2025 Science Fair - Category Awards
These are the winners of the category awards at the 2025 Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
Grand Prize Winners
| Category | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical and Health Sciences | VISTA Inhibitor CA170 Synergizes with KRAS Vaccine in Lung Cancer | Chloe Giglio | McLean High School |
| Biomedical and Health Sciences | Modeling Risk of Richter Transformation With and Without Chemotherapy Treatment on CLL | Ethan Lee | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Biomedical Engineering | Interpretable KANs Uncover Novel Targets and Therapeutics in Neurodegeneration | Isaac Leetyn, Daniil Prokofev | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Chemistry | Breaking Down Sustainability: Testing the Limits of Resistant Starch Materials | Samanvi Tummala | Chantilly High School |
| Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | Micro Closed-Loop, Pumped, Hydro-Power System Turbine Assessment | Thomas Sparling | Oakton High School |
| Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | Optimizing Hydrogel Heat Sinks for Enhancing Solar Efficiency and Computing | Oliver Wang | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Engineering Technology | BrailleSense: A Modular, Low-Cost Solution for Accessible Braille Displays | Anush Devkar, Ansh Malhotra | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Engineering Technology | Invention of a Low-Noise Toroidal Drone Propeller for Wildlife Research | Erim Ozcan | The Potomac School |
| Environmental Engineering | AI-Powered Optimization of Methyl Jasmonate-Induced Defense for Precise Pest Control | Bennett Huang, Jason Pan | Langley High School |
| Materials Science | PcTx1-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles for a Low-Cost Ischemic Stroke Treatment | Heman Bekele | Woodson High School |
| Category | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences | The Impact of Storm-Driven Hyposalinity Cycles on Coral Thermotolerance | Justin Kim, Nishka Shah | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Behavioral Sciences | Implications of Resveratrol on Memory Retention in Dugesia tigrina | Alina Albeik | Marshall High School |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bioengineering Rhizobium to Reduce Runoff and Protect Waterways | Sarah Park | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Computer Science and Math | A Novel Carbon-Aware Ant Colony System Algorithm for Sustainable Transportation | Marina Lin | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Materials Science | EcoForge: A Novel Sustainable Geopolymer Alternative to Concrete, Optimized with Machine Learning | Adithya Pillai, Lang Xiong | Langley High School |
| Plant Sciences | Plant Waste to Nanoparticles: A Green Solution to Combat Fungi Fusarium | Stella Hong | Madison High School |
| Category | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences | The Effect of Acute Bisphenol A Exposure on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna | Lennon Brucker | Marshall High School |
| Behavioral Sciences | FentaNULL: A Behavior-Based Mathematical Model to Prevent Opioid Addiction | Ryan Singh | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Biochemistry | Exploring the Structural Basis of Ribosome Stalling by Arresting Peptides | Aashritha Penumudi | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Biochemistry | The Effect of Propolis on Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia in a Drosophila Model of Parkinson’s Disease | Molly Hawkins | Woodson High School |
| Chemistry | Mitigating Eutrophication and Harmful Algal Blooms in Lakes | Naomi Dalmet | Madison High School |
| Chemistry | Effect of the Ratio of Baking Powder Reactants on Carbon Dioxide Release | Sama Dua | Robinson Secondary School |
| Computer Science and Math | Spatially heterogeneous GCN-coupled SIR infection modeling to inform policy | Petr Kisselev | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Diel Vertical Migration of Copepods: A Predictive Framework for Weir-Impacted Waterways | Jessica Troup | Centreville High School |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Microplastic Effects on Plant Growth | Suyeon (Emily) Moon | McLean High School |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Air Pollution and Population Density Correlation in the DMV Region | Alex Gan | McLean High School |
| Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | An Assessment of Nutrient Substrates to Enhance B. coagulants and P. fluorescens in Microbial Fuel Cells | Max Alfert, Alexandros Hejmo | South Lakes High School |
| Environmental Engineering | SustainabiliTree: An Integrated System for Water, Solar Energy, and Flood Watches and Warnings | Kent Fruchtman | Oakton High School |
| Materials Science | Synthesis of HMPB-Cur-Pip Nanoparticles as Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy | Anaahita Kaashyap | The Potomac School |
| Microbiology | In Vitro Interactions of Amphotericin B and Manogepix against C. neoformans | Aislinn Luong | Marshall High School |
| Microbiology | Bioengineering Rhizobium to Reduce Runoff and Protect Waterways | Shumvobi Mitra | Langley High School |
| Physics and Astronomy | The Impact of Municipal Dimming on Skyglow | Julia Sites | South County High School |
| Physics and Astronomy | The Relationship Between Boundary Conditions and Beam Deflection | Zoya Ghantiwala | South Lakes High School |
| Physics and Astronomy | Plasma Discharge Dynamics According to Altitude | Avi Prakash | Marshall High School |
| Plant Sciences | A Novel Procedure To Extract and Quantify Leaf Protein | Audrey Tan, Allison Xu | Madison High School |
Category Awards
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | The Impact of Storm-Driven Hyposalinity Cycles on Coral Thermotolerance | Justin Kim, Nishka Shah | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | The Effect of Acute Bisphenol A Exposure on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna | Lennon Brucker | Marshall High School |
| Second Place | The Effects of Stimulents on Cockroach Cognitive and Physical Ability | Zachary Bloom, Binh Do | Falls Church High School |
