2024 Fair Results

Grand Prize Winners, 9-12

Robbie LandMentor High School

Biological Science Categories Winner
“Examination of the Effects of Noise Pollution on Bird Foraging Behavior”

Tatyana SowerbyMentor High School

Biological Science Categories Winner
“Accounting for Climate Change in Projections of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration from Agriculture in Northeast Ohio”

Nina Van ZandwegheSolon High School

Biological Science Categories Winner
“Using Bidirectional Transformer Neural Networks for Advancing Gender Bias Recognition in STEM Job Advertisements”

John AnandHome School

Physical Science Categories Winner
“Scents and Sensibility: Investigating the Influence of Visual Cues on Olfactory Perception on Humans and AI Using an Electronic Nose”

Nathan KalhanHawken School

Physical Science Categories Winner
Delivery of Nitric Oxide (NO) in Relation to Diabetes Mellitus

Grand Prize Winners, 7-8

Ava HawkinsSt. Mary of the Falls School

Biological Science Categories Winner
Lights Out! The Proliferation of Photopollution

Liam WaldronSt. Mary of the Assumption School

Physical Science Categories Winner
Bot or Not?

First Place Winners All Categories

Sourya Adavi
John Anand
Grady Chamberlin
Annie Chiang
Connor Crawford
Evan Dan
Ayesha Faruki
Ava Hawkins
Nathan Kalhan
Robbie Land
Colin McDonald
Adharsh Narendrakumar
Will Northup
Travis Phillips
Niklas Rietsch
Zahran Shams
Amaan Siddiqi
Tatyana Sowerby
Nandita Srikumar
Andrea Trotter
Nina Van Zandweghe
Liam Waldron
Christopher Wang
Beatrice Watkins

Special Awards Listed by Student

Sourya Adavi
Cleveland Clinic – Award for Scientfic Enthusiasm
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner Research Institute
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Hayden Aini
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine

John Anand
Accenture
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers – Cleveland Section
Regeneron
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
U.S. Navy and Marine Corp – Office of Naval Research

Theresa Angert
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Inflammation & Immunity

Zaid Anwar
Accenture
American Association of Clinical Chemistry – Northeast Ohio Local Section
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Biomedical Engineering
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Inflammation & Immunity
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Quantitative Health Sciences
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”

Sophia Augusta
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Neurosciences
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge

Julia Bagne
American Chemical Society- Cleveland Section
Cleveland Chemical Association
Society of Plastics Engineers – Cleveland Section

Lizzie Bammerlin
American Psychological Association

Lauren Bangerter
CWRU Women Faculty of the School of Medicine

Stella Barnholtz
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award

Benjamin Bartyzel
American Psychological Association
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award

Riley Bautista
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner Research Institute

Eve Belding
Heroux-Devtek – Landing Gear USA

Marina Bendaly
Zone Aviation

Madelyn Boehnlein
Cleveland Clinic – Dr. Charis Eng Mentorship Award

Brielle Brzytwa
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”
CWRU Women Faculty of the School of Medicine

Henrik Burda
Materion
Society for Applied Spectroscopy – CLE section
The William R. Sweet Award for Chemistry

Isaac Burden
American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Cleveland Section
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers – Cleveland Section
International Society of Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Zechary Cao
Society for In Vitro Biology

Grady Chamberlin
Holden Forests and Gardens

Saanvi Chari
The William R. Sweet Award for Chemistry

Ryan Chen
Cleveland Clinic – Award for Scientific Enthusiasm

Maximus Chung
FirstEnergy
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Micah Chupnick
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge

Amelia Clary
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award

Vivian Cleveland
ASM International – Cleveland Chapter

Brielle Collins
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner Research Institute

Quinn Conley
Society for Applied Spectroscopy – CLE section
The William R. Sweet Award for Chemistry

Connor Crawford
CWRU Leonard Gelfand STEM Center
Cleveland Chemical Association
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge

Julian Crespo
Cleveland Chemical Association

Jack D’Cruz
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Cancer Biology
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine

Josephine Daher
The William R. Sweet Award for Chemistry

Evan Dan
Accenture
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”

Molly Davis
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Cancer Biology
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge

Abigail Davis
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge

Peyton Duke
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Chapter

Davis Dyer
Cleveland Chemical Association

Sofia ElHibir
Parker Hannifin Corporation

Kennedy Everett
Cleveland Clinic – Dr. Mike McKee Award for Mind-Body Medicine
Cleveland Clinic – Genomic Medicine Institute, Dr. and Mrs. S.P. Eng Award

Jeremy Faris
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge

Ayesha Faruki
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”

Ayesha Faruki
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award

Luke Fioritto
Accenture
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Quantitative Health Sciences

Colin Fitzmaurice
U.S. Navy and Marine Corp – Office of Naval Research

Keniyah Ford
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award

Stefan Glaser-Taliaferro
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
U.S. Air Force

Zachary Han
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”

Ava Hawkins
NASA
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Chapter

Seth Hill
Cleveland Chemical Association
The William R. Sweet Award for Chemistry

Grey Hudak
American Chemical Society- Cleveland Section
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”
Association for Women Geoscientists
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Cuyahoga Valley National Park
“National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”

Anjali Jawa
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Neurosciences
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine

Lauren Kajfasz
Cleveland Clinic – Award for Scientific Enthusiasm
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine

Megan Kalail
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics – Northern Ohio Section
Battery Innovation Center
Parker Hannifin Corporation

Nathan Kalhan
The William R. Sweet Award for Chemistry

Vishwum Kapadia
American Association of Clinical Chemistry – Northeast Ohio Local Section
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Quantitative Health Sciences

Japneet Kaur
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Quantitative Health Sciences

Japneet Kaur
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge

Grayson Kelly
Cleveland Clinic – Genomic Medicine Institute, Dr. and Mrs. S.P. Eng Award

Andrew Khawam
The William R. Sweet Award for Chemistry

Rachel Klueber
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner Research Institute

Smaran Kootagal
Cleveland Clinic – Genomic Medicine Institute, Dr. and Mrs. S.P. Eng Award

Eashan Kosaraju
Accenture
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”
Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Nicholas Kudlaty
U.S. Navy and Marine Corp – Office of Naval Research

Rhea Kumar
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences

Robbie Land
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner Research Institute
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Chapter

Chloe Leng
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine

Kurt Liedtke
Accenture

Alex Lin
Accenture
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers – Cleveland Section
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Society of Automotive Engineers
U.S. Navy and Marine Corp – Office of Naval Research

Kingsten Lin
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics – Northern Ohio Section
Yale Science & Engineering Association

Sarah Liu
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Biomedical Engineering

Divine-Grace Mafuta
Holden Forests and Gardens

Nadia McCarthy
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers – Cleveland Section
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Chapter

Charlaice McDonald
ASM International – Cleveland Chapter
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award
U.S. Navy and Marine Corp – Office of Naval Research

Christina McMillan
Cleveland Clinic – Dr. Charis Eng Mentorship Award

Jillian Medvecky
American Chemical Society- Cleveland Section
Cleveland Chemical Association
Society of Plastics Engineers – Cleveland Section
U.S. Metric Association

Sullivan Meneghetti
Accenture
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics – Northern Ohio Section
Cleveland Chemical Association
FirstEnergy
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge

Kaitlyn Miller
CWRU Women Faculty of the School of Medicine

Elise Moran
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
“National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Chapter

Malia Morgan
The William R. Sweet Award for Chemistry

Alessandra Murray
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine

Adharsh Narendrakumar
Accenture
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award
U.S. Air Force

Will Northup
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics – Northern Ohio Section
Materion
Society for Applied Spectroscopy – CLE section

Olivia Panciu
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge
U.S. Navy and Marine Corp – Office of Naval Research

Graham Peck
American Chemical Society- Cleveland Section
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge

Macy Pecka
Cleveland Chemical Association
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award
The William R. Sweet Award for Chemistry

Travis Phillips
American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Cleveland Section

Anne Rea
Society of Plastics Engineers – Cleveland Section

Penelope Reiser
American Society of Civil Engineers
Society of Automotive Engineers

Niklas Rietsch
American Association of Clinical Chemistry – Northeast Ohio Local Section
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine

Tristen Rolda
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers – Cleveland Section
ASM International – Cleveland Chapter
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award

Allison Sabo
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Holden Forests and Gardens

Sai Saharsh Gudikandula
American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Cleveland Section
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge

Leen Salem
ASM International – Cleveland Chapter

Rosaria Scaminace
Cleveland Clinic – Dr. Mike McKee Award for Mind-Body Medicine

Noah Scheider
Society of Automotive Engineers

Connor Shank
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award

Anshul Sharma
“American Statistical Association – Cleveland Chapter”

Bryan Shin
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award

Nishan Shrestha
American Society of Civil Engineers
Ohio Water Environment Association – Northeast Ohio Chapter

Alishba Siddiqi
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
ASM International – Cleveland Chapter
Ricoh USA, Inc.

Amaan Siddiqi
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers – Cleveland Section
FirstEnergy
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers – Cleveland Section
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Ricoh USA, Inc.
U.S. Air Force

Addison Smith
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers – Cleveland Section

Tatyana Sowerby
American Chemical Society- Cleveland Section
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Association for Women Geoscientists
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Cuyahoga Valley National Park
NASA

Nandita Srikumar
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Inflammation & Immunity
Cleveland Clinic – Dept of Neurosciences
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner Research Institute

Megan Sullivan
Accenture

Matthew Suster
Accenture

Joshua Thomas
U.S. Air Force

Mannat Thumati
American Chemical Society- Cleveland Section
ASM International – Cleveland Chapter
Cleveland Chemical Association
NEOSEF Board of Directors Award

Aiden Tian
Battery Innovation Center
Parker Hannifin Corporation

Winston Toplitz
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics – Northern Ohio Section

Maia Tritt
American Chemical Society- Cleveland Section
Battery Innovation Center
NEOSEF Board of Directors Sam Brooks Award

Andrea Trotter
Thermo-Fischer Junior Innovators Challenge

Sonia Vakharia
Ohio Water Environment Association – Northeast Ohio Chapter

Nina Van Zandweghe
Accenture
CWRU Women Faculty of the School of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine

Kyle Vaziri
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics – Northern Ohio Section
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers – Cleveland Section