Senior Grand Prizes
Phillip
Yu
Niranja
Balachandar
Nirali
Thakor
Shepton
Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Frontotemporal Dementia
Shepton
Simulation of Protein Folding Using Monte Carlo Methods in a Triangular
Lattice
Jessica
Hong
Clark
Michael
Trinh
PESH
Preparation of a Self-Propelled Nanomotor
Runner Up Grand Prizes
Nazia
Ahmed
Alicia
D'Souza
Clark
Devloping an Android Tablet Application for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's
Disease
Electrospinning Nafion/Cellulase Nanofibers for Biofuel Production
Elziabeth
Ashmore
PESH
Breaking the Silence
Wiliiams
Prize Winners and Runner Up Grand Prize Winners Qualify for International Science Fair held in Ariz
First Name
Renita
Last Name
Alexander
School
Category
Project Name
Placing
Clark
Energy and
Transportation
And then there were waves: Novel Approach to enhance a Hydroelectric
Generator Utilizing a Pendulum and Optimizing an Electromagnetic System
Third Place in Category
The GreenHouse Effect: World's First Comprehensive Energy Generation
and Conservation System for Suburban Environments
First Place in Category
NIT-Rourkela Alumni Association Best
Engineering Project - Senior Division
U.S. Army Outstanding Project in Engineering
- Senior Division
Rohan
Bhatt
Clark
Engineering:
Electrical and
Mechanical
Lucy
Cai
Clark
Microbiology
The Inception of Infection: The Effects of Vancomycin and Bacteriophage
ATCC 19685-B1 in Treating Increasing Concentrations of Methicillin-resistant Honorable Mention in Category
Staphylococcus aureus
Johnathon Chang
Clark
Plant Sciences
The No-Mess Solution: A Novel Design for a Hydroponic System that
Minimizes Space and Maximizes the Food Grown
Honorable Mention in Category
Johnathon Chang
Clark
Plant Sciences
The No-Mess Solution: A Novel Design for a Hydroponic System that
Minimizes Space and Maximizes the Food Grown
The Mars Society- DFW Chapter: The Mars
Society - Curiosity Award
Clark
Animal Science
Cinnamon, Spice and Everything Nice
Second Place in Category
Dallas County Veterinary Medical Association
Senior Division First Place
Clark
Animal Science
Out Muscling Mussels: The Study of the Adhesive Properties of Black
Mussels and Periwinkle Snails
Honorable Mention in Category
Ria
Chhabra
Tri
Dang
Trent
Noland
Vishnu
Dantu
Clark
Physics and
Astronomy
Swapnav
Deka
Clark
Microbiology
First Place in Category
The Glucameter Biosensor: A Noninvasive Approach to Determining Glucose
U.S. Department of the Navy/Marine Corps
Within the Body by Utilizing the Sensors of A Smart Phone
Naval Science Award Senior Division
What’s On The Menu: Identifying the Genes Encoding the Transport Proteins
Honorable Mention in Category
in the Marine Oil-Degrading Bacterium, Alcanivorax borkumensis
Jeremy
Doan
Clark
Computer Science Eye See You: The Use of Computer Photo-Analysis to Detect Eye Diseases
Honorable Mention in Category
Alicia
D'Souza
Clark
Biochemistry
First Place in Category
Ameya
Gangal
Clark
Chemistry
Eeshna
Gupta
Clark
Environmental
Oprahdosed: The Effect of Diet Pills on Aquatic Food Chains
Management- Life
Honorable Mention in Category
Jessica
Hong
Clark
Chemistry
First Place in Category
U.S. Department of the Navy/Marine Corps
Naval Science Award Senior Division
Michael
Trinh
PESH
Electrospinning Nafion/Cellulase Nanofibers for Biofuel Production
America’s Next Top Model: Implementing a Temperature Parameter Based
Off of the Abraham Model to Predict Concentrations of Various Chemicals in
Organic Solvents at Different Temperatures
Preparation of a Self-Propelled Nanomotor
1
Third Place in Category
First Name
Hideo
Sunand
Shweta
Last Name
Ishii-Adajar
Iyer
Julka
School
Clark
Clark
Clark
Category
Engineering:
Materials
Mathematical
Behavior and
Social Science
Engineering:
Electrical and
Mechanical
Project Name
Placing
Structurally Sound Alternative Material for Homes
Honorable Mention in Category
Calculating Cancer: Using Boolean Algebra to Identify Genes that Play a
Role in the Development of Cancer Stem Cells
LOOKING THROUGH YOUR EARS; a study of the effect of ear dominance
