CATEGORY AWARDS
Animal Sciences – Middle School
3rd Place
Cole Carter, Trinity Christian Academy, “Barometric Pressure and Deer?”
2nd Place
Davis Sprague, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Exploring Pheromone Communication in Crickets”
1st Place
Carole Erwin, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Cross Species Olfactory Communication – Human to Horse”
Behavioral and Social Sciences – Middle School
3rd Place
Rithika Panicker, Meyzeek Middle School, “How do dynamic vs. static objects affect human visual searches and memory?”
2nd Place
Havi Sheth, Tates Creek Middle School, “Mr. Forgetful”
1st Place
Sarah Islam, Meadowthorpe Elementary School, “Boosting Brain Power: Evaluating the Impact of Sensory Stimulus on Memory Recall”
Biochemistry – Middle School
3rd Place
Srihursh Jala, Meyzeek Middle School, “As+Cd effect on A549 cancer line”
2nd Place
David Sun, Meadowthorpe Elementary School, “Mineral vs. Chemical: Which sunscreen is better?”
1st Place
Brhati Nambi, Meyzeek Middle School, “Which Type of Grain/Seed Has the Least Amount of Sugar after Digestion?”
Biomedical and Health Sciences – Middle School
3rd Place
Jonathan Owens, Scapa At Bluegrass, “Heartbeats and Harmonies”
2nd Place
Garima Parajuli, Scapa At Bluegrass, “Which Home Remedy Provides the Best Relief for Heartburn?”
1st Place
Anamta Aqil, Meyzeek Middle School, “Unveiling the Power of Tea Bag Extracts: Exploring Their Antioxidant and Anticancer Potential”
Biomedical Engineering – Middle School
3rd Place
Mila Campbell, Zoey Daniels, Sophia Keathley, Adams Middle School, “Engineering Comfort Bear- A Biomedical Device”
2nd Place
Sanjey Gopinath, Meyzeek Middle School, “Development of IOT Enabled Obstacle-Detector”
1st Place
Gabe Galla, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “VISTA: Visual Inspection for Sleep Threat Analysis AI”
Cellular and Molecular Biology – Middle School
3rd Place
Maura Keeley-Fine, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Exploring Regeneration through Kangaroo Care and Co-bedding”
2nd Place
Harper Joaquin, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Exploring the Possible Impacts of Aspartame on Learning”
1st Place
Amelia Turner, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Exploring EMG Signals in a Planaria Model of Neurons”
Chemistry – Middle School
3rd Place
Akhshara Guru Raj Kumar, Mahika Kapoor, Meyzeek Middle School, “The Exploration of Biodegradable Plastics”
2nd Place
Enrico Zambon, Leestown Middle School, “Water and Surface Tension (Under Pressure Temperature vs. Tension)”
1st Place
Henry Burket, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “DSSCs: Improving Efficiency with Metals”
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics – Middle School
3rd Place
Abinaya Kumaran, Meyzeek Middle School, “Predicting Lung cancer with Machine Learning Models”
2nd Place
Vivaan Tippana, South Oldham Middle School, “Analyzing EEG recording datasets from Alzheimer’s and Frontotemporal Dementia patients using Python and training LLM model for early detection”
1st Place
Tyler Head, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “The Impact of Nylon Exposure on Gene Expression in Flock Workers”
Earth and Environmental Science – Middle School
3rd Place
John Kipp, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Do Microfibers Affect Glaical Optical Properties”
2nd Place
Jake Koerber, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Could The Triboelectric Effect be an Early Predictor of Earthquakes?”
