The 65th Annual Orange County Science and Engineering Fair Awards (2020)

Applied Mechanics / Structures & Mechanisms / Manufacturing

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceAkshay Aribindi, Santiago Hills Elementary
Abhinav Shrivastava, Santiago Hills Elementary
Johan Simon, Santiago Hills Elementary
Aarushi Ghildyal, South Lake Middle School
Second PlaceTayeun Kim, Brywood Elementary
Chandra Rydwell,Brywood Elementary
Third PlaceAnthony Safo, Lexington Junior High School
Honorable MentionPooja Dave, Portola Springs Elementary
Lourdes Garin, Portola Springs Elementary
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceWilliam Pan, Northwood High School
Second Place
Bhargav Panguluru, Trabuco Hills High School

Fluids / Aerodynamics

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceMatthew Pagaduan, McPherson Magnet
Second PlaceCalvin Dao-Nguyen, Lexington Junior High School
Third PlaceAustin Tran, Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceMadeleine Yee, Sage Hill School

Electricity and Electronics

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceMaria Bates, Olinda Elementary School
Sarah Diplock, Olinda Elementary School
Eric Gu, Olinda Elementary School
Second PlaceRyan Honary, Pegasus Middle School
Third PlaceAlex Liu, Rancho San Joaquin Middle School
Tarini Neeladaran, Serrano Intermediate School
Honorable MentionKatherine Hua, Jeffrey Trail Middle School
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceNithin Parthasarathy, Northwood High School
Second PlaceSuhina Sharma, San Juan Hills High School

Physics / Astronomy

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceAva Shvartsman , Fairmont Private Schools – Anaheim Hills
Second PlaceShiva Goyal, Bonita Canyon
Third PlaceSammy Hitomi, Portola Springs Elementary
Claire Hsin, Portola Springs Elementary
Honorable Mention
ChloeLux Phan, College Park
Raquel Renteria, College Park
Jason Dong, Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus
SENIOR DIVISIONSecond PlaceAlexander Kwon, Sage Hill School

Mathematics and Software

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceNeel Kumar, Fairmont Private Schools – Anaheim Hills
Second PlaceEuan Park, Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus
Third PlaceElizabeth Chen, Beacon Park School
Saanvi Thakur, Beacon Park School
Honorable MentionSean Hanabusa, Del Cerro Elementary School
Gayanika Karthik, Del Cerro Elementary School
Charu Tripathi, Del Cerro Elementary School
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst Place
Jian Park, Sage Hill School
Dylan Soong, University High School
Second PlaceChamidu Sagara, University High School
Third PlaceIra Chaturvedi, University High School
Honorable MentionSu Kara, Capistrano Valley High School
Vibha Srinivas, Northwood High School
Edward Jung, University High School
Lev Kruglyak, University High School
Minh Trinh, University High School

Chemistry

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceNoelle Kim, Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus
Stavan Shah, Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus
Second PlaceDarina Dang, McPherson Magnet
Isaac Miller, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School
Honorable MentionRoma Kapoor, Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus
Rakshana Sasikumar, Lakeside Middle School
Alexander Safo, Lexington Junior High School
Chloette Hobbs, Orchard Hills Middle School
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceKellen Lai, Villa Park High School
Second PlaceIsabella Vu, Villa Park High School
Third PlaceDanny Lee, Woodbridge High School

Earth Science / Physical Environment

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceKlaus Eckert, Beacon Park School
Sean Homma, Beacon Park School
Bastien Teano, Beacon Park School
Mark Menaker, Turtle Rock Elementary
Cayden Mu, Turtle Rock Elementary
Second PlaceRotem Dvir, Lakeside Middle School
Third PlaceJackson Day, Heritage Oak Private Education
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceJesse Dong, Troy High School
Second PlaceSimone Bilodeau, Villa Park High School

Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceMuhammed Qaanith Kamal, Rancho San Joaquin Middle School
Second PlaceKelsey Coppa, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School
SENIOR DIVISION
First Place
Pranav Moudgalya, University High School
Second Place
Yahir Leal, Santiago High School
Mary Pham, Santiago High School
Jonathan Velazquez, Santiago High School

Zoology

JUNIOR DIVISION
First Place
Lara Tseng, Serrano Intermediate School
Second Place
Ishanvi Srihari,
Angelina Yan,
Third Place
Simran Purohit, Stratford Schools, Mission Viejo
SENIOR DIVISION
First Place
Nadia Ansari , Sage Hill School
Second Place
Meena Salib, Villa Park High School
Ryan Vu, Villa Park High School
Third PlaceDiana Doan, Westminster High School
Tram Tran, Westminster High School

