WSSEF 2017 Grand Champion & Premiere Awards

WSSEF Gold Medallion ~ V. Phadnis, Grade 11, STEM High School, Exon Expression Analysis of an Alternatively Spliced Neurotrophin Receptor in Multiple Cancer Types with Implications for Clinical Outcomes and Precision Medicine

WSSEF Silver Medallion ~ A. Gundrala, Grade 10,  Olympia High School, An early Myocardial Infarction Detection System Using Complex Artificial Intelligence

WSSEF Bronze Medallion ~ E. Saxena, Grade 10, STEM High School, Computational Enhancement of Photoplethysmographic & Biometric Signals in Video for Remote Monitoring of Cardiovascular Health & Identity Authentication

WSSEF ~ ISEF Finalists
A. Khandelwal, Grade 12, Tesla STEM High School, Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Experimental Fabrication of Nanoporous Graphene Membranes for Optimal Water Permeability in Reverse Osmosis Desalination

A. Kumar, Grade 11, Timberline High School, Development of a Novel Catalyst for the More Efficient Conversion of CO2 in H2O to Produce Biofuels as an Alternative Form of Energy

T. Li, Grade 10, Newport High School, Exploring Piezoelectric Properties of Atomically Thin WSe2

V. Phadnis, Grade 11, STEM High School, Exon Expression Analysis of an Alternatively Spliced Neurotrophin Receptor in Multiple Cancer Types with Implications for Clinical Outcomes and Precision Medicine

S. Samavedi, Grade 10, Interlake Senior High School, Designing a Thermostable Cellobiohydrolase: A Novel Approach to Sustainable Ethanol Production

S. Srinivasan, Grade 9, Interlake High School, A Novel Machine Learning Approach Using Convolutional Neural Networks to Identify Melanoma

These top six projects (six students) combine with the top projects from the five WSSEF affiliated Regional Science & Engineering Fairs (Mid-Columbia, Central Sound, South Sound, Southwest Washington and Eastern Washington) to form Team Washington.  Team Washington’s 17 student finalists, 2 student observers and chaperones represent the State of Washington at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles, CA on May 14 – 19, 2017.  The ISEF is the world’s largest pre-college science competition.  Our Team Washington students compete against 1,800 young entrepreneurs and innovators from 77 countries worldwide.

Go Team Washington!