2024 Science Fair - Category Awards
These are the winners of the Category Awards at the 2024 Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
Grand Prize Winners
Category | Project Title | Students | School |
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Animal and Behavioral Sciences | Cortical Connectivity Analysis in Pediatric ADHD: Integrating EEG Data, Deep Learning Models, and Reaction Times for a Novel Cognitive Assessment | Medha Pappula | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Animal and Behavioral Sciences | Effect of Absence of Select Languages on Reconstruction of Proto-Romance | Shua Michel | Chantilly High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Improving Racial Equity in Skin Cancer Detection via Artificial Intelligence | Kate Choi | The Potomac School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | A Novel Mathematical Model To Predict Wastewater Induced Earthquakes | Wesley Kang | Madison High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | Optimizing Graphitic Carbon Nitride to Create a Safe, Effective, and Economic form of Hydrogen Storage. | Valeria Novoa | Madison High School |
Engineering Technology | Designing an AI-Guided Ultra Versatile Unmanned Aircraft for Wartime Humanitarian Aid | Austin Cui, Benjamin Hall, Matthew Lee | Woodson High School |
Environmental Engineering | A Novel Framework Using GANs to Create Land Resource Management Strategy | Sanchali Banerjee | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Environmental Engineering | Robee: A Novel Autonomous Pollinator | Isabel Aysa-Lastra, Danial Syed | Hayfield Secondary School |
Materials Science | Using Chiral Carbon Nanotubes for Polarization in Memory-Based Spintronics | Ryan Singh, Surbhi Singla | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Microbiology | Detecting and Degrading Formaldehyde using Synthetic Biology and Engineering Techniques | Shumvobi Mitra | Langley High School |
Category | Project Title | Students | School |
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Biochemistry | On the Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite from Eggshells | Viraj Luthra | Chantilly High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | NeoSense: Using Fast Fourier Transform to Optimize Neonatal Seizure Detection | Deven Hagen, Rohan Kotla | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Biomedical Engineering | SeizAlert: A Deep Learning Powered System for Pre-Ictal Seizure Prediction | Shriya Jaddu | Langley High School |
Computer Science and Math | Diffusion-Based Conditional Mesh Synthesis for Efficient 3D Prototyping | Anant Khandelwal, Sritan Motati, Siddhant Sood | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Microbiology | Biofilm Composition in Fungi Fusarium and Development of a Multi-targeted Antifungal Therapy to Inhibit Proliferation | Ray Zhang | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Physics and Astronomy | Identifying Future Asteroid Mining Targets using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network | Anusha Agarwal | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Category | Project Title | Students | School |
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Biochemistry | System of Nonlinear ODEs for Michaelis-Menten Kinetics To Model EGFR-Triggered Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascades in Lung Carcinoma Cell Line | Kyan Yang | Madison High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Cytological Evaluation of Thyroid Carcinoma: Machine Learning Analysis of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsies | Anvith Kakkera, Aneesh Kalla | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Sunscreen Efficacy: Investigating the Effect of Sunscreen on UV Radiation | Michael Orilla | Robinson Secondary School |
Chemistry | The Effect of Different Ratios of Mango Juice to Water, Used for Cooking, on the Vitamin C Levels in Yams | Natalie Robertson, Ethan Wolf | Fairfax High School |
Chemistry | The Effect of the Mass of Activated Charcoal on the Rate of Discoloration of a Dyed Solution | Phillip Ha | Mount Vernon High School |
Chemistry | Eutrophication Remediation: Evaluating Aluminum Foil as a Phosphorus Sorption Material | Rishika Jain | Marshall High School |
Chemistry | How does acidity impact the energy (Q) required to combust ethanol? | Maraky Alemu | Edison High School |
Computer Science and Math | Integrated Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired – 3D Scanner with a Tactile Display and Machine Learning | Seoyoung Jun | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Wood Species and Water Purification: The Effect of Species of Wood on Xylem Water Filters | Maya Moses | Woodson High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Minimizing Wildfire Costs Through Quantum Enhanced Controlled Burns | Rishi Jagarlapudi, Aryan Raj, Nishanth Vadlamani | Chantilly High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | V-MODE: Virtualized Microgrids for Optimizing Distributed Energy | Joseph Tso | Woodson High School |
Engineering Technology | Constructing a Robot to Aid the Elderly and Mobility Impaired in Everyday Tasks | Kent Fruchtman, Ashwin Potluri | Oakton High School |
Materials Science | Effectiveness of Different Fabrics in Protecting from UV Rays | Lani Le, Subaita Mahmud, Shriya Seshadri | West Springfield High School |
Materials Science | Algal Bioplastic: Engineering a Bioplastic with Chlorella vulgaris that has Properties of Plastic Wrap | Ben Doan, Lang Xiong | Langley High School |
Physics and Astronomy | Hybrid Quantum-Classical Machine Learning for Dementia Detection | Ryan Kim | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Physics and Astronomy | Image Noise and Sub-Exposure Length in Astrophotography | Nathan Vailikit | Woodson High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Increased CO2 Absorption in the Soil on Herbicide Resistance in Amaranth | Veda Murthy | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Plant Sciences | Combating Pediatric Leukemia using the Plant Compounds Quercetin and Vincristine | Ashrita Gandhari, Archishma Marrapu | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on the Growth of Raphanus sativus | Semira Gebremariam | Marshall High School |
