Applied Mechanics / Structures & Mechanisms / Manufacturing
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Brianna Vu from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner |
Second Place | Marcus Yoo from Mariner’s Christian School, advisor: Bing Liu | |
Third Place | Zhongxuan An and Dory Meng from Bonita Canyon, advisor: Chuck Nelson | |
Honorable Mention | Isabella Hidalgo from Heritage Oak Private Education, advisor: Annie Shaw | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Ashutosh Kandala from Irvine High School, advisor: Luna Bai Andy Kapoor from Crean Lutheran High School, advisor: Tami Engel |
Third Place | Lizbeth Romero, Elissa Monterroso, and Patricia Limon from Santa Ana High School, advisor: Joshua Gagnier |
Fluids / Aerodynamics
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Martin Ok from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad |
Second Place | Jacob Cho from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner | |
Third Place | Amber Wang and Changhuyn Lim from Oak Creek Elementary, advisor: Matt Lien | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Firas Qureshi from Valencia High School, advisor: Leina Rizzo |
Honorable Mention | Madeleine Yee from Sage Hill School, advisor: Anie Robinson |
Electricity and Electronics
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Katherine Robertson, Basim Cheema-Sabir, and Michael Shen from Beacon Park School, advisor: Sandra Lee |
Second Place | Braedyn Hutchison from Sierra Vista Middle School, advisor: Jenny Lam Agam Randhawa from Alderwood Basics Plus, advisor: Katheryn Leishman | |
Third Place | Katherine Hua from Jeffrey Trail Middle School, advisor: Nicole Kubo | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Rachel Chae from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper Thomas Wheelock from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt |
Third Place | Suhina Sharma from San Juan Hills High School, advisor: Rita Kolenic | |
Honorable Mention | Jake Goldberg from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt Yi Qian from Northwood High School, advisor: Beverley Matsuda |
Physics / Astronomy
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Grant Gallagher from Gallagher Academy, advisor: Mark Gallagher |
Second Place | Jason Dong from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner | |
Third Place | Winston Wall from Alderwood Basics Plus, advisor: Katheryn Leishman | |
Honorable Mention | Kyle Reisinger from Marine View Middle School, advisor: Kristin Spencer Sara Yu from Bonita Canyon, advisor: Charles Nelson | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Alexander Kwon from Sage Hill School, advisor: Anie Robinson |
Second Place | Patrick Rim from Troy High School, advisor: Kurt Wahl | |
Third Place | Yizheng Chen from Trinity Christian Schools, advisor: Ryan Brown |
Mathematics and Software
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Allison Hung from Turtle Rock Elementary, advisor: Sumer Dakak |
Second Place | Vibha Srinivas from Sierra Vista Middle School, advisor: Jean Philip Mathot | |
Third Place | Jude Alexis from Sierra Vista Middle School, advisor: Trevor Johnson | |
Honorable Mention | Daniel Clancy from La Madera Elementary, advisor: Erin Hansen Arjun Gupta and Raghav Mehrotra-Venkat from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Alison Linden | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Andrei Mandelshtam from University High School, advisor: Valerie Thompson Jian Park from Sage Hill School, advisor: Rena Dear |
Second Place | Arjun Neervannan from University High School, advisor: David Knight Nathan Oh from Portola High School, advisor: Jeralyn Newton | |
Third Place | Justin Lin from Oxford Academy, advisor: Jin Young Chang | |
Honorable Mention | Su Kara from Capistrano Valley High School, advisor: Cheryl Johnson |
Chemistry
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Samira Mehrinfar from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner |
Second Place | Isaac Miller from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood Anthony Perez from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad | |
Third Place | Chloette Hobbs from Orchard Hills Middle School, advisor: Henry Nguyen Saebyeok Keum and Daniel Calleros from Woodsboro Elementary School, advisor: Tracy Chung Rehan Khan from Heritage Oak Private Education, advisor: Annie Shaw | |
Honorable Mention | Jongmin Chae from Oak Creek Elementary, advisor: Matt Lien Alexis Tran and Jolette Hernandez from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Kelly Pham from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt |
Second Place | Kellen Lai from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt | |
Third Place | Jaeho Lee from University High School, advisor: David Knight |
Earth Science / Physical Environment
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Sophie Wang and Ethan Luu from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner |
Second Place | Jackson Paul from Heritage Oak Private Education, advisor: Annie Shaw | |
Third Place | Dylan Jatwani from Carden Hall, advisor: Miss Veneziale | |
Honorable Mention | Aneliese Aaron from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood Elizabeth Kim, Annabella Luo, and Annie Jiang from Turtle Rock Elementary, advisor: Sumer Dakak | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Sophia Francis from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt |
Second Place | James Chen from University High School, advisor: Tim Smay | |
Honorable Mention | Emma Wagner from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt |
Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Preston Wang from Stratford Schools, Mission Viejo, advisor: Heather Rydzeski |
Second Place | Akshit Gupta from Venado Middle School, advisor: Robert Evans | |
Third Place | Sia Vij from Fairmont Private Schools – Anaheim Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin | |
Honorable Mention | Mason Nguyen and Kyle Kim from Alderwood Basics Plus, advisor: Katheryn Leishman Allen Weng from Venado Middle School, advisor: Robert Evans | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Connie Chang-Chien from Valencia High School, advisor: Linda Crossno |
Second Place | Ryan Brown from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt | |
Third Place | Alicia Hans from University High School, advisor: Tim Smay | |
Honorable Mention | Joanmarie Hardcastle from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper Allison Hernandez and Samie Baclig from Cornelia Connelly High School, advisor: Helen Wagner |
Zoology
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Rishank Pillay from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner |
Second Place | Chloe Dorman from Stratford Schools, Mission Viejo, advisor: Heather Rydzeski | |
Third Place | Lara Tseng from La Madera Elementary, advisor: Annie Gorrien | |
Honorable Mention | Malia Mai from Fairmont Private Schools – Anaheim Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin | |
SENIOR DIVISION | Sweepstakes | Nadia Ansari from Sage Hill School, advisor: Dan Thomassen |
Second Place | Madeline Christopher from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt |
Botany
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Aniyah Shen from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Sandi O’Brien Leann Tai from Orchard Hills Middle School, advisor: Henry Nguyen |
Second Place | Nicholas Dorgan from Fairmont Private Schools – Anaheim Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin Cosette Monson from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood | |
Third Place | Chloe Pajaro from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood Rayyan Sattar from Bonita Canyon, advisor: Charles Nelson | |
Honorable Mention | Khadija Hashim, Kenda Alhariri, and Amirah Saucedo from CORE Academy, advisor: Nasreen Khan Roma Kapoor from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner | |
SENIOR DIVISION | Honorable Mention | Aaron Tang from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt |
Botany Applications
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Pola Pietrzkowski from Fairmont Private Schools – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller |
Third Place | Kareem Salem from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Oumama Belkhayat | |
Honorable Mention | Matthew Chang from Eastshore School, advisor: Lauren Leblanc Nathan Gov and Ryan De Haas from Lakeside Middle School, advisor: Kelly Orosz Fionnuala Mcclain from Stratford Schools, Mission Viejo, advisor: Heather Rydzeski | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Pranav Moudgalya from University High School, advisor: Joseph Huber |
Second Place | Anya Ibasco and Elyssa Savellano from Cornelia Connelly High School, advisor: Helen Wagner |
Biochemistry / Molecular Biology
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Ishan Ghosh from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood |
Second Place | Laurel Manion from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad | |
