WSSEF 2025 First Place Awards ~ Grades 1 – 8

                   NAME GRADE                                                      PROJECT TITLE
Sai Mohith Adamala 2 Coercivity Chronicles: Measuring Temperature’s Impact on Magnetic Strength
Aaradhya Adigarla 7 The Growth of Algae due to Nutrient Pollution and its Impact on the Aquatic Ecosystem
Ananya Adigarla 3 Which liquids work better with water to make a lava lamp?
Idika Agarwal 3 Magnetic Levitation (MAGLEV) Train
Aadhya Angadi 6 Mission: pHossible – Soil Edition
Chaitra Hasini Appani 7 Developing A System to Assist People with CFS, Alzheimer’s, and Dementia
Devaansh Arora 1 Lettuce find out – Water or Soil
Kapish Arora 6 Math Meets AI: Shaping the Future of Education with LLMs
Namish Arora 4 Corn and the Perfect Pour: Finding the Optimal Watering Balance
Arya Arun 3 Shake It Up! Testing Bridge Stability in Earthquakes
Nirbhuy Arun 4 A Vagus Nerve Stimulator and Treatment Plan for Leaky Gut Syndrome Affected by Dysfunctional Brain-Gut-Liver Axis Communication
Abhimanyu Arvindh 6 Leaping Lizards – That’s Cold Mate!
Ardra Arwin 8 Neuro circuitry and plasticity – linguistic differences in brain adaptations
Varshith Avula 8 Sustainable Mulching: Exploring Biodegradable Alternatives for Eco-Friendly Farming
Akshara Balaji 1 Do Plants help reduce soil erosion
Pranav Balaji 5 STARS: Smart Trash and Recycling Segregator
Nishka Baldota 6 SafeNet: Smarter Streaming for Kids
Rook Beard 3 Ph and crystal formation
Amaira Beri 3 Shake It Up! Testing Bridge Stability in Earthquakes
Neel Borate 8 AI Powered Lost and Found
Ivaan Choudhary 4 Harness the power of flowing water to produce energy for electricity generation.
Swapnil Choudhury 4 Custom LEGOArt: Improving AI’s Structure Building To Create Custom LEGOs for Kids
Shivam Chowdhary 8 WheyUp
Sydney Clark 5 Tornado House Safety
Chloe Custodio 8 Creating a Fish Trap Structure to Capture Microplastics
Parth Desai 4 Harness the power of flowing water to produce energy for electricity generation.
Vedika Devarajan 8 Camels on Fire: Igniting the Future of Firefighter Safety with Biomimicry Inspired PFAS-free Turnout Gear
Ankit Dhariwal 5 Seed Science: Cracking the Code to Faster Growth
Mayukha Durbhakula 4 Corn and the Perfect Pour: Finding the Optimal Watering Balance
Meenakshi Eashwar 8 BreatheEasy: A Predictive Asthma Risk Model
Miyen Edelman 2 How Does Saliva Break Down Starch?
Tanishqa Erattu 6 Smart Vision Cane: Ultrasonic-Based Enhanced Mobility for the Visually Impaired
Osiris Espindola 4 Which water filtration system works best?
Asher Friedman 7 Measuring the Rate of Exothermic Reactions During Corrosion with Acid Rain Models
Karthi Gangavarapu 6 Zero-G Smart Clinostat
Harshika Ganti 2 How does Nitrogen concentration change or vary the plant growth?
Margot Goleski 3 Ant snack choice
Vivian Gray 3 What composition of water freezes the fastest?
Kyla Greenfield 2 Worm compost
Alsea Griffey 3 Soil quality and plant growth
Anahata Guha 7 SKNGUARD: A Machine Learning based approach to Early Melanoma detection.
Aadya Gupta 6 Zero-G Smart Clinostat
Atharv Gupta 6 Zero-G Smart Clinostat
Navya Gupta 1 My Super-Duper Liquid Rainbow!
Varalika Gupta 3 RAIN: Researching Acid Rain in Nature
Varchasv Gupta 6 Growing Green, Going Clean
Vian Gupta 3 Investigate how fluctuations in blood glucose levels (sleep, activity, hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia) affect heart rate and brain activity and how AI can be used to analyze these patterns for better glucose management.
Madison Gustafson 7 Computerized Clean
Owen Hardy 6 Raven
Jovi Hayes 5 Long Jump
Sihi Hemanth 3 Sprout Scout : Exploring Soil and Growth
Genevieve Henderson 1 Rusting Metals
River Hill 7 The Hydro Path
George Hoag 2 Lettuce Prost
Aashvi Immadi 4 Electric Buzzers
Rasika Iyer 8 WheyUp
Aadya Karanam 4 Effect of Different Lights on Plant Growth
Dhruthi Karanam 2 Shocking Produce: The Power of Potatoes & Oranges
Eva Karandikar 2 How does Nitrogen concentration change or vary the plant growth?