1st Place
Adyson Whitehead, Mountain View Elementary, “Can Biodegradable Hydrogels Help Conserve Water in Farming”
Embedded Systems – Middle School
3rd Place
Olivia Naidu, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “FLARE: A Mesh-Network for Wildfire Detection and Bird Conservation”
2nd Place
Rujuta Selmokar, Meyzeek Middle School, “Smart stick for blind”
1st Place
Bavanya Senthilnathan, Meyzeek Middle School, “Diabetes Health Monitor”
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design – Middle School
3rd Place
Chris Diyas Megalan, Derrick Vrishin Megalan, Meyzeek Middle School, “Deriving Energy From a Dual-Chamber MFC”
2nd Place
Zachary Stamper, Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School, “Maximizing River & Water Mill Performance”
1st Place
Naomi Alemneh, Nehareddy Kommareddy, Meyzeek Middle School, “Can We Conserve Water in Farming Using Biodegradable Hydrogels?”
Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics – Middle School
3rd Place
Maximo Brown, Natalia Brown, Meyzeek Middle School, “Testing The Consistency Of Aeronautical Trade Offs Between Wing Designs In Different Weather/Air Conditions.”
2nd Place
Vedansh Tyagi, Meyzeek Middle School, “I.G.N.I.S”
1st Place
Ben Given, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Creating an Electromagnetic Braking System”
Environmental Engineering – Middle School
3rd Place
Diya Patel, Beaumont Middle School, “Climate Modeling: Predicting Future Climate”
2nd Place
Ojal Astagikar, Meyzeek Middle School, “Building and Testing a Sun-Tracking Solar Panel”
1st Place
Dhiraj Javvadi, Meyzeek Middle School, “AquaSense”
Materials Science – Middle School
3rd Place
Iksha Astagikar, Meyzeek Middle School, “Investigating spherification with popping boba”
2nd Place
Srikarreddy Baddigam, Veera Ravishankar, Meyzeek Middle School, “How Do Geometric Shapes Scatter Light?”
1st Place
Andrew Mayer, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Creating Electrically Conductive Algae Fabric”
Mathematics – Middle School
3rd Place
Elan Mahendran, Meyzeek Middle School, “Measuring Height with an Inclinometer”
2nd Place
Aarav Tibrewal, Beaumont Middle School, “Zipping up Zipf’s Law”
1st Place
Arjun Rajput, Meyzeek Middle School, “InTrivi: The tool that uses Linear-Regression Based Data Science to Find the Relative Intrinsic Value of Stocks”
Microbiology – Middle School
3rd Place
Rhea Pradeep, Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School, “Attack That Acne”
2nd Place
Rhea Tandon, Meyzeek Middle School, “Effects of Household Remedies on a Bioengineered Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria”
1st Place
Jaini Shah, Meyzeek Middle School, “What are the effects of external chemicals on the probiotic bacteria in your gut”
Physics and Astronomy – Middle School
3rd Place
Rishaan Arrojula, Vethum Hapuarachchi, Meyzeek Middle School, “How do Different Materials Effect the Strength of an Elctromagent?”
2nd Place
Anne McKee Hastings, John Sienkiewicz, Morton Middle School, “CURRENTS! How minerals affect conductivity in water”
1st Place
Kiara Herrin, Trinity Christian Academy, “The Use of Barrier Materials to Block Sound”
Plant Sciences – Middle School
3rd Place
Roger Quarles, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Exploring Rye Allelopathy”
2nd Place
Samuel Sprinkle, Bryan Station Middle School, “Water Absorption and Shedding in Various Wood Species”
1st Place
Paddy Weyland, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Exploring Injury Communication in Plants”
Robotics and Intelligent Machines – Middle School
3rd Place
Sarah Jacob, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Social Skills Buddy: A New GPT Program to Assist Autistic Children”
3rd Place
Faiz Mohammad, Nur Islamic School of Louisville, “The Effect of Weight on a Drone’s Life Capacity”
2nd Place
Mrunmay Choure, Aditya Jadhav, Meyzeek Middle School, “Soil Moisture Control and Auto Watering System”
1st Place
Sanjay Koripelli, Meyzeek Middle School, “Project R.A.P.T.O.R (Robotics For Advanced Performance In Task Optimization & Research)”
