2022 PRSEF Winners
Junior Division Category Awards |
Junior Behavioral and Consumer Science |
First Place |
| Tai Luangkesorn – Marshall Middle School Efficacy of Masks in Preventing the Spread of Covid-19 |
Second Place |
| Erik Senkowicz – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy City bus schedule compliance |
Third Place |
| Mehar Jain – Marshall Middle School Which Water Filter Is Most Effective? |
Fourth Place |
| Abigail Amos – Community Day School The Effect of Art on Math |
Junior Biology |
First Place |
| Leon – Queen of Angels Catholic School Acidity vs. Seashells |
Second Place |
| Medha Thirumala – Marshall Middle School Organic vs. Chemical Fertilizers |
Third Place |
| Sonaya Arora – Arora Homeschool Can Microwaving Food Kill Bacteria? |
Fourth Place |
| Alex Claditis – Freeport Area Middle School Bacterial Growth on Athletic Mouthguards and The Best Method to Disinfect Them |
Junior Chemistry |
First Place |
| Elijah Magness – Freeport Area Middle School Magnetic Slime: The Strangest & Weirdest Slime Yet |
Second Place |
| Riley Kontul – St. Kilian Parish School Flour Power |
Third Place |
| Emelia Kapetanos – St. Kilian Parish School The Power of Osmosis |
Fourth Place |
| Anthony – Queen of Angels Catholic School Biomass Energy: The Most Powerful Source |
Junior Physical Science and Engineering |
First Place |
| Ethan Vaiz – Marshall Middle School How does air pressure vary with air density? |
Second Place |
| Stephanie Kulbieda – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park Heated Heights |
Third Place |
| Annabella Gibbons – Gibbons Homeschool Keeping your body warm: an insulation investigation |
Fourth Place |
| Richard Ma – Hampton Middle School Engineer a Gravity Controlled Phone Holder for a Car |
Intermediate Division Category Awards |
Intermediate Behavioral and Social Science |
First Place |
| Rosha Kazemi – Hampton Middle School Introverts, Extroverts, and Dilemmas |
Second Place |
| Shuchir Jain – Marshall Middle School Effects of Music on Sleep Stages |
Third Place |
| Brayden Frischolz – Queen of Angels Catholic School Transposed Letter Priming |
Fourth Place |
| Roni Pishoto – Community Day School Correlation between Reading mediums and reading comprehension |
Intermediate Biology |
First Place |
| James McManus – Marshall Middle School Does Bird Color Affect Budgie Behavior? |
Second Place |
| Nathan Moore – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park Growing to Stop Flowing |
Third Place |
| Madison Ronge – Freeport Area Middle School Do Your Fingerprints Tell Your Genetics? |
Fourth Place |
| Pavana Bhat – Freeport Area Middle School The Effect of Temperature on Daphnia magna’s Heartbeat |
Intermediate Chemistry |
First Place |
| Domenic Dellemonache – Mary Queen of Apostles School Don’t Sweat it! |
Second Place |
| William Kontul – St. Kilian Parish School Light the Way |
Third Place |
| Kavin Puri – Marshall Middle School A Better Blend of Biofuels |
Fourth Place |
| Cillian O’Sullivan – St. Kilian Parish School The Light Catcher |
Intermediate Computer Science and Math |
First Place |
| Samuel Xiao – Marshall Middle School Analyzing Roller Coaster G-Force |
Second Place |
| Sritej Padmanabhan – Marshall Middle School Can Video Analysis of Hand Tremors Aid in Telehealth? |
Third Place |
| Vijay Nagarajan – Marshall Middle School Bias in Algorithms |
Fourth Place |
| Chloe Howe – Marshall Middle School The Trigonometry in Hockey |
Intermediate Consumer Science |
First Place |
| Sylvia Svoboda – Community Day School The Toxicity of Eco-Friendly vs Conventional Laundry Detergent on Earth Worms |
Second Place |
| Abigail Mackin – Which Nail Polish Last Longest? Saint Ambrose Academy |
Third Place |
| John Stoessel – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park The 3 “Mask”ateers |
Fourth Place |
| Sasha Wozetek – Providence Heights Alpha School Which Moisturizer Will Retain the Most Moisture? |
Intermediate Earth and Environment |
First Place |
| Vanessa Ibrahim – Mary Queen of Apostles School The Effects of pH on the Hatching Rate of Brine Shrimp |
Second Place |
| Niviah Andree – Mary Queen of Apostles School How pH Affects Clam Shells? |
Third Place |
| Rebecca Kang – Marshall Middle School How pH Affects Grass Growth |
Fourth Place |
| Isabella Graff – Mary Queen of Apostles School Lettuce Grow |
Intermediate Engineering and Robotics |
First Place |
| Thomas Aldous – Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Remote Rescue Robots – Inexpensive Robotic Hand Platform Controlled by Human Motion |
Second Place |
| Sameer Gosalia – Marshall Middle School Increasing the Strength of 3D Printed Prosthetic Legs |
Third Place |
| Maryam Kashif – Kashif Homeschool Smart Screening System |
Fourth Place |
| Shivum Telang – Marshall Middle School Fall Injury Reduction |
Intermediate Medicine, Health, and Microbiology |