Ava Karschney 8 How Stress Impacts Mental Health and How To Control It
Mitali Khairnar 8 Campus Vibes
Arusha Khante 6 Grow Green
Venkata Adithya Vivaan Kocherlakota 2 Growing Lettuce in Different Types of Water
Deetya Kompelli 8 Sustainable Mulching: Exploring Biodegradable Alternatives for Eco-Friendly Farming
Amritha Reddy Kongara 2 Ice Melting Experiment
Janneke Koomen 3 Popcorn Palooza!
Akshara Kulkarni 5 pH Power
Aarav Kumar 1 Lettuce find out – Water or Soil
Dhiya Kumaraguru 5 Unlocking Fruit DNA: Exploring DNA Extraction as a First Step Toward Understanding Adulteration
Krishna Kumar-Vemulapalli 4 Smart Irrigation 2.0: Water Conservation for a Sustainable Future
Shriya Kutty 8 CanDetect: Rapid Lung Cancer Detection Using Salivary Microbes
Vidya Sree Rao Lakavath 3 Drip Irrigation System Working Model
Aaria Lankireddy 7 TanniSeal: Pioneering The First Scientific Tannic Acid-Based Emergency Solution For Dental Bleeding Control.
Ryan Lee 7 EcoCube: A Modular and Low-Cost Environmental Monitoring Device for Global Data Collaboration and Climate Awareness
Edward Li 8 Catching Invisible Culprits
Anushka Lohiya 8 Campus Vibes
Thanishka Lokesh kumar 5 How to prevent diabetes in children and young adults?
Berenice Lui 8 Identify Key Drivers of Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease: Is Race a Discretionary Factor?
Sreyas Madiraju 6 Ocean Neutralizer
Preetam Magham 4 Corn and the Perfect Pour: Finding the Optimal Watering Balance
Auysh Mahajan 3 Rocks and minerals in everyday science
Vyan Malige 7 Implementing Regenerative Electromagnetic Braking in Gasoline Cars
Laasya Priya Mandavilli 7 ThyroCARE: Enhancing Thyroid Cancer Prognostics Using Random Forest Models
Venkata Sai Nandan Mandavilli 1 Momentum in Motion STEM Project
Myra Mansata 2 How does Nitrogen concentration change or vary the plant growth?
Lydia Mathew 6 RF Pollution: Finding Safe Zones Around Our Gadgets
Milo Matsuda 8 Testing Reflective Insulation on Oyster Cages
John Mayhook 6 What is the hardest pitch to hit? (Baseball)
Suhaas Meka 6 Dr. PAANDA (Personalized AI Assistant for Navigating Diagnoses and Aid)
Maggie Meloy 4 What is the effect of Lego brick size on the strength of a Lego beam
Bithania Mesfin 8 How does the Type of Antibiotic Affect Escherichia Coli?
David Michael 7 How does mulch affect garden water requirements
Vedant Mittal 4 Truck Aerodynamics: Finding the Best Shape for Fuel Efficiency
Saanvi Mittapally 4 Electric Buzzers
Prithvi Mohan 4 Effect of different materials on rocket launch
Alexander Mygatt-Tauber 3 Explosive Soda
Sarah Naveen 5 STARS: Smart Trash and Recycling Segregator
Tanmay Naveena Sampige 3 Sprout Scout : Exploring Soil and Growth
Adeline Okada 7 Engineering a Solar Desalination Unit
Ridhaan Palkar 8 Magnetic Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery Systems: Overcoming the Blood-Brain Barrier for Central Nervous System Therapeutics
Rama Panchapagesan 6 Char-ming Soil Solutions: Unlocking plant potential with biochar
Ansh Pandey 6 Growing Green, Going Clean
Advait Parikh 5 Soft Gripper Arm
Aishwarya Parthasarathy 4 Potato Power
Abhiram Parupalli 2 Growing Lettuce in Different Types of Water
Aaratrika Paul 8 ThyroCARE: Enhancing Thyroid Cancer Prognostics Using Random Forest Models
Murari Penagamuri 3 RAIN: Researching Acid Rain in Nature
Aishwarya Polali 3 Clean Energy Engine
Saranya Potukuchi 8 BreatheEasy: A Predictive Asthma Risk Model
Ian Pyatenko 6 Self maintaining temperature system.
Rohitha Rachakonda 4 Unlocking Nature’s Mulch Magic
Anisha Rajesh 6 Ocean Neutralizer
Prathamesh Ramanathan 3 Solar Power Showdown: Unlocking the Secret Angle for Maximum Energy!
Hattie Ramble 7 The Hydro Path
Aditya Ramkumar 4 Potato Power
Sanmay Ranjan 2 Growing Lettuce in Different Types of Water
Karthik Ravuru 7 Flood Guard
Ella Sagawa 8 Engineering Biomass Pellets for Developing Nations
Sophia Samaan 7 Wind Turbine Efficiency: How Does Shape and Angle of Wings Yield Maximum Power in Producing Green Hydrogen?