Plant Sciences | A Pharmacological Evaluation of Moringa | Naomi Dalmet, Ethan Dalmet | Madison High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Micronutrients in the Soil on the Growth and Nutrition of Black Oil Sunflowers | Stella Zarpas | Marshall High School |
Category Awards
Category | Project Title | Students | School |
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Animal and Behavioral Sciences | Cortical Connectivity Analysis in Pediatric ADHD: Integrating EEG Data, Deep Learning Models, and Reaction Times for a Novel Cognitive Assessment | Medha Pappula | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Animal and Behavioral Sciences | Effect of Absence of Select Languages on Reconstruction of Proto-Romance | Shua Michel | Chantilly High School |
Biochemistry | On the Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite from Eggshells | Viraj Luthra | Chantilly High School |
Biochemistry | System of Nonlinear ODEs for Michaelis-Menten Kinetics To Model EGFR-Triggered Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascades in Lung Carcinoma Cell Line | Kyan Yang | Madison High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Improving Racial Equity in Skin Cancer Detection via Artificial Intelligence | Kate Choi | The Potomac School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | BSEPv2: Designing a Novel Protein Utilizing AI-Assisted Predictions of Molecular Evolution for Treatment of PFIC | Viraj Kamath, Khartik Uppalapati | Oakton High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Cytological Evaluation of Thyroid Carcinoma: Machine Learning Analysis of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsies | Anvith Kakkera, Aneesh Kalla | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | NeoSense: Using Fast Fourier Transform to Optimize Neonatal Seizure Detection | Deven Hagen, Rohan Kotla | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | A Model of Risk for Cesarean Delivery Based on Maternal Comorbidities | Quan Huynh, Marek Raynal | Woodson High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Sunscreen Efficacy: Investigating the Effect of Sunscreen on UV Radiation | Michael Orilla | Robinson Secondary School |
Biomedical Engineering | SeizAlert: A Deep Learning Powered System for Pre-Ictal Seizure Prediction | Shriya Jaddu | Langley High School |
Biomedical Engineering | EyeDragon: A Novel Multi-Stage Deep Learning Classification Model for Characterizing Progression of Fundus Diseases | Himesh Ahuja, Ram Dosibhatla, Anshul Yarlagadda | Chantilly High School |
Chemistry | The Effect of Different Ratios of Mango Juice to Water, Used for Cooking, on the Vitamin C Levels in Yams | Natalie Robertson, Ethan Wolf | Fairfax High School |
Chemistry | The Effect of Chemically Modified SCGs on the Removal of Zinc from Water | Molly Hawkins | Woodson High School |
Chemistry | Rice-Cycle: Creating Biodegradable Starch-Based Materials from Rice Food Waste | Samanvi Tummala | Chantilly High School |
Chemistry | The Effect of the Mass of Activated Charcoal on the Rate of Discoloration of a Dyed Solution | Phillip Ha | Mount Vernon High School |
Chemistry | Eutrophication Remediation: Evaluating Aluminum Foil as a Phosphorus Sorption Material | Rishika Jain | Marshall High School |
Chemistry | How does acidity impact the energy (Q) required to combust ethanol? | Maraky Alemu | Edison High School |
Computer Science and Math | Learned Plasticity: Adaptive, Carbon-Conscious Artificial Intelligence via Prefrontal Cortex Inspired Meta Learning | Rohan Kalahasty | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Computer Science and Math | Multi-Agent Robotic Path Planning via Particle-based Belief Propagation | Manav Gagvani | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Computer Science and Math | Integrated Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired – 3D Scanner with a Tactile Display and Machine Learning | Seoyoung Jun | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Computer Science and Math | Diffusion-Based Conditional Mesh Synthesis for Efficient 3D Prototyping | Anant Khandelwal, Sritan Motati, Siddhant Sood | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Wood Species and Water Purification: The Effect of Species of Wood on Xylem Water Filters | Maya Moses | Woodson High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Utilizing Remote Sensing and Deep Neural Networks to Predict Biochemical Oxygen Demand in the Chesapeake Bay | Jamie Kim, Andrew Kim | Woodson High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Minimizing Wildfire Costs Through Quantum Enhanced Controlled Burns | Rishi Jagarlapudi, Aryan Raj, Nishanth Vadlamani | Chantilly High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Impact of Soil Charcoal Content on Phaseolus coccineus Photosynthesis Production | Maxwell O'Harren | Madison High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | A Novel Mathematical Model To Predict Wastewater Induced Earthquakes | Wesley Kang | Madison High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | V-MODE: Virtualized Microgrids for Optimizing Distributed Energy | Joseph Tso | Woodson High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | Use of Household Waste in Single-Stage Anaerobic Digestion to Produce Methane Gas | Annika Bitner | Madison High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | Optimizing Graphitic Carbon Nitride to Create a Safe, Effective, and Economic form of Hydrogen Storage. | Valeria Novoa | Madison High School |
Engineering Technology | Constructing a Robot to Aid the Elderly and Mobility Impaired in Everyday Tasks | Kent Fruchtman, Ashwin Potluri | Oakton High School |
