Advanced chemistry research and design students from Colleyville Heritage and Grapevine high schools participated in the Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair on February 19, bringing home numerous awards. Twenty-one of the projects will move on to compete at the state competition and two entries were named “Best of Fair,” making them automatic qualifiers for the international science and engineering fair.
The Texas Science and Engineering state competition will take place March 22-23, in College Station, Texas, at Texas A&M University. The Regeneron International Science and Engineering (ISEF) Fair will take place May 11-17 in Los Angeles, Calif., at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More than 75 countries compete at ISEF.
Congratulations to the following students!
Advancing to State Competition
Elizabeth Akinmerese, CHHS, animal sciences category, third place
Project title: Utilizing Galleria Mellonella to Evaluate pH-Sensitive Drug-Delivery Burn Remedies: Harnessing the Potential of Acetic Acid and Chitosan as an Ideal Transport System for Curcumin
Zaima Alam, CHHS, energy and transportation category, fourth place
Project title: Analyzing the Effectiveness and Impact of Greywater Utilization in Concrete Infrastructure
Romena Alladin, CHHS, plant sciences category, first place
Comparison on the Effects of Organic Acids, Citric Acid & Tartaric Acid, on the Alleviation of Lead Toxicity in Raphanus Sativus (Radishes)
Huan Cao, CHHS, and Ayaan Haswani, CHHS, computer science category, fourth place
Project title: Strategic AI Modeling for Monitoring breast oncology ultrasounds using Novel Systems (S.A.M.M.O.N.S.)
Grace Chagani, CHHS, microbiology category, second place
Project title: Evaluating the Functionality of Bioluminescent Bacteria as a Human Blood Bisphenol A (BPA) Toxicity Detector
Campbell Cheatham, CHHS, chemistry category, third place
Project title: Comparing the strength and hygroscopic properties of starch based bioplastics made of repurposed eggshells and chitosan and testing the efficiency of indication of ammonia from decomposing meat with a curcumin indicator
Justin Chen, CHHS, and Ansh Chouhan, CHHS, energy and transportation category, third place
Project title: Evaluating the Efficiency of Indium Tin Oxide Coated Plastic as an Anode for Application in Biophotovoltaic Systems of deposits in zinc-based flow batteries
Jusun Chung, CHHS, plant sciences category, second place
Project title: Utilizing hydrogels to efficiently condition soil and to irrigate raphanus sativus to exhibit greater yield in response to rising global temperatures
Raghad Dagoushin, CHHS, environmental management and sciences category, second place
Project title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Urea Fertilizer Coated in an Acacia Senegal-Based Hydrogel for Water Retention and Slow Release Fertilizing
Luis Garcia, CHHS, plant sciences category, fourth place
Project title: Reducing Carbon Dioxide : Analyzing To What Extent Key Soil Nutrients Affect the Photosynthetic Ability of Dracaena Trifasciatas
David Hoff, CHHS, and Archit Thiruvallarai, CHHS, environmental management and sciences category, first place
Project title: Synthesizing sustainable biodiesel through chemical alteration of plant-based lipids
Janice Lee, CHHS, energy and transportation category, second place
Project title: Analyzing the Effect of Aluminum Purity on the Performance of Symmetrical Aluminum-Ion Batteries with a Water-in-Salt Electrolyte
Piyush Mallick, GHS, computer science category, third place
Project title: Simulating the Barabic-Albert Model
Cybelle Porras, CHHS, engineering: electrical and mechanical category, second place
Project title: Ionic Plasma Engine
Asmaa Sulthar, CHHS, and Suri Zhu, CHHS, biomedical engineering category, fourth place tie
Project title: The Development of a Wearable Patch Responsible for the Detection of Elevated Levels of Sodium Chloride in Sweat and Subsequent Administration of Medication in Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Sumaira Ullah, CHHS, Earth and planetary sciences category, first place
Project title: The Utilization of Labeo Catla Fish Scales for the Effective Defluorination of Water with Excessive Fluoride Concentrations to Refine Water In Third World Countries
Vy Quach, CHHS, chemistry category, third place tie