Systems Software – Middle School
3rd Place
Bhavit Gupta, Meyzeek Middle School, “Revolutionizing Security with AI”
2nd Place
Eric Gregory, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Lights Out for Wings (LOW): An App to Help Minimize Light Pollution”
1st Place
Max Dunn, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Edelgard Pixel System For Identifying Art To Prevent Theft”
Technology Enhances the Arts
1st Place
Henry Buchenberger, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Color Vibes: a Device for Creating Art Experiences for the Blind”
Translational Medical Science – Middle School
3rd Place
Deepak Praveen Kumar, Meyzeek Middle School, “Say “Goodbye” to Pathogens”
2nd Place
Caroline Keeney, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Planaria: A New Model for Biochemical Pain Studies”
1st Place
Catherine Burket, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Exploring the Impact of Air Fresheners on Stem Cell Activity”
Animal Sciences – High School
3rd Place
Michelle Ross, Notre Dame Academy, “The Effect of Social Grouping on Problem Solving Ability in Carpenter Ants”
2nd Place
Abby Ladwig, Owensboro High School, “The Factors that Influence the Coloration of the Vitellus Produced by the Gallus gallus domesticus Within a Backyard Flock; Quality of Pigment and Breed Variation”
1st Place
Jiwoo Kim, Model Laboratory High School, “Transient receptor potential ankryin 1: exploring thermal activation of protein overexpression in Drosophila melanogaster behavior and physiology”
Behavioral and Social Sciences – High School
3rd Place
Caitlyn Fang, duPont Manual High School, “The Social Media Influence of Bandwagon Effect on Consumer Behavior in Different Age Groups”
2nd Place
Sana Turkmani, Ballard High School, “Do Distractions and Stress go hand in hand?”
1st Place
Maanya Sunkara, duPont Manual High School, “The Effect of Art Exposure on the Creativity of Adults”
Biochemistry – High School
3rd Place
Sohan Parsi, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Role of Semaphorin 4D in Modulating Neuronal Excitability”
2nd Place
Ben Xie, duPont Manual High School, “How Exposure to Green Spaces Prevents Alzheimer’s Disease: AChE Inhibition by Tree-Released Monoterpenes”
1st Place
Grace Sun, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Novel Distance Metric and Machine Learning-Powered Tool to Predict Enzymatic Distances in Metabolic Profiles”
Biomedical and Health Sciences – High School
3rd Place
Luke Jones, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Role of Inflammation and Endothelial Injury in Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhages”
3rd Place
Nina Tay, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Determining TP53 Mutational Contributions to Radiation Resistance in H3K27M Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)”
2nd Place
Anikaa Sharma, Pikeville High School, “Association of P2X1 Receptor Signaling with Tissue Factor Expression and Nerve Degeneration in Lung Adenocarcinoma”
1st Place
Arjun Sharma, duPont Manual High School, “Unveiling Synergistic Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Neem Leaf Bioactives: A Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly Breakthrough for Sustainable Disease Treatment”
Biomedical Engineering – High School
3rd Place
Karthika Hariprasad, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “A Novel Skin Cancer Detector Using Machine Learning”
2nd Place
Chaturya Paladugu, duPont Manual High School, “Development and Validation of a Timely, Portable Calcium Monitoring Diagnostic”
1st Place
Aishwarya Ramasamy, duPont Manual High School, “Low-Cost Portable Device for At-Home Early Multi-Cancer Detection Using Bioimpedance and Multispectral Imaging Technologies”
Cellular and Molecular Biology – High School
3rd Place
Ella Xing, duPont Manual High School, “The Effect of Dectin-1 on Trained Immunity and Overall Immune Response of Macrophages”
2nd Place
Adarsh Kannappan, duPont Manual High School, “TAK1 signaling regulates the secretory capacity of skeletal muscle fibroblasts in response to inflammatory cytokines.”