on young Dyslexic patients
Honorable Mention in Category
Third Place in Category
Justin
Leung
Prithvi
Thavanampalli
I-Chun
Lin
Clark
Earth and
Fire Away: A Study Of Corncob Ash and Various Chemicals on Enhancing
Planetary Science Fire-Retardant Properties
Shraddha
Madhan
Clark
Behavior and
Social Science
Ahneesh
Mohanty
Clark
Medicine and
Health
Clark
Engineering:
Materials
Ancient Seawallizations: An Application of Ancient Architecture to Modern
Seawalls to Prevent Large Scale Water Damage
Honorable Mention in Category
Bubble Trouble: Using Monte Carlo Simulations to Detect Financial Bubbles
Honorable Mention in Category
Clark
David
Mourlam
Roshni
Ray
Aditya
Nelakonda
Clark
Mathematical
Karthik
Prabhakaran
Clark
Microbiology
Shivali
Radhakrishnan Clark
Chemistry
Janani
Ramachandran Clark
Plant Sciences
Nipun
Ramakrishnan Clark
Elizabeth
Rego
Clark
Kailash
Sivakumar
Clark
Matthew
Smith
Clark
Pranaav
Sudheendra
Clark
Brandon
Truong
Clark
Anmol
Agarwal
Jasper
Keith
Chan
Zijun
Yu
Rohan
Trivedi
Smeet
Madhani
Shivan
Chokshi
Victor
Daescu
Alex
Lu
Energy and
Transportation
Physics and
Astronomy
Energy and
Transportation
Energy and
Transportation
Cellular/Molecular
Biology
HOV Positive: The Integration of Sound Recognition to Activate Infrared
Detectors
Honorable Mention in Category
Honorable Mention in Category
American Society of Safety Engineers Senior
Division Award
Relaxation & Restoration: a relaxation therapy program for anxiety symptoms
Honorable Mention in Category
in depression
Second Place in Category
The Mars Society- DFW Chapter: The Mars
Society - Honorable Mention
National Space society of North Texas
YEAR II: All Clear of Nuclear?: The effect of Antioxidants in mitigating the
Honorable Mention
Biological effects of Nuclear Radiation
Dallas County Medical Society First Place
American Industrial Hygiene Association North Texas Section Senior Division First
Place
A Jar-Dropping Solution: The Anti-Bacterial Effects of Different Types of
Nanoparticles Embedded in a Glazed Ceramic Jar
“Stuck on you”: Improving adsorption of organic SELF-ASSEMBLING
monolayers on silicon oxide surfaces
First Place in Category
Honorable Mention in Category
SupercaliFRACKalisticexpiALGAEdocious: Researching the Effects of
Harmful Fracking Chemicals on Freshwater Algae
Second Place in Category
Texas Tech University Department of Plant
and Soil Science Plant Sciences Senior
Division Second Place
The Super Energy Harvester: A Novel Device that Combines and Wirelessly
Transfers Energy from Ambient Sources
Honorable Mention in Category
Do You See What I See?: The Effect of Water on Sight
Second Place in Cateogry
A Mean Green Rotating Machine: Building a Wave Energy Device Using
Rotational Energy
Second Place in Category
Skyscraper Wind Turbine
Honorable Mention in Category
A Logical Solution to a Fuzzy Situation: Using Fuzzy Logic Modeling of
Genetic Regulatory Networks to Identify and Cure Cancer
Pro[grammars]: Development of a Natural Language Processing Based
Computer Science
Programming Language
Physics and
Are Smart Meters Health Smart
Astronomy
Messing With Mosquitoes: Analysis of Culex Olfaction and Attraction to
Various Human Variables
Third Place in Category
Second Place in Category
Honorable Mention in Category
Third Place in Category
Dallas County Veterinary Medical Association
Senior Division Second Place
Jasper
Animal Science
Jasper
Cellular/Molecular
Cryobiology: Regenerating Physarum polycephalum
Biology
Honorable Mention in Category
Jasper
Animal Science
Honorable Mention in Category
Ethanol Alcohol Concentration on Zebrafish Hemostasis and Thrombosis
2
First Name
Last Name
School
Category
Project Name
Placing
Colleen
Dai
Jasper
Environmental
Blooming Algae
Science- Physical
Honorable Mention in Category
Justin
Du
Jasper
Computer Science Feature-Aware Dynamic Adaptation for Real-Time Video Streaming
Honorable Mention in Category
Texas Instruments Signal Process
Engineering: Senior Division: Third Place
Kriti
Gaur
Jasper
Plant Sciences
Wenjia
(Dara)
Li
Jasper
