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2024 Results - 70th Annual GSDSEF
Table of Contents
2024 GSDSEF Competition
Directory and GSDSEF Awards Ceremony Slides
2024 - 70th Annual GSDSEF Information and Student Exhibitor Directory (9.6 MB)
GSDSEF Grand Awards
SENIOR DIVISION | JUNIOR DIVISION |
Grand Award Winners: Life Sciences
Biomedical/Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering: Photobiomodulation on in-vivo and in-vitro Wound Models Under Simulated Microgravity for Future Space Travel
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics: Deep Learning Multi-Modal Melanoma Detection
Grand Award Winners: Physical Sciences
Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: An Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System for Ocean Hazard Recognition and Rescue: Scout and Rescue UAV Prototypes, Findings, and Next Steps
Computer Science and Systems Software: ARFSNet - Deep Learning for Amblyopia Risk Factor Screening
Grand Award Runners- Up: Life Sciences
Biomedical/Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering: Integrated Stress Response Activation Discovered to Be Predominant Response to Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Therapeutic Target Advancement
Biomedical/Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering: Design and Usability Study of a Point of Care mHealth App for Early Dry Eye Screening and Detection
Grand Award Runners-Up: Physical Sciences
Earth and Environmental Science: From Trash to Treasure: FIghting Desertification with Biodegradable Soil Amending Hydrogels Sythesized from Food Waste
Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: Using Artificial Intelligence and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Aid on Environmental Remediation
* ISEF Finalists competed in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles in May, 2024. See below for award winners!
The Taiwan Award:
Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: Using Artificial Intelligence and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Aid on Environmental Remediation | Grand Award Winners: Life Sciences
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics: Early Detection of Scalp and Facial Diseases Using Selfies and Artificial Intelligence
Earth and Environmental Science: Synthesizing Living Materials for Coral Reef Regeneration
Grand Award Winners: Physical Sciences
Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: Smart Walker
Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: Automatic Hockey Puck Passer
Grand Award Runners-Up: Life Sciences
Behavioral and Social Sciences: Does the Use of Motivational Interviewing Affect Student Effort?
Biomedical/Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering: Early Detection of Bradykinesia and Tremors in Parkinson's Disease Using a Wearable Inertial-Measurement Unit
Grand Award Runners-Up: Physical Sciences
Physics and Astronomy: Passive Cooling with Infrared Reflective Crystals
Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: A Vibra |
GSDSEF Category and Special Awards
2024 Student Exhibitor Directory of Place Awards (548 KB)
2024 Student Exhibitor Project Abstracts with Awards:
SENIOR DIVISION | JUNIOR DIVISION |
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (BEHA) (Project ID #111 - 117) | BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (BEHA) (Project ID #511 - 525) |
BIOMEDICAL/HEALTH SCIENCES AND BIOENGINEERING (BMDE) (Project ID #141 - 159) | BIOMEDICAL/HEALTH SCIENCES AND BIOENGINEERING (BMDE) (Project ID #551 - 559) |
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CELL) (Project ID #171 - 177) | CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CELL)
(There are no Junior Division CELL projects this year) |
COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS (CBIO) (Project ID #201 - 222) | COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS (CBIO) (Project ID #601 - 602) 2024 Abstracts .06 JR CBIO.pdf (263 KB) |
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SYSTEMS SOFTWARE (COMP) (Project ID #231 - 250) | |
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (EAEV) (Project ID #261 - 278) | EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (EAEV) (Project ID #631 - 645) |
ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND ROBOTICS (EEMR) (Project ID #291 - 300) | ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND ROBOTICS (EEMR) (Project ID #651 - 670) |
ENGINEERING: ENERGY, MATERIALS, AND TRANSPORT (EEMT) (Project ID #311 - 317) | ENGINEERING: ENERGY, MATERIALS, AND TRANSPORT (EEMT) (Project ID #681 - 693) |
MATHEMATICS (MATH)
(There are no Junior Division MATH Projects this year) | |
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY (PHYS) (Project ID #351 - 358) | PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY (PHYS) (Project ID #731 - 744) |
| PRODUCT TESTING (PROD) Junior Division Only (Project ID #771 - 785) |
GSDSEF SENIOR DIVISION:
2024 Senior Division Place Award Results by Last Name (436 KB)
