2023 Results
Below are the award winners of the 2023 STEM Fair.
| Student(s) | Grade | School and District | Project Title and Category | Award(s) | CSEF | JIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Samantha Ehrlich
Quintin Muffly |
5 |
Corte Madera
Portola Valley Elementary |
Generative Artificial Intelligence Behavioral Sciences |
Second Place | ||
|
Mirabelle Chao
Bendely Azar Charles Diggans |
5 |
Arroyo
San Carlos Elementary |
Chicken Mind Maze Behavioral Sciences |
First Place | ||
|
Justin Tha
Ansel Ma |
5 |
Arroyo
San Carlos Elementary |
What is the most popular social media platform and content among 4th and 5th graders Behavioral Sciences |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Natalie Yue | 5 |
Arroyo
San Carlos Elementary |
Effect of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate in Toothpaste on Mouth Sores Biological Systems |
First Place | ||
| Peter McLaughlin | 5 | Episcopal Day School of San Mateo | Ban Bacteria Biological Systems |
Second Place | ||
| Emma Gregory | 5 | Episcopal Day School of San Mateo | Do Plants Affect Fish? Biological Systems |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Ronav Bhattacharjee | 5 |
La Entrada Middle
Las Lomitas Elementary |
How to turn salt water into fresh water ? Chemistry |
Second Place | ||
| Katherine Roberts | 5 |
Arroyo
San Carlos Elementary |
Does the Butter Make it Better? Chemistry |
Honorable Mention | ||
|
Eloise Ayson
Byanca Pires Nathalia Lima |
5 |
Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary
Jefferson Elementary |
Potato Chips Chemistry |
Second Place | ||
|
Josephine Song
Victoria Lopez |
5 | All Souls Catholic Elementary | Lava Lamp Chemistry |
First Place | ||
| Collin James Dagandan | 5 |
Portola Elementary
San Bruno Park Elementary |
Seismic Building Designs: What's the best? Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
IEEE Special AwardSecond Place | ||
| Avi Buxbaum | 5 |
La Entrada Middle
Las Lomitas Elementary |
Alleviating Tech Neck Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
First Place | ||
| Hailey Chan | 5 |
Thomas Edison Elementary
Jefferson Elementary |
The Robotic Arm Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
IEEE Special Award | ||
| Max Weiss | 5 |
La Entrada Middle
Las Lomitas Elementary |
How Smart Is ChatGPT Anyway? Math and Software |
Second Place | ||
| Coby Lee | 5 | Synapse School | Motivating People to SavEnergy Math and Software |
First Place | ||
| Patrick Dournaee | 5 |
College Park Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City |
Sound in the Environment: Noise Pollution Physics |
Honorable Mention | ||
|
Shakti Vinay
Annalise Kang |
5 |
Mariposa Upper Elementary School
San Carlos Elementary |
Does Color Matter Physics |
Second Place | ||
| Oscar Kimmell | 5 |
John Muir Elementary
San Bruno Park Elementary |
Does Color Affect Solar Oven Temperature? Physics |
First Place | ||
| Joey Guo | 6 | The Nueva School | Does Handedness Affect Perception? Behavioral Sciences |
Second Place | ||
| Jill Fulton | 6 | Nativity Catholic School K-8 | Friendship and Interests Behavioral Sciences |
IEEE Special AwardFirst Place | Alt | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Michael Demchak | 6 | Good Shepherd Elementary | Nightcrawlers Biological Systems |
Honorable Mention | ||
|
Vera Hsu
Maria Pavlidou |
6 |
Ralston Intermediate
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Are Taller Swimmers Faster Biological Systems |
First Place | Alt | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
|
Sophia Narbut
Molly Sikorski |
6 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside School |
Which Environment Best Slows the Rotting Process of Fruits Biological Systems |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Arman Zarrin | 6 | Hilldale School | That Yogurt is so Basic Biological Systems |
Second Place | ||
| Evan Koo | 6 | Hilldale School | How much fat are you eating? Chemistry |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Delainey Guenther | 6 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Interventions to protect hair from chlorine damage Chemistry |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Naya Sumetanon | 6 |
Ralston Intermediate
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Will Hot or Cold Batteries Fail? Chemistry |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Makena Bailey | 6 |
Corte Madera
Portola Valley Elementary |
Melting Ice Cream Chemistry |
Second Place | ||
| Jackson Ryan | 6 | Nativity Catholic School K-8 | Sustainable Intergalactic Agriculture: A Comparison of Plant Growth in Different Planetary Soils Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Ian Reading | 6 | Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | Hot or Not? Global Warming in a Bottle Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Yuvan Subbiah | 6 |
Terra Linda Middle School
San Carlos Elementary |
Automatic Hamster Feeder and Water Dispenser Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
Second Place | ||
|
Abigail Sullivan
Raquel Gould |
6 |
Central Middle
San Carlos Elementary |
The GOAT; Grabber Of All Trash Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Laurent Dagenais | 6 |
Nesbit Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Spinning Super Brush Designing and building a brush that cleans 50 times better than a normal brush Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
