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2019 Winning Projects by School

Acacia Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-EC014 Scott Hughes	Human vs. Robots SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Joanna Chevraux Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-PM001 Alyssa Lemire	Impact Zone SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Edilia Tipton Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Academy of Mathematics and Science
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-CH103-C Class of 28	The Power of Bleach SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Rebecca Hale Chemical Sciences
1-PM105-C Class of 28	Marble Race SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Shellie Ryff Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
3-BE006 Aly Aboushanab Rudy Lemburg Kayden Nakundi	How Different Video Games Affect Blood Pressure SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jennifer Fletcher Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-PM017 Brianna Moffitt Helena Sloan	Make It Shake SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer Fletcher Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-PM018 Daniel A. Lizarraga	Will It Loop? Marble Experiment SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kathy Hartley Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-PM006 Isaac I. Martinez-Jennings	Elastic Energy Use of 3D Printing - check	Kathy Hartley Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-CH010 Trevor C. Nemetz	Alkaseltzer Experiment SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kathy Hartley Chemical Sciences
Academy of Tucson Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-CH060 Layla Gonzalez	Kool-Aid and the Filtration Devices SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jane Locke Chemical Sciences
4-CM009 Talon McClure-Wright	Craving Carbs: The Impact of the Ketogenic Diet on Blood Sugar SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jane Locke Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
4-CH040 Saydee Tatge	Bath Bombs Professor Snape's Potion Award for Excellence in Chemistry - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Jane Locke Chemical Sciences
Academy of Tucson Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-EN003 Reid Fallin	Super Solar Colors TEP Award of Excellence - $50	John Bredehoft Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-PM029 David Gonzalez	Project Launch SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	John Bredehoft Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-EE014 Reilly Armitage	What's For Dinner? Phoenix Comic Fest Science Award - Certificate and Check	John Bredehoft Earth and Environmental Sciences
8-EN008 Kyler Cannizzaro	Today's Waste, Tomorrow's Power SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Julie Arnette Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-CH030 Jacob Fata	Rust or Bust Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Check, Certificate & Medallion	Julie Arnette Chemical Sciences
8-PM014 Jake Myre	Is Golf Ball Distance Affected By Temperature? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Julie Arnette Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Agua Caliente Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-EE010 Noemi Celani	What Can You Tell About a Mesquite Tree's Water Source by Looking At Its Tree Rings? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Sonoran Desert Science Award - $50 Summer Camp Scholarship Sonoran Scientist Award - Family Passes to Tohono Chul Park	Tiffany Thompson Earth and Environmental Sciences
3-AP006 Lilah Anderson Vosper	Stingray Hot Spot SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place 3rd Place Marine-Related Project - $20 for 3rd best marine-related project from any grade level - judged by Desert Dolphins Scuba Club judges. Outstanding science benefitting animals or humans. - Check & Certificate	Tiffany Thompson Animal and Plant Sciences
4-EC025 Samantha Judnich	Pet Treat Dispenser SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Excellence in Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science - First Place - Certificate and Check	Molly Homoki Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-EC023 Alex Provenzano	The Perfect Mix SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Stacey Carter Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EN042 Katie Beverage	Jave-NO-LEAN-a SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Nancy Ingerson Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-PM042 Carter Caballero	Hummingbird Bubble Up Straw SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Shuri Award for Innovative Technology - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Kelly Scott Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-AP070 Santino Celani	Does the Amount of Food You Eat Affect Your Reaction Time? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Svea Anderson Animal and Plant Sciences
5-PM045 Keili Henrich	Safety First Community Problem Solver - Check, cerificate	Nancy Ingerson Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-CH027 Gage Dameron	What Foods are Best for Treating Hypoglycemia? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Svea Anderson Chemical Sciences
6-ER005 Anastasia Victoria Harris	Backpack Carrier SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Svea Anderson Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
6-CH029 Nathan Ignatoff	Mesquite Concrete: Can Mesquite Pods Be Used as Concrete Aggregate? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Arizona Native Plant Society native plant research award - Check Shuri Award for Innovative Technology - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Svea Anderson Chemical Sciences
6-ER029 Ryan Nations	The Snake Sweeper SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Svea Anderson Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
6-ER008 Daniel Provenzano	Recycling Bin Cart SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Svea Anderson Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
6-BE017 Mia Ramos	Will Taking Naps Contribute to Insomnia For People with Parkinson's Disease? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Betty Pflibsen Honorary Award for Excellence in Health and Wellness Research - $50 Check	Svea Anderson Behavioral and Social Sciences
6-CM013 Andrew Smith	Think of Your Heart Before You Start SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Svea Anderson Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
Amerischools Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-ER019 Ashlee Coleman	Harmonograph The Sonoran Glass School Creativity in Science Award - Membership and gift certificate	Kaleigh Watters Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
7-BE020 Chris Valera-Fonseca	Age and Gender Emotions SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Kaleigh Watters Behavioral and Social Sciences
Anthem K-8 School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-ER013 Evan Massey	Building an Artificial Hand, Engineering Robotics Don Pflibsen Memorial Award for Curiosity and Perserverance in Science - $50 Check	Tori Shaw Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
8-EN015 AUSTIN HOFFMAN	Spin to Win TEP Award of Excellence - $75	Tori Shaw Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-EE013 Dayson McKane	Rock Identification Certificate & Cash, Gift Bag - $50 cash, Gift Bag including TGMS logo items, complimentary family membership, invitation to exhibit at next year's Show at TCC	Tori Shaw Earth and Environmental Sciences
Apollo Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-EE015 Sandra Encinas-Gomez	Garbage in the Ocean Junior League of Tucson: Future Green Leaders Award - check	Priscilla Fischback Earth and Environmental Sciences
7-AP027 Arleht Gonzalez	Purr-Haps Your Cat Is Not as Clean as You Think SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Katie Montgomery Animal and Plant Sciences
7-ER028 Jhanderlin Noriega Guarista	Avoid Deaths SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Katie Montgomery Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
7-ER010 Issac Roman	Automated Dog Bowl Shuri Award for Innovative Technology - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Katie Montgomery Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
8-BE013 Cinthya Gastelum	Social Media SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Community Problem Solver - Check, cerificate	James Kaltenhauser Behavioral and Social Sciences
Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-CB004 Kaymen Ezell Roenan Roy	Thermodynamics of Enzymes-Catalyzed Reactions The Dimitri Fleming Award of Excellence - For love of Math, Science, and Engineering	Robert Buzzetti Cellular and Molecular Biology
BASIS Oro Valley
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-EC102-C Class of 6	Gridlines in 3D Printer!!! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Use of 3D Printing - check	Bhavisha Modi Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
1-EC104-C Class of 6	Turtle, Follow Me!!! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Bhavisha Modi Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
1-PM104-C Class of 6	Pendulum Waves SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Bhavisha Modi Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
1-CH115-C Class of 6	Rethink your Drink!!! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Bhavisha Modi Chemical Sciences
1-CH114-C Class of 6	The Addictive Hot Cheetos!!! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Classroom Project: Success in Science - This award is intended for a classroom project where students have worked collaboratively using the scientific method.	Bhavisha Modi Chemical Sciences
3-CM002 Marsha Nath	So Many Types of "Cow's Milk" SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mona Srivastava Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
5-EE010 Keertana Konkimalla	Ocean Express Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check	Tandi Hoffman Earth and Environmental Sciences
BASIS Tucson
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-PM022 Liam Muir	Bounce Power SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Sherry Perko Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
3-CH015 Isabella Ori	Hey Kool-Aid WCG's Pick :Best Project, Female Entry , 3rd grade - certificate, letter, $25 B&N gift card	Jennifer Higgins Chemical Sciences
4-EN021 Sam Newkirk	Stay Cool, Arizona! Geothermal Exchange SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer Higgins Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-AP043 Alexandra Rodriguez	Home-Raised vs Store-Bought SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer Higgins Animal and Plant Sciences
4-EE005 Jeffrey Cai Albert Wang	Global Warming and Rain In Arizona SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer Higgins Earth and Environmental Sciences
BASIS Tucson North
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-BE030 Nitish Bhamidipati Aditya Sunder	The physiology of the palm and the impact on the loudness of the snap SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Heather Parra Behavioral and Social Sciences
7-EE005 Priti Kari Harini Rajendran	Nanosilver: Effective or Defective? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Vanitha Rajendran Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-MI012 Vishakk Rajendran Meena Ravishankar Jeremy Wang	A Comparison of the Biofilm Forming Potential of Native Microbiota from Various Leafy Greens SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place SARSEF Foundation Scholarship - $2000 Scholarship	Rajendran Subramaniam Microbiology
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
8-BE025 Alana Catlin	Social Cities in a Virtual World: Preventing Social Isolation SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Science of Kindness Award - Ben's Bells pack (with Mini-Bell, Kindness Coins, stickers, etc.) and a certificate	Jackie Nichols Behavioral and Social Sciences
8-EN012 Jenavieve Echegaray Lexana Echegaray Alejandra Espinoza	Resilient Power in Cities; The Power Today to Mitigate Disasters Tomorrow Hogan Energy Hero Awards - Certificate and Cash - Certificate and Cash - $40 to student and $40 to teacher Youth in Engineering - This award is intended for students in 6-8th grade who have used the Engineering Design Process to solve a problem/concern.	Jackie Nichols Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-EN003 Kassandra Figueroa Jessica Gamez Lydia Nava-Resendiz	Moody Mother Nature vs. Resilient City Design TEP Award of Excellence - $75	Jackie Nichols Energy and Environmental Engineering
Booth-Fickett Math and Science Magnet School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-AP004 Mahrie Sierra	Plant To Eat SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Tantillo-Reddoch@tusd1.org Animal and Plant Sciences
Butterfield Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-CM104-C Class of 0	Water Woes SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Yvonne Youngquist Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
5-PM054 Riley Blank	Radical Radiation SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Outstanding Project in Nautical or Submarine Sciences - Certificate and Check The Live Theatre Workshop Creativity Award - Family 4-pack of tickets to see Spaceman Zero	Yvonne Youngquist Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-BE008 Yadaimene Federico	Candy in Disguise SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Yvonne Youngquist Behavioral and Social Sciences
6-BE013 Nora Jarrold	Doggie Delights Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly - cash prize given jointly by Mary Fosdick and Rajka Corder	Yvonne Youngquist Behavioral and Social Sciences
Canyon del Oro High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-RC004 Aaron Trinh	Evaluation of the Use of a Medical Image Processing Algorithm for Edge Detection in Autonomous Vehicles with the Comparison of Canny Edge Detection Algorithm Resulting in a Different Approach SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Raytheon Missile Systems Award for Excellence in Signal Processing, Machine Learning, or Cognitive Systems - Check The IBM Award for Excellence in Computer Science - scholarship Yale Outstanding Science & Engineering Award - Check, Medallion and Certificate upon mailing	Jill Christman Robotics and Computer Sciences
Canyon View Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-PM005 Abby Henson	What Happens When You Put Batteries in the Freezer? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Vishakk Rajendran Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
