Congratulations! … to the following high school students participating in the 67th Annual Washington State Science & Engineering Fair. All high school student projects were judged, and the following students earned First Place. Where you see a project title duplicated, it is because that was a team project. All students receive a participation and 1st, 2nd, 3rd or Honorable Mention placement ribbons with First Place receiving a rosette ribbon and trophy. Rosettes are awarded with trophies on-stage with 2nd, 3rd or Honorable Mention placement ribbons mailed to the student. All students receive judges’ comments with their participation ribbon in the mail.
FIRST NAME |
LAST NAME |
GRADE |
PROJECT TITLE |
| Chegu Vijay | Aashray | 12 | Glacies Prime – Segmenting Glacier Radar Scopes using Transformers |
| Devesh | Aggarwal | 10 | Remote Sensing of Open Water Evaporation: Implications for Suppressant Strategies and the Water Crisis |
| Lakshmi | Agrawal | 10 | Clean Water: Analysis of Interfacial Tension |
| Jordyn | Allen | 11 | Use of Recombinant Hyaluronidase and Tumor Transcription Factor to Break Down Hyaluronic Acid in a Tumor Cell’s Extracellular Matrix |
| Luis | Alvarez | 9 | Do Organic and Non-organic potatoes have the same nutrients? |
| Kamden | Applebee | 11 | Interplay of Individual Personality and Language Background on Speech Accommodation |
| Sri Sai Meenakshi | Arasada | 11 | Advancing Art Curation: A Novel Multimodal Multi-Label Classification System for Thematic Grouping of Artworks |
| Bhanu | Atmakuri | 11 | Optimizing 2000m Rowing Performance: An Experimental Study Assessing Ergometer Performance in Relation to Pacing Strategy |
| Shruthika | Balasubramanian | 11 | Probing Demographic Factors and Genetic Signatures in Glaucoma Onset and Progression: A Computational Approach |
| Ritvik | Bansal | 10 | PerioVision: Revolutionizing Gum Disease Detection: Radiograph-Free, Non-Clinical, Zero-Cost Detection and Monitoring of Periodontitis with Computer Vision and Machine Learning – Bridging Healthcare Gaps in Underserved Communities |
| Amir | Basmani | 12 | Developing a 2-Component Force Balance for Flotek 360 Windtunnel |
| Irene | Batta | 11 | Molecular Docking Simulation to Predict Inhibitors Against Zinc Transporters (ZnT) |
| Aashrita | Bhamidimarri | 10 | Controlling Agricultural Pollution: ‘Root’ for Success |
| Saharsh | Bhargava | 11 | Stop the Slide: Using Machine Learning to Predict the Occurrence of Rainfall Triggered Landslides |
| Tanmay | Bhatt | 11 | Using an untargeted mass spectrometry assay to discover the most readily present organic compounds in Spokane’s river water |
| Ria | Bhutani | 12 | The Herbal Solution to Caffeine Pollution: Investigating the Viability of Evodia Rutaecarpa as a Caffeine Neutralizer in a Planarian Model |
| Srishti | Boral | 10 | Computational Screening of Non-traditional Phenolic Compounds for Antibacterial Activity against Class A Beta Lactamase in Resistant Pathogens |
| Alexia | Bravo | 12 | An Investigation of New Brown Dwarf Spectral Binary Candidates From the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Citizen Science Initiative |
| Shreyas | Bulusu | 11 | Synaptic Sync: Addiction Therapy |
| Connor | Bunch | 12 | Efficacy of a Hyper-Extensive Green Roof for Low-Impact Development on Urban and Suburban Stormwater Retention and Runoff Quality |
| Ruman | Cai | 11 | Pioneering with pH: Investigating the Impact of pH on Protein Permeability in Hydrogel Microspheres for Controlled Drug Delivery |
| Joelle | Caprye | 11 | Founder’s Lake Chytrid Whole Genome Sequence and Analysis |