| Second Place | The Effects of Salinity Levels on Brine Shrimp Hatch Rate | Aiden Lu, Yaseen Saeed | Oakton High School |
| Second Place | The Immortal Nature of Planaria Amidst Microplastics | Sadu Kalahi, Tharu Kalahi, Brenda Rosas-Diego | Centreville High School |
| Second Place | Effect of Microplastic Exposure on Heart Rate and Survival of Daphnia magna | Nola Gramatikov | Marshall High School |
| Third Place | How does the digestion time vary between snake species? | Yasmin Demir, Agnes Gjeluci | Edison High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Shape and Position on the Number of Bees Visiting Sugar Water | Adelaide Gagnon, Jayla Walinski | Hayfield Secondary School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Queen Ants on the Number of Worker Ants | Stendal Nguyen | Fairfax High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of the Amount of Daily Light Exposure on Brown Garden Snails’ Weight | Alexander Pearson | Mount Vernon High School |
| Honorable Mention | How Temperature Affects the Activity of Earthworms | Afra Annan Abantee, AellaQuinn Breitbarth, Olivia Yang | South Lakes High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Acidity on the Hatching Rate of Brine Shrimp | Delores Harkless, Ajzmina Shrestha, Briana Sorto-Turcios | West Potomac High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Water Temperature on the Population of C. chinensis | Rowan Keogh, Kara Levine, Hollin Nafrada | West Potomac High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Sodium Chloride (NaCl) on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna | Anthony Santini, Thomas Vollbrecht | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | FentaNULL: A Behavior-Based Mathematical Model to Prevent Opioid Addiction | Ryan Singh | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | Implications of Resveratrol on Memory Retention in Dugesia tigrina | Alina Albeik | Marshall High School |
| Second Place | A Hybrid Quantum Convolutional Neural Network for EEG Emotion Recognition | Rishi Jagarlapudi | Chantilly High School |
| Second Place | Evaluating the Stimulatory Effect of Caffeine using Daphnia magna as a Model | Amrik Majumdar | Westfield High School |
| Second Place | Machine Learning-Driven Analysis of Neural Networks and a Personalized Neuromodulation Framework | Ayush Tripathy | South Lakes High School |
| Third Place | Enhancing Early Access to Sign Language Education for Deaf Children: A Deep Learning-Based Solution | Julie Xu | Oakton High School |
| Third Place | Decoding Imagined Speech: A Noninvasive Pathway to Real-Time Communication for Nonverbal Individuals | Medha Pappula | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Third Place | Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on Planarian Regeneration | David Wang | Marshall High School |
| Honorable Mention | Perception of the Peak Age of Beauty - Teenagers vs. Adults | Jacqueline Nguyen, Penny Swartz | Centreville High School |
| Honorable Mention | “OW! That Hurts!” - How Does Sensory Stimuli Affect Human Pain Perception? | Aslesha Gurung, Celia Winter | Falls Church High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect a Human's Age Has on the Reaction an Insect Receives | Gabrielle Convery | Mount Vernon High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | On the synthesis of a more environmentally-friendly and cheaper analog of a drug | Viraj Luthra | Chantilly High School |
| First Place | Exploring the Structural Basis of Ribosome Stalling by Arresting Peptides | Aashritha Penumudi | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | The Effect of Propolis on Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia in a Drosophila Model of Parkinson’s Disease | Molly Hawkins | Woodson High School |
| Second Place | A Novel and Cost-Effective Method for Testing Vitamin-C | Pavine McNeill, Avi Saraf | Madison High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Epigallocatechin Gallate on Glucose Production | Vivian Pham, Mena Yacob | South Lakes High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Gatorade Acidity on Spherification | Dominic Bogdan, Alexander Featherly, Keshav Rawat | South County High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Coffee on Protein Digestion | Nikhil Risbud | South Lakes High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Vinegar on the Rate of Oxygen Production by Catalase (Potato) | Neha Senthilkumar | Westfield High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Nicotine Concentration on Planaria torva Locomotion | Elvin Baim | Marshall High School |
| Honorable Mention | How efficiently do biological detergents vs. non-biological detergents work? | Shalom Elias, Sama Hemat, Zahra Shahzadi | Justice High School |
| Honorable Mention | Ethanol Biofuel Production from East African Crops | Kavi Manoharan, Shaan Thyagarajan | Fairfax High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | The Warburg Effect: Optimum Glucose Availability on Cancer Metabolism | Matthew Chu, Thomas Duong, Ayush Katpally | Chantilly High School |
| First Place | Predicting the Migration of Dengue Virus through pH Testing | Lara Krentel, Zoe Morin | Madison High School |
| First Place | VISTA Inhibitor CA170 Synergizes with KRAS Vaccine in Lung Cancer | Chloe Giglio | McLean High School |
| First Place | Modeling Risk of Richter Transformation With and Without Chemotherapy Treatment on CLL | Ethan Lee | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | MSallNet: A Deep Learning Approach for Multiple Sclerosis Lesion Analysis | Srishanth Ravi | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Second Place | Detecting Cancerous Lymph Cells using LASSO-based CNNs | Yanis Mehenni, Jadon Xu | Oakton High School |
| Second Place | No More Dry Skin | Anna Panjwani | Madison High School |
| Second Place | Enhancing Explainable AI Diagnosis for Age-Related Macular Degeneration | Anvitaa Rudharraju | Westfield High School |
| Second Place | Dual-Targeting Therapeutic Strategy for MSI Colorectal Cancer | Palatin Shaaker | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Second Place | Investigation of the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Lung Adenocarcinoma Brain Metastasis | Rohan Honganoor | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Second Place | Differential Expression of EMT Genes in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer | Jamie Choe | Marshall High School |
