2014 Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair Awards

Sponsored by
The Arkansas Environmental Federation
and
The Arkansas Soybean Promotions Board
Junior Division (Grades 4-9)
Category Awards
Category
Animal Science (AS)

Behavioral & Social Sciences (BS)

Biochemistry (BI)

Cell and Molecular Biology (CB)

Chemistry (CH)

Place
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Name
Jillian Russel
Nada Tolba
Braden Hughes
Amy Yin
Ningli Loken
C.J. Fowler
Marti Boren
Megha Nelluri
Suraj Kolluru
Xander Parker
Sahar Tariq
Jeshrine Mazhil
Traylin Allen
Cadesha Marks
Kenzie MacNicol
Felicity Harris
Quintin Yuille
Ghausia Shah
Zoe Dean
Reilly O'Neil

Computer Science (CS)

Earth and Planetary (EA)

Energy & Transportation (ET)

Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (EE)

Materials & Bioengineering (EN)
Environmental Management (EM)

Environmental Sciences (EV)

Mathematical Sciences (MA)

Medicine & Health (ME)

Microbiology (MI)

Physics (PH)

HM
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1 (tie)
1 (tie)
3 (tie)
3 (tie)
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Annaleah Witsell
Arvind Balaji
Ibrahim Suid
Dara Dado
Alice Tang
Sydney McCord
Elizabeth Borkowski
Mir Ali
Wilson Borkowski
Lily Ann Parson
Meghana Bollimpalli
Jessie Fendley
Austin Keith
Grant Hodge
Shania Sauerwin
Eli Byrd
Anusha Bhattacharyya
Atticus Heifner
Chythanya Murali
Jessica Wass
Logan Meyer
Sarah Shirley
Kaushal Samantaray
Sheevam Patel
Breck Mosley
Morganne Jumper
Yashwanth Gokarakonda
Deepak Suri
Jason Neill
Skylar Nelsen
Nylah Washington
Ishrar Islam
Alida Kaufmann
Joseph Young
John Fetherston
Kathy Cui
Harleen Kamboj

Plant Sciences (PS)

HM
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Dylan Diamond
Baron Davis
Jahnavi Patel
Magnolia Collins

Junior Division Special Awards

Arkansas Chapter American Fisheries Society "Best Aquatic Award"
Award

Place

Student

First Place --Plaque for student and certificate for student's

teacher

Logan Meyer

HM

Rachel Anderson

HM

Chythamya Murobi

Honorable Mention: Certificate

Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society

Award
Certificate

Student
Hartley Meyer

Invitation to compete in the Broadcom MASTERS- Middle School Competition, Sponsored by the Society for Science and the Public
Category
Animal Sciences
Behavioral Sciences
Biochemistry
Cell and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth and Planetary Science
Energy and Transportation
Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering
Environmental Management
Environmental Sciences
Mathematics
Medicine and Health Sciences
Microbiology
Physics
Plant Sciences

Grade
6
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Student
Amy Yin
Megah Nelluri
Jeshrine Mazhil
Kenzie MacNichol
Riley O'Neil
Alice Tang
Syndey McCord
Meghana Bollimpalli
Austin Keith
Shania Sauerwin
Chythanya Murali
Kaushal Samantaray
Sheevam Patel
Jason Neill
Alida Kauffman
Harlene Kamboj
Jahnavi Patel

Overall Winners-Elementary Competitors

Prize
Grand Prize Ribbon & Backpack

Place
3
2
1

Student
Magnolia Collins
Lily Ann Parson
Yashwanth Gokarakonda

Senior Division (Grades 9-12)

Category Awards
Category
Animal Science (AS)

Behavioral and Social Science (BS)

Biochemistry (BI)

Cell and Molecular Biology (CM)

Chemistry (CH)

Place
HM
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2 (team)
2 (team)
2 (team)
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1 (Team)
1 (Team)

Name
Hallie Hobbs
Madison Vanhoozer
Emily Rankin
Amerah Taleb
Ashley Tran
Annie Xu
Chris Faulkner
Sarah Martin
Enoch Park
Miriam Hauer-Jensen
Casey Labbate
Rochana Kumbathula
Dana Abulez
Devyani Shekhawat
David Xiang
Courtney Summerville
Andrew Labatte
Matthew Carey
Nadia Safar
Shruti Shah
Katherine Hinson
Typhani Cohens
Sai Adicheria
Asrene Matin
Edward Zhao
Cindy Ye

Computer Science (CS)

HM
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1 (tie)
1 (tie)

Dwayne Joseph
Bassitt Bhutta
Yahya Suid
Zen Tang
Matthew Cole
Austin Jones
Deborah Rookey
Dhruba Dasgupta
Anirudh Pidugu
Elizabeth Scott
Alexis Piornack
Charles McCracken
Elisabeth Graf
Demi Grandbois

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering (EN)

HM
HM
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Caroline Young
Delany Daves
Hannah Stephenson
Dev Nair
Trisha Bhattacharyya
Hanya Qureshi

Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical (EE)

HM
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3 (tie)
3 (tie)
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Nimit Gandhi
Ciana Casey
Max Mehaffy
Zackary Kelly
Nikoo Karabassi
Evalyn Berleant