Engineering Technology | Novel Inverse Control Methods to Optimize Multiple Objectives on Constrained Autonomous Systems | Brian Zhou | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Engineering Technology | Designing an AI-Guided Ultra Versatile Unmanned Aircraft for Wartime Humanitarian Aid | Austin Cui, Benjamin Hall, Matthew Lee | Woodson High School |
Environmental Engineering | A Novel Framework Using GANs to Create Land Resource Management Strategy | Sanchali Banerjee | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Environmental Engineering | Robee: A Novel Autonomous Pollinator | Isabel Aysa-Lastra, Danial Syed | Hayfield Secondary School |
Materials Science | Using Chiral Carbon Nanotubes for Polarization in Memory-Based Spintronics | Ryan Singh, Surbhi Singla | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Materials Science | Splash Test | Elle Duangmanee | Fairfax High School |
Materials Science | Effectiveness of Different Fabrics in Protecting from UV Rays | Lani Le, Subaita Mahmud, Shriya Seshadri | West Springfield High School |
Materials Science | Algal Bioplastic: Engineering a Bioplastic with Chlorella vulgaris that has Properties of Plastic Wrap | Ben Doan, Lang Xiong | Langley High School |
Microbiology | Biofilm Composition in Fungi Fusarium and Development of a Multi-targeted Antifungal Therapy to Inhibit Proliferation | Ray Zhang | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Microbiology | Detecting and Degrading Formaldehyde using Synthetic Biology and Engineering Techniques | Shumvobi Mitra | Langley High School |
Microbiology | Optimal Sound Frequencies for Targeted E. coli Biofilm Eradication on Medical Devices | Gabriela Konde | Marshall High School |
Physics and Astronomy | Linear Polarization-based Entanglement of a Single Photon, 2-Qubit Spatial Mode System | Neha Chandran, Srimaye Peddinti | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Physics and Astronomy | Identifying Future Asteroid Mining Targets using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network | Anusha Agarwal | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Physics and Astronomy | Hybrid Quantum-Classical Machine Learning for Dementia Detection | Ryan Kim | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Physics and Astronomy | Image Noise and Sub-Exposure Length in Astrophotography | Nathan Vailikit | Woodson High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Artificial Light on Skyglow | Amelia Johnson, Julia Sites | South County High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Increased CO2 Absorption in the Soil on Herbicide Resistance in Amaranth | Veda Murthy | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Plant Sciences | Combating Pediatric Leukemia using the Plant Compounds Quercetin and Vincristine | Ashrita Gandhari, Archishma Marrapu | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on the Growth of Raphanus sativus | Semira Gebremariam | Marshall High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Common Halogens (ppm) on the Phytoremediation Rate in Mycorrhizal Lemna minor | Aayush Shivashankar | Chantilly High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Simulated Microgravity on the Germination of Lepidium sativum | Aryaman Dugar, Anirudh Gudishetty, Sehej Narula | Chantilly High School |
Plant Sciences | A Pharmacological Evaluation of Moringa | Naomi Dalmet, Ethan Dalmet | Madison High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Micronutrients in the Soil on the Growth and Nutrition of Black Oil Sunflowers | Stella Zarpas | Marshall High School |
Category | Project Title | Students | School |
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Animal and Behavioral Sciences | The Effect of Increasing Salinity on Daphnia magna Viability | Alexander Yu, Albert Zhu | Oakton High School |
Animal and Behavioral Sciences | The Effects of Sucrose Solution Withdrawal on Dugesia tigrina Distance Traveled | Isabella Osborn | Woodson High School |
Animal and Behavioral Sciences | The Effect of Nicotine on Fertilization in C. elegans: How Vaping Affects Human Reproduction | Samad Quraishi | Marshall High School |
Biochemistry | The Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide/Sodium Alginate Ice Balls on the Purification of Algae Water | Jason Shin | Oakton High School |
Biochemistry | The Effect of Catalase Temperature on Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide | Meredith Andre, Charlie Meidlinger | South Lakes High School |
Biochemistry | The Effect of Varying Olaplex Application Time on Hair Tensile Strength | Anna Olivares | Mount Vernon High School |
Biochemistry | The Effect of Fruit Extract Absorbance on Luminol Oxidation | Lorenzo Gabriel Valerio | Mount Vernon High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Harnessing AI for Medical Image Analysis | Sampurna Chakravorty | Chantilly High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Tumor Immune Microenvironment Centered Multimodal Deep Learning Approaches to Colorectal Cancer Survival Analysis | Salban Nithilaselvan | Westfield High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | A Comprehensive and Affordable Machine Learning Based Mobile Application for the Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease | Amy Key | Langley High School |
Biomedical Engineering | CNN Identification of Abnormal Lung Sounds as a Potential Precursor of SIDS | Tejavi Kumar, Sravya Tathicherla | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Biomedical Engineering | Extrapolation of Arterial Stiffness via Gravity Induced Distension | Abhinav Chakravarthy | Langley High School |
Biomedical Engineering | 3D U-Net: A Novel Approach to Enhanced Glioblastoma Multiforme Segmentation for Radiation Therapy Planning | Arnav Jadhav | Chantilly High School |
Biomedical Engineering | Bacterial Modulation Strategy Using Compound Magnetic Fields to Manipulate the Antimicrobial Resistance and Growth Behaviors of E. coli | Kriesh Tivare | Langley High School |
Chemistry | TheraLink: Detecting Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Utilizing 3D Convolutional Neural Networks MRI Analysis and Advancing Repurposed Targeted Therapeutics | Manini Dhingra, Vidhi Reddy | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Chemistry | The Effect of Salt and Sugar on the Freezing Point of Water | Ella Sleeper | South Lakes High School |
