The 62nd Annual Orange County Science and Engineering Fair Awards (2017)

Applied Mechanics / Structures & Mechanisms / Manufacturing

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst Place
Espen Garner from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Samantha Mah-Gersting and Mandy Chan from Brywood Elementary, advisor: Brian Cady
Second PlaceAlyssa Tang from Canyon View Elementary, advisor: Allison Rolfe
Third PlaceJack Aitken from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Nicholas Ostlund from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Honorable MentionShane Dzwilewski from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: Colleen McNally
Keaton Safu from Lexington Junior High School, advisor: Anita Dunham
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceSuryaprakash Vengadesan from Irvine High School, advisor: Joan Elliott
Second Place
Jacob Kisow from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt

Fluids / Aerodynamics

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceJian Park from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Second PlaceSydney Adcook and Lydia Ignatova from South Lake Middle School, advisor: Sandra Lee
Third PlaceMadeleine Yee from LePort Schools, advisor: Eric Daniels
Honorable Mention
Owen Logan from Mariner’s Christian School, advisor: Mary Filakouridis
Ishaan Sakhrani from Heritage Oak, advisor: Annie Shaw
Nick Sele from Marine View Middle School, advisor: Dianne Robinson

Electricity and Electronics

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst Place
Spencer Green from Pegasus Middle School, advisor: Julie Warren
Second PlaceDanny Han from Heritage Oak, advisor: Annie Shaw
Third PlaceAngela Xiang from Jeffrey Trail Middle School, advisor: Todd Munoz
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceSara Du from Arnold O. Beckman High School, advisor: Phillip Chow
Second PlaceKellie Cao from University High School, advisor: Valerie Thompson
Third Place
Matthew Tang from Northwood High School, advisor: David Monge
Honorable Mention
Noelle Mourani and Brigid Reilly from Cornelia Connelly High School, advisor: Franklin Parmar

Physics / Astronomy

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceVivian Tien from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller
Chunyi Zhou from Cypress Village Elementary School, advisor: Robin Van Vorhis
Second PlaceKira Anderson from Davis Magnet School, advisor: Pamela Brusic
Kristin Dea from Classical Conversations of Anaheim, advisor: Autumn DiPeppino
Jad Farhat from Minaret Academy, advisor: Sabah Sobh
Micaela Roth from Thomas Jefferson Academy of Arts and Sciences, advisor: Silla Lee
Third PlaceArshia Anand from Northwood Elementary, advisor: Karen Lund
Arjun Patel from Kraemer Middle School, advisor: Shaun Evola
Valentina Torres from St. Joseph School, advisor: Mackie Cardoos
Honorable Mention
Jasmine Allison, Sophia Wilhem, and Divit Rawal from Northwood Elementary, advisor: Karen Lund
Claire Cohen from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Jasmine Elias and Kriti Jain from Stonegate Elementary, advisor: Samantha Scott
Samagra Pandey and Bryan Tran from Deerfield Elementary, advisor: Molly Vandeventer
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceSean Jansky from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Second PlaceJennifer Choi from Oxford Academy, advisor: Susie Min
Third PlaceRohan Gorajia from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Kelly Herrman

Mathematics and Software

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceAndrei Mandelshtam from Vista Verde, advisor: Liane Martin
Hunter Ruebsamen from Marine View Middle School, advisor: Dianne Robinson
Honorable MentionClaire Hayashi from Portola Springs Elementary, advisor: Jessica Lingenfelter
Grace Jones from Mariner’s Christian School, advisor: Mary Filakouridis
SENIOR DIVISIONSweepstakes
Shalin Shah from Tesoro High School, advisor: Christina Migge
Second PlaceRishi Desai from Trabuco Hills High School, advisor: Mario Camiling
Jennifer Pan from Arnold O. Beckman High School, advisor: Siu Ling Sit
Third PlaceShreyas Hukkeri from University High School, advisor: Valerie Thompson