1-AP003 Bay Jenkins	Got Fingerprints? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place TI Third Place Elementary School Award - Makey Makey Invention Kit & TI-34 MultiView Calculator	Vishakk Rajendran Animal and Plant Sciences
1-EE004 Levi Siemens	Effects of Acid Rain on Our Environment Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check	Vishakk Rajendran Earth and Environmental Sciences
2-PM001 Hunter Simon-Topoff	Why Can't I Watch SpongeBob Squarepants On TV When It Is Raining? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Vishakk Rajendran Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
2-EC003 Elijah Weaton	Betta Shaka SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Vishakk Rajendran Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-CM001 Lucia Carini Michelle Chiu	Bacteria in Rotten vs Living Cacti SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Vishakk Rajendran Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
3-EC005 Rhys Gibson	Pet Suits SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Curiosity Award - Cash Prize $25	Vishakk Rajendran Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-EE009 Kelly Jean Siemens	Biodegradation and the Earth SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly - cash prize given jointly by Mary Fosdick and Rajka Corder	Vishakk Rajendran Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-AP033 Cody Looker Edwards	Birds and Cats SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Katherine Gorski Animal and Plant Sciences
5-AP029 Maddy Nielsen	How Gravity Affects Plant Growth SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Katherine Gorski Animal and Plant Sciences
Carden Christian Academy Central
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-EN001-C Class of 18	Can We Build a Module with Ecobricks? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Helen Castillo Energy and Environmental Engineering
2-AP108-C Class of 8	Paw Preference SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Dianna Marquez Animal and Plant Sciences
Casas Christian School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-EN019 Mateo Dallas Hearn	Can You Make Existing Houses Stand Up to Earthquakes? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Haley Bradley Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-BE001 Isaac Johnson	Gamexiety SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ben Briggs Behavioral and Social Sciences
Castlehill Country Day School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-CH010 Luke Lambert	Does Whitening Toothpaste Work? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Fred Roberts Chemical Sciences
4-CH022 Maya Badghisi	Drink Sprite Despite Your Teeth. SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Fred Roberts Chemical Sciences
4-CM014 Chase Lock	Natural vs. Synthetic Antibiotics SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place The Wang Way Award - Check and certificate	Fred Roberts Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
4-CH008 Arav Tuli	Which Scent Makes Sense? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Fred Roberts Chemical Sciences
5-AP037 Eduardo Guzman	Rattlesnake vs. King Snake SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly - cash prize given jointly by Mary Fosdick and Rajka Corder Reptiles and Amphibians - research and conservation - cash Tucson Wildlife Award - A behind the scenes, private tour for the winner and up to 5 guests, a chat with our wildlife veterinarian or wildlife rehabber, a TWC tote bag and TWC calendar. Youth in Science - This award is intended for students in K-5 who have used of the scientific method to explain/answer a question of nature that they have.	Fred Roberts Animal and Plant Sciences
5-EE033 Ian Sanderson	Baking Magnets SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Fred Roberts Earth and Environmental Sciences
Centennial Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-ER001 Mikaela Magallon	Shower Brush SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Lydia Carlson Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
Centennial Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-CH029 Gwyneth Perea Cole Steinmetz	Humidity vs Electronics SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ms. Suzanne Lasich Chemical Sciences
Cibola High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-CM012 Taylor Clarkson	Vitamin C Levels in Citrus Fruits SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Kimberly Adkins Chemical and Material Sciences
HS-BE064 Kassandra Garcia	Artist and Athletes Versus Mental Illness “Imagination is more important than knowledge” -Einstein Award - Certificate and check	Patricia Garcia Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-EN014 Quinn Nemeth	Optimizing Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Performance by Filtering Turbulent Airflow SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Aerospace Engineering Excellence - check Air Force Future Leaders of Science and Engineering - certificate Ricoh Sustainable Development Award - Certificate Southwest Gas Corporation / Award of Excellence - check - $100 TEP Award of Excellence - $150	Patricia T Garcia Energy and Environmental Engineering
Cienega High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-EE015 Annelise Flowers	The Roots of Erosion Outstanding Project in Geosciences - Certificate (another to be mailed later)	Lisa Baker Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-PM018 Lilly Gorrell	Where Did All the Stars Go? Third Place - Certificate, Check	Lisa Baker Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-AS006 Victoria Infante	Needy Nectivores SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lisa Baker Animal Sciences
HS-BE053 Madison Kroeger	Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Alternative Fuel Perception SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Arizona Psychological Association Behavioral Science Award - Cash Ricoh Sustainable Development Award - Certificate	Kim Farr Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-BE051 Ann Tumarkin	History, Virtual Reality, and Testing SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place NOT A TEAM AWARD: Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Certificate & Medallion, $50 gift card SAPA 3rd Place - 3rd Place Behavioral Science	Kim Farr Behavioral and Social Sciences
Circle Cross Ranch K-8
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-CH010 Kennis Cobos	UV Protection SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jon Spray Chemical Sciences
7-ER013 Sydney Minister	The Skate Crate SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jon Spray Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
8-BE008 Allie Lind	Tick Tock Testing SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jon Spray Behavioral and Social Sciences
8-AP003 Brooke Strange	Soil Erosion SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jon Spray Animal and Plant Sciences
Continental School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-CM002 Adaline Adams	Which Food Will Mold Fastest? WCG's Pick, Best Project, Female entry, 2nd Grade - certificate, letter, $25 B&N gift card	Mrs. Nigut Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
6-AP013 Braxton Kasper	You Can't Judge a Banana by Its Cover. SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place ASQ Quality Excellence - 2 checks. One on awards night, one after presenting at our May meeting TI Third Place Middle School Award - TI-84 Plus Calculator	Donna Grimes Animal and Plant Sciences
7-PM023 Samara Andes Grace Bruno	Do Child Safety Locks Really Work? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Donna Grimes Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-CH001 Jack DuBois	How Does the Type of Sugar Used Affect the Making of Rock Candy? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ken Kratzer Chemical Sciences
7-CH023 Amanda Ramos	Candy Chromatography SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ken Kratzer Chemical Sciences
8-ER013 Tom Duncan	Concrete Evidence Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Check, Certificate & Medallion	Ken Kratzer Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
Copper Basin K-8 School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-CH017 Kara Child	Am I Eating Nails? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Lee Howard Chemical Sciences
Copper Creek Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-AP029 McKay Tenney Williams	Radiated Radishes Rule SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Lawrence Animal and Plant Sciences
Copper Ridge Elementary
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-EC001 Evelyn Calkins	Art Bot SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Tonya Connelly Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
1-CH107-C Class of 22	Buoyancy and Density: How Much Salt to Make an Egg Float? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Christina Henriquez Chemical Sciences
1-EC001 Makenzie Spies	Spacetastic SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Tonya Connelly Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-EN102-C Class of 20	Batteries Not Included SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Renewable Energy Awards - Cash Prize	Amanda Calkins Energy and Environmental Engineering
3-EC102-C Class of 19	Up, Up, and Away SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Hannah Curry Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-EE006 Aliya Larson	Swing Set Safety SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Tonya Connelly Earth and Environmental Sciences
4-BE021 Elena Lau	Short Term Memory - How Good is Yours? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Tonya Connelly Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-BE002 Colbie Lott	The Ace of Shuffles SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Tonya Connelly Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-EN038 Addisen Campbell	Coast Your Way to Saving Money and the Environment SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Tonya Connelly Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-CM004 Helen Davidson	Which Toilet is Least Likely to Give me the Plague? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Tonya Connelly Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
5-CH012 Kylie Krebs	Helmet Crashtest SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Tonya Connelly Chemical Sciences
Corona Foothills Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-CH023 Sofia Jane Allen	Sugar Rush! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Stephanie Myers Chemical Sciences
6-CH035 Susan Clarke Rheya Hansen	Microwave Magic SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Dean Holbrook Chemical Sciences
6-PM002 Thomas Corder	Measuring Lift With a YOU-Tube SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Zacharias B. Abbey Memorial Award for Excellence in Earth or Space Science Research - $50 Check	Dean Holbrook Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-AP033 Leilah DeAnn Petersma	How Much Change SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Dean Holbrook Animal and Plant Sciences
7-BE005 Allison Akers	Warped Perspective SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Debbie Fitzpatrick Behavioral and Social Sciences
8-BE009 Jesse Catterton Madelyn Faull	How Can Motivation Affect You? “Imagination is more important than knowledge” -Einstein Award - Certificate and check	Debbie Fitzpatrick Behavioral and Social Sciences
8-CH019 Tariq Sheriff	How Much Aspirin Is Too Much? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Professor Snape's Potion Award for Excellence in Chemistry - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con The Wang Way Award - Check and certificate	Debbie Fitzpatrick Chemical Sciences
8-CH016 Emma Sullinger	Potassium Reactium SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Dean Holbrook Chemical Sciences
Coronado K-8 School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-CH103-C Class of 28	Eating Iron SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Dee Easterling Chemical Sciences
6-EE010 Griffin Davis	Tsunami Wave Height Relationship With Water Depth SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Robin Resley Earth and Environmental Sciences
6-PM017 Skyler Valenzuela	Magnet Strength and Temperature SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place TEP Award of Excellence - $75	Robin Resley Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-CH004 Natasha Cotton	Ice Ice Maybe? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lauren Marlatt Chemical Sciences
7-CH005 Leilani Wasco	Rise Up Cupcake SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lauren Marlatt Chemical Sciences
Cottonwood Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-BE102-C Class of 32	The Power of Positive Thinking SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Bird Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-BE009 Tanner Blum	Distracted Driving SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Ferguson Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-PM017 Stefan Hebrank	Crash "Helmet" Test Dummies SARSEF's Community Challenge - Cash Prize $25	Mrs. Elmer Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-EE011 Khloe Joyce	Is Sand Magnetic? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Certificate & Cash, Gift Bag - $25 cash, Gift Bag including TGMS logo items, complimentary family membership, invitation to exhibit at next year's Show at TCC	Mrs. Elmer Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-EC072 Rachel Blair	It's Smoking Hot SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. John Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-BE025 Kylie Joyce	Are You Getting A Good Night's Sleep? Honorable Mention - Certificate, Check	Mrs. Brooks Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-EN018 Joshua Lee	Making Solar Panels Affordable by Improving Efficiency SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place TEP Renewable Energy Awards - cash prize	Mrs. John Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-EC007 Jacob Morales	Water Works SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Varela Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-BE023 Aiden Vaughn	Distracted Racing SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Diebold Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-EN012 Mason Zamudio	Renewable Energy SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Mrs. Brooks Energy and Environmental Engineering
Coyote Trail Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-BE019 Cole Burch	The Color of Politics SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Lisa T Johnson Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-EC066 Macy Gwen Ferguson	Cool Friends SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lisa Johnson Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
