2024 Special Award Winners
Broadcom Coding with Commitment
Maleny Ramirez | Lorenzo De Zavla Middle School | Smart Bird Deterrent: Using Arduino Motion Sensor and Buzzer System
Deere Family Special Award
Alanna Polyak | Plano West Senior High School | 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
Juan Aldapa | Harmony School of Excellence Laredo| Evaluation of e85 Combustion Efficiency
ExxonMobil
Senior Division:
Inu Baek | The Academy of Science and Technology | DynaCap: A Dynamic Wheel Cover System for Improving the Range and Performance While Reducing CO2 Emissions from Automobiles
Shivani Mundra and Madelyn Puza | The Academy of Science and Technology | Crown to Current: Engineering Cellulosic Fiber-Based Battery Cells – A Safe and Scalable Alternative to Lithium Technology
Victoria Mascorro | Valle Verde Early College High School | Exploring Eutectic Alloys in Microgravity: Advancing Space-Based Manufacturing through Controlled Freezing
Ethan Moloney, Alexander Park and Aditya Penematsa | Cinco Ranch High School | CapLink: A Novel LoRa based Water Leak Detection System Utilizing Paintable Sensors
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
Ayaan Duka, Landon Doughty and Caiman Moreno-Earle | Saint John’s School | Easy AED: An Autonomous VTOL Emergency Equipment Delivery Drone System
Anna Oliva | Carnegie Vanguard High School | Symmetry, fixed points and quantum billiards: A confluence of ideas
Justin Huang and Victoria Ou | The Academy of Science and Technology | Acoustic Filtration: Harnessing Ultrasonic Technology for the Streamlined Removal of Microplastic Particles from Water Flow
Junior Division:
Joshua Wallace | Peet Junior High School | Bio-Power 2: How Soil Additives Affect Microbial Power Generation
Mia Bustamante, Cohen Rumsey and Abigale Terry | Spring Hill Junior High | Radioactivity with a Cloud Chamber
Advika Gunturu | West Ridge Middle School | Electrifying Footsteps
Alexa Lopez | Brookside Intermediate School | Modifying the Bass Drum Pedal for the Disabled
Elisa Shaw and Erica Shaw | Gilmer Intermediate School | Define the Damage
Hiba Taimoor | Islamic School of Irving | AssistBot: Service and Companion Robot for the Elderly, Lonely, and Impaired
Melek Ozturk | Harmony School of Innovation | Find the total number of different ways from A to B
Rhea Chidambaram | The Village School | From Landfill to Lab – Unveiling the Biodegradable Potential of Everyday Materials for Packaging
Garver Engineers of Tomorrow Award
Brock Kelly, Henry Denham and Max Martin | Saint John’s School | Autonomous Precision Agriculture System
Hiruni Wansapura | Robinson Middle School | Sycamore Seed Portable Air Purifier
The Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
Julissa Rodriguez | Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School | Guiding Light: Arduino-Based Smart Cane Using an Obstacle Avoidance Sensor to Enhance Navigation
Regeneron Biomedical Science Award
Jonathan Wang | Colleyville Heritage High School | Implementation of Pathological Image Analysis to Predict Patient Outcomes
Samsung
Andy Qin | Plano West Senior High School | An Improved Cooperative Perception Framework for 3D Vehicle Detection using Multiscale Feature Extraction
Science Toy Magic – CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Award
- Animal Science: Adelina Bell and Zoey Ochoa | Kaufer High School | What is the importance of anaerobic environment to digestion in the rumen?
- Behavior and Social Sciences: Allison Evans | Young Women’s Leadership Academy | Understanding Domestic Adoption of Superworms for Polystyrene Recycling
- Environmental Engineering: Lauren Kim and Vivian Qin | The John Cooper School | Capturing CO2 in Seawater by Green Energy Powered Electrolytic Device
- Earth and Environmental Science: Arushi Zambre and Shreeya Rane | Cele Middle School | Mud Power : Revolutionizing the Energy of Mud
- Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design: Victor R.W. Moran | John Jay Science and Engineering Academy | Repurposing Carbon Emissions by Modifying a Turbocharger to Utilize Supercritical CO2 as an Efficient Turbine Propellant
- Plant Sciences: Luis Garcia | Colleyville Heritage High School |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
Lauren Kim and Vivian Qin | The John Cooper School | Capturing CO2 in Seawater by Green Energy Powered Electrolytic Device
Society for Science Community Innovation Award
Camila San Miguel and Diego Padilla | Porter Early College High School | A Novel Method of Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change with Technology
SpaceX
Aarini Sen | Jasper High School | Searching for Exoplanets Using Deep Learning and An Innovative Phase Folding Technique
Evan Cave | Cave Homeschool | Ad Astra! Testing Rocket Fin Configurations and Their Effect on Flight Stability
State of Texas Chapter –Health Physics Society
Londyn Franklin | Martin STEM School | Radiation Resilience: A Comparative Analysis of Super Absorbent Polymers and Traditional Space Suit Materials For Radiation Protection
Summus Industries
Krishiv Lamba | Uplift North Hills Preparatory | Quantum Safeguard: Transforming Digital Security with Cutting-Edge Lattice-Based Encryption Strategies
Srikar Karri | Karri Home School | Lives Saved, Minutes Matter: An AI App for Faster Pneumonia Diagnosis
Ishan Pendyala | Friendswood High School | Developing Epileptic Activity and Trigger Content Detection Software using a Computer-Based Application for Real Time Monitoring and Seizure Reporting
Ram Sivaraman | Liberal Arts and Science Academy | 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)
Christian Pena and Sofia Cornejo | Homer Hanna High School | Health of the Laguna Madre Watershed Year 4: Study on the Efficacy of Mitigation Concepts Utilizing Phytoremediation
Texas Master Naturalist
Senior Division:
Galilea Velasco | El Paso High School | Paper Trails: Using the Opuntia Ficus-Indica to Make Paper Production More Sustainable
Junior Division
Daniel Rutnam | Rice Middle School | The Coyote – Coyote Vocalization Classifier to Avert Negative Human-Coyote Interactions
Squires Excellence Award
Ava Varela | Santa Gertrudis Academy High School | Microorganism Bio-Diversity between Urban and Natural Water Sources
Cuauhtemoc Zamora | Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial High School | Colorimetric Smart Packaging System: A Carbohydrate-Based Plastic Alternative for Detecting Food Spoilage
Ellie (Elizabeth) Chong | Highland Park High School | Development of a Accessible pH-Monitoring Wound Dressing for Early Detection of Surgical Site Infections
Shreyas Vatts | The Woodlands College Park High School | NitinArm: Engineering a Lighter and Cheaper Trans-Radial Prosthetic with Nitinol to Increase Dexterity
Shuhei Ogasawara | John Jay Science and Engineering Academy | Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability: Studying the Effects of Density and Velocity on Vortex Formations