Project title: Utilizing Transmittance to Determine Optimal Coagulant for Acrylic Paint Color Wastewaters Containing Heavy Metals
Jonathan Wang, GHS, biomedical engineering category, fourth place tie
Project title: Implementation of Pathological Image Analysis to Predict Patient Outcomes
Derek Yang, CHHS, microbiology category, first place
Project title: Tiny but mighty: Using bacterial endophytes to treat Fusarium-induced seedling wilt in Sorghum bicolor under abiotic stresses
Advancing to the International Science and Engineering Fair
David Hoff, CHHS, and Archit Thiruvallarai, CHHS, environmental management and sciences category, fifth place
Project title: Synthesizing sustainable biodiesel through chemical alteration of plant-based lipids
Sumaira Ullah, CHHS, Earth and planetary sciences category, seventh place
Project title: The Utilization of Labeo Catla Fish Scales for the Effective Defluorination of Water with Excessive Fluoride Concentrations to Refine Water In Developing Countries
Special Awards
Hudson Abrahams, CHHS, Ellen and Delbert E. Lawry Award, first place, and Lockheed Martin Leadership Award, second place
Project title: Pitch Perfect: Preventing Injury to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament to give throwing athletes longer and healthier careers
Zaima Alam, CHHS, Fort Worth Audubon Society Conservation Award, second place, and Water Environment Association of Texas, second place
Project title: Analyzing the Effectiveness and Impact of Greywater Utilization in Concrete Infrastructure
Romena Alladin, CHHS, Ellen and Delbert E. Lawry Award, second place
Project title: Comparison on the Effects of Organic Acids, Citric Acid & Tartaric Acid, on the Alleviation of Lead Toxicity in Raphanus Sativus
Romena Alladin, CHHS, Lockheed Martin Leadership Award, third place
Project title: Comparison on the Effects of Organic Acids, Citric Acid & Tartaric Acid, on the Alleviation of Lead Toxicity in Raphanus Sativus
Tanvi Bhatt, CHHS, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, first place, and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, first place, and Water Environment Association of Texas, third place
Project title: Stop The Flood: An Arduino Programmed Dam Water Monitoring System with Automatic Floodgate and Alert System
Grace Chagani, CHHS, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corporation, fifth place
Evaluating the Functionality of Bioluminescent Bacteria as a Human Blood Bisphenol A (BPA) Toxicity Detector
Raghad Dagoushin, CHHS, US Agency for International Development, first place
Project title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Urea Fertilizer Coated in an Acacia Senegal-Based Hydrogel for Water Retention and Slow Release Fertilizer
Luis Garcia, CHHS, Ellen and Delbert E. Lawry Award, first alternate, and Native Plant Society Award, first place
Project title: Reducing Carbon Dioxide: Analyzing To What Extent Key Soil Nutrients Affect the Photosynthetic Ability of Dracaena Trifasciatas
Vy Quach, CHHS, Water Environment Association of Texas, first place
Project title: Utilizing Transmittance to Determine Optimal Coagulant for Acrylic Paint Color Wastewaters Containing Heavy Metals
Bridget Steinkamp, CHHS, US Air Force - Air Force Research Lab, first place
Project title: Eczema Microneedle Patch
Rohan Singhal, CHHS, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corporation, fourth place
Project title: Repurposing Citrus Peel Extractions as Potential Therapeutic Agents in Alleviating Symptoms of SOD1-ALS Drosophila
Rio Yoshida, CHHS, Fort Worth Audubon Society Conservation Award, first place
Project title: Exploring Methods for Producing Bioplastics from Carica Papaya Seed Wastes
Story Update:
Congratulations to the following students who won special awards at the Texas Science and Engineering state competition held March 22-23, in College Station, Texas, at Texas A&M University.
Luis Garcia, CHHS, was the recipient of the CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Award earning $175 for his project “Reducing Carbon Dioxide : Analyzing To What Extent Key Soil Nutrients Affect the Photosynthetic Ability of Dracaena Trifasciata”
Jonathan Wang from GHS was the recipient of the Regeneron Biomedical Science Award earning $375 for his project “Implementation of Pathological Image Analysis to Predict Patient Outcomes”