Since 2000, NEOSEF Grand Prize Winners have earned:
NEOSEF has also had 44 Semi-Finalists and 4 Finalists in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (formerly, the Broadcom Masters Program).
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2026 NEOSEF GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
- Hassan Al-Shafee, Normandy High School – “Beyond the Riemann Hypothesis: A Novel geometric Approach to Deterministic Prime Location for Enhanced Cryptographic Security”
- Karan Bahl, University School – “Early-Stage Inference of Wildfire Spread Dynamics Using Physics-Constrained Deep Learning”
- Kamil Balci, Solon Schools – “Analysis of Gene Expression and ADAR Editing in Fluoroquinolone Treated Astrocytes Exposed to Cadmium”
- Ayushman Dey, Solon Schools – “Decoding GLP-1: Digital Twins to Separate Neural Pathways from Metabolic Pathways in Brain Health”
- Yifan Wang, Solon Schools – “Impact of Mechanical Design on Piezoelectric Energy Collection”
- Xianhao Wu, Western Reserve Academy – “Motorized Arm Rehabilitation Device for Disease and Sports-Induced Movement Impairment”
2026 NEOSEF – 7th-8th GRADE GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
- Dhriti Jayant, Columbia Middle School – “Protecting Probiotics: How Buffer Foods Affect Curd Probiotics During Digestion”
- Harshith Nelabothla, Strongsville Middle School – “Real-Time ASL Word Recognition System”
2026 EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD
- Ms. Lori Cohen from Mentor High School, and
- Mr. David Dahnert from St. Dominic School
NEOSEF 2025 Coverage on WKYC
Since 1953, the Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair has encouraged students to pursue science and engineering through competition.
NEOSEF 2024 Coverage on WKYC
Watch video coverage of the 2024 NEOSEF by WKYC Betsy Kling and Jeff Reidel. It was a fantastic segment featuring student interviews and names of Grand Prize winners.
NEOSEF Winners on WKYC (2023)
The Grand Prize winners from the 2023 NEOSEF were featured on WKYC after they attended the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Dallas, TX. Their projects were on display at the Great Lakes Science Center throughout June, 2023.
Regeneron ISEF – May 12-17, 2024
Up to five NEOSEF 9-12th Grade Grand Prize Winners were selected to participate at the next level of science fair competition, the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which will be taking place in Los Angeles, CA, May 12-17, 2024.