| Second Place | A Study on the Effect of Different pH and Sugar Solutions on Extracted Teeth | William Pham | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Third Place | Biochemical Indicators in Test Strips for Kidney Disease Indication | Arushi Das | Chantilly High School |
| Third Place | Hybrid Quantum-Classical CNNs for Glaucoma Detection in Retinal Imaging | Rithvik Redrouthu | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Third Place | Optimizing Latrophilin Using Computational Design to Develop a Modern Antitoxin | Ethan Lee, Kennen Nelson-Pennebaker, Dylan Nguyen | Woodson High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Biological Sex on the Efficacy of Unisex Knee Braces in Reducing Impact Forces | Kieran Langer | Woodson High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of G-Forces on the Internal Structure of Cherry Tomatoes | Natalie Kehl | Woodson High School |
| Third Place | Developing Novel HDAC10 Inhibitors: Assessing Efficacy and Cytotoxicity | Gabrielle Okorodudu | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Third Place | A Novel Investigation of LAMA5: Unraveling Idiopathic Hematuria Etiology | Bani Gill | Westfield High School |
| Third Place | Identifying Protein-Protein Interactions and Hub Proteins in MDS and AML | Sriram Subramanian | Langley High School |
| Honorable Mention | Comparison of Gene Expression Profiles of Gastric Cancer Tissues in Chinese and Korean Patients | Anna Wang | McLean High School |
| Honorable Mention | IL-12 Induced Regulation of the JAK-STAT Pathway in Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Arjun Ganesan | Centreville High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effectiveness of CAR-T Therapy on Treating Various Blood Cancers | Jasjot Kaur Kalra, Kira Stoll, Lizzie Sun | Chantilly High School |
| Honorable Mention | Investigating Turmeric and Its Synergistic Combinations in Breaking Down Amyloid-Beta Plaques | Claire Kim, Joelle Park | Centreville High School |
| Honorable Mention | Quest for Better Mobility for Stroke Survivors | Anna Chen, Nancy Li | Oakton High School |
| Honorable Mention | AI-Driven Analysis of Epigenetic Markers on Arsenic Dysregulations in DNA | Yousef Malik | Langley High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Red 40 Food Dye in Food on Human Taste | Delaney Caldwell, Ellie Molholm | Woodson High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Natural Antibiotic Agents on the Growth of E. coli K-12 | Beren Kasimcan | Robinson Secondary School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Humidity on Pore Dilation of Silicone Rubber Simulant | Nicoletta Pelekasis, Valeria Salvador | Edison High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | SVM-Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy for Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitoring | Sarah Park | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | Interpretable KANs Uncover Novel Targets and Therapeutics in Neurodegeneration | Isaac Leetyn, Daniil Prokofev | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | Creating an Attention-Enhanced Machine Learning Model For Early Detection of Dysarthria | James Ngo, Nathan Nguyen, WynSon Phan | Woodson High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Aromatic Substances on the Blood Brain Barrier for Alzheimer’s Patients | Sirichandana Yakkala | Chantilly High School |
| Second Place | Adaptive Vision Correction for Presbyopia Using Voltage-Controlled Liquid Lenses | Armaan Ahmed, Rishikesh Narayana | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Second Place | Fall Detector With SMS Messaging | Ellie Utley | Westfield High School |
| Second Place | SmartPharynx: A Novel, Inexpensive System for Screening of Bacterial Pharyngitis | Srikar Kovvali | Westfield High School |
| Second Place | Designing NIR Sensor-based Glucose Spectroscopy Model for Non-invasive Monitoring | Isaac Kim | Woodson High School |
| Second Place | VascuPINN: Leveraging Physics-Informed Neural Networks and Non-Newtonian Models | Rishik Puli, Aaryasinh Vaghela | Basis Independent |
| Second Place | Robust and Adaptive AI Models for Medication Usage Forecasting Using ICD-9/10 Code | Jonathan Li | McLean High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Oxygen Free Radicals on Tardigrade Organ Function | Hasmika Challa, Joshua Kim, Tri-An Le | South County High School |
| Third Place | A Soft, Wearable Sensor System Based on RNNs for Gait Phase Analysis and Classification | Shenghang Ren | Basis Independent |
| Third Place | Using Nanopore Technology to Detect Particles in Liquid Samples | Nicholas Crawford, Leo Kaddoura, Myles McDaniel | Fairfax High School |
| Third Place | Pressure-Sensing Shoe Soles | Nina Samani | Woodson High School |
| Third Place | Machine Learning-Based Age Classification from EEG Data: Neurodegenerative Disease Detection | Faisal Alangari, Saad Alangari | King Abdullah Academy |
| Third Place | MelanoScan: A Cutting Edge Diagnostic Tool For Early Melanoma Detection | Bhavesh Adivi | Chantilly High School |
| Honorable Mention | Creating an Artificial Pancreas: A Circuit Simulation | Monica Uribe, Ivy Xu | Oakton High School |
| Honorable Mention | Synthetic Blood: Engineering Hemoglobin to Mitigate Blood Shortages | Bhavya Jain | Herndon High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | Mitigating Eutrophication and Harmful Algal Blooms in Lakes | Naomi Dalmet | Madison High School |
| First Place | Refining Sodium Hypochlorite Safety Guidelines for Cutting Boards | Madison Lee | Oakton High School |
| First Place | Breaking Down Sustainability: Testing the Limits of Resistant Starch Materials | Samanvi Tummala | Chantilly High School |
| First Place | Effect of the Ratio of Baking Powder Reactants on Carbon Dioxide Release | Sama Dua | Robinson Secondary School |
| First Place | The Effect of Apple Maturity on Vitamin C Content | Sophia Richmond | Woodson High School |