First Place |
| Maximillian – Ingomar Middle School The use of surface electromyography to monitor Tourette motor tics |
Second Place |
| James – Marshall Middle School The Role of Gut Bacterial Metabolome in Colorectal Tumourigenesis |
Third Place |
| Julia Stilley – Greensburg Central Catholic Jr-Sr High School Factors Influencing Retinal Fatigue in Adolescents |
Fourth Place |
| Audrey Zheng – Marshall Middle School Mask Effectiveness: Seal or No Seal |
Intermediate Physics and Astronomy |
First Place |
| Weston Fleck – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park Radiation Generation |
Second Place |
| Sidney Weissert – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park Speed Racers: Mastering the Pinewood Derby |
Third Place |
| Isabella Donnelly – Fort Couch Middle School Swimming Is A Drag |
| Lylah Kateeb – Fort Couch Middle School Swimming Is A Drag |
Fourth Place |
| Lydia Beckerman – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy What Type of Wall Protects a Community the Best During a Tsunami? |
Senior Division Category Awards |
Senior Behavioral and Social Science |
First Place |
| Julia Kopera – Cambria Heights Senior High School What Phones Do to The Teenage Brain |
Second Place |
| Audrey Olmsted – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Level of Care for Eating Disorders |
Third Place |
| Grace Seita – Freeport Area Senior High School The Effect of Noise on Short-term Memory |
Fourth Place |
| Zachary Kladny – Freeport Area Senior High School Does the color of font affect memory? |
| Shawna Sinchak – Fibonacci Sequence and MemoryNorwin High School Subliminal Learning |
Senior Biology |
First Place |
| Michael Gao – North Hills Senior High School Regulation of Autophagy by a Novel Autophagy – Related Gene |
Second Place |
| Bianca Udrea – North Catholic High School The Effects of Red Dye on the Development of Danio rerio |
Third Place |
| Donise Griffin – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Analysis of Urothelial Carcinoma patients immune response to atezolizumab |
Fourth Place |
| Trista Newman – Indiana Area Senior High School Usage of Bioremediation to Combat Oil Spills |
Senior Chemistry |
First Place |
| Regina Anand – Saint John Paul II Homeschool CO-OP Save the Paintings |
Second Place |
| Steven Liu – Shady Side Academy Senior School Techno-Economic Assessment of a Cost and Quality-Based Algal Biodiesel Production Process |
Third Place |
| Grace Wang – Franklin Regional Middle School/Franklin Regional High School Preparation and Characterization of Photopolymerized Superabsorbents |
Fourth Place |
| Victor Wu – Indiana Area Senior High School Production of Hydrogen Fuel Through Solar Electrolysis and Photoelectrolysis |
Senior Computer Science and Math |
First Place |
| Landon – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Malware Detection with Graph Convolutional Networks |
Second Place |
| Lawrence Liu – Fox Chapel Area High School A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Fencing Analysis |
Third Place |
| Sophia Sandholm – Shady Side Academy Senior School Differentiating Orca and Bottlenose Dolphin Vocalizations using Artificial Intelligence |
Fourth Place |
| Veronica Pimenova – Seneca Valley High School Applying Computer Vision in Analysis of Sports Motion |
| Lihini Ranaweera – Seneca Valley High School Applying Computer Vision in Analysis of Sports Motion |
Senior Earth and Environment |
First Place |
| Ashley Winnor – Greensburg Central Catholic Jr-Sr High School Analyzing the Bioremediation of Polymers Using P. putida |
Second Place |
| Gabriella Mason – St. Joseph High School Effect of estrogen on the germination and growth of plants |
Third Place |
| Emaan Ashfaq – Ashfaq Homeschool The Effect of Herbicides on Soil |
Fourth Place |
| Colton Brenneman – Freeport Area Senior High School Effects of Microplastics on Algae Growth |
| Aneste Moore – City Charter High School Water Microbial Contamination |
Senior Engineering and Robotics |
First Place |
| Varun Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Using LIDAR to Aid Mobile Navigation for the Visually Impaired |
Second Place |
| Michael Nazelrod – Southern Garrett High School Engineering an Affordable Prosthetic |
Third Place |
| Vipin Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Predicting Wireless Signal Strength in Real-World Environments |
Fourth Place |
| Nathaniel Sirlin – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Kalman Filter Control on Inverted Pendulum Cart Systems |
Senior Medicine, Health, and Microbiology |
First Place |
| Abigail Zeglen – Cambria Heights Senior High School Vaping: The Suicide Stimulant, Killer Flavors |
Second Place |
| Daniel Levin – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Functionalizing Bacterial Cellulose for Electricidal Capabilities |
Third Place |
