2022 Special Award Winners
2022 Society for Science Community Innovation Award
Sebastian Banuelos and Saul Morales | Davinci School of the Sciences of the Arts High School | American Sign Language Translating Glove
Nuclear Power Institute Award
Otto Beall | Plano East Senior High School | Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design (ESMD) | Redesigning Surface Conduction Manifolds to Improve the Efficiency and Reliability of Solar Panels
PATHS-UP Award
Rohan Mehta, Roshan Mehta, & Shreyas Vatts | Academy of Science and Technology | DiaVest: A Non-Invasive Wearable System for the Monitoring and Prediction of Blood-Glucose and Heart-Related Complications in Diabetics
Port of Corpus Christi Authority
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Priyam Kumar | Santa Gertrudis Academy High School | ACEREVERS 1: Development of an Artificial Prototype Biosensor System for Identification and Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
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Cuauhtemoc Zamora | Veterans Memorial High School | Athlete Temperature Sensor: a novel approach to heat stress monitoring in student athletes
Texas Master Naturalist
Senior Division:
Nathan Elias | LASA High School | A Novel Method for Automated Identification and Prediction of Invasive Species Using Deep Learning
Junior Division
Elizabeth Cruce Roberts | Christ the King Middle School | Wild Wildflower Part 2
The Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
Soaham Kumar | Santa Gertrudis Middle School | Engineering an eco-friendly and wind-resistant structural insulated panels (SIPs) for Hurricane Proof Home
The National Geographic That’s Geography –Cultivating Empathy for the Earth Award
Henry Aceves | Academy of Science and Technology | Designing and Constructing a Modular Wave Energy Converter To Facilitate 3-Dimensional Wave Farm Expansion
Regeneron Biomedical Science Award
Paridhi Latawa | LASA High School | A Novel Computational Modeling Framework to Analyze Synovial-Tissue Based Drug Targets and Diagnostic Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis
SpaceX
Felipe Aceves and Mahi Patel | Academy of Science and Technology | From Space to Horizon: Improving Efficiency and Modeling the Future of Ion Thrusters
State of Texas Health Physics Society
Jaanak Prashar | Jordan High School | Dosimetry Effects of Radiation on White Blood Cells: Investigating How Protons Impact Granulocytes, Agranulocytes and Plasmids using Monte Carlo Techniques
Deere Family Special Award
Life Sciences
Yuliahnna Mendiola | The Effects of Mushroom Extract on the Regeneration of Infected Epidermal Cells Simulated on Microorganisms
Physical Science
Lizette Rodriguez | 3D Visualization Using Solar Flare Data
Garver Special Award
Senior Division
Katherine Lee | Jasper High School | Earth and Environmental Sciences (EAEV) | Finding an Accessible, Environmentally Friendly Solution to Water Purification: Testing the Effectiveness of Aloidendron barberae and Bambusa dolichomerithalla as Natural Coagulants on Copper Ion Concentration Using UV-vis Spectrophotometry
Junior Division
Tavishi Sinha | Quail Valley Middle School | Environmental Engineering (ENEV) | Finding A Sustainable Carbon Sequestration Solution Through Growing Algae on Hydroponic Surfaces
