Feb. 23, 2019 - Senior Division: Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair

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The 2019 Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair (DRSEF) was held Saturday, February 23, at Centennial Hall, Fair Park in Dallas. DRSEF holds an annual science fair for sixth - eighth grades (Junior Division) and nine - twelfth grades (Senior Division) students from public, charter, private and home schools in the Texas Education Agency Region 10, which includes 80 schools and a student population of 800,000. The fair covers all of Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman and Rockwall counties and part of Henderson and Van Zandt counties. 834 projects competed in DRSEF in 2019.

To compete, students begin by entering the fair at their local school. The top projects at each school advance to district fairs then the regional fair. Projects can then advance to state and international competitions. DRSEF first - fourth place category winners advance to the Texas Science and Engineering Fair. The top 10% of Junior Division are invited to enter Broadcom MASTERS, an international science fair for Middle School students.

In the junior division (grades seven - eight), 158 Plano ISD projects representing 13 middle schools captured 55% of all category awards, including 59% of the first place awards. Thirty-two junior division projects have qualified for the state science fair.

In the senior division (grades nine - twelve), 221 Plano ISD projects competed, capturing 87% of all the category awards and 95% of the first place awards. Winners and runners-up from the grand prize round in the Senior Division advance to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), with attendance sponsored by Beal Bank. Students may also be eligible to enter competitions such as Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors affiliated with ISEF. Fifty-two Plano ISD senior division projects will advance to the state science and engineering fair.

Grand Prize winners from Plano East SHS

Grand Prize winners from Plano East Senior High School: Andrei Spiride (Biomedical Engineering), Ashay Shah (Energy: Chemical), Ashna Shah (Energy: Chemical), Sriya Teerdhala (Earth and Environmental Sciences) and Sanjana Hiremath (Earth and Environmental Sciences)

Congratulations to these Senior Division Winners:

Grand Prize Winners

100% of the four grand prizes and four runner up prizes awarded at the fair were earned by Plano ISD students.

Senior Division Life Science Grand Prizes

Biomedical Engineering, Andrei Spiride, Plano East Senior High School, A Low Cost 3-DOF Upper Limb Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation and Arm Movement Assistance
Environmental Engineering, Risha-Dianne Valera, Plano West Senior High School, Agrobotics: An Autonomous IoRT Arduino Due/Uno Computer Vision Based Raspberry Pi High Throughput Plant Phenotyping Precision Agriculture Robot

Senior Division Life Science Grand Prize Runner Up

Microbiology, Gargi Porwal, Plano West Senior High School, A Microbial Fuel Cell to Generate Electricity from Household Waste
Plant Sciences, Rachel Mammen, Jasper High School, Pectin Feeds the Seeds: The Effect of Extracted Pectin on Various Seed Growth Mediums in Relation to Soil Moisture Retention and Plant Growth

Senior Division Physical Science Grand Prizes

Earth and Environmental Sciences, Sanjana Hiremath and Sriya Teerdhala, Plano East Senior High School, Bioremediation of Tetracycline Polluted Soils: How Antibiotic Resistance can Reduce Antibiotic Pollution
Energy: Chemical, Ashay Shah and Ashna Shah, Plano East Senior High School, Optimizing and Fine-Tuning Electrode Pore Sizes Utilizing Varying Ratios of the Immiscible Polymer Blend PANS-PS for High Energy Density Supercapacitors

Senior Division Physical Science Grand Prize Runner Up

Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Harshal Bharatia, Vines High School, Thermocloud: A Smart Collaborative Thermostat
Systems Software, Yousuf Ahmad and Humza Salim, Jasper High School, Preventing Left Turn Road Accidents Using Photosensory Technologies and Computer Vision