Environmental
The Clear Solution: Macro Algae on Waste Water Treatment
Science- Physical
Druv
Patel
Jasper
Jay
Purohit
Jasper
Sairaj
Sajjath
Jasper
Carolyn
Su
Cynthia
Wu
Boyun
Sul
Shannon
Teaw
Brittney
Thornton
Save our Dinoflagellates: The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Pyrocystis
fusiformis
Wash It: The Effect of Household Ingredients with Variable PH levels on the
Total Bacteria and Coliform Count in Various Foods
Computer Science Optimized Solutions for Data Recovery on the iPhone/iPod touch
A Mathematical Approach to Anti Angiogenesis: An Evolutionary Stable
Mathematical
Strategy Game to Model Interactions in the Oxygen Dependeint Degration
(ODD) of HIF-1α
Microbiology
Honorable Mention in Category
Third Place in Category
WEAT/TAWWA Senior Division: Second
Place
Honorable Mention in Category
Third Place in Category
Second Place in Category
Jasper
Behavior and
Social Science
Mind You Work it Out?
Honorable Mention in Category
Jasper
Behavior and
Social Science
LOL: The Dangerous Types of Multitasking
Honorable Mention in Category
Jasper
Microbiology
Mother Nature's Alternative to Antibiotics
Honorable Mention in Category
Anoop
Vemulapalli
Jasper
Plant Sciences
Algal Biofuel: Methods to Promote Lipid Production in Microalgae
First Place in Category
Texas Tech University Department of Plant
and Soil Science Plant Sciences Senior
Division First Place
Justin
Yan
Jasper
Mathematical
An Analysis of the Correlation between Spread of CpG Islands and Potential
Carfcinogenesis Through Use of R Programming
Honorable Mention in Category
Qianqian
Yang
Jasper
Cellular/Molecular
Expression of 21C2 Gene in Malignant and Non-Malignant Breast Tissue
Biology
Second Place in Category
Mathematical
Institute of Industrial Engineers- Dallas/Fort
Worht Chapter: Outstanding Use of Industrial
Engineering
Rockwall Collins Leadership Association
Outstanding Communication Project Senior
Division Third Place
Michael
Yuan
Jasper
Joshua
Yue
Jasper
John
Anderson
McMillen
How to Build and Efficient Traffic Light Control System
Engineering:
Electrical and
Optimizing the Multi-spectrum Energy Converter
Mechanical
Environmental
Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
Management- Life
Honorable Mention in Category
WEAT/TAWWA Senior Division: Third Place
Elisabeth
Ashmore
PESH
Computer Science Breaking the Silence
First Place in Category
Texas Instruments Signal Process
Engineering: Senior Division: Second Place
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award:
Senior Division
Winston
Carlile
PESH
Engineering:
Electrical and
Mechanical
Robots Building Robots? Identical Robots Repairing Each Other Using
Machine Vision
Honorable Mention in Category
Anjal
Chacko
PESH
Animal Science
Environmental Dyesaster: A Solution for the Effects of Hair-Dye on the
Environment
PESH
Engineering:
Materials
Mechanical Characterization of Pentane Dried Polyurea Aerogels of Varying
Densities for Multifunctional Applications
A Microfluidic Device for Cancer Metastasis Diagnosis
Synthesis and Characterization of Polyethylene Glycol - Polylactic Acid (PEGSecond Place in Category
PLA) Novel Copolymers for In Situ Applications as Polymersomes
3
Raquel
Ruiz
Alex
Dao
Michael
Hwang
Honorable Mention in Category
Priyanka
Garigipati
PESH
Engineering:
Materials
Rusheel
Guduru
PESH
Chemistry
Dallas-Fort Wroth Chapter of HMM Inc. First
Place Senior Division - Best Hazardous
Materials Project
Third Place in Category
Cisco System Special Award
Honorable Mention in Category
U.S. Metric Associtaion Best Use of SI units in
a Project, Senior Division
First Name
Last Name
School
Category
Project Name
Placing
Second Place in Category
Developing a Metal Organic Framework for Noble Gas Filtration and Storage Society of American Militray Engineers
Second Best Engineering Project
University of Texas Southwestern Medical
The Power of Teamwork: Does combining different essential oils together
Foundation Kathry and Ashley H. Priddy
change how effective they are in inhibiting the growth of Serratia
Award
marcescens?
