2024 Best of State Life Sciences
Senior Division
Winner:
Prisha Bhat | Plano East Senior High School | Aqua-Arsenic Remediation: Analysis of the Oryza sativa metagenome and Wet-Lab Approach to Increase O. sativa Tolerance to Drought and Arsenic through Hyperexpression of Aquaporin genes OsNIP2;1, OsNIP3;2 and OsPIP2;2 (Year IV)
Honorable Mention:
Patrick McKenna | Academy of Science and Technology at College Park High School | BioVision: A Novel In-Silico Drug Discovery Pipeline to Predict Drug Candidates for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Junior Division
Winner:
Aryan Ganglani, Aarav Mehta and Ahaan Thota | Sartartia Middle School | Automatic Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Honorable Mention:
Karishma Parghi | Knox Junior High School | Silverized Nano-Trash: Novel Applications of Silver Nanoparticles Derived from Spent Coffee Grounds Utilizing Green Synthesis Technology
2024 Best of State Physical Sciences
Senior Division
Winner:
Nikita D’Souza and Grace Yuan | Academy of Science and Technology | Engineering a Greener Future: A Novel, Biodegradable, Self-Powered, Chitosan-Based Food Packaging Material
Honorable Mention:
Shreyas Vatts | The Woodlands College Park High School | NitinArm: Engineering a Lighter and Cheaper Trans-Radial Prosthetic with Nitinol to Increase Dexterity
Junior Division
Winner:
Alexa Lopez | Brookside Intermediate School | Modifying the Bass Drum Pedal for the Disabled
Honorable Mention:
Samvith Mahadevan | Canyon Vista Middle School | Novel Application of Olfactory Sensor Arrays in the Detection of Food and Environmental Allergens, Using Artificial Intelligence