Chemistry

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceSophia Hussman from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Kael Mai from Fairmont Private School – Anaheim Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin
Second PlaceJennifer Cresap from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Leslie Diamant from West Park Elementary, advisor: Vicky Anthony
Third PlaceIsabella Medvitz from Woodbury Elementary, advisor: Danielle DeFrank
Emily On from West Park Elementary, advisor: Vicky Anthony
Honorable MentionRehan Khan from Heritage Oak, advisor: Annie Shaw
Arya Marwaha from Fairmont Private School – Anaheim Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin
Aneal Singh from Heritage Oak, advisor: Annie Shaw
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceMichael Wu from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Second PlaceJuwon Lee from University High School, advisor: David Knight
Third PlaceRachel Chae from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper
Honorable Mention
Saeley Dorsey from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Iliya Shofman from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Kelly Herrman

Earth Science / Physical Environment

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceWilliam Bennett from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Kyle Lowery from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller
Second PlaceJuliette Walsh from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood
Third PlaceEmma Guard from Marine View Middle School, advisor: Kristin Spencer
Honorable MentionSejal Chopra from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
hajar khokhar from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Aurelia Khatib
SENIOR DIVISIONSecond PlaceJamie Lin from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper
Third PlaceAshley Nguyen from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt

Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering

JUNIOR DIVISIONSweepstakesDaniel Feng from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Robin Norfleet
Second PlaceAdvait Arumugam from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Paige Morris
Third PlaceDahlia Chiu from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Noelle Nguyen from Lakeside Middle School, advisor: Kelly Orosz
Honorable Mention
Dylan Jin-Ngo from Pegasus Middle School, advisor: Julie Warren
SENIOR DIVISION
First Place
Aurnov Chattopadhyay from University High School, advisor: David Knight
Second Place
Alicia Hans from University High School, advisor: Julie Pomerleau
Third Place
Jenny Huynh from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Honorable MentionAinesh Arumugam from University High School, advisor: Julie Pomerleau
Xurui Chen from Arnold O. Beckman High School, advisor: Charles Beilin
Michael Gnesda from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt

Zoology

JUNIOR DIVISION
First Place
Kayden Lincoln from Fairmont Private School – Anaheim Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin
Second Place
Caleb Laures Empig from Brywood Elementary, advisor: Brian Cady
Third Place
Kaitlyn Rydman from Cypress Village Elementary School, advisor: Robin Van Vorhis
Honorable MentionPaulina Wodarz from Turtle Rock Elementary, advisor: Sumer Dakak

Botany

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst Place
Chamidu Sagara from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Robin Norfleet
Second PlaceLakshman Athappan from Aliso Viejo Middle School, advisor: Amber Mills
Third Place
Cristy Kim from Lexington Junior High School, advisor: Anita Dunham
Honorable Mention
Earl Takeuchi from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceAnita Garg from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Second PlaceKim Johnson from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Third PlaceSasha Ronaghi from Sage Hill School, advisor: Shannon Regli
Honorable MentionSherry Xu from Troy High School, advisor: Kurt Wahl

Botany Applications

JUNIOR DIVISION
First Place
Melina Ghodsi from Fairmont Private School – Anaheim Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin
Second PlaceNadia Ansari from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller
Third PlaceWhitney Riley from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Honorable Mention
Yiyi Ouyang from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
SENIOR DIVISION
First Place
Cole Rabano from Calvary Chapel High School, advisor: Brandon Usami
Second Place
Emily Yu from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper

Biochemistry / Molecular Biology

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceNatalie Bui from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Second Place
Samantha Delio from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood
Third PlaceBhargav Panguluru from Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate, advisor: John Glasgow
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceMichelle Xu from Arnold O. Beckman High School, advisor: Charles Beilin
Second PlaceKalyan Nath from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Atharva Patil from Northwood High School, advisor: Jacqueline Tran
Third PlaceLinghao Kong from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Nitya Mehrotra from University High School, advisor: David Knight
Honorable Mention
Annette Chang from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper
Cassandra Man from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Andrew Gibas