6-CH006 Andrew Litz	Does This Pool Feel Fast? Chlorine vs. Saltwater Pools SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lisa T Johnson Chemical Sciences
Crane Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-AP012 Matthew Boelts	Attracting the Elusive Aedes SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Peter Parker Award for Excellence in Insect Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Nicole Rangel Animal and Plant Sciences
7-AP007 Matthew D. Moore	Preventing E.coli Outbreaks in Romaine Lettuce SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Nicole Rangel Animal and Plant Sciences
8-ER010 Hailey Chulamorkodt	Protecting your Bladder Health with the UROMONITOR SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place 2019 Lemelson Early Inventor Prize - check and certificate Innovation in Biomedical & Health Sciences Award - Scholarship International Science and Engineering Fair Observer - Trip to International Fair, Trophy, Certificate Shuri Award for Innovative Technology - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Nicole Rangel Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
8-AP023 Iris Fountain	Getting the Bang for Your Buck: Which Fertilizer Is the Most Effective in Germinating Lettuce Seeds? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Nicole Rangel Animal and Plant Sciences
Craycroft Elementary
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-BE104-C Class of 25	Is It The Pencil's Fault? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Isabel Martinez Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-CH102-C Class of 15	To Stretch or Not to Stretch SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jade Rodriguez Chemical Sciences
4-EC101-C Class of 25	Flying High in the Sky SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Terri Davis Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Davis Bilingual Magnet School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-CH101-C Class of 20	Mitamos Grasa SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Norma Badilla Chemical Sciences
4-EE012 Vicente Martinez	Living in the Shadow of Danger Excellence in Science - Gift Cards	Martha Badilla Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-CM022 Alek Figueroa	Food and Blood Sugar Meters Don't Mix SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Rebecca Mota Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
DeGrazia Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-AP105-C Class of 21	Bear-ly Adequate Ice Floes SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Carrie Mirlocca Animal and Plant Sciences
1-AP104-C Class of 20	Polar Bear Plunge SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Teresa Marshall Animal and Plant Sciences
2-CH103-C Class of 21	Break It Down SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Brandy Martin Chemical Sciences
3-BE104-C Class of 25	M & M Time SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Wendy Bieg Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-BE101-C Class of 23	Taste Perception SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Robert Mayer Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-CH023 Reagan A. Respecki	Which Lip Balm is the Bomb? EL Design Studio, Creativity Award - Gift Basket	Corinna Summerset Chemical Sciences
4-PM102-C Class of 23	All Water Bottle Flippers Are Not Created Equal SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Sherrie Dennis Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-EN011 Royce Ricker	Solar Tower SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place TEP Award of Excellence - $50	April Elias Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-EN002 Noah Buchanan Ian Markes	Pothole Bandaids SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Robert Mayer Energy and Environmental Engineering
Desert Sky Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-AP020 Maddison Ailen Harford	Gila Monsters on the Spot Tucson Wildlife Award - A behind the scenes, private tour for the winner and up to 5 guest,s a chat with our wildlife veterinarian or wildlife rehabber, a TWC tote bag and TWC calendar.	Sharon Goldwasser Animal and Plant Sciences
7-EE014 Justin R. Hierstein	It's the Shape of the Trilobite that Matters 2nd Place Marine-Related Project - $30 for 2nd best marine-related project from any grade level - judged by Desert Dolphins Scuba Club judges.	Sharon Goldwasser Earth and Environmental Sciences
7-ER009 Eva Ramirez	Designing a Waste Filter for Desert Box Turtles SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Tina Murray Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
Discovery Plus Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-CH005 Paxton Burk	That's the Bomb SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Trophy of Greatness - Trophy and free STEM show.	Heike Schysm Chemical Sciences
1-CH002 Alexa Barnes	Bouncy Polymer Chemistry WCG's Pick, Best Project, Female entry, 1st Grade - certificate, letter, $25 B&N gift card	Faith Jarvis Chemical Sciences
4-AP009 Ashlee Horgan	How Does Acid Rain Affect Our Plant Life? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Diane Thornton Animal and Plant Sciences
Dodge Traditional Magnet Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-EE006 Charles Root	The Effects of Plastic Bottles Exposed to Heat and Radiation SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Hayley Keith Earth and Environmental Sciences
7-BE010 Fernanda Trevino	Does Color Affect Taste? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Hayley Keith Behavioral and Social Sciences
8-BE018 Evelyn Mae Jonikas	CSI Science SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Tammy Snow Behavioral and Social Sciences
8-PM018 Dylan Waddell	Physics of Soil: Soil Composition, Water Capacity and Retention SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place International Science and Engineering Fair Observer - Trip to International Fair, Trophy, Certificate	Tammy Snow Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Doolen Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-BE010 Lindy Feaster	Monkey See, Monkey Do: How Reading Affects Students' Written Response to an Image SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	James F. Haley Behavioral and Social Sciences
6-AP006 Brady Grabo	Noise Induced Hearing Loss and Trauma in Fruit Flies SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	James F Haley Animal and Plant Sciences
6-BE002 Jane Hiller	Bias, Bias, Everywhere Professor X Award for Behavioral and Social Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	James Haley Behavioral and Social Sciences
7-BE004 Luciano Chamorro	Good Vibrations SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	James F. Haley Behavioral and Social Sciences
7-ER001 Luca Myers-Richter Noah Wolgemuth	Grinding Away SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	James F. Haley Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
8-EE002 Malcom Barrios	Particulate Matter Air Monitoring SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ivan Yocum Earth and Environmental Sciences
8-EE005 Owen Brault	How Different Irrigation Rates Affect Water Retention SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ivan Yocum Earth and Environmental Sciences
8-CM010 Megan Connolly Jillian Howayeck	Nice to Meet ...Eew SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ivan Yocum Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
8-ER006 Tamsin Keef	Kineatic Phone Chargers SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place TI First Place Middle School Award - Samsung Chromebook & TI-84 Plus CE Calculator	Ivan Yocum Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
8-AP007 Henry Roth Gordon	Farming on Mars SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Groot Award for Excellence in Plant Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con International Science and Engineering Fair Observer - Trip to International Fair, Trophy, Certificate	Ivan Yocum Animal and Plant Sciences
E C Nash Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-EE102-C Class of 15	A Hair Raising Experiment SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ms. Martin Earth and Environmental Sciences
K-EC101-C Class of 16	Sound and Vibrations SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Cote Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
1-CH110-C Class of 18	Grease is the Word SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Luciano Chemical Sciences
2-PM101-C Class of 9	Bigger, Better Bubbles SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Ryan Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
3-PM105-C Class of 26	Paper In Flight SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Bosse Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
3-EE104-C Class of 23	Incandescent vs. Fluorescent SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Mendez Earth and Environmental Sciences
3-CH105-C Class of 23	We Don't Like to Eat Brown Apples SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Derksen Chemical Sciences
4-EE103-C Class of 24	Save Our Trees SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ms. Lopez Earth and Environmental Sciences
4-EC102-C Class of 26	Ramp Walk SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Lossou-Lossavi Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EC103-C Class of 27	In A Bind (er) SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ms. Taylor-Stevens Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-CM103-C Class of 10	Growing Mold SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs.Sanzo Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
5-EE104-C Class of 26	Can We Reduce the Waste on Our Playground? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Southwest Gas Corporation / Award of Excellence - check $50 “Imagination is more important than knowledge” -Einstein Award - Certificate and check	Mr. Buckwalter Earth and Environmental Sciences
Elgin School/Sonoita Elementary
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-ER002 McKenzie Beyer Jayla Umfleet	Wheelchair Wheelies Southwest Gas Corporation / Award of Excellence - check $75	Annette Koweek Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
8-EN019 Nicholas Dekhtyar	Operation Global Warming SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Annette Koweek Energy and Environmental Engineering
Emily Gray Junior High
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-EN014 Clayton Albright	ECO-CRETE Can we build using recycled materials? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Excellence in Civil Engineering (7th Grade) - Certificate and Cash	Jennifer Maxwell Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-PM010 Margaret Basler	Not Just Another Paper Airplane Project SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer Maxwell Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-AP026 Paige Hammarstrom	What Colors Do Hummingbirds Prefer? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer Maxwell Animal and Plant Sciences
7-EE001 Elena Periclos	Let Me Breathe! Dissolved Oxygen vs. Temperature SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer Maxwell Earth and Environmental Sciences
7-EE011 Mateo Pimienta	How Will Different Diets Affect How Red Worms Enrich Soil? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jennifer Maxwell Earth and Environmental Sciences
7-AP004 Anya E. Schwind	Sound Dampening Headgear to Reduce Dog's Anxiety During Storms SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer Maxwell Animal and Plant Sciences
8-EN002 Grace Finnegan	The Final Straw SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer Maxwell Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-ER014 Emily T. Lines	Homemade Dehydrators! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer Maxwell Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
8-ER008 Samuel McDowell	Computer Smarts: How Training Images Affect Neural Net Accuracy SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer Maxwell Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
8-EN006 Sophia Ronstadt	Building a Better Levee SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Check, Certificate & Medallion	Jennifer Maxwell Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-BE023 Kadynce Williamson	Ballet Bird Box SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jennifer Maxwell Behavioral and Social Sciences
Empire High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-AS013 Chloe Burkholder	The Birds & The Bees: an Analysis of Nesting and Predation SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Arizona Chapter of The Wildlife Society Wildlife Conservation Award - Certificate, t-shirt, and day with a biologist SARSEF Foundation Scholarship - $2000 Scholarship Tucson Wildlife Award - A behind the scenes, private tour for the winner and up to 5 guest,s a chat with our wildlife veterinarian or wildlife rehabber, a TWC tote bag and TWC calendar.	Michael Frank Animal Sciences
HS-BB004 Rebecca Burton	Toxicity of Cadmium Yellow Paints SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Hillary Stacey Biochemical Science and Bioengineering
HS-BB002 Fatima Cubillas	Increasing the Efficiency of Drug Encapsulation of Biomolecules SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Michael Frank Biochemical Science and Bioengineering
HS-CM023 Matthew Fosdick	A Novel Approach to Renewable Energy: Light Stimulated Active Cation Transport Membrane Via Covalent Modification with a Photoacid SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship - Trip to the Intel ISEF For student and their teacher plus UA Scholarship Pulse of the Planet Award - Medal and Certificate TI Second Place High School Award - TI-Nspire CX Calculator	Sandra Crusa Chemical and Material Sciences
HS-PS009 Bryan Frank	The Effect of Rooting Agents on Root Development SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Michael Frank Plant Sciences
HS-EN013 Emily Frausel	Water Hazard SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Southwest Gas Corporation / Award of Excellence - check $100	Michael Frank Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-PS023 LItzy Galvan Jordan Hilden	How Does Artificial LED Lightings Affect Radish Growth Rate? Bayer-Monsanto Award for Innovation - Certificate and Check	Michelle Tozer Plant Sciences
HS-EM012 Noah Fontes Collin Gerard Allison Nickerson	Light Integrated Turnouts Excellence in Engineering Scholarship - $1,000 Scholarship	Chris Andros Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
HS-AS009 Rachael Joseph	Fruit Fly Food Preference SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Michelle Tozer Animal Sciences