First Place

Yousuf Ahmad, Jasper High School, Systems Software, Preventing Left Turn Road Accidents using Photosensory Technologies and Computer Vision
Harshal Bharatia, Vines High School, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Thermocloud: A Smart Collaborative Thermostat
Eshan Chhabra, Plano Senior High School, Energy: Physical, Emphatic Static: A New Paradigm for Renewable Energy
Pranav Civi, Jasper High School, Biochemistry, An in vitro analysis of Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) of various Bacillus species on the decrease of Soil Porosity to prevent Pesticide Biomagnification
Danielle Furman, Shepton High School, Engineering Mechanics, A Portable, Cost-Effective Device Designed to Aid People Who Require Assistance Transferring Into or Out of a Car
Rithvik Ganesh, Jasper High School, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Untangling Alzheimer's: Using Artificial Intelligence to expedite the identification of promising drug candidates for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
Sanjana Hiremath, Plano East Senior High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bioremediation of Tetracycline Polluted Soils: How Antibiotic Resistance can Reduce Antibiotic Pollution
Maxwell Jiang, Plano West Senior High School, Mathematics, Phantom Traffic Jam Prevention Using Autonomous Networked Vehicles
Rachel Mammen, Jasper High School, Plant Sciences, Pectin Feeds the Seeds: The Effect of Extracted Pectin on Various Seed Growth Mediums in Relation to Soil Moisture Retention and Plant Growth
Noah Mathai, Jasper High School, Biochemistry, An in vitro analysis of Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) of various Bacillus species on the decrease of Soil Porosity to prevent Pesticide Biomagnification
Tanaz Muhamed, Plano East Senior High School, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Investigating the Effects of Cognitive Load on Human Susceptibility to System 1 Cognitive Biases
Gargi Porwal, Plano West Senior High School, Microbiology, A Microbial Fuel Cell to Generate Electricity from Household Waste
Derek Qin, Plano West Senior High School, Mathematics, Phantom Traffic Jam Prevention Using Autonomous Networked Vehicles
Humza Salim, Jasper High School, Systems Software, Preventing Left Turn Road Accidents Using Photosensory Technologies and Computer Vision
Ashay Shah, Plano East Senior High School, Energy: Chemical, Optimizing and Fine-Tuning Electrode Pore Sizes Utilizing Varying Ratios of the Immiscible Polymer Blend PANS-PS for High Energy Density Supercapacitors
Ashna Shah, Plano East Senior High School, Energy: Chemical, Optimizing and Fine-Tuning Electrode Pore Sizes Utilizing Varying Ratios of the Immiscible Polymer Blend PANS-PS for High Energy Density Supercapacitors
Andrei Spiride, Plano East Senior High School, Biomedical Engineering, A Low Cost 3-DOF Upper Limb Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation and Arm Movement Assistance
Rajiv Swamy, Plano East Senior High School, Embedded Systems, See Through the Rubble: A Mobile Ultra-Wideband Life Detection System for Search and Rescue Following Natural Disasters
Rekha Swamy, Plano East Senior High School, Embedded Systems, See Through the Rubble: A Mobile Ultra-Wideband Life Detection System for Search and Rescue Following Natural Disasters
Sriya Teerdhala, Plano East Senior High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bioremediation of Tetracycline Polluted Soils: How Antibiotic Resistance can Reduce Antibiotic Pollution
Risha-Dianne Valera, Plano West Senior High School, Environmental Engineering, Agrobotics: An Autonomous IoRT Arduino Due/Uno Computer Vision Based Raspberry Pi High Throughput Plant Phenotyping Precision Agriculture Robot
Parisa Vaziri, Plano East Senior High School, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Attraction to Different Sugar Compounds Depending on Drosophila melanogaster Mutations
Tanya Wang, Clark High School, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Targeting Heme: A New Approach to Fighting Lung Cancer- Investigating the role of Heme in Lung Cancer Cell Migration
Annie Zhi, Plano Senior High School, Materials Science, A Bioinspired Multifunctional Liquid-Repellent and Self-cleaning Coating for Sustainable Building Applications
Nicholas Zhong, Plano West Senior High School, Physics and Astronomy, Fine-Tuning Thin-Film Thermoacoustic Speakers For Wearable Electronics

