Second	Madison Casler	St. Francis of Assisi School	How Different Leavening Agents Affect the Rising of a Muffin
Third	Michelle Schlienz	Parkside Middle School	The Effect of Acidity on Steel Wool Organization Award: Society of Women Engineers
Honorable Mention	Evelyn Wiederholt	St. Francis of Assisi School	How do Certain Materials Affect the Freezing Point of Ice Cream?
Honorable Mention	Peter Fahy	Porter Traditional School	The Effect of pH on Corrosion
Honorable Mention	Emma Thoman	Gainesville Middle School	To Sphere or Not to Sphere
	Isabel Cartledge	Woodbridge Middle School	The Science of Spherification Organization Award: Society of Women Engineers

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Honorable Mention	Elif Yazak	Gainesville Middle School	Are Your Fingerprints Inherited from Your Parents?

Computer Sciences Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Ibrahim Alsheikh	Porter Traditional School	Which Social Media Platform Will Attract More Customers to Your E-commerce Site?
Second	Hillel Moretz	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of the Learning Rate Parameter on the Accuracy of Artificial Neural Networks Organization Awards: The Aerospace Corporation; IEEE - Northern Virginia Section

Earth & Planetary Sciences Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Abigail Chang	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Time Keeping-Device on Accuracy
Second	Emily Benack	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Water on Marble's Score on the Mohs Scale Organization Awards: Society of Women Engineers; Geological Society of Washington
Third	Isabella Hernandez-Zapata	All Saints Catholic School	Light Crystals- The Effect of Light on Crystal Growth Organization Awards: Joint Group OPTICA and IEEE-Photonics Section; Society of Women Engineers
Honorable Mention	Madeleine Morse-Hill	Saunders Middle School	The Effect of Filters on Exoplanet Data Organization Awards: American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch; Geological Society of Washington; Joint Group OPTICA and IEEE - Photonics Section; The Aerospace Corporation

Engineering Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Nachiketa Mahajan	Marsteller Middle School	Propeller Design for Wind Generators Organization Award: The Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
Second	Leyla Altom	Manassas Christian School	The Effect of the Design of a Solar Oven on Heating a Jar of Water Organization Awards: Joint Group OPTICA and IEEE - Photonics Chapter; The Aerospace Corporation
Third	Kayla Templeton	Graham Park Middle School	How Drag Affects Airplanes Organization Award: Society of Women Engineers
Honorable Mention	Kara Tran	Marsteller Middle School	The Effect of Rollerblading on Charges Generated by Kinetic Energy Organization Awards: Society of Women Engineers; The Aerospace Corporation
Honorable Mention	Abel Tilahun	Porter Traditional School	Rubber Band Elasticity Based on Temperature
Honorable Mention	Mazen Ben Chouikha	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of the Ratio of Baking Soda on How High the Reaction Is

Environmental Science Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Linda Pistun	Gainesville Middle School	Worms for the Win: The Effects of a Polystyrene Diet on Tenebrio molitor Development, Subsequent Breeding Behavior, and Offspring Outcome Organization Awards: American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch; Federal Water Quality Association; Society of Women Engineers
Second	Ella Morris	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Graywater on Plant Growth Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association
Honorable Mention	Eleanor Bowling	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Plants on Water Erosion Organization Awards: Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association; Federal Water Quality Association; Geological Society of Washington; Society of Women Engineers
Honorable Mention	Natasha Sharma	Porter Traditional School	Acid Rain, Such a Pain Organization Awards: Federal Water Quality Association; Geological Society of Washington
Honorable Mention	Rosaphi Le Lauren Obeng	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Motor Oil on the Rate of Photosynthesis in Hornwort
	Ansif Kitessa	Saunders Middle School	The Effect of Compost Components on the Growth of the Slenderette Bean Plant Organization Awards: Prince William County Solid Waste Division; Prince William County Service Authority
	Aashaz Ahmad Abhaya Shrestha	Rippon Middle School	A Comparative Evaluation of the Hyperaccumulative Abilities of Tropical Plants in Phytoremediative Removal of Heavy Metals from Soil Organization Awards: Federal Water Quality Association; Geological Society of Washington
	Vedkris Burra	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Solar Power on Water Desalination Organization Award: Joint Group OPTICA and IEEE - Photonics Chapter
	Ria Rawoor	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Plants on Soil Erosion Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association