1st Place
Thomas Yuan, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Overcoming Docetaxel Resistance in Prostate Cancer”
Chemistry – High School
3rd Place
Easha Heellage, Mihira Sumanasekera, Ballard High School, “Designing a Catalyst Based on Different Phases of Nickel Phosphide in Producing Hydrogen via Electrolysis”
2nd Place
Aalya Jha, duPont Manual High School, “Development of a Gas Chromatography-Infrared Spectrometer for COPD Analysis”
1st Place
Wanda Wu, duPont Manual High School, “Combating PFAS Contamination: A Preconcentration Method for Detection in Drinking Water”
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics – High School
3rd Place
Helen Bai, duPont Manual High School, “Exploring Viral Defects and Brain Replication Competence in ART-treated Macaques”
2nd Place
Vishwaa Kannan, duPont Manual High School, “Targeting Metastable Intermediates of G-quadruplex (G4) Unfolding to Identify Novel Destabilizing Small Molecules”
1st Place
Saikrish Kolli, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Novel Differentially Expressed Genes in Alzheimer’s Disease, LATE, and Their Co-Occurrence”
Earth and Environmental Science – High School
3rd Place
Aadya Mishra, duPont Manual High School, “How can different factors impact PM2.5 levels and how can we make tailored policies/measures via algorithms in specific situations?”
2nd Place
Winston Zhuang, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Sustainable and Affordable Coagulant Solutions for Mitigating Heavy Metal and Organic Pollution”
1st Place
Sriram Achaththekoot, duPont Manual High School, “Application of Natural Coagulants to Emerging Contaminants”
Embedded Systems – High School
3rd Place
Katherine Zhang, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Optimizing Edge-AI on the ESP32-S3 using SIMD Acceleration”
2nd Place
Ekantika Sanyami, duPont Manual High School, “SafeStep: A Wearable Device Using Sensor Technology To Improve Spatial Awareness & Safety For the Hearing Impaired”
1st Place
Annika Chadha, duPont Manual High School, “Vita Seat – An innovative Smart Toilet Seat with built-in UV sanitization for health monitoring of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases”
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design – High School
2nd Place
Tanisha Parab, duPont Manual High School, “Smart-Alerting System for Curved Roads.”
1st Place
Sivani Babu, duPont Manual High School, “In-Silico Design of sgRNAs for CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated Gene Mutageneis of Arundo Donax to Optimize Biofuels”
Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics – High School
3rd Place
Kabir Singh, duPont Manual High School, “Optimizing Ionic Thrust Systems for Glider/UAV Applications”
2nd Place
Todd Niemann, Saint Xavier High School, Louisville, “Minimizing Weight in Ionic Thrusters”
1st Place
John Weatherholt, duPont Manual High School, “Designing and Testing a Dual Bell Rocket Engine”
Environmental Engineering – High School
3rd Place
Bailey Kaiser, Ballard High School, “The Effect of Recycled Rock on the Structural Integrity of a Building”
2nd Place
Arya Walia, duPont Manual High School, “Developing a solar powered, self watering, and smart irrigation system that uses recycled rain water.”
