2024 Special Award Winners
Broadcom Coding with Commitment
Smart Bird Deterrent: Using Arduino Motion Sensor and Buzzer System
Deere Family Special Award
Utilizing Planarian Neoblast Stem Cells and Starfish Neural Networks on Lumbricus Terrestris as a Model Organism to Investigate Possible Cures and Preventative Measures for Central Nervous System (CNS) Disorders
Evaluation of e85 Combustion Efficiency
ExxonMobil
Senior Division:
DynaCap: A Dynamic Wheel Cover System for Improving the Range and Performance While Reducing CO2 Emissions from Automobiles
Crown to Current: Engineering Cellulosic Fiber-Based Battery Cells – A Safe and Scalable Alternative to Lithium Technology
Exploring Eutectic Alloys in Microgravity: Advancing Space-Based Manufacturing through Controlled Freezing
CapLink: A Novel LoRa based Water Leak Detection System Utilizing Paintable Sensors
Engineering a Greener Future: A Novel, Biodegradable, Self-Powered, Chitosan-Based Food Packaging Material
Easy AED: An Autonomous VTOL Emergency Equipment Delivery Drone System
Symmetry, fixed points and quantum billiards: A confluence of ideas
Acoustic Filtration: Harnessing Ultrasonic Technology for the Streamlined Removal of Microplastic Particles from Water Flow
Junior Division:
Bio-Power 2: How Soil Additives Affect Microbial Power Generation
Radioactivity with a Cloud Chamber
Electrifying Footsteps
Modifying the Bass Drum Pedal for the Disabled
Define the Damage
AssistBot: Service and Companion Robot for the Elderly, Lonely, and Impaired
Find the total number of different ways from A to B
From Landfill to Lab – Unveiling the Biodegradable Potential of Everyday Materials for Packaging
Garver Engineers of Tomorrow Award
Autonomous Precision Agriculture System
Sycamore Seed Portable Air Purifier
The Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
Guiding Light: Arduino-Based Smart Cane Using an Obstacle Avoidance Sensor to Enhance Navigation
Regeneron Biomedical Science Award
Implementation of Pathological Image Analysis to Predict Patient Outcomes
Samsung
An Improved Cooperative Perception Framework for 3D Vehicle Detection using Multiscale Feature Extraction
Science Toy Magic – CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Award
- Animal Science: What is the importance of anaerobic environment to digestion in the rumen?
- Behavior and Social Sciences: Understanding Domestic Adoption of Superworms for Polystyrene Recycling
- Environmental Engineering: Capturing CO2 in Seawater by Green Energy Powered Electrolytic Device
- Earth and Environmental Science: Mud Power : Revolutionizing the Energy of Mud
- Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design: Repurposing Carbon Emissions by Modifying a Turbocharger to Utilize Supercritical CO2 as an Efficient Turbine Propellant
- Plant Sciences: Reducing Carbon Dioxide : Analyzing To What Extent Key Soil Nutrients Affect the Photosynthetic Ability of Dracaena Trifasciata
Science Toy Magic – CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scholarship
Capturing CO2 in Seawater by Green Energy Powered Electrolytic Device
Society for Science Community Innovation Award
A Novel Method of Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change with Technology
SpaceX
Searching for Exoplanets Using Deep Learning and An Innovative Phase Folding Technique
Ad Astra! Testing Rocket Fin Configurations and Their Effect on Flight Stability
State of Texas Chapter –Health Physics Society
Radiation Resilience: A Comparative Analysis of Super Absorbent Polymers and Traditional Space Suit Materials For Radiation Protection
Summus Industries
Quantum Safeguard: Transforming Digital Security with Cutting-Edge Lattice-Based Encryption Strategies
Lives Saved, Minutes Matter: An AI App for Faster Pneumonia Diagnosis
Developing Epileptic Activity and Trigger Content Detection Software using a Computer-Based Application for Real Time Monitoring and Seizure Reporting
HM-Detect: A New Method for Murmur Detection and Classification Using Signal Processing and Sound Feature Analysis
Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award (NOAA)
Health of the Laguna Madre Watershed Year 4: Study on the Efficacy of Mitigation Concepts Utilizing Phytoremediation
Texas Master Naturalist
Senior Division:
Paper Trails: Using the Opuntia Ficus-Indica to Make Paper Production More Sustainable
Junior Division
The Coyote – Coyote Vocalization Classifier to Avert Negative Human-Coyote Interactions
Squires Excellence Award
Microorganism Bio-Diversity between Urban and Natural Water Sources
Colorimetric Smart Packaging System: A Carbohydrate-Based Plastic Alternative for Detecting Food Spoilage
Development of a Accessible pH-Monitoring Wound Dressing for Early Detection of Surgical Site Infections
NitinArm: Engineering a Lighter and Cheaper Trans-Radial Prosthetic with Nitinol to Increase Dexterity
Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability: Studying the Effects of Density and Velocity on Vortex Formations