Mathematics Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Zareef Said	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Mathematically Significant Numbers on the Mutation of the COVID-19 Genome Over Time
Second	Grant Blackmer	Potomac Shores Middle School	What Demographic Statistic Best Predicts a Person's Political Views? Organization Award: The Aerospace Corporation
Honorable Mention	Caden Bartlebaugh	Gainesville Middle School	Battle of the Home Field

Materials Science Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Breydon Pomeroy	All Saints Catholic School	The Effect of Battery Voltage on the Brightness of a Circuit Tester Organization Awards: Joint Group OPTICA and IEEE - Photonics Chapter
Second	Ava Repoli	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Different Rust Inhibitors on the Amount of Rust on Steel Nails Organization Awards: American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch; Society of Women Engineers
Third	Arianna Rodriguez	Graham Park Middle School	What's Poppin'?
Honorable Mention	Lillian Grace Branco Allison Skipper	Porter Traditional School	An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Various Mask Types at Containing Germs Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association
Honorable Mention	Hailey Amaya Halima Chaudry	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of a Liquid's Density on the Pitch of Sound
Honorable Mention	Shaan Patel	Porter Traditional School	Temperature Change of Different Household Blankets
	Anna Remsen	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Exposure to Sunlight on Plastic Bag Strength Organization Awards: Joint Group OPTICA and IEEE - Photonics Chapter; Society of Women Engineers

Medicine & Health Sciences Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Edward Craig	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Orange Juice and Sports Drinks on Replenishing Electrolytes
Second	Eden Oldenburg	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Gravity on Height
Third	Ahmad Basim Alemy	Gainesville Middle School	Does the Number of Sutures Affect the Amount of Weight They Can Hold?
Honorable Mention	Nikki Alemzadeh	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Different Smoothies on Glucose Level
Honorable Mention	Sayed Sadat	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Video Games on the Body

Microbiology Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Isabelle Gerona	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Water Stagnation on Bacterial Growth Organization Awards: Federal Water Quality Association; American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch
Second	Sara Moussavi	Benton Middle School	The Effect of Mask Wearing Duration on Bacterial Growth
Third	Andrew Lee	Reagan Middle School	The Effect of Dropping Different Types of Food on Different Types of Surfaces
Honorable Mention	Athena Westbrook	Bull Run Middle School	What is the Effect of Ultraviolet Waves on Yeast Colony Growth?

Physics Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Dashiell West	Bull Run Middle School	Ionizing Radiation from Common Household Elements Observed in a Cloud Chamber Organization Award: The Aerospace Corporation
Second	Nathaniel Salley	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Adding Coils to an Electromagnet: The Path of Magnetomotive Force Organization Award: The Aerospace Corporation
Third	Lucy Lu	Reagan Middle School	Does the "Perpetual" Water Wheel Really Exist? Organization Awards: American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch; Society of Women Engineers; The Aerospace Corporation
Honorable Mention	Lucas Theissen	All Saints Catholic School	Super Sonic - The Effect of Aerodynamics on a Paper Airplane's Flight Time and Distance Traveled
Honorable Mention	Aoife Haggerty	Seton School	Winds of Change Organization Award: The Aerospace Corporation
Honorable Mention	Michael Seubert	Graham Park Middle School	Hot and Cold Currents: The Effect of Different Preparing Methods on a Potato's Electrical Current
	Evelyn Rennolds	All Saints Catholic School	Flying Tees Organization Awards: American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch; Society for Women Engineers
	Kathryn Atkinson	Seton School	Landslides! What is the Effect of Surfaces on the Angle of Repose? Organization Award: The Aerospace Corporation
	Alexander Haines	Parkside Middle School	The Effect of Weight Distribution on the Speed of a Boat Organization Award: The Aerospace Corporation