Microbiology and Cell Biology

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceLeAnn Tai from Orchard Hills Middle School, advisor: Lynn Okenwa
Second Place
Amethyst Audon from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Third PlaceSanjana Khurana from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller
Honorable MentionAntoine Nguyen and Doan Le from Mesa View Middle School, advisor: Kimberly Clance
Rachael Ranney from Our Lady Queen of Angels, advisor: Lily Westhart
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceJustine Sato from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Kelly Herrman
Second PlaceRyan Ebrahimy from University High School, advisor: David Knight
Third Place
Sarah Austbo from Acaciawood College Prep Academy, advisor: Garrett Hageman
Honorable Mention
Bugeon Kim and Jonah Noh from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Kelly Herrman
Harlan Tsui, Sloane Werner, and Trevor Diuco from Capistrano Valley High School, advisor: Deanna Pere

Pharmacology / Toxicology

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceCatherine Diyakonov from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Robin Norfleet
Second PlaceRayhan Razzak from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Third PlaceVera Wang from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Honorable MentionVeebha Havaldar from Parks Junior High School, advisor: Jo Wu
Kaitlyn Kim from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Honorable Mention
Lauren Chong from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Kelly Herrman
Candice Tang from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt

Physiology / Medical Biology

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceTejal Patel from Kraemer Middle School, advisor: Shaun Evola
Second Place
Bradley Shannon from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood
Evelyn Tran from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: Loren Howard
Honorable MentionJuliet Curtis from Bonita Canyon, advisor: Clyde Dodge
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlacePatrick Liu from University High School, advisor: Valerie Thompson
Anish Neervannan from University High School, advisor: David Knight
Second PlaceMorgan Kopecky from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Kelly Herrman
Third PlaceLauren Enge from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Honorable Mention
Amy van Ee from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper

Behavioral Sciences

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceGrant Gallagher from Irvine Home Education Program, advisor: Leslie Chartier
Second Place
Christina Miles and Haley Spranger from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Third PlaceTalhah Raheem from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Zainab Nazar Khan
Honorable MentionJonathan Tabb from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Shannon Duncan
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceNitya Parthasarathy from Northwood High School, advisor: John Olivares
Second PlaceMani Homafar from University High School, advisor: Valerie Thompson
Third Place
Samuel Shih from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Kelly Herrman

Cognitive Science

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceMadye Arundale from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Second Place
Jannah Azar from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Zainab Nazar Khan
Third PlaceHaneefah Syed from Community Home Education Program C.H.E.P, advisor: Brigette Brink
Honorable MentionKiana Hosseinzadeh from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceAlexis Chirco and Olivia Kim from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper
Second PlaceKarishma Muthukumar from Semita School, advisor: John Ahn
Third PlaceSayana Lee from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Bruno Dworzak

Biological Product Science

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceRylen Patel from Fairmont Private School – Anaheim Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin
Second Place
Heather Anne George from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Third PlaceLauren Nguyen from West Park Elementary, advisor: Vicky Anthony
Honorable MentionSabreen Alam from Jeffrey Trail Middle School, advisor: Rebeka Rau
Sana Manesh from Pegasus Middle School, advisor: Julie Warren
SENIOR
DIVISIOB
First PlaceAnne Berg and Sabrina Asefi from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Kelly Herrman
Second PlaceStuti Agrawal and Anshika Agrawal from Northwood High School, advisor: Gabrielle Camacho
Third PlaceNguyen Khanh and Giang To from Trinity Christian High School, advisor: Rose Calderon

Physical Product Science

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceEmily Hsi from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Robin Norfleet
Second Place
Laurel Manion from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Shannon Duncan
Third PlaceSaafiyah Patel from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Aurelia Khatib
Honorable Mention Lauren Mei from Stonegate Elementary, advisor: Brandynn Martin
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceAlexandra Harakas from Calvary Chapel High School, advisor: Brandon Usami
Second PlaceMaggie Chang from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper
Third PlaceIsabelle Lorthioir from Cornelia Connelly High School, advisor: Helen Wagner

Energy Conversion / Alternative Energy

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlacePranav Moudgalya from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Robin Norfleet
Second Place
Ian Weiss from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood
Third PlaceKammy Garcia O’Brien from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood

Honorable Mention
Yunnie Kim from Lexington Junior High School, advisor: Anita Dunham
Ellie Nghiem, Eva McHenry, and Sumunaa Gnanashanmugan from Turtle Rock Elementary, advisor: Sumer Dakak
Iman Shama from New Horizon, advisor: Amira Abdel-Aal
SENIOR DIVISIONHonorable Mention
Daniel Fishman from Sage Hill School, advisor: Shannon Regli

Special Awards

American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Southern California SectionJUNIOR DIVISIONSamantha Hingco from Venado Middle School, advisor: Robert Evans
Bhargav Panguluru from Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate, advisor: John Glasgow
Tejal Patel from Kraemer Middle School, advisor: Shaun Evola
SENIOR DIVISION
Linghao Kong from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Morgan Kopecky from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Kelly Herrman
Neal Sharma from University High School, advisor: David Knight
American Chemical SocietyJUNIOR DIVISION
Isabella Medvitz from Woodbury Elementary, advisor: Danielle DeFrank
SENIOR DIVISION
Michael Wu from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
American Society of Mechanical EngineersJUNIOR DIVISIONJack Conrad from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
SENIOR
DIVISION
Joshua Lee from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper
American Vacuum SocietyJUNIOR DIVISION
Kristin Dea from Classical Conversations of Anaheim, advisor: Autumn DiPeppino
SENIOR DIVISIONMatthew Tang from Northwood High School, advisor: David Monge
Association of Women in Water, Energy, and Environment (AWWEE)JUNIOR DIVISION
Nadia Ansari from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller
SENIOR DIVISIONJenny Huynh from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
ASWB EngineeringJUNIOR DIVISION
Claire Cohen from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Ian Weiss from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood
Center for Inquiry, Los AngelesJUNIOR DIVISION
Griffin Dwyer from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Shreeya Jayabharathi from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
SENIOR DIVISIONAmy van Ee from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper
Engineers Without Borders – OCSENIOR DIVISIONAurnov Chattopadhyay from University High School, advisor: David Knight
Engle LabJUNIOR DIVISION
Sean Kato from Mesa View Middle School, advisor: Kimberly Clance
SENIOR DIVISION
Mika Ben-Ezer, Zeke Levi, and Julian Wiese from Tarbut V’ Torah, advisor: Annabella Kraut
Harald Biessmann Memorial AwardJUNIOR DIVISION
Caleb Laures Empig from Brywood Elementary, advisor: Brian Cady
SENIOR DIVISION
Sayana Lee from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Bruno Dworzak
Maya Ordonez and Raeanne Marcial from Cornelia Connelly High School, advisor: Franklin Parmar
Michael Wu from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Los Angeles Society of Petroleum EngineersJUNIOR DIVISION
Kyle Lowery from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller
SENIOR DIVISION
Juwon Lee from University High School, advisor: David Knight
NACE International, The Corrosion SocietyJUNIOR DIVISIONNathan Ji from Brywood Elementary, advisor: Brian Cady
National Water Research InstituteJUNIOR DIVISION
Advait Arumugam from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Paige Morris
Daniel Feng from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Robin Norfleet
SENIOR DIVISION
Aurnov Chattopadhyay from University High School, advisor: David Knight
Ryan Ebrahimy from University High School, advisor: David Knight
Alicia Hans from University High School, advisor: Julie Pomerleau
Sean Weiss from Edison High School, advisor: Niels Hauksson
OCSEF David Walkington Memorial AwardJUNIOR DIVISION
Nadia Ansari from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller
SENIOR DIVISION
Anita Garg from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
OCSEF Lon Isenberg Memorial AwardJUNIOR DIVISION