Botany

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst Place
Aaryan Mukherjee, Cypress Village Elementary School
Naomi Tran, Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus
Second PlaceMaya Shum, Heritage Oak Private Education
Noel Bang, Stone Creek Elementary
Alan Lin, Stone Creek Elementary
Ankur Parikh, Stone Creek Elementary
SENIOR DIVISIONThird Place
Yomal Perera, Villa Park High School
Daryl Vu, Villa Park High School
Honorable Mention
Rachel Ascarate, Villa Park High School

Botany Applications

JUNIOR DIVISION
First Place
Matthew Chang, South Lake Middle School
Molly Ehrlich, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School
Second PlaceNatalie Miller, Lakeside Middle School
Third PlaceLauren Doan, Lakeside Middle School
Leo Lai, Lakeside Middle School
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention Isaac Rivera, McPherson Magnet
SENIOR DIVISION
First Place
Lakshman Athappan, Aliso Niguel High School
Second Place
Kylie Rios , Villa Park High School
Vanessa Tieng, Villa Park High School
Honorable MentionAngelica Enriquez, Cornelia Connelly High School
Raneem Iftekhar, Cornelia Connelly High School
Anish Patel, Woodbridge High School

Biochemistry / Molecular Biology

JUNIOR DIVISION
Honorable MentionJackson Paul, Heritage Oak Private Education
Raya Abu-Tarif, New Horizon
Alesha Qureshi, New Horizon
Tahrawi, New Horizon
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceWilliam Guo, Northwood High School
Sabreen Alam, Portola High School
Second PlaceGrace Jones, Woodbridge High School

Microbiology and Cell Biology

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceHaaris Alam, Jeffrey Trail Middle School
Second Place
Christine Li, St. Margaret’s Episcopal School
Honorable MentionSamuel, McPherson Magnet
Angela Wang, McPherson Magnet
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceSasha Ronaghi, Sage Hill School
Second PlaceRiya Sheik, Woodbridge High School
Honorable Mention
Casey Nguyen, Westminster High School
Christine Nguyen, Westminster High School
Jasmine Torres, Westminster High School

Pharmacology / Toxicology

JUNIOR DIVISIONFirst PlaceKion Manesh, Fairmont Private Schools – Anaheim Hills
Aditya Mahna, Las Flores Middle School
Ayush Mahna, Las Flores Middle School
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceEthan Hung, Portola High School
Daniel Feng, University High School
Second PlaceAlyssa Cheung, Villa Park High School
Tyler Ho, Villa Park High School
Third PlaceNitin Sreekumar, Troy High School
Wilson Su, University High School
Jamie Tang, Villa Park High School
Honorable Mention
Tejal Patel, Troy High School
Ashley Kao, University High School
Cindy Huynh, Westminster High School
Kristina Nguyen, Westminster High School

Physiology / Medical Biology

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceKamran Ansari, Fairmont Private Schools – North Tustin Campus
Second Place
Tyson Vander Burgh, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School
Third PlaceGia Patel, Fairmont Private Schools – North Tustin Campus
Honorable MentionSophia Wiseman, Bonita Canyon
Ennika Carlson, Stratford Schools, Mission Viejo
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceShaivi Shah, Tesoro High School
Second PlaceMinsoo Kang, Portola High School
Stephanie Zhang, Portola High School
Third PlaceAndrew Collins, University High School
Nellie Nguyen, Westminster High School
Kelsey Tang, Westminster High School

Behavioral Sciences

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceArietta Goshtasby, Carden Hall
Second Place
Wendy Cao, South Lake Middle School
Meera Sambhwani, South Lake Middle School
Abigail Shih, South Lake Middle School
Honorable MentionSofia Villacorta, Fairmont Private Schools – North Tustin Campus
Macy Matusoff, Marine View Middle School
Aaron Ring, Renascence School International Orange County
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlaceArjun Neervannan, University High School

Cognitive Science

JUNIOR DIVISION
Second PlaceRonit Mathur, Lakeside Middle School
Charlotte Pham, Lakeside Middle School
Third Place
Camila Ramos, Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus
Reeya Singh, Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus
SENIOR DIVISIONSecond PlaceAlexander Yan, Portola High School
Third PlaceSydney Badescu, Portola High School
Honorable MentionHonorable Mention Chloe Nguyen, Calvary Chapel High School

Biological Product Science

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceRaghav Mehrotra-Venkat, Rancho San Joaquin Middle School
Second Place
Katherine Robertson, Beacon Park School
Third PlaceSandra Lee, Stone Creek Elementary
Navami Nambiar, Stone Creek Elementary
Mary Elizabeth Packard, Stone Creek Elementary
Honorable MentionMichel Nickin, Carden Hall