Plant Sciences Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
First	Olivia Martin	Benton Middle School	The Impact of Caffeine on Mung Bean Plant Growth
Second	Avery Dickens Peyton Turek	Bull Run Middle School	The Effect of Different Types of Water on the Growth of Dwarf Sungold Sunflower Plants
Third	Jeremiah Boasmanboon	St. Francis of Assisi School	The Effect of Different Types of Water on Bean Plants
Honorable Mention	Violet Villareale	Graham Park Middle School	The Effect of Caffeine on Radish Plants
Honorable Mention	Supriya Tamang	Rippon Middle School	The Effect of Scraps on Plants Growth
Honorable Mention	Nikhil Patil	Gainesville Middle School	The Effect of Type of Fertilizer on Radish Plant Growth
	Maahir Datta Hasibullah Habibi	Porter Traditional School	Artificial Light vs. Sunlight: Effects on Plant Growth Organization Award: Joint Group OPTICA and IEEE - Photonics Chapter
	Natalie Vanslette	Graham Park Middle School	Sugar and Vinegar for Flower Power Organization Award: American Association of University Women - Woodbridge Branch

Robotics Awards

Science Fair Winners
Award	Student(s)	School	Project
Honorable Mention	Rashean Jackson	Gainesville Middle School	Outdoor Material and Bots

2021 Winners

2021 Senior Division Results

2021 Prince William-Manassas Regional Science and Engineering Fair

Senior Division (Grades 9-12)

Grand Prize Winners

Khoi Nguyen, Anish Pothireddy, and Ashish Pothireddy from the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

"Exploring Novel Pre-Processing Techniques on Neuroimaging Data and its Impacts on Performance of Multi-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Networks in Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis"

Agnes Cho from the Pre-Governor's School at Osbourn Park

"Evaluating the Benefits of Selected Medicinal Herbs on the Regeneration Rate of D. dorotocephala"

Category Winners and Organization Awards

1^st Place Recipients

Animal Sciences

Agnes Cho, the Pre-Governor's School at Osbourn Park

Organization Award: Office of Naval Research

Biochemistry

Jasmine Agyepong and Aatish Sethi, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Organization Award: US Metric Association, Regeneron, and District of Columbia Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service

Chemistry

Mohamed Musa, Clarence Ramirez, and Sulav Regmi, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Computer Science

Khoi Nguyen, Anish Pothireddy, and Ashish Pothireddy, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Organization Award: District of Columbia Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service and The Aerospace Corporation

Engineering

Tyson Limato, Keira Schoolcraft, and Brayden Wence, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Organization Award: Office of Naval Research, PWC Service Authority, Yale Science and Engineering Association, SAE International

Environmental Science

Cassidy Dailly, the Pre-Governor's School at Osbourn Park

Organization Award: American Meteorological Society, Federal Water Quality, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, PWC Service Authority, PWC Public Works and Society of Women Engineers

Mathematical Sciences

Vishnu Lakshmanan, Aditi Shastri, and Samyak Thapa, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Organization Award: Mu Alpha Theta

Materials Sciences

Michael Suadwa, Laaibah Tayyeb, and Raj Joshi, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Organization Awards: American Mathematical Society and Ricoh

Microbiology

Ebru Ayyorgun, Battlefield High School

Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association and Office of Naval Research

Medicine & Health Sciences

Hamza Lateef, Tony Bright, and Gabriel Ralston, Charles J. Colgan High School

Organization Award: District of Columbia Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service and The Dental Society

Physics

Aditi Mukul and Anika Mukul, Battlefield High School

Organization Award: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nova Section, SAE International and Society of Women Engineers

Plant Sciences

Naman Agarwal, Patriot High School

Organization Award: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nova Section