HS-PS014 Christian Brick Jared Kemp	Ready, Set, Grow: Allium Fistulosum Growing in Ratios of Fertilized Soil SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Michael Frank Plant Sciences
HS-BE005 Michael Lopez	Fashion and First Impressions Practical Business Award for Excellence - Check and certificate	Michelle Tozer Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-PM028 Kristin Martzke	How Bullet Design Affects Penetration Depth Into Wood SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Best Use of International System of Units Award - Certificate	Michael Frank Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-PM020 Isabella Narvaez	Effect of Angles of Approach on a Soccer Ball's Velocity Best Use of International System of Units Award - Certificate	Michael Frank Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-EN011 Konner Curtis Tyler Newman	Desalination SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Chris Andros Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-EE039 Mila Padilla	(Acid) Rain, (Acid) Rain, Go Away Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check	Michelle Tozer Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-CB007 Nikita Rafikov	Locking the Cancer Clock SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Excellence in Critical Thinking - $1000 Scholarship	Michael Frank Cellular and Molecular Biology
HS-EE036 Hannah Shoffner	The Effect of Various Desert Aerosols on Precipitation in Southern Arizona SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Outstanding Achievement in Ability and Creativity in an Atmospheric Science - First Place Certificate and Check Outstanding Project in Geosciences - Certificate (another to be mailed later) Pulse of the Planet Award - Certificate	Michael Frank Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-PS002 Alyssa Simms	Saving the Arizona Eryngo: The Effect of Soil Type on Transplanted Arizona Eryngo SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Arizona Native Plant Society native plant research award - Check Growing Green Award - Check and certificate The APS Scholarship for Problem Solving - $500 Scholarship	Michael Frank Plant Sciences
HS-RC001 Brock Sorenson	The Effect of a Process of Elimination Algorithm on Simulated NP Problem Solving Ability Excellence in Computer Science - Cash award when mailed in SARSEF Software Award - $100 Check	Michael Frank Robotics and Computer Sciences
HS-RC011 Savannah Sorenson	The Use of the Frequency Domain and Pure Tones to Teach an AI to Identify the Material of a Medium Using Sound Excellence in Computer Science - Cash award when mailed in	Michael Frank Robotics and Computer Sciences
HS-EN001 Jenny Stulik	Effective Solar Desalination Methods SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place NOT A TEAM AWARD: Naval Excellence in Science Research Award, $50 gift card - Check, Certificate & Medallion Power of Preparation Award - Online SAT/ACT Test Prep Program Southwest Gas Corporation / Award of Excellence - check - $100 The APS Scholarship for Problem Solving - $500 Scholarship	Michael Frank Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-PM006 Jordan Walker	The Effect of Time Dilation on Muons SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Michael Frank Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-CM002 Parker Whitlow	Pollution Vs. Plastic Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science - Certificate and check	Hillary Stacey Chemical and Material Sciences
Esmond Station Iron Horses K-8
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-CH004 Sarah Carlson	Unwrap Me to See SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Susan Oslund Chemical Sciences
3-CM004 Elizabeth Carroll	What Is the Dirtiest Floor Surface in the House? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mikel Greene Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
3-EN007 Kaden Lavallee	I have a Bright Idea TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Mikel Greene Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-BE023 Ethan Belhumer	Peer Pressure SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mikel Greene Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-CH032 Micah Carlson	The Nose Knows SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mikel Greene Chemical Sciences
5-EN041 Hussein Khatoun Austin Runyon	Amp Up the Charge SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mr. Purtle Energy and Environmental Engineering
Esperero Canyon Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-EE001 Preston Stricker	Water Temperature Stream Flow and Dissolved Oxygen in an Arizona Creek SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Arizona Chapter of The Wildlife Society Wildlife Conservation Award - Certificate, t-shirt, and day with a biologist Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check Biodiversity Award - check Sonoran Desert Science Award - $50 Summer Camp Scholarship	Vicky Cottrell Earth and Environmental Sciences
8-EE008 Asha Viswanathan Lily E. Wood	Pavement: That's Hot SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kristin Vanderford Earth and Environmental Sciences
Estes Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-BE015 Layla Barger	Project Yawn SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Amanda Basaldua Behavioral and Social Sciences
Flowing Wells High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-CB001 Leilani Canez	Milk Protein Concentration Top STEM Student of Promise - $500 Scholarship	Jessica Dietrich Cellular and Molecular Biology
HS-CB002 Fiorella Duran Elizalde	Go Green Top STEM Student of Promise - $500 Scholarship	Jessica Dietrich Cellular and Molecular Biology
HS-EM014 Mario Encinas	Lifting with Liquid SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ellen Villalobos Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
HS-PM025 Hunter Olivas	DSLR's and Skyglow Excellence in Space Science - Display set of meteorites from Larry Lebofsky Honorable Mention - Certificate, Check	Robert Degan Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Fruchthendler Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-AP003 Beckett Christian	What Is the Best Way to Keep Avocados From Turning Brown? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Cassie Konrath Animal and Plant Sciences
K-PM006 Ruben Joseph Garcia	Speed Balls SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Cassie Konrath Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
1-AP011 Nora Gaspar	How Healthy are Arizona Monarch Butterflies? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Sonoran Desert Science Award - Book: "Over on a Desert..."	Melissa Boldt Animal and Plant Sciences
1-CH001 Beckett Grabo	The CO2 Balloon Challenge SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Melissa Chemical Sciences
2-PM005 Caleb Chuang	Keep It Up! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Korrine Tinsley Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
2-EE007 Toben Dorsey-Sanchez	Dark or Light: Does Color Matter? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Shannon Turnage Earth and Environmental Sciences
2-CM003 Nora Hiller	How Dirty is My Cat? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Shannon Turnage Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
2-PM002 Nate Marenfeld	The Heat Is on the Ball SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Shannon Turnage Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
3-AP004 Raymond Cooper	The Meal Worm Feeding Frenzy SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Deborah Brooks Animal and Plant Sciences
3-EN011 Peyton Miller	Nut Energy SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Southwest Gas Corporation / Award of Excellence - check $75 TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Lisa Cabrera Energy and Environmental Engineering
3-EN004 Sloane Silva	Keep Calm and Solar Panel On SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place TEP Renewable Energy Awards - cash prize	Deborah Brooks Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-BE014 Landon Hoefferle	A Healthy Heart SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jesse Perez Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-CH041 Carter Lindsay	Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jesse Perez Chemical Sciences
4-CH062 Ava Marenfeld	We're Fraught with Fruit Rot SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jesse Perez Chemical Sciences
4-CH065 Sabrina Wexler	Cancelling Cancer SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Kimberly Mulligan Chemical Sciences
5-AP005 Megan Calvarese	A Dozen Roses for a Dozen Days SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Linda Koehler Animal and Plant Sciences
5-EN017 Ellen Dorsey-Sanchez	The Bright Green Hope: Finding What Fuels the Growth of Algae--The Future's Biofuel SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Inspiration in Science: In Honor of Kelly Smith - Certificate and Check	Justin Dye Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-EE016 Henry Root	Plants Promote Percolation SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Justin Dye Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-BE011 Ella Stoddard	The Voice SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Justin Dye Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-BE041 Zechariah Wright	Lie Dectector SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Linda Koehler Behavioral and Social Sciences
Galasso Homeschool
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-EN007 Marina Galasso	The Effect of Superabsorbent Polymers and Sealants on an Acid-Based Battery SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Top Middle School Project - $150	Sandra Galasso Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-PS003 Damian Galasso	Enhancing Crop Seed Germination with Plant Products: Effects of Extracts, Endophytic Symbionts, and Endosperm SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Animal or Plant In Vitro Biology Award - Outstanding Exhibit ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship - Trip to the Intel ISEF For student and their teacher plus UA Scholarship	Sandra Galasso Plant Sciences
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-EN015 Danna Arvizu Velazquez	Windmill Energy SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Amanda Jones Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-PM023 Rogelio Fontes-Rivera	Most Efficient Wood for Your Campfire SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Amanda Jones Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Gowan Science Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-AP008 Miles Kaste	Going Batty RISING STALAGMITE AWARD - $50 check, SAG T-Shirt, Certificate of Appreciation, an invitation to present your project at our general monthly meeting, and $40 in gift certificates for Serial Grillers	Chellie Gordon Animal and Plant Sciences
1-CH007 Liam Metcalfe	Soda Explosion SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Chellie Gordon Chemical Sciences
2-EE006 Reese Casey	Ice, Ice Maybe? Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check	Katie Lamaestra Earth and Environmental Sciences
4-CM003 Erick Josiah Figueroa	The Power of Vitamin C SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Evelyn Figueroa Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
5-AP062 Daisy Boelts	Science is for the Birds! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Holly Mecher Animal and Plant Sciences
5-EN015 Samantha Chulamorkodt	Reducing Battery Pollution with the SMART BATTERY SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Holly Mecher Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-CH032 Gretta Anne Core	Paper Chromatography Using Different Solvents SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jenny Kaste Chemical Sciences
6-CH034 Robert Choate	Powered by Electron SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jessica Casey Chemical Sciences
6-AP002 Taeler Collum	Here We Grow! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Abby Fulton Animal and Plant Sciences
6-CM007 Annie Lewis	What's the Best Antacid? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jessica Casey Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
6-CH021 Tanner Loghry	Feel the Burn Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Check, Certificate & Medallion	Jessica Casey Chemical Sciences
6-PM006 Rosaline Pond	Flexibility: Wood's Great Ability SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Abby Fulton Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-CH037 Haarika Raavi	Living a Clean Life SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jessica Casey Chemical Sciences
6-PM010 Van Winburn	The Best Surface for Soccer SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jessica Casey Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Green Fields School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-EE104-C Class of 14	Watch Out for Those Rays SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Katie Snider Earth and Environmental Sciences
1-EE104-C Class of 15	Sundials and Time SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Creative Ideas in Science - Gift Cards	Sue Merry Earth and Environmental Sciences
Gregory School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-BE108-C Class of 13	How Does the Amount of Exercise Affect Sleep Quality? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer DeBenedetti Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-PM101-C Class of 13	How Do Different Helmets Absorb the Force of a Hit? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jennifer DeBenedetti Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-BE007 Linda Noussair	Seize or Split Professor X Award for Behavioral and Social Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Jennifer DeBenedetti Behavioral and Social Sciences
6-AP014 William Lockhart Richardson	Gnat What I Thought Peter Parker Award for Excellence in Insect Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Dan Moore Animal and Plant Sciences
7-EN001 Riley Blute	Solar in the Sky Islands SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place TEP Award of Excellence - $75	Joanne Abramson Energy and Environmental Engineering
Grissom Science Class
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-PM002 Kepler L Grissom	Vomit Coaster SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Innovation in Engineering Award - Check and certificate Pima County Fair's Creativity in Science Award - Family pack of 4 admission, 1 parking, and 4, 3 ride cards. (about an $85.00 Value:)	Kathy L Grissom Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-AP040 Rose Parker	Essential Oil Effects SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Kathy L Grissom Animal and Plant Sciences