2024 Senior Division Place Award Results by Category (435 KB)
2024 Senior Division Categorical Results by Place Award (405 KB)
GSDSEF JUNIOR DIVISION:
2024 Junior Division Place Award Results by Last Name (481 KB)
2024 Junior Division Place Awards by Category (479 KB)
2024 Junior Division Categorical Awards by Place Award (480 KB)
AFFILIATED FAIRS:
2024 California Science and Engineering Fair Qualified Students (by Alphabetical Order) (301 KB)
2024 California Science and Engineering Fair Qualified Students by Division (285 KB)
2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Nominees (140 KB)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AWARDS:
2024 Professional Societies Awards (Update) (121 KB)
Post-GSDSEF Competitions
2024 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
 | TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE
GRAND AWARD: Second Award of $2,000 SPECIAL AWARD: NASA: 1st Prize of $3,000
Leanne Fan, Westview High School, Grade 10
TMED035 — Photobiomodulation on In Vivo and In Vitro Wound Models Under Simulated Microgravity for Future Space Travel |
 | BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
GRAND AWARD: Second Award of $2,000 Zinia Khattar, Del Norte High School, Grade 11
BMED059 — Integrated Stress Response Activation Discovered to Be the Predominant Response to Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Therapeutic Target Advancement |
 | ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: STATICS & DYNAMICS
GRAND AWARD: Third Award of $1,000 SPECIAL AWARD: IEEE Foundation President's Scholarship 1st Prize of $10,000
Angelina Kim, The Bishop’s School, Grade 11
ETSD037 — An Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System for Ocean Hazard Recognition and Rescue: Scout and Rescue UAVs |
 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
SPECIAL AWARD: EPA Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award Honorable Mention
Sarah Gao, Canyon Crest Academy, Grade 11
ENEV039 — From Trash to Treasure: Fighting Desertification with Sustainable Soil Amending Hydrogels Synthesized from Food Waste |
 | BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
ISEF FINALIST
Arnav Dagar, Canyon Crest Academy, Grade 10
ENBM034 — Deep Learning for Amblyopia Risk Factor Screening |
 | TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE
ISEF FINALIST
Nithika Vivek, Del Norte High School, Grade 10
TMED061 — Deep Learning Multi Modal Melanoma Detection |
2024 California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF)
At the 2024 CSEF, 37 GSDSEF projects (44 students) received an Award:
2024 CSEF Award Results of GSDSEF Junior Division Students (129 KB)
2024 CSEF Award Results of GSDSEF Senior Division Students (124 KB)
2024 CSEF Sponsored Awards Results of GSDSEF Students (108 KB)
Junior Division Results
1st Award: 4 projects
2nd Award: 3 projects
3rd Award: 3 projects
4th Award: 1 project
Honorable Mentions: 5 projects
Senior Division Results
1st Award: 1 project
2nd Award: 4 projects
3rd Award: 4 projects
4th Award: 2 projects
Honorable Mention: 10 projects
Note: In each category, one project is awarded a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Award. Each category may have more than one Honorable Mention.
2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovator's Challenge (TFSJIC)
Congratulations to Top 30 Finalist: Oliver Cottrell!
6th Grade, La Jolla Country Day School for his project, "Automatic Hockey Puck-Passer Machine"
Society for Science and Thermo Fisher Scientific are proud to announce the 30 finalists in the 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge — the nation’s premier STEM research competition for middle school students (Grades 6 - 8). The finalists will travel to Washington, DC from October 25 – 30 to participate in the Finals Week of the competition. Each finalist is judged on both their science research projects as well as their demonstration of collaboration and critical thinking skills during team challenges, emphasizing the importance and value of teamwork in STEM fields. Each finalist receives a $500 cash award and will compete for $100,000 in prizes.
Congratulations to Our Top 300 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators!
These GSDSEF students were selected as Top 300 from 1,862 entrants, live in 36 states, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
Steven Chen, Grade 8, Pacific Trails Middle School
Synthesizing Living Materials for Coral Reef Regeneration
Oliver Cottrell, Grade 6, La Jolla Country Day School
Automatic Hockey Puck Passer Machine
Emily Diep, Grade 8, Connect Academy @ Design 39 Campus
A Study of a Homemade Smart Bracelet Integrated with an AI-Driven Speech Therapy Game for Children with Speech Disorders
Jeyanth Narayan Parthasarathy, Grade 8, Pacific Trails Middle School
Reducing Motion SIckness Caused by Regenerative Braking Systems
Ritam Sen, Grade 8, Francis Parker School
Can Elemental Sulfur Influence the Growth of Different Plants
Samuel Sternson, Grade 8, The Rhoades School
Passive Cooling with Infrared Reflective Crystals