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**The 2024 EWRSEF will be March 16 at  the ESD101 Talbot Event Center on Regal in Spokane**

 

The 2023 EWRSEF Awards

Middle School

Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovator Award (nominees get an invitation to compete at the Nationals)

      Audrey McCann, North Central Middle School Immersion

      Rory Miller, Mitsuka Inui, Sayler Griffiths (team), PRIDE Prep Middle School

Lemelson Early Inventors Prize of $100

      Audrey McCann, North Central Middle School Immersion

Denny Yasuhara Middle School “Science in Spokane” Award

           *The prize consists of an annually engraved traveling trophy with the school’s name that can be displayed at the school for one year.  In addition, a personal trophy and $20 dollar award to the student.

     Theia Garrettson, Brenna Dilley, Ruby Hansen (team), PRIDE Prep Middle School

 

High School

National Geographic Award of $100

      Deshon Ramsey, Innovation High School

Regeneron Biomedical Award of $375

      Emily Richardson, North Central High School

Community Innovation Award of $500

      Joseph Rodrigues, Wilbur-Creston High School

NOAA Award

      Christian Ekstrom and Syrius Smoger, Wilbur-Creston High School

Denny Yasuhara High School “Science in Spokane” Award

           *The prize consists of an annually engraved traveling trophy with the school’s name that can be displayed at the school for one year.  In addition, a personal trophy and $20 dollar award to the student.

     Nathan Haws, Ferris High School

 

Seven high school semi-finalists were chosen and were invited to present their projects for a second time to a select panel of judges. Each semi-finalist will receive a $50 award from EWRSEF.

     Nathan Haws, Ferris High School

     Kaia Olson, Ferris High School

     Jessie Palmer, Ferris High School

     Padmaja Senthil Kumar, Lewis and Clark High School

     Joseph Rodrigues, Wilbur Secondary School

     Isabelle Smith, North Central High School

     Emma Wald, Ferris High School

 

Three of the semi-finalists were chosen after final judging, to present their projects May 13-19, 2023, in Dallas, Texas at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair

     Kaia Olson, Ferris High School

     Jessie Palmer, Ferris High School

     Padmaja Senthil Kumar, Lewis and Clark High School

 

Additionally, and thanks to funding from Meta and GSI Career Connect, three middle school students have been chosen as observer students to also attend the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, May 13-19.

     Faith Wanless, North Central Middle School Immersion

     Selje Larson, North Central Middle School Immersion

     Audrey McCann, North Central Middle School Immersion

 

  • 2023 Semi-finalist Joseph Rodrigues, Wilbur Secondary School
    2023 Semi-finalist & Community Innovation Award, Joseph Rodrigues, Wilbur Creston High School

The 2022 EWRSEF Awards

 

Middle School Superior – invite to Broadcom Masters plus $100 Lemelson Prize

Rowan Hastings, Libby Center – The Use of Armadillidum vulgare as an Indication of Soil Pollution

Top four High School prizes certifying participation at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May 2022:

Anna Armstrong, Ferris High School

               Engineering a bioplastic with Aspergillus oryzae to increase decomposition rate

Alexis Schallock/Jacob Gannon, North Central High School

               The effect of a Multi-Strain Probiotic on Intestinal Microbiome Diversity in Canines

Neha Kommareddy, Central Valley High School

               A Detailed Statistical Analysis of Anterior Chest Wall Muscle Recruitment

Ansel LaPier, Central Valley High School

               Regression Analysis of Pectoralis Major Muscle Electromyography to Estimate Anterior Chest Wall Forces

These four students will represent eastern WA at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May 2022.  They will compete virtually against over 1,000 students from all over the world.  They were included within the top 10 semi-finalist projects. 

 

The other six semifinalists were:

Ashlyn Neilsen, Odessa High School

               13-C/18-0 Isotopic Ratios from Pacific Northwest Fossilized and Present Day Mollusca as an Indicator for Climate Change

Jessica Palmer, Ferris High School

              The potential use of the Hydra vulgaris toxin Hydramycin-1 as an antibiotic against the coral bacterium Vibrio corallilyticus

Jayda Garza/Aaron Cox, Rogers High School

               Effects of Cladophora algae on reducing microfibers

Xander Malubay, Ferris High School

               The Usage of Godel’s Theorems in Order to Solve the Riemann Hypothesis

Alexander Popescu, North Central High School

               How does supplementation with Vitamin K2 Alter the Caenorhabditis elegans transcriptome

Kelsie Delp/Isabelle Smith/Hailee Wehr, North Central High School

               The Bees’s Knees: Using nanopore to evaluate the pollen from bumble bee pollen baskets to look at floral habits

Above are the six semi-finalist projects that did not make the final 4 top projects.  This fair would not happen without the direct and in-kind support of STCU, WSU Health Sciences Center and NEWEC.

 

Three special awards 

The 2022 National Geographic Award goes to:

Jayda Garza/Aaron Cox, Rogers High School

              Effects of Cladophora algae on reducing microfibers

The 2022 Regeneron Biomedical Science Award goes to:

Neha Kommareddy, Central Valley High School Category: Translational Medical Science

              A Detailed Statistical Analysis of Anterior Chest Wall Muscle Recruitment

The 2022 WSSEF “Recognition of Regional Fair Award” (free state registration) goes to:

Ashlyn Neilsen, Odessa High School

               13-C/18-0 Isotopic Ratios from Pacific Northwest Fossilized and Present Day Mollusca as an Indicator for Climate Change

 

Thanks to the Society for Science and the Public for their generous grant supporting the efforts of the Eastern Washington Science and Engineering Fair to hold the fair during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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