WSSEF Grand Medallion Champions
Gold |
Bontha,N. | Grade 9 – HANFORD HIGH SCHOOL Exploiting the Physical Properties of Nafion Membranes to Fabricate Bipolar Membranes for Low Temperature Fuel Cell Application |
Silver |
Olson, V. | Grade 11 – SEQUIM SENIOR HIGH A Survey of Lake Crescent For Endemic Salmonid Spawning Sites Using Edna |
Bronze |
Calmidi,M. | Grade 11 – Tesla STEM High School Determining The Most Effective Salt Concentration of Irrigation Water for Trichoderma harzianum to Confer Salt Tolerance Through Symbiosis to Oryza sativa Plants |
WSSEF Finalists to Represent WSSEF at the International Science and Engineering Fair
| Finalist | Bontha,N. | Grade 9 – HANFORD HIGH SCHOOL Exploiting the Physical Properties of Nafion Membranes to Fabricate Bipolar Membranes forLow Temperature Fuel Cell Application |
| Finalist | Calmidi,M. | Grade 11 – Tesla STEM High School Determining The Most Effective Salt Concentration of Irrigation Water for Trichoderma harzianum to Confer Salt Tolerance Through Symbiosis to Oryza sativa Plants |
| Finalist | Hillier, M. | Grade 9 – Newport High School Stimulating gamma brain waves via the visual system using flashing LED lights: Optimizing a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s |
| Finalist | Iyer, A. | Grade 11 – Tesla STEM High School Analyzing miRNA Expression Levels in Glioblastoma Patients to Identify Candidate Biomarkers |
| Finalist | Olson, V. | Grade 11 – SEQUIM SENIOR HIGH A Survey of Lake Crescent For Endemic Salmonid Spawning Sites Using Edna |
| Finalist | Saxena, E. | Grade 12 – Interlake High School Early Detection of Lung Cancer from Hidden Gist Signals in CT Scans with Deep Neural Networks and Transfer Learning |
Student Observers Selected by WSSEF to Attend the International Science and Engineering Fair
| Student Observer | Berger, E. | Grade 11 – Tesla STEM High School Powering a solid state fermenter with compost cogeneration to produce B.bassiana spores for use as a mycopesticide |
| Student Observer | Dalia, A. | Grade 9 – Tesla STEM High School Lung Disease Prediction Through Machine Learning Models Utilizing Chest X-Ray Data |
The top six WSSEF projects (six students) and two student observer’s will join finalists and student observers from the five WSSEF affiliated Regional Science & Engineering Fairs (Mid-Columbia, Central Sound, South Sound, Southwest Washington and Eastern Washington) to form the Wise Team (Washington International Science & Engineering Team). This year, the Wise Team has 24 student finalists, 4 student observers and chaperones representing the State of Washington at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, AR on May 11 – 17, 2019. ISEF is the world’s largest pre-college science competition with 1,800 young entrepreneurs and innovators from 80+ countries worldwide.