Ice, Ice Safety!: Testing the Effects of Thermochromic Signs on Driver
Second Place in Category
Behavior (Year 2)
Third Place in Category
Ashwin
Hari
PESH
Engineering:
Materials
Samya
Isa
PESH
Microbiology
Simmi
Nandu
PESH
Behavior and
Social Science
Lucas
Newman
Aditi
Shah
PESH
Environmental
Fishy Nanoparticles? Investigating the Dertimental Effects Nanoparticles
Science- Physical Have on Biological Functions
I-SWEEEP Outstanding Sustainability Award
U.S. E.P.A. Region 6 Exemplary Achievement
in Environmental Protection, Senior Division
First Place in Category
I-SWEEEP Outstanding Sustainability Award
WEAT/TAWWA Senior Division: First Place
Sugirtha
Panneerselvam PESH
Water Environment Federation of U.S.
Stockholm Junior Water Prize, Senior Division
Environmental
Tea for a Clean Sea: The Use of Common Porous Materials to Filter Polluted
Management- Life Water
Terracon Consultants Environmental
Excellence Awards Senior Division First Place
U.S. Department of the Navy/Marine Corps
Naval Science Award Senior Division
Association of Women Geoscientists
Excellence in Geosscience (Female)
Dhanush
Radhakrishnan PESH
Jason
Randoing
PESH
Karisma
Sheth
PESH
Engineering:
Electrical and
Mechanical
Behavior and
Social Science
Medicine and
Health
Millions to 0 in Five Seconds: Implementing a Novel Geometry in a NonThermal FE-DBD Plasma for Biomedical Surface Sterilization
Third Place in Category
An Analysis of how Systematic Administration of Lidocaine Influences
Mnemonic Processing
Honorable Mention in Category
Reawakening the Regenerative Potential of the Mammalian Heart
Dallas Sounty Medical Society Second Place
The Development of a Sensory and Force Control System for a Low Cost
Prosthetic Hand
Third Place in Category
Yale Science and Engineering Association:
Most Outstanding 11th Grade Exhibit in
Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or
Chemistry
Sonia
Taneja
PESH
Engineering:
Electrical and
Mechanical
Rohan
Thakur
PESH
Earth and
Resonance Failure II: Using Resonance Frequency to Predict and Prevent
Planetary Science Structural Failure
First Place in Category
Sam
Bosak-Barani
PSHS
Computer Science Using Artificial Neural Networks to Detect Mobile Malware
Honorable Mention In Category
Raytheon Intelligence and Information
Systems Math/Science/Technology- Senior
Division
Rahul
Dhir
PSHS
Energy and
Transportation
First Place in Cateogry
Pradeep
Fonseka
PSHS
Computer Science Comparison of Interleaving Techniques in Serially Concatenated Codes
Eric
Forinash
PSHS
Jai
Ghanekar
PSHS
Design of a Force-Plate Tile that Generates Electricity through the use of
Electromagnetic Induction
Earth and
Predicting The Climatic Condition Patterns by Comparing and Contrasting
Planetary Science PHDI Graphs of Regions
Environmental
Planariantion: testing the effects of toxic pollution on regeneration
Science- Physical
4
Rockwell Collins Leadership Association
Outstanding Communications Project: Senior
Division- First Place
Honorable Mention In Category
Honorable Mention In Category
First Name
Last Name
School
Category
Project Name
Placing
Second Place in Category
I-SWEEEP Outstanding Sustainability Award
Environmental
The Effect of Trace Quantities of Non-Steroidal, Anti Inflamatory Drugs in Soil
Texas Tech University Department of Plant
Management- Life Samples
and Soil Science Plant Sciences Senior
Division Second Place