| Yara AlMoussa – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy Energy Drink Addictions and Stereotypy in Planarian |
| Gayath Karunaratne – Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School Effectiveness of Neem (Azadirachta indica) on inhibiting bacterial growth |
Fourth Place |
| Nick Nedzesky – Seneca Valley High School The Effects of Osmotic Stress on Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas fluorescens |
| Lakshanya – Fox Chapel Area High School HER2 Expression in the Diabetic Beta Cell |
| Olivia Pretto – Oakland Catholic High School The Effect of Glucocorticoids on Inflammation in a Lung Cell Line |
Senior Physics and Astronomy |
First Place |
| Rohit – Fox Chapel Area High School Emptying Bottles of Different Wall Flexibilities |
Second Place |
| Eleanor – Ellis School Effect of an electric field on mask filtration efficiency |
Third Place |
| Natalie McGee – Mt Lebanon Senior High School Using MAVEN Data to Describe Localized Magnetic Field Fluctuations on Mars’s Crustal Field Regions |
Fourth Place |
| Nina Cranor – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy Resonance: The Soundboard Factor |
Carnegie Science Awards |
Junior Division |
| Tai Luangkesorn – Marshall Middle School Efficacy of Masks in Preventing the Spread of Covid-19 |
Intermediate Division |
| Vanessa Ibrahim – Mary Queen of Apostles School The Effects of pH on the Hatching Rate of Brine Shrimp |
Senior Division |
| Adhitya – Fox Chapel Area High School Extractive Question Answering on Queries in Hindi and Tamil |
International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalists |
| Landon – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Malware Detection with Graph Convolutional Networks |
| Michael Gao – North Hills Senior High School Regulation of Autophagy by a Novel Autophagy – Related Gene |
| Steven Liu – Shady Side Academy Senior School Techno-Economic Assessment of a Cost and Quality-Based Algal Biodiesel Production Process |
| Arvind Seshan – Fox Chapel Area High School Using Machine Learning to Augment Dynamic Time Warping Based Signal Classification |
Sponsor Awards |
Air and Waste Management Association of Western PA Section |
| Alexander Weber – St. Kilian Parish School Keeping Cool with Insulation |
| Emma Grim – Indiana Area Senior High School Coal Runoff In Water |
ALCOSAN |
| Hannah Hagley and Konrad Holland – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Trace Metal Concentration in Soil as a Function of Distance from Interstate 376 |
Allegheny County Health Department |
| Alex Claditis – Freeport Area Middle School Bacterial Growth on Athletic Mouthguards and The Best Method to Disinfect Them |
| Mollie Kaplan – Community Day School Testing the Filtration Capacity of Activated Carbon |
| Yuvan Suresh – North Allegheny Senior High School Urban Umbrella |
Allegheny County Medical Society Foundation |
| Braden Thomas – Cambria Heights Senior High School Is UV Light Phoney? |
| Victor Ezaru – Central Catholic High School Silver Nanoparticle Effects on Microbial Survivorship |
American Chemical Society Pittsburgh Section |
| Regina Anand – Saint John Paul II Homeschool CO-OP Save the Paintings |
| Froukje Schlingemann – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Enantiospecific Crystallization of Ibuprofen Using Magnetic Substrates |
| Kenzi Sarocky – Norwin High School How do Different Types of Flooring Effect the Glow of Luminol on Blood Stains? |
American Industrial Hygiene Association |
Pittsburgh Section |
| Tai Luangkesorn – Marshall Middle School Efficacy of Masks in Preventing the Spread of Covid-19 |
American Society of Civil Engineers Pittsburgh Section |
| Piper Munyon – Moss Side Middle School Watersheds of Eastern Suburbs |
| Andrew Spalvieri – St. Kilian Parish School Decomposition Mission: The impact of oxygen on the decomposition of waste |
American Statistical Association Pittsburgh Chapter |
| Anita Bhat – Freeport Area Senior High School The Relationship Between Vitamin D Supplementation and Symptoms of Post Partum Depression |
| Claire Zheng – North Allegheny Senior High School Comparative Analysis of Batch Correction Methods for Single Cell RNA Sequencing (scRNA-seq) Data |
ATI Metals |
| Deric Bono – South Fayette Township Middle School Optimizing Powder Size Range for Additive Manufacturing |
| Param Thawani – Dorseyville Middle School Effects of Liquid Viscosity on Hydraulic Lift |
| Elizabeth Kinney – Cambria Heights Senior High School Slip Resistance |
| Rebecca Testa – Norwin High School Acceleration of Copper Corrosion Under Acidic Conditions |
Chemical Association of Pittsburgh |
| Louisa Palumbo – Mary Queen of Apostles School Flat as a Pancake |
| Steven Liu – Shady Side Academy Senior School Techno-Economic Assessment of a Cost and Quality-Based Algal Biodiesel Production Process |
Community College of Allegheny County |