Earth and Planetary Science (EA)

Energy and Transportation (ET)

Environmental Management (EM)

Environmental Science (EV)

Mathematics (MA)

Medicine & Health Sciences (ME)

Microbiology (MI)

Physics & Astronomy (PH)

Plant Sciences (PS)

HM
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3 (tie)
3 (tie)
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Ashton Tolliver
Morgan Bramlette
Wade Scott
Jordan Baldwin
John Bell
Aaron Van Es
Kyle Kullander
Kwuang Tang
Abhigna Penthala
Taylor Hicks
Izabelle Harville
Mounusha Nunna
Mariam Siddiqui
Nathan Abraham
Sarthak Garg
Maddie Burke
Camila Vargas
Niveta Srinivasan
Harinee Arunachalam
Darius Ford
Wyatt Williams
Ryan Kauffman
Nancy Reta
Mohammed Mohamed-Asif
Caroline Honea
Evan Johnson
Ragul Manoharan
Safi Alsebai

Senior Division Special Awards

Air Force
Students receive a laptop backpack; 3-in-1 picture frame, calculator, clock; and helicopter pin
Category
Energy and Transportation

Student
Anirudh Pidugu

Earth and Planetary Science

Deborah Rookey

Physics & Astronomy

Math

Mohammed Mohamed-Asif
Kwuang Tang

American Meteorological Society

Best project dealing with meterological or related sciences
Award
Certificate

Student
Deborah Rookey

American Psychological Association

Best project dealing with human behavior or related field of psychology
Award
Certificate

Student
Enoch Park
American Fisheries
Best Aquatic Sciences

Award
First Place: Plaque
Honorable Mention: Certificate

Student
John Bell
Redi Bartholomew
Jennie Finch

Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society

Award

Student

Certificate

Stephen Harris
Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board
Best project dealing with soybean agriculture

Award
Framed Certificate & Gift Bag

Student
Amerah Taleb
ASM Material's Education Foundation
Best Project in Materials Science

Award
Certificate

Student
Hanya Qureshi

Association for Women Geoscientists

Awarded for the project that illustrates the interdisciplenary nature of the geosciences and promotes sensitivity to the Earth as a global system
Award
Certificate

Student
Demi Grandbois
Intel Excellence in Computer Science
Most Outstanding project in computer science

Award
Certificate

Student
Zen Tang

Mu Alpha Theta
Most outstanding project in mathematics
Award

Student

Certificate

Kwuang Tang

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Presented to the studen whose research has demonstrated the principles and technical innovations that offer the greatest potential for an improved understandi
Earth's dynamic processes
Award
Certificate

Student
Jordan Baldwin

Award
Medalian & Certificate

Navy Award
Student
Connor Locke
Morgan Bramlette
Keely Fix
John Bell

RICHO
Top project addressing environmental responsibility, sustainable development, and/or innovative engineering
Award
Certificate

Student
Zen Tang

Society for In Vitro Biology

11th grade student with an outstanding in vitro biology or tissue culture project
Award
Certificate

Student
Camila Vargas
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Best Water Related Project

Award
Certificate

Student
John Bell

US Surgeon General's Public Health Prize

Award
Medal

Student
Sarthak Garg
US Metric Association
Best use of the international system of unites

Award
Certificate

Student
Kwuang Tang

Yale Award
Most outstanding 11th grade project in computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry
Award
Student
Hanya Qureshi
Certificate

I-SWEEP
Invitation to compete at the 2014 I-SWEEP Competition in Houston, TX. This invitation is extended to the two most outstanding projects in energy, engineerin
environmental sustainability and innovation.
Award
Trip to compete in I-SWEEP

Student
Nikoo Karabassi
Evalyn Berleant

2014 Central Arkansas Regional Science Fair

Overall Winners

The Overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will represent the Central Arkansas Regional Science Fair at this year's Inernational Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles,
11th-16th, 2014. If any of these students are not able to go, the 4th &/or 5th place Overall Winners, will be given the opportunity to go. ISEF trip is funded by the Arkan
Environmental Federation, UALR, and your registration fees from today's fair.
Award

Place

Student

Honorable Mention
(alternates for ISEF trip)

Anirudth Pidugu
David Xiang
Enoch Park
Darius Ford
Kwuang Tang

ISEF TRIP WINNER

ISEF TRIP WINNER
ISEF TRIP WINNERS

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LISA North
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LISA West
Gibbs Magnet Elementary
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LISA West
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock Central High School
The Anthony School School
Academics Plus
Little Rock Preperatory Academy
LISA West
Mabelvale Middle School
Arkansas River Valley Montessori

Gibbs Magnet Elementary

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Sylvan Hills Middle School
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Academics Plus
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Gibbs Magnet Elementary

Awards

"Best Aquatic Award"

School

Arkansas River Valley Montessori-Teacher Marcella Meyer

Academics Plus
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Williams Magnet Elementary

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l Science Fair

this year's Inernational Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA May
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Little Rock Central High
Little Rock Central High
Pulaski Academy
Parkview High School
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