The 2024 Louisville Regional Science & Engineering Fair took place on Saturday, March 2. View the complete list of winners below. View the 2024 Winners Gallery and Fair Day Photos.
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Junior Category Awards
Animal Sciences
4th Place
Springly Stewart – Saint Agnes School – Middle School
ANIM-007-MS – A Festive Feast
3rd Place
Cole Sprague – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ANIM-005-MS – Correlating Chimpanzee Vocals and Behaviors
2nd Place
Ashton Blount – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ANIM-002-MS – Supplemental Light Effect on Chicken Egg Production
1st Place
Carole Erwin – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ANIM-004-MS – Do Horses Recognize and Respond to Human Facial Expressions
Behavioral and Social Sciences
4th Place
Hawa Omar – Nur Islamic School of Louisville – Middle School
BEHA-012-MS – The Effect of Lumosity ™on The Improvement of Cognitive Abilities
3rd Place
Navey Roth – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
BEHA-009-MS – Justice-Seeking Self-Agency; Differences in Adolescents and Young Children
2nd Place
Sufyan White – Islamic School of Louisville – Middle School
BEHA-005-MS – The Effect of Language on the Stroop Effect
1st Place
Kate Beaton – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
BEHA-007-MS – Exploring the Development of Equity Mindsets in Children
Biochemistry
2nd Place
Lucy Koerber – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
BCHM-003-MS – Do Plastics Impact Cellular Biochemistry
1st Place
Elliot Peters – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
BCHM-004-MS – Preventing Protein Glycation
Biomedical Engineering
2nd Place
Eva Nall – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ENBM-003-MS – Creating a Blood Clot Catheter
1st Place
Gabriel Galla – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ENBM-002-MS – BART: Baby Alert and Roll Tool
Biomedical and Health Sciences
4th Place
Ben Daley – St. Pius X – Middle School
BMED-003-MS – Which Soft Drink Affects Your Teeth the Most
3rd Place
June Oerther – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
BMED-007-MS – Exploring Cinnamon’s Role In Blood Glucose Stabilization
2nd Place
Elli Keeley-Fine – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
BMED-006-MS – Exploring Plastic Leachate Effects on Learning & Memory
1st Place
Graham Centimole – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
BMED-004-MS – The Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Agonists on Preoperative Fasting
Cellular and Molecular Biology
4th Place
Mason Detenber – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
CELL-003-MS – Exploring the Milk Blood Sugar Mystery
3rd Place
Miles Williams – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
CELL-005-MS – Do LED Lights Affect Stem Cell Activity
2nd Place
Molly Bakis – St. Pius X – Middle School
CELL-001-MS – Osmosis, Tonicity & Blood Oh My!
1st Place
Harper Joaquin – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
CELL-004-MS – Determining the Effect of Aspartame of Growing Brains
Chemistry
4th Place
Henry Burket – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
CHEM-003-MS – Preventing Recombination in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
3rd Place
Turner Gooch – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
CHEM-004-MS – Exploring the Effects of pH and Voltage on Electroplating Deposition
2nd Place
Avery Lloyd – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
CHEM-005-MS – A Sustainable Eggshell Derived Photocatalyst
1st Place
Jenna Creed – St. Pius X – Middle School
CHEM-001-MS – Bath Bomb Explosion
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
2nd Place
Vivaan Tippana – South Oldham Middle School – Middle School
CBIO-001-MS – Harnessing the power of Generative AI in the field of Bioinformatics
1st Place
Samuel Church – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
CBIO-002-MS – Exploring IBD Gene Upregulation in Alzheimer’s
Earth and Environmental Science
4th Place
Emerson Thiesing – Sacred Heart Model School – Middle School
EAEV-006-MS – The Interceptor
3rd Place
Penelope Chitwood – Sacred Heart Model School – Middle School
EAEV-008-MS – Consequences and Cures: Rising Sea Levels
2nd Place
John Cornett – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
EAEV-018-MS – Population Density and Precipitation Microplastic
1st Place
Harper Sexton – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
EAEV-023-MS – Exploring Wildfire Particulate Matter
Embedded Systems
2nd Place
Lawson May – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
EBED-001-MS – The Breath Saver: Creating a Smart Inhaler
1st Place
Olivia Naidu – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
EBED-002-MS – CHAD: Cloud Helmet with Accident Detection
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
4th Place
Omri Doiron – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
EGSD-004-MS – Making an Efficient Gravity Battery
3rd Place
Aryan Raj – Echo Trail Middle School – Middle School
EGSD-008-MS – Can we make Energy with a chemical reaction other than MRE’s
2nd Place
Gus Griffin – Sacred Heart Model School – Middle School
EGSD-001-MS – SolarChaser: A Solar Panel that Tracks the Sun
1st Place
Isaiah Bertram – Home School – Middle School
