Saturday, April 26, 2025 9:00am to 3:00pm The annual OCSEF–Chapman High School Research Conference is a unique enrichment opportunity focused on STEM careers for Orange County high school students that participated in our fair this year. Registered high school students will share their science fair projects and related experiences while engaging with Chapman undergraduate senior …
The 70th Annual Orange County Science and Engineering Fair (OCSEF) celebrated its winners on Sunday, March 23 at Chapman University. All of the young scientists and engineers who participated this year should be proud of what they accomplished through their projects! Starting from September of last year, students were invited to submit their STEM projects for OCSEF …
Applied Mechanics / Structures & Mechanisms / Manufacturing JUNIOR DIVISION First Place Srivardhan DongreMohan GandhiNeil Iyer Second Place Harrison GuKaelyn James Third Place Sahana Samra Honorable Mention Malachi CavazosKiara SinghalSamantha Skacal SENIOR DIVISION First Place Jia Tong Lin Second Place William HongHyunjoon HongHexu HuangDarren Shen Third Place Xingyi DuanTyler KimZephyr …
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By: Peyton H.Year: 2021School: Lakeside MiddleGrade: 7Science Teacher: Kelli Bourne This project investigated how origami structures can be used in fields of engineering and physics. It tested the impact absorption quality of different origami structures. The goal was to find a way to absorb impact by using various origami folds. The approach was to fold …
By: Nilay S.Year: 2021School: Irvine HighGrade: 9Science Teacher: Sagar Sabade Solar panels provide clean, renewable energy and our planet’s future depends on solar panels. The question for this project was “How does the light intensity, angle of incidence, area of solar panel, and temperature affect the solar panel output voltage?” To find the answer, a …