The 61st Annual Orange County Science and Engineering Fair Awards (2016)

Applied Mechanics / Structures & Mechanisms / Manufacturing

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceEthan Nguyen from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Shannon Duncan
Second PlaceTryphena Ho from Lexington Junior High School, advisor: Anita Dunham
Third PlaceAshley McDougall from Santiago School, advisor: Esther Flores
Honorable MentionDavid Oh and Bryant Nguyen from Lexington Junior High School, advisor: Anita Dunham
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceAriel Hirschberg, Etan Hassan, and Guy Darel from Tarbut V’ Torah, advisor: Annabella Kraut
Second Place
Justin Weiner from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Michael Antrim
Third PlaceJustin Anderson from Calvary Chapel High School, advisor: Susan Ackermann
Honorable MentionNicholas Fu from Oxford Academy, advisor: Kim Nguyen

Fluids / Aerodynamics

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceNicholas Whiting from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Second PlaceDaniel Izmirian from Marine View Middle School, advisor: Kristin Spencer
Third PlaceDaniel Lew from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Justin Luong from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Elizabeth Conrad
Honorable Mention
Jillian Gotz from Marine View Middle School, advisor: Dianne Robinson
Hailey Kang from Fairmont Private School – Anahem Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin

Electricity and Electronics

JUNIOR DIVISIONSweepstakes
Suhina Sharma from Ladera Ranch Middle School, advisor: Trevor Rodin
Second PlaceAbigail Livergood from Woodsboro Elementary School, advisor: Tracy Chung
Third PlaceJenna Kim from Turtle Rock Elementary, advisor: Ann Bennett
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceHayato Kato from University High School, advisor: Julie Pomerleau
Second PlaceAdam Cohen and Aaron Gerber from Tarbut V’ Torah, advisor: Annabella Kraut
Third Place
Patrick Liu from University High School, advisor: Joseph Huber

Physics / Astronomy

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceAdam Phillips from Columbus Tustin Middle School, advisor: Jacque Magner
Second PlaceAngela Czintos from St. Bonaventure School, advisor: Sarah Barry
Third PlaceEthan Zuo from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Christopher Miko
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceJennifer Choi from Oxford Academy, advisor: Kim Nguyen
Second PlaceMinhThi Nguyen from Los Alamitos High School, advisor: Tina Heeren
Third PlaceMatthew Sandoval from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim
Honorable MentionJames Lu from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim

Mathematics and Software

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceJimin Kim from Jeffrey Trail Middle School, advisor: Kimberly Soliday
Second PlaceLev Kruglyak from Vista Verde, advisor: Liane Martin
Honorable MentionAvery Lallande from Our Lady Queen of Angels, advisor: Lily Westhart
SENIOR DIVISIONSweepstakes
Charles Noyes from Villa Park High School, advisor: Judy Fusco
Second PlaceShalin Shah from Tesoro High School, advisor: Christina Migge
Third PlaceZachary Neiman and Gabriel Nahum from Tarbut V’ Torah, advisor: Annabella Kraut
Honorable MentionGanesh Kolli from University High School, advisor: Julie Pomerleau

Chemistry

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceAlexis Kim from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Alison Linden
Second PlaceNoah Chak from Fairmont Private School – Anahem Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin
Milena Novakovic from Culverdale, advisor: Stacie Grooters
Third PlaceAnkita Ahluwalia from Venado Middle School, advisor: Bob Evans
Samantha Cochran from St. Anne School, advisor: Monilee Gohr
Geoffrey Gaites III from Davis Magnet School, advisor: Pam Brusic
Honorable MentionLauren McAllister from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Miranda Nicusanti from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceVictoria Lee from Fountain Valley High School, advisor: Jeffrey Larson
Michael Wu from University High School, advisor: Julie Pomerleau
Third PlaceSarah Austbo from Acaciawood College Prep Academy, advisor: Garrett Hageman
Honorable Mention
Lauren Conser from Cornelia Connelly High School, advisor: Helen Wagner