2^nd Place Recipients

Biochemistry

Trinity Chamblin, Charles J. Colgan High School

Organization Award: Society for In Vitro Biology and Society of Women Engineers

Chemistry

Ashlyn Solenberger, the Pre-Governor's School at Osbourn Park

Organization Award: Society of Women Engineers

Computer Science

Sanaa Karkera, Battlefield High School

Organization Award: The Aerospace Corporation

Engineering

Jayson De La Vega, Vongdara De Lopez, and Trevor White, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Organization Award: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nova Section and U.S. Air Force

Environmental Sciences

Vinay Bhakthan, Mehreen Rahman, and Pearl Raichura, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association, NASA, PWC Service Authority and US Agency for International Development

Materials Sciences

Andrew Jensen and Brandon Wang, Charles J. Colgan High School

Medicine & Health Sciences

Anya Mansur, Anika Narayanan, and Rishi Sheth, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Microbiology

Layla Moussavi, Charles J. Colgan High School

Physics

Simran Patibanda, Kaylyn Nguyen, and Trent Schuyler, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Organization Award: Association of Women Geoscientists

Plant Sciences

Makenna Howell, the Pre-Governor's School at Osbourn Park

3rd Place Recipients

Biochemistry

Iqra Ahmad, Keren Czyra Gonzaga, and Thu Luong, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Chemistry

Katie Vu, Battlefield High School

Computer Science

Jennine Faruque, Sejal Sharma, and Kalea Wen, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Organization Award: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nova Section

Engineering

Hasnain Younas, Forest Park High School

Organization Award: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics and The Aerospace Corporation

Environmental Sciences

Santiago Campos-Merida and Ethan Ky, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Organization Award: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nova Section

Mathematical Sciences

Sana Amer, Battlefield High School

Medicine & Health Sciences

Soneha Datta, Divya Ramakrishnan, and Hermela Tadesse, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Physics

Elizabeth Pawlik, Charles J. Colgan High School

Honorable Mention

Biochemistry

Ashley McKnight and Jessica Connole, Charles J. Colgan High School

Chemistry

Jadesola Akinbi and Comfort Ohajunwa, the Governor's School @ Innovation Park

Computer Science

Catherine Cho, the Pre-Governor's School at Osbourn Park

Environmental Sciences

Anna Nelson, Charles J. Colgan High School

Organization Award: American Meteorological Society and Society of Women Engineers

Shaheer Altaf, Patriot High School

Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association and PWC Service Authority

Medicine & Health Sciences

Kira Sherwood, Charles J. Colgan High School

Organization Award: The Dental Society

Angel Pavu, Patriot High School

Isha Prem, Battlefield High School

Physics

Fares Elsherbiny, Charles J. Colgan High School

Organization Award: SAE International

Anthony Berry, the Pre-Governor's School at Osbourn Park

2021 Middle Division Results

2021 Prince William-Manassas Regional Science and Engineering Fair

Middle Division (Grades 6-8)

Category Winners and Organization Awards

1^st Place Recipients

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Rania Lateef, Benton Middle School

Organization Award: American Psychological Association, District of Columbia Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service and American Association of University Women

Chemistry

Sara Moussavi, Benton Middle School

Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association and PWC Service Authority

Engineering

Aayush Sethi, Reagan Middle School

Organization Award: The Lemelson Early Inventor

Environmental Science

Victoria Salley, St. Francis of Assisi

Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association, American Association of University Women, PWC Service Authority and Society of Women Engineers

Materials Sciences

Geoffrey Winkworth, St. Francis of Assisi

Mathematical Sciences

Zareef Said, Reagan Middle School

Medicine & Health Sciences

Parker Bowling, Graham Park Middle School

Organization Award: DoD STEM Leadership (Defense Education Consortium) and The Dental Society

Microbiology

Nikki Alemzadeh, Benton Middle School

Organization Award: PWC Service Authority

Physics

Christian Di Cocco, St. Francis of Assisi

Organization Award: The Aerospace Corporation

Plant Sciences

Timothy Allen Crank, Graham Park Middle School

2nd Place Recipients

Animal Sciences

Eva Bredbenner, Graham Park Middle School

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Hailey Ganoe, Gainesville Middle School