EGSD-002-MS – Efficiently Capturing the Wind’s Energy
Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
4th Place
Thomas Messier – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ETSD-005-MS – Silent Running: Designing a Quieter Aquatic Propeller
3rd Place
Stephen Sexton – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ETSD-007-MS – Breakwater Shape Affects Wave Height
2nd Place
Helen Bai – Noe Middle – Middle School
ETSD-002-MS – Investigation of Off-Axis Thrust and Center of Gravity Misalignment on Dynamic Stability of Mid and High-Powered Rockets
1st Place
Todd Niemann – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ETSD-006-MS – Exploring Novel Designs in Ionic Thrusters
Environmental Engineering
4th Place
Abby Dailey – Sacred Heart Model School – Middle School
ENEV-002-MS – Macroinvertebrates: A Guide to Water Quality
3rd Place
Lucy Coker – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ENEV-003-MS – Creating a Co2 Absorbing Paint
2nd Place
Amelia Prizant – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ENEV-004-MS – Remediating Agricultural Pollution with Calcium Carbonate
1st Place
Ifrah Shaik – J Graham Brown Middle School – Middle School
ENEV-001-MS – Operation Aquatic Oasis: Reducing Nitrogen Concentrations Using Lemna Minor
Materials Science
4th Place
Grady Stage – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
MATS-004-MS – Creating Green Firefighting Foam
3rd Place
Andrew Mayer – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
MATS-002-MS – Creating Electrical Cement
2nd Place
Asher Montgomery – Shelby County West Middle School – Middle School
MATS-001-MS – cruder extruder
1st Place
Katie Mulvihill – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
MATS-003-MS – Creating a Carbon Dioxide Absorbing Bioplastic
Mathematics
2nd Place
Ryan Butler, Tyler Berkeley, Kaiden Brady – Hopkinsville Middle School – Middle School
MATH-002-MS-T – Probability of Going Pro: NBA Draft Statistics in Action
1st Place
Bella Holtgrave – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
MATH-003-MS – RETINAL VASCULAR FRACTAL DIMENSION AND DISEASE
Microbiology
4th Place
Ella McGee – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
MCRO-007-MS – Bacterial Alcohol and Antibiotic Resistance in a Natural Mash Setting
3rd Place
Lucy Pulliam – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
MCRO-008-MS – Exploring Bed Bugs as Possible Vectors of Bacterial Infections
2nd Place
Tyler Head – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
MCRO-003-MS – Plastic Leachate Affects Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
1st Place
Grace Gorter – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
MCRO-002-MS – Sago Palm: A Possible Antimicrobial
Physics and Astronomy
4th Place
james lavenson – Saint Francis School, Louisville – Middle School
PHYS-006-MS – weights and their placement affect frisbee flight
3rd Place
WIlliam Lonneman – St. Pius X – Middle School
PHYS-002-MS – Going, Going, Gone! Which Bat Is Better?
2nd Place
Owen Park – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
PHYS-007-MS – Exploring Regolith-Metal Static Attraction in a Martian Atmosphere
1st Place
Leland Bernauer – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
PHYS-004-MS – How Baseball Temperature Affects Hitting
Plant Sciences
4th Place
Ashrita Snigdha Vaddicharla – Echo Trail Middle School – Middle School
PLNT-002-MS – Filtering for a cleaner future
3rd Place
Margaret Meador – Saint Agnes School – Middle School
PLNT-001-MS – The effects of edible film coatings on the shelf-life of produce
2nd Place
Samuel Hawley – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
PLNT-005-MS – Exploring Hydro Acoustic Attraction in Plants
1st Place
Roger Quarles – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
PLNT-006-MS – Exploring Allelopathy In Organic Potato Eye Sprouts
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
2nd Place
James Welch – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ROBO-002-MS – Improving a Robotic Gripper with Haptics
1st Place
Vera Naidu – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
ROBO-001-MS – Improving a Medical Robot with Haptics and High Res. Camera
Systems Software
3rd Place
Sarah Jacob – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
SOFT-003-MS – Design of a Large Language Model to Assist Autistic Children with Emotional Recognition
2nd Place
Zoe Zheng – Noe Middle – Middle School
SOFT-001-MS – Study Ninja
1st Place
Isaac Given – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
SOFT-002-MS – Street Angels: An app for helping the Unhoused
Technology Enhances the Arts
3rd Place
Paige Isaacs – St. Pius X – Middle School
TECA-002-MS – Dance Shoes
2nd Place
Sumayyah Vineyard – Nur Islamic School of Louisville – Middle School
TECA-003-MS – Human Versus AI- Measuring Teacher and Student Accuracy in Identifying AI Generated Paragraphs
1st Place
Max Dunn – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
TECA-001-MS – Science Meets Art: Turning Plant EEG Signals into Pieces Of 3D Art
Translational Medical Science
4th Place
Hasina Sabur – Nur Islamic School of Louisville – Middle School
TMED-004-MS – The effect of Dandelion and Rose extract on bacterial growth
3rd Place
Catherine Burket – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
