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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
2017 Science Fair Category Winners
Following are the category winners for the Loudoun County Public Schools Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
Grand Awards
International Science & Engineering Fair Finalists First Name Last Name School Aditi Bawa Loudoun County High School Soham Dessai Stone Bridge High School/Academy of Science Devina Thapa Potomac Falls High School/Academy of Science Josef Zimmerman Woodgrove High School/Academy of Science
Willowcroft Science Scholarship First Name Last Name School William Cho John Champe High School/Academy of Science
Willowcroft Science Scholarship - Teacher Award
First Name Last Name School Jackie Curley Academy of Science
Anthony Colosi Memorial Scholarship First Name Last Name School Buell Hollister Dominion High School
Anthony Colosi Memorial – Teacher Award First Name Last Name School Denise Wingfield Dominion High School
REHAU Sustainable Loudoun Environmental Sustainability Award First Name Last Name School Buell Hollister Dominion High School Jeevna Prakash Dominion High School/Academy of Science Malvika Kuncham Broad Run High School/Academy of Science
REHAU Sustainable Loudoun Environmental Sustainability Award – Honorable Mention First Name Last Name School Emily Goulet Heritage High School
Category Awards
Animal Sciences sponsored by Loudoun Education Foundation Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Jack Dudley Briar Woods High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Elizabeth Forcade Riverside High School 2nd Place Emily Jackson Riverside High School 3rd Place Kelly Keane Woodgrove High School 3rd Place Marleah Puckett Woodgrove High School Honorable Mention Ashley Marques Woodgrove High School
Behavioral & Social Sciences sponsored by Loudoun Education Foundation Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Rhea Tanamala Riverside High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Samantha Ingram Dominion High School 3rd Place Michelle Molina Broad Run High School/Academy of Science Honorable Mention Vincent Nguyen Loudoun Valley High School
Biochemistry sponsored by Howard Hughes Medical Institute Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Tanvi Vippa Briar Woods High School 2nd Place Pranavi Pallinti Dominion High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Nirzaree Raval Rock Ridge High School/Academy of Science 3rd Place Rachel Campbell Loudoun Valley High School 3rd Place Jessica Lu Loudoun Valley High School Honorable Mention Derek McKenna Dominion High School
Biomedical & Health Sciences sponsored by Howard Hughes Medical Institute Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Allison Ball Briar Woods High School/Academy of Science 1st Place Vismita Uppalli Rock Ridge High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place William Cho John Champe High School/Academy of Science 3rd Place Jennah Whitehill Broad Run High School/Academy of Science Honorable Mention Manroop Gadh John Champe High School Honorable Mention Sharanya Kanagal John Champe High School
Biomedical Engineering sponsored by Vikram Seshadri Family Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Soham Dessai Stone Bridge High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Spencer Davis Loudoun County High School 3rd Place Pauline Schnelzer Briar Woods High School 3rd Place Samiha Shibly Briar Woods High School Honorable Mention Joshua Burnell Stone Bridge High School/Academy of Science
Cellular & Molecular Biology sponsored by Howard Hughes Medical Institute Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Marissa Sumathipala Broad Run High School 2nd Place Lucy Greenman Potomac Falls High School/Academy of Science 3rd Place Dale Wilson Dominion High School/Academy of Science 3rd Place Maria Papadopoulos Stone Bridge High School/Academy of Science Honorable Mention Megana Kasavaraju Rock Ridge High School/Monroe Technology Center
Chemistry sponsored by Integrus Holdings, Inc. Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Sarah Raphael Dominion High School/Academy of Science 1st Place Maya Ramani Rock Ridge High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Janie Wu Riverside High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Surbhi Mathur Rock Ridge High School/Academy of Science 3rd Place Yuxuan Yang Woodgrove High School Honorable Mention Pierre-Joseph Karen John Champe High School Honorable Mention Jack Sorensen John Champe High School
Computational Biology & Bioinformatics sponsored by Belfor Property Restoration Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Aanchal Mathur Rock Ridge High School 2nd Place Morgan Freiberg Loudoun Valley High School 3rd Place Anusha Prasad Riverside High School Honorable Mention Deval Parikh Briar Woods High School Honorable Mention Pradyumna Simha Briar Woods High School