Helen Keeling Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-PM043 Bailey Johnson Omar Maqsood	Effectiveness of Materials Between Magnets SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Miss Tianna Urrea Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Hermosa Montessori Charter School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-EC013 David Grossman	Coding Project Shuri Award for Innovative Technology - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Ralph Miller Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-EC042 Kai Bowles Griffin Miller Wade Olsson	What's Eating My Chickens? A Predator Early Warning System Superior Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science - Third Place - Certificate and Check	Nancy Steinke Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EC032 Brooke Amber Maas Nina Mennella Sabine Meredith	Bot Man: The Trash Bot Exceptional Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science - Second Place - Certificate and Check	Roula Khawam Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
6-CH007 Carter Cox Finnegan McGill	Battling Bacteria SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ralph Miller Chemical Sciences
6-ER021 Connor Homes	Designing a Cardboard Shredder SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Innovative Thought in Engineering - check and certificate	Megan Outland Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
Highland Free School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-CH025 Matheo Richman	Plop, Fizz: Reaction Rate vs. Surface Area SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Teresa Rodriguez Chemical Sciences
Holaway Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-EC101-C Class of 25	Hot or Not SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Keene/Wick Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Homer Davis Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-EE103-C Class of 65	Decomposers SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jule Abeytia Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-AP057 Aidan Howe	Be Heart Smart SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Matt Van Derlaske Animal and Plant Sciences
5-AP045 Lilly Shorbe	Saving the World One Straw at a Time SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Julie Hendricks Animal and Plant Sciences
HS Academy of Excellence
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-RC013 Thor Gavin	Asguardian Cyber: A Customized Cybersecurity Program to Prevent Intrusions from Hackers SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Excellence in Computer Science - Cash award when mailed in	Mrs. Gavin Robotics and Computer Sciences
Imago Dei
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-PM010 Mahamudi Kasimu Dalano Lewis	Height vs Breaking Weight NASA Earth System Science Award - Certificate and Check	Elaine Garcia Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-PM020 Nathalia Mendoza Clementine Otu	Driving Cup SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Elaine Garcia Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-BE019 Muuya Mahamudi Vida Rodriguez	Calming Music SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Arnoldo Lopez Behavioral and Social Sciences
8-BE014 Keyla Lopez Makila Simmons	Racial SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Arnoldo P Lopez Behavioral and Social Sciences
Immaculate Heart Elementary and Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-EE001 Julianna Martin	Science Rocks SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Certificate & Cash, Gift Bag - $25 cash, Gift Bag including TGMS logo items, complimentary family membership, invitation to exhibit at next year's Show at TCC	Jennifer F. Labonte Earth and Environmental Sciences
6-AP028 Eva Haloftis	Too Close for Comfort SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Colleen Page Animal and Plant Sciences
6-PM035 Noah Ferguson Labonte	Quiet Please! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Colleen Page Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-ER026 David Coury Aiden Minke	How to Build a Better Computer Phoenix Comic Fest Science Award - Certificate and Check Southwest Gas Corporation / Award of Excellence - check - $75	Colleen Page Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
8-CH017 Phuong Bui Ximena Gergun	Suitable Substance SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Colleen Page Chemical Sciences
8-CM009 Elizabeth Haloftis Damaris Lent	Bacteria Busters ASQ Quality Excellence - 2 checks. One on awards night, one after presenting at our May meeting	Colleen Page Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
8-EE011 Caroline Wichers	True Decomposing or Just for Profit Part 2 SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Youth in Engineering - This award is intended for students in 6-8th grade who have used the Engineering Design Process to solve a problem/concern.	Colleen Page Earth and Environmental Sciences
Immaculate Heart High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-EE013 Annalisa Minke	Investigating How Water Vapor Emission Impacts The Temperature Of The Troposphere SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship - Trip to the Intel ISEF For student and their teacher plus UA Scholarship Jack Johnson Arizona Excellence in Science Award - $2,500 Scholarship Outstanding Achievement in Ability and Creativity in an Atmospheric Science - First Place Certificate and Check Pulse of the Planet Award - Medal and Certificate TEP Award of Excellence - $150	Dr. Mary G. Lyons Earth and Environmental Sciences
Innovation Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
PK-CM101-C Class of 10	Germs! What Germs? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Karyna Johnson & Morgann Bell Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
K-BE101-C Class of 26	Let's Look at Lunches SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Paula Sotelo Behavioral and Social Sciences
1-PM106-C Class of 28	Easy Breezy Energy SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Danielle Swartz Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
1-BE104-C Class of 28	Brain Gain or Brain Pain: How Does Sugar Affect My Memory? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Saber Award for a group of students - check	Ashley Watson Behavioral and Social Sciences
1-CM101-C Class of 28	Nature's Best SPF SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Amie Frank Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
1-EE005 Ella Fendrick	Incredible Edible Straws SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ashlee Manley Watson Earth and Environmental Sciences
1-CM001 Zoe Larsen	Super Sneaky Germs SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ashlee Manley Watson Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
1-AP005 Lily Poyas	What Cactus Holds the Most Water? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society - Honorable Mention - $25 card	Danielle Swartz Animal and Plant Sciences
2-BE101-C Class of 26	Our Brain on Video Games SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Lori LaRussa Behavioral and Social Sciences
2-EE102-C Class of 27	Coffee Pod Crisis SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Sarah Bechman Earth and Environmental Sciences
2-BE001 Violette Burge	The Girl Scout Cookie Experiment SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mabel Rivera Behavioral and Social Sciences
2-BE003 Kalia Lopez	Cartwheels SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Sarah Bechman Behavioral and Social Sciences
2-CH008 Eleanor Luecke	The Best Bandages SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mabel Rivera Chemical Sciences
2-CM001 Vincent Poyas	The Paint Project SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Lori LaRussa Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
3-EN101-C Class of 28	Here Comes the Sun SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Rachelle Ferris Energy and Environmental Engineering
3-EE102-C Class of 26	Water Problems SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mabel Rivera Earth and Environmental Sciences
3-BE103-C Class of 18	Check This Out! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Barbara Anderson Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-CM101-C Class of 27	Stay Healthy = Stay in School SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Karyn Webb Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
3-AP014 Brooke Beckman	FrankenCactus SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society - 3rd Place	Rachelle Ferris Animal and Plant Sciences
3-EC007 Andres Colmenero	Engineering a Better Laundry Chute SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Rachelle Ferris Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-CH016 McKinley Elton	Cat Paws TI Elementary School Award - Honorable Mention - TI-15 Explorer Calculator	Rachelle Ferris Chemical Sciences
3-BE010 Addison Garcia Kelsey Glud	Go Ahead, Make a Mistake SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Collaboration in Science or Engineering Design Award - Certificate, work featured in the lobby of the superintendent's office, and invitation to meet with superintendent and others at Pima County Superintendent's Office to discuss project. Langham Behavioral and Social Sciences Award - Check and certificate	Karyn Webb Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-CH036 Blake Smith	Time to Get Out of the Pool! Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check	Mabel RIvera Chemical Sciences
4-EE105-C Class of 28	Certainly Seedy Citrus SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mandi Cordell Earth and Environmental Sciences
4-EE104-C Class of 25	Water Usage in the Arizona Desert SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check Tucson Water Excellent Water Project Recognition - Check	Matthew Lange Earth and Environmental Sciences
4-CM007 Grace Berndt	Real vs. Fake, Can My Body Tell? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Niki Tilicki Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
4-AP051 Noah Contreras Sebastian Sala	Hershey the Tortoise; Test the Best SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mandi Cordell Animal and Plant Sciences
4-EC012 Corbin Crosby Keegan Ferris	Kid vs. Car SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Use of 3D Printing - check	Tilicki Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-EC003 Dylan Marcoux	Treat the Heat; Helping Save Lives SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mandi Cordell Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-PM029 Alexa -Rayne Carlile	Measuring Color SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Tilicki Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-EN007 Grant Thrower	Why is the Wifi So Bad at Grandma's House? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mandi Cordell Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-PM003 Gabriel Vaughn	Marshmallow Madness SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mandi Cordell Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-EN104-C Class of 20	Doing Our Best to Idle Less SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place ASQ Quality Excellence - ASQ - TOPS will contact teacher to distribute award	Landi Roark Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-EE101-C Class of 29	Watch it, Weigh it, but Don't Let it Blow Away SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Niki Tilicki Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-AP101-C Class of 28	Invasive Grass Species & its Impact on the Sonoran Desert Ecosystem SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place The Grit Award - $100	Kelly Smith Animal and Plant Sciences
5-BE040 Ella Stapleton Eugene Park	Kindness Matters SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Community Service - Check Science of Kindness Award - Ben's Bells pack (with Mini-Bell, Kindness Coins, stickers, etc.) and a certificate	Niki Tilicki Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-EE003 Sofia Bueno Bustamonte Emalyn Rock	UV Spectrum & Reptile Light Efficiency SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Kelly Smith Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-PM012 Madeline Decena	Can A Car Affect the Earth's Magnetic Field? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Niki Tilicki Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-CH053 Isaiah Hinkle	Take the Sting Out SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kelly Smith Chemical Sciences
5-EE017 Anthony Jimenez	Weathering the Storm SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kelly Smith Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-AP047 Lilyana Karaway-Sapp	Goatified Chicken Feeder Commitment to Energy Award - Check and Certificate	Kelly Smith Animal and Plant Sciences
5-PM014 Lena Rosenbaum	That's Not a Moon SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Excellence in Space Science - Meteorite from Maria Haas Second Place - Certificate, Check	Niki Tilicki Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-AP052 Shelby Wright	Time to Move Out, Tortoise SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kelly Smith Animal and Plant Sciences
International School of Tucson
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
PK-AP101-C Class of 8	Banana Bath SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Damaris Meyer Animal and Plant Sciences
K-EC102-C Class of 14	Beyblade Boogie SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Damaris Meyer Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
K-AP101-C Class of 8	Tasty Egg-Speriment SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Damaris Meyer Animal and Plant Sciences
1-BE101-C Class of 20	Does Your Heartbeat have Rhythmn? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jamie Kinnane Behavioral and Social Sciences
2-BE004 Jamie Kinnane	Can You Withstand Pain for a Longer Period if You Smile? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jamie Kinnane Behavioral and Social Sciences
2-CH001 Anais Hallowell	Electro Etching Metal SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jamie Kinnane Chemical Sciences
4-EC031 Mason Haberly	I Ride My Bicycle, Bicycle SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	jamie kinnane Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-PM051 Theresa Kratzer	Which Material Gives My Shoe the Most Friction? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	jamie kinnane Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Ironwood Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-AP008 Ethan B. Chacon Rath	pH of Water and Fish Survival Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check	Kristine Stewart Animal and Plant Sciences
