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The 72nd Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair The 72nd Greater San Diego Science And Engineering Fair was held on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at the Balboa Park Activity Center, 2145 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA. Click here for the GSDSEF press release about prize money awarded, top winners, Fair history, and more. Click here for the Fair Directory, Category and Special Awards listings, and Awards Ceremony program and slides.

2026 Results - 72nd Annual GSDSEF (under construction) Table of Contents 2026 GSDSEF Student Directory Category Place Awards Special Awards Advancement to Affiliated Fairs and Competitions Teacher of the Year Awards Ceremony Program Awards Ceremony Pictures Awards Ceremony Slides – Category and Grand Awards Grand Award Winners GSDSEF Student Results In Post-GSDSEF Competitions California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF), April 2026 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), May 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovation Challenge (TFSJIC), later 2026 2026 – 72nd GSDSEF Student Directory 2. 2026 GSDSEF Directory_FINAL .pdf Download PDF • 127.99MB 2026 – 72nd GSDSEF Award Results Click here for the GSDSEF summary press release . Category Place Awards Junior Division Place Award Results by Category: 3. Jr. Division Category Awards .pdf Download PDF • 74KB Senior Division Place Award Results by Category: 4. Sr. Division Category Awards .pdf Download PDF • 76KB Special Awards Special Awards List: 5. Special Awards List by Organization .pdf Download PDF • 386KB Special Awards Slide Scroll: 6. Special Awards Slide Scroll .pdf Download PDF • 11.42MB Special Awards — Stage Awards Slides 7. Special Awards Slides - Stage Awards .pdf Download PDF • 950KB Affiliated Fairs – Qualified and Nominated Students California Science and Engineering Fair Qualified Students (JR and SR divisions): 8. CSEF-Qualified Slides .pdf Download PDF • 201KB Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Nominees (JR division): 9. TFSJIC Nominees Slides .pdf Download PDF • 146KB 2026 – 72nd GSDSEF Teacher of the Year Tina Tom – Chula Vista Middle School Over the past seven years, l've mentored approximately 350 students, with 70 of those young scientists ultimately representing Chula Vista Middle School at the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair, with some going on to the California Science and Engineering Fair. The true power of a science project lies in the fact that students have complete ownership of their work, while teachers like me serve as guides on this rewarding journey. This experience is particularly transformative at our Title I school because it provides exposure to the power of science that many might not otherwise encounter. By mastering the Scientific Method, time management, formal reporting, experimental design, and data analysis, students gain essential life skills that inspire them to pursue STEM at the university level and beyond. 2026 – 72nd GSDSEF Awards Ceremony Program 12. Awards Ceremony Program .pdf Download PDF • 2.39MB Pictures from the 72nd GSDSEF Awards Ceremony Awards Ceremony Slides – Category and Grand Awards 14. JR Div Third Awards .pdf Download PDF • 1.05MB 17. SR Div Third Awards .pdf Download PDF • 1.11MB 15. JR Div Second Awards .pdf Download PDF • 1.23MB 18. SR Div Second Awards .pdf Download PDF • 1.21MB 16. JR Div First Awards .pdf Download PDF • 1.37MB 19. SR Div First Awards .pdf Download PDF • 1.39MB 20. JR+SR Grand Awards .pdf Download PDF • 911KB Grand Award Winners SENIOR DIVISION JUNIOR DIVISION Grand Award Winners: Life Sciences Grand Award Winners: Life Sciences Giles Del Priore and Ronald Wyatt Eastlake High School Advisor: Amanda Williams ISEF FINALIST Project Title: Design and Evaluation of a Behaviorally-Grounded, Caregiver Governed AI Companion for Individuals with Memory Impairment Jonah Figueroa The Rhoades School Advisor: Roxanne Hunker Project Title: Quantifying Effects of Commercial Fertilizers on Cyanobacteria Growth Claire Lim Canyon Crest Academy Advisor: Ed Gerstin ISEF FINALIST Project Title: Inducible TLR4 Decoy for Targeting Microglial Activation