2016 Awards
The awards for the 2016 Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Exposition held on 2/16/2016 are shown below. We congratulate these Orange County students on their efforts and success.
- Grand Prize Winners in the Senior Division receive $1,000, a large plaque and an expense paid trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
- Grand Prize Winners in the Junior Division receive $500 and a large plaque.
- First Place Winners receive a plaque and an expense paid trip to the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair.
- Senior Division runner-ups receive a $500, a plaque and a trip to ISEF as an observer.
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Junior Division | ||||
Behavioral & Social Sciences ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Ella Phillips | ||||
- International Community School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Ahad Ali | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Alexis Dorman | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Alexandra Armstrong | ||||
- Blankner School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Tylor Einhellig | ||||
- International Community School |
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Jonathan Asbury | ||||
- Conway Middle School |
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Gabriel Suarez | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Bansari Modi and Meghana Talluri | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Mali Weingarten | ||||
- St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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Siyona Mishra | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Olivia Kegler and Abby Gardner | ||||
- Blankner School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Emanuel Hendricks | ||||
- Lakeview Middle School |
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Emma Barnard | ||||
- International Community School |
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L’Wren Johnson | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Ainsley Powers | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Callie Hildenbrand and Cami Donadio | ||||
- St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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Juliet Marcus and Carly Tamborello | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Sarah Martini | ||||
- Conway Middle School |
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Emma Higgins | ||||
- International Community School |
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Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Hannah McGahey | ||||
The Challenges and Barriers of Creating and Simulating an Artificial Pancreas International Community School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Nicholas White | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Daniel Lindauer and Ray Azar | ||||
- St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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Sol Aranibar | ||||
- South Creek Middle School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Andres Martinez | ||||
- Lake Nona Middle School |
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Nathan Cheng | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Chaddrick Lewis, Jr. | ||||
- South Creek Middle School |
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Emily Smith | ||||
- St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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Plant Sciences ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Uma Menon | ||||
- Florida Virtual School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Justin Kim | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Amitha Karuppiah | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Viena Hedayat | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Madelyn Hoffman | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Willow Candelora | ||||
- Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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Dylan Garcia | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Megan Butz | ||||
- International Community School |
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Carla Jones | ||||
- Maitland Montessori School |
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Nicole Garcia | ||||
- St, John Vianney Catholic School |
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Tanvi Ranade and Navneet Kau | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Leila Barq | ||||
- Central Florida Preparatory School |
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Hannah Hillerman | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Spencer Aramburu-Perkins and Madison Johnson | ||||
- Passport Charter School |
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Brady Sarp | ||||
- Foundation Academy |
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Chemistry ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Eleanor Rader | ||||
Power in a Pinch Lake Eola Charter School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Michaela Marfori | ||||
- St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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Aja Narain | ||||
- South Creek Middle School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Alexandra Mozo-Cuesta | ||||
- Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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Aqsa Hasan | ||||
- Leaders Preparatory School |
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Carter Viano | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Emma Thomas | ||||
- Conway Middle School |
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Joshua Sohn | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Rebecca and Victoria Liwang | ||||
- Foundation Academy |
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Intelligent Machines, Robotics and Systems Software ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Mikhail Mikhaylov | ||||
- Union Park Middle School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Meghan Lin | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Daniel Hoffman | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Gabriel Cheng | ||||
- South Creek Middle School |
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Valeria Delanoy | ||||
- St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Eli Barnes | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Conor O’Malley | ||||
- South Creek Middle School |
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Earth & Environmental Science ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Sophia Fulbright | ||||
The Effect of Aeration on Alkalinity and Phosphate Levels in Watering Troughs International Community School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Adrian Secrest | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Quinn Taylor | ||||
- Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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Ishaan Patel | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Cora-Grace Smith | ||||
- St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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Madeline Shields | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Makayla Palmeter | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Aron Ali-McClory | ||||
- Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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Kaia Leavitt | ||||
- Maitland Middle School |
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Mikayla Simmons | ||||
- Orange County Preparatory School |
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Engineering ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Anthony Scarpello | ||||
- Maitland Middle School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Sam Justin | ||||
- International Community School |
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Jay Rao | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Zeinb Salih | ||||
- Leaders Preparatory School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Delaney Gardner | ||||
- Maitland Middle School |
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Myan Tran | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Saasha Rocco | ||||
- St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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Casey Van Dyke | ||||
- St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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Suraiya Shiwnairain | ||||
- J.B. Walker Middle School |
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Paul Stewart | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Aaron Amat | ||||
- Foundation Academy |
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Ayah Mardini | ||||
- Leaders Preparatory School |
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Connor Smith | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Sam Shoemaker | ||||
- International Community School |
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Environmental Engineering ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Alaila Champion | ||||
- International Community School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Sofia Tocco | ||||
- Maitland Middle School |
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Julia Jamieson | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Carole Hanna | ||||
- Maitland Middle School |
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Diego Lindauer | ||||
- St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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Mariam Musri | ||||
- Leaders Preparatory School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Duong Nguyen | ||||
- South Creek Middle School |
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Savana Salas | ||||