1st Place
Jason Chen, duPont Manual High School, “Tree Planting Hexapod Based Robot”
Materials Science – High School
3rd Place
Vallabh Ramesh, duPont Manual High School, “Next-Gen Smart Materials: Thermo-Responsive and Conductive 3D Printable Polymer Gels”
2nd Place
Michael Brown, Ballard High School, “Shining a Light on Running”
1st Place
Clara Fuller, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Analysis of Machining Parameters Effects on Surface Integrity of Titanium”
Mathematics – High School
3rd Place
Advika Rastogi, duPont Manual High School, “Data-Driven Irrigation Demand Prediction Using Differential Equations and Machine Learning”
2nd Place
Lars Myrup, Lafayette High School, “Asteroids and Chaos: Uncertainty in Mathematical Predictions of Gravitational Motion”
1st Place
Manit Gupta, duPont Manual High School, “A Novel Deterministic Algorithm for Finding Mersenne Primes for Applications in Cryptography and Pseudo-Random Number Generation”
Microbiology – High School
2nd Place
Adithya Gandhapudi, Arya Gandhapudi, Ballard High School, “Bacterial Growth on Different Surfaces”
1st Place
Julia Wright, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “The Role of Cell Wall Hydrolases in Biology of Dental Pathogen Streptococcus mutans”
Physics and Astronomy – High School
3rd Place
Ethan Tang, duPont Manual High School, “The Novel Dependence of Flow Rate on the Order of Constrictions”
2nd Place
Adithya Raghunath, duPont Manual High School, “The Effects of Wing Surface Area, Airfoil, Wing, and Body Shape on Lift”
1st Place
Rihaan Kapoor, Trinity High School, Louisville, “Axion Detection via CNNs: A Computational Approach to Unveiling Dark Matter”
Plant Sciences – High School
3rd Place
Erica Wang, duPont Manual High School, “Cost-Effective and Biodegradable Hydrophilic Polymers for Moisture Retention in Agriculture”
2nd Place
Ainjini Patra, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Engineering a Drought-Tolerant Plant: A CRISPR Knockout of SLEEPY1 in Arabidopsis”
1st Place
Hashir Adnan, duPont Manual High School, “Enhancing Plant Growth in Simulated Martian and Lunar Soil Using Biofertilizers.”
Robotics and Intelligent Machines – High School
3rd Place
Caleb Combs, Floyd County School of Innovation, “Life Saving Vest”
2nd Place
Jilly Choi, duPont Manual High School, “Design and Control of Humanoid Robot TALOHS, Biomimetic Hand, and TeleOp Proxy”
1st Place
Shreethan Palla, Arnav Philips, North Oldham High School, “Using Arduino and Steppers to solve a Rubik’s Cube”
Systems Software – High School
3rd Place
DaYou Choi, Eminence High School, “GoQ: Hybrid quantum-classical program to optimize molecular energy calculations”
2nd Place
Shlok Jena, duPont Manual High School, “Enhancing Breast Cancer Risk Prediction: Integrating Advanced Reduced Noise Autoencoder”
1st Place
Cesar Brown, duPont Manual High School, “Predictive Analysis of Distracted Driving with Custom Optimized Real-Time Eye Tracking Software”
Technology Enhances the Arts – High School
3rd Place
Daksh Patel, Dev Patel, North Oldham High School, “ChromaSonic: An AI-Driven Accessible Platform for Transforming Visual Art into Rhythmic Auditory Experiences for the Visually Impaired”
2nd Place
Annika Bell, Leysha Gudibanda, North Oldham High School, “The activity of sound”
1st Place
Maylin Kidwell, duPont Manual High School, “Algorithmic Image Enhancement by Combining Multiple Images”
Translational Medical Science – High School
3rd Place
Joseph Nidhiry, duPont Manual High School, “Analysis of Retinal Degeneration in a Pig Model of Stargardt’s Disease”
2nd Place
Mitchell McNeal, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “AI-Powered Coronary Calcium Scoring: Optimizing Self-Supervised Learning for Low-Resource Environments”
1st Place
Tejas Basneth, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “MaR-VeL: Novel 3-D Magnetic-Controlled Bioprinted Micro-Robotic Systems for Enhanced Stem Cell Integration and Regeneration”
Special Awards
Amazon Innovation Award – Middle School
3rd Place
Alim Aliyev, Nur Islamic School of Louisville, “Homemade RC Car”
2nd Place
Malie Ray, Martin County Middle School, “Cause and effect”
1st Place
Ava Duff, West Perry Elementary, “Sun Cooker”
Amazon Innovation Award – High School
3rd Place
Ashley Guadalupe, Central High School, “Can music change mood and emotions?”
2nd Place
Sally Escobar Perez, Central High School, “The Effects of Dietary Choices on Glycemic Control”
1st Place
Adaora Ozor, duPont Manual High School, “Natural Anti-bacterial Solution with Persimmon Calyx and Rainwater”
American Institute of Professional Geologists
Jake Koerber, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Could The Triboelectric Effect be an Early Predictor of Earthquakes?”
