Day 7: Saturday May 17, 2014 ... Departure for Home

Team Montreal had a 5 am flight and were scheduled for a 3 am bus pick up so they were first to bed.  Team YSC had a 4 am and Team BASEF had a 4:20 am bus pick up ... names unknown but I am told several stayed up in the lobby

Arrivals at the LAX Airport and check-ins and boarding all went smoothly.  A quick breakfast and hugs and goodbyes were exchanged with those who were off with Dustin to Vancouver (Duncan, Ann, Jessica and Sujay).  The rest of the group boarded our 7:20 am flight for good old Toronto.  Obviously tired from the previous sleepless night, several slept through the last farewells.

Once on the plane, it was lights out for virtually everyone until arrival back in Toronto around 3 pm time.

See you all next year!

Day 7: Friday May 16, 2014 ... Santa Monica

After such a whirlwind of excitement at the award ceremonies, it was decided that a suitable wind down would be delivered by a visit to the Santa Monica Pier and Beach.  It was planned that two luxurious stretch limos would whisk away our group of 6 chaperones and 19 students to sand heaven ... great idea and celebrations sans champagne would be in order. Unfortunately instead, we were shuttled away in 4 yellow minivan taxis. Oh, the disappointment. Apparently, the limo company had overbooked due to the coincident needs of the numerous area high school Friday night grads.

Once at Santa Monica, the students dispersed into their groups and were encouraged to spend time either on the beach or at the neighbouring mall.  Courtesy of Adamo, here is an example of typical Calvin and his idea of fun.  After hours of much fun, the groups all met together for a quick dinner at the mall and then were shuttled back to the hotel; this time, three large SUV sleek limos did the job.

Back at the hotel, by 10 pm, the students were encouraged to pack first and then party as they feel necessary.  Many just hung out, signed each other's project number boards and learned how to make balloon animals under chaperone Cathy's supervision.

We were humbled by a surprised visit from Nicholas Schieffer, a Team Canada IISEF 2012 Alumni who is now doing his schooling at nearby Caltech. Nicholas won 2nd in Fair in IISEF 2012. What a classy guy ...  he bused and walked for 1 1/2 hour just to speak to and congratulate all of the students.

Nicole was met by parents and left with them to prepare for a side trip visit to Stanford.  Team Montreal had a 5 am flight and were scheduled for a 3 am bus pick up so they were first to bed.  Team YSC had a 4 am and Team BASEF had a 4:20 am bus pick up ... names unknown but I am told several stayed up in the lobby 

.... to be continued ...

Day 7: Friday May 16, 2014 ... Grand Awards

The 10 Special Awards from our previous night compared favourably to our last year's team's 11 Awards.  This gave us great optimism for the Grand Award night since last year's Team Canada 2013 funded 24 projects as compared to this year's 18 projects.

Final results gave us 1 First, 4 Seconds, 2 Thirds, 3 Fourths totalling $12,500 and one invitation for the all expense paid trip to the European Union Science Contest.  We fell short of last year's total of 16 awards but again our reduced funded project numbers had an influence on this.

Our award winners are as follows:

Computer Science
Fourth Award of $500      representing the top 30 worldwide in the sub-category

CS060	Twinsight: A Novel Multifactor Behavioural Analysis Algorithm for Social Media
	Daniel Mogilny, 15, Holy Trinity School, Richmond Hill, Canada

Energy and Transportation
Third Award of $1,000      representing the top 13 worldwide in the sub-category

ET047 Fun in the Sun! Increasing Grätzel Cell Efficiency Using Diatomaceous Earth Meagan Ann Fabel, 18, Walkerville Collegiate Institute, Windsor, Canada

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
First Award of $3,000      representing the top 3 worldwide in the sub-category

EE063 Nanofluid CPU Cooling: Novel Block Design Duncan Bayard Stothers, 16, St. George's School, Vancouver, Canada

Second Award of $1,500      representing the top 10 worldwide in the sub-category

EE064 The Hollow Flashlights: Head and Hand Ann Stasia Makosinski, 16, Saint Michaels University School, Victoria, Canada

Environmental Management
Second Award of $1,500      representing the top 7 worldwide in the sub-category

EM046 Passive Manipulation of Thermal Radiation: Dual Purpose Condensers to Provide Potable Water Calvin James Rieder, 17, Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, Oakville, Canada

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering
Second Award of $1,500      representing the top 8 worldwide in the sub-category

EN050 iAid: A Novel Multimodal, Cloud-Based Navigation System for the Visually Impaired Alexander Matthew Deans, 17, Académie Ste Cécile International School, Windsor, Canada

Medicine and Health Sciences
Second Award of $1,500      representing the top 10 worldwide in the sub-category

ME079 Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification System for Point-of-Care HIV Diagnosis Nicole Sabina Ticea, 15, York House School, Vancouver, Canada

Third Award of $1,000      representing the top 20 worldwide in the sub-category

ME079 Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification System for Point-of-Care HIV Diagnosis Sujay, Nagaraj 17, Western Canada High School, Calgary, Canada

Fourth Award of $500      representing the top 34 worldwide in the sub-categor

ME080 Personalized Medicine: A Novel Quantum Dot Bioconjugate Targeted Cancer Therapy Amit Scheer, 15, Colonel By Secondary School, Ottawa, Canada

Microbiology
Fourth Award of $500      representing the top 25 worldwide in the sub-category

MI059 Identification of Novel Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Compounds in Curcuma amada Varsha Jayasankar, 17, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, St. Catharines, Canada

After the award ceremony ......

This headboard and backboard has been with Meagen for 5 CWSF and 1 IISEF ... she left them behind in LA ... here's pictures for your memories, Meagen.

FULL GRAND AWARDS LISTINGS DESCRIPTIONS and WINNERS

Intel ISEF 2014 Grand Awards May 16, 2014, Los Angeles, California – Society for Science & the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation, announced Grand Awards of the Intel ISEF 2014. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete at the Intel ISEF 2014 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair.

The Gordon E. Moore Award
The Gordon E. Moore Award recognizes the Best of the Best among the outstanding students from around the world who participate in the Intel ISEF. The finalist with the winning project is selected on the basis of outstanding and innovative research, as well as on the potential impact of their work on the field and on the world at large.
Gordon E. Moore Award $75,000
ME037	Characteristics of Deleterious Mutations in Tumor Suppressor Genes
	Nathan Han, 15, Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts

Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award
These finalists were selected for their commitment to innovation in tackling challenging scientific questions, using authentic research practices, and creating solutions to the problems of tomorrow.
Young Scientist Award of $50,000
ET014	Nature Derived Carbon Microsheets as Efficient Electrocatalyst for Energy Storage
	Shannon Xinjing Lee, 17, National Junior College, Singapore, Singapore
MA054	Dynamic Mathematics on Smartphones and Tablets
	Lennart Julian Kleinwort, 15, Friedrich-Koenig-Gyumnasium, Wurzburg, Germany
The award is disbursed in four equal installments to students enrolled at any accredited degree-granting institution of higher education, following their successful completion of high school. Students must provide proof of registration and good academic standing from the school's registrar each semester.

Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award
All-expense-paid trip awarded to three finalists to attend the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (SIYSS), which includes attendance at the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm, Sweden. The Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award is a multi-disciplinary seminar highlighting some of the most remarkable achievements by young scientists from around the world. The students have the opportunity to visit scientific institutes, attend the Nobel lectures and press conferences, learn more about Sweden and experience the extravagance of the Nobel festivities. The SIYSS is a multi-disciplinary seminar highlighting some of the most remarkable achievements by young scientists from around the world.
EE078	An Innovative Approach to Improve Spin Polarization in Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 Thin Films for Spin Transport Electronics
	Sarah Nicole Galvin, 18, Corona del Sol High School, Tempe, Arizona
MI005	The Conjugative Plasmid RK2 as a Delivery System for Artificial AnatheriaH Genes: A Novel Synthetic Biology Alternative to Traditional Antibiotics
	Logan Collins, 17, Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado
PS013	Mechanistic Characterization of a Transcription Factor bZIP16 in Regulating Arabidopsis Flowering Pathways
	Yi-Hsuan Huang, 17, Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
The SIYSS will be held in Stockholm, Sweden in December. Winning projects were chosen from the natural sciences categories. Students must have a valid passport and be 18 years old prior to the Nobel ceremony in December to be considered. The history of SIYSS began as early as 1976 when the first seminar was organized by the Swedish Federation of Young Scientists together with the Nobel Foundation, with inspiration from Society for Science & the Public. This award is named for Dudley R. Herschbach, Harvard Professor and 1986 Nobel Laureate in chemistry. He is Emeritus Board Chair of Society for Science & the Public.

Innovation Exploration Award
From the first rocket research in 1936, to the first US satellite in 1958, to the many missions to learn about Venus, Neptune, Jupiter and most recently the Mars Curiosity Lander in 2012, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology is a place where science, technology and engineering intermix to produce iconic robotic space explorers sent to every corner of the solar system helping us to discover how the universe, the solar system, and life formed and evolved. JPL was established by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1944, a prestigious university whose mission is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education.
Innovation Exploration Award, California Institute of Technology.
EN011	The Fabrication and Characterization of Short and Long Term Memory Proton Induced Thin Film Synaptic Transistors
	Harsha Sudarsan Uppili, 18, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon
EN025	Growing Spine Implant and Test Method
	Harry Paul, 17, Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, New York
PH044	Fabricating an Artificial Nose using Mesoporous Photonic Crystals
	Achal James Fernando-Peiris, 16, Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, Ohio

European Union Contest for Young Scientists
An all-expense-paid trip enables attendance at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists located in a new city each year.
Trip to the EU Contest
CS016	A New Optical Computing Method with Combination of Colored Lights Realizing Balanced Ternary Computation
	Yue Yao, 16, High School Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, JiaDing Campus, Shanghai, China
EA005	Increase in Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Ocean Subsurface Warming in the Western North Pacific Ocean
	Yu-Hsin Chen, 17, Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei, Chinese Taipei
EM006	Bio-Waste Materials as Eco-Friendly Mordant in Fabric Dye Process
	Faye Jong-Sow Fei, 15, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Batu Lintang, Kuching, Malaysia
The EU Contest for Young Scientists was developed to promote the ideals of co-operation and interchange between young scientists. The contest is the annual showcase of the best of European student scientific achievement.