to Reduce Neuronal Degeneration in Parkinson’s Disease Uma Kattamuri Oak Valley Middle School Advisor: Kristina Latonia-Wilson Project Title: Elevated CO2 During Kalanchoe pinnata Growth Reveals Enhanced Antiproliferative and Synergistic Therapies Grand Award Winners: Physical Sciences Grand Award Winners: Physical Sciences Kayley Xu The Bishop’s School Advisor: Marcus Milling ISEF FINALIST Project Title: Designing a Passive All-Dielectric Metasurface for Retinal Disease Intervention Through Beam Steering Paul Schnabl The Bishop’s School Advisor: Kelly Kleinertz Project Title: ARGOS: Machine Learning Irrigation Reduced Water Usage and Improved Growth Ethan Hu The Bishop’s School Advisor: Benjamin Heldt ISEF FINALIST Project Title: Configurable Electromagnetic Refreshable Tactile Display with FDM Printable Bistable Cam Aishah Siddiqui Bright Horizon Academy Advisor: Najwan Naserelddin Project Title: Joynt Quest - A Therapeutic Glove Integrated with a Digital Game-Based Rehabilitation System For Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Grand Award Runners Up: Life Sciences Grand Award Runners Up: Life Sciences Charles Brum Catholic Cathedral High School Advisor: Jeanette Loptka ISEF FINALIST Project Title: BeeCast: A Novel Predictive Model Using Neural Network to Predict Colony Collapse Shanmei Lee and Maya Goel The Rhoades School Advisor: Roxanne Hunker Project Title: Investigating Regrowth in Coastal Sage Scrub Burned Habitat Janet Yang Canyon Crest Academy Advisor: Xiaohui Liu ISEF FINALIST Project Title: Neuro-Behavioral Convergence: A Multimodal Approach to Stroke Risk Assessment Olivia Liu La Jolla Country Day School Advisor: Chris Uyeda Project Title: Soap, a Friend or Foe of Skin Bacteria? Grand Award Runners Up: Physical Sciences Grand Award Runners Up: Physical Sciences Shounak Ray Chaudhuri Francis Parker School Advisor: J.P. Pierce ISEF FINALIST Project Title: Novel Scalable Multiphase Autonomous Vehicle Systems for Emerging Markets Manas Pisipati The Rhoades School Advisor: Roxanne Hunker Project Title: A Study of the Effects of Salt Nucleation on Doped Amino Acids Ryan Rezaei Canyon Crest Academy Advisor: Albert Dul ISEF FINALIST Project Title: Omni-Prot: Unifying Protein Function Prediction with PLM-Centric Fusion Joie Green Muirlands Middle School Advisor: Lori Trombley Project Title: Soon I will be Invisible: How to Direct Energy with Topological Metamaterials GSDSEF Student Results In Post-GSDSEF Competitions 2026 California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) Only one project in each CSEF Category is awarded a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Award. Each category may have more than one 5 th Award (= Honorable Mention). Students at CSEF can also receive Sponsored Awards and Major Fair Awards. At the 2026 CSEF, 36 GSDSEF projects (37 students) received an Award ( see GSDSEF press release here ): 19 Junior Division projects received a Category Award (4 First, 4 Second, 3 Third, 5 Fourth, and 3 Fifth) 17 Senior Division projects received a Category Award (3 First, 2 Second, 2 Third, 1 Fourth, and 9 Fifth) 3 Sponsored Awards 2 Major Fair Awards CSEF Award Results of GSDSEF Junior Division Students: 21. CSEF GSDSEF Jr Div Winners by Last Name .pdf Download PDF • 230KB CSEF Award Results of GSDSEF Senior Division Students: 22. CSEF GSDSEF Sr Div Winners by Last Name .pdf Download PDF • 217KB CSEF Sponsored Awards Results of GSDSEF Students: 23. CSEF SponsoredAwards_v_2026 .pdf Download PDF • 980KB CSEF Major Fair Awards (SR) and additional TFSJIC nominations (JR): 24. CSEF MajorFairAwards_2026 v2 .pdf Download PDF • 183KB 2026 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) At the 2026 ISEF, six GSDSEF projects received a Category Award in a competition with approximately 1700 other ISEF finalists from around the world: Shounak Ray Chaudhuri, Second Award (Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics) Emma Liu, Third Award (Computational Biology and Bioinformatics) Ethan Hu, Fourth Award (Embedded Systems) Claire Lim, Fourth Award (Cellular and Molecular Biology) Ihan Sung, Fourth Award (Chemistry) Kayley Xu, Fourth Award (Biomedical Engineering) Ihan Sung also won a Second-place Aramco Special Award. Next Previous