| Jacob Schneiderman – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Analyzing Sintering and Infiltration of Inconel-625 |
| Nina Cranor – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy Resonance: The Soundboard Factor |
Department of Neuroscience University of Pittsburgh |
| Michael Gao – North Hills Senior High School Regulation of Autophagy by a Novel Autophagy – Related Gene |
Facebook/Meta |
| Arvind Seshan – Fox Chapel Area High School Using Machine Learning to Augment Dynamic Time Warping Based Signal Classification |
| Nakul Solai and Pradyun Solai – North Allegheny Senior High School Creating a Cost-Effective Eye-Tracker using Convolutional Neural Networks |
| Michael Nazelrod – Southern Garrett High School Engineering an Affordable Prosthetic |
| Landon – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Malware Detection with Graph Convolutional Networks |
FedEx Ground |
| Piper Munyon – Moss Side Middle School Watersheds of Eastern Suburbs |
| Kavin Puri – Marshall Middle School A Better Blend of Biofuels |
| Owen McKernan – St. Kilian Parish School Shocking H20 |
| Steven Liu – Shady Side Academy Senior School Techno-Economic Assessment of a Cost and Quality-Based Algal Biodiesel Production Process |
| Olina Mukherjee – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Comparing Modular and Integrated Autonomous Vehicle Systems in a Model Urban Environment |
| Victor Wu – Indiana Area Senior High School Production of Hydrogen Fuel Through Solar Electrolysis and Photoelectrolysis |
Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC |
| Grant Brewer – Greensburg Central Catholic Jr-Sr High School The Effect of Turbulence on the Trajectory of a Knuckleball Kick |
| Hayden Sadlowski – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park Seawall Stall |
| Veronica Pimenova and Lihini Ranaweera – Seneca Valley High School Applying Computer Vision in Analysis of Sports Motion |
| Vipin Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Predicting Wireless Signal Strength in Real-World Environments |
HATCH |
| John Pensock – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park Skyscrapers Big and Small They Almost Never Fall |
| James VanHoudnos – Does cup size and shape change water heating? Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy |
| Annabella Gibbons – Gibbons Homeschool Keeping your body warm: an insulation investigation |
| Thomas Aldous – Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Remote Rescue Robots – Inexpensive Robotic Hand Platform Controlled by Human Motion |
| Prakhar Kiran – Marshall Middle School Does Number of Blades Change Windmill Energy Production |
| Albert Pimenov – Ryan Gloyer Middle School Cardboard Boat Design Using ANSYS |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc |
| Isabella Windfelder – St. Kilian Parish School I Got the Power |
Honorable Mention |
| Elijah Magness – Freeport Area Middle School Magnetic Slime |
| Deshna Karthik – South Fayette Township Middle School Citrus Batteries: The Strangest & Weirdest Slime Yet |
| Thomas Aldous – Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Remote Rescue Robots – Inexpensive Robotic Hand Platform Controlled by Human Motion |
| William Kontul – St. Kilian Parish School Light the Way |
| Weston Fleck – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park Radiation Generation |
| Christopher Hazel – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park Need for Speed |
| Olina Mukherjee – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Comparing Modular and Integrated Autonomous Vehicle Systems in a Model Urban Environment |
| Vipin Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Predicting Wireless Signal Strength in Real-World Environments |
| Nathaniel Sirlin – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Kalman Filter Control on Inverted Pendulum Cart Systems |
| Varun Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Using LIDAR to Aid Mobile Navigation for the Visually Impaired |
| Eleanor – Ellis School Effect of an electric field on mask filtration efficiency |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| Eleanor – Ellis School Effect of an electric field on mask filtration efficiency |
| Sean – Hillman Academy Bike Helmet Study |
Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America |
| Varun Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Using LIDAR to Aid Mobile Navigation for the Visually Impaired |
Pittsburgh Geological Society |
| Niviah Andree – How pH Affects Clam Shells? Mary Queen of Apostles School |
| Hadley Hellgren – Freeport Area Senior High School The Effect of Hydraulic Fracking on Earthquake Frequency |
Princeton Alumni Association |
| Varun Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Using LIDAR to Aid Mobile Navigation for the Visually Impaired |
