The 2026 EWRSEF Finalists
These Projects will present their projects May 9-15, 2026 at the International Science Fair in Phoenix, Arizona
Arjun Natesan – Lewis and Clark HS
Emma Chow, Sabrina Wang, Reagan Smith – Lewis and Clark HS
Saanvi Krishnareddygari – Lewis and Clark HS
Teddy Osborne, Anders Thogerson – Ferris HS
Allison Monkman – Ferris HS
Other semi-finalists
Alexis Johnson – North Central HS
Tatum Unruh – Ridgeline HS
2026 EWREF Finalists at ISEF
May 12, 2026
ISEF Award Winners
Two Ferris HS seniors, Anders Thogerson and Teddy Osborne, won a second-place category award in Earth and Environmental Science at ISEF.
Other Awards
EWRSEF Middle School Awards- Citadel Securities Innovation Award Middle School – Elliott Pritchard & Oliver Pritchard
- Naval Science Award – Oliva Jarvis
- Denny Yasuhara Science in Spokane Award Middel School – Finn Lobdell & Isaac Reed, Sacajawea Middle School
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge 2026 – Elliott Pritchard & Oliver Pritchard
- Lemelson Early Inventor Prize – Finn Lobdell & Isaac Reed
- EWRSEF New School Award – University High School
- Citadel Securities Innovation Award High School – Benedikt Larson
- Denny Yasuhara Science in Spokane Award High School – Shubhanshi Dwivedi, Lewis and Clark High School
- American Psychological Association – Isabella Johns
- Association for Women Geoscientists – Allison Monkman
- US Air Force Science Fair Award – Samiah Smoger, Brystal Neilsen, Lexi Rimpler
- Naval Science Award Senior Division – Benedikt Larson, Ben Horrocks, Michael Condon
- NASA Earth System Science Award – Michael Condon
- McGregor Awards – Allison Monkman, Anna Cumberland, Deborah Song, Bennan Walker
- The Rural Researcher Award – Kieu Tran
- Ricoh Sustainable Development Award – Owen Pritchard
- Water Protection Award – Wyatt Miller
- Stockholm Junior Water Prize – Allison Monkman
- Community Cancer Foundation Award – Alexis Johnson
- Regeneron Biomedical Science Award – Saanvi Krishnareddygari
- Physical Therapy Associates Healthy Futures Award – Tobias King & Alexander Wagner
WSU Scholarship Awards – Bethany Rinas and Ben Horrocks
Congratulations to all the participants.
The Eastern Washington Regional Science & Engineering Fair (EWRSEF) is an annual science and engineering competition for 6th-12th grade students in Spokane, Whitman, Lincoln, Stevens, Ferry, and Pend Oreille Counties. The EWRSEF encourages and rewards innovative student research and provides professional scientists and engineers the chance to interact with some of the best and brightest young students.
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