Chemistry | The Effect of the Concentration of Sodium Thiosulfate on the Rate of Reaction | Christina Lin | Robinson Secondary School |
Chemistry | Laser Induced Covetics: A novel approach to manufacturing Aluminum - graphene alloys | Max Hong | Madison High School |
Computer Science and Math | Solving the Admissibility Problem: Radon Algorithms to Minimize Radiation | Mihika Dusad | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Computer Science and Math | EyeLS: A Novel, Accessible Gaze-Tracking Application to Revolutionize Non-Verbal Communication for Patients | Soham Jain | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Computer Science and Math | D.O.T.S. - Debris Orbital Tracking System Using Kepler's Laws and Machine Learning | Veera Anand | Langley High School |
Computer Science and Math | Evaluating Automatic Segmentation and Labeling of Multispectral Datasets for Drone-based Applications | Aryav Gogia | McLean High School |
Computer Science and Math | A New Fire Grid Management System: The Impact of Different Mathematical Models | Jinzhu Cui | Madison High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Impact of Diverse Leaf Litter Decay on Spirulina Absorbance | Bhargav Borah | Oakton High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Different Household Solutions on the Germination Rate of Lentil Seeds | Caroline Elliott, Emmanuelle Petinaux | South Lakes High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effectiveness of Retaining Wall Variations on Shoreline Preservation | Emma McRobbie | Woodson High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Water Source Location Before and After Treatment on Level of Pollution | Steffi Forde, Makenna Murphy | Falls Church High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Drought Shield: A machine learning-based approach to drought forecasting using remote sensing data | Shrey Desai | Marshall High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate Concentration on Daphnia magna Mortality Rate | Hailey Cabell | West Potomac High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | LATLIM: A Novel Forecasting Mechanism for Geographically Limited Data Sets | Pradhyum Rajasekar | Marshall High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Viola tricolor Density on Soil Erosion | Maia Especie Lopez, Maxine Leonard | Falls Church High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | What is the safest textile dye for duckweed? | Zoe Ligairi | Annandale High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | A Closed Loop Pumped Hydro-Power System vs. Commercial Batteries | Thomas Sparling | Oakton High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | What is the Best Oleophilic Plant-Based Sorbent? | Aastha Bhatt, Candice Cheung, Eda Ipek | Fairfax High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption on Electricity Rates and Infrastructure | Victor Wang | Marshall High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | The Effect of Different Ion Thruster Designs on Thrust Production | Madeleine Ahrens | Madison High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | Fueling the World: The Production of Biodiesel From Used Cooking Oil | Ksenia Koltovich | Madison High School |
Engineering Technology | Deafblind Accessible Computers | NJ Borders, Connor Geraghty | Woodson High School |
Engineering Technology | Designing and Optimizing the Altitude and Mass of a 3D Printed Rocket | Zackery Gast | Langley High School |
Engineering Technology | Bridging Data Gaps: An AI-Driven Approach for Generating Low-Income Fine-Scale Maps | William Lu | Madison High School |
Engineering Technology | Integrating Directional Command Interpretation and Dynamic Pathfinding in UAV | Prithul Baveja, Nishanth Kolakalapudi, Roshan Ram | Westfield High School |
Environmental Engineering | Implementing an Obstacle Avoidance Program in an Agricultural UAV | Chunjie Huang, Chunmin Huang | Oakton High School |
Environmental Engineering | AirWise: A Deep Learning Framework for High-Resolution PM2.5 Prediction | Phoebe Pan | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Environmental Engineering | Effect of Aspergillus oryzae on Decomposition of Starch-Based Bioplastics | Mia Ramos | Woodson High School |
Environmental Engineering | The Effect of Plant Species on the Water Absorption Rate of a Rain Garden | Arjun Bhide | Marshall High School |
Environmental Engineering | The Spatial Correlation Analysis of Microplastics Concentrations in Northern Virginia Geographic Regions | Labeed Zaib | South Lakes High School |
Environmental Engineering | Biomimetic Architecture: A Design Analysis of Hurricane-Resistant Residential Structures | Shri Bala | Falls Church High School |
Environmental Engineering | The Effect of Different Thickening Agents on the Durability and Practicality of Bioplastic | Joudia Benjelloun | West Potomac High School |
Environmental Engineering | Reducing Plastic Waste with Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate 3D Print Filament | Gabrielle Antoine, Stella Yun | Madison High School |
Environmental Engineering | Optimizing Hypoxic Water Mitigation Through Artificial Downwelling | Srikanth Bala, Liam Walsh | Madison High School |
Materials Science | The Viability of PTCDA as an Active Cathode Material in Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Batteries | Aaryan Sumesh | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Materials Science | The Effect of Various Insulation Materials on the Temperature of Water Over Time | Chaendra Fotso, Amelie Gradishar | South Lakes High School |
Materials Science | The Effect of 1mm of Premium, Rayon, Pressed, Polyester, and Acrylic Felts on the Decibels of Sound | Charlotte Arehart, Emma Ayres, Naomi Skoy | South Lakes High School |
Materials Science | Stealth - A Material Approach | John Gundlach, Jackson Wedige | Robinson Secondary School |