Second Place

Vinamra Adikehithilu, Jasper High School, Embedded Systems, Mitigating Multiple IV Infusion Failure Using Detection-Based Computing
Rakaan Alhaddad, Plano East Senior High School, Biomedical Engineering, A Cost-Efficient Solution Towards Body Powered Prostheses Through The Use Of Additive Manufacturing
Jishnu Basu, Vines High School, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Effectiveness of Chlorides in the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
Rohan Chhaya, Plano Senior High School, Energy: Chemical, Increasing Solar Efficiency With UV Light
Ivana Durcanska, Shepton High School, Microbiology, The Effects of Medium-Chain Fatty Acid (MCFA) triglycerides on the Growth Rate Mucosa-Associated Escherichia coli
Arshia Elahi, Plano Senior High School, Materials Science, The Development and Engineering of an Affordable, Self-Calibrating Hearing Aid Via Porous Nitinol Compression and a Novel Concave Amplification Technique
Adith Gangalakunta, Jasper High School, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Making an Efficient Inhibitor of Melanoma With Melatonin: An In-Silico Molecular-Docking-Based Analysis of a Unique N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine Ligand and its Binding Properties to a BRAF Protein Kinase
Lily Harrison, Shepton High School, Microbiology, The Effects of Medium-Chain Fatty Acid (MCFA) triglycerides on the Growth Rate Mucosa-Associated Escherichia coli
Charles Hou, Jasper High School, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Making an Efficient Inhibitor of Melanoma With Melatonin: An In-Silico Molecular-Docking-Based Analysis of a Unique N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine Ligand and its Binding Properties to a BRAF Protein Kinase
Benjamin Li, Plano West Senior High School, Energy: Physical, Utilization of Photoluminescent Plasmonic CdSe Nanoparticles and Bio-Inspired Nanostructures for Novel Low-Cost High Efficiency Solar Cells
Rohan Mehta, Plano East Senior High School, Biomedical Engineering, A Cost-Efficient Solution Towards Body Powered Prostheses Through The Use Of Additive Manufacturing
Pranav Nathan, Jasper High School, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Developing a Self Contained Modular Reconfigurable Robotic System with Inertial Actuators and A Magnetic Interlocking System
Sanjana Pemmaraju, Plano East Senior High School, Engineering Mechanics, Using Vocal Control to Open Solenoid in Faucet for Quadriplegics
Pranathi Pilla, Jasper High School, Physics and Astronomy, Low-Cost Digital Inline Holographic Microscopy in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) for Rapid Detection of Pathogenic Microbes
Govardhan Poondi, Shepton High School, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Identification of Adolescent Drug-Using Profiles via Trend-Recognition Algorithm
Venu Poruri, Plano East Senior High School, Cellular and Molecular Biology, A Comparative Analysis of the Various Delivery Methods of siRNA to Knockout the Oncogenic KRAS Gene
Mukund Ramachandran, Jasper High School, Environmental Engineering, Using a Dual-Axis Solar Tracker to Increase the Electricity Generated by Solar Panels
Nandini Ramachandran, Jasper High School, Environmental Engineering, Using a Dual-Axis Solar Tracker to Increase the Electricity Generated by Solar Panels
Navya Ramakrishnan, Jasper High School, Systems Software, An Intelligent System for the Prediction of Epileptic Seizures using Machine Learning Algorithms
Umangi Singh, McMillen High School, Mathematics, Creating a Mathematical Algorithm for Insulin Intake
Walter Stark, Plano Senior High School, Energy: Chemical, Increasing Solar Efficiency With UV Light
Sridatta Teerdhala, Plano East Senior High School, Cellular and Molecular Biology, A Comparative Analysis of the Various Delivery Methods of siRNA to Knockout the Oncogenic KRAS Gene