Intel Foundation Cultural and Scientific Visit to China Award
The Intel Foundation believes that cultural experiences can help shape and strengthen scientific research. This year for the first time, the Intel Foundation is partnering with the China Adolescents for Science and Technology Organization to award an 11-day trip to the Chinese cities of Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai. The winners will attend the China Adolescent Science and Technology Innovation Contest, the largest national science competition in China. They will also have the opportunity to visit the Chengdu Panda Research Base, other science education institutes, research centers, middle schools and universities in China. Finalists will exchange ideas with Chinese scientists and like-minded peers, gaining a better understanding of China's science programs.
Cultural and Scientific Visit to China Award
AS304	Rubus ellipticus: An effective solution against Giardiasis
	Abhishek Verma, 15, Maharaja Agarsain Public School, Delhi, India Daksh Dua, 16, Maharaja Agarsain Public School, Delhi, India
BE013	The Paradox of Emotional Dimensionality: The Effect of the Dimensionality of Audio Stimuli on the Brain’s Electrical Activity, a Neuroscience Study
	Michelle Marie Marquez, 15, Math and Science High School at Clover Hill, Midlothian, Virginia
BI016	Interrogating SGK3 Function in Cancer
	Ken Aizawa, 17, Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York
PH081	The Leidenpump: A Non-Mechanical Means of Fluid Delivery
	John Chapman Alexander Caddell, 16, Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, California

London International Youth Science Forum - The Philip V. Streich Memorial Award
The London International Youth Science Forum is a two-week program held annually for 300 young scientists from more than 50 countries. LIYSF offers a unique opportunity to participate in an international event attracting science students from around the world. Philip V. Streich was an alumnus of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2007 and 2008; and he won third place at the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search, both programs of the Society for Science & the Public.
Participation in the two week London International Youth Science Forum July 23 - August 6, 2014
CH305	Mechanism of Chinese Silver Staining Diagnosis and Its Application as Rapid Test for Chronic Renal Failure
	Tai Hei Chan, 18, King's College, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Er Hai Fang, 17, King's College, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
EV028	Novel Renewable Filter for Heavy Metal Removal: A Practical Application of Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
	Perry Alagappan, 17, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Texas
This two-week summer experience that gathers high-achieving students from around the world embodies Philip's spirit of social gathering around the sciences.

Animal Sciences
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
AS304	Rubus ellipticus: An effective solution against Giardiasis
	Abhishek Verma, 15, Maharaja Agarsain Public School, Delhi, India Daksh Dua, 16, Maharaja Agarsain Public School, Delhi, India
First Award of $3,000
AS001	Distribution and Patterns of Movement of the Weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus in Eucalyptus (Corymbia torelliana), a Fast-Growing Biofuel Crop
	Evan MacKay, 17, Vero Beach High School, Vero Beach, Florida
AS304	Rubus ellipticus: An effective solution against Giardiasis
	Abhishek Verma, 15, Maharaja Agarsain Public School, Delhi, India Daksh Dua, 16, Maharaja Agarsain Public School, Delhi, India
Second Award of $1,500
AS012	Leg Proposes, Antennae Disposes: Antennae Ultimately Determine the Turn Direction of the Pill Bug
	Yasuhito Hayashi, 17, Toyama Prefectural Takaoka High School, Takaoka-city, Japan
AS057	A Study of the Effects of Transplantation of Tissue from Planarian Flatworms Conditioned with Light-Shock Therapy into Naïve Planarian Flatworms
	Chloe Sherry, 17, John Adams High School, South Bend, Indiana
AS308	Olfactometer and GC/MS Evidence for (E)-2-hexenal as a Semiochemical in the Defensive Secretions of the Kudzu Bug, Megacopta cribraria
	Abigail Anne Williams, 16, Brevard High School, Brevard, North Carolina Carly Onnink, 16, Brevard High School, Brevard, North Carolina
Third Award of $1,000
AS004	Autism in Fruit Flies II: Behavior of Drosophila mGluR Pathway Mutants
	Elise Nicole Paietta, 16, Carroll High School, Dayton, Ohio
AS006	Hot Biology: Use of Thermal Imaging to Detect Nesting Behaviors of the Endangered Hawaiian Coot
	Sarah 'Alohilani Jenkins, 16, Molokai High School, Ho'olehua, Hawaii
AS040	L-Leucine: a Novel Growth Factor of Adult Stem Cell Differentiation in Dugesia tigrina
	David Lu, 16, Mills E. Godwin High School, Richmond, Virginia
AS047	Quantitative Analysis of the Role of Mitochondria in Drosophila melanogaster Lifespan
	Caleb Smith, 16, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Rolling Hills Estates, California
AS305	Investigating a Sleep Inducing Gene Found in Drosophila melanogaster
	Daniel Tang, 17, International School of Beijing, Beijing, China Taylor Moor Sun, 16, International School of Beijing, Beijing, China JoonHee Leo Lee, 16, International School of Beijing, Beijing, China
Fourth Award of $500
AS019	Optimal Equine Balance: Application of Biophysics to Assess and Reduce Equine Injury, Phase II
	Erika Nicole Mueller, 16, Clearfield High School, Clearfield, Utah
AS020	Effect of Turmeric on Memory Curves of Planarians: An Investigation into Chemical Memory
	Supraja Chittari, 18, George C. Marshall High School, Falls Church, Virginia
AS022	The Ipomoea batatas Leaf: Isolation and Identification of Its Mosquito Larvicidal Agent
	Margaret Donovan Doyle, 17, Yorktown High School, Arlington, Virginia
AS023	Developmental Effects of Correlated Color Temperature of Artificial Lights on Painted Lady Butterflies Vanessa cardui
	Simiao You, 19, Holyoke Catholic High School, Chicopee, Massachusetts
AS031	Effects of Genetically Engineered Maize and Glyphosate on Eisenia fetida Growth and Reproduction
	Brett Douglas Winters, 17, Dutch Fork High School, Irmo, South Carolina
AS038	Unintended Consequences of Mosquito Pesticides on the Marine Environment: Potential Effects on the Threatened Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis
	Chandler Ilsa Precht, 18, Westminster Christian School, Palmetto Bay, Florida
AS056	Cashew Tree (Anacardium occidentale): An Effective Treatment for Cattle Dermatitis
	Deeksha P. Hebbar, 14, Vivekananda English Medium School, Puttur, India

Behavioral and Social Sciences
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
BE013	The Paradox of Emotional Dimensionality: The Effect of the Dimensionality of Audio Stimuli on the Brain’s Electrical Activity, a Neuroscience Study
	Michelle Marie Marquez, 15, Math and Science High School at Clover Hill, Midlothian, Virginia
First Award of $3,000
BE013	The Paradox of Emotional Dimensionality: The Effect of the Dimensionality of Audio Stimuli on the Brain’s Electrical Activity, a Neuroscience Study
	Michelle Marie Marquez, 15, Math and Science High School at Clover Hill, Midlothian, Virginia
BE015	Role of Somatostatin Interneurons in Alzheimer's Disease
	Divya Koyyalagunta, 18, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Texas
Second Award of $1,500
BE012	A Comprehensive Study of Dollar Hegemony, Quantitative Easing, and the Foreign Exchange Market
	Justin Chase Lafazan, 17, Syosset High School, Syosset, New York
BE035	Linking Expression and Function of FoxP2 in Adult Songbirds Using Operant Preference Testing
	Petra Luna Grutzik, 18, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, California
BE304	Capacity Limits of Working Memory: The Impact of Multitasking on Cognitive Control and Emotion Recognition in the Adolescent Mind
	Alexandra Ulmer, 17, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon Sarayu Caulfield, 16, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon
Third Award of $1,000
BE005	The Changing Face of Education: Development of a Pedagogic Computer Application and Its Effect on Student Cognition, Motivation, and Performance, Year Four
	Caitlyn Mary Ralph, 17, Lake Howell High School, Winter Park, Florida
BE011	Host Preferences of Wild Northern and Southern Ixodes scapularis
	Hannah Frankie Stewart, 17, Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview, New York
BE031	Using Google Trends to Enhance Predictive Models of Mortgage Delinquency to Mitigate Risk in the Loan Lending Process
	Soham Daga, 17, Stuyvesant High School, Manhattan, New York
BE040	Self-induced Sleep Loss: A Novel Risk Factor for Nighttime Food Desire in Adolescents and the Association with Brain Dopamine Signaling and Obesity
	Zarin Ibnat Rahman, 17, Brookings High School, Brookings, South Dakota
BE044	Cognitive Performance in Schizophrenia & Bipolar Disorder & their First-Degree Relatives
	Miribel Xuan Vy Tran, 17, Marina High School, Huntington Beach, California
Fourth Award of $500
BE002	Hand Hygiene Gone Viral? A Study of Student Involvement in a Social Media Campaign as a Method of Bringing Hand Hygiene to the Masses
	Timothy James Fossum Renier, 16, Duluth East High School, Duluth, Minnesota
BE016	Differences in Word Usage Patterns between "Well-Recovered" Aphasic Patients and Control Subjects on a Picture Description Task
	Daniela Ida Ganelin, 17, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland
BE024	"Are You Sure?" A Multi-Factor Analysis: Are Eyewitness Testimonies Dooming the Innocent?
	Ansley Elizabeth Lynn, 16, Glenwood School, Smiths, Alabama
BE033	Effect of Interruptive Facebook Use on Working Memory in the 21st Century Learning Environment
	Laela Rabab Zaidi, 18, Joplin High School, Joplin, Missouri
BE038	Healthy Youth: Effect of Physical Activity and Sleep Patterns on Physical and Mental Well-Being in Adolescents
	Grace Hwang, 16, Hershey High School, Hershey, Pennsylvania
BE309	Psychosocial Variables Affecting Breast Cancer Patient Quality of Life
	Alyson Winter, 17, Ossining High School, Ossining, New York Abigail E. Kamen, 17, Ossining High School, Ossining, New York