Chemistry

Sophie Bootwala, Woodbridge Middle School

Daniel Simon, Benton Middle School

Engineering

Benayas Solomon, Lake Ridge Middle School

Organization Awards: Office of Naval Research and The Aerospace Corporation

Environmental Science

Garrett Jordy, St. Francis of Assisi

Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association and District of Columbia Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service

Materials Sciences

Brady Smieja, Graham Park Middle School

Mathematical Sciences

Shaheer Saleem, Rippon Middle School

Medicine & Health Sciences

Katherine Cadugan, St. Francis of Assisi

Microbiology

Zachary Duriancik, Benton Middle School

Physics

Sakshi Gowda, Reagan Middle School

Organization Award: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nova Section and American Association of University Women

Plant Sciences

Nachiket Gatne, Graham Park Middle School

3rd Place Recipients

Animal Sciences

Isabelle Velasquez, Graham Park Middle School

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Alia Marzyie, Gainesville Middle School

Earth & Planetary Sciences

Hamza Chaudry, Benton Middle School

Engineering

Renu Rawoor, St. Francis of Assisi

Organization Award: American Association of University of Women

Environmental Sciences

Claudia Martin, Nokesville K-8

Organization Awards: Federal Water Quality Association, Office of Naval Research, PWC Service Authority, Society of Women Engineers and American Association of University Women

Materials Sciences

Adam Forysiak, Porter Traditional School

Medicine & Health Sciences

Ruby Risdon, Woodbridge Middle School

Microbiology

Nadiyah Williams, Graham Park Middle School

Organization Award: Society of Women Engineers

Physics

Isabel Rojas, Porter Traditional School

Organization Award: Society of Women Engineers

Plant Sciences

Emma Dayton, Benton Middle School

Organization Award: American Association of University Women

Honorable Mention Recipients

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Kate Anderson, Graham Park Middle School

Sadaf Hashemi, Graham Park Middle School

Amira Sadieva, Parkside Middle School

Biochemistry

Jessica Garilli, St. Francis of Assisi

Chemistry

Madison Nepomuceno, Gainesville Middle School

Lawrence Tobin, Woodbridge Middle School

Brandon Mollinedo, Parkside Middle School

Organization Award: PWC Service Authority

Computer Science

Ibrahim Alsheikh, Porter Traditional School

Engineering

Braxton Houchens, Gainesville Middle School

Daniel English, Reagan Middle School

Yaseen Ben Chouikha, Reagan Middle School

Organization Award: The Aerospace Corporation

Environmental Sciences

William Sokban, Gainesville Middle School

Organization Award: Federal Water Quality Association

Jackson Smith, Graham Park Middle School

Materials Sciences

Thomas Costic, Graham Park Middle School

Alina Hashimee, Reagan Middle School

Organization Award: American Association of University Women and District of Columbia Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service and Society of Women Engineers

James Lee, Benton Middle School

Mathematical Sciences

Tyler Francis, Gainesville Middle School

Microbiology

Julienne Lim, Porter Traditional School

Organization Awards: American Association of University Women and Society of Women Engineers

Michael Seubert, Graham Park Middle School

Naman Patel, Porter Traditional School

Physics

Edward Craig, Graham Park Middle School

Livia Kouts, Reagan Middle School

Organization Award: Society of Women Engineers and American Association of University Women

Leul Wondwossen, Saunders Middle School

Plant Sciences

Brychen Averna, Gainesville Middle School

Sam Alemzadeh, Benton Middle School

Jeremiah Boasmanboon, St. Francis Assisi

Organization Award Recipients

Chemistry

Caroline Tribett, Gainesville Middle School

Office of Naval Research and Society of Women Engineers

Materials Sciences

Ellery Kitchen

Organization Award: Society of Women Engineers