Third Place

Nicole Ahsan, Plano East Senior High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, License to Kill: Testing the Effect of Anthropogenic Waste Streams Containing Anti-Microbial Agent, Silver Nanoparticles, on Duckweed
Iniya Anandan, Plano East Senior High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, License to Kill: Testing the Effect of Anthropogenic Waste Streams Containing Anti-Microbial Agent, Silver Nanoparticles, on Duckweed
Anjali Brown, Shepton High School, Biomedical and Health Sciences, The Effects of Curcumin on the Memory Preservation of Aspartame-Treated Dugesia tigrina
Ayon Das, Jasper High School, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Defeating Multidrug Resistance: A novel approach to identifying genetic anomalies in order to attack antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii using phage cocktails
Akanksha Deka, Plano East Senior High School, Biochemistry, It Takes Two to Tango: Post-Transitional Biogenesis of Flavoproteins in Bacteria
Saisrinivas Gudivada, Plano East Senior High School, Physics and Astronomy, Increasing Efficiency in Processing Information from ROTSE 1 and ROTSE 3 Variable Star Databases
Taran Gupta, Shepton High School, Biomedical and Health Sciences, The Effects of Curcumin on the Memory Preservation of Aspartame-Treated Dugesia tigrina
Shrey Joshi, Plano East Senior High School, Mathematics, Artificial Neural Networks for Robust Curve Fitting
Sophie Krajmalnik, Shepton High School, Biomedical Engineering, Determining Bone Health Utilizing Visible Light
Zaid Memon, Plano East Senior High School, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Developing a Novel Application to Diagnose ADHD
Kevin Meng, Plano West Senior High School, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, The Sixth Sense with Artificial Intelligence
Ethan Moore, Plano Senior High School, Engineering Mechanics, A More Practical Self Evacuation Wheelchair Attachment
Samanvitha Nukala, McMillen High School, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Determination of a Mitochondrial DNA Haplotype
Mina Phipps, McMillen High School, Chemistry, The Outcomes of Commonly Used Essential Oils As Mosquito Repellent
Uneeb Sajjad, Plano East Senior High School, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Developing a Novel Application to Diagnose ADHD
Nick Sangha, Plano East Senior High School, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Developing a Novel Application to Diagnose ADHD
Reanna Selvaraj, Plano East Senior High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, License to Kill: Testing the Effect of Anthropogenic Waste Streams Containing Anti-Microbial Agent, Silver Nanoparticles, on Duckweed
Alay Shah, Shepton High School, Systems Software, Computer-Vision Aided Traffic Camera System for Anomalous Driving Detection
Shreyas Shridharan, Jasper High School, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Defeating Multidrug Resistance: A novel approach to identifying genetic anomalies in order to attack antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii using phage cocktails
Bhavik Tadigotla, Jasper High School, Microbiology, Testing the Antimicrobial Effect of Natural Phenolic Compound Sources against Neisseria subflava
Keshav Vasanth, Plano East Senior High School, Embedded Systems, Come Yell or High Water: Orientation-independent water level sensor and audio detection for emergency response
Richard Wille, McMillen High School, Energy: Physical, The Great Harvest: Using Energy Harvesting to Prolong the Battery Life of a Smartphone
Noah Wong, Williams High School, Materials Science, Enhanced Electrochemical-Stimulated Polymer Coated Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles

Honorable Mention

Rohan Aerrabolu, Shepton High School, Cellular and Molecular Biology, The presence or absence of Cas9 and crRNA-containing liposomes in fibroblast cell culture on the percentage of fibroblast cells still adhering to the culture flask relative to initial, pre-virus infection density
Tanya Atrvash, Shepton High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Effect of Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) on the Heart Rate, Viability, and Growth of Daphnia magna
Shaan Bhandari, Academy High School, Biomedical Engineering, Use of Presure Sensors and 3D printing in the Custom Orthotic Process
Rohan Bharadwaj, Plano East Senior High School, Mathematics, Using Blockchain and algorithms to optimize resource allocation, communication, and efficiency for disaster relief
Avi Bhatia, Plano East Senior High School, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Cost-Effective and Efficient Diagnosis of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Using Machine Learning Through Chorionic Villus Sampling Utilizing Multi-parametric Statistical Analysis of Chorion Cells From Amniotic Fluid Indices
Ben Brothers, Plano Senior High School, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Underlying Social Discrimination: Evaluating the Impact of Socioeconomic Inequality in Online Security
Dhruv Chawla, Plano Senior High School, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Observation on Varying Accuracy of AI Sentiment Analysis
Jenna Chen, Plano Senior High School, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Underlying Social Discrimination: Evaluating the Impact of Socioeconomic Inequality in Online Security
Sahana Dhananjayan,Plano Senior High School, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Neuro- Fuzzy Logic Conjecture: A Case Based Diagnosis for Behavioral Disease
Nikola Djordjevic-Kisacanin, Plano Senior High School, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Biologically Inspired Enhancements for Training of Deep Learning Networks
Om Dodiya, Academy High School, Energy: Physical, Multi-directional Balloon Wind Turbines to Maximize Efficiency for Wind Energy
Arun Eswara, Plano East Senior High School, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Ortho, An Intelligent Exoskeleton - A Versatile Powered Orthosis via Neural Network for Rehabilitative Assistance
Katherine Forson, Shepton High School, Physics and Astronomy, Effect of Time of Day on Radio Signal Propagation
Arvind Ganesh, McMillen High School, Systems Software, A Novel Approach to Computer Vision Tracking over a Network of Cameras
Yash Garg, Jasper High School, Mathematics, iBid: Intelligent Bidding Agents for Reverse Auctions with Mixed-Strategy Nash Equilibrium
Nikhil Garlapati, Plano East Senior High School, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Intelli-hand - A novel approach to cheap prosthetics using a modular system with more functionality
Amy Guan, Jasper High School, Energy: Chemical, Increasing the Ethanol Tolerance of S. cerevisiae for Enhanced Biofuel Production
Priyanka Gupta, Jasper High School, Mathematics, Stochastic Monte Carlo Simulation to Minimize Delay by Optimizing Traffic Lights
Maxim Hollingworth, Academy High School, Environmental Engineering, The New Bee Box
William Hurley, McMillen High School, Systems Software, A Novel Approach To Computer Vision Tracking Over A Network Of Cameras
Karthik Iyer, Jasper High School, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Threat Detection by Sentiment Analysis of Social Media Text using Machine Leaning
Sean Jannati, Shepton High School, Biomedical and Health Sciences, An Accurate and Rapid Approach to Early Diagnosis of Influenza Viruses Using Horseradish Peroxidase Labeled Anti-HA Antibodies on Surface Hemagglutinin Protein Molecules
Shaya Jannati, Shepton High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Effect of Organic Acids on Methane Mitigation on Ruminants
Nila Jeyapriya, Plano East Senior High School, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, PneumoniYEAH - Predictive Analytics Using Convolutional Neural Networks to Identify Pneumonia From Chest X-Rays
Hrithik Jha, Plano West Senior High School, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Utilization of Next Generation Sequencing to Determine the Importance of Non-Coding DNA Segments in Oncogenic Development
Sophia Khan, Plano East Senior High School, Systems Software, A novel, cost-effective approach to shortening rehabilitation by allowing for more sufficient recovery of neuromuscular strength and proprioception post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Rohan Khera, Plano West Senior High School, Embedded Systems, SchoolSafe: Using RFID and IoT Systems to Intelligently Respond to Emergency Shooter Situations
Bethel Kim, Shepton High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Effect of Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) on the Heart Rate, Viability, and Growth of Daphnia magna
Srinithya Kodali, Vines High School, Physics and Astronomy, Hair Weightlifting Contest
Nethra Krishnan, Jasper High School, Engineering Mechanics, A Smart, SENSE - ible Companion: Sweeping Environment Sensor
Mansi Madaik, McMillen High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Reduction of Water Impurities Using Natural Coagulants
Pratyush Mallick, Williams High School, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Mind Over Matter: A Monte Carlo Protein Folding Simulation--using Energy Optimization--for Applications to Alzheimer's Disease Research
Brian McKeown, Shepton High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Effect of Organic Acids on Methane Mitigation on Ruminants
Nitya Mirle, Plano East Senior High School, Behavioral and Social Sciences, My Password is Better Than Yours: An Investigative Study on the Role of Age and Gender on Password Quality and Strength
Nivethaa Murali, Plano Senior High School, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Neuro- Fuzzy Logic Conjecture: A Case Based Diagnosis for Behavioral Disease
Kavya Muralidhar, Plano East Senior High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, An Innovative, Low Cost Technique to Combat Microplastic Pollution and Maximize Water Purification in Oceanic, Freshwater, and Soil Ecosystems