| Rishik | Chakrabarti | 11 | Cellular Basis of Morphogenesis: Investigating the factors that regulate the morphological and functional changes within cell-cell junctions during Malpighian tubule development in Drosophila embryos |
| Anson | Chen | 11 | Forecasting Domoic Acid Levels from Harmful Algal Blooms along the Pacific Northwest Coast |
| Edbert | Chenjp | 11 | Are Asian Families Putting Too Much Pressure On Their Children? |
| Kedar | Chintalapati | 11 | Machine Learning Identifies Novel Potential MicroRNAs Predictive for Gastric Cancer |
| Prayrona | Choudhury | 9 | AquaScope: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Multimodal AI in Diagnosing Water Quality Based on Environmental Context, Sensor Data and Visual Assessments |
| Inaya | Chowdhury | 11 | Testing the Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on the Cognitive Performance of Adolescents with Somatic Anxiety. |
| Ryan | Chung | 11 | Stock Wizard: A Gradient Boosting Machine Learning Model Designed for Day Trading Stock Prediction |
| Noah | Collyer | 9 | How do different types of homemade fertilizer affect a plants growth and soils health. |
| Adam | Dalloul | 11 | Biomimetic Shark Skin Denticles: Enhancing Wind Turbine Efficiency through the Integration of Shark Denticles for Advanced Aerodynamic Designs |
| Pavitra | Dave | 11 | Supplementing Immunity: Investigating the Effect of Varying Vitamin D Solutions on Human Cancer T-cell Proliferation and IL-2 Secretion |
| Hunter | Davis | 12 | The Application of Aerogel in Arc Flash Personal Protective Equipment |
| Nandika | Devarajan | 10 | The genetic/environmental contributors of Type 1 Diabetes, and the use of CRISPR/Cas9, In vivo therapies, and SHERLOCK (Cas13) in its prevention. |
| Ananya | Diddee | 11 | Analyzing the relationship between parent-adolescent communication and coping self efficacy |
| Defne | Dingiloglu | 11 | Elucidating Streptomyces Scabiei’s Biosynthetic Product Potential Through Genome-Mining Analysis |
| Tommy | Elliott | 12 | Detailed Literature Review and Genomics Procedural Methodology for the Comparison of the Concentration of Stress Biomarker Lysozyme and Gut Microbiome Composition |
| Catherine | Enriquez | 11 | Daphnia Under The Influence: A Drug Study |
| Maya | Faulkner | 12 | Applying Chlorella and Spirulina Algae as Bioremediation Methods to the Degradation of 6PPD-quinone in Local Waterways |
| Gabriel | Fredrich | 12 | Evaluating Flap Deflection for Aerospike Nozzles |
| Evan | Gaasch | 10 | Carbon Capture with Microalgae |
| Agasthya | Gangavarapu | 11 | Empowering Community Health Workers through a Finetuned Multilingual Medical Large Language Model to Combat Health Inequities in Low-Resource Nations |
| Soren | Ghorai | 11 | Biomimetic Shark Skin Denticles: Enhancing Wind Turbine Efficiency through the Integration of Shark Denticles for Advanced Aerodynamic Designs |
| Adhip | Ghosh | 11 | Investigation of the Elastocaloric Effect in Shape Memory Alloys and Natural Rubber for Solid State Refrigeration |
| Minal | Gowda | 10 | How does music in different key signatures correspond with certain emotions? |
| Isabella | Guan | 9 | Analyzing and Enhancing Fencing Lunge Techniques: A Behavioral Study Utilizing Artificial Intelligence |
| Nathan | Guan | 11 | Early Detection of Dysgraphia Using Deep Learning Neural Network |
| Megan | Halim | 11 | Assessing the Reliability of Bioinformatics Tools in Identifying Virulence Factors in Uropathogenic E. Coli and Conducting a Meta-Analysis to Seek Optimal Non-Antibiotic Therapeutic Solutions to UTI’s |
