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SLB SLB Members 2025-2026 Student Leadership Board Board Officers: President - Arnav Dagar Vice President of Outreach - Shounak Ray Chaudhuri Vice President of Activities - William Gao Secretary - Adhiban Arulselvan Treasurer - Steven Chen 2025-26 SLB Members: First Name Last Name School Omar Abdulaziz Scripps Ranch High School Alexander Allport La Jolla High School Medha Aravind Del Norte High School Adhiban Arulselvan Scripps Ranch High School Dhruv Bantval Canyon Crest Academy Maya Bantval Canyon Crest Academy Mihir Bapat Del Norte High School Harshini Bharadwaj Not stated Charles Brum Cathedral Catholic High School Abhiram Chalamalasetty Canyon Crest Academy Shounak Ray Chaudhuri Francis Parker Hayden Chen Del Norte High School Steven Chen Canyon Crest Academy Zoey Chen Not stated Aaron Cooper Canyon Crest Academy Arnav Dagar Canyon Crest Academy Anabia Ehsan Not stated Leanne Fan Westview High School William Gao Canyon Crest Academy Risha Guha Del Norte High School David He Westview High School Abby Hensley Chula Vista High School Ethan Hu The Bishop's School Lucy Huang Torrey Pines High School Reema Jasim Not stated Jolina Jian Canyon Crest Academy Yaalini Kathir Canyon Crest Academy Riya Khushu Francis Parker Rebecca Leeman Torah High School Jaelyn Liang Westview High School Ricky Lim Canyon Crest Academy Anna Luo Canyon Crest Academy Tanya Mandyam Westview High School Ashwin Mantravadi Del Norte High School Nalin Marwah Del Norte High School Jeyanth Narayan Parthasarathy Canyon Crest Academy Janeiro Perry Health Sciences High & Middle College Tanvi Pyla Canyon Crest Academy Advita Rajagopalan Del Norte High School Parth Saxena Scripps Ranch High School Ritam Sen Francis Parker Ihan Sung Eastlake High School Siri Tipirneni Canyon Crest Academy Ella Xing The Bishop's School Henry Xu Torrey Pines High School Kailin Xuan The Bishop's School Matthew Yang The Cambridge School Lilian Zeng Del Norte High School Sophie Zeng The Bishop's School Amber Zhang The Bishop's School Amy Zhang Westview High School Austin Zhang Del Norte High School Elvin Zhang Del Norte High School Virginia Zhu Del Norte High School Ryan Zoch Rancho Bernardo High School For questions or information on our workshops, project advice/peer mentoring, and other Student Leadership Activities, please CONTACT US at: gsdsefslb@gmail.com For all other questions and information, please use the Contact Us button at the bottom of the webpage. SLB Advisor and Supervisor: Mr. Steve Rodecker, Fair Director, steve.rodecker@gsdsef.org

2024 Results - 70th Annual GSDSEF Table of Contents 2024 GSDSEF Directory and Awards Ceremony Slides Grand Awards Category and Special Awards Post-GSDSEF Competitions International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovation Challenge (TFSJIC) 2024 GSDSEF Competition Directory and GSDSEF Awards Ceremony Slides 2024 - 70th Annual GSDSEF Information and Student Exhibitor Directory (9.6 MB) Download 2024 Awards Ceremony Intro and Guest Speakers Presentation (5.4 MB) Download 2024 70th Annual GSDSEF Grand Awards Presentation (243.9 MB) Download 2024 70th Annual Third Awards Presentation (2.6 MB) Download 2024 70th Annual Second Awards Presentation (3.1 MB) Download 2024 70th Annual First Awards Presentation (5.3 MB) Download 2024 70th Annual GSDSEF Grand Awards Presentation (980 KB) Download 2024 Professional Society Awards Presentation Slides (10.1 MB) Return to Table of Contents GSDSEF Grand Awards SENIOR DIVISION JUNIOR DIVISION Grand Award Winners: Life Sciences Leanne Fan , Gr. 10, Westview High School, Advisor: D. MacMartin - ISEF FINALIST Biomedical/Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering: Photobiomodulation on in-vivo and in-vitro Wound Models Under Simulated Microgravity for Future Space Travel Nithika Vivek , Gr. 10, Del Norte High School, Advisor: K. Ramesh - ISEF FINALIST Computational Biology and Bioinformatics: Deep Learning Multi-Modal Melanoma Detection Grand Award Winners: Physical Sciences Angelina Kim , Gr. 11, The Bishop's School, Advisor: A. Pelletier - ISEF FINALIST 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 Arnav Dagar , Gr. 10, Canyon Crest Academy, Advisor: K. Hare - ISEF FINALIST Computer Science and Systems Software: ARFSNet - Deep Learning for Amblyopia Risk Factor Screening Grand Award Runners- Up: Life Sciences Zinia Khattar , Gr. 11, Del Norte High School, Advisor: A. Khosla - ISEF FINALIST Biomedical/Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering: Integrated Stress Response Activation Discovered to Be Predominant Response to Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Therapeutic Target Advancement Sydney Zhang , Gr. 11, Westview High School, Advisor: S. Halandar 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 Sarah Gao, Gr. 11, Canyon Crest Academy, Advisor: E. Gerstin - ISEF FINALIST Earth and Environmental Science: From Trash to Treasure: FIghting Desertification with Biodegradable Soil Amending Hydrogels Sythesized from Food Waste Alex Battikha , Gr. 11, Westview High School, Advisor: J. Silberman 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: Alex Battikha , Gr. 11, Westview High School, Advisor: J. Silberman Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: Using Artificial Intelligence and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Aid on Environmental Remediation Grand Award Winners: Life Sciences Yaalini Kathiravan and Arunchalam Vinayagam , Gr. 7 and Gr. 8, Pacific Trails Middle School, Advisor: M. Mareth Computational Biology and Bioinformatics: Early Detection of Scalp and Facial Diseases Using Selfies and Artificial Intelligence Steven Chen , Pacific Trails Middle School, Gr. 8, Advisor: M. Mareth Earth and Environmental Science: Synthesizing Living Materials for Coral Reef Regeneration Grand Award Winners: Physical Sciences Declan Henckels and Guham Senthil , Gr. 8 and Gr. 8, Pacific Trails Middle School, Advisor: M. Mareth Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: Smart Walker Oliver Cottrell , Gr. 6, La Jolla Country Day School, Advisor: N. Parker Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: Automatic Hockey Puck Passer Grand Award Runners-Up: Life Sciences Bella Schere , Gr. 8, The Children's School, Advisor: D. Quincannon, Behavioral and Social Sciences: Does the Use of Motivational Interviewing Affect Student Effort? Omar Abdulaziz and Anabia Ehsan , Gr. 8 and Gr. 7, Thurgood Marshall MIddle School, Advisor: A. Abdurrab 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 Samuel Sternson, Gr. 8, The Rhoades School, Advisor: R. Hunker Physics and Astronomy: Passive Cooling with Infrared Reflective Crystals Yusra Salem , Gr. 6, Bright Horizon Academy, Advisor: N. Naserelddin Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: A Vibra Return to Table of Contents 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 ANIMAL SCIENCES (ANIM) (Project ID #101) 2024 SR ANIM Project Abstracts with Awards ( 223 KB) ANIMAL SCIENCES (ANIM) (Project ID # 501 - 507) 2024 JR ANIM Project Abstracts with Awards (286 KB) BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (BEHA) (Project ID #111 - 117) 2024 SR BEHA Project Abstracts with Awards ( 291 KB) BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (BEHA) (Project ID #511 - 525) 2024 JR BEHA Project Abstracts with Awards (386 KB) BIOCHEMISTRY (BCHM) (Project ID #131 - 133) 2024 SR BCHM Project Abstracts with Awards (258 KB) BIOCHEMISTRY (BCHM) (Project ID #531 - 538) 2024 JR BCHM Project Abstracts with Awards (273 KB) BIOMEDICAL/HEALTH SCIENCES AND BIOENGINEERING (BMDE) (Project ID #141 - 159) 2024 SR BMDE Project Abstracts with Awards ( 469 KB) BIOMEDICAL/HEALTH SCIENCES AND BIOENGINEERING (BMDE) (Project ID #551 - 559) 2024 JR BMDE Project Abstracts with Awards (336 KB) CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CELL) (Project ID #171 - 177) 2024 SR CELL Project Abstracts with Awards ( 293 KB) CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CELL) (There are no Junior Division CELL projects this year) CHEMISTRY (CHEM) (Project ID #191) 2024 SR CHEM Project Abstracts with Awards ( 233 KB) CHEMISTRY (CHEM) (Project ID #581 - 592) 2024 JR CHEM Project Abstracts with Awards (317 KB) COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS (CBIO) (Project ID #201 - 222) 2024 SR CBIO Project Abstracts with Awards (400 KB) 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) 2024 SR COMP Project Abstracts with Awards (408 KB) COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SYSTEMS SOFTWARE (COMP) (Project ID 611 - 617) 2024 JR COMP Project Abstracts with Awards (300 KB) EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (EAEV) (Project ID #261 - 278) 2024 SR EAEV Project Abstracts with Awards (432 KB) EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (EAEV) (Project ID #631 - 645) 2024 JR EAEV Project Abstracts with Awards (367 KB) ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND ROBOTICS (EEMR) (Project ID #291 - 300) 2024 SR EEMR Project Abstracts with Awards (388 KB) ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND ROBOTICS (EEMR) (Project ID #651 - 670) 2024 JR EEMR Project Abstracts with Awards (449 KB) ENGINEERING: ENERGY, MATERIALS, AND TRANSPORT (EEMT) (Project ID #311 - 317) 2024 SR EEMT Project Abstracts with Awards (299 KB) ENGINEERING: ENERGY, MATERIALS, AND TRANSPORT (EEMT) (Project ID #681 - 693) 2024 JR EEMT Project Abstracts with Awards (355 KB) MATHEMATICS (MATH) (Project ID #331) 2024 SR MATH Project Abstracts with Awards (209 KB) MATHEMATICS (MATH) (There are no Junior Division MATH Projects this year) MICROBIOLOGY (MCRO) (Project ID #341 - 343) 2024 SR MCRO Project Abstracts with Awards (249 KB) MICROBIOLOGY (MCRO) (Project ID #711 - 724) 2024 JR MCRO Project Abstracts with Awards (330 KB) PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY (PHYS) (Project ID #351 - 358) 2024 SR PHYS Project Abstracts with Awards (304 KB) PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY (PHYS) (Project ID #731 - 744) 2024 JR PHYS Project Abstracts with Awards (370 KB) PLANT SCIENCES (PLNT) (Project ID #371 - 382) 2024 SR PLNT Project Abstracts with Awards (319 KB) PLANT SCIENCES (PLNT) (Project ID #751 - 762) 2024 JR PLNT Project Abstracts with Awards (319 KB) PRODUCT TESTING (PROD) Junior Division Only (Project ID #771 - 785) 2024 JR PROD Project Abstracts with Awards (320 KB) 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) Return to Table of Contents 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 Return to Table of Contents 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. Return to Table of Contents 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 See the full list of the Top 30 finalists and their project descriptions here . See PRESS RELEASE with GSDSEF students selected among the Top 300 here . Return to Table of Contents Next Previous

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