Biochemistry
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
BI016	Interrogating SGK3 Function in Cancer
	Ken Aizawa, 17, Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York
First Award of $3,000
BI001	Organic Foods? Buy or Bypass: A Comparative Study Analyzing the Effects of Pesticides on Nutritional Content, Heavy Metal Toxicity and Pesticide-Induced Diseases
	Ria Chhabra, 17, Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas
BI016	Interrogating SGK3 Function in Cancer
	Ken Aizawa, 17, Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York
Second Award of $1,500
BI012	A Drug Discovery Project: Allosteric Inhibition of Indolethylamine N-Methyl Transferase
	Sevahn Kayaneh Vorperian, 17, West High School, Madison, Wisconsin
BI013	Novel Inorganic Metallacarborane Inhibitors of HIV-1 Protease
	Robin Krystufek, 18, Gymnazium Na Vitezne Plani, Prague, Czech Republic
BI044	Novel Design and Evaluation of Chitosan Nanoparticle Ocular Drug Delivery System
	Sriram Somasundaram, 16, The Harker School, San Jose, California
BI048	A Novel Treatment for Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Alzheimer's, and other Neurodegenerative Disease: Sildenafil Promotes Axonal Outgrowth in the CSPG Inhibitory Environment through Modulation of miRNA Levels
	Guangning An, 18, International Academy, Troy, Michigan
Third Award of $1,000
BI005	L- Asparaginase Production from Kefir: An Alternative for the Treatment of Acute Limphoblastic Leukemia
	Barbara Carolina Federhen, 19, Fundacao Escola Tecnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
BI026	Evidence of Toll-like Receptor Nine-Mediated Amelioration of Amyloid Pathology in a TgSwDI Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease
	Charlotte Sophia Herber, 17, Fox Lane High School, Bedford, New York
BI041	Elucidating of the Role of Reactive Oxidative Secies (ROS) in TGF-ß1 Activation of TRPV1 in the Corneal Keratocyte
	Abrar Ali Nadroo, 16, Syosset High School, Syosset, New York
BI054	Understanding the Mechanism behind Nanoparticle Enhanced Oral Absorption of Chemotherapeutic Drugs
	Priyanka R. Narayan, 18, Wayzata High School, Plymouth, Minnesota
BI313	Cardiolipin-Targeted Peptides Block Alzheimer’s Beta-Amyloid Oligomer Toxicity through a Two-Hit Approach: Fibril Formation and Inhibition of Newly Characterized Oxygenase Activity
	Margarita Ren, 18, Hunter College High School, New York, New York Yinge Zhao, 16, The Dalton School, New York, New York
Fourth Award of $500
BI008	The Toxicity of Kavalactones and Flavokavain A and B from Different Plant Areas of Kava on HepG2 Liver Cells
	Keanu Dean Pinner, 16, Hilo High School, Hilo, Hawaii
BI028	Ethanol Production through Biological Pretreatment of Miscanthus sinensis using Pleurotus ostreatus
	Srinath Vijay Seshadri, 14, Village Academy, Delaware, OH, Ohio
BI029	Mechanism of Apoptotic Action of Colloidal Silver and Bromelain on PC12 Cells
	Marcelina Puc, 17, Lane Technical College Prep High School, Chicago, Illinois
BI037	Structural Snapshots of K. lactis Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Trapped with Transition State Analog Inhibitors
	Samuel Arturo Goldman, 16, Pelham Memorial High School, Pelham, New York
BI045	A Comparison of the Mechanism and Effects of HIF-Targeting Oligonucleotides on Normal and Cancerous Breast Cells
	Katharine Elizabeth Adams, 16, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky
BI046	Development of a Therapeutic Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Chemical Approach to Cease Amyloidosis
	Yarim Lee, 17, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York
BI310	Novel Analysis of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation on Amyloid-beta, Tau, and Motility in Transgenic C. elegans models: Targeting Potential Therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease
	Kimberly Alexis Te, 16, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York Austen Gregory Te, 17, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York Jinyu Wu, 17, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York

Cellular and Molecular Biology
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
CB022	Control of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Aging by Modulation of Mitochondrial DNA Deletions
	Joshua Abraham Meier, 18, Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey
First Award of $3,000
CB022	Control of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Aging by Modulation of Mitochondrial DNA Deletions
	Joshua Abraham Meier, 18, Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey
CB034	Synthetic Biology Approach for Development of a Monosodium Glutamate Detector, Phase II
	Jodie Leigh Tinker, 17, Covenant Christian Academy, Huntsville, Alabama
Second Award of $1,500
CB004	Overcoming Resistance
	Yasmine Sapphire Zubi, 18, Satellite High School, Satellite Beach, Florida
CB024	In Search of Genomic Dark Matter: A Novel Method for the Global Identification of Active Regulatory Elements
	Carlo Bocconcelli, 17, Falmouth Academy, Falmouth, Massachusetts
CB038	A Genome-Wide Analysis Tool to Identify Functional Regulatory Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (rSNPs) Impacting Disease
	Natalie Ng, 18, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
CB052	Targeting Brain Tumor Stem Cells through Natural Antioxidants
	Iman Mahoui, 16, Eman Schools, Fishers, Indiana
Third Award of $1,000
CB010	Universal, MHC-E Restricted Killer T Cell Responses: Identification of a Novel Immune Response against HIV
	Reesab Pathak, 16, Camas High School, Camas, Washington
CB016	Does BPA Cause Hearing Loss? Assessing the Potential Ototoxicity Induced by Bisphenol- A in Danio rerio (Zebrafish) Lateral Line
	Meghal Sheth, 16, Camas High School, Camas, Washington
CB021	The Hidden Hazard of Infant Formula: Evaluating the Effect of Food Additive Carrageenan on Blastemal Cell Growth and Development in a Dugesia tigrina Model
	Akshayaa Kethinni Chittibabu, 16, Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI, Worcester, Massachusetts
CB023	Dysregulation of MicroRNA Expression in Diabetes
	Audrey Isomi Lang, 16, Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, Boston, Massachusetts
CB037	Characterization of T Cell Receptor Clonotypes in an SIV Infected Pigtailed Macaque
	Darius Andrew Johnson, 18, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
Fourth Award of $500
CB013	Investigating MeCP2 Regulation of L1CAM Gene Expression in Neural Stem Cells Derived from a Patient with Rett Syndrome
	Ohyoon Kwon, 16, West Windor-Plainsboro High School South, West Windsor Township, New Jersey
CB014	Activation-induced Cytidine Deaminase and its Role in Reliving the Promethean Dream
	Ritayan Chakraborty, 16, Syosset High School, Syosset, New York
CB017	The Synthesis of Colicin M using Cell-Free Protein Synthesis
	Reyvin Michael Reyes, 17, Niles Township West High School, Skokie, Illinois
CB036	VEGF-3 Antibody Functionalized Gold Nanoshells for Near Infrared Photothermal Ablation of Lymphatic Endothelial Cells
	Morni A. Modi, 17, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
CB045	Lights, Nanocarrier, Crosslink! A Novel Nanocarrier for Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment
	Nancy Wang, 16, Hershey High School, Hershey, Pennsylvania
CB050	Trail Avoidance, Spatial Pattern Recognition, and Tubule-crossing Efficiency in the True Slime Mold Physarum polycephalum
	Hannah Leah McShea, 18, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina
CB056	Reprogramming Hair Follicle Stem Cells into Cardiomyocytes
	Manotri Chaubal, 17, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia

Chemistry
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
CH305	Mechanism of Chinese Silver Staining Diagnosis and Its Application as Rapid Test for Chronic Renal Failure
	Tai Hei Chan, 18, King's College, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Er Hai Fang, 17, King's College, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
First Award of $3,000
CH014	Improved Efficiency of Steam Generation Using Carbon Nanoparticles
	Carolyn Kay Jons, 16, Eden Prairie High School, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
CH305	Mechanism of Chinese Silver Staining Diagnosis and Its Application as Rapid Test for Chronic Renal Failure
	Tai Hei Chan, 18, King's College, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Er Hai Fang, 17, King's College, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Second Award of $1,500
CH018	Stoichiometric Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Simple and Cost-Effective Laser Material Fabrication: A Case Study of Polycrystalline Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Ceramics
	Matthew Leong Chun, 17, Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York
CH042	Novel Synthesis and Characterization of Antimony and Lithium Doped Tin Dioxide Nanocrystals Achieving Record Gas Sensor Performance
	Nikhil Murthy, 14, Catlin Gabel School, Portland, Oregon
CH053	New Approach to the Block Synthesis of Alginate Fragments: The Molecular Geometry and Stereo Selectivity of the Mannuronyl Donors
	Ekaterina Kutsenok, 17, Moscow Chemical Lyceum No. 1303, Moscow, Russian Federation
CH301	Synthesis of Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas (PMOs) for Radiotherapeutic and Chemotherapeutic Treatments
	Jessica Hong, 17, Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas Alicia Danielle DSouza, 16, Plano East Senior High School, Plano, Texas
Third Award of $1,000
CH022	Electronic Tongue: Tastes of Toxic Metal Ions in Water
	Seung Hye (Beatrice) Choi, 15, University High School, Fresno, California
CH030	The Effectiveness of Guanidine Functionalized Polymers in Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization
	Sarah Hasan Al Abdullatif, 17, Dhahran Ahliyya Schools, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
CH040	Factors that Influence Energies of Simple Hydrocarbons
	Tingyue Cui, 15, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Terre Haute, Indiana
CH055	Supramolecular Host-Guest Complexes as Fluorescent Markers in Tumor Diagnostics
	Gabriel Salg, 19, Hanns-Seidel-Gymnasium Hosbach, Hoesbach, Germany
CH056	Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide Coated Nafion Membranes for Enhanced Performance in Hydrogen Fuel Cells
	Cameron Akker, 17, Redmond High School, Redmond, Washington
CH303	On the Synthesis and Predictive Modeling of Thermostable Pigments Utilizing Silica Extracted from Rice Husk Biowastes
	Caroline Fang Gao, 16, Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas Lily Xu, 17, Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School, Austin, Texas Susan Xu, 16, Kingwood High School, Kingwood, Texas
Fourth Award of $500
CH002	Modification of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Using Iridium (IV) Oxide Combined with Precious Metals through the Dip-Coating/Calcination Reaction, a Sixth Year Study
	Albert Scott Halbing, 18, Cocoa Beach Junior-Senior High School, Cocoa Beach, Florida
CH007	Synthesizing a STAT3 Dimerization Inhibitor Molecule via Retrosynthetic Analysis
	Maria Andrea Jurado, 18, Waipahu High School, Waipahu, Hawaii
CH011	A Study of Preparation of Fire-Retardant Exterior Wall Thermal Insulating Foam with a New Type of Raw Material
	Qiaochu Wang, 16, Zhengzhou No.1 High School, Zhengzhou, China
CH012	Synthesis and Applications of Reusable Solid Acid Catalysts for Biofuels Production
	Yu-Hsuan Shen, 18, Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei, Chinese Taipei
CH016	Novel Iron-Catalyzed Hetero Diels-Alder Reaction directed towards Natural Product Synthesis
	Andre Sanchez, 17, Manatee High School, Bradenton, Florida
CH020	Building a Library of Difluoro- and Trifluoro- Artemisinins, Year Two
	Shreya Sundaresh Ramayya, 16, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Rolling Hills Estates, California
CH052	The Synthesis of Thiophene Derived Conductive Copolymer and the Analysis of the Properties of Electrochromic Devices
	Busra Ban, 18, Cakabey Schools, Izmir, Turkey
CH309	A Unique Kit for Detection and Removal of Pesticides from Fruits and Vegetables
	Shreya Nandy, 16, Amity International School, Mayur Vihar, New Delhi, India Kopal Gupta, 16, Amity International School, Mayur Vihar, New Delhi, India