| Jeslyn | Haq | 11 | An evaluation of the trends in U.S. maternal deaths based on abortion policies in restrictive, neutral, and protective states from 2018-2021 |
| Regan | Hendrickson | 11 | Investigating the effects of biodegradable plastic on sorghum growth and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization |
| Sophia | Holmes | 11 | Why does my dad NEED his coffee? A correlational Study of the Relationship Between Caffeine Withdrawal and Age |
| Joyce | Huang | 11 | Yek Yaks: An LLM-powered, customized, illustrative language learning app for people with learning disabilities like Down syndrome |
| Davin | Huynh | 11 | Combating Antimicrobial Resistance in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): Developing Novel Solutions through In-Silico Precision Knock-Outs and Flux Balance Analysis (FBA) |
| Keshav | Iyer | 11 | Understanding the Relationship between Gut Microbiomes and Leukemia Growth. Showcasing Propionate, a Derivative of Probiotic Gut Microbiomes, as a Novel Method to Enhance the Overall Efficacy of Leukemia Cancer Treatment |
| Ria | Iyer | 11 | Improving Accuracy of Melanoma Detection in Various Skin Tones Using Synthetic Minority Oversampling Techniques |
| Eva | Jain | 11 | Impact of Heat Events on Urban Heat Island Effects |
| Marta | Jayantilal | 11 | Viability of Saliva for Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Diagnosis |
| Ahanya | John | 11 | Exploring the Influence of AI-Generated Imagery on E-Commerce Consumer Behavior: A Comparative Study with Traditional Imagery and AI- Generated Imagery |
| Nikhil | Kadam | 11 | Development of a Non-Invasive Biosensor Device for Early Detection of Periodontal Diseases and Caries Based on Intraoral pH monitoring |
| Ojas | Kandhare | 12 | Combating Antimicrobial Resistance in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): Developing Novel Solutions through In-Silico Precision Knock-Outs and Flux Balance Analysis (FBA) |
| Sanjana | Katti | 11 | Effects of Pharmaceuticals and Ocean Warming on Zooxanthellae Expulsion and Asexual Reproduction in Aiptasia: A Model for Tropical Coral |
| Zoe | Kecskemeti | 11 | Settlement Preferences and Development of Aurelia labiata Planula larvae, on Natural and Anthropogenic Substrates in Current and Climate Change Temperature Scenarios |
| Eda | Keskin | 11 | The Antibacterial Effect of Ohi’a Lehua Blossom Honey on Escherichia Coli and Bacillus Cereus |
| Dana | Khasanov | 12 | Cybersecurity Education Through Minigames |
| Michael | Kier | 12 | Comparative Analysis of Biodegradable and Petroleum-Based Shin Guards |
| Rebecca | Kim | 10 | Breast Cancer in Young Women: Investigating Breast Microbiota, Estrogen, and Bacteria Impact on Biomarker Discovery |
| Bhavya | Kottapalli | 9 | Harnessing explainable machine learning algorithms to predict brain strokes |
| Teyj | Krishnan | 11 | A BCI-Based EEG-Controlled Prosthetic Limb |
| Yash | Kshirsagar | 11 | Biomimetic Shark Skin Denticles: Enhancing Wind Turbine Efficiency through the Integration of Shark Denticles for Advanced Aerodynamic Designs |
| Priyanka | Kudallur | 11 | Competitive Learning & Cognitive Resilience: Analyzing Peers’ Influence on Problem-Solving Skills Using Electroencephalography Signals |
| Aditi | Kumarappan | 11 | AstroML for Numerical Relativity: Obtaining a Parametric Relationship between highly eccentric, precessing binary black hole systems using the SXS Waveform Catalog |
| Aditi | Kuthanoor | 10 | Inhibition of cancerous BET proteins using PROTAC targeting leukemia |
