• 2023 Plano ISD Science & Engineering Fair Results

    February 7, 2023

    The 2023 Plano ISD Science and Engineer Fair (PSEF) took place on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at McMillen High School in Plano, Texas. 301 students representing 259 projects from 22 campuses were advanced from their individual campus fairs in fall 2022. Over 100 community members volunteered to judge the student’s projects and provide them with feedback as they move forward to the Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, which will take place on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Centennial Hall in Fair Park, Dallas. Regional winners in first & second places will advance to the Texas Science and Engineering Fair (TXSEF) at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX on March 24-25, 2023. Winning TXSEF projects advance to additional state and international competitions.

     

Junior Division

Senior Division

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  • Junior Division Grand Prize

    Hiruni Wansapura, Robinson Middle School; Bio Breeze: A Biodegradable Air Filture Using Snake Plant Cellulose Fibers.

  • Animal & Plant Sciences

    1. Jessica Zhang, Rice Middle School
    2. William Triplett,  Renner Middle School
    3. Celeste Wenick, Frankford Middle School

  • Behavioral Sciences

    1. Nitzan Gerstner Chaim, Schimelpfenig Middle School
    2. Aniruddh Mellacheruvu, Murphy Middle School
    3. Taryn Thathiah, Murphy Middle School

  • Biomedical & Health Sciences

    1. Samantha Skaggs & Emery LeBlanc, Schimelpfenig Middle School
    2. Rudra Bhavanam, Murphy Middle School
    3. Ishaan Khera, Robinson Middle School

  • Biomedical Engineering

    1. Aarini Sen, Rice Middle School
    2. Alia Yau, Murphy Middle School
    3. Lauren Blake, Robinson Middle School

  • Chemistry & Biochemistry

    1. Keshav Giridhar, Schimelpfenig Middle School
    2. Marie Benson, Haggard Middle School
    3. Nawal Saqib & Kelly Chou, Renner Middle School

  • Earth & Environmental

    1. Violet Whittenburg, Renner Middle School
    2. Mason Lien, Murphy Middle School
    3. Aditi Srivastava, Robinson Middle School

  • Embedded Systems

    1. Ana Spiride, Rice Middle School
    2. Ashlee McFearin, Hendrick Middle School
    3. Archika Shukla, Bowman Middle School

  • Energy

    1. Aarav Abhilash, Rice Middle School
    2. Nishka Kerkar, Schimelpfenig Middle School
    3. Jack Wright, Hendrick Middle School

  • Engineering Technology

    1. Artina Belivan, Renner Middle School
    2. Vanessa Sanchez Silva, Frankford Middle School
    3. Shirley Bracewell, Otto Middle School

  • Environmental Engineering

    1. Hiruni Wansapura, Robinson Middle School
    2. Vijay Shivnani, Renner Middle School
    3. Sravya Pilla, Rice Middle School

  • Materials Science

    1. Aika Saadiq, Wilson Middle School
    2. Saman Hiremath & Keshav Sachidanandan, Schimelpfenig Middle School
    3. Austin Sunder, Rice Middle School

  • Math & Physics

    1. Beckett Mattern, Haggard Middle School
    2. Aditi Patel, Murphy Middle School
    3. Neo Cheshkov-Drandov, Renner Middle School

  • Microbiology

    1. Advaita Piduri, Rice Middle School
    2. Chrishael Infante & Michelle Zheng, Schimelpfenig Middle School

  • Robotics & Systems Software

    1. Kade Reich, Haggard Middle School
    2. Niseem Bhattacharya, Renner Middle School
    3. Neel Paravasthu & Sanji Konda, Schimelpfenig Middle School

  • Translational Medical Science

    1. Arnuv Modh, Rice Middle School
    2. Rebecca Jacob, Wilson Middle School
    3. Ishita Mokkapati, Rice Middle School

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  • Senior Division Grand Prize

    Alanna Polyak, Plano West Senior High School; Investigating the Potentiality of an Alternative, Realistic Cure of Various Neurodegenerative Disorders Using the Neoblasts From Dugesia tigrina (Planaria) on Lumbricus terrestris (Earthworms) as a Model Organism.

  • Plano Garden Club Special Winners

    • Prisha Bhat, Plano East Senior High School; Agro-Rhizoremediation: Rhizoremediation with Agro-transformed Oryza sativa to facilitate Arsenic degradation in-situ.
    • Isaac Chen & Akshat Kumar, Jasper High School; Driver Controlled, Soil Irrigation Robot.

  • Animal & Plant Sciences

    1. Prisha Bhat, Plano East Senior High School
    2. Annabella Gupta, Jasper High School
    3. Gaby Miller & Vedha Almeti, Williams High School

  • Behavioral Sciences

    1. Sri Peddinti, Plano East Senior High School
    2. Sahana Ramasamy, Williams High School
    3. Alexandra Litov & Dyan Tecautl, McMillen High School

  • Biomedical & Health Sciences

    1. Sufiya Khatri, Plano Senior High School
    2. Pratyasha Rath, Williams High School

  • Biomedical Engineering

    1. Varun Sridha, Plano East Senior High School
    2. Siya Tripathi, Plano East Senior High School
    3. Dev Arora, Jasper High School

  • Cellular Biology

    1. Zehra Jaffery, Plano West Senior High School
    2. Chloe Lee, Plano East Senior High School

  • Chemistry & Biochemistry

    1. Yizhen Zhang & Zaynab Abbas, Jasper High School
    2. Kevin Sun, Plano West Senior High School

  • Computational Biology

    1. Raghav Ramki, Plano East Senior High School
    2. Ayan Mishra, Plano East Senior High School
    3. Saura Agarwal & Shriya Viswanathan, Shepton High School

  • Earth & Environmental

    1. Swathi Parameshwar, Plano East Senior High School
    2. Katherine Lee, Plano West Senior High School
    3. Nayan Vemireddy, Jasper High School

  • Embedded Systems

    1. Trisha Desai, Jasper High School
    2. Adithya Karthik, Jasper High School

  • Energy

    1. Arya Gurumukhi, Plano East Senior High School
    2. Anushka Sridhar, Plano East Senior High School
    3. Shravan Manoj, McMillen High School

  • Engineering & Technology

    1. Shivam Tripathi, Plano East Senior High School
    2. Avash Kusle, Plano Academy High School
    3. Amrutha Veeramaneni, Plano East Senior High School

  • Environmental Engineering

    1. Kaelyn Chendana, Jasper High School
    2. Piyush Budagavi, Jasper High School
    3. Madhalasa Iyer, Plano Senior High School

  • Materials Science

    1. Amitha Mandava, Plano East Senior High School
    2. Shreya Halbe, Plano West Senior High School
    3. Shivani Nathan, Jasper High School

  • Mathematics

    1. Dhilan Nag, Plano East Senior High School
    2. Albert Jiang, Plano West Senior High School
    3. Meryl Zhang, Clark High School

  • Microbiology

    1. Vaani Chellamuthu, Plano East Senior High School
    2. Tejas Bharadwaj, Plano West Senior High School

  • Physics & Astronomy

    1. Andrew Yu, Jasper High School
    2. Ishan Vemireddy, Plano West Senior High School
    3. Aditya Mishra, Plano East Senior High School

  • Robotics & Intelligent Machines

    1. Ryan Xu & Victor Xu, Jasper High School
    2. Jason Zhou & Agrim Jaimini, Plano West Senior High School
    3. Dhroov Bharatia, Vines High School

  • Systems Software

    1. Krithika Subramanian, Plano Senior High School
    2. Aditi Kavoor, Plano East Senior High School
    3. Isabelle Hou, Clark High School

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