3-CH018 Maverick Smart	Crystallization Race SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Kristine Stewart Chemical Sciences
4-AP050 Teagan Cleary Tess Evans	Does the Smell of Skittles Affect the Taste? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Kristine Stewart Animal and Plant Sciences
4-AP041 Ashton James Nebeker	How Does Precipitation Affect Cactus Growth? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Groot Award for Excellence in Plant Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Kristine Stewart Animal and Plant Sciences
6-AP020 Brady Mau	X Out My Eczema Innovation in Engineering Award - Check and certificate	Kristine Stewart Animal and Plant Sciences
6-AP008 Gabrielle Mireles	Drowning Bees? Save Them Please! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Kristine Stewart Animal and Plant Sciences
J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-AP107-C Class of 24	Do Crickets Have Personalities? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Sarah Hitchings Animal and Plant Sciences
4-AP045 Diego B. Arreguin-Dawson Maya I. Martinez Samantha B. Montenegro	Water Types SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Celia Nelson Animal and Plant Sciences
6-ER012 Melanie J. Thompson	The Cranker SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Deborah Lehman Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
Kellond Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-CH034 Martina Espinoza	Cookies Galore SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Cindy Smith Chemical Sciences
5-CH036 Preston Fierko	What Cleaning Materials Clean Stains Best? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Karla Ahumada Chemical Sciences
Khalsa Montessori School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-PM102-C Class of 28	Up, Up and Away SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Emily Mortara Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-AP105-C Class of 28	Why Do Hissing Roaches Hiss? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Kathy Bodeheimer Animal and Plant Sciences
5-EE105-C Class of 28	Disappearing Act SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Aspen Lind Earth and Environmental Sciences
6-EN003 Aralín May Sierra Cajas Nola Gelling	Gratest Storm Drain SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Erin Donaghy Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-AP019 Serena Rezende Tsao	Fat Cactus? Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society - Honorable Mention - $25 card	Erin Donaghy Animal and Plant Sciences
7-AP011 Ava Garcia	Why are Earth's Most Vital Organisms Dying? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Groot Award for Excellence in Plant Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Naomi McIsaacs Animal and Plant Sciences
7-EE010 Alec Shepp	Which Material Does Water Infiltrate Fastest? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check	Naomi McIsaac Earth and Environmental Sciences
8-EE004 Julia Keefer	Down the Drain SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Outstanding Achievement in Science and Engineering - Framed Certificate	Naomi McIsaac Earth and Environmental Sciences
Kofa High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-PM014 Beatriz Camacho Sasha Tumbaga	Underwater Volcanoes Best Use of International System of Units Award - Certificate NOT A TEAM AWARD: Naval Excellence in Science Research Award, $50 gift card - Check, Certificate & Medallion	Leon Cramp Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-BH032 Marko Sanchez	Yuma's High School Lunches SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Sonia Solis Biomedical and Health Sciences
L. W. Cross Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-CH031 Madelynn Anderson	Egg-cellent Alternatives SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Alexandria Vaughn Chemical Sciences
7-BE013 Emilia Gallardo Dagny Phillips	Puzzle Cube vs. Gender SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alexandria Vaughn Behavioral and Social Sciences
7-ER023 Cesar Buff Tyler Graff	Holy Smokes SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ethnee Taylor Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
7-CM006 Nathan Hartman	Eliminating Mouthpiece Microorganisms SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Check, Certificate & Medallion	Alexandria Vaughn Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
7-PM015 Kevin Neese	The Marble Gauntlet (physics of marble flight) SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alexandria Vaughn Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-PM013 Kasey Robertson	Without Dance, What's the Pointe? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Tucson Symphony Orchestra - 4 tickets to the E.T. Special or a Classics or a SuperPops concert during the 19/20 season	Alexandria Vaughn Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-ER020 Lillian Vaughn	Worth the Weight SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Southwest Gas Corporation / Award of Excellence - check $75	Ethnee Taylor Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
7-EN004 Zachary Bruce Wheatley	Where’s My Water? Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Check, Certificate & Medallion	Alexandria Vaughn Energy and Environmental Engineering
La Paloma Academy - Tucson
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-AP109-C Class of 5	The Life of Brine Shrimp SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ava Bemer Animal and Plant Sciences
Laguna Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-BE020 Michaela Cowles	Does Portion Size Influence Feeding Behavior SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Steve Aranda Behavioral and Social Sciences
Legacy Traditional School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-EE103-C Class of 32	Dirty Snowballs SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Lee Earth and Environmental Sciences
3-AP103-C Class of 32	What Is the Most Common Type of Fingerprint? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Katie Alexander Animal and Plant Sciences
4-CH104-C Class of 32	Which Potato Chip is the Greasiest? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kate Koester Chemical Sciences
5-CH103-C Class of 32	The Floating Egg SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Hamilton Chemical Sciences
5-CH070 Leah Hindman	Soapy Science SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Poole Chemical Sciences
7-EN015 Ian Imrich	How Voltage and the Number of Coil Wraps Affects and Electromagnetic Field SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place TEP Award of Excellence - $75	Deann Ennen Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-CH019 Grace Marquez	How To Stabilize Whipped Cream SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Deann Ennen Chemical Sciences
7-PM004 Shanon Tran	Gone With The Wind SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Deann Ennen Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-CM008 Miranda Weakley	Growing Kefir Quickly SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Stacia Ely Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
Liberty Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-BE103-C Class of 4	School Safety SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Diego Armenta and Rosa Watson Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-BE054 Yarazette Caballero Enacence Knaack	Peace Between 5th Graders SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mr. Armenta and Mrs. Watson Behavioral and Social Sciences
Lineweaver Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-CH108-C Class of 21	What Liquids Are Damaging Your Teeth? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Miss Celaya Chemical Sciences
1-BE102-C Class of 22	Give Us a Hand SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Teece Behavioral and Social Sciences
2-CH108-C Class of 16	Scent Sense SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ms. Ashburn Chemical Sciences
2-AP005 Lucas Donaldson	Where's the Best Place to Live in Tucson (If You're an Aquatic Animal)? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Sky Island Naturalist - Certificate, Framed Wildlife Photo, Goodie Bag and Plushie	Mrs. Rockwell Animal and Plant Sciences
2-EE002 Sylvan LaRoche	Are There Life Zones in Creeks? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Adventure in Science Award - $25.00 Check Sonoran Desert Science Award - Coati Club Membership	Mrs. Rockwell Earth and Environmental Sciences
2-EN001 Mikaela Tadeo	Water Under the Bridge SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Mrs. Rockwell Energy and Environmental Engineering
3-CH030 Truman Spillers	Rethink Your Drink SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Featherstone Chemical Sciences
4-EN101-C Class of 24	The Antidote to the Loud Speaker SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ms. Metzler Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-EN014 Millie Derbak	Power of Moving Water TEP Renewable Energy Awards - Cash Prize	Miss Pugsley Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-BE106-C Class of 27	Tests Are Terrible: Music Makes Them Better! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mr. Bekedam Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-EC015 Sofia Lauver	JavaScript Automatic Garage Door Closer SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Malkin Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EC001 Peter Marrone	The Pencil Printer Project SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Superior Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science - Third Place - Certificate and Check TI First Place Elementary School Award - Holy Stone Drone	Mrs. Malkin Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-CH060 James Rankin	Carbon Monoxide: From Wood To Poison SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Malkin Chemical Sciences
Lulu Walker Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-EE103-C Class of 27	Blow that Water Away! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check	Jennifer Powers Earth and Environmental Sciences
K-CM101-C Class of 26	Germs, Germs Everywhere! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Gina Graham Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
K-EN001 Evan Miller	Balloon on a Wall SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jennifer Powers Energy and Environmental Engineering
K-CH001 Norah Owens	Gummy Bear Osmosis SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place WCG's Pick :Best Project, Female Entry , K level - certificate, letter, $25 B&N gift card	Jennifer Powers Chemical Sciences
K-AP002 Summit Owens	Just Breathe SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Gina Graham Animal and Plant Sciences
1-EE101-C Class of 22	Creating a Brighter Future: Looking at Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Waste SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Alyshah Kanji Earth and Environmental Sciences
2-EC001 Madison McIntyre	My Butt Is Burning SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly - cash prize given jointly by Mary Fosdick and Rajka Corder TEP Award of Excellence - $50 Youth in Engineering - This award is intended for students in K-5 who have used the Engineering Design Process to solve a problem/concern.	Vanessa Miller Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
2-AP006 Dominic Ramirez	Hey Sugar Beans! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Monica Bermudez Animal and Plant Sciences
4-AP104-C Class of 26	Boys vs. Girls SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Monique Animal and Plant Sciences
4-BE103-C Class of 25	Keep it Healthy SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Miranda McCluskey Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-EC024 Trisha Margarette Acusar	How to Make a Hydraulic Robotic Arm SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place TI Second Place Elementary School Award - Makey Makey Invention Kit & TI-34 MultiView Calculator	Amy Martinez Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-AP008 Gabriella Lopez Rose Sanchez	Copy Cats SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Miranda McCuskey Animal and Plant Sciences
5-EC065 Ibrahim Haniffa	Forced-Air Heat Redistribution System SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Robert Wolf Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Magma Ranch K-8
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-EN022 Jett Peterson	Shiny Potatoes SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Erica English Energy and Environmental Engineering
Manzanita Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-CH010 Cristina Angel	You Did What? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Michael Allie Chemical Sciences
5-EC013 Aidan Brown	A Study of USA Baseball Bats SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Michael Allie Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EE011 Isabelle Franco	Is Water Fountain Water Clean? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Michael Allie Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-BE016 Sydney Meyer	Goodnight Blue Light Second Place - Certificate, Check	Michael Allie Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-BE033 Esteban Munro	Does Exercise Improve Short Term Memory? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Michael Allie Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-CM006 Liana Tang	What Happens to Bacteria Exposed to Carcinogens? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Michael Allie Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
Marana High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-PM007 Owen Crandall	Parachutes: Does Size Matter? Best Use of International System of Units Award - Certificate NOT A TEAM AWARD: Naval Excellence in Science Research Award, $50 gift card - Check, Certificate & Medallion	Timothy Fisher Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-CM016 Nafratearie Kesterson	Slime-tastic Activators: Glue Edition Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science - Certificate and check	Eva Toussaint Chemical and Material Sciences
HS-PM027 Owen Litz	Surfing Through Spacetime: Modeling Gravitational Waves Astronomy Achievement Award for Middle School - Honorable Mention Award from Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association. A free year's membership to Tucson Amateur Astronomy Assn.	Mark Calton Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-AS004 Nick Scheier	Dietary Origin of Dart Frog Toxicity Reptiles and Amphibians - research and conservation - cash	Michele Livingston-LaVetter Animal Sciences