| Richard | Li | 12 | Single Cell RNA-Sequencing of the Macaque Placenta |
| Shangqiu | Li | 10 | MagGrid: Non-Levitative Electromagnet Robot Propulsion Method for 2D Material Handling |
| Anish | Maheshwar | 11 | Computer Vision-Based Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis: Enhancing Detection Precision through Line Thickness As A Feature in Hand-Drawn Archimedean Spirals |
| Saahiti | Mamidipaka | 11 | Investigating the Success of Microbial Treatment for Gluten Digestion |
| Swetha | Mandaleeka | 10 | Predicting Protein-Ligand Docking with Ensemble Modeling |
| Eamon | McGarty | 11 | Creating a Graphene Based Fluorescent Fingerprint Powder |
| Cade | Mears | 9 | How much bacteria can find in Dairy water troughs? |
| Colin | Medcroft | 12 | Development and Comparative Analysis of a N,N, Diethyl-Meta-Toluamide (DEET) and Natural Repellent Wristband for Repellence Against Culicidae (Mosquitoes) |
| Nicole | Mihaylova | 11 | Archaik: An Aramaic Translation Engine |
| Aahana | Mittal | 11 | A Quantitative Analysis Exploring the Correlation Between Anxiety Dynamics and Academic Performance Among Individuals of Asian Descent |
| Farid | Mohammed Saju | 11 | Synaptic Sync: Addiction Therapy |
| Yatin | Mokana | 11 | Testing The Influence Of Prior Weightlifting Experience On An Individuals Perceived Intensity Of Weight Stimulus And Their Weber’s Constant, Using Quantitative Electroencephalogram Measurements. |
| Advaitha | Motkuri | 11 | A Eye Intelligence: The Future of Disease Detection Through the Eyes |
| Maaz | Murad | 11 | Synaptic Sync: Addiction Therapy |
| Akshay | Murthy | 10 | LungVAE: Utilizing Variational Auto Encoders and Hybrid Molecular Representations to Create Novel Inhibitors for Protein Targets in Lung Cancer |
| Atreya | Naik | 9 | Understanding the Correlation Between Various Pollutants and Cancer Across the United States: Case Study for Cancer |
| Bhavyahshree | Navaneetha Krishnan | 10 | Locking the SUMO Switch: Design of Small Molecules to Inhibit Rhes SUMOylation Sites for Huntington’s Disease |
| Yusuf | Nemutlu | 11 | A Machine Learning Approach to Analyzing and Adapting to Individual Student Needs |
| Thuc | Nguyen | 11 | Efficient Differentially Private Cardinality Estimation for Sensitive Datasets |
| Lucy | Numata | 11 | Founder’s Lake Chytrid Whole Genome Sequence and Analysis |
| Navaj | Nune | 11 | A Comprehensive Evaluation of AI Frameworks for Accurate Object Detection and Enumeration of Visual Data for Environmental Remediation |
| Ian | O’Brien | 12 | Engineering a Better Hydroelectric Turbine for Continuous River Flow |
| Saranya | Pammi | 11 | Carnatic Musopathy for Inducing Quality Sleep |
| Richard | Pan | 10 | Advancing Art Curation: A Novel Multimodal Multi-Label Classification System for Thematic Grouping of Artworks |
| Emma | Pell | 11 | Use of Recombinant Hyaluronidase and Tumor Transcription Factor to Break Down Hyaluronic Acid in a Tumor Cell’s Extracellular Matrix |
| Tyler | Pham | 12 | Analyzing the Effects of Surface Nanoroughness in Electrospun Fibers on Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production by Macrophages for Meniscus Injury |
| Anugraha | Pillai | 11 | Can changes in core-body temperature, caused by trauma-related disruptions, be correlated with changes to mice circadian rhythms, specifically their sleep and activity cycles? |
| Isabella | Pinto | 11 | How Magnetically Suspended Tires Utilizing High-Temperature Superconductivity and Electromagnetism Creates the Most Eco-Friendly Vehicle |