TMED-001-MS – Exploring the Impact of Vinyl Flooring VOCs on Stem Cell Function
2nd Place
Karl Manke – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
TMED-002-MS – Magnolia, a Possible Cancer Adjunct Therapy
1st Place
Leah Rasnake – Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville – Middle School
TMED-003-MS – Investigating Where Plants Affect the Coagulation Cascade
Senior Category Awards
Animal Sciences
Behavioral and Social Sciences
4th Place
Adja Gueye – Central High School – High School
BEHA-010-HS – Deja Vu: A Survey Done To Test Various Memory And Attentional Theories On High School Youth
3rd Place
Alexandra Kachalova, Kathleen Zhao, Lisa-Sophia Kachalova – North Oldham High School – High School
BEHA-004-HS-T – Impacts of Music on Memorization
2nd Place
Sarah Gauhar – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
BEHA-008-HS – Power of Yells
1st Place
Makayla Brown – J Graham Brown High School – High School
BEHA-006-HS – The Correlation Between Cultural Values, Emotional Response, and Cognitive Appraisals toward Negative Television News Media
Biochemistry
3rd Place
Satya Hasini Ambati – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
BCHM-003-HS – Electrolytes: What Levels Are Safe for People with Diabetes?
2nd Place
Nandhika Veeramalli – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
BCHM-002-HS – The effect of Temperature on the Activity of Amylase Enzyme in Breaking Down of Starch
1st Place
Qendresa Dani,Nadalia Solomon – Valley High School – High School
BCHM-004-HS-T – What liquid affects gummy bears?
Biomedical Engineering
1st Place
Gopalaniket Tadinada – North Oldham High School – High School
ENBM-001-HS – CereVis: A Novel Multimodal Comprehensive Surgical Assistance System for Brain Tumors Utilizing Machine Learning for Pre-Operative Planning and Intra-Operative Surgery
Biomedical and Health Sciences
4th Place
Dolores Wood – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
BMED-012-HS – The Effects of Heart Rate on Horror/Comedy Television
3rd Place
Rafeef Abdulrazzaq – Nur Islamic School of Louisville – High School
BMED-014-HS – the effect of quran and music on heartrate
2nd Place
Lillian Westerfield – Christian County High School – High School
BMED-009-HS – Binaural Beats: From Stress to Peace
1st Place
Aicha Faiz – Nur Islamic School of Louisville – High School
BMED-015-HS – The Effect of An Artificial Pancreas on Type Diabetes 1
Cellular and Molecular Biology
3rd Place
Cheyanne Rodewig – Valley High School – High School
CELL-005-HS – Human Biology: Cisplatin Resistance
2nd Place
Albert Mbanfu – Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics – High School
CELL-003-HS – c-JUN Protein Expression in the Regenerating Lamprey Spinal Cord
1st Place
Ryan Yakoumatos – North Oldham High School – High School
CELL-001-HS – A Comparison of the Impact of Different β-Glucans on Murine Macrophage Activation
Chemistry
2nd Place
Charlotte Rahman,Anna Kate Skovron – North Oldham High School – High School
CHEM-001-HS-T – The Colors of Chemistry
1st Place
Sage Snyder – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
CHEM-002-HS – Where Would You Rather Lather? The effect of calcium carbonate water concentrations on shampoo lathering
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
3rd Place
Carson Song,Joseph Geddie – Trinity High School, Louisville – High School
CBIO-002-HS-T – Different viruses, same genes: Investigating genetic differences between Human Herpesvirus 6A and 6B
2nd Place
Zahra Chasmawala – Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics – High School
CBIO-003-HS – Modeling Neuron Energy Efficiency and Consumption Using Hodgkin-Huxley Equations with Analysis and Application
1st Place
Sara Nath – Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics – High School
CBIO-001-HS – Classifying Alzheimer’s Disease Outcome in Single-Cell RNA-Seq Datasets
Earth and Environmental Science
1st Place
Grace Reck – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
EAEV-004-HS – Climate Change vs. The Brain
Embedded Systems
1st Place
Easha Heellage – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
EBED-001-HS – Advanced Anesthesia Monitoring System
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
3rd Place
Owen Yoffe – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
EGSD-003-HS – Are Horizontal or Vertical Wind Turbines More Efficient at Differing Wind Speeds
2nd Place
Mihira Sumanasekera – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
EGSD-002-HS – Creating a New Catalyst to Replace Platinum in Producing Hydrogen by Water Electrolysis
1st Place
Asa Ashley – Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics – High School
EGSD-001-HS – Novel Synthesis of Maghemite Nanospheres on Nickel Foam as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Alkaline Water Splitting
Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
4th Place
Nathan Pennell – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
ETSD-001-HS – Bridges and their Strength
3rd Place
Ahmed Al Rawi – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
ETSD-002-HS – The Effect of the Weight Distribution of a Car on its Speed in Racing
2nd Place
Sophia Sapienza – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
ETSD-003-HS – The Effect of Hull Shape on the Speed of a Boat.