Third Place | Jay Ananth from Brywood Elementary, advisor: Brian Cady | |
Honorable Mention | Joelle Cheeseman and Ariana Chen from Santiago Hills Elementary, advisor: Heather Manchester | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Laya Pullela from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Donald Buckley |
Second Place | Samuel Alber from University High School, advisor: Tim Smay Lakshman Athappan from Aliso Niguel High School, advisor: Monica Bhaskar | |
Third Place | Sreekar Kasturi from Northwood High School, advisor: David Monge |
Microbiology and Cell Biology
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Courtnie Bui from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner |
Second Place | Samagra Pandey from Sierra Vista Middle School, advisor: Trevor Johnson | |
Third Place | Anika Bhat from Eastwood Elementary School, advisor: Jennifer Parrino | |
Honorable Mention | Zachary Piedad from West Park Elementary, advisor: Annette Shoemaker Khyathi Ramakrishna from Sierra Vista Middle School, advisor: Grace Pankau | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Sasha Ronaghi from Sage Hill School, advisor: Tanya Lerch |
Second Place | Sabreen Alam from Portola High School, advisor: Erin Arredondo |
Pharmacology / Toxicology
JUNIOR DIVISION | Sweepstakes | Jonathan Tabb from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad |
Second Place | Sahil Vaidya from Fairmont Private Schools – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller | |
Third Place | Aubrey Valdez and Juliet Allred from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad | |
Honorable Mention | Kirin Bhasin from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Daniel Feng from University High School, advisor: Lynette Burnside |
Second Place | Sydney Adcook from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Donald Buckley | |
Third Place | Asna Tabassum from Ruben S. Ayala High School, advisor: Lisa Garcia |
Physiology / Medical Biology
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Amogha Akkati from Sierra Vista Middle School, advisor: Robert Jones |
Second Place | Jude Tahrawi, Alesha Qureshi, and Raya Abu-Tarif from New Horizon, advisor: Sarah Nasr | |
Third Place | Sarah Bacha from Minaret Academy, advisor: Noor Zaweti | |
Honorable Mention | Ben Garrett and Daylan Weedn from West Park Elementary, advisor: Annette Shoemaker | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Melina Ghodsi from Lutheran High School, advisor: Majid Sarrafzadeh Lan Jiang from University High School, advisor: David Knight |
Second Place | Benjamin Chang from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper Stephanie Zhang and Patrick Cui from Portola High School, advisor: Michael Tang | |
Third Place | Kellie Cao from University High School, advisor: Tim Smay Karen Chung from Northwood High School, advisor: Kent Paris | |
Honorable Mention | Louise Anderfaas and Christine Nguyen from Westminster High School, advisor: Huy Pham Patrick Liu from University High School, advisor: David Knight |
Behavioral Sciences
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Paulina Wodarz from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Sandi O’Brien |
Second Place | Danna Coria from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad | |
Third Place | Sean Halperin and Mia Henry from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad | |
Honorable Mention | Tarini Neeladaran from Portola Hills Elementary, advisor: Gina Scott Omar Tailakh from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Oumama Belkhayat | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Elaine Noh and Amy Shimizu from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Jennifer Blackie |
Second Place | Vanessa Tieng from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt |
Cognitive Science
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Reeya Singh from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner |
Second Place | Matthew Hoang and Adnan Harianawala from Woodsboro Elementary School, advisor: Tracy Chung | |
Third Place | Diya Sreedhar from Turtle Rock Elementary, advisor: Sumer Dakak | |
Honorable Mention | Rayan Shaban and Zakariya Baker from New Horizon, advisor: Sarah Nasr | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Mahum Khan from Portola High School, advisor: Jeralyn Newton |
Second Place | Anya Avendano from Trinity Christian Schools, advisor: Ryan Brown | |
Third Place | Haneefah Syed from Valencia High School, advisor: Leina Rizzo |
Biological Product Science
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Arshia Anand from Lakeside Middle School, advisor: Kelly Orosz |