Computer Science
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
CS016	A New Optical Computing Method with Combination of Colored Lights Realizing Balanced Ternary Computation
	Yue Yao, 16, High School Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, JiaDing Campus, Shanghai, China
First Award of $3,000
CS016	A New Optical Computing Method with Combination of Colored Lights Realizing Balanced Ternary Computation
	Yue Yao, 16, High School Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, JiaDing Campus, Shanghai, China
CS037	Development of a Novel Machine Learning Algorithm to Monitor Vascular Tissue Transfers Using Speech Recognition Techniques
	Ariel Benjamin Kanevsky, 17, Ossining High School, Ossining, New York
CS074	Indium: Using Novel Machine Learning Algorithms to Develop a Nondisease-specific Personalized Medicine Engine
	Yousuf Mounir Soliman, 17, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, California
Second Award of $1,500
CS031	Train the Artificial Brain II: Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Treatment Plan of Alzheimer's Disease using Neural Networks
	Roma Vivek Pradhan, 17, Friendswood High School, Friendswood, Texas
CS033	A Novel Computational Agent-Based Model for the Outbreak, Spread, and Containment of Tuberculosis
	Parth Chopra, 17, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia
CS053	Indoor Navigation with Maximum Likelihood Classification of Wi-Fi Fingerprints
	Noah Christian Pritt, 17, Pritt Home School, Walkersville, Maryland
CS054	An Enhanced Method for Fusing Multiple Exposure Images for High Dynamic Range Scenes
	Jihyeon (Janel) Lee, 17, Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, California
CS073	Semantic Multilayer SVM: Novel Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision Applied to Prostate Cancer Grading and Breast Cancer Diagnosis
	William C. Hang, 16, Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, California
CS076	A Novel Eye Blinking Based HCI with Statistical Prediction for Wearable Computing
	Jenny Lynn Wang, 16, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina
Third Award of $1,000
CS005	SNAP: A Novel Algorithm for Fast Global Sequence Alignment and Database Search
	Venkatesh S. Sivaraman, 16, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
CS015	Detecting Heart Disease Faster
	Jiacheng Jason He, 16, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Denton, Texas
CS017	A Novel Implementation of Image Processing and Machine Learning for the Early Diagnosis of Melanoma
	Elizabeth Zhao, 18, Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon
CS019	Panthera: Caching and Cache-based Scheduling in Distributed Computing Systems
	Dhaivat Nitin Pandya, 16, Appleton North High School, Appleton, Wisconsin
CS025	Diagnosis of Abnormalities in 3-Dimensional Mammograms via an Artificial Neural Network
	Joshua Michael Zweig, 18, Commack High School, Commack, New York
CS065	Search Engine to Map FDA Approved Drugs to Diseases Based on Microarray Data Mined from GEO
	Axel Stephan Feldmann, 17, Hunter College High School, New York, New York
CS075	High Dimensional Clustering Algorithms Applied to Face Recognition of Obscured Faces
	Kalyani Ramadurgam, 15, Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, California
CS078	A Novel Approach to Genetic Interaction Research with an Integrated Repository of Gene Regulatory Networks
	Shrey Gupta, 17, BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
CS305	Trailblazer: Cooperative, Infrastructure-Independent Generation of Indoor Floor Maps using Handheld Android Mobile Devices
	Andrew Zhou, 18, Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh, North Carolina Sanjay Kannan, 17, Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh, North Carolina Elish Mahajan, 18, Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh, North Carolina
Fourth Award of $500
CS023	Artificial Intelligence Sense for the Blind to Play Video Games using Their Tongue
	Nipun Nipun Kavishka Silva, 15, De Mazenod College, Kandana, Sri Lanka
CS032	iClick: The Development of a Vision-Based Virtual Mouse
	Selena Chun Feng, 15, Albemarle High School, Charlottesville, Virginia
CS035	Design and Performance Analysis of Optimization Algorithms for Efficient Cryptographic Processing in Secure Internet Routing Protocol
	Vinay K. Sriram, 18, Poolesville High School, Poolesville, Maryland
CS038	Come Code with Codester: A Novel Educational App that Teaches Computer Science
	Gili Rusak, 17, Shaker High School, Latham, New York
CS040	Optimizing Digital Content for Color-Blind Audiences Using Enhancement Algorithms
	Animesh Tripathi, 17, Sanskriti School, New Delhi, India
CS041	A Novel Approach to Biometric Identification Using an Iris Scanner
	Sophia Demetriou, 18, Selly Park Secondary Convent, Rustenburg, South Africa
CS046	What's Your Problem? Automatically Summarizing Scientific Research with Open Problems
	Cassidy Laidlaw, 17, Barrington High School, Barrington, Rhode Island
CS055	Modifying the One-Time Pad Cryptosystem for Practical Use
	Gavin Rees, 15, Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
CS060	Twinsight: A Novel Multifactor Behavioral Analysis Algorithm for Social Media
	Daniel Mogilny, 15, Holy Trinity School, Richmond Hill, Canada
CS062	Predicting Cancer Drug Response Using Nuclear Norm Multi-Task Learning
	Ivan Paskov, 18, Edgemont High School, Scarsdale, New York
CS310	Translator of Gestures: Human Interface Software
	Anna Dmitrievna Kustareva, 17, Municipal Budget Educational Institution "Lyceum No.165," Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation Maxim Alexeevich Sokolov, 17, Municipal Budget Educational Institution "Lyceum No.165," Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation

Earth & Planetary Sciences
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
EA005	Increase in Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Ocean Subsurface Warming in the Western North Pacific Ocean
	Yu-Hsin Chen, 17, Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei, Chinese Taipei
First Award of $3,000
EA005	Increase in Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Ocean Subsurface Warming in the Western North Pacific Ocean
	Yu-Hsin Chen, 17, Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Second Award of $1,500
EA001	Lunar Tide Contribution to Thermosphere Weather
	Jesse Tan Zhang, 16, Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado
Third Award of $1,000
EA015	Geographic Belts for Hurricane Landfall Location Prediction
	William Wu, 17, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Texas
Fourth Award of $500
EA009	Comparison between Pleistocene Horse (Equus, Perissodactyla) Populations from Sonora, Mexico and Rancho La Brea, Southern California and Testing Bergmann's Rule using Second Phalanges
	Zeeshan Jawaid, 14, Carpe Diem Collegiate High School, Yuma, Arizona
EA011	Development of a Cost-Effective Flowable Fill Material for the Stabilization of Underground Cavities
	Chase Kicker, 18, Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, New Mexico

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
EE078	An Innovative Approach to Improve Spin Polarization in Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 Thin Films for Spin Transport Electronics
	Sarah Nicole Galvin, 18, Corona del Sol High School, Tempe, Arizona
First Award of $3,000
EE063	Nanofluid CPU Cooling: Novel Block Design
	Duncan Bayard Stothers, 16, St. George's School, Vancouver, Canada
EE076	An Artificial Neural Network for Controlled Force Augmentation in an Electromyographic Exoskeleton Arm
	Joshua Kopel Hellerstein, 17, Suncoast Community High School, Riviera Beach, Florida
EE078	An Innovative Approach to Improve Spin Polarization in Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 Thin Films for Spin Transport Electronics
	Sarah Nicole Galvin, 18, Corona del Sol High School, Tempe, Arizona
Second Award of $1,500
EE016	Poker Robot
	Donat Sandor Hegyesi, 19, Toth Arpad High School, Debrecen, Hungary
EE025	Personal Physiological Sensor Network Device
	Marek Novak, 19, Gymnazium Ceske Budejovice, Jirovcova 8, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
EE029	Versatile Field Construction Machine for Paddy Cultivation
	Namal Namal Udara Piyasiri, 18, Tabuththegama Central College, Thambuththegama, Sri Lanka
EE064	The Hollow Flashlights: Head and Hand
	Ann Stasia Makosinski, 16, Saint Michaels University School, Victoria, Canada
EE074	Generalized Decision Functions for Synthesis of Multi-level Logic Circuits Realized by Memristor Imply Gates
	Anika Raghuvanshi, 17, Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon
EE079	Hunka Hunka Hybrid Luv, Phase II: Design and Construction of a Multipurpose Scalable Power Electronics Module for Electric or Hybrid Electric Vehicles
	Drew Prevost, 16, Covenant Christian Academy, Huntsville, Alabama
EE320	Ice Bot: A Deep Sea Diving Apparatus
	Mirae Leigh Parker, 18, West High School, Salt Lake City, Utah Ema Linnea Parker, 16, Wasatch Academy, Mount Pleasant, Utah
Third Award of $1,000
EE006	Passive Auto-Tracking Heliostat
	Brayton Miles, 17, Niceville High School, Niceville, Florida
EE026	VoltX 2.0: A Rescue Robot that Can Locate and Extract Victims
	Jason Jerome Sylvestre, 17, Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
EE048	More than a Feeling: A 3D Haptic Vest for the Visually Impaired
	Sean Alexander Benson, 17, Satsuma High School, Satsuma, Alabama
EE049	Mideumi Weather Capsule
	Young-Woon Song, 17, Daegu Science High School, Daegu, South Korea
EE056	Demonstration and Characterization of Split Ring Resonators as Terahertz Waveguides
	Brandon Cui, 17, Hillcrest High School, Midvale, Utah
EE071	An Integrated Software Platform for Intelligent, Autonomous Control of Hyper-Redundant Modular Robotic Systems using Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
	Puneeth Naga Sai Krishna Meruva, 16, Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana
EE073	Sustainable Energy for Sustainable Water: Solar Heat Driven Desalinating System for Providing Clean and Safe Water for Rural Areas
	Vladislav Sevostianov, 16, Las Cruces High School, Las Cruces, New Mexico
EE082	Development of a Teleoperation Robot
	Mina Fahmi Fahmi, 17, Great Mills High School, Great Mills, Maryland
EE089	Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Silicon Based Solar Cells
	Nimit Rajesh Gandhi, 16, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
EE318	Renovated Cane to Aid Indoor Travel for the Visually Impaired
	Amber Elizabeth Gibson, 18, Hewitt Trussvile High School, Trussville, Alabama Billy Dalton Smith, 17, Hewitt Trussvile High School, Trussville, Alabama Isaac Daniel Searcy, 18, Hewitt Trussvile High School, Trussville, Alabama
Fourth Award of $500
EE021	Parking Space Search and Vehicle Guidance Technology in Parking Lots with Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
	Jiayan Chen, 18, Shanghai High School, Xuhui District, China
EE028	VOICE-O-NATOR: An Aid for the Speech Impaired
	Amrit Sahu, 14, Dav Public School, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
EE031	Breaking Point
	Danika Louw, 14, Holy Spirit Catholic High School, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
EE032	What Type of Wing Design Creates the Greatest Lift? "Dimpled Airfoil"
	Nathan Roy Martus, 16, Oakleaf High School, Orange Park, Florida
EE040	Mobile Inverted Pendulum Testing Platform
	Taylor Boardman, 17, Delta High School, Delta, Utah
EE046	Fone2Find
	John Neill, 16, Down High School, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
EE090	To Design and Manufacture a Device to Maximize the Performance of Rowers
	Conor Richard Foy, 17, Colaiste Chiarain, Limerick, Ireland
EE092	The Engineering and Programing of a Novel Robotic Exoskeletal Joint Enhancement Apparatus
	Matthew Campagna, 17, Lancaster Catholic High School, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
EE093	Cube Satellites: Miniature Satellite Design and Operations for Pulsed Plasma System Applications
	Matthew Hileman, 16, The Classical Academy, College Pathways, Colorado Springs, Colorado
EE303	Solid State Fan
	Eliot Lim, 18, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Singapore, Singapore Shiyang Yu, 18, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Singapore, Singapore Zhong Liang Ou Yang, 18, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Singapore, Singapore
EE312	Intelligent Road Signage and Traffic Monitoring System
	Jose David Porras Solano, 17, Colegio Tecnico Profesional Santa Lucia, Cartago, Costa Rica Paulo Andres Diaz-Hernandez, 20, Colegio Tecnico Profesional Santa Lucia, Cartago, Costa Rica
EE330	Development of a Muscle Rigidity Measurement System for an Early Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease
	Hyeongkeun Lee, 17, Korea Science Academy of Kaist, Busan, South Korea Sangjin Yun, 17, Korea Science Academy of Kaist, Busan, South Korea
EE334	Electronic Braille Display for the Visually Impaired
	Dieu Lien Thi Tran, 17, Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam Du Nam Nguyen, 18, Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, Ho Chí Minh, Viet Nam
EE337	Target Designation with Infrared Laser and Tracking System
	Mustafa Erdogan, 20, Deniz Harp Okulu Komutanligi, Istanbul, Turkey Omer Ozbekler, 20, Deniz Harp Okulu Komutanligi, Istanbul, Turkey