American Psychological Association Award
Havi Sheth, Tates Creek Middle School, “Mr. Forgetful”
Association for Women Geoscientists
Nitika Popuri, Eastern High School, “Effect of Ocean Acidification on Shell Strength”
Dr. Barbara Ramey Physical Sciences Award
Carson Couch, Mountain View Elementary, “Laser Timing System”
Dr. Robert Creek Life Sciences Award
Willow Arredondo, Alison Honeycutt, Carr Creek Elementary, “Does Mood Effect Heart Rate?”
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
Ojal Astagikar, Meyzeek Middle School, “Building and Testing a Sun-Tracking Solar Panel”
NASA Earth System Science Award
Aalya Jha, duPont Manual High School, “Development of a Gas Chromatography-Infrared Spectrometer for COPD Analysis”
NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet
Ida Bauer, Morton Middle School, “Microplastics: Tiny Particles, Big Problem”
Regeneron Biomedical Science Award
Aishwarya Ramasamy, duPont Manual High School, “Low-Cost Portable Device for At-Home Early Multi-Cancer Detection Using Bioimpedance and Multispectral Imaging Technologies”
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award
Jason Chen, duPont Manual High School, “Tree Planting Hexapod Based Robot”
Society for In Vitro Biology
Arjun Sharma, duPont Manual High School, “Unveiling Synergistic Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Neem Leaf Bioactives: A Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly Breakthrough for Sustainable Disease Treatment”
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Winston Zhuang, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Sustainable and Affordable Coagulant Solutions for Mitigating Heavy Metal and Organic Pollution”
Harini Chivukula, Ballard High School, “Can Nanotechnology Clean Up Oil Spills?”
U.S. Metric Association Award
Aarnav Agrawal, Meyzeek Middle School, “The effects of fruit sugar on glucose levels.”
Yale Science and Engineering Association
Arjun Sharma, duPont Manual High School, “Unveiling Synergistic Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Neem Leaf Bioactives: A Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly Breakthrough for Sustainable Disease Treatment”
Military Awards
Navy-Marine Corp Excellence in Research Award-Grades 6 – 8
Kiara Herrin, Trinity Christian Academy, “The Use of Barrier Materials to Block Sound”
Rujuta Selmokar, Meyzeek Middle School, “Smart stick for blind”
Eric Gregory, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Lights Out for Wings (LOW): An App to Help Minimize Light Pollution”
Navy-Marine Corp Excellence in Research Award-Grades 9 – 12
Ajay Sutaria, duPont Manual High School, “NeuroGait – Real-Time Insole-Integrated Pressure Mapping and Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Orthotics for Accessible, Low-Cost AI-Driven Detection and Prevention of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy”
Clara Fuller, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Analysis of Machining Parameters Effects on Surface Integrity of Titanium”
Jayden Jeong, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “CAM-KIM: A Precision Surveillance AI Model for Predicting Gene Mutations and Advancing Early Cancer Treatment”
U.S. Air Force Award – Grades 6 – 8
Ojal Astagikar, Meyzeek Middle School, “Building and Testing a Sun-Tracking Solar Panel”
Ben Given, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Creating an Electromagnetic Braking System”
U.S . Air Force Award – Grades 9 – 12
Adithya Raghunath, duPont Manual High School, “The Effects of Wing Surface Area, Airfoil, Wing, and Body Shape on Lift”
Anvi Sarve, duPont Manual High School, “From Trash to Treasure: Repurposing Styrofoam Waste into Sustainable Adhesives”
U.S. Army Award
Aishwarya Ramasamy, duPont Manual High School, “Low-Cost Portable Device for At-Home Early Multi-Cancer Detection Using Bioimpedance and Multispectral Imaging Technologies”
Bailey Kaiser, Ballard High School, “The Effect of Recycled Rock on the Structural Integrity of a Building”
Winston Zhuang, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Sustainable and Affordable Coagulant Solutions for Mitigating Heavy Metal and Organic Pollution”
Cesar Brown, duPont Manual High School, “Predictive Analysis of Distracted Driving with Custom Optimized Real-Time Eye Tracking Software”
Wanda Wu, duPont Manual High School, “Combating PFAS Contamination: A Preconcentration Method for Detection in Drinking Water”
Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge
Adeline Acklin, Meyzeek Middle School, “An Investigation into the Social Benefits of College Marching Band Participation.”