| Second Place | The Effects of Temperature on the Chemiluminescent Glow of Luminol | Jaayla Davidson, Gina Quaresima | South Lakes High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Baking Soda on Cookie Diameter | Vivian Smozynski, Alden Walcott | South Lakes High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Temperature on the Reaction Between Potassium Permanganate and Oxalic Acid | Naomi Enav | Robinson Secondary School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Different Solutions on How Costume Jewelry Tarnishes | Madelyn Duran, Frieda Lamar | Annandale High School |
| Second Place | Effect of Electrolyte Additives on Gas Production From Electrolysis | Madhav Erraguntla, Dinesh Kaarthick Govindaraja, Abhinav Karthik | Westfield High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Magnetic Surfactants on Pollutant Recovery | Karen Owens | Marshall High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Atomic Packing Factor on The Melting Point of Elemental Metals | Ethan Lucas | Mount Vernon High School |
| Second Place | How does the concentration of soluble calcium change in milk based on milk fat? | Joshua Kohm | Edison High School |
| Second Place | How Much Vitamin C is in Orange Juice? | Jacqueline McCabe | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Second Place | A computational approach in the determination of amorphous ice particles based on the oxygen atom distances | Peter Martinez-Nikandrov | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Sunscreen Active Ingredients on UV Protection | Charlotte Henry | Falls Church High School |
| Third Place | Paint Purity: The Amount of Chromium in Paint | Samantha Stephan | South County High School |
| Third Place | Effects of Anti-Oxidizing Agents from Food on Rust | Ryan Lee, Preston Polakowski | South County High School |
| Third Place | The Relationship Between Crystal Hardness and Light Transparency | Seungmin Kim, Ehsan Zeiaei-Nafchi | Centreville High School |
| Third Place | Banana to Vinegar | Johnson Escobar Juraez, Khue Vu | Falls Church High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of the Graphite to Clay Ratio on the Opacity of the Residue | Joshua Larson, Addyson Vandenbemden, Rylea Vandenbemden | Hayfield Secondary School |
| Third Place | How does yeast affect the decomposition rate of hydrogen peroxide? | Areeb Ali | Edison High School |
| Third Place | How Temperature Affects the pH of Enzyme Reactions | Prisha Neelapala, Zoya Thoufiq | Westfield High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Different Materials on Oil Absorption | Tejal Bhasin, Sarah Mayom, Angie Reyes-Ordonez | Justice High School |
| Third Place | The effect of voltage on the hue of color when anodizing dying aluminum | Isabella Anzaldua | Mount Vernon High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Different Amounts of Citric Acid on the Reaction of Bath Bombs | James Le, Sayeda Arezo Mahboob, Jennifer Nguyen | Annandale High School |
| Third Place | Sodium Showdown | Eden Fasika | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Third Place | How well does a homemade cell phone spectrophotometer process absorption from samples? | Alex Foos, Andrew Horne | West Potomac High School |
| Honorable Mention | How to Get the Perfect Cupcake | Ava Sliteris, Madeleine Souther | Hayfield Secondary School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Baking Soda on the Rise of Cupcakes | Olivia Hauer, Viana Hemmati, Genevieve Wade | South Lakes High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effects of Sugar Concentrations on Yeast Fermentation | Isabella Mercado | Annandale High School |
| Honorable Mention | What Are You Really Drinking? | Zoe Andonegui, Amelia Bonnaffon, Anna Lucia Stavlund | Justice High School |
| Honorable Mention | Using Pennies to Test How pH Affects Different Liquids | Riley Faye Dino, Olivia Vanderwater | Edison High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Different Fabrics on Sound Transfer | Nolawi Abeje, Ayub Hussen, Axel Segura | Annandale High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | Spatially heterogeneous GCN-coupled SIR infection modeling to inform policy | Petr Kisselev | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | A Novel Carbon-Aware Ant Colony System Algorithm for Sustainable Transportation | Marina Lin | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Second Place | Seeing is Not Believing? Developing and Comparing AI-Image Detection Tools | Shruthi Mandava | Chantilly High School |
| Second Place | A Novel Approach to Algorithmic Redistricting: Combating Gerrymandering with AI Tools | Deven Hagen | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Third Place | Assessing the Effect of Change in Computational Complexity on the Accuracy and Efficiency of CSS Codes | Sumer Chaudhary | Basis Independent |
| Third Place | Using JavaScript Type Semantics for a Better Difference-Tracking Algorithm | Jacob Jackson | The Potomac School |
| Third Place | An Analysis of AI Autonomous Agents in Web Browsing and Navigation | Sarah Li | McLean High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Role of Machine Learning on the Recognition of Common Phonological Processes | Sean Kim | Centreville High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | Filtering The Future: A Novel Solution for Cleaner and Safer Water | Neel Kamath, Vinayak Ramchandani | Madison High School |
| First Place | The Effect of Type of Compost on Carbon Dioxide and Methane Production | Sivan Yager | Madison High School |
| First Place | Diel Vertical Migration of Copepods: A Predictive Framework for Weir-Impacted Waterways | Jessica Troup | Centreville High School |
| First Place | Microplastic Effects on Plant Growth | Suyeon (Emily) Moon | McLean High School |
| First Place | Air Pollution and Population Density Correlation in the DMV Region | Alex Gan | McLean High School |
| First Place | The Effect of Removing an Invasive Species from an Ecosystem | Julia Taylor | Herndon High School |
| Second Place | Protocols for Using Radon to Trace Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Trees | Aliyah Majeed-Hall | The Potomac School |
| Second Place | Hydrophytes’ Phytoremediation on Copper | Justine Bell, Allison Hegg | Oakton High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Different Grass Types on the Amount of Soil Erosion | Emerie Belda, Lydia Tetreault | Woodson High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Microplastics on Plant Growth and Health | Katherine Bergersen, Bidhya Kafle, Colin O'Connor | Centreville High School |