Sreevidya
Ghantasala
PSHS
Evelyn
Ho
PSHS
Rachel
Hodge
PSHS
Environmental
Year 4: The Effect of House Structure Design on Radon Gas Mitigation
Science- Physical System Efficiency
Aileen
Huang
PSHS
Mathematical
A Novel Parameter Estimation Algorithm for Epidemiological Modeling and
Applications
Ryan
Shu
Afshan
Irani
PSHS
Medicine and
Health
"Phone"y Immune System: The Effect of Cell Phone Radiation on the
Immune System
Peter
Nguyen
PSHS
Shen
PSHS
The effect of Tank Design on Algae Production
Molecular Characterization of the JAK2 Kinase Gene in a Patient with
Essential Thrombocythemia
Honorable Mention In Category
Evelyn
Daniel
Zhang
Hywel
Soney
Plant Sciences
Medicine and
Health
Engineering:
Electrical and
Mechanical
Cell Phone Spectrophotometry
Honorable Mention In Category
Role of Hox Genes in the Differentiation and Maturation of Thrombocytes
First Place in Category
U.S. Department of the Navy/Marine Corps
Naval Science Award Senior Division
Society for In vitro Biology Outstanding
Achievment in In Vitro Biology 11th Grade
PSHS
Honorable Mention In Category
Monisha
Veerapaneni
PSHS
Animal Science
Amy
Xia
PSHS
Chemistry
Katherine
Xiu
PSHS
Ray
Xu
PSHS
Engineering:
Materials
Engineering:
Electrical and
Mechanical
Development and Characterization of Brass Alloys using Surface Chemistry
Techniques
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Auditory System Under Varying ClosedSystem Environments
Terahertz Imaging and Detection Using CMOS with On-Chip Lock-In
Amplifieer
PWSH
Medicine and
Health
Genetic Modulation of Habenula Volume by Quantitative Trait Loci in BXD
Recombinant Inbred Mice
Shepton
Mathematical
Simulation of Protein Folding Using Monte Carlo Methods in a Triangular
Lattice
Kimberley
Yu
Niranja
Balachandar
Nirali
Thakor
Charlie
Ballent
Shepton
William
Chiang
Shepton
Medicine and
The Effect of Pharmaceuticals on Radish Seeds
Health
Cellular/Molecular
The Effect of Single-Site Mutations on PDID Interaction to BID
Biology
5
Honorable Mention In Category
Terracon Consultants Environmental
Excellence Awards Senior Division Second
Place
Honorable Mention In Category
Third Place in Category
Honorable Mention In Category
Honorable Mention In Category
Honorable Mention In Category
Second Place in Category
First Place in Category
U.S. Army Outstanding Project in Physcial
Sciences: Senior Division
U.S. Department of the Navy/Marine Corps
Naval Science Award Senior Division
First Place in Cateogry
Mu Alpha Theta Mu Alpha Theta Award for
Mathematice Senior Division
U.S. Department of the Navy/Marine Corps
Naval Science Award Senior Division
U.S. Army Outstanding Project in
Mathematical or Computer Science: Senior
Division
Ciso Systems Special Award
Honorable Mention In Category
Honorable Mention In Category
First Name
Last Name
Connor
Digan
Eyal
Eliezer
School
Category
Project Name
Placing
Honorable Mention In Category
American Meterology Society Outstanding
Achievement in Atmospheric Science, Senior
Division
American Meterology Society North Texas
Chapter Metereology First Place Senior
Division
Stopping Tsunamis with Ocean Floor Trenches
Shepton
Engineering:
Materials
Shepton
Engineering:
Electrical and
Mechanical
Shielding Losses Impeding the Reception of the WWVB Broadcast in Indoor
Environments
Rockwell Collins Leadership Association
Outstanding Communications Project: Senior
Division- Second Place