Environmental Management
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
EM006	Bio-Waste Materials as Eco-Friendly Mordant in Fabric Dye Process
	Faye Jong-Sow Fei, 15, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Batu Lintang, Kuching, Malaysia
First Award of $3,000
EM006	Bio-Waste Materials as Eco-Friendly Mordant in Fabric Dye Process
	Faye Jong-Sow Fei, 15, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Batu Lintang, Kuching, Malaysia
EM310	Effect of Antifreeze on a Keystone Species
	Allison Marie Raines, 15, South River High School, East Edgewater, Maryland Sally Albright, 15, South River High School, East Edgewater, Maryland
Second Award of $1,500
EM013	Biodegradable Breathable Band-Aids
	Wing Yi Kan, 15, Maryknoll Fathers' School, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
EM017	Developing a Sustainable Water Filtration System for Use in Low Income Countries
	Bluyé DeMessie, 17, William Mason High School, Mason, Ohio
EM018	Sustainable Future for Endangered Species? Predicting the Impacts of the Wilmar Policy on Bornean Orangutan Populations
	Emma R. Freedman, 15, Stanford University Online High School, Corralitos, California
EM046	Passive Manipulation of Thermal Radiation: Dual Purpose Condensers to Provide Potable Water
	Calvin James Rieder, 17, Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, Oakville, Canada
EM321	Engineering a Novel Cimex Lectularius Trapping Mechanism Utilizing Electrospun Recycled Polymers
	Daniel Rudin, 17, Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills, New York Michal Leibowitz, 17, Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls, Holliswood, New York Jacob Mitchell Plaut, 18, Rambam Mesivta High School for Boys, Lawrence, New York
Third Award of $1,000
EM009	Waste Drinks to Biofuel: Using Glucose and Fructose in Fermentation and Anaerobic Digestion for the Production of Ethanol and Methane
	Vishal Reddy Nallanagulagari, 16, Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington, Ohio
EM011	Responsible (at Home) Recycling of Disposable Diapers
	Salvador Alvarado-Olivo, 17, Escola Americana de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
EM019	Cadmium Ion Removal from an Aqueous Solution by Dried Water Hyacinth Biomass-Kinetic Studies: Effect Of pH, Time, Hyacinth Dosage, and Cadmium Concentration on Adsorption
	Rohan Mathew, 17, Mills E. Godwin High School, Richmond, Virginia
EM028	Improving Seawater Membrane Distillation: The Development of Carbon Nanotube-coated Nickel Hollow Fiber Membranes
	Farah Essam Almulla, 17, Dhahran Ahliyya Schools, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
EM055	Novel Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Macro-Patterns for Enhancing Water Vapor Condensation
	Shixuan Justin Li, 16, Rutherford High School, Panama City, Florida
EM307	A Model Approach to Harvesting Energy from a Marine Environment: The Engineering of Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells with a Modified Catalyst and Diffusion Layer
	Emma Jing Dong, 16, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York Caitlin Noelle McCormick, 17, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York Grace Karen Lee, 16, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York
EM328	Vacuum Evaporator for Water Purification
	Mona El Sayed Abd El Gayed, 16, Maadi STEM School for Girls, Cairo, Egypt Sara Ezat El Hanbaly, 16, Maadi STEM school for Girls, Cairo, Egypt Hoda Mamdouh Shoman, 17, Maadi STEM School for Girls, Cairo, Egypt
Fourth Award of $500
EM010	Efficient Watering
	Connor A. Coughenour, 16, Natrona County High School, Casper, Wyoming
EM031	Dispersing Oil Slicks: Impact of Droplets on a Floating Oil Layer
	Lambert Aryee, 17, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
EM032	Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Remediation in Water: Further Exploration of Mycoremediation Capabilities of Fungi
	Rachel Louise Rossi, 18, Durango High School, Durango, Colorado
EM037	Emission Reduction Using an Activated Carbon Supplement
	Tyler Gordon Toepke-Floyd, 18, Wishek High School, Wishek, North Dakota
EM038	The Efficiency of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles and Chlorella Algae in the Remediation of Oil Spills
	Sahil Veeramoney, 14, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon
EM051	Removal of Pollutants from Wastewater Effluent using Activated Rice Husks
	Joshua Lin, 16, Houston High School, Germantown, Tennessee
EM054	The Heavy Metal Movement: Measuring the Phytoextraction and Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals by Pancium virgatum and Schizachyrium scoparium when Grown in Soil Collected at the Tar Creek Superfund Site
	McKalee S. Steen, 16, Grove High School, Grove, Oklahoma
EM303	Singing in the Shower...Recovering Water
	Fabian Ignacio Lopez Caceres, 17, San Agustin de Atacama, Copiapó, Chile Alicia Francisca Barrios- Cordova, 17, San Agustin de Atacama, Copiapó, Chile
EM325	Environmental Stove
	Musbah Abdel hay Maraqa, 16, Alra'ed Al Arabi School, Amman, Jordan Qusai Taysir Hussein, 17, Alra'ed Al Arabi School, Amman, Jordan

