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69th Annual Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair -

March 14 - 19, 2023

 

This page will continue to be updated with additional results and information from the GSDSEF and Affiliate Fairs (California Science and Engineering Fair, Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (formerly Broadcom MASTERS), Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, Regeneron Science Talent Search.

(Latest Update March 17, 2023)

 

 

2023 GSDSEF RESULTS

 

GRAND AWARDS

SENIOR DIVISION
JUNIOR DIVISION

Grand Award Winners: Life Sciences

  • Sarah Gao, Gr. 10, Canyon Crest Academy, Advisor: E. Gerstin, Identification and Experimental Characterization of Plant Seeds as Effective Flocculants for Water Treatment - ISEF FINALIST

 

  • Kate Xu, Gr. 10, Del Norte High School, Advisor: B. West, Reducing Lead Contamination Through Hydroponically-Grown Mycorrhizal Plants - ISEF FINALIST

 

Grand Award Winners: Physical Sciences

  • Agastya Sridharan, Gr. 11, Scripps Ranch High School, Advisor: P. Fowler, Improved Inductive Performance on Small Datasets Using Hyper-Connected Neural Architectures, C. Elegans-Inspired Networks, and Evolutionary Modeling - ISEF FINALIST

 

  • Nicholas Usher, Gr. 11, and Logan Brown, Gr. 10, High Tech High North County, Advisor: C. Sailor, A Differentially-Geared, Omnidirectional Robotics Platform With Autonomous Jerk-Limited Navigation - ISEF FINALISTS

 

Grand Award Runners- Up: Life Sciences

  • Kara Fan, Gr. 12, Westview High School, Advisor: S. Halander, A Self-Disinfecting Nanomaterial for Future Space Travel - ISEF FINALIST

 

  • Sanjana Kumar, Gr. 11, Francis Parker School, Advisor: J.P. Pierce, Utilizing 3D-Printed Engineered Living Materials to Break Down Environmental Pollutants

 

Grand Award Runners-Up: Physical Sciences

  • Saanvi Dogra, Gr. 9, Del Norte High School, Advisor: S. Dhanda, Investigating the Underlying Molecular Patterns in Aggressive Brain Tumor ETMR - ISEF FINALIST

 

  • Vishnu Aravind, Gr. 11, and Alex Kumar, Gr. 11, Del Norte High School, Advisor: S. Kumar, Using Machine Learning to Repurpose FDA Drugs for the Treatment of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy

 

* ISEF Finalists will be competing in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Dallas, Texas in May, 2023. 

 

The Taiwan Award:

  • Vishnu Aravind, Gr. 11, and Alex Kumar, Gr. 11, Del Norte High School, Advisor: S. Kumar, Using Machine Learning to Repurpose FDA Drugs for the Treatment of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy

Grand Award Winners: Life Sciences

  • Steven Chen, Pacific Trails Middle School, Gr. 7, Advisor: A. Millholland, Magnetically-Powered Micro Train

 

  • Lily Long, The Rhoades School, Gr. 8, Advisor: R. Hunker, Exploring Academic Setting Applications of a Turing Test Derivative

 

 

Grand Award Winners: Physical Sciences

  • Kayley Xu, Gr. 8, The Bishop's School, Advisor: J. Jordan, Respiratory Sound Classification Using AI

 

  • Brooklyn Owen, Gr. 7, Classical Conversations, Advisor: K. Owen,  Putts to Perfection: Comparing Repeatability of Heavy and Light Putters

 

 

 

Grand Award Runners-Up: Life Sciences

  • Samuel Sternson, Gr. 7, The Rhoades School, Advisor: R. Hunker, Production of Natural UV-absorbing Sunscreens in Plant Leaves

 

  • Dhruv Bantval, Gr. 8, Pacific Trails Middle School, Advisor: E. Main, Smart Glove with ASL-to-Speech Conversion to Assist the Hearing Impaired

 

Grand Award Runners-Up: Physical Sciences

  • Keanu Zeller, Gr. 7, The Rhoades School, Advisor: Roxanne Hunker, Tilt Angle Effects on Eddy Current Impacts

 

  • Jake Vignevic, Gr. 7, St. Gregory the Great Catholic School, Advisor: S. Dasgupta, Measuring Protein and Vitamin C Level in Foods after Different Types of Cooking

 

 

GSDSEF Results:

 

AWARDS CEREMONY

Awards Ceremony Program

 

 

Awards Ceremony Opening

 

Special Awards

 

 

Grand Awards

 

Professional Society Awards

 

First Awards

 

 

Second Awards

 

 

Third Awards

 

 

 

2023 Student Exhibitor Project Abstracts