1st Place
Eldino Kilim, Abinandhan Ramkumar – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
ETSD-004-HS-T – Icey wings: No-go
Environmental Engineering
4th Place
George Reeves, Maddie Thompson – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
ENEV-003-HS-T – Hairs and Furs VS Oil spills
3rd Place
Rujula Kolwalkar – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
ENEV-004-HS – Novel Filter Design for Removal of Microplastics from Drinking Water
2nd Place
Nishita Chaduvula – Eastern High School – High School
ENEV-001-HS – Effectiveness of Different Biodegradable Hydrogels in Retaining Soil Moisture
1st Place
Amina Albarqawi – Nur Islamic School of Louisville – High School
ENEV-006-HS – The Effect of Wax Moth Larva on Plastic Degradation
Materials Science
3rd Place
Claire Sharon – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
MATS-001-HS – The Effect of Materials and Designs of a Field Hockey Stick on a Ball’s Speed
2nd Place
Miranda Navarro, Brooklyn Scheidel – Valley High School – High School
MATS-004-HS-T – What are different brands of chocolate melting times?
1st Place
Connor Hamm – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
MATS-002-HS – The Effect of Acid On 3d printing
Mathematics
1st Place
Grace Myers – North Oldham High School – High School
MATH-001-HS – The Melody of Math
Microbiology
4th Place
Reva Kapoor, Henry Fan – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
MCRO-004-HS-T – The effect of different hand sanitizers on bacteria growth
3rd Place
Mariajose Galindo Chavez, Zaina Al Farra – North Oldham High School – High School
MCRO-001-HS-T – How does pH impact Escherichia coli growth? (Implications for leafy greens food preparation)
2nd Place
Sofia Sileo – Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics – High School
MCRO-002-HS – Characterization of a bacteriophage protein that is toxic to Mycobacterium smegmatis
1st Place
Muhilan Balasubramaian – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
MCRO-003-HS – Analysis of Novel Multi-enzyme Formulation’s Synergistic Roles in the Interventional Disruption of E coli Biofilms
Physics and Astronomy
2nd Place
Alyssa Jones – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
PHYS-010-HS – How Does the Size of the Blood Spatter Correlate to the Distance from Where the Blood Fell?
1st Place
Nikhil Kumar – Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics – High School
PHYS-011-HS – Optimized and Accurate Planetary and Interplanetary Satellite Modeling Via Utilization of Advanced Differential Equations
Plant Sciences
2nd Place
Elyse Wilcox – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
PLNT-001-HS – The Effect of Fertilizer on the Propogation of Pothos
1st Place
Jackson May – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
PLNT-002-HS – The Effect Soil has on Plant Height
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
3rd Place
Owen Davis, Ivan Smith – North Oldham High School – High School
ROBO-002-HS-T – Creating and identifying synthesized voices
2nd Place
Henry Carnahan – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
ROBO-003-HS – Miniature Pneumatic Artificial Muscles In a Small Soft-Robot
1st Place
Kevin Brothers – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
ROBO-004-HS – Found: Reuniting Parents with their children using facial recognition
Systems Software
4th Place
Aarush Rajguru – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
SOFT-003-HS – Can a Website Help Incoming High School Students?
3rd Place
Rihaan Kapoor – Trinity High School, Louisville – High School
SOFT-001-HS – High Resolution Image Synthesis with Cycle Consistent Adversarial Networks
2nd Place
Xuanhao Li, Summon Gebrelibanos – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
SOFT-004-HS-T – Decoding and Transferring Data through Photos using Photo-Based Steganography
1st Place
DaYou Choi – Eminence High School – High School
SOFT-002-HS – Exploring Quantum Algorithms and Realistic Applications
Technology Enhances the Arts
2nd Place
Leona Haight – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
TECA-002-HS – AI vs Art
1st Place
Amy Pan – Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics – High School
TECA-001-HS – iEquity: An Augmented Reality Theatre Production
Translational Medical Science
4th Place
Annika Bell, Leysha Gudibanda – North Oldham High School – High School
TMED-002-HS-T – Hippo Sun Cream
3rd Place
Jewels Jackson – Valley High School – High School
TMED-006-HS – Does Birth Control Effect a Person’s Ability to Handle Cramping?