Second Place | ||
| Arda Yurek | 6 | Notre Dame Elementary | Electricity Generating Shoes Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
IEEE Special Award | ||
| Gianna Herden | 6 | Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton | Keeping Hot Lunches Hot Materials Science |
Honorable Mention | ||
|
Vera Li
Lillian Lockyer |
6 |
Burlingame Intermediate
Burlingame Elementary |
Which Purifies Water Better? Fabric Filter vs. P&G Purifying Packet Materials Science |
Second Place | ||
|
Emily Coffee
Henry Van Horn |
6 |
Corte Madera
Portola Valley Elementary |
What Water Filters Work the Best? Materials Science |
First Place | Alt | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Avi Davidovits | 6 |
Terra Linda Middle School
San Carlos Elementary |
What is the Strongest Infill for 3D Printed Objects? Materials Science |
Second Place | ||
| Vikram Fox | 6 |
Corte Madera
Portola Valley Elementary |
Secret Notes Math and Software |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Emma Terry | 6 |
Burlingame Intermediate
Burlingame Elementary |
Man or Machine? A Study on Distinguishing AI Writing from Human Math and Software |
Second Place | ||
|
Harrison Blake
Leon Blaine |
6 | Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | Controlling Magnetism Physics |
Second Place | ||
| Lachlan Zhou | 6 |
Sandpiper Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Terminal Velocity Physics |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Derek (Hunter) Eglington | 6 | Hilldale School | Spin-ergy Physics |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Charlotte Westervelt | 7 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside School |
The Power of Lights Behavioral Sciences |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Nektarios Delis | 7 | St. Matthew Catholic | In One Ear and Out the Other Behavioral Sciences |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Violette Vestner | 7 | Episcopal Day School of San Mateo | Screens Behavioral Sciences |
Second Place | ||
|
Aliya Fung
McKayla Ramos |
7 |
Taylor Middle
Millbrae Elementary |
Dog Saliva vs. Bacteria: Does Dog Saliva Reduce Growth of a Particular Type of Bacteria from Common Areas? Biological Systems |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Reese Wagner | 7 | St. Charles Elementary | Vitamin C levels in Enzymatic Browning of Apples Biological Systems |
Second Place | ||
| Carl Achterkirchen | 7 |
Corte Madera
Portola Valley Elementary |
Does Heat and Light Affect the Metamorphosis of Butterflies? Biological Systems |
IEEE Special Award | ||
|
Olivia Cantieri
Madeleine Miln |
7 | St. Charles Elementary | Tigger Pod Activity Levels Compared to Salinity Biological Systems |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Sophie Xie | 7 | Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton | What is a plant's favorite color of light? Biological Systems |
Second Place | ||
| Aarav Agrawal | 7 |
All Souls Catholic Elementary
South San Francisco Unified |
Curds Whey - How Do Curds Ferment Chemistry |
Honorable Mention | ||
|
Camille Yung
Reagan Yang |
7 |
Central Middle
San Carlos Elementary |
The Scientific Scoop: Making the Best Vanilla Ice Cream Chemistry |
Second Place | ||
| Tyler Tan | 7 | Episcopal Day School of San Mateo | Fog City Chemistry |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Jonah Hsu | 7 |
North Star Academy
Redwood City Elementary |
What's in Your Water? Chemistry |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Alexa Hengehold | 7 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside School |
Reduce, Reuse, and RECYCLE! Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Isabella Schrobsdorff | 7 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside School |
Toxic Tides Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences |
Second Place | ||
| Emily Desrosiers | 7 | Episcopal Day School of San Mateo | Bioluminescence and Pollution Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Darren Tam | 7 |
Burlingame Intermediate
Burlingame Elementary |
Blade Runner Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Elisabeth Schor | 7 | The Nueva School | SpiritSeat Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
IEEE Special AwardFirst Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Camilla Khiari | 7 |
Corte Madera
Portola Valley Elementary |
The Hermes Project: Testing the Fuel of the Future Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
Second Place | ||
| Samuel Hwang | 7 |
Taylor Middle
Millbrae Elementary |
Which Moisturizer Works Best to Keep Skin Moist? Materials Science |
Second Place | ||
| Julia Ahn | 7 |
Episcopal Day School of San Mateo
San Mateo-Foster City |
Which Metal Conducts Heat the Fastest? Materials Science |
Honorable Mention | ||
|
Arya Charati
Nanaha Mizoi |
7 |
Sandpiper Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Shaping Polymorphs Materials Science |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Brenden Yu | 7 | Episcopal Day School of San Mateo | Best Singing...Where? Materials Science |
Second Place | ||
| Alexander Nemychenkov | 7 |
Terra Linda Middle School
San Carlos Elementary |
Analyzing NHL teams’ performance in a season, and how it relates to the Stanley Cup championship Math and Software |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Zeyuan Fang | 7 | Woodland School | PathWays Math and Software |