Earth & Environmental Sciences sponsored by Belfor Property Restoration Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Sruthi Gopinathan Rock Ridge High School 1st Place Pratishtha Panigrahi Rock Ridge High School 2nd Place Malvika Kuncham Broad Run High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Jeevna Prakash Dominion High School/Academy of Science 3rd Place Hana Cho Riverside High School 3rd Place Cody Youngblood Riverside High School Honorable Mention Brady Reynolds Woodgrove High School
Embedded Systems sponsored by Northstrat, Inc. Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Lydia Kidwell Stone Bridge High School 2nd Place Sophie Wong Broad Run High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Rasvik Kudum Rock Ridge High School/Academy of Science
Energy: Chemical sponsored by Northstrat, Inc. Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Eric Chagnon Dominion High School 2nd Place Morgan Newcomb Loudoun County High School 3rd Place Jonathan Naylor Stone Bridge High School Honorable Mention Ethan Swain Dominion High School
Energy: Physical sponsored by Orbital ATK, Inc. Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Buell Hollister Dominion High School 2nd Place Pavan Kurkal Briar Woods High School 3rd Place Natasha Chauhan John Champe High School Honorable Mention Ajay Krishnavajjala Rock Ridge High School Honorable Mention Arun Krishnavajjala Rock Ridge High School
Engineering Mechanics sponsored by Society for Science and the Public Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Alexander Rodriguez Freedom High School/Monroe Technology Center 2nd Place Tyler Raney Woodgrove High School 3rd Place Jacquelyn Noel Loudoun County High School Honorable Mention Jonathan Kerr Broad Run High School/Academy of Science
Environmental Engineering sponsored by The Nature Generation Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Matthew Ritchie Broad Run High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Vignesh Valaboju Rock Ridge High School 3rd Place Jason Kelly Dominion High School/Academy of Science Honorable Mention Harrison Frontain Dominion High School
Materials Science sponsored by Society for Science and the Public Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Aditi Bawa Loudoun County High School 2nd Place Usha Tripuramallu Freedom High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Alexander Kalok Loudoun Valley High School/Academy of Science 3rd Place Samantha Armstrong Tuscarora High School Honorable Mention Anmol Sharma Loudoun County High School
Mathematics, Robotics & Intelligent Machines sponsored by Orbital ATK, Inc. Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Aisha Siddiqui Briar Woods High School 2nd Place Alex Ponnraj Rock Ridge High School 3rd Place David Ezenwa Riverside High School/Monroe Technology Center
Microbiology sponsored by Howard Hughes Medical Institute Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Sindhu Ranga Rock Ridge High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Shivali Dessai Stone Bridge High School 2nd Place Sunkyung Hong Stone Bridge High School 3rd Place Anthony Huynh Stone Bridge High School 3rd Place Matthew Kapusta Stone Bridge High School Honorable Mention Devin Sohi Dominion High School
Physics & Astronomy sponsored by Unanet Technologies Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Josef Zimmerman Woodgrove High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Kristin Jeffrey Dominion High School 3rd Place Jackson Kennedy Loudoun Valley High School Honorable Mention Michael Leibolt Loudoun Valley High School
Plant Sciences sponsored by Belfor Property Restoration Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Alay Shah Freedom High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Aaron Chai Freedom High School/Academy of Science 3rd Place Gurveer Dulai Rock Ridge High School Honorable Mention Ryan McInnis Dominion High School
Software Systems sponsored by Telos Corporation Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Samuel Dawson Loudoun Valley High School 2nd Place Riley Schnee Loudoun Valley High School 3rd Place Tyler Schroeder Loudoun Valley High School/Academy of Science Honorable Mention Henry Baime Loudoun Valley High School
Translational Medical Science sponsored by Howard Hughes Medical Institute Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Devina Thapa Potomac Falls High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Karthikeya Kudum Riverside High School 2nd Place Sean Murphy Riverside High School 3rd Place Aishwarya Hombal Freedom High School/Academy of Science Honorable Mention Andrew Cho Freedom High School/Academy of Science
Special Awards
Aerospace Corporation Award Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Jason Lang Tuscarora High School 1st Place James Mullen Tuscarora High School Jonathan Kerr Broad Run High School/Academy of Science Lila Najmyar Dominion High School Camryn Shulsinger Dominion High School Alexander Rodriguez Freedom High School/Monroe Technology Center Aditi Bawa Loudoun County High School Jacquelyn Noel Loudoun County High School Samuel Dawson Loudoun Valley High School Riley Schnee Loudoun Valley High School Tyler Schroeder Loudoun Valley High School/Academy of Science Sindhu Ranga Rock Ridge High School/Academy of Science Lydia Kidwell Stone Bridge High School Alexander Chang Stone Bridge High School/Academy of Science Josef Zimmerman Woodgrove High School/Academy of Science