Earth Science / Physical Environment

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceLauren Kim and Nicole Fassett from Canyon View Elementary, advisor: Allison Rolfe
Second PlaceOlivia Bobrownicki from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Third PlaceAndrew Castaneda from Laurel Elementary, advisor: Jill Berrner
Honorable MentionAmber Wang from Bonita Canyon, advisor: Charles Nelson
SENIOR DIVISIONHonorable MentionCaroline Edmonds from Edison High School, advisor: Kelly Porter

Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceAnnabelle Fowler from Our Lady Queen of Angels, advisor: Lily Westhart
Jacob Gibbs from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Second PlaceEthan Kerr from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Marta Meinardi from Vista Verde, advisor: Liane Martin
Third PlaceSasha Ronaghi from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Christopher Miko
Honorable Mention
Jack Conrad from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Catherine Ellsworth from La Madera Elementary School, advisor: Linn Woodard
SENIOR DIVISION
First Place
Ainesh Arumugam from University High School, advisor: Kevin Kasper
Second Place
Harrison Ku from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Cassandra Man from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim
Third Place
Oliver LaCapria from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Honorable MentionYingchen Chen from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim
Prathic Sundararajan from Northwood High School, advisor: Angie Olivares

Zoology

JUNIOR DIVISION
First Place
Harsha Thangavijayan from Fairmont Private School – Anahem Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin
Second Place
Cyrus Snyder and Andrew Sloniger from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Third Place
Connor Lough from St. Anne School, advisor: Jill Rivero
Honorable MentionJoel Ramos from Costa Mesa Intermediate School, advisor: Patricia Smith
SENIOR DIVISION
First Place
Elizabeth Salmond from Villa Park High School, advisor: Gwen Corbett
Second Place
Bailey Gallagher from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt

Botany

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst Place
Clara Szalay and Hiromi Nishida from Vista Verde, advisor: Liane Martin
Second PlacePranav Moudgalya and Michael McPhie from Turtle Rock Elementary, advisor: Ann Bennett
Third Place
Hassan Samiullah from Cypress Village Elementary, advisor: Robin Van Vorhis
Honorable Mention
Allison Yue from Bonita Canyon, advisor: Charles Nelson
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceAnita Garg from University High School, advisor: Valerie Thompson
Sherry Xu from Troy High School, advisor: Steve Gower
Second PlaceDina Mirbabaei from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Isabelle Yardumian from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim

Botany Applications

JUNIOR DIVISION
First Place
Meagan Lee from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Third PlaceDahlia Chiu from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Brayden Windes from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Honorable Mention
Joseph Kim and Raja Batra from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Alison Linden
SENIOR DIVISION
Second Place
Matthew Houlihan from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Cole Rabano from Calvary Chapel High School, advisor: Susan Ackermann

Biochemistry / Molecular Biology

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceJustine Sato from Lakeside Middle School, advisor: Nelly Tsai
Second Place
Amruth Chilukuri from Columbus Tustin Middle School, advisor: Jacque Magner
Swethasai Palakur from Jeffrey Trail Middle School, advisor: Kimberly Soliday
Honorable MentionAmeerah Hirji from Minaret Academy, advisor: Sabah Sobh
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceVarun Mandi from Troy High School, advisor: James Kirkpatrick
Second PlaceJennifer Pan from Arnold O. Beckman High School, advisor: Michael Tran
Third PlaceSaichandra Kalvakota from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Honorable Mention
Elise Rio from University High School, advisor: David Knight

Microbiology and Cell Biology

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceEthan Hung from Jeffrey Trail Middle School, advisor: Kimberly Soliday
Second Place
Melina Ghodsi from Fairmont Private School – Anahem Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin
Third PlaceErin Jeon from West Park Elementary, advisor: Victoria Anthony
Honorable MentionClaire Kim from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Jennifer Ross-Viola
Aryan Mathur and Kayden Lea from Lakeside Middle School, advisor: Nelly Tsai
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceNeda Izadyar from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim
Second PlaceAshima Kundu from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim
Third Place
Brett Rabun from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Honorable Mention
Keoni Gandall from Edison High School, advisor: Marcos Cabrera