2023 Results - 69th Annual GSDSEF Awards totaling over 9 million dollars were announced at the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) on May 18 and 19 in Dallas, Texas. Competing against over 1600 of the world's best young scientists and engineers from 64 countries and nearly all 50 states and territories, 7 projects from the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair (GSDSEF) garnered a total of 11 awards - 5 Grand Awards and 6 Special Awards. Next Previous

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(used with QR code poster for Fair Week reminders) Important Student Reminders Remember on Tues-Wed March 17-18: Badges can be picked up once you have completed your Secondary Size & Safety check T-shirts (if you ordered one) can be picked up near the check-in table inside the Balboa Park Activity Center (BPAC). Wednesday you will need to be dropped off between 7:15 and 8:00 AM Line up on the north side (close to Park Blvd) of the BPAC before 8:00.You will be allowed in exactly at 8:00. Proceed to your project and get ready for judging, which starts at 8:15. Dismissal/Pickup on Wednesday is between 3:00 and 3:30 PM. Remember to bring your lunch as there is nothing to buy here! A water bottle with a screw on cap is also fine to bring You can bring a chair, and quiet things to do such as a book, homework, cards. If you are bringing home parts of your project overnight, you need to have them approved in the Size and Safety tent outside (to get a green re-entry sticker for each item) and bring them in the morning.

Information Workshops (OLD, DO NOT USE) SLB members are eager to share their enthusiasm, experience, and knowledge with you in a series of interactive step-by-step workshops designed to help you produce a successful STEM project. Workshop topics focus on how to participate in the GSDSEF as well as the entire science fair process and the scientific method/engineering principles from start to finish - from coming up with a project idea, to putting together your science notebook, to designing your poster board, and to finally preparing you for judging. Experienced SLB members are also available to work with you on an individual basis - to answer your specific questions based on your own project. For 2025-26, SLB will be hosting most workshops via Zoom. Workshop information will be sent to your teachers. Zoom links to each workshop will be sent to those who RSVP. Workshop Schedule 2025-26 All workshops are scheduled on Saturdays from 9:30-10:30 AM Sept. 6, 2025 - Workshop #1- Finding an Idea Sept. 20, 2025 Workshop #2- GSDSEF Student Account and SRC Process Oct. 11, 2025 Workshop #3- Using the Scientific Method/Engineering Design Process: Problem-->Results Dec. 6, 2025 - Workshop #4A- Data Analysis and Statistics- Basic Dec. 17, 2025 Workshop #4B- Data Analysis and Statistics- Advanced Jan. 10, 2026 Workshop #5- Screening- Digital Project Slidedeck and Notebook Feb. 14, 2026 - Workshop #6- Science Fair Display Backboard and Notebook March 7, 2026 - Workshop #7- In -person Science Fair Judging Practice; 2:30-5:30pm; Tierrasanta Library March 28, 2026 - Workshop #8- Post Fair Workshop Check out our GSDSEF YouTube page for more workshops!