Arnav Murthy, Clark High School, Biomedical and Health Sciences, An Innovative Approach to Integrate Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Nanoplatelets in an Alkane-based Chemiresistive Sensor Towards Early Detection of Lung Cancer
Deepti Nandakumar, Plano East Senior High School, Engineering Mechanics, Mobile Firearm Detection Using mmWave Sensors
Benson Ngai, Shepton High School, Biomedical and Health Sciences, An Accurate and Rapid Approach to Early Diagnosis of Influenza Viruses Using Horseradish Peroxidase Labeled Anti-HA Antibodies on Surface Hemagglutinin Protein Molecules
Alex Ni, Jasper High School, Embedded Systems, A Real-time Drowsiness Detector
Moksh Nirvaan, Clark High School, Systems Software, Improving Cardiovascular healthcare through a next-generation and cost-effective system integrating telemedicine and patient privacy
Sameer Parameshwar, Plano East Senior High School, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Intelli-hand - A novel approach to cheap prosthetics using a modular system with more functionality
Eisha Patel, Shepton High School, Energy: Physical, An Implementation of Thermoelectric Generators on Generating Electricity
Arnab Paul, Shepton High School, Cellular and Molecular Biology, The presence or absence of Cas9 and crRNA-containing liposomes in fibroblast cell culture on the percentage of fibroblast cells still adhering to the culture flask relative to initial, pre-virus infection density
Sidhya Peddinti, Plano East Senior High School, Systems Software, A Pragmatic Approach to Incipient Diagnosis and Precise Drug Target Predictions for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) by Applying Potential Biomarkers and Protein Analysis using Gene Expression Big Data
Avi Puranik, Clark High School, Engineering Mechanics, What Propeller Design Provides the Best Thrust-to-Weight Ratio?
Arjun Raghuram, Plano East Senior High School, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, MyTremorTracker: An Intelligent Glove that Measures the Severity of Hand Tremors in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
Abishai Rajan, Clark High School, Biomedical and Health Sciences, An Innovative Approach to Integrate Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Nanoplatelets in an Alkane-based Chemiresistive Sensor Towards Early Detection of Lung Cancer
John Rho, Shepton High School, Systems Software, HIDDEN: Optimized, Dual-Ensemble Machine Learning Approach for Improved Clinical Detection of Heart Disease Spectrum
Manish Samson, Plano Senior High School, Materials Science, Synthesis of a Biocompatible Polymeric Implant Using Nanoparticles for a Targeted and Controlled Drug Delivery in Physiological Mediums to Relieve Polyethylene Abrasion from Endoprosthesis Osteolysis and Metal Hypersensitivity Reactions
Tulio Sasaya, McMillen High School, Energy: Chemical, Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Lithium Battery Efficiency against NiMH Batteries Efficiency
Yash Saxena, Shepton High School, Engineering Mechanics, A Cost-Effective, Extensible, Infrared-and-Image-Processing-Based Blind Aid Implement
Arjun Sethumathavan, Shepton High School, Cellular and Molecular Biology, The presence or absence of Cas9 and crRNA-containing liposomes in fibroblast cell culture on the percentage of fibroblast cells still adhering to the culture flask relative to initial, pre-virus infection density
Nabil Sikora, Jasper High School, Mathematics, iBid: Intelligent Bidding Agents for Reverse Auctions with Mixed-Strategy Nash Equilibrium
Kaustubh Sonawane, Jasper High School, Environmental Engineering, Designing a Machine-Learning Application to Predict Alexandrium fundyense Bloom and Toxicity
Ananya Sridhar, Plano East Senior High School, Embedded Systems, Detect to Protect - Driver Drowsiness Detector
Kailash Subramanian, Plano Senior High School, Systems Software, Diagnosing Atherosclerosis
Devika Sunil, Jasper High School, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Scope of Molecular Screening in Drug Design for High Risk Human Papillomavirus via Explicating Interaction Sites of (HPV)-18 E6 and E7 Oncoproteins with Plant-Originated Ligands
Alvin Ta, Plano East Senior High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bacterial Inhibition of Fungal Growth: Prevention of Plant Diseases and a Solution to Crop Failure
Melody Tang, Vines High School, Physics and Astronomy, Hair Weightlifting Contest
Kunj Tapiawala, Williams High School, Environmental Engineering, I'm a Big Fan: A Novel Approach to Increase the Efficiency of a (HAWT) Through The Implementation of a Fluid Dynamic Efficiency System Arranged on Propellers Across a Range of Wind Speeds
Shiva Teerdhala, Plano East Senior High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bacterial Inhibition of Fungal Growth: Prevention of Plant Diseases and a Solution to Crop Failure
Avirat Thakor, Plano East Senior High School, Mathematics, Using Blockchain and algorithms to optimize resource allocation, communication, and efficiency for disaster relief
Vaishnavi Vasudevan, Jasper High School, Materials Science, Creating Bioplastics from Invasive Plants
Swetha Velayutham, Plano East Senior High School, Microbiology, Optimization of N2 Wild Type High Sucrose C. Elegan Life Span using DAF-2 Mutant Hormone Receptors
Smaran Velidi, Plano East Senior High School, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Hit or Miss? Creating a More Robust Concussion Diagnostic Tool and Protocol that Evaluates Head Impacts in the Different Levels of Football
Rishabh Vemparala, Plano East Senior High School, Mathematics, Using Blockchain and algorithms to optimize resource allocation, communication, and efficiency for disaster relief
Arnold Venter, Shepton High School, Engineering Mechanics, A Cost-Effective, Extensible, Infrared-and-Image-Processing-Based Blind Aid Implement
Aditya Vishnubhotla, Plano East Senior High School, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Hit or Miss? Creating a More Robust Concussion Diagnostic Tool and Protocol that Evaluates Head Impacts in the Different Levels of Football
Joshua Wang, Jasper High School, Engineering Mechanics, Self Tinting Sunglasses
Hubert Yang, Jasper High School, Engineering Mechanics, Feedback Control Systems for a Robust Adaptive Wing
Bradley Young, Academy High School, Environmental Engineering, The New Bee Box
Jeremy Zhang, Plano Senior High School, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Nanosatellite Based Imaging System for Real Time Earth Climate Monitoring