- South Creek Middle School |
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Bebo Abrante and Sebastian Berrios | ||||
- J.B. Walker Middle School |
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Mathematics and Computational Sciences ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Ryan Guarino | ||||
- Maitland Middle School |
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2nd Place | ||||
James Kim and Jaehyun Ahn | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Athalya Ajisafe | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Natalie Longtin | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Kyle Irvine | ||||
- Lakeview Middle School |
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Patrick Kelly | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Biomedical & Health Sciences ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Alex Carnes | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Carly Puckett | ||||
- International Community School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Derrick Markovic | ||||
- Discovery Middle School |
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Nehal Dwaram | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Amanda Santos | ||||
- International Community School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Jared Bryan | ||||
- Florida Virtual School |
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Wanqi Yuan | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Sarah Mujaahedu | ||||
- Leaders Preparatory School |
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Microbiology ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Monet Jowers | ||||
Mangrove Bioprospecting for Endophytic Antibiotic Potential: Avicennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa, Rhizophora mangle Avalon Middle School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Salma Benbrahim | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Ellen Shaw | ||||
- International Community School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Kennedy Joy Foristall | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Bryce King | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Tanner Balluff | ||||
- Maitland Montessori Middle School |
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Physics & Astronomy ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Matthew Lynxwiler | ||||
- Blankner School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Ivy Nguyen | ||||
- South Creek Middle School |
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Diego Robles and Jordyn Fu | ||||
- Lake Nona Middle School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Ethan Le | ||||
- Discovery Middle School |
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Jadyn McCarthy | ||||
- St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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Mary Marcella | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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Rayan Nana | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Alexander Alligood | ||||
- International Community School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Ethan Hodge | ||||
- St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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Griffin Shields | ||||
- Lake Eola Charter School |
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Animal Sciences ( JR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Danielle Yee | ||||
- St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Aidan Spencer | ||||
- Avalon Middle School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Lamees Saryoul | ||||
- Leaders Preparatory School |
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Nicole Dear | ||||
- St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Ryan Muina | ||||
- Conway Middle School |
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Senior Division | ||||
Behavioral & Social Sciences ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Mackenzie Brown and Mehak Batta | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Akhil Karandikar | ||||
- Trinity Preparatory School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Maddie Collins and Caroline Layson | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Christian Ta and Angel Vega | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Millie Chokshi | ||||
An Analysis of Ectopic Expression of MicroRNA Targeting the Androgen Receptor on the Viability of Prostate Cancer Cells Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Julia Gallagher | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Grace Allen and Jay Nagabairu | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Yasmin Figueroa | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Plant Sciences ( SR) | Top | |||
2nd Place | ||||
Madeline Howe | ||||
- Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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3rd Place | ||||
Sarah Abdallah | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Christina Pilip | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Chemistry ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Saumya Sao | ||||
- Trinity Preparatory School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Ria Bhaskar | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Harry Sukonik | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Intelligent Machines, Robotics and Systems Software ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Colin Chaney and Ahmed Rashid | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Armaan Shaikh and Paul Hughes | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Moshe Heletz | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Jack Dimasi and Mark Dowdy | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Earth & Environmental Science ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Kathleen Mestre | ||||
Statistical Analysis of Chelonioidea Nesting Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Antony Fuleihan | ||||
- Trinity Preparatory School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Adrianna White | ||||
- Florida Virtual School |
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Engineering ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Amber Yang | ||||
Orbital Recognition System for Space Debris Tracking Using Artificial Neural Networks - A Journey from Inner-brain GPS to Outer-space GPS Trinity Preparatory School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Jake Bainter | ||||
- Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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3rd Place | ||||
Hamzah Jhaveri | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Nikhil Patel | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Sachin Shah | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Environmental Engineering ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Whitney Beamer | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Evan Ali-McClory | ||||
- Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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Shae Carroll | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Eric Acosta | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Kavita Kanhai and Anique Zakers | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Mathematics and Computational Sciences ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Alexandria Bias, Laurel Arnold and Aecha Nunez | ||||
- Lake Nona High School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Nirja Shah | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Biomedical & Health Sciences ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Alexa Wheeler and Stephany Bustamante | ||||
Platelet Estimation: A Semi-Quantitative method Using the Miller Disc, Year II Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Rithvik Seela | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Blake Gardner | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Haroon Rashid | ||||
- Lake Nona High School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Rumsha Moin | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Radhika Desai | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Pranav Uppalapati | ||||
- Trinity Preparatory School |
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Sarika Nana | ||||
- Orlando Science School |
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Microbiology ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Vrinda Madan | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Kalani Patel and Ava Zollinger | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Physics & Astronomy ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Parker Coye | ||||
Breakage of SET Nanowires and Determination of the Resistivity Constant for Multilayer Graphene Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Jessica Metzger | ||||
- Timber Creek High School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Caroline Bates | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
Daniel Franke | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Animal Sciences ( SR) | Top | |||
1st Place | ||||
Isabella Elzarki and Serena Sha | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Anjeli Nandwani (runnerup) | ||||
The Effects of Azadirachta and Dysphania ambrosiodes on Whiteflies Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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2nd Place | ||||
Jadzia Duarte | ||||
- Cypress Creek High School |
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3rd Place | ||||
Meghana Ganjam and Parnika Agrawal | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Aubrey Martinez | ||||
- Lake Highland Preparatory School |
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Honorable Mention | ||||
JB Jones | ||||
- Orlando Science School |