| Landon – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Malware Detection with Graph Convolutional Networks |
Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh |
| Emelia Kapetanos – St. Kilian Parish School The Power of Osmosis |
| Kavin Puri – Marshall Middle School A Better Blend of Biofuels |
| Domenic Dellemonache – Don’t Sweat it! Mary Queen of Apostles School |
| Grace Wang – Franklin Regional Middle School/Franklin Regional High School Preparation and Characterization of Photopolymerized Superabsorbents |
| Regina Palladino – Oakland Catholic High School Down The Drain: Evaluating Cosmetics in Groundwater (The Environmental Impact of Cosmetics in Groundwater) |
| Lamar Abushaban – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy Splitting Water for Fuel: The Efficient Catalyst for the Task |
Society for Mining Metallurgy & Exploration |
| Thomas Aldous – Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Remote Rescue Robots – Inexpensive Robotic Hand Platform Controlled by Human Motion |
Society of Women Engineers |
| Lydia Beckerman – What Type of Wall Protects a Community the Best During a Tsunami? Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy |
| Grace Wang – Franklin Regional Middle School/Franklin Regional High School Preparation and Characterization of Photopolymerized Superabsorbents |
Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh |
| Michael – Queen of Angels Catholic School Solar Science |
| Chapin Nienhuis – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy Chloro-fuel: How chlorine in water affects the density of algae growth |
| Cillian O’Sullivan – St. Kilian Parish School The Light Catcher |
| Grace Wang – Franklin Regional Middle School/Franklin Regional High School Preparation and Characterization of Photopolymerized Superabsorbents |
| Hannah Hagley – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Trace Metal Concentration in Soil as a Function of Distance from Interstate 376 |
| Nick Nedzesky – Seneca Valley High School The Effects of Osmotic Stress on Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas fluorescens |
The Webb Law Firm |
| Adelaide Kreutel – Greensburg Central Catholic Jr-Sr High School The Effects of Different Fertilizers on Plant Growth |
| Claire Zheng – North Allegheny Senior High School Comparative Analysis of Batch Correction Methods for Single Cell RNA Sequencing (scRNA-seq) Data |
| Varun Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Using LIDAR to Aid Mobile Navigation for the Visually Impaired |
| Gayath Karunaratne – Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School Effectiveness of Neem (Azadirachta indica) on inhibiting bacterial growth |
Young Women in Bio – Pittsburgh |
| Niviah Andree – How pH Affects Clam Shells? Mary Queen of Apostles School |
| Erin Klein – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Multifactorial Contributors to Maintenance of Community Mobility in Older Adults |
Affiliated Sponsor Awards |
American Meteorological Society |
| Siya Jain – North Allegheny Senior High School CLIMAPP – Program to Analyze Satalite Imagery to Study the Effects of Global Warming |
| Lilah Sahud – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Examining Solar Effect on Wind-Energy Production |
American Psychological Association |
| Anita Bhat – Freeport Area Senior High School The Relationship Between Vitamin D Supplementation and Symptoms of Post Partum Depression |
ASM Materials Education Foundation |
| Nina Cranor – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy Resonance The Soundbar Factor |
Association for Women Geoscientists |
| Hadley Hellgren – Freeport Area Senior High School The Effect of Hydraulic Fracking on Earthquake Frequency |
Broadcom Coding with Commitment Award |
| Sritej Padmanabhan – Can Video Analysis of Hand Tremors Aid in Telehealth? |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Siya Jain – North Allegheny Senior High School CLIMAPP – Program to Analyze Satalite Imagery to Study the Effects of Global Warming |
Lemelson Early Inventor |
| Maryam Kashif – Kashif Homeschool Smart Screening System |
MU Alpha Theta |
| Siya Jain – North Allegheny Senior High School CLIMAPP – Program to Analyze Satalite Imagery to Study the Effects of Global Warming |
NASA Earth System Science Award |
| Natalie McGee – Mt. Lebanon Senior High School Using MAVEN Data to Describe Localized Magnetic Field Fluctuations on Mars’s Crustual Field Regions |
National Geographic Society |
| Siya Jain – North Allegheny Senior High School CLIMAPP – Program to Analyze Satalite Imagery to Study the Effects of Global Warming |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| Siya Jain – North Allegheny Senior High School CLIMAPP – Program to Analyze Satalite Imagery to Study the Effects of Global Warming |
Office of Naval Research U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. |