Math and Science Success Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-PM102-C Class of 32	M&M Math SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Michael Sewell Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-EN020 Mia Bartolini Oscar Del Castillo Diego Morales	The Strength of Electromagnets TEP Award of Excellence - $75	Cynthia Johnson Energy and Environmental Engineering
Mesquite (Yuma) Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-EN029 Carl N. Ekman	Archimedes Screw Junior League of Tucson: Future Technology Leaders Award - check	Deann Best Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-EE031 Jude Hernandez	Floating Eggs SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Deann Best Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-CH062 Alejandro Sanchez	Which Works Better as a Dehumidifier, Calcium Chloride or Coffee Creamer? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Deann Best Chemical Sciences
6-AP011 Paul De Anda Sofia De Anda	Do Tortoises Have Good Memory? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place "Spirit of Enthusiastic Learning!" Award - in Memory of Rebekah Salcedo - Check and certificate	Deann Best Animal and Plant Sciences
Mesquite Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-EE004 Neil Saxton	There's Iron in my Cereal? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mr. Winemiller Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-AP022 Lacie Baca Roxie Baca	Gut Loading Crickets SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Peter Parker Award for Excellence in Insect Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Ms. Slosson and Ms. Thompson Animal and Plant Sciences
5-EE025 Maya Barnes	Runoff In The Desert SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Southwest Gas Corporation / Award of Excellence - check $50 Tucson Water Excellent Water Project Recognition - Check	Mr. Thatcher Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-EE024 Jake Chen	What the Filter?!? Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check	Ms. Hoffmann Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-BE049 Gabriel Gonzalez	Desert Kid Problem SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ms. Hoffmann Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mountain View High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-AS017 Tammy Bui Shania Eazer	Improving Neurogenesis: Could Nutrition Be the Solution? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Wonder of Wildlife - Free Family Admission to Museum	Lynne Cote Animal Sciences
HS-EE023 Jasmine Scott Lawson	Martian Potato vs Earthling Potato Outstanding Achievement in Ability and Creativity in an Atmospheric Science - First Place Certificate First Place Certificate and Check	Ms. Lynne Coté Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-MI020 Hannah List	The Effect of Antioxidants on Staphylococcus Epidermis Bacteria SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ms. Lynne Coté Microbiology
HS-BB007 Joshua Miller	Research in Total Knee Replacement Materials University of Arizona Material Science Award - 3-D printed award and Check	Ms. Lynne Coté Biochemical Science and Bioengineering
HS-BE050 Cassandra Nessinger Grace Ryan	The aMAZEing Mouse Race SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Spark Gap® Award - Mentorship and Leadership Development in Bringing the Idea or Product to Market	Ms. Lynne Coté Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mountain Vista School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-CM004 Alexander Morgan	Washing Money SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Verdean Smith Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
8-PM019 Mia Dale	Light Travel - Air vs Water SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Verdean Smith Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-BE005 Elena Hendrix	Weather Students Behave SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Professor X Award for Behavioral and Social Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Verdean Smith Behavioral and Social Sciences
Native American Science & Engineering Program (NASEP)
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-EE032 Francisco Lopez	What Are We Really Drinking? Tucson Water Excellent Water Project Recognition - Check	Carol Seanez Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-EE045 Damian Manuel-Michael	Testing Rainwater in Tucson, AZ to Determine if it is a Viable Drinking Water Option in a Desert with Few Water Resources Outstanding Achievement in Ability and Creativity in an Atmospheric Science - First Place Certificate and Check	Carol Seanez Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-EE017 Kara Kewenvoyouma Joseph	Spring Water or Tap Water: A Comparison of Water Quality in Hopi Villages and a nearby City Community Service - Check	Carol Seanez Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-EE033 Mika Serrantes	Rainwater for Oro Valley Outstanding Achievement in Ability and Creativity in an Atmospheric Science - First Place Certificate with Special Recognition and Check	Carol Seanez Earth and Environmental Sciences
Nelson Home School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-PS012 Alexander Clinton Nelson	A Novel Application of Gold Nano-particles to Increase the Efficiency of Plant Photosynthesis SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship - Trip to the Intel ISEF For student and their teacher plus UA Scholarship Phi Beta Kappa Award of Excellence - check Saber Award - check	Sandy Nelson Plant Sciences
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-AP101-C Class of 27	The Carmel Project SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ellen Samuelsen Animal and Plant Sciences
4-EN102-C Class of 29	Best Electromagnet Configuration SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Alison Olcott Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-BE102-C Class of 30	Standing vs. Sitting SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Britney Griffin Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-EC104-C Class of 27	Lunch Lifter SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Leigh Zsitvay Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-CH049 Daniel Holguin	Base vs. Acid SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jodi Decker Chemical Sciences
5-EC035 Joshua Park	Water Fingers SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kate Conkey Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EC010 Jonas Werley	Gymnastics Handstand Evaluation with Artificial Intelligence SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Excellence in Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science - First Place - Certificate and Check	Samantha Duncan Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Old Vail Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-PM028 Brenna Aspinwall	Dance Friction SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Debora Amber Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-AP031 Madeline Carls	How Does Artificial Light Affect Plant Growth? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	DeeDee Amber Animal and Plant Sciences
7-ER024 Lillian Kugler	Signal Received TI Second Place Middle School Award - TI-84 Plus CE Calculator	DeeDee Amber Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
7-PM027 Shelby Wraith	Light Pollution Effort and Creativity in Astronomy Award - Check, we have a a certificate to tour the observatory as well as a goodie basket for the student. Excellence in Space Science - Display set of meteorites from Larry Lebofsky Honorable Mention - Certificate, Check NASA Earth System Science Award - Certificate and Check	Debora Amber Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Our Mother of Sorrows
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-CH011 Henry Peter Teich	Wholly Smokin' Nuts SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jan Moore Chemical Sciences
7-EN013 Deslynn Juarez	Motored Controlled Robotic Arm Innovative Thought in Engineering - check and certificate	Jon Callahan Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-ER031 Melina Suarez	Figuring Out Fingerprints SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jon Callahan Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
8-EN020 Cal Baker	Propelled to Fly Aerospace Engineering Excellence - check	Jon Callahan Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-ER017 Hannah Teich	Universal Ventilator Stand SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Girl Scout STEM Excellence Award - Certificate, T-shirt, and one week free of Resident Camp	Jon Callahan Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
Painted Sky Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-EE001 Jack Warfel	Which Sugar Makes the Biggest Rock Candy? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Mays Earth and Environmental Sciences
2-EC002 Zachary Rynders	How Long Will It Last? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Coldren Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-PM019 Benjamin Turner	Rolling Friction SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Eldridge Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Paulo Freire Freedom School - University
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-EN009 Mackenzie Davis	Cities Are Impacting the Water Cycle SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Tadeo Pfister Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-ER010 Lucas Gomez	The Garage Door Mystery SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Tadeo Pfister Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
6-CM016 Adam Yrigoyen	The Expired Experiment SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Tadeo Pfister Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
7-BE012 Chloe Biggs Madelynn N. Hensley-Kingery	Sweet as Sugar SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Tadeo Behavioral and Social Sciences
8-EE021 Leonardo Solis	Making Water Cleaner With Soils SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check Youth in Science - This award is intended for students in 6-8th grade who have used of the scientific method to explain/answer a question of nature that they have.	Steve Beall Earth and Environmental Sciences
Pistor Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-PM013 Alana Begay Bethany Crowl Malya Garcia	Light Pollution Third Place - Certificate, Check	Ms. Rosina West Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-CM009 Jordyn Jackson	Shopping Cart Madness SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mr. Sang Lee Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
Presidio School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
8-CM003 Jovelin Borbon	Glucose Levels SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lauren Cmiel Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
8-AP020 Jewelya Brambila	Nosquito Peter Parker Award for Excellence in Insect Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Lauren Cmiel Animal and Plant Sciences
8-EN022 Julio Espinoza-Acuna	ReKNEWable Energy SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Lauren Cmiel Energy and Environmental Engineering
Pueblo High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-MI013 David Noriega Diana E. Quiroz Stephane Idi Twaje	Antibacterial Actions of Two Fungi: Alternaria and Penicillium SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Andrew Lettes, Ph. D. Microbiology
Quail Run Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-CH101-C Class of 26	Current Event: Resisting the Shock SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Andrea Sera Chemical Sciences
4-PM101-C Class of 29	It's Electric SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jodi Mitchell Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-CH001 Ellie Divijak Madison Divijak Rori Divijak	Hot Lunch?!? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jodi Mitchell Chemical Sciences
5-EC051 Matteus Cordova	The Unspillable Cup SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Tricia Johnson Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EC059 Caleb Proctor	Solar Charged Microphone Trophy of Greatness - Trophy and free STEM show.	Jessica Antonio Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
6-AP026 Madeline McCombs	How Do You Keep a Pumpkin Fresh Longer? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Groot Award for Excellence in Plant Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Beth DeWeerdt Animal and Plant Sciences
Quest for Education and Arts
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-EN101-C Class of 6	STOP! Runaway Soil SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Lisa Riley Giordano Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-EE011 Christina Robson	Rainwater Recharge SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Langham Environmental Science Award - Check and certificate	Erin Robson Earth and Environmental Sciences
7-CM008 Maximus Rose	Diabetes: Destroyer in the Desert SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ASQ Quality Excellence - 2 checks. One on awards night, one after presenting at our May meeting Community Service - Check Leadership in Science or Engineering Award - Certificate, work featured in the lobby of the superintendent's office, and invitation to meet with superintendent and others at Pima County Superintendent's Office to discuss project. Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society - 1st Place	Diane Rose Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
8-CH001 Linnea Thim	Goodbye Hard Water? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Casie Thim Chemical Sciences
HS-BH024 Sarah Coppola	"We Can Manage": Substitutes for Ultrasound Gel in Low Resource Countries SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Lynn Coppola Biomedical and Health Sciences
HS-BE002 Kyra Floyd	Head Over Heels SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place American Psychological Association Achievement in Research in Psychological Science - Certificates	Abby Floyd Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-EM022 Jordan Kouba	Want a Cool Body? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Excellence in Engineering Scholarship - $1,000 Scholarship	Carly Kouba Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
HS-PS027 Tatyana Kouba	Sweeter Sour SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Carly Kouba Plant Sciences
HS-BH017 Alyssa Molinari	Detecting Stress in Human Subjects through Infrared Imaging SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Innovation in Cellular & Microbiological Sciences Award - Scholarship	Sarah Molinari Biomedical and Health Sciences