American Industrial Hygiene Association Award Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Katherine Hahn Freedom High School 1st Place Marcus Jackson Freedom High School 2nd Place Mahfuz Kamal Dominion High School 3rd Place Natalie Hernandez Heritage High School/Monroe Technology Center
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Jacquelyn Noel Loudoun County High School 2nd Place Buell Hollister Dominion High School 3rd Place Jason Lang Tuscarora High School 3rd Place James Mullen Tuscarora High School
American Meteorological Society Award (DC Chapter) First Name Last Name School Daisy Oxlaj Heritage High School/Monroe Technology Center Caroline Leavitt John Champe High School/Monroe Technology Center Syed Ahmed Riverside High School Aidan O'Hara Riverside High School
American Psychological Association Award First Name Last Name School Allyson Lynch Briar Woods High School Berit Svenson Briar Woods High School
American Society of Mechanical Engineering Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Sindhu Ranga Rock Ridge High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Jason Lang Tuscarora High School 2nd Place James Mullen Tuscarora High School 3rd Place Jonathan Kerr Broad Run High School/Academy of Science Honorable Mention Pavan Kurkal Briar Woods High School Honorable Mention Usha Tripuramallu Freedom High School/Academy of Science Honorable Mention Alexander Kalok Loudoun Valley High School/Academy of Science
ASM Materials Education Foundation First Name Last Name School Aditi Bawa Loudoun County High School Soham Dessai Stone Bridge High School/Academy of Science
Association of Women Geoscientists SAGE Award First Name Last Name School Madison Lippy Riverside High School Darby Watts Riverside High School
ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative Award First Name Last Name School Adam Oliver Briar Woods High School/Academy of Science Matthew Ritchie Broad Run High School/Academy of Science Mahfuz Kamal Dominion High School Nishita Ardhapurkar Freedom High School/Academy of Science
Federal Water Quality Association Award Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Matthew Ritchie Broad Run High School/Academy of Science 1st Place Team Malvika Kuncham Broad Run High School/Academy of Science 1st Place Team Jeevna Prakash Dominion High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Alexander Laramie Dominion High School 2nd Place Team Emma Kipp Stone Bridge High School/Monroe Technology Center 2nd Place Team Elise Varblow Broad Run High School/Monroe Technology Center 3rd Place Evan Masella Loudoun Valley High School Honorable Mention Vignesh Valaboju Rock Ridge High School
Geological Society of Washington Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Jonathan Kerr Broad Run High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Brady Reynolds Woodgrove High School 3rd Place Addison Chen Riverside High School Honorable Mention Adam Alford Briar Woods High School Honorable Mention Ethan Campbell Briar Woods High School Honorable Mention Culley Hess Dominion High School Honorable Mention Elizabeth Budhai Heritage High School
Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Christopher Cerne Loudoun Valley High School 2nd Place Tyler Raney Woodgrove High School 3rd Place Samuel Dawson Loudoun Valley High School Honorable Mention Alex Ponnraj Rock Ridge High School Honorable Mention Lydia Kidwell Stone Bridge High School Honorable Mention Carolyn Cain Woodgrove High School
Intel Computer Science Award First Name Last Name School Samuel Dawson Loudoun Valley High School Riley Schnee Loudoun Valley High School
Keep Loudoun Beautiful Award Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Casey Taylor Woodgrove High School 2nd Place Evan Masella Loudoun Valley High School 3rd Place Harrison Frontain Dominion High School
Loudoun Computer Science Initiative Award Award First Name Last Name School Excellence in Computer Science Keefer Ellis Loudoun Valley High School
Loudoun County Office of Mapping & Geographic Information Award First Name Last Name School Tanya Ravi Freedom High School Ashley Woods Freedom High School
Loudoun Soil & Water Conservation District Award First Name Last Name School Jack Brown Award Malvika Kuncham Broad Run High School/Academy of Science Jack Brown Award Jeevna Prakash Dominion High School/Academy of Science James Rowley Award Jason Kelly Dominion High School/Academy of Science Leslie King Award Tyler Raney Woodgrove High School
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Environmental/Wildlife Studies Award First Name Last Name School Honorable Mention Hana Cho Riverside High School Honorable Mention Cody Youngblood Riverside High School