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
EN025	Growing Spine Implant and Test Method
	Harry Paul, 17, Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, New York
First Award of $3,000
EN011	The Fabrication and Characterization of Short and Long Term Memory Proton Induced Thin Film Synaptic Transistors
	Harsha Sudarsan Uppili, 18, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon
EN025	Growing Spine Implant and Test Method
	Harry Paul, 17, Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, New York
EN066	Magnetic Field Modulation for Assembly and Manipulation of Responsive Nanoscale Optical Systems
	Michael Janner, 18, Redlands East Valley High School, Redlands, California
Second Award of $1,500
EN014	Optimizing Natural Gas Separation and the Haber-Bosch Process with Thermally Rearranged Polymers: Effects of Morphology and Chemical Structure on Free Volume and Transport Properties of HAB-6FDA Structures
	Advaith Anand, 17, Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School, Austin, Texas
EN049	In-Fiber Emulsification of Biodegradable Polymers for Drug Delivery
	Catherine J. Li, 17, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida
EN050	iAid: A Novel Multimodal, Cloud-Based Navigation System for the Visually Impaired
	Alexander Matthew Deans, 17, Académie Ste Cécile International School, Windsor, Canada
EN302	Anastomosis Robot Tool (ART)
	Yuki Trippel, 19, HTBLuVA Modling, Mödling, Austria Dominik Kovacs, 19, HTBLuVA Modling, Mödling, Austria Thomas Gunther Steinlechner, 20, HTBLuVA Modling, Mödling, Austria
EN320	FISA: Film for Selective Absorption
	Raíssa Muller, 18, Fundacao Escola Tecnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil Gabriel Chiomento da Motta, 18, Fundacao Escola Tecnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Third Award of $1,000
EN013	Biofeedback Controller: Virtual Training for Myoelectric Transradial Prosthesis
	Matthew Lerdahl, 18, Coon Rapids High School, Coon Rapids, Minnesota
EN045	A PEEK into the Future: Advanced Materials for Orthopedic Implants
	Ralph Ignacio Lawton, 15, PA Leadership Charter School, West Chester, Pennsylvania
EN048	Novel Lateral Flow Test Design to Detect the Presence of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
	Taylor Jade Seitz, 16, Polaris K-12 School, Anchorage, Alaska
EN057	Regulating Podocyte Redifferentiation Using Mechanical and Geometrical Constrains
	Mika Sarkin Jain, 16, Stuyvesant High School, Manhattan, New York
EN059	A Microfluidic Device for Blood Separation and Cell Morphology Analysis using MicroVortex Technology
	Vick Cheung Liu, 16, Flintridge Preparatory School, La Cañada Flintridge, California
EN068	Strongly Coupling the Electrical and Mechanical Dynamics of the Heartbeat in a Diffuse Interface Model
	Kevin K. Lee, 17, University High School, Irvine, California
EN312	Green Refrigerant Box
	Muhtaza Aziziya Syafiq, 16, Sma Negeri 2 Sekayu, Musi Banyuasin, Indonesia Anjani Rahma Putri, 17, Sma Negeri 2 Sekayu, Musi Banyuasin, Indonesia
EN324	Optimization of Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathode: Role of Sulfur-Carbon Interaction
	Madan A Subheeswar, 15, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky Matthew Carmel Raj, 14, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky Richard Nipun Gunasena, 15, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky
Fourth Award of $500
EN010	Give a Hand: Designing and Developing a Neuroprosthetic Hand
	Vanessa Yun Han Tan, 17, Dunman High School, Singapore, Singapore
EN017	Transformer Clepsydron: Deployable Support Framework with Varying Direction of Unfolding
	Temur Chichua, 16, Tbilisi #4 Public School, Tbilisi, Georgia
EN021	The Effects of Barefoot and Shod Running on Risk of Injury in High School, Female, Recreational Runners
	Megan Boyer, 17, Manchester High School, Manchester, Connecticut
EN047	Engineered Chitosan Based Multi-reservoir Devices for Effective Localization to Treat a Multifaceted Set of Diseases
	Vibhav Satsheel Altekar, 18, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California
EN055	Gold Nanoparticles: Efficient Synthesis of Catalytically Active Nanoparticles Using a One-Pot Method
	Justin Cheung, 17, Commack High School, Commack, New York
EN058	Dependence of Silica Sol-Gel Thin Film Material Properties on Fabrication Methods
	Samantha Indunil Wathugala, 17, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Rolling Hills Estates, California
EN308	Modified Quantum Dots for Improved Biocompatibility in the Detection of Cancer
	Ryan H. Huston, 17, Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington, Ohio Spandan N. Shah, 18, Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington, Ohio
EN309	Innovative Alternative Method for the Synthesis of Graphene
	Roberto Delgado Webb, 17, Colegio Vocacional Monsenor Sanabria, Desamparados, Costa Rica Brandon Eduardo Montero Montoya, 16, Colegio Vocacional Monsenor Sanabria, Desamparados, Costa Rica
EN318	Guns, Flames, and Steel 2.0: Creation of a Non-Newtonian Fluid-Based Body Armor
	Madison Diane Reed, 16, Park City High School, Park City, Utah Elizabeth Marie Prucka, 16, Park City High School, Park City, Utah
EN327	Lipid Production by Oleaginous Fungi Grown on Rice Straw for Potential Biodiesel Resource
	Lan Yen Dang, 17, Hanoi Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi, Viet Nam Dat Tien Tran, 17, Hanoi Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tu Anh Dang, 17, Hanoi Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Energy and Transportation
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
ET014	Nature Derived Carbon Microsheets as Efficient Electrocatalyst for Energy Storage
	Shannon Xinjing Lee, 17, National Junior College, Singapore, Singapore
First Award of $3,000
ET014	Nature Derived Carbon Microsheets as Efficient Electrocatalyst for Energy Storage
	Shannon Xinjing Lee, 17, National Junior College, Singapore, Singapore
ET306	Comparison of Organized and Randomized Multilayer Films
	Andrew Moshova, 17, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York Jessica Kim, 17, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York
Second Award of $1,500
ET015	Year II: Domestic Wastewater Clarification and Power Generation- Increasing the Conductivity of Permeated Electrodes in a Single-Celled Microbial Fuel Cell
	Nurul MohdReza, 18, Union Colony Preparatory School, Greeley, Colorado
ET021	Development of Highly Efficient and Stable Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Using Natural Hydrangea macrophylla Dyes
	Mie Yamanaka, 17, Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Daini Senior High School, Sendai-City, Japan
ET044	The Cooling of Solar Panels to Increase Power Output
	Christopher Rafael Botello, 15, John Jay High School, San Antonio, Texas
ET055	Employing in situ Generated Peracetic Acid and Fungal Biosynthesis to Produce Biofuels
	Jonah Zachariah Butler, 16, Sibley East High School, Arlington, Minnesota
Third Award of $1,000
ET017	Using Piezoelectronics to Convert Energy from a Nontraditional Source: Vibration
	Travis Benjamin Lysaght, 16, Hicksville High School, Hicksville, Ohio
ET026	Next Generation Supercapacitor for Ultra-Fast Energy Harvesting
	Swetha Vanathy Shutthanandan, 16, Richland High School, Richland, Washington
ET030	Riding the Wave: Energy in Motion
	Matthew Caffet, 17, The Academy of Science and Technology at The Woodlands College Park High School, The Woodlands, Texas
ET047	Fun in the Sun! Increasing Grätzel Cell Efficiency Using Diatomaceous Earth
	Meagan Ann Fabel, 18, Walkerville Collegiate Institute, Windsor, Canada
ET056	Infrared Alignment and Photon Densification Apparatus for Energy Optimization
	Andrew J. O'Neill, 18, Suncoast Community High School, Riviera Beach, Florida
ET057	Wave-Powered Desalinator
	Mykhailo Lytovchenko, 16, Dnipropetrovsk Chemical Ecological Lyceum, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
ET310	A Continuation Study on Petroleum Recovery Rates: Creating a Pickering Emulsion in Oil Reservoirs to Increase the Accuracy of 4D Seismic Surveys
	Rund Essam Tawfiq, 17, Dhran School, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Razan Samir Alfouzan, 18, Saad National School, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia
Fourth Award of $500
ET002	Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: New Structures and Components for Greater Efficiency
	Mokshin Suri, 17, Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas
ET003	Optimal Navigational Escape Routes for Collision Avoidance Using Multiple Object Tracking
	Alexis Rose Hopkins, 15, Fort Walton Beach High School, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
ET009	A Novel Single Compartment Concentration Cell Powered by Natural Evaporation for Green Energy Harvesting and Storage, Year Two
	Andrew Yang, 17, Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas
ET024	Mars Absolute Positioning System (MAPS): An Innovative Design to Advance the Exploration of Mars
	Matthew Russell, 17, Home School, Lexington, Kentucky
ET027	Comparing Shroud Design on the Electrical Power Output of a Small-Scale Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine
	Kelly Nicole Devens, 16, Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology, Roanoke, Virginia
ET037	Utilizing Pine Cone Briquettes as an Alternative Energy Source
	Lungelo Don Clerence Sigudla, 16, Newcastle High School, Newcastle, South Africa
ET050	New Method for the Prediction of Carbon Nanostructures and the Application Towards Optimizing Electron Transfer Rates in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
	Bailey Liao, 18, Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills, New York
ET062	Cones, Chutes, and Coils: Novel Proposals to Ebb Wingtip Vortices
	Loren J. Newton, 16, La Sierra High School, Riverside, California
ET311	Alternative Fuels for Future Engines: Investigating the Potential of FACE A, FACE C, and Farnasane as Novel Alternative Gasolines and Biofuels
	Mohammed Abdulfattah Aldajani, 17, Dhahran Ahliyaa Schools, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Salam Hasan Alabdullatif, 17, Dhahran Ahliyya Schools, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Environmental Sciences
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
EV028	Novel Renewable Filter for Heavy Metal Removal: A Practical Application of Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
	Perry Alagappan, 17, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Texas
First Award of $3,000
EV006	An Investigation of the Consequences of Aquatic Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Exposure Concerning Daphnia magna at Varying Concentrations
	Jonathan James McCutchen, 14, Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas
EV028	Novel Renewable Filter for Heavy Metal Removal: A Practical Application of Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
	Perry Alagappan, 17, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Texas
Second Award of $1,500
EV021	Investigating the Efficacy of Bioluminescent Mushroom Panellus stipticus as a Biosensor to Detect the Toxicity of Water Contaminants
	Bridget Ann Oei, 18, East Catholic High School, Manchester, Connecticut
EV024	P.A.H. (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) Mixtures: Using Zebrafish to Elucidate Mechanisms of Toxicity
	Meera Radha Srinivasan, 16, Interlake High School, Bellevue, Washington
EV025	Effects of the Environmental Pollutant Acrylic Aldehyde on Renal Fibrosis
	Sanjana J. Rane, 16, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky
EV316	Grains of Gold
	Shamma Faisal Al Bastaki, 17, Al Ittihad Private School-Jumeira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hayat Abdulredha Abu Alhassan, 16, Al Ittihad Private School-Jumeira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Third Award of $1,000
EV005	Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticle Enhanced Polyethersulfone Membranes for Water Filtration: Isolating Casting Parameters for Global Applications
	Hope Alexis Weinstein, 17, Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado
EV009	Preventing the Global Reproductive Failure of Aquatic Life through the Catalytic Treatment of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Municipal Waste Water
	Zachary A. Loeb, 17, Viera High School, Viera, Florida
EV018	Determination of Factors that Impact Clearance of Suspended Particulate Matter (Dust) in Air
	Alanna M. Bram, 16, John Marshall High School, Rochester, Minnesota
EV019	To Choose or Not to Choose?: Investigating the Trophic Effects of Thiamethoxam on Euplectrus comstockii when Parasitizing Trichoplusia ni, Year Two
	Ashley Suzanne Wyrick, 16, Tuscumbia High School, Tuscumbia, Missouri
EV053	H2Oh No: Pharmaceuticals Contaminate Groundwater! Sulfamethazine Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetics with Hypercrosslinked Polymer MN250 in Acid and Alkaline Environments
	Maria Elena Grimmett, 15, Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, Florida
EV311	New Discovery of Eco Plyfibre via Pineapple Leaf and Recyclable Plastic for Future Sustainability
	Nur Hanis Suriani Binti Mohd Zaini, 17, Mara Junior Science College Terendak, Melaka, Malaysia Nurul Najiha Binti Mohd Roslan, 17, Mara Junior Science College Terendak, Melaka, Malaysia
Fourth Award of $500
EV023	Investigating the Use of Plant Xylem from Angiosperm Wood Species as Organic Water Filters
	Varsha Venkatesh, 18, Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York
EV026	Diabetics Are More Susceptible to Air Pollution: Effects of Urban Particulate Matter with High Glucose on Human Monocytes
	Yue Zhang, 16, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky
EV029	Sustainable Water Purification System with UV Irradiation
	Hans Christian Pande, 17, Woods Cross High School, Woods Cross, Utah
EV034	Improving Bioindicators: A New Weight-Length Model for Fish to Provide More Accurate Ecosystem Condition Assessment
	Ya'el Carmel Courtney, 17, Mount Carmel School, Aurora, Ohio
EV040	Assessment of Thirdhand Exposure to Nicotine from Electronic Cigarettes
	Lily Wei Lee, 18, Stuyvesant High School, Manhattan, New York
EV052	Investigating Relationships between Air Quality and Environmental Persistence of Fecal Indicator Bacteria at Recreational Beaches: A Molecular MST Approach
	Kristina Marie Thoren, 18, American Heritage School, Plantation, Florida
EV054	The Selenoproteome Influences Vulnerability to Environmental Methylmercury: The Potential Perspectives in Relation to Human Diseases
	Davarshi Nikhil Patel, 17, Red River High School, Grand Forks, North Dakota
EV306	Bioremediation of the Enbridge Oil Spill through Autochthonous Biostimulation
	Alexandra Marie Peirce, 17, Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan Katherine Wu, 17, Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Mathematical Sciences
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
MA054	Dynamic Mathematics on Smartphones and Tablets
	Lennart Julian Kleinwort, 15, Friedrich-Koenig-Gyumnasium, Wurzburg, Germany
First Award of $3,000
MA024	Odd Dunkl Operators and nilHecke Algebras
	Ritesh Narayan Ragavender, 17, South Brunswick High School, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
MA054	Dynamic Mathematics on Smartphones and Tablets
	Lennart Julian Kleinwort, 15, Friedrich-Koenig-Gyumnasium, Wurzburg, Germany
Second Award of $1,500
MA007	Continued Fractions of Quadratic Numbers
	Aranka Hruskova, 19, Gymnazium Christiana Dopplera, Prague, Czech Republic
MA022	Base 1.5: Analysis of Properties and Relation to the Collatz Conjecture
	Jesse Martin Michel, 17, Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI, Worcester, Massachusetts
MA034	On the Lower Central Series of PI-algebras
	Rumen Rumenov Dangovski, 18, Sofia High School of Mathematics, Sofia, Bulgaria
Third Award of $1,000
MA020	Facility Location Problems and Non-Leibniz Analysis on Complex Plane
	Oleksandr Tytov, 17, School-Lyceum #3 named after A. S. Makarenko, Simferopol, Ukraine
MA035	Covering Squares of Side Length n+e with Unit Squares
	Rayna Dimchova Gadzheva, 18, Mathematical High School 'Konstantin Velichkov,' Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
MA040	The Impact of Demand Elasticity on the Downs-Thomson and Braess Paradoxes
	Rishi Suvir Mirchandani, 17, Fox Chapel Area Senior High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
MA050	Functional Equations: Rational Functions and Their Matrix Isomorphism
	Joshua Alan Rhodes, 17, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan
MA056	Cohomology of Finite Groups without Homological Algebra
	Nikolai Mostovskii, 17, The Laboratory for Continuous Mathematical Education, St.Petersburg, Russian Federation
Fourth Award of $500
MA012	A Rational Story of Pi: From Asymmetrical Cut to Weighted Average
	Kuan-Yu Wang, 13, San Min Junior High School, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
MA025	Identification of the Impact of Obesity Treatments on Gene Expression using a Novel Statistical Test
	Shreya Mathur, 17, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi
MA032	A Monte Carlo Protein Folding Simulation using Energy Optimization with Novel Applications to Alzheimer's Disease Research
	Niranjan Balachandar, 17, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Denton, Texas
MA038	An Investigation of the p53 Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Using a Novel Non-Steady-State Enzyme Kinetic Model
	Prem Murali Talwai, 16, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, California
MA043	Characterizing the n-Division Points of Genus-0 Curves through Straightedge and Compass Constructions
	Nitya Mani, 16, The Harker School, San Jose, California
MA045	Alternative Proof of 100 Inequalities: Method of Separating Tangents
	Adilsultan Lepes, 18, Republican Physics and Mathematics School named after O.Zhautikov, Almaty, Kazakhstan
MA046	Explaining the Map and the Matrix of the Discrete Lambert Exponentiation
	Krishan Shashi Kumar, 18, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Terre Haute, Indiana