Jack Cornett, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Sediment Pollution: A Study on Microplastics”
Max Dunn, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Edelgard Pixel System For Identifying Art To Prevent Theft”
Sanjey Gopinath, Meyzeek Middle School, “Development of IOT Enabled Obstacle-Detector”
Chase Gratz, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Creating a Rotating Portable Object Detection Device”
Bhavit Gupta, Meyzeek Middle School, “Revolutionizing Security with AI”
Kiara Herrin, Trinity Christian Academy, “The Use of Barrier Materials to Block Sound”
Dhiraj Javvadi, Meyzeek Middle School, “AquaSense”
Tavish Kokcha, Meyzeek Middle School, “Clinical Conversation Summary using Generative AI”
Matthias Myrup, Morton Middle School, “Weighting for Takeoff: How Weight Distribution Affects the Flight of a Plane”
Olivia Naidu, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “FLARE: A Mesh-Network for Wildfire detection and Bird Conservation”
Arjun Rajput, Meyzeek Middle School, “InTrivi: The tool that uses Linear-Regression Based Data Science to Find the Relative Intrinsic Value of Stocks”
Amelia Turner, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Exploring EMG Signals in a Planaria Model of Neurons”
Adyson Whitehead, Mountain View Elementary, “Can Biodegradable Hydrogels Help Conserve Water in Farming”
Miles Williams, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Exploring the Effect of Blue Light on Stem Cell Activity”
Best of Fair – Middle School
Life Sciences
3rd Place
Jaini Shah, Meyzeek Middle School, “What are the effects of external chemicals on the probiotic bacteria in your gut”
2nd Place
Sarah Islam, Meadowthorpe Elementary School, “Boosting Brain Power: Evaluating the Impact of Sensory Stimulus on Memory Recall”
1st Place
Amelia Turner, Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville, “Exploring EMG Signals in a Planaria Model of Neurons”
Physical Sciences
3rd Place
Arjun Rajput, Meyzeek Middle School, “InTrivi: The tool that uses Linear-Regression Based Data Science to Find the Relative Intrinsic Value of Stocks”
2nd Place
Sanjay Koripelli, Meyzeek Middle School, “Project R.A.P.T.O.R. (Robotics for Advanced Performance in Task Optimization & Research)”
1st Place
Dhiraj Javvadi, Meyzeek Middle School, “AquaSense”
Best of Fair – High School and Regeneron ISEF Finalists
High School – Life Sciences
3rd Place
Thomas Yuan, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Overcoming Docetaxel Resistance in Prostate Cancer”
2nd Place
Grace Sun, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Novel Distance Metric and Machine Learning-Powered Tool to Predict Enzymatic Distances in Metabolic Profiles”
1st Place
Aishwarya Ramasamy, duPont Manual High School, “Low-Cost Portable Device for At-Home Early Multi-Cancer Detection Using Bioimpedance and Multispectral Imaging Technologies”
High School – Physical Sciences
3rd Place
Maylin Kidwell, duPont Manual High School, “Algorithmic Image Enhancement by Combining Multiple Images”
2nd Place
Clara Fuller, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, “Analysis of Machining Parameters Effects on Surface Integrity of Titanium”
1st Place
Annika Chadha, duPont Manual High School, “Vita Seat – An innovative Smart Toilet Seat with built-in UV sanitization for health monitoring of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases”
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