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Outstanding Environmental or Wildlife Studies First Name Last Name School Jordan Davis Heritage High School/Monroe Technology Center
Maker Award First Name Last Name School Tyler Raney Woodgrove High School
MIT Club of Washington DC Outstanding Science Fair Project Award First Name Last Name School Marissa Sumathipala Broad Run High School Isaani Patnaik Freedom High School/Academy of Science Sahithi Vemula Rock Ridge High School/Academy of Science
Mu Alpha Theta Award First Name Last Name School Alexandra Bridgeland Dominion High School David Ezenwa Riverside High School/Monroe Technology Center
MWCOG Clean Air Partners’ Air Quality/Climate Change Award First Name Last Name School Katharine Brunotts Broad Run High School Eve Coleman Broad Run High School
NASA Earth Systems Science Award First Name Last Name School Katherine Hahn Freedom High School Marcus Jackson Freedom High School
NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award First Name Last Name School Sruthi Gopinathan Rock Ridge High School Pratishtha Panigrahi Rock Ridge High School
Northern Virginia Dental Society First Name Last Name School Aishwarya Hombal Freedom High School/Academy of Science
Ricoh Americas Corporation Award First Name Last Name School Jason Kelly Dominion High School/Academy of Science Vignesh Valaboju Rock Ridge High School
Rockwell Collins Award First Name Last Name School Jacquelyn Noel Loudoun County High School Samuel Dawson Loudoun Valley High School
Society for In Vitro Biology Award First Name Last Name School Lucy Greenman Potomac Falls High School/Academy of Science
Society for Science & the Public Young Scientist Award First Name Last Name School Nilay Neelaveni Briar Woods High School Marissa Sumathipala Broad Run High School Aaron Chai Freedom High School/Academy of Science Melissa Schinaia Heritage High School Michelle Schinaia Heritage High School Jovia Ho Heritage High School/Monroe Technology Center Pierre-Joseph Karen John Champe High School Jack Sorensen John Champe High School Spencer Davis Loudoun County High School Samuel Dawson Loudoun Valley High School Karthikeya Kudum Riverside High School Sean Murphy Riverside High School Jihong Min Stone Bridge High School
Society of Toxicology – National Capital Area Award Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Thomas Base Dominion High School 2nd Place Jill Morris Tuscarora High School 2nd Place Kyla Thompson Tuscarora High School
Theresa Hart Science Award First Name Last Name School William Cho John Champe High School/Academy of Science
U.S. Air Force Award First Name Last Name School Lila Najmyar Dominion High School Camryn Shulsinger Dominion High School Jacquelyn Noel Loudoun County High School Tyler Raney Woodgrove High School
U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Special Achievement in GEOINT Award First Name Last Name School Jonathan Kerr Broad Run High School/Academy of Science
U.S. Metric Association Award First Name Last Name School William Neeves Woodgrove High School
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Office of Naval Research Award First Name Last Name School Alexander Rodriguez Freedom High School/Monroe Technology Center Aditi Bawa Loudoun County High School Morgan Newcomb Loudoun County High School Soham Dessai Stone Bridge High School/Academy of Science
U.S. Public Health Service DC COA Award Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Matthew Ritchie Broad Run High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Emma Straub Dominion High School 3rd Place Ajay Krishnavajjala Rock Ridge High School 3rd Place Arun Krishnavajjala Rock Ridge High School Honorable Mention Nafisa Sayeeda Rock Ridge High School Honorable Mention Shreya Thum Rock Ridge High School Honorable Mention Kathryn Brewster Woodgrove High School
Unitarian-Universalist Church of Loudoun Environment Award First Name Last Name School Sruthi Gopinathan Rock Ridge High School Pratishtha Panigrahi Rock Ridge High School
Virginia Dental Association Award Award First Name Last Name School Honorable Mention Spencer Davis Loudoun County High School Honorable Mention Samuel Dawson Loudoun Valley High School Honorable Mention Joshua Burnell Stone Bridge High School/Academy of Science Team Isaani Patnaik Freedom High School/Academy of Science Team William Cho John Champe High School/Academy of Science Team Sahithi Vemula Rock Ridge High School/Academy of Science
Virginia Lakes & Watersheds Association Award First Name Last Name School Brady Reynolds Woodgrove High School
Virginia Water Environment Federation Stockholm Junior Water Prize Award First Name Last Name School 1st Place Jason Kelly Dominion High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Malvika Kuncham Broad Run High School/Academy of Science 2nd Place Jeevna Prakash Dominion High School/Academy of Science
Yale Science and Engineering Association Award First Name Last Name School Janie Wu Riverside High School/Academy of Science Surbhi Mathur Rock Ridge High School/Academy of Science