Materials Science | Thermal Analysis of Thermochromic Ink | Nebil Mohammed | Edison High School |
Materials Science | Effect of Diaper Biodegradability on Absorbency | Anika Manda, Ashrita Moola, Symphony Petrin-Randolph | Chantilly High School |
Materials Science | The Effect of Different Kinds of Mushrooms on the Quality of Mycelium Bricks | Lizzie Forde, Victoria Pham, Ella Wallinger | Falls Church High School |
Materials Science | The Effect of Fabric Color on Heat Absorption | Ella Duong, Sophia Shi | Edison High School |
Materials Science | Effectiveness of a 3D Printed Brace on Thumb Hyper-extension | Benjamin Lebedeker | Hayfield Secondary School |
Materials Science | Mycobricks | Mauro Manganello, Foster Zinn | Fairfax High School |
Materials Science | The Effect of Waterproofing on Shoe Fabric | Morgan Dahl | Hayfield Secondary School |
Materials Science | Aluminum Hydroxide as a Fire Retardant in Concrete | Mary Kennedy, Margaret Kisner | Madison High School |
Microbiology | Pathogen Prediction: Pioneering Rapid Antibiotic Discovery Through AI | Jaxen Bream | Oakton High School |
Microbiology | Hierarchical Prediction of Antibiotic Resistance in Neisseria Gonorrohea | Rohit Kamath | Madison High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Sugar Concentration on the Refractive Index | Griffith Knowlton, Sachika Mann | South Lakes High School |
Physics and Astronomy | Maximizing Computational Efficiency of Chemical Simulation Using the VQE and Classical Machine Learning | Risha Krishnan | Chantilly High School |
Physics and Astronomy | Demagnetizing Samarium Cobalt Magnets Through Exposure to an External Magnetic Field | Emmy Leong | Marshall High School |
Physics and Astronomy | Defying Gravity with the Magic of Sound: How Does Phase Changing Signal Time Affect the Displacement of Styrofoam? | Kush Desai | Marshall High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Propeller Pitch on Sound | Darren Nguyen | Edison High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Propellant Ratio on the Efficiency of Solid Core Sugar Rockets | Nora French | Madison High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effects of Nozzle Diameter on the Total Impulse of a Solid Rocket Engine | Kyle Chen, Christopher Han | Robinson Secondary School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of the Change in Angle of Refraction on the Intensity of Light | Kofi Darko | Mount Vernon High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Wall Thickness on Radio Wave Attenuation for Wireless Networks | Sebastian Sejas | Marshall High School |
Physics and Astronomy | Is gravity a force? A study of gravity's force nature through biological entities | Alicia Yau | McLean High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Different Shoe Knot Types on Their Ability to Withstand Force | Jackson Bellaire | South County High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Microgravity on Cress Seed Growth | Sophia Jones, Kiera Roberts, Simon Stahle | South Lakes High School |
Plant Sciences | What is the effect of wavelengths on Golden Pothos plant growth in a vertical hydroponic system? | April Adams | Marshall High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Mycorrhizal Fungi on the Growth of Ocimum basilicum | Laurel Curry, Naomi Enav | Robinson Secondary School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Climate Phenomena on Seed Physiology | Lillian Voyer, Evelyne You | Robinson Secondary School |
Plant Sciences | What Are The Effects of Water on Plant Growth? | Elsie Distler, Vildan Ergunes | Fairfax High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Sodium Chloride as a Deicer on the Seed Germination of Native Virginian Plants | Austin Cotton | Robinson Secondary School |
Plant Sciences | Exogenous Ethylene's Effect on Soybean Seed Germination and Radicle Growth | Chloe Giglio | McLean High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effects of Various Amounts of Zinc Oxide on Crop Plant Growth | Isabella Anastas, Divya Gupta | Langley High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Soil Types on Plant Growth | Lina Kong, Elina Porter | Hayfield Secondary School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Organic Mulch on Soil Erosion and Water Retention | Samik Sidhu | Chantilly High School |
Plant Sciences | Four Corners: Tap Water's Effect on Radish Plants | Veronica Diamond | Fairfax High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Common Toxins on Plant Growth | Anvitaa Rudharraju | Westfield High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Organic and Non-organic Cleaning Products on Plant Growth | Tess Galway | Justice High School |
Plant Sciences | What is the effect of different levels of pH on the transpiration rate of pothos (Epipremnum aureum)? | Hong-An Pho | Marshall High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Water pH Level on the Growth of Radish Plants | Simone Shah | Westfield High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Plant Biomass | Noman Wardak | Justice High School |
Plant Sciences | Neutralizing Ryegrass's Allelopathic Effect on Tomato Seed Germination Rate | Kyle Olson | Madison High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Different Colored Lights on Plant Growth | Anna Salamon | Annandale High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Chinese Black Tea on Radish Plant Growth | Kimberly Parada | Mount Vernon High School |
Category | Project Title | Students | School |
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Animal and Behavioral Sciences | DeMHeM: A Novel Multi-task Learning Framework to Analyze Mental Health Conditions on Social Media | Rocco Zhang | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Animal and Behavioral Sciences | The Effect of Color Variation on Drosophila melanogaster Inclination | Aarna Bhamidipati, Ananya Nissi Peterson, Sirichandana Yakkala | Chantilly High School |
Animal and Behavioral Sciences | The Effects of Antioxidant and UV Radiation on Drosophila melanogaster Fertility | Mia Solomon | Marshall High School |