SPECIAL AWARDS

Acoustical Society of America

Outstanding Ssenior acoustic project, Arshia Elahi, Plano Senior High School
Honorable mention, Connor Macleod, Shepton High School
Honorable mention, Camille Wenick, Shepton High School

American Psychological Association

Achievement in psychological science, Tanaz Muhamed, Plano East Senior High School

American Radio Relay League McKinney

First place, Katherine Forson, Shepton High School

American Society of Safety Professionals

Senior division award, Anika Bokil, McMillen High School

American Statistical Association - North Texas

ASA award for statistical excellence, Tanaz Muhamed, Plano East Senior High School
Honorable mention, Hrithik Jha, Plano West Senior High School

Baylor Research Institute

First place, medical and health sciences, Jishnu Basu, Vines High School
Second place, medical and health sciences, Arnav Murthy and Abishai Rajan, Clark High School
Honorable mention, Sean Jannati, Shepton High School
Honorable mention, Yusuf Khan, Plano Senior High School
Honorable mention, Benson Ngai, Shepton High School

Dallas County Medical Society

First place, Parisa Vaziri, Plano East Senior High School
Second place, Yusuf Khan, Plano Senior High School
Honorable mention, Jishnu Basu, Vines High School
Honorable mention, Anjali Brown, Shepton High School
Honorable mention, Taran Gupta, Shepton High School

DFW Chapter of Hazardous Materials Managers

First place, best hazardous materials project, Sriya Teerdhala and Sanjana Hiremath, Plano East Senior High School
Honorable mention, Safa Azam and Arvind Ganesh, McMillen High School
Honorable mention, Arnav Murthy and Abishai Rajan, Clark High School

