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 Diley, 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 & 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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