2nd Place
Vaishnavi Pendyala – North Oldham High School – High School
TMED-003-HS – Developing an Inducible and Reversible Gene Silencing Platform in Human Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cells by CRISPR Interference
1st Place
Zaynab Pervez – Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair – High School
TMED-004-HS – Exploring Female Cardiac Resilience – The Power of Ketogenic Responses
Special Awards
Society for In Vitro Biology – Achievement In Vitro Biology
Achievement In Vitro Biology
Student Name: Muhilan Balasubramaian
Student Category: Microbiology
Award Prize: Certificate
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: MCRO-003-HS
Achievement In Vitro Biology
Student Name: Lillian Westerfield
Student Category: Biomedical and Health Sciences
Award Prize: Certificate
Origin Fair: Christian County High School
Project Number: BMED-009-HS
Kentucky Science & Engineering Fair with support of Amazon Corporation – Amazon Innovation Award MS
2 Junior Awards of $100 each
Student Name: Estefany Juan-Menchu
Student Category: Earth and Environmental Science
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: EAEV-021-MS
Student Name: Zainab Fatima
Student Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Origin Fair: Nur Islamic School of Louisville
Project Number: BEHA-011-MS
Kentucky Science Engineering Fair with support of Amazon Corporation – Amazon Innovation Awards HS
2 Senior winners of $100 each
Student Name: Zaina Al Farra, Mariajose Galindo Chavez
Student Category: Microbiology
Origin Fair: North Oldham High School
Project Number: MCRO-001-HS-T
Student Name: Adja Gueye
Student Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Origin Fair: Central High School
Project Number: BEHA-010-HS
American Chemical Society Awards
First Place (Junior and Senior category) Chemistry and Biochemistry
Second Place (Junior and Senior category) Chemistry and Biochemistry
Invitation to ACS section Awards Reception. All prizes are awarded at the reception, must be present to win the awards.
Student Name: Lucy Koerber
Student Category: Biochemistry
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: BCHM-003-MS
Student Name: Elliot Peters
Student Category: Biochemistry
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: BCHM-004-MS
Student Name: Jenna Creed
Student Category: Chemistry
Origin Fair: St. Pius X
Project Number: CHEM-001-MS
Student Name: Avery Lloyd
Student Category: Chemistry
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: CHEM-005-MS
Student Name: Charlotte Rahman, Anna Kate Skovron
Student Category: Chemistry
Origin Fair: North Oldham High School
Project Number: CHEM-001-HS-T
Student Name: Sage Snyder
Student Category: Chemistry
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: CHEM-002-HS
Student Name: Qendresa Dani, Nadalia Solomon
Student Category: Biochemistry
Origin Fair: Valley High School
Project Number: BCHM-004-HS-T
Student Name: Nandhika Veeramalli
Student Category: Biochemistry
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: BCHM-002-HS
American Psychological Association Award
Certificate and 1 year subscription to psychology society (a $35) value.
Student Name: Alexandra Kachalova, Lisa-Sophia Kachalova, Kathleen Zhao
Student Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Origin Fair: North Oldham High School
Project Number: BEHA-004-HS-T
Student Name: Navey Roth
Student Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: BEHA-009-MS
Association for Women Geoscientists – Award for Women Geoscientists
Certificate and AWG membership
Student Name: Amina Albarqawi
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: Nur Islamic School of Louisville
Project Number: ENEV-006-HS
Student Name: Estefany Juan-Menchu
Student Category: Earth and Environmental Science
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: EAEV-021-MS
Regeneron – Biomedical Science Award
$375 and Certificate
Student Name: Sara Nath
Student Category: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: CBIO-001-HS
Norton Children Research Institute Affiliated with University of Louisville School of Medicine – Child Health and Well-being Award
Two awards will be made of $175 at each level, middle and high school.
Student Name: Nora Adler, Priya Gautam
Student Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: BEHA-009-HS-T
Student Name: Gracyn Stockwell
Student Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: BEHA-010-MS
American Society of Civil Engineers – Kentucky Section -Civil Engineering Award
Junior Award: 1 Certificate and $25
Senior Award: 1 Certificate and $25
Student Name: Amina Albarqawi
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: Nur Islamic School of Louisville
Project Number: ENEV-006-HS
Student Name: Stephen Sexton
Student Category: Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: ETSD-007-MS
GE Appliances, Asia IMPACT – Clear Thinker Award
Junior and Senior winners – Certificate and $100 for each level.