| Jordan – Community Day School Improving Solar Tracking |
| Elijah Magness – Freeport Area Middle School Magnetic Slime The Strangest & Weirdest Slime Yet |
| Catherine McVicker – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park Feel the Need the Need for Electro-Magnetic Speed |
| Vijay Nagarajan – Marshall Middle School Bias in Algorithms |
| Tyler Debski – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park Plastic Printing |
| Vipin Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Predicting Wireless Signal Strength in Real-World Environments |
| Yahya Farag – Indiana Area Senior High School Autonomous Pneumatic Soil Collection Robot |
| Kiley Branan – Indiana Area Senior High School 3-D Printing Braces Utilizing MRI Scanning |
| Arvind Seshan – Fox Chapel Area High School Using Machine Learning to Augment Dynamic Time Warping Based Signal Classification |
| Viola Haggerty – Ellis School The Effectivity of SQL Injection Preventative Measures |
Regeneron Biomedical Science Award |
| Elise Whitlinger – Freeport Area Senior High School The Effect of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D on the Prognosis of Ovarian Cancer Patients |
Ricoh USA Inc. Sustainable Development Award |
| Steven Liu – Shady Side Academy Senior School Techno-Economic Assessment of a Cost and Quality-Based Algal Biodiesel Production Process |
Society for In Vitro Biology |
| Elise Whitlinger – Freeport Area Senior High School The Effect of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D on the Prognosis of Ovarian Cancer Patients |
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) |
| Gavin Hou – North Allegheny Senior High School A More Efficient Process of Water Collection |
U.S. Metric Association |
| Macaria Stall – St. Kilian Parish School Ice Ice Baby |
U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize |
| Emma Grim – Indiana Area Senior High School Coal Runoff In Water |
| Rebecca Testa – Norwin High School Acceleration of Copper Corrosion Under Acidic Conditions |
| Gavin Hou – North Allegheny Senior High School A More Efficient Process of Water Collection |
U.S. Air Force |
| Angelo Amelio – Providence Heights Alpha School Which Beverages Have the Greatest Amount of Electrolytes? |
| Francesca Dambrogio – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park Smore Fun in the Sun |
| Sritej Padmanabhan – Marshall Middle School Can Video Analysis of Hand Tremors Aid in Telehealth? |
| Michael Nazelrod – Southern Garrett High School Engineering an Affordable Prosthetic |
| Abigail Zeglen – Cambria Heights Senior High School Vaping: The Suicide Stimulant, Killer Flavors |
| Olina Mukherjee – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Comparing Modular and Integrated Autonomous Vehicle Systems in a Model Urban Environment |
Yale Science and Engineering Association |
| Arvind Seshan – Fox Chapel Area High School Using Machine Learning to Augment Dynamic Time Warping Based Signal Classification |
Robert. M. Thompson Jr. Fund |
| Kathryn Huth – St. Joseph High School EV Boots and Radiation |
Diane V. Thompson Jr. Fund |
| Donise Griffin – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Analysis of Urothelial Carcinoma patients immune response to atezolizumab |
Scholarship Awards |
Carlow University |
| Colton Brenneman – Freeport Area Senior High School Effects of Microplastics on Algae Growth |
| Hadley Hellgren – Freeport Area Senior High School The Effect of Hydraulic Fracking on Earthquake Frequency |
| Rylee Bernecky – Cambria Heights Senior High School Herbal Remedies vs. Pandemic Pretreatment |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) |
| Smrithi Shyam – Shady Side Academy Senior School The Effect of Phthalates on Plant Growth and Reproduction |
| Regina Anand – Saint John Paul II Homeschool CO-OP Save the Paintings |
| Elizabeth Kinney – Cambria Heights Senior High School Slip Resistance |
| Gabriella Mason – St. Joseph High School Effect of estrogen on the germination and growth of plants |
| Trista Newman – Indiana Area Senior High School Usage of Bioremediation to Combat Oil Spills |
Thiel College |
| Ashley Winnor – Greensburg Central Catholic Jr-Sr High School Analyzing the Bioremediation of Polymers Using P. putida |
| John O’Toole – North Catholic High School Can Preen Be Green? Part VI Analyzing Mulch as an Environmentally Friendly Alternative |
| Rylee Bernecky – Cambria Heights Senior High School Herbal Remedies vs. Pandemic Pretreatment |
| Alexis Chvala – North Catholic High School Clear Complexion |
Carnegie Mellon University: Pre-College Summer Session |
| Michael Gao – North Hills Senior High School Regulation of Autophagy by a Novel Autophagy – Related Gene |
| Rylee Bernecky – Cambria Height Herbal Remedies vs. Pandemic Pretreatment |
Carnegie Mellon University: Gelfand Center |