Physical Product Science

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceArjun Ghosh, McAuliffe Middle School
Second Place
Sannah Dhamija, Carden Hall
Third PlaceKatie Lee, South Lake Middle School
Preston Wang, Stratford Schools, Mission Viejo
Honorable MentionAnisha Rai, Lakeside Middle School
SENIOR DIVISION
First PlacePatrick Zhang, University High School
Second PlaceJunho Park, Portola High School

Energy Conversion / Alternative Energy

JUNIOR DIVISION
First PlaceChloe Dorman, Stratford Schools, Mission Viejo
Second Place
Caroline Robbins, West Park Elementary
Audrey Roberts, West Park Elementary
Baelyn Thantron, West Park Elementary
Third PlaceBrandon Chang, Cypress Village Elementary School
Brandon Chen, Cypress Village Elementary School
William Zhang, Cypress Village Elementary School

Honorable Mention
Taeho Lee, Sierra Vista Middle School
Aidan Peng, Vista Verde
David Wong, Vista Verde
SENIOR DIVISIONHonorable Mention
Gina Lee, Portola High School

Special Awards

American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Southern California SectionJUNIOR DIVISIONEvan Oshima, Alderwood Basics Plus, Advisor: Kelsey Nass
Kion Manesh, Fairmont Private Schools – Anaheim Hills, Advisor: Stephanie Conklin
Gia Patel, Fairmont Private Schools – North Tustin Campus, Advisor: Joshua Riturban
SENIOR DIVISION
Sana Manesh, Sage Hill School, Advisor: Anie Robinson
Andrew Collins, University High School, Advisor: Tim Smay
Daniel Le, Westminster High School, Advisor: Huy Pham
Tina Pham, Westminster High School, Advisor: Huy Pham
American Chemical SocietyJUNIOR DIVISION
Noelle Kim, Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, Advisor: John Briner
Isaac Miller, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, Advisor: John Wood
SENIOR DIVISION
Leonard Zhao, El Toro High School, Advisor: Ken Tse
William Pan, Northwood High School, Advisor: David Monge
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Orange CountyJUNIOR DIVISIONFirst Place
Alex Wang, Santiago Hills Elementary, Advisor: Heather Manchester
Second Place
Matthew Pagaduan, McPherson Magnet, Advisor: Shannon Duncan
SENIOR DIVISIONFirst Place
Anshul Aravind, Portola High School, Advisor: John Olivares
American Vacuum SocietySENIOR DIVISION
First Place
Junho Park, Portola High School, Advisor: Anthony Pham
Second Place
Anshul Aravind, Portola High School, Advisor: John Olivares
Association of Women in Water, Energy, and Environment (AWWEE)SENIOR DIVISION
Monica Pal, Irvine High School, Advisor: Joseph Elmasri
California Society for Biomedical ResearchSENIOR DIVISION
Nadia Ansari, Sage Hill School, Advisor: Anie Robinson
California Water Environment AssociationSENIOR DIVISION
Pranav Moudgalya, University High School, Advisor: Valerie Thomspon
Danny Lee, Woodbridge High School, Advisor: Jennifer Blackie
Community Action Partnership of OCSENIOR DIVISIONGerman Cruz, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Jonathan Velazquez, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Kenny Le, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Mary Pham, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Yahir Leal, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Thinh Bui, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Engle LabJUNIOR DIVISION
Chloette Hobbs, Orchard Hills Middle School
SENIOR DIVISION
Rachel Ascarate, Villa Park High School, Advisor: Paul Hunt
Harald Biessmann Memorial AwardJUNIOR DIVISION
Haaris Alam, Jeffrey Trail Middle School, Advisor: Rebeka Rau
Lara Tseng, Serrano Intermediate School, Advisor: Holly Danielson
Christine Li, St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, Advisor: Eric Harrington
SENIOR DIVISION
Sabreen Alam, Portola High School, Advisor: Courtney Moder
Meena Salib, Villa Park High School, Advisor: Paul Hunt
Ryan Vu, Villa Park High School, Advisor: Paul Hunt
Los Angeles Society of Petroleum EngineersJUNIOR DIVISION
Russell Lee, Renascence School International Orange County, Advisor: Jackie Guzman
SENIOR DIVISION
Gina Lee, Portola High School, Advisor: Brittney Kang
NACE International, The Corrosion SocietyJUNIOR DIVISION
Rakshana Sasikumar, Lakeside Middle School, Advisor: Lauren Feng
Rosa Marcano, St. Joseph School, Advisor: Mackie Cardoos
OCSEF David Walkington Memorial AwardSENIOR DIVISION

Brandon Le, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Jacob Alfaro, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Frank Mendoza, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Cindy Huynh, Westminster High School, Advisor: Huy Pham
Kristina Nguyen, Westminster High School, Advisor: Huy Pham
OCSEF Lon Isenberg Memorial AwardSENIOR DIVISION