| Second Place | Optimizing Solar Energy Use with AI to Lower Data Centers' Carbon Footprint | Saanvi Uppalapati | Langley High School |
| Second Place | The effect of greenery on temperature within cities | Bibi Maryam Hakimi, Marufa Hasan, Sasha-Madison Nowlin | Justice High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Microbubbles on Ocean Albedo | Brooke Ehmann-Jones, Emy Fase | Justice High School |
| Second Place | AI-Powered Trait Analysis for Poisonous Mushroom Classification | Srikar Akundi | Chantilly High School |
| Second Place | How the Type of Plant Affects Soil Displacement | Gavin Friedman | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Different Types of Sunscreen on Aquatic Milfoil Plant Growth | Maya Focht, Nina Willcoxon | West Potomac High School |
| Second Place | The effect of chlorine on brine shrimp | Bryana Cespedes Paico, Sofia Cruz | Justice High School |
| Second Place | The Battle of the Fertilizers: The Ultimate Showdown Between Organic and Inorganic | Megan Brown, Fabiana Escobar Montano, Emerson Navarrete | Fairfax High School |
| Second Place | Impact of Organic Matter on Conversion of Energy in Microbial Fuel Cells | Angelina Taimouri | Falls Church High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Natural Filtrating Organisms on Polluted Water | Ishika Thalluri | Oakton High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Accelerated Decomposition on Plastic and Bioplastic | Avery Tomasino | Madison High School |
| Honorable Mention | Machine Learning Approach to Detection of Cybersecurity Threats in Smart Farming IoT Systems | Spandana Tathicherla | Centreville High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Increased Salt Amount on Chaetomorpha Oxygen Production | Tomris Qaradagli, Jenna Speredelozzi | Chantilly High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Humidity on the Current Produced by a Solar Panel | Ethan McCabe, Samuel Wothington | Woodson High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Brick Color on Temperature Over Time | Raine Jeff, Laura Stoker, Clara Thomas | Justice High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Compost Configuration on Radish Sprout Height | Anna Kim | Woodson High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Silver Nano-particles on Daphnia magna | Brandon Chau, Laith Eftekhari | Fairfax High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | Micro Closed-Loop, Pumped, Hydro-Power System Turbine Assessment | Thomas Sparling | Oakton High School |
| First Place | Optimizing Hydrogel Heat Sinks for Enhancing Solar Efficiency and Computing | Oliver Wang | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | Photovoltaic Electrochromic Window for Solar Harvesting and Light Pollution | Rushil Kukreja | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | An Assessment of Nutrient Substrates to Enhance B. coagulants and P. fluorescens in Microbial Fuel Cells | Max Alfert, Alexandros Hejmo | South Lakes High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Turbine Configuration on Turbine Efficiency | Chris Devine, Henderson Zhou | Oakton High School |
| Second Place | Testing the Efficiency of a Locally-Adapted Rocket Stove Prototype Using Biomass Briquettes | Isabela Revis | Oakton High School |
| Second Place | Gravitational Energy Storage | Amaan Khan, Kavin Paturu Muralikrishnan, Aiman Ullah | Chantilly High School |
| Second Place | Heat Transfer Through a Double Pane Window | Cora Gardner | Marshall High School |
| Second Place | Fueling the Future with Microalgae: The Effect of Zinc Citrate on Chlorella Cultivation | Noel Tsige | Marshall High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Salinity on Voltage Output in Microbial Fuel Cells | Lam Dinh, Kyra Ranakusuma | Langley High School |
| Second Place | The Energy Output of Natural Piezoelectric Materials for Power Generation | Parnika Urs | Woodson High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Photovoltaic Solar Panel Surface Temperature on Voltage Output | Demir Doven, Jack Downey | Edison High School |
| Second Place | Investigating MagLev Stability: How much mass can the heavy trains hold? | Evelyn Ames | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Second Place | Optimizing Solar Panel Power Output Using Active Control | Varun Gagvani, Markas Maguire | Langley High School |
| Second Place | Synthesis of Zinc-Chitosan Biodegradable and Rechargeable Voltaic Cell | Valeria Novoa | Madison High School |
| Second Place | The Impact of Ocean Wave and Coastal Current Interactions on Wave Energy Output | Vihaan Shah | Marshall High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Different Insulators on the Rate at which Ice Melts | Baden Geary. Katie Holt, Riley Richards | Herndon High School |
| Second Place | Increasing Solar Panel Efficiency with Sun Tracking | Saranya Cherukuri, Shriya Gubbi | Langley High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Wind Turbine Blade Shape on the Amount of Electricity Produced | Josephine Huynh | Falls Church High School |
| Third Place | Developing a Model that Predicts the Energy Output of a Solar Panel | Daniel Murphy | Herndon High School |
| Third Place | Revolutionary Renewables: The Effect of Energy Sources on Lumens | Sarah Mesnaoui, Nagone Reid | Hayfield Secondary School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Blade Shape on Wind Turbine Watt Output | Gary Taylor | Fairfax High School |
| Third Place | The Amount of Carbon Emissions Produced by Different Octane Fuels | Joseph Bishara, Adam Karsko | Fairfax High School |
| Honorable Mention | Creating a Dye Sensitized Solar Cell | Xavier Allen, Eileen Kang | Madison High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Impact of Sand Type on Energy Storage Capacity in Sand Batteries | Aarna Gupta, Marissa Turek | Oakton High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Temperature on the Reactions in Lithium Ion Batteries | Max Le, Aidan Lee, Kaiely Morales Campos | West Springfield High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Mirror Shape On Solar Panel Energy Output | Amine Ferhoune, Biruh Yilma, Dylan Zurita | Justice High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | HeadSmart: An IoT solution in preventing Traumatic Brain Injury in Sports | Victor Cho | Langley High School |