Student Name: Sara Nath
Student Category: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: CBIO-001-HS
Student Name: Olivia Bellinger
Student Category: Chemistry
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: CHEM-007-MS
Bakelite Synthetics – Community Impact Award
Junior and Senior winners: certificate $50 each level.
Student Name: Sofia Sileo
Student Category: Microbiology
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: MCRO-002-HS
Student Name: Olivia Bellinger
Student Category: Chemistry
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: CHEM-007-MS
Maryam’s Charity Inc. – Community Service and Social Benefit Award
Award Prize: $25
Student Name: Jenna Creed
Student Category: Chemistry
Origin Fair: St. Pius X
Project Number: CHEM-001-MS
Student Name: Omri Doiron
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: EGSD-004-MS
Student Name: Aryan Raj
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Echo Trail Middle School
Project Number: EGSD-008-MS
Student Name: Summon Gebrelibanos, Xuanhao Li
Student Category: Systems Software
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: SOFT-004-HS-T
KY Chapter of Air and Waste Management Association (KY-AWMA) Conservation and Waste Management Award
2 winners selected from any category and any division MS or HS: $100 and certificate for each winner.
Student Name: Mihira Sumanasekera
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: EGSD-002-HS
Student Name: Amina Albarqawi
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: Nur Islamic School of Louisville
Project Number: ENEV-006-HS
Jefferson County Conservation District – Conservation Awards
1st place ($200) 2nd place ($150) 3rd place ($100)
Student Name: Johanna Hawley 1st
Student Category: Earth and Environmental Science
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: EAEV-020-MS
Student Name: Nishita Chaduvula 2nd
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: Eastern High School
Project Number: ENEV-001-HS
Student Name: Ifrah Shaik 3rd
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: J Graham Brown Middle School
Project Number: ENEV-001-MS
Bakelite Synthetics – Creative Project Award
Junior and Senior winners: certificate and $50 for each level
Student Name: Amina Albarqawi
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: Nur Islamic School of Louisville
Project Number: ENEV-006-HS
Student Name: Leland Bernauer
Student Category: Physics and Astronomy
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: PHYS-004-MS
Department of Defense STEM Leadership Prize
$100 award and certificate to the middle school student or team that demonstrates excellence in STEM.
Student Name: Isaiah Bertram
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Home School
Project Number: EGSD-002-MS
KPFF – Engineering Achievement Award
1 Senior winner: $100 plus certificate
1 Junior winner: $50 plus certificate
Student Name: Eldino Kilim, Abinandhan Ramkumar
Student Category: Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: ETSD-004-HS-T
Student Name: Aaron Barmore
Student Category: Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: ETSD-003-MS
Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers – Engineering Award
Certificate and $50 sponsored by the Louisville Chapter of NSPE-KY
Student Name: Henry Carnahan
Student Category: Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: ROBO-003-HS
KY Chapter of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers KCHMM – Environmental Science Award
Certificate, $400 prize and invitation to KCHMM Chapter meeting for award presentation.
Student Name: Asa Ashley
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: EGSD-001-HS
Engineering Division U. S. Army Corps of Engineers-Excellence in Civil Engineering
Certificate of Excellence — Middle School & High School
Student Name: Stephen Sexton
Student Category: Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: ETSD-007-MS
Student Name: Nathan Pennell
Student Category: Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: ETSD-001-HS
FirstBuild Scholarship Award
A cash award of $750 for post secondary education will be made directly to the student(s) after high school graduation and evidence of acceptance to a post secondary program is sent to LRSEF.
Student Name: Asa Ashley
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: EGSD-001-HS
Bluegrass Institute of Food Technologists – Food & Beverage Science & Technology Award
1st is $150, 2nd is $100.