Pharmacology / Toxicology

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceJennifer Cresap from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Second PlaceJian Park from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Third PlaceShrey Gupta and Amitoj Singh from Deerfield Elementary, advisor: Dan Grubb
Honorable MentionJessica Hasselbeck from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Shannon Duncan
SENIOR DIVISION
First Place
Justin Wang from Irvine High School, advisor: Joan Elliott
Second PlaceLeigh Polson from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Third PlaceLauren Takiguchi from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim
Honorable Mention
Shreya Chatterjee and Vikram Chatterjee from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper

Physiology / Medical Biology

JUNIOR DIVISION
Second PlaceMichael Dechene from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood
Aneal Singh from Heritage Oak Private Education, advisor: Annie Shaw
Honorable Mention
Afia Ali from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Zaynab Joseph
Zachary Garrett from West Park Elementary, advisor: Nancy Maguire
Victoria Medina from Santiago School, advisor: Esther Flores
SENIOR DIVISION
Second PlaceMorgan Kopecky from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Bryan Pacheco
Anish Neervannan from University High School, advisor: David Knight

Behavioral Sciences

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceTalhah Raheem from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Zaynab Joseph
Second Place
Nadia Ansari from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Christopher Miko
Third PlaceElaine Cauffman and Lauren Graham from Vista Verde, advisor: August Lobato
Zachary Lin from Alderwood Elementary School, advisor: Megan Seager
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceLauren Fishman from Sage Hill School, advisor: Nisha Kunte
Second PlaceAndrew Condon from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Emily Condon from Villa Park High School, advisor: Gwen Corbett
Honorable Mention
Vivian Huennekens from El Modena High School, advisor: Laurie Tate

Cognitive Science

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceLindsay Yang from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Second Place
Ashwin Gupta from Orchard Hills Middle School, advisor: Soohee Lee
Hannah Phillips from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Third PlaceMadelyn Knutson and Allysa Hayden from Lakeside Middle School, advisor: Nelly Tsai
Honorable MentionHeather Erickson from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood
Christina Miles and Haley Spranger from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Julia Muniz from Brywood Elementary, advisor: Brian Cady
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceAnna Lou from Oxford Academy, advisor: Kim Nguyen

Biological Product Science

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceEmily Hsi from Turtle Rock Elementary, advisor: Ann Bennett
Second Place
Sabreen Alam from Deerfield Elementary, advisor: Dan Grubb
Dean Zepeda from Meadow Park, advisor: Darcy Angel
Honorable MentionHaneefah Syed from Minaret Academy, advisor: Sabah Sobh
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlacePelin Ensari from Santa Margarita High School, advisor: Bettie Bechtel
Second PlacePaytra Klein from Tarbut V’ Torah, advisor: Alan Krause
Channing Lee from Cornelia Connelly High School, advisor: Franklin Parmar
Honorable MentionDonte Garcia from Mater Dei High School, advisor: Trish Tillotson

Physical Product Science

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceHenry He from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Aamina Thasneem Khaleel from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Zaynab Joseph
Amanda Nigro from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood
Honorable MentionBrian Calimquim and Greg Peregrin from Woodbury Elementary, advisor: Danielle De Frank
Sol Choi from Turtle Rock Elementary, advisor: Ann Bennett
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceJuwon Lee from University High School, advisor: Valerie Thompson
Second PlaceAlexandra Harakas from Calvary Chapel High School, advisor: Susan Ackermann
Third PlaceEmily Lee and Catherine McIntosh from Cornelia Connelly High School, advisor: Helen Wagner

Energy Conversion / Alternative Energy

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceBhargav Panguluru from Foothill Ranch Elementary , advisor: Maggie Wintemute
Second Place
James Gow from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Jennifer Ross-Viola
Third PlaceJiwon Chae from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Sandi O’Brien

Honorable Mention
Ryan Hosseinzadeh from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Christopher Miko
Pranathi Kollolli from Jeffrey Trail Middle School, advisor: Alexandera Hill
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst Place
Annette Chang from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Michael Antrim
Second PlaceVictoria Vo and Lauren Lum from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim
Third PlaceBlake Martin from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt

Special Awards

American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Southern California SectionJUNIOR DIVISIONMiranda Nicusanti from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Hunter Peasley from St. Anne School, advisor: Jill Rivero
Natanya Williams from Lexington Junior High School, advisor: Anita Dunham
SENIOR DIVISION
Keoni Gandall from Edison High School, advisor: Marcos Cabrera
Elise Rio from University High School, advisor: David Knight
American Chemical SocietyJUNIOR DIVISION
Miranda Nicusanti from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
SENIOR DIVISION
Cassandra Man from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim
American Institute of Aeronautics & AstronauticsJUNIOR DIVISIONDuke Pham-Chang from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
SENIOR DIVISIONJustin Anderson from Calvary Chapel High School, advisor: Susan Ackermann
American Vacuum SocietyJUNIOR DIVISION
First Place Isabella Karahalios from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Second Place Hailey Kang from Fairmont Private School – Anahem Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin
Arnold and Mabel Beckman FoundationSENIOR DIVISIONJennifer Choi from Oxford Academy, advisor: Kim Nguyen
Adam Cohen and Aaron Gerber from Tarbut V’ Torah, advisor: Annabella Kraut
Ali Fares from Northwood High School, advisor: Judie Persons
Donte Garcia from Mater Dei High School, advisor: Trish Tillotson
Hayato Kato from University High School, advisor: Julie Pomerleau
Morgan Kopecky from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Bryan Pacheco
Patrick Liu from University High School, advisor: Joseph Huber
Matthew Tang from Northwood High School, advisor: Judie Persons
Justin Weiner from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Michael Antrim
Michael Wu from University High School, advisor: Julie Pomerleau
California Association of Professional ScientistsSENIOR DIVISION
Anita Garg from University High School, advisor: Valerie Thompson
California Society of Professional Engineers, Southern Chapters CouncilJUNIOR DIVISIONSecond Place Daniel Feng from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Monique Sweet
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst Place Valerie Narumi from Valencia High School, advisor: Linda Leonard
Center for Inquiry, Los AngelesJUNIOR DIVISION
Madelyn Knutson and Allysa Hayden from Lakeside Middle School, advisor: Nelly Tsai
Jordan Villagomez from Santiago School, advisor: Esther Flores
CH2M HillJUNIOR DIVISION
Olivia Bobrownicki from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Sofia Riazi from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Christopher Miko
Harald Biessmann Memorial AwardJUNIOR DIVISION
Sierra Green from Pegasus Middle School, advisor: Julie Warren
Meagan Lee from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
SENIOR DIVISION
Jennifer Pan from Arnold O. Beckman High School, advisor: Michael Tran
Elise Rio from University High School, advisor: David Knight
NACE International, The Corrosion SocietyJUNIOR DIVISION
First Place Alexis Kim from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Alison Linden
Second Place Lara Karas from Meadow Park, advisor: Darcy Angel
Third Place Saira Arora from Heritage Oak Private Education, advisor: Annie Shaw
National Water Research InstituteJUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceS asha Ronaghi from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Christopher Miko
Second Place Rebecca Baum from St. Anne School, advisor: Jill Rivero
Joe Callari from St. Anne School, advisor: Nadia Oggiano
Annabelle Fowler from Our Lady Queen of Angels, advisor: Lily Westhart
Joyanne Marquetant from St. Anne School, advisor: Jill Rivero
OCSEF David Walkington Memorial AwardJUNIOR DIVISION
Clara Szalay and Hiromi Nishida from Vista Verde, advisor: Liane Martin
SENIOR DIVISION
Anita Garg from University High School, advisor: Valerie Thompson
OCSEF Lon Isenberg Memorial AwardJUNIOR DIVISION