| First Place | BrailleSense: A Modular, Low-Cost Solution for Accessible Braille Displays | Anush Devkar, Ansh Malhotra | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | Invention of a Low-Noise Toroidal Drone Propeller for Wildlife Research | Erim Ozcan | The Potomac School |
| Second Place | Secret Free-Space Optical Communication System | Max Harr-Robins | Madison High School |
| Second Place | Novel Machine Learning Approach for Autonomous MEV Satellite Docking via Deep Reinforcement Networks | Kaden Hromek-Vaitla, Andreas Spoormaker, Bora Yimenicioglu | Oakton High School |
| Second Place | Enhancing Low Light Vision: A Sound-Based Solution for Vision in Low Light Environments | Jack Dova | Mount Vernon High School |
| Third Place | Dimple Dynamics: A CFD Analysis of Drag Decrease on a Model of a Cessna 172 | Dev Goda | Chantilly High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Wing Sweep Angle on Drag | Nathaniel Ni | Marshall High School |
| Third Place | Accessible Braille Maker Prototype Using Arduino | Rosa Golac | South Lakes High School |
| Third Place | ARC: Novel Space Debris Tracking and Elimination Using AI, Lasers, and Robotics | Veera Anand | Langley High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of the Variability of Propeller Type on the Stability and Agility of a Quadcopter UAV | Nicholas Flanigan | Oakton High School |
| Honorable Mention | Maximizing Cruising Aircraft Fuel Efficiency by Optimizing Angle of Attack | Aiyaad Rashid | Madison High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Relationship Between a Robot’s Ability to Balance and the Modeling of Human Feet | Yueun Sim | McLean High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | SustainabiliTree: An Integrated System for Water, Solar Energy, and Flood Watches and Warnings | Kent Fruchtman | Oakton High School |
| First Place | AI-Powered Optimization of Methyl Jasmonate-Induced Defense for Precise Pest Control | Bennett Huang, Jason Pan | Langley High School |
| First Place | Enhancing Hydrogels with Jute Infusion: A Sustainable Solution for Flood Mitigation | Peter Khramov, Maheer Zaman | Woodson High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Environmental Changes on the Sample Mass of Polylactic Acid | Riya Jame, Anshika Mantrala, Ashvika Vinodh | Chantilly High School |
| Second Place | AM to PM | Deem Alfadhel, Zeinab Khan, Zaina Naffa | King Abdullah Academy |
| Second Place | Use of Natural Materials for Heavy Metal Removal from Contaminated Water | Dylan May | Centreville High School |
| Third Place | S.O.R.T.E.R. - Smart Optical Recycling and Trash Evaluation Robot | Luke Chuang, Alec McFadyen | Langley High School |
| Third Place | Concrete Filters: Permeable vs. Regular Concrete with Natural Filters for Water | Stepan Mkrtchian | West Springfield High School |
| Third Place | Algae and Gelatin: The secret to a sustainable world | Hyeryn Son, Hali Udenasuta | Langley High School |
| Third Place | Designing an Automated Monitoring System for Nitrate Concentration in Water | Jordan Gee | Marshall High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Biodegradable Hydrogels on the Conservation of Water | Mays Numan, Sidra Zidan | Oakton High School |
| Honorable Mention | Can Tenebrio molitor compost chicken litter? | Lillian Stankiewicz | West Springfield High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | Synthesis of HMPB-Cur-Pip Nanoparticles as Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy | Anaahita Kaashyap | The Potomac School |
| First Place | Compression Behavior and Resistance of Strut Based Lattice Structure Designs | Timothy Tu | Marshall High School |
| First Place | EcoForge: A Novel Sustainable Geopolymer Alternative to Concrete, Optimized with Machine Learning | Adithya Pillai, Lang Xiong | Langley High School |
| First Place | PcTx1-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles for a Low-Cost Ischemic Stroke Treatment | Heman Bekele | Woodson High School |
| Second Place | Novel Nanopillar Structured Graphene-CNT Microelectrode Array Coatings: Plasticity and Fidelity | Khartik Uppalapati | Oakton High School |
| Second Place | Exploring Magnetic Properties in Metals Contra Magnetic Flux for Biomedical Engineering | Joelle Rice | Woodson High School |
| Second Place | Effect of Space-Like Conditions on 3D Printed Rocket Nose Cones | Sophia Lamy | Westfield High School |
| Second Place | Sound Insulation Shape: The Reduction of Power in High Frequencies | Camille Jo, Eleanor Wolf | Woodson High School |
| Third Place | The Impact of Cellulose Nanocrystal Coating on UV Absorbance in Plants | Kareem Aly, Haris Umman | Centreville High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Paper Plane Paper and Design on Performance | Evan Lee | Herndon High School |
| Third Place | What are the effects of different aggregates on the stability of concrete? | Alexander Kayal | Woodson High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Recycled Polyester Fabric Based Insulation on Thermal Regulation | Tyler Lim | Woodson High School |
| Third Place | Testing the Effectiveness of Various Mask Types in Blocking Particulate Matter | Lani Le, Subaita Mahmud, Shriya Seshadri | West Springfield High School |
| Third Place | Engineering Energy Efficiency: Cooling Buildings through Trigonal Siding | Nikayla Gerasimas | Marshall High School |
| Third Place | Finding the Best Material to Absorb Oil from Water | Azita Hughlett | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Honorable Mention | Using Legal Substances to Replicate Banned "Sticky Stuff" for Pitchers | William Kapalka, Brady Myers | Madison High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Fire Detector Type on Time to Detection | Caroline McDaniel | Woodson High School |
| Honorable Mention | How do different aggregates affect concrete strength? | Cadence Penn | Fairfax High School |
| Honorable Mention | Which material absorbs the most sound? | Zainab Kashef | Edison High School |