Dhiya Sankar 3 Flower Power
Meera Sankar 6 Mission: pHossible – Soil Edition
Suhavi Santhosh 5 Battle of the Toothbrushes: Electric vs. Manual – Which Cleans Teeth Better?
Jayapradha Saravanakumar 4 Unlocking Nature’s Mulch Magic
Sarabhesh Saravanakumar 7 Decelerator Design for Atmospheric Re-entry
Coolidge Schuldt 3 3D Printed Waterproof Enclosures for Underwater Robotics
Aryadit Sengupta 6 BeADs: Biomimicry of Desert Beetles for Aqua Harvesting in Dry Areas
Gauge Settle 6 Raven
Arihana Shah 7 Survival Signatures in CLL: A Multi Omic Machine Learning Model for Prognostic and Therapeutic Targets
Parth Shah 4 Effect of Different Lights on Plant Growth
Shravya Shah 6 Eco Digital Receipts
Akshara Sharan 3 Shake It Up! Testing Bridge Stability in Earthquakes
Haris Shariff 6 3D Printing of Customized Catheters for Coronary Vein Cannulation
Amaira Sheth 3 Flower Power
Atharv Shetty 6 Implementing Regenerative Electromagnetic Braking in Gasoline Cars
Satvik Singh 7 EcoCube: A Modular and Low-Cost Environmental Monitoring Device for Global Data Collaboration and Climate Awareness
Naina Sirivara 3 Flower Power
Nikhil Sirivara 8 Effects of Fin Orientation upon Flight Statistics and Flight Path of a Rocket
Anderson Smith 2 What Number of Potato Halves Will Light Up a Florescent Light?
Cameron Smith 4 Do Sports Drinks Matter?
Oliver Start Tome 2 How Temperature and Dye Color Affects the Way Borax Crystals Grow
Vaishnav Sudarshan 8 SignFlow: Making Gestures Audible and Speech Visible
Aashvi Sunkesula 1 Lettuce find out – Water or Soil
Viaan Irya Sunkesula 3 RAIN: Researching Acid Rain in Nature
Yash Syal 6 Fake or Fact: Using Machine Learning for Fake News Detection
Lohith Talluri 7 Predicting Thyroid Cancer Recurrence Using Machine Learning
Tarunika Tamisetty 6 Grow Green
Althea Terrado 8 How does the Type of Antibiotic Affect Escherichia Coli?
Shreya Thakre 8 Decoding Immune Cell Proportions from Blood Gene Expression in Healthy and Influenza Patients.
Novika Thatipamula 5 Seed Science: Cracking the Code to Faster Growth
Aaradhya Tiwari 6 Mission: pHossible – Soil Edition
Naimisha Udali 1 Do Seeds Need Light to germinate?
Piyu Upadhyay 5 Blink Break: AI Based Eye Strain Detection
Moksh Uppala 4 Effect of Different Lights on Plant Growth
Vihaan Uppala 2 Supercharging Mung Beans with Bio-Enhanced Solutions under Heat Stress
Parthavi Upreti 8 ASL Vision: Using Machine Learning to Build an Innovative App to Translate American Sign Language into Text and Speech.
Violet Van Hoose 7 Bioplastic Packaging Uses
Sahithya Vellanki 8 Sustainable Mulching: Exploring Biodegradable Alternatives for Eco-Friendly Farming
Anvika Vemula 4 Waste Sorter
Nithilan Venkatesan 4 Unlocking Nature’s Mulch Magic
Deepika Vaishnavi Venkatraman 5 pH Power
Kshitij Vinay Lal 6 Grow Green
Shikar Vinay Lal 3 Sprout Scout : Exploring Soil and Growth
Adhrit Vinodkumar 5 Seed Science: Cracking the Code to Faster Growth
Niharika Vutukuri 8 Plastic Pollution Solution: Testing Bioplastics for a Greener Planet
Avni Waghamare 7 NeuroRevive: Curcumin-Based Alzheimer’s Drug Development
Vihaan Waghamare 5 Photovoltaic Pi Power: “Solar Scout”
Abigail Walkup 6 Water Purification
Lily Walkup 8 Does Acute High Blood Pressure Affect Cognition?
Juno Wall 1 Sound You Can See
Samuel Wang 8 Sonic Fire Suppression: Multimodal Acoustic Frequency Modulation and Fire Dynamics Analysis
Arhat Wankhade 7 “Earth’s Secret Carbon Reserve”
Olivia Xue 6 Tunerscope – A Standalone Device for Time-Series Analysis of Woodwind Instruments
Vivaan Yalla 5 Soft Gripper Arm
You-Rui Yeh 8 Engineering Biomass Pellets for Developing Nations
Isabella York 8 Testing Reflective Insulation on Oyster Cages
Ahmed Zeeshan 8 AI-Sight: Early Detection of Eye Conditions with AI
Joyce Zhang 7 TanniSeal: Pioneering The First Scientific Tannic Acid-Based Emergency Solution For Dental Bleeding Control.