Animal and Behavioral Sciences | The Effect of Unique Water Sources on Brine Shrimp | Alexis Amparo, John Caden Behan, David Riley | South County High School |
Biochemistry | Effect of pH and Source Change on Catalase Break Down of Hydrogen Peroxide | Jasjot Kaur Kalra, Kira Patankar-Stoll, Lizzie Sun | Chantilly High School |
Biochemistry | An Inquiry into the Impacts of Panthenol Concentrate on 1C Hair Elasticity | Eesha Kaushik, Efimia Tripathi | Langley High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Evaluating AChE Inhibitor HupA on Drosophila as an Approach to Dementia Treatment | Ella Geisler, Amelia Haid | Oakton High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Unhealthy Food Consumption is a Driver of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mortality in the U.S. | Annette Paik | Woodson High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | The Effect of Various Antibiotic Agents on the Bacterial Growth of E. coli | Sophia Milausnic | South Lakes High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Machine Learning Approach for Detecting Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma | Eli Hyun, Sanjeev Kumar, Daniil Prokofev | Lake Braddock Secondary School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Lactobacillus acidophilus Concentration Effectivity | Camille Jo | Woodson High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | The Effect of Cow Milk and Milk Fat in Planarian Regeneration | Amrik Majumdar | Westfield High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | The Detection of Replicative DNA in COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines | Alex Kim, Kevin Kim, Tyler Wang | Centreville High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Splicing Factor Genes in Lupus Patient Stratification | Sarah Li | McLean High School |
Biomedical Engineering | Performing Nuclei Semantic Segmentation in Organ Tissue Images using AI | Aneesh Mandapati | South Lakes High School |
Biomedical Engineering | A Novel Approach to Predicting Depression in Students using Machine Learning | Keya Shah | Westfield High School |
Chemistry | A Novel and Cost-effective Method for the Colorimetric Determination of Phytic Acid Concentration | Pelin Sayar, Maggie Sun | Chantilly High School |
Chemistry | The Effect of Wax Types on a Candle's Burn Time | Ivania Alvarez, Alex Gardner, Hannah Tran | Annandale High School |
Chemistry | The Effect of Different Paint Additives on Fire Retardancy | Kyle Aylward, Emy Fase, Tobey Phinney | Justice High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Fabrics and UV Light Protection: How Effective are Different Fabrics in Protecting Against Sunlight? | Katherine Pickering | South Lakes High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Caffeine on Plant Growth | Fatima Haddi | Fairfax High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Increasing Amounts of Fertilizer on the Heart Rate of Daphnia | Johanna Carroll, Jennifer Ortega | Fairfax High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Different Surfaces on Runoff | Anokhi Basavaraju, Meg Lagera, Nadia Shutov | Falls Church High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Filtration Material on Turbidity Filtration | Sage Nagle | Annandale High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Drought Monitoring in the Horn of Africa with NASA MODIS ET and NDVI Products | Rachel Ku | Langley High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | How do different types of soil affect the height of a Wisconsin fast plant? | Bisma Aftab, Gana Osman | Justice High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Urban Heat Islands on Activity and Behaviors of Mealworms | Kathia Cruz - Coto | Mount Vernon High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Different Soils on The Biodegradability of A Paper Straw | Katharine Porter | Annandale High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | The Potential of Chlorophyll as an Eco-Friendly Power Source | Ashley Chen, Aaron Chen | Oakton High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | Effect of Coil Count on Electromagnetic Motor RPM | Ritvik Kanchetty, Brennan McCulloch | South Lakes High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | The Effect of Sub-Room Temperature Cooling on the Electrical Power Output of Photovoltaic Cells | Noah St-Louis | Marshall High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | Translating Nervous Energy into Electricity | Emma Cummings-Sulmistras | Woodson High School |
Engineering Technology | The Effect of Blade Angle on Energy Generated by a Wind Turbine | Everett Ha, Jocelyn Ro | Oakton High School |
Engineering Technology | The Effect of the Number of Tail Wings on the Drag and Stabilization of a Plane | Ryan Clopper | Marshall High School |
Engineering Technology | The Design of Augmented Reality Translation Glasses | Jack Dova | Mount Vernon High School |
Engineering Technology | Effect of Advanced Vehicle Technologies on Occupant Protection Gaps between Males and Females in Non-fatal Crashes | Jonathan Li | McLean High School |
Environmental Engineering | The Effect of Vertical Revolution on Plant Root Growth | Nancy Li, Jennifer Xu | Oakton High School |
Environmental Engineering | Geospatial Analysis of Dog Population Predicts Sites Containing Bacteria | Hannah Weingast | Langley High School |
Environmental Engineering | The Impact of Particle Size on the Effectiveness of Oil Absorption | Kadyn Kalb | Marshall High School |
Environmental Engineering | The Effect of Natural Dye on the Pigment of Fabric | Edom Birhane, Azucely Umanzor-Manzanares | West Potomac High School |
Environmental Engineering | Plant Disease Detection using AI | Shubh Bhattacharya | Westfield High School |
Materials Science | The Effect of Soil Binders on Soil Properties and Liquefaction Potential | Linus Koepcke, Brandon Lin | Oakton High School |
Materials Science | The Effect of Saltwater on Metal Corrosion Over Time | Reilly Novchich, Hayden Shah | South County High School |