Espen Garner from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
OCSEF Nat Lamm Memorial AwardJUNIOR DIVISION
Nadia Ansari from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller
SENIOR DIVISIONJaeho Lee from University High School, advisor: Kevin Kasper
Office of Naval ResearchJUNIOR DIVISION
Varun Bansil from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Jack Conrad from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Griffin Dwyer from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Espen Garner from St. Margaret’s Episcopal, advisor: Eric Harrington
Jian Park from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Aidan Vouga from Woodsboro Elementary School, advisor: Amy Livergood
Jimmy Zhang from Bonita Canyon, advisor: Clyde Dodge
SENIOR DIVISION
Sophia Balkovski from University High School, advisor: Julie Pomerleau
Joshua Lee from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper
Shalin Shah from Tesoro High School, advisor: Christina Migge
Matthew Tang from Northwood High School, advisor: David Monge
Orange County Engineering CouncilJUNIOR DIVISION
Kristin Dea from Classical Conversations of Anaheim, advisor: Autumn DiPeppino
Christian McCollam from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood
Jian Park from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
Mariana Swete from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: Elizabeth Keilty
Madeleine Yee from LePort Schools, advisor: Eric Daniels
SENIOR DIVISION
Robert Bilodeau from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Sean Jansky from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt
Orange County Sanitation DistrictJUNIOR DIVISION
Nadia Ansari from Fairmont Private School – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller
SENIOR DIVISION
Daniel Fishman from Sage Hill School, advisor: Shannon Regli
Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) Orange County SectionJUNIOR DIVISION
Second Place Noor Elgazar from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Aurelia Khatib
Third Place Samantha Mah-Gersting and Mandy Chan from Brywood Elementary, advisor: Brian Cady
SENIOR DIVISION
First Place Anita Garg from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Raytheon Asian Pacific AssociationJUNIOR DIVISION
Claire Cohen from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad
Grace Jones from Mariner’s Christian School, advisor: Mary Filakouridis
Christian McCollam from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood
Micaela Roth from Thomas Jefferson Academy of Arts and Sciences, advisor: Silla Lee
Keaton Safu from Lexington Junior High School, advisor: Anita Dunham
Sea and Sage Audubon SocietyJUNIOR DIVISION
Daniel Feng from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Robin Norfleet
SENIOR DIVISION
Anita Garg from University High School, advisor: Shannon Bunch
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process EngineeringJUNIOR DIVISION
Elizabeth Bank from Stonegate Elementary, advisor: Megan Johnson
SENIOR DIVISION
Isabelle Lorthioir from Cornelia Connelly High School, advisor: Helen Wagner
Society of Automotive EngineersJUNIOR DIVISION
Jian Park from Fairmont Private School – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner
SENIOR DIVISIONJoshua Lee from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper
SPIE the International Society for Optics & PhotonicsJUNIOR DIVISION
Third Place Paige Chung from Davis Magnet School, advisor: Pamela Brusic
Second Place Ian Weiss from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood
First Place Sana Hamid from Santiago Hills Elementary, advisor: Heather Manchester
SENIOR DIVISION
Third Place Rachel Chae from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper

Intel ISEF Finalists

Suryaprakash Vengadesan from Irvine High SchoolFabrication of Suspended Carbon Nanofibers for Novel Biosensor
Michelle Xu from Arnold O. Beckman High School
A Novel Approach for Solving Target Mutation-Induced Drug Resistance for HIV Fusion Inhibitors with the Hopfield Neural Network
Jennifer Pan from Arnold O. Beckman High School
Quantification of Binding Free Energies in Amyloid-Antibody Systems Related to Alzheimer’s Disease and Enhancement of Antibody Binding Affinities
Nitya Parthasarathy from Northwood High School
EVALUATION OF GENDER BIAS IN SOCIAL MEDIA USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Aurnov from Chattopadhyay University High School
Efficient Removal of Pb2+, Cd2+, and UO2+ from Water through Sustainable Nano Cellulose Coagulants Synthesized through One Step Modification of Raw Biomass
Shalin Shah from Tesoro High School
Lumos: Automated Smartphone-based Ophthalmic Screening for Glaucoma using Computer Vision and Deep Learning Algorithms through Low-cost and non-Mydriatic Retinal Fundus Imaging

OCSEF School Award

JUNIOR DIVISION

Rancho San Joaquin Middle School

SENIOR DIVISION

University High School