Student Name: Margaret Meador
Student Category: Plant Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Agnes School
Project Number: PLNT-001-MS
Student Name: Zaina Al Farra, Mariajose Galindo Chavez
Student Category: Microbiology
Origin Fair: North Oldham High School
Project Number: MCRO-001-HS-T
Maryam’s Charity Inc. – Global Perfection Award
Award Prize: $25
Student Name: Vera Naidu
Student Category: Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: ROBO-001-MS
Student Name: Kevin Brothers
Student Category: Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: ROBO-004-HS
Student Name: DaYou Choi
Student Category: Systems Software
Origin Fair: Eminence High School
Project Number: SOFT-002-HS
Student Name: Isaac Given
Student Category: Systems Software
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: SOFT-002-MS
Maryam’s Charity, Inc. – Green or Environmentally Friendly Award
Award Prize: $25
Student Name: Patrick Galla
Student Category: Earth and Environmental Science
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: EAEV-019-MS
Student Name: Rujula Kolwalkar
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Award Prize: $25
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: ENEV-004-HS
Student Name: Amina Albarqawi
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: Nur Islamic School of Louisville
Project Number: ENEV-006-HS
Student Name: Margaret Meador
Student Category: Plant Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Agnes School
Project Number: PLNT-001-MS
Maryam’s Charity Inc. – Health and Safety Award
Award Prize: $25
Student Name: Aicha Faiz
Student Category: Biomedical and Health Sciences
Origin Fair: Nur Islamic School of Louisville
Project Number: BMED-015-HS
Student Name: Joseph Geddie, Carson Song
Student Category: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Origin Fair: Trinity High School, Louisville
Project Number: CBIO-002-HS-T
Student Name: Mason Detenber
Student Category: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: CELL-003-MS
Student Name: Annika Bell, Leysha Gudibanda
Student Category: Translational Medical Science
Origin Fair: North Oldham High School
Project Number: TMED-002-HS-T
Student Name: Vaishnavi Pendyala
Student Category: Translational Medical Science
Origin Fair: North Oldham High School
Project Number: TMED-003-HS
iForce Innovation Award
Award Prize: $50, trophy and certificate
Student Name: Asa Ashley
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: EGSD-001-HS
Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC)
Nomination to the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
Student Name: Ifrah Shaik
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: J Graham Brown Middle School
Project Number: ENEV-001-MS
Student Name: Isaiah Bertram
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Home School
Project Number: EGSD-002-MS
Student Name: Olivia Naidu
Student Category: Embedded Systems
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: EBED-002-MS
Student Name: Todd Niemann
Student Category: Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: ETSD-006-MS
Student Name: Roger Quarles
Student Category: Plant Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: PLNT-006-MS
Student Name: Vera Naidu
Student Category: Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: ROBO-001-MS
Student Name: Gabriel Galla
Student Category: Biomedical Engineering
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: ENBM-002-MS
Student Name: Graham Centimole
Student Category: Biomedical and Health Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: BMED-004-MS
Student Name: Leah Rasnake
Student Category: Translational Medical Science
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: TMED-003-MS
Student Name: Helen Bai
Student Category: Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
Origin Fair: Noe Middle
Project Number: ETSD-002-MS
Student Name: Samuel Hawley
Student Category: Plant Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: PLNT-005-MS
Student Name: Tyler Head
Student Category: Microbiology
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: MCRO-003-MS
Student Name: Elli Keeley-Fine
Student Category: Biomedical and Health Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: BMED-006-MS
Student Name: Harper Joaquin
Student Category: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: CELL-004-MS
Student Name: Karl Manke
Student Category: Translational Medical Science
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: TMED-002-MS
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
$100 award and a certificate to young inventor (or team)
Student Name: Vera Naidu
Student Category: Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: ROBO-001-MS
US Metric Association – Metrics Award
Certificate and 1 year membership
Student Name: Isaiah Bertram
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Home School
Project Number: EGSD-002-MS
Student Name: Roger Quarles
Student Category: Plant Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: PLNT-006-MS
NASA Earth Systems Science Award
Certificate and invitation to webinar with NASA scientist
Student Name: John Cornett
Student Category: Earth and Environmental Science
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: EAEV-018-MS
Student Name: Lucy Coker
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: ENEV-003-MS
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assoc. (NOAA) Award
Award Prize: Letter, certificate
Student Name: Harper Sexton
Student Category: Earth and Environmental Science
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: EAEV-023-MS
Student Name: William Cooper
Student Category: Physics and Astronomy
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: PHYS-005-MS
Office of Naval Research Award
Senior Winners: Certificate and medallion, along with $50 gift card.
Junior Winners: Certificate and medallion
Student Name: Molly Bakis
Student Category: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Origin Fair: St. Pius X
Project Number: CELL-001-MS
Student Name: Tyler Head
Student Category: Microbiology
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: MCRO-003-MS
Student Name: Samuel Church
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Student Category: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Project Number: CBIO-002-MS
Student Name: Marlowe Jeffreys
Student Category: Microbiology
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: MCRO-004-MS
Student Name: Sofia Sileo
Student Category: Microbiology
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: MCRO-002-HS
Student Name: Ryan Yakoumatos
Student Category: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Origin Fair: North Oldham High School
Project Number: CELL-001-HS
Student Name: Nikhil Kumar
Student Category: Physics and Astronomy
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: PHYS-011-HS
Louisville Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Award
Award of $150.
Winner will be invited to present poster at the annual Neuroscience Day at the University of Louisville
Student Name: Gopalaniket Tadinada
Student Category: Biomedical Engineering
Origin Fair: North Oldham High School
Project Number: ENBM-001-HS
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) – Science Champion Award
Certificate and Social Media Toolkit
In addition the winning individual or team will be invited to join other winners from around the world to participate in a virtual conversation with USAID Chief Scientist, to be held in summer 2024.