Materials Science | The Effect of Different Food Waste Products in a Biodegradable Plastic Alternative | Wyatt Hadley | Woodson High School |
Materials Science | The Effect of Water Damage on the Strength of Different Species of Wood | Leah Lang, Stella Milam, Sophia Nguyen | Woodson High School |
Materials Science | The Effect of Water on the Strength of Different Yarn Fibers | Beatrice Kennedy | Woodson High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Sunscreen on the Penetration of Ionizing Background Radiation | Felix Trinidad, James Yakes | Hayfield Secondary School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of the Transformer Core on the Average Total Harmonic Distortion | Miles Nousain | Woodson High School |
Physics and Astronomy | Drowning Out Whale Song: Does the Frequency of Noise Pollution Have an Effect? | Elijah Smith | Marshall High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Realism on Video Game Physics | Yariana Calo, Savannah Rhoads | Mount Vernon High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Ring Slots on the Drop Pattern and Displacement of Parachutes | Safa Touri | Annandale High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Air Pressure in a Soccer Ball on Distance Traveled When Kicked | Samantha Asiello, Alexis Ripple | Edison High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Rice Water on Mung Bean Sprouts' Height | Keira Montratama, Emily Pattison | South Lakes High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Different Types of Fertilizers on Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme | Janice Chu | Robinson Secondary School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Urbanization on the Fertility of Soil | Natalie Dao, Leah Depasse, Nina Shupp | Fairfax High School |
Plant Sciences | Soil Salinization | Laila Elbedour, Rawan Qasem | Hayfield Secondary School |
Plant Sciences | How does the position of a plant affect its movement towards the light? | Ayah Al-Masry, Mena Idris, Tra Nguyen | Justice High School |
Plant Sciences | Optimizing Growth: Investigating Hydroponic and Light Sources impact on Plant Quality | Amner Ortega | Justice High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Soil Additives on Tendercrop Beans | Alexa Jarecki, Samantha Vroman | Mount Vernon High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Pretreatments on Basil Germination | Talia Musson, Catherine C. Waltham-Sajdak | Westfield High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Micronutrients on the Propagation of Jalapeño Peppers in Hayfield Farms, Virginia | Jason Smith | Hayfield Secondary School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Liquid Type on Plant Growth | Jiya Patel, Simran Zalavadia | Fairfax High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Vitamins on Cilantro Seeds | Jeromy Anokye, Adam Berkane | West Potomac High School |
Plant Sciences | Does Hop Oil Affect the Regeneration of a Plant Cutting? | Logan Gullberg | Mount Vernon High School |
Plant Sciences | Can biodegradable hydrogels help preserve water in farming? | Sadid Samin | Westfield High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect of Light Hours on Bamboo Growth | Kwame Amoah-Ofori | Mount Vernon High School |
Plant Sciences | Investigating What Aquatic Plant Increases Dissolved Oxygen Levels the Most | Rayan Rashid | Madison High School |
Plant Sciences | Which Natural Fertilizer Best Benefits Plant Growth? | Ellen Kim, Aleksa Lubonja | Fairfax High School |
Plant Sciences | Effect of Distance From Light on the Angle Created to Perform Phototropism | Riya Vlcan | Annandale High School |
Plant Sciences | Assessing the Impact of Varying Biochar Levels on the Stomatal Aperture in Phaseolus vulgaris in Saline Conditions | Zermah Jafri | Mount Vernon High School |
Plant Sciences | The Effect that Different Cover Crops have on the Level of Turbidity in Runoff | Sky Campbell, Kadijah Mansaray, Sarah Staresina | Edison High School |
Category | Project Title | Students | School |
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Animal and Behavioral Sciences | The Effect of pH on Planaria Regeneration | Ivy Xu | Oakton High School |
Animal and Behavioral Sciences | The Effect of Different Insects and the Reactions that they Receive from People | Gabrielle Convery | Mount Vernon High School |
Biochemistry | The Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on the Rate of Yeast Fermentation | Sophia Alora, Jaelyn Isip, Elena Simmons | South County High School |
Biochemistry | The Effect of Temperature on the Ripening of Grape Tomatoes | Gus Neuberg, James Schaal, Jeremy Scott | Falls Church High School |
Biochemistry | Effect of Electrolyte Concentration on Conductance | Ben Pollack | Falls Church High School |
Biochemistry | The Effect of Pigment Making Processes on the Hibiscus Plant | Jennifer Mercado-Luna, Stephanie Rodríguez | West Potomac High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | The Effect of Sodium Poly-mate Absorbency Rate on Affordable Diapers | Kavya Bobba, Rheechen Liu | Oakton High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | The Effect of Different Moisturizers on Water Loss | Carrie Toohey, Adamariz Vasquez-Sudario, Grace Wagner | Herndon High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | What Electrolyte Provides The Most Cellular Hydration? | Erin Rogers | Justice High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | The Effect of UV Light and Antioxidants on Caenorhabditis elegans | Mahsa Jawaid, Vivian Weszelovszky | Edison High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | The Effect of Prebiotics on the Growth of Lactobacillus | Arunika Awula, Sua Kim, Rashmika Omtri | Chantilly High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Using Peptidase and its Resulting Proteolysis to Measure Efficacy in Binding and Toxicity when Binded to Amyloid-beta Peptide | Akshath Karthikeyan | Centreville High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Risk Assessment of Teeth Whiteners' Effect on Color Change and Enamel Decay in Mock Teeth | Allison Cheng, Davanee Li | Langley High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | The Effect of Different Cellular Generations on Radiation Emission Levels from Smartphones | Kawtar Errahmani, Ryan Horn | South County High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | The Relationship between Generic/Name Brands of Anti-Inflammatory Pills to the Duration of Dissolution | Caroline Jones, Alexi Keyes | West Potomac High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | The Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate on the Amount of Salicylic Acid Produced from Aspirin | Zakaria Najmeddine, Jake Vaught | Madison High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | The Effect of Ethyl Alcohol on E. coli | Katherine Bille, Zoe Mitchell | Justice High School |
