Riverside County Students Take Wins At Science, Engineering Fair

Temecula CA

29 March, 2021

3:07 PM

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Press release from Office of the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools: March 25, 2021 Sixty-five students earned gold medals, including three sweepstakes winners, while dozens of prizes and entries into state, national, and international fairs were awarded at the conclusion of the 2021 Virtual Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair which was held online on March 15-16, 2021. A total of 326 students from 30 affiliate fairs represented public, charter, and private schools and presented their findings in 305 projects spanning 19 subject matter categories from Biochemistry and Behavioral and Social Sciences to Microbiology and Robotics and Intelligent Machines. Gold, silver (runner-up), and bronze (third place) medals were presented, along with community donor awards. Within each of the 19 subject matter categories, students competed in the Elementary division (grades 4-5), Junior division (grades 6-8), and Senior division (high school). Winners in the Junior and Senior division advance to the California State Science and Engineering Fair to be held virtually April 12-13, 2021. Sweepstakes awards were presented to one project in Grades 4/5 combined, one project in the Junior Division, and one project in the Senior Division: Elementary Division Sweepstakes (Grades 4-5) There's Nothing Shrimpy About Poisoning Our OceansKathryn GlennyClara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD Junior Division Sweepstakes (Grades 6-8) Seeing With SoundPaloma VargasVista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USD Senior Division Sweepstakes (Grades 9-12) The Bittersweet Solution Konmal Ali & Anubhav ChandlaCentennial High School, Corona-Norco USDSix Senior Division students advanced to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) to be held virtual May 16-21, 2021. A Deep Learning Approach to Correlating Neurodegenerative Disease, Chronic Illness and Environmental FactorsDimple Amitha GaruadapuriEleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USDThe Premises of Applying Computational Algorithms to Enhance Microbiological StudiesAudrey MeadowsMartin Luther King High School, Riverside USDAuto-dissemination: A Novel and Effective Tool in Mosquito Control?Sarah StutsmanCorona High School, Corona-Norco USDStructural Determination of a Bioinspired Perchlorate Reduction Catalyst through Chemical ModelingEric BiMartin Luther King High School, Riverside USD Analyzing the Efficacies of Potential Inhibitors of Drug Targets Human Receptor ACE2 and Viral Replication Enzyme RDRP against SARS-CoV-2Hedy BianAditya DesaiMartin Luther King High School, Riverside USD 2021 Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair Gold Medal WinnersGrade 4 Gold Medal WinnersLuke Baron, Temescal Valley Elementary School, Lake Elsinore USDVivian Lee, Temescal Valley Elementary School, Lake ElsinoreUSDEliabeth Lowery, Lake Mathews Elementary School, Riverside USDKathryn Glenny, Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco USDEmily Cypher, Corona Ranch Elementary School, Corona-Norco USDJohnny Pool, McAuliffe Elementary School, Alvord USDLincoln Usher, Eastvale Elementary School, Corona-Norco USDImanol Arriaga, Coral Mountain Academy, Coachella Valley USDGrade 5 Gold Medal WinnersChase Lund, James Monroe Elementary School, Desert Sands USDChristian Huerta, James Monroe Elementary School, Desert Sands USDKhloe Holster, James Monroe Elementary School, Desert Sands USDBryce Hill, James Monroe Elementary School, Desert Sands USDPierce Lane, Rancho Christian SchoolNithish Prakash, Philistine Rondo School of Discovery, Corona-Norco USDAvijeet Randhawa, Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco USDArav Randhawa, Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco USDAudry Elkins, Springs Charter SchoolJunior Division Gold Medal Winners (Grades 6-8)***▲Andrew Glenny, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Middle School, Corona-Norco USDJames Glenny, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Middle School, Corona-Norco USDPaloma Vargas, Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USDAzmund Manalad, Philistine Rondo School of Discovery, Corona-Norco USDNizmund Manalad, Philistine Rondo School of Discovery, Corona-Norco USDGwyneth McIntyre, Springs Charter SchoolDiego Ruiz, Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USDSophie Quezada, Letha Raney Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USDAsha Zachariah, Ben Franklin Elementary School, Corona-Norco USDJennavieve Covington, Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USDJordan White, Badger Springs Middle School, Moreno Valley USDCaleb Galle, Cahuilla Desert Academy, Coachella Valley USDYaniah Gamboa, Palm Middle School, Moreno Valley USDLara Randhawa, Auburndale Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USDMinnah Shaikh, Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USDLydia Kang, Mission Vista AcademyDivyamsu Nallamothu, Santa Rosa AcademyAlena Talreja, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Middle School, Corona-Norco USDAudrey Abeyta, St. Edward's SchoolDanni Brasher, Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco USDZachary Brasher, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Middle School, Corona-Norco USDSenior Division Gold Medal Winners (Grades 9-12)***Dimple Garuadapuri, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USDLoyna Rism, Lee Pollard High School, Corona-Norco USDAjandini Srirajan, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USDTanaya Jog, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USDHedy Bian, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USDAditya Desai, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USDKonmal