| Grace Wang – Franklin Regional Middle School/Franklin Regional High School Preparation and Characterization of Photopolymerized Superabsorbents |
| Varun Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Using LIDAR to Aid Mobile Navigation for the Visually Impaired |
Gannon University |
| Donise Griffin – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Analysis of Urothelial Carcinoma patients immune response to atezolizumab |
| Ashley Winnor – Greensburg Central Catholic Jr-Sr High School Analyzing the Bioremediation of Polymers Using P. putida |
| Nathaniel Saltsgiver – Cambria Heights Senior High School Unseen danger |
| Rylee Bernecky – Cambria Heights Senior High School Herbal Remedies vs. Pandemic Pretreatment |
| Yara AlMoussa – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy Energy Drink Addictions and Stereotypy in Planarian |
| Alexis Chvala – North Catholic High School Clear Complexion |
| Catherine Clark – Shaler Area High School Maximizing Sustainability In Shipping |
Point Park University |
| Rylee Bernecky – Cambria Heights Senior High School Herbal Remedies vs. Pandemic Pretreatment |
| Elizabeth Kinney – Cambria Heights Senior High School Slip Resistance |
Washington & Jefferson College |
| Regina Anand – Saint John Paul II Homeschool CO-OP Save the Paintings |
| Rylee Bernecky – Cambria Heights Senior High School Herbal Remedies vs. Pandemic Pretreatment |
| Leah – Cambria Heights Senior High School How Fast Do Plastic Eating Mushrooms Work |
Saint Francis University |
| Colton Brenneman – Freeport Area Senior High School Effects of Microplastics on Algae Growth |
| Hadley Hellgren – Freeport Area Senior High School The Effect of Hydraulic Fracking on Earthquake Frequency |
| Regina Palladino – Oakland Catholic High School Down The Drain: Evaluating Cosmetics in Groundwater (The Environmental Impact of Cosmetics in Groundwater) |
| Hayley Baranowski – North Catholic High School Analyzing Bioluminescence as a Renewable Energy Source |
| Aneste Moore – City Charter High School Water Microbial Contamination |
| Smrithi Shyam – Shady Side Academy Senior School The Effect of Phthalates on Plant Growth and Reproduction |
| Regina Anand – Saint John Paul II Homeschool CO-OP Save the Paintings |
| Emma Grim – Indiana Area Senior High School Coal Runoff In Water |
Slippery Rocky University |
| Natalie Golgan – Freeport Area Senior High School Does oxybenzone in sunscreen harm Zooxanthellae? |
| Nancy Al Masarwa – City Charter High School Beauty Perceptions |
| John O’Toole – North Catholic High School Can Preen Be Green? Part VI Analyzing Mulch as an Environmentally Friendly Alternative |
| Emma Grim – Indiana Area Senior High School Coal Runoff In Water |
| Shivani Umesh – Seneca Valley High School Predicting Hospital Admissions for Patients from the Emergency Department using Machine Learning |
| Anita Bhat – Freeport Area Senior High School The Relationship Between Vitamin D Supplementation and Symptoms of Post Partum Depression |
| Vishnu Venugopal – Mt Lebanon Senior High School Analyzing AI Effectiveness with Risk |
| Taevion Vearnon – City Charter High School The Effect of Energy Drink Consumption on Heart Rate |
| David – North Catholic High School The Effects of Blue Light on Drosophila melanogaster |
| Elizabeth Kinney – Cambria Heights Senior High School Slip Resistance |
Magee-Womens Research Institute’s Summer Research Internship |
| Catherine Clark – Shaler Area High School Maximizing Sustainability In Shipping |
| Hayley Baranowski – North Catholic High School |
Junior Scientist Perseverance Awards |
| Isaac – Saint Bernard Regional School |
| Pavana Bhat – Freeport Area Middle School |
| Mollie Kaplan – Community Day School |
| Maryam Kashif – Kashif Homeshool |
| Garrett King – Providence Heights Alpha School |
| Chapin Nienhuis – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy |
| Roni Pishoto – Community Day School |
| Naomi Teter – Campus School of Carlow University |
| Liliana Claditis – Freeport Area Senior High School |
| Kaitlyn – STEM Leadership Center |
| Katie Dudkowski – North Catholic High School |
| Jacob Franks – Freeport Area Senior High School |
| Aris – Pine-Richland High School |
| JJ Nicolls – Freeport Area Senior High School |
| Rohit – Fox Chapel Area High School |
| James Brewer – Greensburg Central Catholic Jr-Sr High School |
| Tressa Fatula – Blacklick Valley Junior/Senior High School |
| Anuva – South Fayette High School |
| Audrey Gregori – Freeport Area Senior High School |
| Claire Miedel – Greensburg Central Catholic Jr-Sr High School |
| Addison – Our Lady of Fatima School |
| Emma Vedro – Our Lady of Fatima School |
| Claire Miedel – Greensburg Central Catholic Jr-Sr High School |
| Regina Palladino – Oakland Catholic High School |
| Ziqian Peng – Hampton High School |
Associate Scientist Perseverance Awards |