Ariel Hirschberg and Guy Darel from Tarbut V’ Torah, advisor: Annabella Kraut
OCSEF Nat Lamm Memorial AwardJUNIOR DIVISION
Annabelle Fowler from Our Lady Queen of Angels, advisor: Lily Westhart
SENIOR DIVISIONHarrison Ku from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Office of Naval ResearchJUNIOR DIVISION
Jack Conrad from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Thomas Hughes from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Justin Luong from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Elizabeth Conrad
Thomas Mostrey from St. Anne School, advisor: Nadia Oggiano
Suhina Sharma from Ladera Ranch Middle School, advisor: Trevor Rodin
Amir Valiulla from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Zaynab Joseph
Nicholas Whiting from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
SENIOR DIVISION
Madeline Beinlich from Villa Park High School, advisor: Gwen Corbett
Aurnov Chattopadhyay from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Jennifer Pan from Arnold O. Beckman High School, advisor: Michael Tran
Orange County Sanitation DistrictJUNIOR DIVISION
Annabelle Fowler from Our Lady Queen of Angels, advisor: Lily Westhart
SENIOR DIVISION
Harrison Ku from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Orange County Water DistrictJUNIOR DIVISION
Silver Award Joonho Lee from Turtle Rock Elementary, advisor: Ann Bennett
Silver Award Marta Meinardi from Vista Verde, advisor: Liane Martin
SENIOR DIVISION
Gold Award Harrison Ku from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Gold Award Prathic Sundararajan from Northwood High School, advisor: Angie Olivares
Silver Award Yingchen Chen from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim
Sydney Strupp from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Raytheon Asian Pacific AssociationJUNIOR DIVISION
Daniel Feng from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Monique Sweet
Tryphena Ho from Lexington Junior High School, advisor: Anita Dunham
Pranav Kantamaneni from Fairmont Private School – Anahem Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin
Isabella Karahalios from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Avery Lallande from Our Lady Queen of Angels, advisor: Lily Westhart
Ethan Nguyen from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Shannon Duncan
Duke Pham-Chang from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Adam Phillips from Columbus Tustin Middle School, advisor: Jacque Magner
Suhina Sharma from Ladera Ranch Middle School, advisor: Trevor Rodin
Ethan Zuo from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Christopher Miko
Sea and Sage Audubon SocietyJUNIOR DIVISION
Annabelle Fowler from Our Lady Queen of Angels, advisor: Lily Westhart
SENIOR DIVISION
Sherry Xu from Troy High School, advisor: Steve Gower
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process EngineeringJUNIOR DIVISIONMeagan Lee from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
SENIOR DIVISIONJuwon Lee from University High School, advisor: Valerie Thompson
Society of Women Engineers, Orange County ChapterJUNIOR DIVISIONAshley McDougall from Santiago School, advisor: Esther Flores
Emma McKenzie from St. Anne School, advisor: Nadia Oggiano
Sasha Ronaghi from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Christopher Miko
SENIOR DIVISIONAnnette Chang from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Michael Antrim
Victoria Vo and Lauren Lum from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim
SPIE the International Society for Optics & PhotonicsSENIOR DIVISION
First Place Jenny Li and Helen Kang from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Second Place Cassandra Man from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Mike Antrim
Fourth Place Jennifer Choi from Oxford Academy, advisor: Kim Nguyen
 

Intel ISEF Finalists

Charles Noyes from Villa Park High School: Systems SoftwaresEfficient Blockchain-Driven Multiparty Computation Markets at Scale
3rd place for the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) award
1st place for the NSA Research Directorate
Intel Foundation Cultural and Scientific Visit to China Award
Varun Mandi from Troy High School: Biomedical and Health SciencesExamining the Coding and Non-Coding Regions of Enhancer Landscapes in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (VSMCs) Stimulated with Angiotensin II
Michelle Xu from Arnold O. Beckman High School: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Determining the Protein Structure from Ant Colony Optimization Using Energy Minimization Derived From the Ising Model
Anna Lou from Oxford Academy: Behavioral and Social SciencesClosing the Achievement Gap in STEM: The Influence of Prior Knowledge on the Guidance Effects in Technology-Based Guided Student-Centered Learning

OCSEF School Award

JUNIOR DIVISION

Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus

SENIOR DIVISION

Villa Park High School