Second Place | Kamran Ansari from Fairmont Private Schools – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller | |
Third Place | Inayah Khan from Minaret Academy, advisor: Noor Zaweti | |
Honorable Mention | Annabelle Ko, Kailee Quant, and Aarushi Ghildyal from West Park Elementary, advisor: Annette Shoemaker | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Jayna Patel from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper |
Second Place | Ashlyn Burrus from Renascence School International Orange County, advisor: Katayoon Setodehnia |
Physical Product Science
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Hunaina Hirji from Minaret Academy, advisor: Noor Zaweti Nuha Iftekhar from Minaret Academy, advisor: Noor Zaweti |
Second Place | Darina Dang from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad | |
Third Place | Christopher Guerrini from Classical Conversations Cypress, advisor: Julie Dennis | |
Honorable Mention | Megan Lee, Lana Makarem, and Zahra Sarwono from Lakeside Middle School, advisor: Kelly Orosz Malak Salem from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Oumama Belkhayat Oneal Wang and Hemkesh Chenupati from Beacon Park School, advisor: Donnie Mai | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Junho Park from Portola High School, advisor: Anthony Pham |
Energy Conversion / Alternative Energy
JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place | Vincent Doan from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner |
Second Place | Muhammed Qaanith Kamal from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Kynnette Molway | |
Third Place | Yusuf Alnajjar from Eastwood Elementary school, advisor: Jennifer Parrino John Courtiss and Humam Alajeely from University Park Elementary, advisor: Breanne Koontz | |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place | Arya Joshi from Oxford Academy, advisor: Clay Elliott |
Second Place | Ian Weiss from Edison High School, advisor: Greg Gardiner |
Special Awards
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Southern California Section | JUNIOR DIVISION | Ishan Ghosh from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood Neel Kumar from Fairmont Private Schools – Anaheim Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin Alexis Tran from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Kennette Molway |
SENIOR DIVISION | Karen Chung from Northwood High School, advisor: Kent Paris Chris Collins from University High School, advisor: Timothy Smay Suhina Sharma from San Juan Hills High School, advisor: Rita Kolenic | |
American Chemical Society | JUNIOR DIVISION | Samira Mehrinfar from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner |
SENIOR DIVISION | Daniel Feng from University High School, advisor: Lynette Burnside | |
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics | JUNIOR DIVISION | Abhishek Rao from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Sandi O’Brien |
SENIOR DIVISION | Yizheng Chen from Trinity Christian Schools, advisor: Ryan Brown | |
American Vacuum Society | SENIOR DIVISION | First Place: Alexander Kwon from Sage Hill School, advisor: Anie Robinson Second Place: Firas Qureshi from Valencia High School, advisor: Leina Rizzo |
Association of Women in Water, Energy, and Environment (AWWEE) | JUNIOR DIVISION | Cosette Monson from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood |
SENIOR DIVISION | Joanmarie Hardcastle from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper | |
California Association of Professional Scientists | SENIOR DIVISION | Joanmarie Hardcastle from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper |
California Society for Biomedical Research | SENIOR DIVISION | Nadia Ansari from Sage Hill School, advisor: Dan Thomassen |
Center for Inquiry, Los Angeles | SENIOR DIVISION | Elizabeth Mui from Calvary Chapel High School, advisor: Susan Ackermann |
Community Action Partnership of Orange County | JUNIOR DIVISION | Riya Gupta and Akhila Dhurjati from Stonegate Elementary, advisor: Jennifer Hughes Muhammed Qaanith Kamal from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, advisor: Kynnette Molway Sharani Pancharapula from Stonegate Elementary, advisor: Kelsey Nass |
Engle Lab | JUNIOR DIVISION | Kamran Ansari from Fairmont Private Schools – North Tustin Campus, advisor: Afsaneh Miller |
SENIOR DIVISION | Louise Anderfaas and Christine Nguyen from Westminster High School, advisor: Huy Pham | |