Information How to Participate Overview of GSDSEF Participation Steps (last updated 7/12/2026) For an exact timeline with deadlines, see the 2026-2027 GSDSEF Schedule . The window to turn in SRC information (Steps 1-8 below) is August 1 - December 7, 2026 . The earlier you get approved through SRC, the earlier you can start… For details, log into your student account (step #3 below) and click on the appropriate pages in the left hand column. A video is available to explain the GSDSEF Student Account and SRC Process What Where Window for Completion 1. Read GSDSEF/ISEF Rules and Ethics Statements GSDSEF, ISEF Rules and the Ethics Statement August 1 - December 7 2. Decide on a Project What makes a good STEM Fair project August 1 - December 7 3. Teacher creates an account (unless previously created) . THEN, Student creates an account (unless previously created), or logs in to their existing account (see the explainer video !) Teacher registration page (or, Teacher login page if they already have an account) Student registration page (or, Student login page if you already have an account) August 1 - December 7 4. Fill in SRC (Scientific Review Committee) information Tab 1 - Project Setup Tab 2 - Project Details August 1 - December 7 5. Determine whether your project needs additional safety (ISEF) Forms Tab 3 - Forms Helper August 1 - December 7 6. Submit Scientific/Safety Review Committee (SRC) online form and any necessary ISEF forms/approvals Tab 4 - SRC Safety Form and any necessary ISEF Forms Upload August 1 - December 7 7. Student, Parent, and Teacher fill in and sign Information and Consent Tab 5 - Consent and Policies August 1 - December 7 8. Submit your Project information for SRC approval. ALL projects must go through SRC Review AND BE APPROVED BEFORE STARTING. You will receive an email indicating SRC Safety Approval, or else items that you must revise and then resubmit before this deadline. August 1 - December 7 9. After completing your project -- undergo Quality Screening of your Digital Presentation. Download the Digital Presentation Template, complete, and upload. Tab 6 - Digital Presentation Upload. You will receive an email indicating Quality Screening Approval, or else items that you must revise and then resubmit before this deadline. January-February 2027 (See Schedule for exact dates) 10. After Quality Screening Approval - Copy & paste information into the Abstract. Tab 7 - Abstract January-February 2027 (See Schedule for exact dates) 11. Payment - Review all previous information. Credit cards or school Purchase Orders only. Tab 8 - Payment January-February 2027 (See Schedule for exact dates) 12. zFairs account set up for you. Upload your Judging Digital Presentation (using the template provided, different from your Digital Presentation above) and Digital Notebook for Judge’s Preview zFairs- Students whose projects have completed all steps above on time will receive an email from zFairs with login information and instructions. February 2027 (See Schedule for exact dates)

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Information Mentoring Program SLB Mentorship Program The GSDSEF SLB will be continuing its annual Mentorship Program designed to pair GSDSEF participants with experienced mentors to help you improve and succeed with your project. You will receive individualized attention with an experienced GSDSEF mentor who will not only assist you with the science/engineering in your project, but guide you through the GSDSEF participation process as well. Meetings will be approximately 30-45 minutes/week (or as needed) and conducted via Zoom. Mentors will guide you on how to: Navigate the online participation process Submit necessary ISEF forms for the Scientific Review Committee (SRC) Process Create an impactful methodology Gather reliable results Analyze complex data Organize information into presentable formats Prepare a cohesive presentation for Judges Prepare your digital and physical presentations and notebooks Extend the impact of your project And much, much more!! In order to best support students, GSDSEF SLB pairs mentees and mentors based on their project categories and interests. NOTE: We highly recommend students have a general understanding of what they want their project to be before signing up. Information on how to sign up for a mentor will be sent to your advisors/teachers in September and October. It will also be available here online.

CALENDAR AND SCHEDULE Calendar and Schedule (NOT IN USE) JAN 2026 2 Student Registration Begins MAR 2026 12 Application Payments Required.