Development of a Novel Eco-Friendly Thermoelectric Air Conditioning
System
Honorable Mention In Category
INCOSE North Texas Chapter Senior DivisionNorth Texas INCOSE Foundation Award
Yuval
Eliezer
Tiasha
Joardar
Shepton
Energy and
Transportation
Siwei
Mao
Shepton
Computer Science
Kausthub
Poondi
Shepton
Alexandra
Wen
Shepton
Phillip
Yu
Shepton
Vivianne
Tu
Claire
Goeckner-Wald Vines
Physics and
Astronomy
Tall Tails: Gravity, Pressure and Rocket Stability
Emilie
Wille
Vines
Chemistry
Catching Some Rays: A Study of the Degradation of the Ultraviolet Radiation
Honorable Mention In Category
Protection Properties of Sunscreen
Hussain
Abidi
Williams
Medicine and
Health
Pop-Pop, Fizz-Fizz, Oh What A Relief It Is!
Using a Microsoft Kinect to Monitor Patient Movement During Radiation
Therapy
Environmental
Effects of Using Effective Microorganisms (EM) on the Rate of
Management- Life Decomposition of Organic Matter
Earth and
Does increasing anthropogenic carbon dioxide result in increasing noise in
Planetary Science the ocean?
Cellular/Molecular
Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Frontotemporal Dementia
Biology
Honorable Mention In Category
National Space Society of North Texas
Honorable Mention
Second Place in Category
First Place in Category
Honorable Mention In Category
National Space Society of North Texas
Honorable Mention
Cisco Systems Special Award
Honorable Mention In Category
6
First Name
Last Name
School
Category
Project Name
Placing
Nazia
Ahmed
Wiliiams
Behavioral and
Scoical Sciences
Devloping an Android Tablet Application for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's
Disease
Terrance
Alexander
Williams
Medicine and
Health
Alzheimer’s, Herbs, and Worms? OH MY!
First Place
American Psychological Association
Outstadning Research in Psychology
U.S. Army Outstanding Project in Life
Sciences: Senior Division
U.S. Department of the Navy/Marine Corps
Naval Science Award Senior Division
Honorable Mention In Category
U.S. Public Health Service: The Surgeon
Generals' Special Science Award
Williams
Behavioral and
Scoical Sciences
Biochemistry
Tearing Down the (Cell) Wall
Third Place in Category
Williams
Biochemistry
Give Your Heart a Chance
Second Place in Category
The Cooper Institute
Exercize/Health/Nutrition, Senior First Place
Williams
Physics and
Astronomy
Smart Phone?
Honorable Mention In Category
Williams
Environmental
Rain, Rain Don’t Go Away
Science- Physical
Honorable Mention In Category
Williams
Behavior and
Social Science
Caffeine!! Energy!! Action!!
Honorable Mention In Category
The Glorious Gas Gamble
Honorable Mention In Category
Anshumaan Atrimal
Williams
Aakash
Barevadia
Sruti
Boppana
Phillip
Chang
Viktoria
Firman
Manisha
Gupta
Bailey
Hosea
Tristan
Moore
Isaac
Laster
Williams
Dheeresh
Maddu
Williams
Theerth
Manchenella
Williams
Linda
Phung
Williams
Braun
Shedd
Williams
Energy and
Transportation
Computer Science
Environmental
Science- Physical
Environmental
Science Physical
Physics and
Astronomy
Honroable Mention
Using a Neural Network to Increase Accuracy in Forecasting Weather
Honorable Mention In Category
Development of a Wireless Cheap System Potentiostat for Trace Detection of
Honorable Mention In Category
Axoystrobin, Trifloxyrstobin, and Pyraclostrobin
Reuse, Reduce, Geo-Engineer
Honorable Mention In Category
The Accuracy of Purkert’s Law
Honorable Mention In Category
7