| Yuti | Purohit | 10 | DeepAQI: Enhancing Air Quality Forecasting through a Multi-Temporal Autoregressive and Deep Learning Architecture |
| Adithya | Raj | 10 | A Novel Machine Learning Facilitated Classifier of Chondrosarcoma Subtypes from Virtual Histopathology Slides |
| Harshita | Raja | 11 | O-Patch – Developing an Omega-3 Microneedle Patch for Women with Postpartum Depression |
| Kelvin | Rheinheimer | 12 | Effects of Cold Hydrotherapy on Mental Health |
| Owen | Rothwell | 9 | Comparing Recycled Soda Bottle PET Plastic 3D Printing Filament Created With a Homemade Pultrusion Machine vs. Commercial New Material PETG Filament |
| Aryaman | Rtunjay | 11 | ALS-SynAegis: A Molecular Dynamics Study on TDP-43 Aggregation to Prevent Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Onset |
| Nicole | Samaan | 11 | Microgrid Optimization: The Future of Efficient, Reliable, and Autonomous Renewable Energy |
| Nilesh | Sathyanarayanan | 11 | Using Deep Learning to Reconstruct Macro-Scale Ocean Turbulence from Limited Observation |
| Izzy | Schlettert | 11 | The use of RNAi to determine piRNA-associated regulation of the unc-43 gene in C. elegans. |
| Zach | Schlettert | 11 | The use of RNAi to determine piRNA-associated regulation of the unc-43 gene in C. elegans. |
| Aditya | Sengupta | 10 | LeAF: Leveraging Convolutional Neural Networks for Plant Anomaly Detection and Classification for Farmers with Large Language Models for Natural Language Interaction |
| Zayan | Senoaji | 12 | Framework for a Smartphone-based APS Substitute |
| Aparajitha | Sethuraman | 11 | Improving Accuracy of Melanoma Detection in Various Skin Tones Using Synthetic Minority Oversampling Techniques |
| Om | Shah | 11 | BiliNet: Serum Bilirubin Prediction for Neonates using Segmentation-Guided Neural Networks |
| Saahil | Shah | 10 | Enhancing Water Treatment in Developing Countries: optimization of colloidal particle challenges in solar water disinfection |
| Sneha | Sharma | 11 | Using CNNs to Determine the Impact of High-Frequency Oscillations in Epileptic Pediatric Patients |
| Claire | Sheehan | 11 | Which form of biodegradable hydrogels will help conserve irrigation water in the farming industry? |
| Ailun | Shen | 10 | A Breadth First Search Algorithm for Data Clustering based on Space-Time Curvature |
| Kevin | Shen | 11 | Development and Analysis of a Variable-Sweep Oblique Wing Aircraft |
| Kirit | Singh | 11 | Testing The Influence Of Prior Weightlifting Experience On An Individuals Perceived Intensity Of Weight Stimulus And Their Weber’s Constant, Using Quantitative Electroencephalogram Measurements. |
| Riya | Singh | 11 | Investigating the Effect of Flavonoid Supplementation on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms in 6-8 Year Old Children |
| Joe | Smith | 11 | Astrometric Binary Classification via Artificial Neural Networks |
| Aylin | Sosa | 11 | How do additives affect a non-newtonian fluid? |
| Felicity | Souza | 11 | Autotoxicity of essential oils on photosynthesis in Mentha spicata and Thymus vulgaris |
| Sahaana | Sridhar | 11 | Diagnosing Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Using Acoustic Parameters and Integrated Predictive & Generative AI Models |
| Rakshith | Srinivasan | 12 | Early Detection of Glaucoma Disease Using Lipid Biomarkers for Elevated Interocular Eye Pressure |
| Roxana | Stanescu | 11 | A Novel Approach for Detection and Quantification of Stool on Abdominal Radiographs in Children using Machine Learning |
| William | Stillwelll | 11 | Investigating Daphnia Magna in Relation to Algal Bloom Cleanup |