Cristian Salinas, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Anh Minh Ngo, Westminster High School, Advisor: Kar Men Lam
James Ross, Westminster High School, Advisor: Kar Men Lam
Kiley Nguyen, Westminster High School, Advisor: Kar Men Lam
OCSEF Nat Lamm Memorial AwardSENIOR DIVISION
Jonathan Velazquez, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Mary Pham, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Yahir Leal, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Aylen Santiago, Westminster High School, Advisor: Carlos Carranza
Kathryn Nguyen, Westminster High School, Advisor: Carlos Carranza
Office of Naval ResearchJUNIOR DIVISION
Euan Park, Fairmont Private Schools – Historic Anaheim Campus, Advisor: John Briner
Anisha Rai, Lakeside Middle School, Advisor: Kelly Orosz
Ryan Honary, Pegasus Middle School, Advisor: Julie Warren
Preston Wang, Stratford Schools, Mission Viejo, Advisor: Heather Rydzeski
Molly Ehrlich, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, Advisor: John Wood
Logan Taylor, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, Advisor: John Wood
SENIOR DIVISION
Nadia Ansari, Sage Hill School, Advisor: Anie Robinson
Bhargav Panguluru, Trabuco Hills High School, Advisor: Mario Camiling
Vaibhav Bommisetty, University High School, Advisor: David Knight
Orange County Sanitation DistrictJUNIOR DIVISION
Preston Wang, Stratford Schools, Mission Viejo, Advisor: Heather Rydzeski
SENIOR DIVISION
Brandon Le, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Jacob Alfaro, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Frank Mendoza, Santiago High School, Advisor: Vicky Lieu
Orange County Water DistrictJUNIOR DIVISION
Second Place
Audrey Shiono, Portola Springs Elementary, Advisor: Shannon Hayes
Evan Matsuda, Portola Springs Elementary, Advisor: Shannon Hayes
Kara Niho, Portola Springs Elementary, Advisor: Shannon Hayes
Muhammed Kamal, Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, Advisor: Jamie Cooper
Stephanie Pham, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, Advisor: John Wood
Third Place
Sriram Vaidhyanathan, Cypress Village Elementary School, Advisor: Robin Van Vorhis
Aran Mohsenzadeh, Cypress Village Elementary School, Advisor: Robin Van Vorhis
Aryan Harihar, Eastwood Elementary School, Advisor: Jennifer Parrino
Aryush Aravind, Eastwood Elementary School, Advisor: Jennifer Parrino
Calvin Dao-Nguyen, Lexington Junior High School, Advisor: RoseZetta Cummings
Abinav Shrivastava, Santiago Hills Elementary, Advisor: Joie Mack
Akshay Aribindi, Santiago Hills Elementary, Advisor: Joie Mack
Johan Simon, Santiago Hills Elementary, Advisor: Joie Mack
SENIOR DIVISION
First Place
Patrick Zhang, University High School, Advisor: Tim Smay
Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) Orange County SectionJUNIOR DIVISION
First Place
Nicholas Adrean, Heritage Oak Private Education, Advisor: Annie Shaw
Second Place
Ajay Shah, Venado Middle School, Advisor: Bob Evans
Third Place
Peyton Hui, Oak Creek Elementary, Advisor: Katie Booth
Ashley Lang, Oak Creek Elementary, Advisor: Katie Booth
Sea and Sage Audubon SocietyJUNIOR DIVISION
Lara Tseng, Serrano Intermediate School, Advisor: Holly Danielson
SENIOR DIVISION
Nadia Ansari, Sage Hill School, Advisor: Anie Robinson
The Energy CoalitionJUNIOR DIVISION
Honorable Mention
Alexis Tran, McPherson Magnet, Advisor: Shannon Duncan
Audrey Shiono, Portola Springs Elementary, Advisor: Shannon Hayes
Arav Herunde, Serrano Intermediate School, Advisor: Holly Danielso
Charles Ludden, Serrano Intermediate School, Advisor: Holly Danielson
Chloe Dorman, Stratford Schools, Mission Viejo, Advisor: Heather Rydzeski
Analiese Aaron, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, Advisor: John Wood
Anastasia Chamberlain, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, Advisor: Loren Howard
Logan Taylor, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, Advisor: John Wood
Evan Matsuda, Portola Springs Elementary, Advisor: Shannon Hayes
Jolette Hernandez, Portola Springs Elementary, Advisor: Shannon Hayes
Kara Niho, Portola Springs Elementary, Advisor: Shannon Hayes
SENIOR DIVISION
First Place
Kelsey Coppa, Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, Advisor: John Wood
Honorable Mention
Simone Bilodeau, Villa Park High School, Advisor: Paul Hunt