Medicine and Health Sciences
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
ME037	Characteristics of Deleterious Mutations in Tumor Suppressor Genes
	Nathan Han, 15, Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts
First Award of $3,000
ME037	Characteristics of Deleterious Mutations in Tumor Suppressor Genes
	Nathan Han, 15, Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts
ME038	Early Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment through the Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells Using Drop-based Microfluidics
	Neil Davey, 18, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland
ME101	Towards a Combination Antiviral Therapy for Flu: An Interdisciplinary Drug Discovery Effort
	Eric S. Chen, 18, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, California
Second Award of $1,500
ME003	The Use of MnSOD in Combined Modality Therapy to Sensitize Lung Cancer Cells to Ionizing Radiation and Chemotherapy
	Ahneesh Jayant Mohanty, 17, Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas
ME004	Mela NO MORE: Creating Novel and Potent siRNA-based Biotherapies for the Treatment of Melanoma
	Robert M. Bacchus, 17, Lincoln Park Academy, Fort Pierce, Florida
ME005	Nicotine and Genistein as Novel Therapeutic Agents for Alzheimer's Disease
	Meenakshi Bose, 16, Eastside High School, Gainesville, Florida
ME011	MUC1 as a Biomarker for TGF-ß1 Inhibition: Investigating the Role of MUC1 in the Switch of TGF-ß1 Function from a Tumor Suppressor to a Tumor Promoter in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
	Emily Lorin Ashkin, 16, Providence Day School, Charlotte, North Carolina
ME079	Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification System for Point-of-Care HIV Diagnosis
	Nicole Sabina Ticea, 15, York House School, Vancouver, Canada
ME094	The SMART System: Stroke Management with Augmented Reality Technology
	Ethan Thomas Butson, 18, The Illawarra Grammar School, Mangerton, Australia
ME306	Nanoparticle-Mediated Gene Delivery via Balloon Angioplasty to Suppress Intimal Hyperplasia
	Jenna Rose DiRito, 18, Academy for Medical Science Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey Serena Margaret Tharakan, 17, Academy for Medical Science Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey
Third Award of $1,000
ME009	Seeking a Cure II: Targeting ERß in a Novel Cost-Effective Treatment for Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
	Jocelyn Elizabeth Hernandez, 17, STEM Academy at Robert E. Lee High School, San Antonio, Texas
ME020	Development of a Novel Blood-Based Diagnostic for Canine Lymphosarcoma
	Golda R. Shaw, 17, George M. Steinbrenner High School, Lutz, Florida
ME027	Quizartinib (AC220) Reverses ABCB1- and ABCG2-Mediated Multidrug Resistance
	Kanav Gupta, 16, Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York
ME028	Too Much of a Good Thing? A Novel Role of Osteopontin as an Anti-Obesity Cytokine and Its Implication in Obesity-Related Disease
	Lelina T. Chang, 18, William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, New York
ME030	A Natural Way to Improve Chemotherapy: Investigating the Effect of Biochanin A on the Efficacy of Thapsigargin in a C. elegans Cancer Model
	Audrey Lyn Francis, 17, Loudoun County Academy of Science, Sterling, Virginia
ME043	Development of an Electroencephalography (EEG) Device for Evaluation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Year Two
	Braeden Christopher Benedict, 17, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Rolling Hills Estates, California
ME060	Treating GBM BTSCs through Growth Factor Stimulation and Drug-Polymer Conjugate Therapy
	Sujay Nagaraj, 17, Western Canada High School, Calgary, Canada
ME092	Loss of TDP43 in Motor Neurons Leads to Deficits in Axonal RNAs in an Animal Model of ALS
	Karan Desai, 17, Edgemont High School, Scarsdale, New York
ME302	Enhancing Pancreatic Islet Function in an Obese Mouse Model
	Chelse-Amoy Alicia Steele, 17, Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, Conyers, Georgia Lawrence Conley Jacobs, 17, Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, Conyers, Georgia
ME315	Rational Discovery and Optimization of Synergistic Chemotherapy Combinations: A Novel Framework Integrating Gene Perturbation Analysis and Machine Learning Algorithms
	Steven Michael Wang, 17, The Harker School, San Jose, California Andrew Cheng Jin, 17, The Harker School, San Jose, California
Fourth Award of $500
ME015	Investigating the Effect of Polyhydroxylated Small-Gap Fullerene as an Antioxidant for Amyloidß-Induced Free Radicals in NT2 Cells
	Alexander Torres, 18, Seminole High School, Sanford, Florida
ME034	Novel Single-Cell Screening: Optimized Droplet-Based Microfluidics for High-Throughput Screening of Adherent Cells
	Jason Shao Cui, 18, Langley High School, McLean, Virginia
ME061	Evolution of Developing an Alternative Treatment for Candida albicans using Natural Plant Extracts
	Surabhi Gopal Mundada, 14, Olympia High School, Olympia, Washington
ME063	Myoblast Encapsulation for Novelty Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy
	Marquise Walker, 17, Lindblom Math and Science Academy, Chicago, Illinois
ME067	Fighting for the Orange Ribbon: Acute Myeloid Leukemia Type-3 Differentiation Triggered by Cisplatin
	Jumanah Marwan Alsawaf, 16, Dar AlFiker School, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
ME072	Effect of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Molecule N-3-oxo-Dodecanoyl-L-Homoserine Lactone on Human Pancreatic Carcinoma Cells
	Ashwath Kumar, 18, David H. Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri
ME074	Progressing Targeted Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis: Analyzing the Role of MiRNA Target Interactions and Expression Signatures for Glioblastoma Progression
	Vaishnavi Shrivastava, 17, Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, California
ME077	A Wearable Ultrasonic Device for the Early Detection of Tumor Recurrence
	Milan Satch Gambhir, 15, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, California
ME080	Personalized Medicine: A Novel Quantum Dot Bioconjugate Targeted Cancer Therapy
	Amit Scheer, 15, Colonel By Secondary School, Ottawa, Canada
ME100	Cytochrome C Oxidase Activity and Chemoresistance
	Tahireh Markert, 17, Indian Springs School, Indian Springs, Alabama
ME106	Multicomponent Drug Delivery Systems Based on PLCL Nanofibers and Modified Gold Nanoparticles in Cancer Treatment
	Joanna Michalina Jurek, 17, I Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace im. Boleslawa Chrobrego w Piotrkowie Trybnalskim, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland
ME116	Hepatocyte Differentiation of hESC Cultured Under Xeno-Free and Feeder-Free Conditions
	Dhruba Biswas, 17, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, California
ME309	Dnmt3l: A New Genetic Factor in Obesity
	Andrew Richard Reilley, 17, The Maine School of Science and Mathematics, Limestone, Maine Roger Wolcott Van Peski, 18, The Maine School of Science and Mathematics, Limestone, Maine Abigail Harvey, 18, The Maine School of Science and Mathematics, Limestone, Maine
ME313	Elucidating the Mechanism of the Ketogenic Diet as an Effective Adjuvant Therapy for Malignant Glioma: A Multiphase Study to Characterize Alterations in Tumor-Associated Inflammatory and Growth Factor Signaling
	Rajet Vatsa, 17, Brophy College Preparatory, Phoenix, Arizona Claire Jayne Woodrow, 18, Xavier College Preparatory, Phoenix, Arizona

Microbiology
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
MI005	The Conjugative Plasmid RK2 as a Delivery System for Artificial AnatheriaH Genes: A Novel Synthetic Biology Alternative to Traditional Antibiotics
	Logan Collins, 17, Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado
First Award of $3,000
MI005	The Conjugative Plasmid RK2 as a Delivery System for Artificial AnatheriaH Genes: A Novel Synthetic Biology Alternative to Traditional Antibiotics
	Logan Collins, 17, Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado
MI017	The Itch to Twitch: The Effects of DNA, DNase, and Degraded DNA on Twitching Motility in Acinetobacter baylyi
	Rebecca Bloomfield, 15, William J. Palmer High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Second Award of $1,500
MI020	Host-specific Binding of ClfB in Staphylococcal Nasal Carriage
	Amy T. Xu, 17, Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York
MI033	Elucidating the Interactions between the Envelope Glycoprotein gp41 of HIV-1, gC1qR and C1q: Relevance to HIV-1 Pathogenesis
	Stephanie Ying, 17, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York
MI039	What’s on the Menu: Identification of the Hydrocarbon Transport Systems as a First Step in Marine Oil-Degradation by Alcanivorax borkumensis
	Swapnav Deka, 17, Plano East Senior High School, Plano, Texas
MI064	Novel Treatment of Chronic Bacterial Infection: Investigation and Multi-Compound Inhibition of Acyl-homoserine Lactone-Based Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its Role in Biofilm Development in vitro
	Nicholas Paul Miller, 17, West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon
MI065	Developing Novel Protein Targets for Bordetella pertussis Antibiotics: Understanding Protein Interfaces and Domain-Domain Interactions
	William Huang Jin, 18, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Lawrenceville, Georgia
Third Award of $1,000
MI006	Analyzing the Complex Carbohydrate Structures on the Plasma Membrane of the Cultured Mosquito Cells Using Fluorescently Labeled Lectins
	Carly Crump, 17, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
MI009	Improved Multiplexed Automated Genome Engineering through Directed Evolution
	Mark Kit Lim, 17, Raffles Institution, Singapore, Singapore
MI010	The Inception of Infection II: The Antimicrobial and Synergistic Efficiency of Antibiotic Ethambutol and Isoniazid and Bacteriophage D29 in Treating a Model Organism for Tuberculosis
	Lucy Cai, 17, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Denton, Texas
MI030	Determining Antimicrobial and Synergistic Properties of Silver Coated Carbon Nanotubes and Antimicrobial Peptides against Streptococcus pyogenes
	Ruchir Rastogi, 16, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, Montgomery, Alabama
MI034	Utilizing UV-rays to Eradicate Micro-Organisms on Healthcare Workers Cellular Phones to Prevent Cross-Infection
	Toni-Ann Black, 16, Roedean School SA, Johannesburg, South Africa
MI051	Mycobacteriophage TM4 Tape-Measure Protein Blocks Entry into Stationary Phase of Tuberculosis
	Libby Ho, 17, Stuyvesant High School, Manhattan, New York
MI309	Elucidating the Metabolism and Toxicity of Host-Derived Toxin Methylglyoxal in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Mycobacterium Smegmatis
	Zhun Che, 17, Pelham Memorial High School, Pelham, New York Julia Burns Kavanagh, 17, Pelham Memorial High School, Pelham, New York Luke E. Hellum, 16, Pelham Memorial High School, Pelham, New York
Fourth Award of $500
MI015	Evaluating Resistance to Triclosan™ in Selected Bacteria and Aquatic Samples Isolated from Pre and Post Water Treatment Effluent
	Gage Holleman, 18, Cascia Hall Preparatory School, Tulsa, Oklahoma
MI025	Resveratrol Biosynthesis in Genetically Engineered Microorganisms
	Steven Ban, 18, Logan High School, Logan, Utah
MI038	Inhibition of Host-Cell Endosomal Acidification by H1N1 Influenza
	Alex White, 17, Uplift North Hills Preparatory, Irving, Texas
MI050	Isolation of Escherichia coli O157 Proteins that Interact with the Bovine Recto-anal Junction Squamous Epithelial (RSE) Cells
	Aparna Sai Ajjarapu, 17, Ames High School, Ames, Iowa
MI053	Effects of Pollutants and Changes in pH on the Bioluminescence of Vibrio fischeri: A Novel Bioassay for Water Pollution Detection
	Shayan Daniel Farmand, 14, Methacton High School, Eagleville, Pennsylvania
MI054	Comparative Evaluation of Electrical Strategies for Eradication of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms
	Michelle Elisabeth Marie Campeau, 16, Mayo High School, Rochester, Minnesota
MI057	Creation of a CTX-M-14/CTX-M-15 Gene Fusion to Determine if an Intrinsic Structural Feature of CTX-M-15 Causes Upregulation of Its Expression
	Archana Meera Varman, 16, Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, Omaha, Nebraska
MI059	Identification of Novel Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Compounds in Curcuma amada
	Varsha Jayasankar, 17, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, St. Catharines, Canada
MI076	From the Antibiotic Resistance Acquisition by Bacteria to the Impact of the Resistant Tuberculosis on Society through a Computer Modelling (IbM)
	Sergi Macia Munoz, 16, INS Escola Industrial, Sabadell, Spain
MI304	The State of Parental Mitochondria Influences the Replicative Lifespan of Zygotes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
	Pei-Ming Chen, 16, Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei Shao-Ting Chiu, 18, Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei

Physics and Astronomy
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
PH081	The Leidenpump: A Non-Mechanical Means of Fluid Delivery
	John Chapman Alexander Caddell, 16, Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, California
First Award of $3,000
PH044	Fabricating an Artificial Nose using Mesoporous Photonic Crystals
	Achal James Fernando-Peiris, 16, Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, Ohio
PH065	On Tycho Supernova Remnant Accelerating Cosmic-rays
	Michaela Brchnelova, 17, High School of Jura Hronca, Bratislava, Slovakia
PH081	The Leidenpump: A Non-Mechanical Means of Fluid Delivery
	John Chapman Alexander Caddell, 16, Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, California
Second Award of $1,500
PH036	An Application of Dean's Flow in Spiral Micro Channels for Particle Isolation
	Vipul Nandigala, 16, Walled Lake Western, Walled Lake, Michigan
PH045	3D Hydrodynamic Simulation of Classical Nova Explosions
	Coleman J. Kendrick, 16, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico
PH072	A Kinetic Monte Carlo Study of the Scalability and Variability of the Forming Voltage of Transition Metal Oxide ReRAMs
	Namrata Ramya Balasingam, 16, Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose, California
PH311	Study of Two-dimensional Melting in a System of Small Magnets
	Martin Liscinsky, 18, Gymnazium Svateho Tomasa Akvinskeho, Košice, Slovakia Michal Geci, 19, Gymnazium Svateho Tomasa Akvinskeho, Kosice, Slovakia
PH314	Rising Water
	Marcel Neidinger, 17, Hans Thoma Gymnasium, Lorrach, Germany Leonard Bauersfeld, 16, Hans Thoma Gymnasium, Lorrach, Germany
Third Award of $1,000
PH024	Evolution of Novel Magnetism in Single-Crystal Honeycomb Iridates: An Approach towards Quantum Spin Liquids
	Vincent Shian Cao, 18, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky
PH028	The Development of a Novel, Low Cost, High Power, Tunable UV Supercontinuum Laser Source
	Joseph Patrick Lee, 17, Saint Peter's Academy, New Market, Alabama
PH029	Trapped Field Superconducting Magnets
	Kavita Anjali Selva, 14, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Texas
PH041	Spectral Smartphone: Rapid Prototyping Mobile Platform Diffraction Spectrophotometry
	Allen Jiang, 16, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky
PH057	Fringe E-Fields of Flat and Cylindrical Deflectors and a New Proposal for the Proton EDM Experiment
	Kevin Li Huang, 17, Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York
PH060	PT-Symmetry Breaking in Periodic Potentials
	Charles Haohan Liang, 18, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
PH071	Optimizing the Process of Single Photons Coupling into Single-Mode Fibers by Using a Genetic Algorithm and Spatial Light Modulation
	Jerzy Krzysztof Szuniewicz, 17, Adama Mickiewicza High School in Poznan, Poznan, Poland
PH302	Observational Detection of Solar g-mode Oscillations Using Doppler Velocity Signals
	Min Sung Kim, 16, Maui High School, Kahului, Hawaii Matthew Thomas Sturm, 17, Maui High School, Kahului, Hawaii
Fourth Award of $500
PH007	Rocks of the Rainbow: Asteroid Classification Using SDSS Filters
	Stephanie Hiromi Spear, 16, Henry J Kaiser High School, Honolulu, Hawaii
PH013	Nova Delphini 2013: A Backyard Analysis of a Classical Nova
	Piper Michelle Reid, 17, Dripping Springs High School, Dripping Springs, Texas
PH017	Experimental Investigation of Segregation Mechanisms in Horizontally Shaken Granular Media
	Mikiko Takato, 17, Hilo High School, Hilo, Hawaii
PH019	Novel Automated Next-Generation Multijunction Quantum Dot Solar Panel Designs Using Monte Carlo-Based Modeling
	Valerie S. Ding, 17, Catlin Gabel School, Portland, Oregon
PH022	A Novel Error Correction Scheme in Quantum Computing and Communication
	Kelvin Wang, 17, Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey
PH032	Kinematic Determinants of Success in the Fencing Flick: Logistic and Linear Multiple Regression Analysis
	Anya Noelle Michaelsen, 17, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, Virginia
PH050	An Analysis of the Feasibility of a Superconducting Maglev Launch System Based on the Meissner Effect
	Chan Sam Lee, 17, Central Virginia Governor's School/ Brookville High School, Lynchburg, Virginia
PH062	Refining Preliminary Orbital Determination for Near-Earth Asteroids: Comparison of Fundamental Methods with n-Body Correction
	Benjamin Thomas Lei, 18, Arlington High School, LaGrangeville, New York
PH077	Measuring Water Waves
	Daniel Pflueger, 19, Gymnasium Johanneum Lueneburg, Lueneburg, Germany
PH316	A Low-Cost and High-Temperature Vibrating Sample Magnetometer
	Mehmet Ege Karaesmen, 18, Takev Ozel Anadolu Lisesi, Izmir, Turkey Ahmet Berk Selvi, 19, Takev Ozel Anadolu Lisesi, Izmir, Turkey

Plant Sciences
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair they represent.
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000
PS013	Mechanistic Characterization of a Transcription Factor bZIP16 in Regulating Arabidopsis Flowering Pathways
	Yi-Hsuan Huang, 17, Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
First Award of $3,000
PS010	Algae's Photoinhibition Sheds Light on Why Land Plants Evolved To Be Green, Not Black
	Ruomeng Wan, 18, Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
PS013	Mechanistic Characterization of a Transcription Factor bZIP16 in Regulating Arabidopsis Flowering Pathways
	Yi-Hsuan Huang, 17, Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
Second Award of $1,500
PS022	Cellulose Binding Domains: Novel Implications in Agriculture and Biofuel Production
	Alon Millet, 16, Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey
PS043	An Eco-friendly RNA Interference-based Insect Control for Management of Citrus Greening Disease using a Model System
	Saumya R. Keremane, 17, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside, California
PS315	Novel Iterative Methodologies in the Search for a Universally-Functional DNA Barcode for Plants
	Jaison Jain, 15, Hunter College High School, New York, New York Julian Stefan Glowacz, 15, Hunter College High School, New York, New York
Third Award of $1,000
PS036	Utilizing the Isolated Components, Variation in Mammals, and Treatment Processes of Milk for Grain Yield Enhancement
	Jordan Ray Cadle, 19, Paoli Junior/Senior High School, Paoli, Indiana
PS042	Examining Potential False Positives for Genetic Modification in Taro
	Anuhea DeLude, 18, Kamehameha Schools Kapalama, Honolulu, Hawaii
PS301	Enhanced Third-Generation Biofuel Production from Genetically Modified Algae
	Wenjia (Dara) Li, 16, Jasper High School, Plano, Texas Anoop Vemulapalli, 16, Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas
PS310	Use of Bio Ferments in the Biological Control of Moniliasis (Moniliophtora roreri) in Cocoa (Theobroma cacao)
	Marcelo Guerra-Abrego, 19, Liceo Academico de Sixaola, Limon, Costa Rica Veronica Bustos-Guido, 17, Liceo Academico de Sixaola, Limon, Costa Rica Daylin Bryan Rodriguez, 16, Liceo Academico de Sixaola, Limon, Costa Rica
PS321	A Computational Model of Tree Growth to Maximize Carbon Sequestration
	Eli J. Echt-Wilson, 17, La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico Albert Zuo, 17, La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Fourth Award of $500
PS004	The Effects of Rhizobia Inoculation on Moringa oleifera Growth, a Fourth Year Study
	Sarah Elizabeth Craig, 16, Niceville High School, Niceville, Florida
PS006	A Comparison of the Effects of Thermotherapy and Electrotherapy on Soybean Plants
	Auriel Samone Wright, 17, Northeast Magnet High School, Macon, Georgia
PS019	Brassica juncea (Mustard) Flowers to Attract Pollinators for Better Malus domestica (Apple) Yield
	Jaya Sagar, 16, Government Senior Secondary School- Manali, Manali, India
PS033	RNA-Guided Genome Editing in Arabidopsis thaliana Using CRISPR/CAS9
	Nadine Mahdi Almadani, 18, Dahran School, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
PS035	The Fungicidal Impact of Detrimental Weeds on Soybeans
	Grady Adam Mauch, 17, Hankinson Public School, Hankinson, North Dakota
PS040	Composting Halyomorpha halys
	Sinmisola Tinubu, 17, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, Maryland
PS319	Novel Strategy for Controlling Population of Pest Snails Using Plant Extracts
	Pattarapong Limpawattana, 16, Phanomsarakham "Phanom Adun Witthaya" School, Chachuengsao, Thailand Wanta Kamlang, 16, Phanomsarakham "Phanom Adun Witthaya" School, Chachuengsao, Thailand