Intel

Excellence in computer science award, Yousuf Ahmad and Humza Salim, Jasper High School

MU Alpha Theta

Award for Mathematics, Maxwell Jiang and Derek Quin, Plano West Senior High School

NASA

Earth system science award, Sanjana Hiremath and Sriya Teerdhala, Plano East Senior High School

National Space Society of North Texas

First place, space exploration scholarship, Rohan Chhaya and Walter Stark, Plano Senior High School
Honorable mention, Arun Eswara, Plano East Senior High School

North Texas Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist (NTMN)

NTMN senior division, Kavya Muralidhar, Plano East Senior High School
Honorable mention, Sanjana Hiremath and Sriya Teerdhala, Plano East Senior High School

Office of Naval Research

Naval science award, Vinamra Adikehithilu, Jasper High School
Naval science award, Harshal Bharatia, Vines High School
Naval science award, Nethra Krishnan, Jasper High School
Naval science award, Tanaz Muhamed, Plano East Senior High School
Naval science award, Avi Puranik, Clark High School
Naval science award, Navya Ramakrishnan, Jasper High School
Naval science award, Risha-Dianne Valera, Plano West Senior High School
Naval science award, Annie Zhi, Plano Senior High School

Rockwell Collins Leadership Association

First place, outstanding communications project, Kevin Meng, Plano West Senior High School
Second place, outstanding communications project, Anika Bokil, McMillen High School
Third place, outstanding communications project, Yousuf Ahmad, Jasper High School
Third place, outstanding communications project, Humza Salim, Jasper High School

Southwestern Medical Foundation

Kathryn and Ashley H. Priddy Award, Risha-Dianne Valera, Plano West Senior High School

State of Texas Chapter - Health Physics Society

STC-HPS science fair excellence award, Sophie Krajmalnik, Shepton High School

Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Award for excellence in a water-related project, Saachi Gulati, Plano East Senior High School
Award for excellence in a water-related project, Olivia McCoy, Plano East Senior High School
Award for excellence in a water-related project, Kavya Muralidhar, Plano East Senior High School
Award for excellence in a water-related project, Kaustubh Sonawane, Jasper High School

Terracon, Inc.

First place – individual, engineering excellence award, Annie Zhi, Plano Senior High School
Second place – individual, engineering excellence award, Yash Saxena, Shepton High School
Second place – individual, engineering excellence award, Arnold Venter, Shepton High School
Third place – individual, engineering excellence award, Arjun Raghuram, Plano East Senior High School
First place – individual, environmental excellence award, Eshan Chhabra, Plano Senior High School
Second place – individual, environmental excellence award, Kavya Muralidhar, Plano East Senior High School

Texas Instruments

Best electronics or computing project, Pranav Nathan, Jasper High School
Best electronics or computing project, Yash Saxena, Shepton High School
Best electronics or computing project, Arnold Venter, Shepton High School

The Cooper Institute

Second place, exercise/health/nutrition, Hiranmayee Mohan, Vines High School

The Mars Society - DFW Chapter

The Mars Society-curiosity award, Jeremy Zhang, Plano Senior High School
Honorable mention, Andrew Cheng, Shepton High School
Honorable mention, Andria Christian, Vines High School
Honorable mention, Wesley Geng, Shepton High School

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 6th

Exemplary achievement in environmental protection, Kavya Muralidhar, Plano East Senior High School
Honorable mention, Mansi Madaik, McMillen High School
Honorable mention, Jodie Pham, McMillen High School

U.S. Metric Association

Best use of SI units in a project, Om Dodiya, Academy High School

WEAT / TAWWA

First place, Saachi Gulati and Olivia McCoy, Plano East Senior High School
Second place, Kaustubh Sonawane, Jasper High School
Third place, Kavya Muralidhar, Plano East Senior High School

Yale Science and Engineering Association, Inc.

Most outstanding eleventh grade exhibit, Risha-Dianne Valera, Plano West Senior High School

Plano

ISD