| Bryson | Stuehrenberg | 12 | The Application of Aerogel in Arc Flash Personal Protective Equipment |
| Ryan | Sturgill | 12 | Phishing Free Email Client |
| Saanvi | Subramanian | 11 | Harvesting Power at High Frequencies: Building an RF Power Combiner and Rectarray as a Sustainable Alternative to the Traditional Battery |
| Derek | Suomela | 12 | Optimizing Efficiency of 3-Phase Motors using Deep Reinforcement Learning |
| Alex | Takagi-Stewart | 11 | Minimization of Thermoacoustic Combustion Instability in Exploration-Class Rocket Engines |
| Pranav | Takrani | 11 | Correlation of Distracted Driving Likelihood with Externally Measurable Vehicle Behavior Through the Utilization of Computer Vision. |
| Edward | Tang | 10 | Carbon Capture with Microalgae |
| Aanika | Tangirala | 11 | Towards Improved Recognition and Diagnosis of Autism Among Females – A Novel Approach Using Machine Learning |
| Srithan | Thallapally | 10 | Rethinking Waste! Bioplastics from Banana Peels! |
| Harini | Thiagarajan | 12 | Implementation of Convolutional Neural Network for Line Characterization in LIGO Continuous Gravitational Wave Searches |
| Edwin | Tjandra | 12 | Comparative Aerodynamic Analysis of Fish-Scale Inspired Airfoils and Traditional Airfoils |
| Haley | Trinh | 12 | Applying Chlorella and Spirulina Algae as Bioremediation Methods to the Degradation of 6PPD-quinone in Local Waterways |
| Kien | Trung | 12 | Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Static Magnetic Force on Tetraselmis Chuii’s Biomass Production and Nitrogen Removal Efficiency |
| Subhadra | Vadlamannati | 12 | Partial Tensorized Transformers for Natural Language Processing |
| Ani | Van More | 10 | Reducing the Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on Cetacean Habitats: A Proof of Concept Model |
| Ajeet | Venkatesh | 11 | SpatioTemporal modeling of the Triple Negative breast cancer tumor microenvironment for in-silico testing of multi-immunosuppressive inhibitors for enhanced immunotherapy |
| Nishant | Vikramaditya | 10 | Development of a reusable launch vehicle with active altitude control |
| Adam | Wallis | 12 | Preventing Water Penetration in concrete using lime and Roman concrete |
| youya | wang | 10 | The motion of a coin on a plane |
| Tutlalee | Wines | 11 | Geonacci Sequences: Exploring a Geometric Extension of the Fibonacci Sequence |
| Donghun | Won | 10 | CardioRetinaNet: Joint Analysis of Retinal Images for Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis and Age Estimation using Convolutional Neural Network |
| Vishal | Yalla | 11 | Implementation of Convolutional Neural Network for Line Characterization in LIGO Continuous Gravitational Wave Searches |
| Samuel | Yang | 11 | Correlation of Distracted Driving Likelihood with Externally Measurable Vehicle Behavior Through the Utilization of Computer Vision. |
| Marisabel | Zarazua Gomez | 12 | How do different vibration frequencies affect Nematoda and Annelida behavior? |
| Alexander | Zhang | 11 | Eliminating Cross-Race Bias in Witnesses Through Childhood Exposure |
| Grace | Zhao | 11 | Predicting Summer Heatwaves in the Pacific Northwest Using A Novel Integration of Multiple Machine Learning Models |
| Harry | Zhao | 9 | Analyzing and Enhancing Fencing Lunge Techniques: A Behavioral Study Utilizing Artificial Intelligence |
| Bryan | Zhu | 10 | SugarPal – Personalized Blood Glucose Management for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Patients with Deep Learning |
| Joslin | Zurita | 11 | How does ultraviolet radiation affect the amount of bacteria on synthetic skin substitutes? |