Biomedical and Health Sciences | Amount of Zinc Oxide in Sunscreen in Relation to UV Protection | Abigail Davis | Langley High School |
Biomedical Engineering | Enhancing Mobility and Safety: Ultrasonic vs. Traditional Blind Walking Sticks | Nicholas Lee, Andreas Spoormaker | Oakton High School |
Biomedical Engineering | Inducing Protein Synthesis in a Model of a Biological Circuit | Eva Lancheros | Robinson Secondary School |
Biomedical Engineering | Precision Public Health Triaging: Forecasting COVID-19 Outcomes with ML Utilizing Clinical and Demographic Data | Bani Gill | Westfield High School |
Computer Science and Math | Free Diagnostic System To Prevent Youth Suicide With Machine Learning | Ayush Tripathy | South Lakes High School |
Computer Science and Math | How does COR Affect Racquet Sports? | Henry Crapo, Ethan Odom | Hayfield Secondary School |
Computer Science and Math | The Detection of the Predictive Factors Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy Utilizing Deep Learning | Rishi Bathala | McLean High School |
Computer Science and Math | Multimodal Time Signature Determination for AI Generation of Original Music with Sentiment Analysis | Callie Liao | McLean High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | DIY Water Filter | Sydharth Pant, Aum Patel, Grayson White | Fairfax High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effectiveness of Different Filtration Methods | Krish Kabduwal | Hayfield Secondary School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Inked | Lady Ankrah | Hayfield Secondary School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Water Purification Method on Bacterial Growth in Water | Sean Esen, Angelina Taimouri | Falls Church High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Soil Texture on Runoff | Emily Johnson, Kelly See | Hayfield Secondary School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | Effect of Natural and Man-Made Barriers to Prevent Runoff Pollution | Matas Stanis | Langley High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Effect of Glycerin on the Physical Characteristics of Bioplastic | Madison Seyfert | West Potomac High School |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | What is the Effect of Different Light Intensities on Plant Growth? | Jackson Francisco | Fairfax High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | The Effect of Roofing Structures on Interior Building Temperature | Aashee Balani, Anya Nehra | Oakton High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | The Effect of Different Binding Agents on the Durability of Leaf Bricks | Chloe Bernasconi, Brooke Ehmann-Jones, Danielle Ford-Lane | Justice High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | Turning Turbines: Investigating the Relationship Between Blade Number and Wind Turbine RPM | Joseph Frisk | Marshall High School |
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design | The Efficiency of Energy Generated by Wind Turbines | Kaila Le, Victoria Sun | Centreville High School |
Environmental Engineering | The Effect Of Type Of Thermocouple On Energy Output | Nitin Puthalapat | Fairfax High School |
Materials Science | The Effect of Different Materials on Electromagnetic Force | Luke Albers, Zane Sequeira, Benjamin Valos | Herndon High School |
Materials Science | How does ferrofluid affect the conductivity of electricity? | Kyle Clark, Evelyn McDonald | West Potomac High School |
Materials Science | How Does the Salinity of Water Affect the Buoyancy of a Model Cartesian Diver? | Aditya Madan | Westfield High School |
Microbiology | The Effect of Seafood Type on Microplastic Quantities | Yoonsub Choi | Oakton High School |
Microbiology | Discovery of Medically Important Lytic Bacteriophages from the Environment | Madeline Levorson | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Microbiology | Acid as a Mold Inhibitor: Effectiveness in Home Baking | Oscar Anderson | Langley High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Time on the Frequency of a Ukulele String | Ethan Masci | South Lakes High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect Of Wind Speed On Tennis Ball Trajectory | Joelle Rice | Woodson High School |
Physics and Astronomy | Effect of Stellar Surface Temperature on the Color of a Star | Stephen Aiello, Rohan Gottesman | Hayfield Secondary School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of Surface Area on the Speed of an Object in Free Fall | Tea Akl, Claire Delaney, Haley Lenn | Annandale High School |
Physics and Astronomy | Effect of Air Pressure on Distance of Football | Kyle Clayton, Andrew Patton, Ryan Quick | Herndon High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Effect of the Number of Glass Panes on the Intensity of Light | Alexander Dubasky | Mount Vernon High School |
Physics and Astronomy | Proving Malus's Law | Chloe Leiterman | Mount Vernon High School |
Physics and Astronomy | How Will Laser Color Affect Voltage Induced in a Conductor? | Samantha Cowen | Edison High School |
Physics and Astronomy | The Relation Between Supermassive Black Hole Mass and Active Galactic Nuclei Luminosity | Danna Jia | Langley High School |
Physics and Astronomy | Slip N Slide | Vivian Chung | Annandale High School |