Ali, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USDAnubhav Chandla, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USDValerie Castro, Temescal Canyon High School, Lake Elsinore USDClara Bardeen, Martin Luther King HS, Riverside USDItzel Cuevas, Temescal Canyon High School, Lake Elsinore USDJeewan Kaur, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USDMaddison Chau, Valley View High School, Moreno Valley USDJorge Julian Orozco, Nuview Bridge Early College High School, Nuview USDEllorie Anne Mariano, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USDMadeline Wilson, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USDAisha Randhawa, Corona High School, Corona-Norco USDNatalie Araujo, Coachella Valley High School, Coachella Valley USDMelissa Perez-Rodriguez, Coachella Valley High School, Coachella Valley USDAudrey Meadows, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USDAndrew Pool, Hillcrest High School, Alvord USDOwen Joyce, Corona High School, Corona-Norco USDKishan Talati, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USDDerek Hsieh, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD*** Gold medal winners in Junior and Senior division advance to California State Science and Engineering Fair▲ Gold medal winners in Junior division also advance to National Broadcom MASTERS Competition 2021 Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair Community Awards California Association of Professional Scientists Plaque – Valerie Castro, Temescal Canyon High School, Lake Elsinore USD Chemistry and Air Pollution Research Center at University of California Riverside $100 gift card – Caleb Galle, Cahuilla Desert Academy, Coachella Valley USD$100 gift card – Ellorie Mariano, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD Inland Empire Professional Engineers in California Government $250 – Pierce Lane, Rancho Christian School$750 – Alex Ivanov, San Gorgonio Middle School, Beaumont USD$1,000 – Maddison Chau, Valley View High School, Moreno Valley USD Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) $50 – Kathryn Glenny, Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD$125 – Paloma Vargas, Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USD$250 – Konmal Ali & Anubhav Chandla, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD Lemelson Early Inventor Prize $100- Sophia Baca, Home Gardens Academy, Corona-Norco USD Broadcom Foundation Sponsorship Award $100- Danni Brasher, Clara Barton Middle School, Corona-Norco USD$100- Zachary Brasher, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Middle School, Corona-Norco USD$100- Konmal Ali, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD$100 Anubhav Chandla, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD$100- Sungmin Hur, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD$100- Jeewan Kaur, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD$100- Hedy Bian, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD$100- Aditya Desai, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD$100- Audrey Meadows, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD 2021 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Affiliated Regional Awards(awards provided as part of affiliation with INTEL ISEF) American Meteorological Society Jorge Julian Orozco, Nuview Bridge Early College High School, Nuview USDJonathan Marquez-Leal, Coachella Valley High School, Coachella Valley USD American Psychological Association Michelle Chang, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD ASM Materials Education Foundation Jessica Yin, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD Association for Women Geoscientists Madeline Wilson, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD Mu Alpha Theta Dimple Amitha Garuadapuri, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD NASA Earth System Science Award Sophie Quezada, Letha Rainey Middle School, Corona-Norco USD NOAA Emma Shah, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD Ricoh Ellorie Mariano, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD Society for In Vitro Biology Saira Gupta, Notre Dame High School Stockholm Jr Water Prize Aaliyah Mares, Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley USDGabriela Ibarra, Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley USDYarely Aguilar, Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley USDMadeline Wilson, King High School, Riverside USDMadeline Franco, Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley USD Naval Science Award Eri Bi, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD United States Air Force Emma Shah, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD United States Agency for International Development Ryan Friedman, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USDShivans Soni, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USDVictor Xiao, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD United States Metric Association Sarah Stutsman, Corona High School, Corona-Norco USD Yale Science and Engineering Association Hedy Bian, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USDAditya Desai, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD Participating districts and charter/private schools included: Banning USDBeaumont USDCoachella Valley USDCorona-Norco USDDesert Sands USDHemet USDLake Elsinore USDMission Vista AcademyMoreno Valley USDMurrieta Valley USDNotre Dame High SchoolNuview Union SDPalm Springs USDPalo Verde USDPechanga SchoolRancho Christian SchoolREACH Leadership STEAM AcademyRiverside STEAM ConsortiumRiverside USDRomoland SDSan Jacinto USDSanta Rosa AcademySprings Charter SchoolSt. Catherine's of AlexandriaSt. Edward's SchoolSt. Hyacinth AcademySt. John's Lutheran SchoolTemecula Preparatory SchoolVal Verde USD This press release was produced by the Office of the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools. 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