| Honorable Mention | Decibel Dampeners: An Experiment Exploring the Characteristics of Matter | Anna Sinclair | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Honorable Mention | What shape is best at soundproofing? | Jeysi Ortiz, James Rocha, Zakirya Sultani | Justice High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Different Moisturizers on Water Loss | Nitya Bhandari, Natalie Del Cid Argueta, Smirti Rana | Herndon High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | Measuring Microorganism Interactions With Microplastics | Yoonsub Choi | Oakton High School |
| First Place | In Vitro Interactions of Amphotericin B and Manogepix against C. neoformans | Aislinn Luong | Marshall High School |
| First Place | Bioengineering Rhizobium to Reduce Runoff and Protect Waterways | Shumvobi Mitra | Langley High School |
| Second Place | Exploring the Impact of Voltage on E. coli Growth Rates and Developing Antibacterial Solutions | James Anderson, Ethan Kim | Centreville High School |
| Second Place | A Plaque Assay of Coliphage T4: A Solution to Bactericidal Resistance | Luke Redard | Chantilly High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Lysis Buffer Type on the Amount of DNA Extracted from Fragaria x Ananassa | Bianca Doru, John-Spates Wilson | Madison High School |
| Second Place | K12 vs. UV Rays | Hafsah Butt | Edison High School |
| Third Place | ACT: Combating Antibiotic Resistance with Antibiotic Combination Therapy | Hannah Gaffney | Centreville High School |
| Third Place | Removing Heavy Metal Pollutants in Water through Algae Biosorption | Ethan Kim, John Kim, Joshua Pun | Centreville High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Antibiotics on Zones of Inhibition in Serratia marcescens | Anna Wohler, Kate Wohler | Robinson Secondary School |
| Third Place | Investigation of the different key ingredients in toothpaste brands and their effects on E. coli | Grace Nguyen | Robinson Secondary School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Different Spices on Bacterial Growth | Shreya Soni, Peyton Tran | South County High School |
| Honorable Mention | The effect of wavelengths of visible light on the growth of E. coli K-12 | Mohammad Ali, Connor Blair | South Lakes High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of the Type of Sugar on Yeast Consumption Rate | Sean Walsh | South Lakes High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Ultraviolet Light on the Growth of Yeast | Thea Awad, Amisha Ramroop | Edison High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Disinfectant Type on E. coli Growth | Adriana Holder, Tram On | Annandale High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Growth of Penicillium roqueforti in Different Milks | Wyatt Fegan, Zachary Hanna, Vilem Roth | Woodson High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Electrolyte Beverages on the Hydration of a Cell | Ayat Ismael, Muskan Khalid, Sophie Yamaoka | Annandale High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Different Sugar Types on Yeast Production in Bread | Audrey Perschbacher, Khloe Tu | Hayfield Secondary School |
| Honorable Mention | Pillowcases and Bacterial Exposure | Hailey Mose, Stephanie Nguyen, Alyssa Pardo | Annandale High School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | The Impact of Municipal Dimming on Skyglow | Julia Sites | South County High School |
| First Place | Modeling Exoplanet Detection via Transit Photometry: Random Forest Approach | Sakethram Kuncha, Nam Ngo, Dev Srivastava | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | An Integrated Triple-Model Framework for Space Debris Surveillance | Nikhil Krishna, Nived Nandakumar | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| First Place | The Relationship Between Boundary Conditions and Beam Deflection | Zoya Ghantiwala | South Lakes High School |
| First Place | Plasma Discharge Dynamics According to Altitude | Avi Prakash | Marshall High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of String Material on the Longevity of Tuning | Chengzi Lin | Falls Church High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Different Wind Turbine Blades on Ability to Produce Electrical Current | Carmen Thomason | Chantilly High School |
| Second Place | Qudoku: A Quantum-Inspired Algorithm for Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems | Max Zhao | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Second Place | Quantum-Classical Optimization: A Virginia Approach to the Traveling Salesman Problem | Tanush Vuppala, Surin Wettimuny | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| Second Place | Tissue Penetration Using a Gauss Gun | Yixiang Wang | Marshall High School |
| Second Place | CELESTIA: An Approach to Predicting Aurora Borealis Using Machine Learning | Neha Ranjith, Keya Shah | Westfield High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Hockey Stick Flex on the Speed of the Puck | Benjamin Schaffer | South Lakes High School |
| Second Place | Effect of Thermal Variation in Johnson-Nyquist-Noise-Based Calibration on Exoplanet Photometry | Nathan Vailikit | Woodson High School |
| Second Place | Drop Dynamics: How Parachute Size Matters | Ella Campbell, Kelsey Friedman | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Second Place | Modeling Holographic Microscopy Using Z-Stacking to Visualize Cells in 3D | Akshara Mittal | Fairfax High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Surface Area on the Displacement of a Colloid | Lily Rumpf, Sofia Saavedra | Annandale High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Remote Controlled Car Body Shape on Speed | John Riley | South County High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of the Release Angle on the Period of a Pendulum | Emily Fontana, Kendall Knott | Edison High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Different Lubricants on the Friction Force Experienced by a Toy Car | John Dobson, Jacob Hannan, Bryce Mccarrick | Edison High School |
| Third Place | A Study of Fluid Dynamics and Torricelli's Law | Clara Hastings | Edison High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Water on a Tennis Ball's Bounce | Lizzie Gronberg, Megan Murray | Annandale High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Mass on Displacement in a Projectile Motion | Katherine Hanlen | Annandale High School |