Harald Biessmann Memorial Award | JUNIOR DIVISION | Dheeksha Bhima Reddy from Lakeside Middle School, advisor: Kelly Orosz Sia Vij from Fairmont Private Schools – Anaheim Hills, advisor: Stephanie Conklin |
SENIOR DIVISION | Anish Patel from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Jamie Sodorff | |
Los Angeles Society of Petroleum Engineers | JUNIOR DIVISION | Vincent Doan from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner |
SENIOR DIVISION | Arya Joshi from Oxford Academy, advisor: Clay Elliott | |
NACE International, The Corrosion Society | JUNIOR DIVISION | First Place Isaac Miller from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood Second Place Hunaina Hirji from Minaret Academy, advisor: Noor Zaweti |
OCSEF David Walkington Memorial Award | JUNIOR DIVISION | Leann Tai from Orchard Hills Middle School, advisor: Henry Nguyen |
SENIOR DIVISION | Pranav Moudgalya from University High School, advisor: Joseph Huber | |
OCSEF Lon Isenberg Memorial Award | SENIOR DIVISION | OCSEF Lon Isenberg Memorial Award |
OCSEF Nat Lamm Memorial Award | JUNIOR DIVISION | Jonathan Tabb from McPherson Magnet, advisor: Kayee Conrad |
SENIOR DIVISION | Allison Hernandez and Samie Baclig from Cornelia Connelly High School, advisor: Helen Wagner | |
Office of Naval Research | JUNIOR DIVISION | Yusuf Alnajjar from Eastwood Elementary school, advisor: Jennifer Parrino Braedyn Hutchison from Sierra Vista Middle School, advisor: Jenny Lam Cosette Monson from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood Dina Naziri from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Oumama Belkhayat Tarini Neeladaran from Portola Hills Elementary, advisor: Gina Scott Zachary Piedad from West Park Elementary, advisor: Annette Shoemaker Khyathi Ramakrishna from Sierra Vista Middle School, advisor: Grace Pankau Ammar Soliman from Orange Crescent School, advisor: Oumama Belkhayat Emily Whitcher from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood |
SENIOR DIVISION | Arya Joshi from Oxford Academy, advisor: Clay Elliott Shaivi Shah from Tesoro High School, advisor: Kimberly Roberts Suhina Sharma from San Juan Hills High School, advisor: Rita Kolenic Asna Tabassum from Ruben S. Ayala High School, advisor: Lisa Garcia | |
Orange County Sanitation District | JUNIOR DIVISION | Rishank Pillay from Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, advisor: John Briner |
SENIOR DIVISION | Joanmarie Hardcastle from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper | |
Orange County Water District | JUNIOR DIVISION | Kelsey Coppa from Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, advisor: John Wood Jenna Darwish from Minaret Academy, advisor: Noor Zaweti Giselle Duregger, Yousef Alsharif, and Berra Ozgun from University Park Elementary, advisor: Breanne Koontz Akshit Gupta from Venado Middle School, advisor: Robert Evans Hunaina Hirji from Minaret Academy, advisor: Noor Zaweti Swara Kulkarni, Prakruthi Praveen, and Poorvi Kheni from Venado Middle School, advisor: Bob Evans |
SENIOR DIVISION | First Place Pranav Moudgalya from University High School, advisor: Joseph Huber Second Place Joanmarie Hardcastle from Woodbridge High School, advisor: Crystal Cooper Third Place Allison Hernandez and Samie Baclig from Cornelia Connelly High School, advisor: Helen Wagner Fourth Place Ryan Brown from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt | |
Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) Orange County Section | SENIOR DIVISION | First Place Ian Weiss from Edison High School, advisor: Greg Gardiner Second Place Nathan Oh from Portola High School, advisor: Jeralyn Newton Third Place Sophia Francis from Villa Park High School, advisor: Paul Hunt Fourth Place Andy Kapoor from Crean Lutheran High School, advisor: Tami Engel |
Ron Orta Humanitarian Award (California Society for Biomedical Research) | SENIOR DIVISION | Nadia Ansari from Sage Hill School, advisor: Dan Thomassen |
Sea and Sage Audubon Society | JUNIOR DIVISION | Lara Tseng from La Madera Elementary, advisor: Annie Gorrien |
Intel ISEF Finalists
Nadia Ansari | Use of Pulsed Photobiomodulation in Nerve Regeneration after Injury-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Danio Rerio |
Andrei Mandelshtam | Dynamics of the Tangent Map |
Daniel Feng | Discovering Antibacterial Molecules in a Previously Uninvestigated Native American Medicinal Herb |
Alexander Kwon | Analyzing the Electrical Properties of Strontium Titanate: Can It Replace Silicon for Power Electronic Applications? |
OCSEF School Award
JUNIOR DIVISION
Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus
SENIOR DIVISION
University High School