| Balaji – Alagar Homeschool |
| Colton Brenneman – Freeport Area Senior High School |
| Alexis Chvala – North Catholic High School |
| Michael Gao – North Hills Senior High School |
| Emma Grim – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Kathryn Huth – St Joseph High School |
| Elizabeth Kinney – Cambria Heights Senior High School |
| Olivia Krimin – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Victoria – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Gabriella Mason – St. Joseph High School |
| John O’Toole – North Catholic High School |
| Julia Runge – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Sophie – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Arvind Seshan – Fox Chapel Area High School |
| Anshul Shah – North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Aaron Short – St. Joseph High School |
| Pradyun Solai – North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Neha Sriram – Upper St. Clair High School |
| Yuvan Suresh – North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Vishnu Venugopal – Mt. Lebanon Senior High School |
| Grace Wang – Franklin Regional Middle School/Franklin Regional High School |
| Benjamin Ash – Mt. Lebanon Senior High School |
| Shuli – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School |
| Erin Klein – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School |
| Grant Mowry – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School |
| Nick Nedzesky – Seneca Valley High School |
| Trista Newman – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Andrew – Pine-Richland High School |
| Jacob Schneiderman – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School |
| Rebecca Testa – Norwin High School |
| Marcus Waller – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy |
| Carly – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Athena Yang – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Claire Zheng – North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Madeline Half – Community Day School |
| Emaan Ashfaq – Ashfaq Homeschool |
| Bianca Udrea – North Catholic High School |
| Gayath Karunaratne – Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School |
| Anne Lindsay – Freeport Area Senior High School |
| Zoe Painter – Woodland Hills High School |
| Rishika – South Fayette High School |
| Hayley Baranowski – North Catholic High School |
| Landon – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School |
| Viola Haggerty – Ellis School |
| Keshav Narasimhan – Upper St. Clair High School |
| Priyanka Palayekar – Upper St. Clair High School |
| Etienne Strandberg-Houze – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School |
| Jenna Conrad – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Yahya Farag – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Andrew Kuzneski – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Natalie McGee – Mt. Lebanon Senior High School |
| Veronica Pimenova – Seneca Valley High School |
| Praman Rai – South Fayette High School |
| Kennedy Rogal – Cambria Heights Senior High School |
| Nathaniel Sirlin – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School |
| Shivani – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School |
| Victor Wu – Indiana Area Senior High School |
| Yara AlMoussa – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy |
Honorary Scientist Perseverance Awards |
| Nina Cranor – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy |
| Siya Jain – North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Olina Mukherjee – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School |
| Nimish Rai – South Fayette High School |
| Adhitya – Fox Chapel Area High School |
| David – North Catholic High School |
| Nealey Barak – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School |
| Emily Bennett – Bishop Carroll High School |
| Olivia Giancola – Freeport Area Senior High School |
| Hadley Hellgren – Freeport Area Senior High School |
| Grace Seita – Freeport Area Senior High School |
| Elise Whitlinger – Freeport Area Senior High School |
| Ashley Winnor – Greensburg Central Catholic Jr-Sr High School |
| Eleanor – Ellis School |
| Corinn Brewer – Greensburg Central Catholic Jr-Sr High School |
| Milun Jain – North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Steven Liu – Shady Side Academy Senior School |
| Shomik Telang – North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Braden Thomas – Cambria Heights Senior High School |
| Anita Bhat – Freeport Area Senior High School |
| Naga Riya – North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Anthony Puthenpurackal – North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Amish Sethi – Pine-Richland High School |
| Nakul Solai – North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Regina Anand – Saint John Paul II Homeschool CO-OP |