| Third Place | How does a rocket's fins affect its flight? | Bao Hua, Nuh Yesuf | Annandale High School |
| Third Place | How does varying airflow speed impact the rate of convective heat transfer? | Maverick Johnson | Mount Vernon High School |
| Third Place | Investigating the effect of wavelength of light on the resistance produced by a photoresistor | Roger Gonzalez | Mount Vernon High School |
| Third Place | Comparing the Effectiveness of Rock Climbing Ropes on Falling Safety | Harper Chapman, Zoe Ligairi | Annandale High School |
| Third Place | A Study of the Effects of Time Dilation on a Cancer Cell Model | Alicia Yau | McLean High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Shoe Insert Materials on Shock Absorption | Mina Moore, Rebecca Rose, Sofia Ward | Hayfield Secondary School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Wind Rotor Blade Length on Rotation Speed | Ramsey Hafez, Varun Phadke, Stephen Reider | South Lakes High School |
| Honorable Mention | What Allows a Helicopter to Have the Greatest Lift? | Alyssa Biscombe | Hayfield Secondary School |
| Honorable Mention | The effect of amplitude of a simple pendulum on the maximum velocity of travel | Annie Osorio Martinez | Mount Vernon High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Adhesion on the Speed of a Car | Vivaan Dutt, Neel Sawant | Chantilly High School |
| Honorable Mention | Study of the Conversion of Gravitational Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy | Noa Dinh, David Park, Catherine Williamson | Robinson Secondary School |
| Honorable Mention | How Close? | Grace Menez | Hayfield Secondary School |
| Honorable Mention | The World of Piezoelectricity | Addinae Sylvester | West Potomac High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Parachutes on Maximum and Terminal Velocities | Leona Agyepong | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Award | Project Title | Students | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | A Novel Procedure To Extract and Quantify Leaf Protein | Audrey Tan, Allison Xu | Madison High School |
| First Place | Plant Waste to Nanoparticles: A Green Solution to Combat Fungi Fusarium | Stella Hong | Madison High School |
| First Place | The Effect of Flavonoids in Onion Peels on Plant Growth and Root Nodule Development | Sarah Dalmet | Fairfax High School |
| First Place | The Effect of Allium sativum Oil on Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Production of Raphanus | Millicent Vanstory | Marshall High School |
| First Place | Seed Germination Through Different Plantable Seed Papers | Gina Amatucci, Mackenzie Gray | Robinson Secondary School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Lead Nitrate on Lemna minor | Michael Zou | Oakton High School |
| Second Place | What is the quickest method for ripening green tomatos? | Daniel McIntyre | Centreville High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Amoxicillin on Auxenochlorella Growth | Sophia Georgieva | Marshall High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of Plants, Mulch, and None on Soil Erosion | Ghaarunya Balamurugan | Westfield High School |
| Second Place | The Effect of pH on the Rate of Photosynthesis of Spinacia oleracea L. | Emma Eder | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
| Second Place | The Effect of the Caffeine Concentration on Stem Height of Zinnia elegans | Kayleigh Thompson | Robinson Secondary School |
| Second Place | The effect of levels of light on stomatal density in kidney beans | Eva Greek | Mount Vernon High School |
| Third Place | Incomplete Dominance Flower Pigment vs. Separation | Adelaide Falkofske, Sarah Tracy | South County High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Quercetin Dihydrate on Coleus blumei Root Growth | Syra Naaz, Izza Nasir | South County High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Alternative Fertilizers on the Height of Green Bean Plants | Anthony Fiore | South Lakes High School |
| Third Place | Effects of Acidic Water on Plant Growth | Faith Kim, Tejasvini Sharma | Fairfax High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Different Levels of Acidic Water on Radish Growth in a Span of 30 Days | Omra Haqiqat, Elaha Jaghori | South Lakes High School |
| Third Place | The Effects of Different Music Genres on Dwarf Polka Dot Plants | Evan VanderVeen | South Lakes High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Different pH Levels on the Growth of Basil Plants | Cecilia Younger | Robinson Secondary School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Sound Frequencies on Plant Growth | Catherine Rosas Rioja | Fairfax High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Different Colored Lights on Plant Growth | Anna Salamon | Annandale High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of Different Growing Systems on Plant Growth | Kelly Holtz | Annandale High School |
| Third Place | Growing 3 different types of plants with 4 different types of fertilizers | Megan Green | Fairfax High School |
| Third Place | The Effect of pH Modifiers on Pepper Plants and the Amount of Peppers Produced | Baraka Matowo, William Staten III | Mount Vernon High School |
| Honorable Mention | Wifi Radio Frequency Radiation Effect on Plant Height | Simon Solomon, Yafet Tecle | South County High School |
| Honorable Mention | Gibberellin Effects on C. demersum Stem Length | Timothy Howard, Patrick Molloy, Mateo Rodriguez | South County High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Different Soils on Kidney Bean Plant Growth | Samya Adyel, Stefan Honcharov, Lauren McVaney | Mount Vernon High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Different Plant Species on CO2 Emissions Rate During Respiration | Mahsa Jawaid, Vivian Weszelovszky | Edison High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of Nitrogen Based Fertilizer on Coltavada arugula | Malakai Brock, Juan Corado, Clay Cornette | Justice High School |
| Honorable Mention | How Do Different Amounts of Fertilizer Affect Oregano Leaf Growth? | Scott Ugarte | Fairfax High School |
| Honorable Mention | The Effect of the Fruit Ripening Process on Fruit Sugar Content | Bin Chen | Annandale High School |