Second Place | ||
|
Conor Wall
Kai Cena |
7 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside School |
does wind effect Evaporation Physics |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Suhani Bansal | 7 |
Sandpiper Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
The Shocking Truth About Smartphones and Internet Routers Physics |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Julianne Miller | 7 |
Lipman Middle
Brisbane Elementary |
Aerodynamics in Flight Physics |
Second Place | ||
| Armaan Mishra | 8 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Humans vs AI: Is Music our Last Shred of Hope? Behavioral Sciences |
Honorable Mention | ||
|
Anya Jain
Simran Thakur |
8 | Synapse School | Impact of Attention on Visual Working Memory Behavioral Sciences |
Second Place | ||
|
Alexandra Lu
Arav Ramchandran |
8 | Synapse School | How Sleep Affects Memory Behavioral Sciences |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Aldrich Jay De Guzman | 8 |
Lipman Middle
Brisbane Elementary |
Fast-Paced Gaming and Equally-Fast Adaptations Behavioral Sciences |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Violet MacAvoy | 8 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Engineering Heat Resistant Strains of Zooxanthellae Algae with Mutagens to Prevent Coral Bleaching Biological Systems |
Honorable Mention | ||
|
Jackson Rose
Caroline Walker |
8 | Synapse School | Investigating the Relationship Between Audiovisual Integration and Dyslexia Biological Systems |
Second Place | ||
| Camille Chu | 8 | The Nueva School | Identifying Novel Kinase Targets for Approved Drugs Using a Convolutional Neural Network Autoencoder Biological Systems |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Ela Viswanathan | 8 | Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton | Which Vegetable Has the Most Hydration? Chemistry |
Second Place | ||
| Hannah Villareale | 8 | Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | Distance of Diffusion Through a Solution Chemistry |
Second Place | ||
| Giovanna Gasanyan | 8 | Good Shepherd Elementary | Shine Bright Like a... Penny! Chemistry |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Simone Fisher | 8 |
Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
Cabrillo Unified |
Best Soil Type For Growing Radishes Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Ava Wong-Foy | 8 | Nativity Catholic School K-8 | Which Materials are Best to Clean Up Oil Spills? Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences |
Second Place | ||
| Veronica Howard | 8 | Stanford Online High School | Pesticide Residue On Organic Vs Conventional Produce and the Effect of Simple Washing Techniques Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Dillon Yeh | 8 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Automatic Fish Feeding Mechanism Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
Second Place | ||
| Vesta Kassayan | 8 |
La Entrada Middle
Las Lomitas Elementary |
Ultrasonic Identification of Object Direction and Distance with Applications for the Visually Impaired Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
IEEE Special AwardHonorable Mention | ||
| Neethika Vijay | 8 | Synapse School | Car-bionify: Biocomposite car parts Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Adam Cheong | 8 | Woodland School | Cliffhanger: Dynamic Stability in a Mechanical Mountain Climbing Aid by Design Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Olivia Veroy | 8 | Hilldale School | Don’t Hold Your Breath: How low-cost PM sensors measure up to commercial ones Engineering, Technology and Application of Science |
IEEE Special Award | ||
| Jackson Doren | 8 |
Burlingame Intermediate
Burlingame Elementary |
Decarbonizing the Concrete Industry: Sustainable & Effective Implementation Methods for Geopolymer Cements Materials Science |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
|
Evyn Ellis
Nikhil Sivamurthy |
8 |
Corte Madera
Portola Valley Elementary |
How Radiation Impacts Metals in Aviation Materials Science |
Second Place | ||
| Jasmine Kaur | 8 |
Sandpiper Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
eNutri : Your personal Nutritionist Math and Software |
Second Place | ||
| Katheryne Abramenko | 8 |
Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
Cabrillo Unified |
When dealing with small flower datasets, what is the best method to use for transfer learning? Math and Software |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Aanya Gupta | 8 | Stanford Online High School | From Ingredients to Inspiration: Using Web Scraping to Find Recipes for Leftover Ingredients Math and Software |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Connor Leong | 8 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
The Brachistochrone Physics |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Victoria Murmann | 8 |
Sandpiper Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Measuring Lift on Airfoils Physics |
First Place | State Eligible | Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Eligible |
| Zoe Herman | 8 | Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | Mass and Motion Physics |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Allison Oh | 8 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Do You See What I See? Physics |
Second Place |