Student Name: Kevin Brothers
Student Category: Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: ROBO-004-HS
Student Name: Elliot Peters
Student Category: Biochemistry
Project Number: BCHM-004-MS
Gibson Family – Sustainability Award
Junor and Senior winner: $100 certificate, book for student for each level.
Student Name: Nishita Chaduvula
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: Eastern High School
Project Number: ENEV-001-HS
Student Name: Roger Quarles
Student Category: Plant Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: PLNT-006-MS
Ricoh USA, Inc. – Sustainable Development Award
Certificate
Student Name: Asa Ashley
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: EGSD-001-HS
Student Name: Avery Lloyd
Student Category: Chemistry
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: CHEM-005-MS
U.S. Air Force Certificate of Achievement
Air Force Research Laboratory sends a sling pack, Power Bank,
USB Flash Memory Drive, USB Car Charger, and Official Air Force Certificate.
Student Name: William Cooper
Student Category: Physics and Astronomy
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: PHYS-005-MS
Student Name: Nikhil Kumar
Student Category: Physics and Astronomy
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: PHYS-011-HS
Student Name: Connor Hamm
Student Category: Materials Science
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: MATS-002-HS
Student Name: Helen Bai
Origin Fair: Noe Middle
Project Number: ETSD-002-MS
Louisville Water Company Award
Junior OR Senior Award of $300 and Certificate
Student Name: Bilal Abdulbaqi
Student Category: Microbiology
Origin Fair: Nur Islamic School of Louisville
Project Number: MCRO-010-MS
Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP)
Regional certificate and nomination for the Kentucky SJWP Competition.
Student Name: Nishita Chaduvula
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: Eastern High School
Project Number: ENEV-001-HS
Student Name: Sage Snyder
Student Category: Chemistry
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: CHEM-002-HS
Student Name: Rujula Kolwalkar
Student Category: Environmental Engineering
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: ENEV-004-HS
Yale Science and Engineering Association Award
Certificate to an 11th grader. Yale will send medallion to student winner.
Student Name: Zaynab Pervez
Student Category: Translational Medical Science
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: TMED-004-HS
State Fair
LRSEF students nominated for KY Science & Engineering Fair – March 22 and 23 at
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond.
All 1st and 2nd place category winners are automatically promoted to the state fair. Also, the 4 winners of the Amazon Awards are nominated and promoted. In addition, LRSEF names At-Large students for state.
Middle School – Junior – At Large
Penelope Chitwood
Emerson Thiesing
June Oerther
Lucy Pulliam
Catherine Burket
John Kipp
High School -Senior – At Large
Jewels Jackson
Joseph Geddies and Carson Song
Alexandra Kachalova, Lisa-Sohia Kachalova, Kathleen Zhao
School Awards
Certificates, Trophies made by GE Appliances Asia Impact
Cash Awards for School STEM programs — $400 for 1st, $250 for 2nd $175 for 3rd
Middle School – Junior
1st Place – St. Francis of Assisi, Louisville
2nd place – Nur Islamic School, Louisville
3rd Place – St. Pius X, Edgewood
High School – Senior
1st Place – Ballard High School, Louisville
2nd Place – North Oldham High School, Goshen
3rd Place – Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Science and Mathematics, Bowling Green
Best of Fair Awards
sponsored by GE Appliances, a Haier Company
Middle School – Junior Best of Fair
Certificate, Trophy made by GE Appliances Asia Impact and $240 for each project
Student Name: Isaiah Bertram
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Home School
Project Number: EGSD-002-MS
Student Name: Graham Centimole
Student Category: Biomedical and Health Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: BMED-004-MS
Student Name: Elli Keeley-Fine
Student Category: Biomedical and Health Sciences
Origin Fair: Saint Francis of Assisi, Louisville
Project Number: BMED-006-MS
High School – Senior Best of Fair
Certificate, Trophy made by GE Appliances Asia Impact and $420 for each project. Travel grant to attend Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA May 11-17, 2024, with “TEAM Kentucky.”
Student Name: Asa Ashley
Student Category: Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: EGSD-001-HS
Student Name: Muhilan Balasubramaian
Student Category: Microbiology
Origin Fair: Ballard High School Science & Engineering Fair
Project Number: MCRO-003-HS
Student Name: Zahra Chasmawala
Student Category: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: CBIO-003-HS
Student Name: Nikhil Kumar
Student Category: Physics and Astronomy
Origin Fair: Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics
Project Number: PHYS-011-HS
Student Name: Gopalaniket Tadinada
Student Category: Biomedical Engineering
Origin Fair: North Oldham High School
Project Number: ENBM-001-HS