Rancho Viejo Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-PM036 Abram Clark	Nailed It! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Vicki Peterson Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-PM001 Elvya Aguilar	Floating Around Adventure in Science Award - $35.00 Check	Vicki Peterson Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-CH020 Jessica Anahi Cardenas Montes	Let There Be Light SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Professor Snape's Potion Award for Excellence in Chemistry - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Vicki Petersoon Chemical Sciences
Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-PM008 Wyatt Kalota	What Are the Effects of Outdoor Light on Stargazing? Astronomy Achievement Award for Elementary School - Check for $75 and one free year of membership in the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (requires submission of an email address). Excellence in Space Science - Meteorite from Twink Monrad First Place - Certificate, Check NASA Earth System Science Award - Certificate and Check	Sheila Beth Kalota Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-EE006 Lila Witherspoon	Plastic vs. Reusable Mary A. Cuddy Memorial Award for Excellence in Nutritional Science Research - $25 Check	Sheila Beth Kalota Energy and Environmental Engineering
Raul Grijalva Elementary
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-BE103-C Class of 22	Who Has The Greasiest Chicken Nuggets? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Nadine Sanchez Behavioral and Social Sciences
K-AP102-C Class of 20	How Do Flowers Drink Water? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	D. Watts Animal and Plant Sciences
1-EC103-C Class of 25	Torre de Canicas/Marble Run SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Classroom Project: Success in Engineering - This award is intended for a classroom project where students have worked collaboratively using the engineering design process.	Maria Salazar Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
1-EE102-C Class of 19	Why Do We Need Clean Water? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ana Watson Earth and Environmental Sciences
1-AP102-C Class of 21	Keep It Fresh! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jamie Watts Animal and Plant Sciences
2-EN101-C Class of 11	Does Color Make a Difference? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Hatfield Energy and Environmental Engineering
Richard B. Wilson School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-EC016 Alexander Klyber	Pollution Detector and Air Cleaner SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Brynne Erickson Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-CM102-C Class of 27	Which Teachers' Desks Have the Most Bacteria, Male or Female Teachers' Desks? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jeanmarie Himes Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
5-CH101-C Class of 27	Keeping Classrooms Clean, Which Cleansers Kill More Bacteria? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jeanmarie Himes Chemical Sciences
Robert Richardson Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-EE021 Kadence McMinn	Nails and Cereal, What a Mag-nificent Breakfast SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kristen Cooke Earth and Environmental Sciences
Robins K-8 School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-PM008 Noah Gabrael El Onache	Saguaro Time Excellence in Space Science - Meteorite from Twink Monrad NASA Earth System Science Award - Certificate and Check Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society - Honorable Mention - $25 check	Marissa Ballesteros Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Sahuaro High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-BE033 Alyssa Brown	Observing Psychological Distress Caused by Utilizing the Paradoxical Gender Restroom SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place American Psychological Association Achievement in Research in Psychological Science - Certificates	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-EM007 Matthew Carr	Modeling of the Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus Teres Minor, and the Subscapularis SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mitchell Rutherford Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
HS-EN012 Seth Criger	How Hydro Electrical Turbines Can Solve the Modern Energy Problem by Using Kinetic Energy and H2O TEP Top High School Project - $300	Elyse Wexler Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-EE026 Mei Dotzler	Just a little Trashy! Community Problem Solver - Check, cerificate	Mitchell Rutherford Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-EM019 Olivia Easton	Effectiveness of a Modified Electrical Precipiatator in Excessive Carbon Dioxide and Visible Air Particle Removal SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Outstanding Project in Nautical or Submarine Sciences - Certificate and Check	Elyse Wexler Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
HS-BE012 Aubrey Hubble	The Effects of Focusing Techniques on 2nd/3rd/4th grade Students Diagnosed with ADHD SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place American Psychological Association Achievement in Research in Psychological Science - Certificates Grandpa Steve's Kids Award - check and certificate	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-EE027 Jarlyn Jackson	Extraction of Organophophates from Ocean Water Using Solid Phase Extraction Stockholm Junior Water Prize Regional Award - Award of excellence for a Water-Related science research project and Opportunity to enter the State Stockholm Water Prize contest	Elyse Wexler Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-BB012 Kaylee Kemp	Knee Embodyment Medical Patella Protractor Tucson Metro Chamber Entrepreneurial Spirit Award - check and internship opportunity	Mitchell Rutherford Biochemical Science and Bioengineering
HS-PS001 Peter Lange Clayton Sigafus	What is the Best Carnivorous Plant for Eating Small Bugs? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mitchell Rutherford Plant Sciences
HS-BH020 Vincent Lazos	The Effects of Pre-bedtime Activities on Sleep SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Elyse Wexler Biomedical and Health Sciences
HS-BE035 Alexis Lopez	The Difference in Lifestyle Between Former Latin American Immigrants and Natural Born Citizens in the United States "Spirit of Enthusiastic Learning!" Award - in Memory of Rebekah Salcedo - Check and certificate Service to Others Through Science and Engineering Award - Certificate, work featured in the lobby of the superintendent's office, and invitation to meet with superintendent and others at Pima County Superintendent's Office to discuss project. Spark Gap® Award - Mentorship and Leadership Development in Bringing the Idea or Product to Market	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-CM004 Avery Miller	The Effect of Powder Fire Retardants on Fibrous Materials. SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Tucson Metro Chamber Entrepreneurial Spirit Award - check and internship opportunity	Amanda Goodenow Chemical and Material Sciences
HS-BE036 Olivia Petersen	The Effects of Self Praise on The Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale: Keep The Compliments Coming SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Air Force Future Leaders of Science and Engineering - Over the shoulder sling pack, power bank charger, dog tag USB flash memory drive and a dual USB car charger, certificate	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-BH027 Vy Duc Nguyen Rachel Ann Porter	Effects of Variations of Stereotactic Radiation Therapies on Patients with Brain Metastases SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Amanda Goodenow Biomedical and Health Sciences
HS-BE028 Genna Rascon	The Effects of Esculents on Somnolence Arrangements and Phases in Oneirology SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-BE015 Mackinsey Ratzlaff	The Ramification of Essential Oils on the General Adaptation Syndrome, Specifically Heart Rate and Potential Hydrogen (pH) of Saliva SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place SAPA 2nd Place - 2nd Place Behavioral Science	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-EM004 Zack Robinson	How a Medication Prompter Can Solve Inconsistency in Administration SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Elyse Wexler Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
HS-AS018 Valeria Romero	The Effect of Decibel Level on the Heart Rate of Canines NOT A TEAM AWARD: Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Certificate & Medallion, $50 gift card Wonder of Wildlife - Free Family Admission to Museum	Amanda Goodenow Animal Sciences
HS-BE013 Alycia Ruffin	Examining the Psychological Correlation Between Visual Arts and Emotional Intelligence in Homo Sapiens Science of Kindness Award - Ben's Bells pack (with Mini-Bell, Kindness Coins, stickers, etc.) and a certificate	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-CM014 Hannah Sawyer	Store-bought Colorimetric Lead Strips: Are They Useful for Screening Tap Water as Verified by Inductively Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Elyse Wexler Chemical and Material Sciences
HS-EE043 Robert Sierra Zachary Sierra	The Observation of the Effect of Extruded Polystyrene Foam on the Amount of Water Evaporated SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check	Elyse Wexler Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-BE018 Adrian Stebbins II	Recording and Analyzing Correlations to First Time Intercourse Air Force Future Leaders of Science and Engineering - certificate	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-EE007 Alyssa Jordan Urff	Safer Solar: The Effects of Solar and Photovoltaic Technology Developments Contributing to Increasing Temperatures, Possibly Producing a Heat Island, in Various Locations SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Outstanding Achievement in Ability and Creativity in an Atmospheric Science - First Place Certificate and Check TEP Renewable Energy Awards - Cash Prize	Amanda Goodenow Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-BH003 Isabella Way	Observing the Correlation Between the Number of Coccidioidomycosis Cases in Pima County, Maricopa County and all of Arizona, and Soil pH SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Elyse Wexler Biomedical and Health Sciences
HS-EM006 Jake Wood	Trying to Improve Wind Turbine Designs Outstanding Project in Material Science - Trophy	Mitchell Rutherford Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
HS-BE021 Dane Young	Effect of Oscillations on Homo Sapiens both Physically and Mentally SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Sciences
Saint Ambrose Catholic School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-PM102-C Class of 15	Up, Up and Away SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Karina Heim Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-CH044 Logan Wertz	Potato Wars: The Catalase Strikes Back SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Professor Snape's Potion Award for Excellence in Chemistry - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Rebecca Luczyk Chemical Sciences
8-PM005 Brooke Royval	The Mermaid Paradox SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Check, Certificate & Medallion Phoenix Comic Fest Science Award - Certificate and Check	Rebecca Luczyk Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Saint Joseph Catholic School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-BE003 Caitlin Hurley	Video Games vs. Coordination SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Tina Turcotte Behavioral and Social Sciences
8-CH005 Natalie Grubb Ella Pupach	Dairy Doesn't Have To Be Scary (Lactose Intolerance) SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jeffrey Gehring Chemical Sciences
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-EE101-C Class of 19	Wormzilla: The War of the Plastics SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Emily Penning Earth and Environmental Sciences
4-CM019 Aranza Kendall	Does the Phone Sanitizer Actually Clean Your Phone? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Sarah Motter Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
6-CM003 Chloe Cotroneo	Platelets at Work SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Kayleen Molina Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
6-EE012 Isabelle Soto	Beach Erosion Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Check, Certificate & Medallion	Kayleen Molina Earth and Environmental Sciences
7-EN009 Ethan Espinosa	Shedding Light on Electric Generators TEP Award of Excellence - $75	Patricia Barrett Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-AP015 Saeeda Espinoza	A Toxic Test: Can Plants Be Genetically Resistant to Heavy Metals? Bayer-Monsanto Award for Innovation - Certificate and Check	Patricia Barrett Animal and Plant Sciences
7-EN003 Alan Gardner	Bathroom Power TEP Award of Excellence - $75	Patricia Barrett Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-AP009 Andres Romero	Magneto Plants SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Patricia Barrett Animal and Plant Sciences
7-AP001 Reese Tyburec	Savvy Suburban Wildlife? 1-Year Family Membership Gift Card to Reid Park Zoo - Covers a year of admission for 2 named adults and up to 4 children under 18 during each visit. Valid for 12 months after redemption date.	Patricia Barrett Animal and Plant Sciences
8-AP009 Cielo Guerrero Preston Hussman	Ready, Set, Grow SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Patricia Barrett Animal and Plant Sciences
8-CM011 Canyon Torres	Soil My Undies SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Patricia Barrett Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
Sam Hughes Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-PM101-C Class of 22	What Absorbs Heat Faster, Dirt or Water? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ms. Kathleen Patterson Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
K-PM009 Andria Miscusi	What Light Makes Crystals Sparkle the Most? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Certificate & Cash, Gift Bag - $25 cash, Gift Bag including TGMS logo items, complimentary family membership, invitation to exhibit at next year's Show at TCC The Live Theatre Workshop Creativity Award - Gift Certificate to participate in Fall or Spring Workshop	Arwen Beck Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
1-PM001 Kathryn Hardman	Heavy or Light? Which One Will Take Flight? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ms. Ellen Dunscomb Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
1-BE001 Sylvia Wilson	Who's the Boss? Revealing the Pecking Order in a Flock of Backyard Chickens SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ms. Ellen Dunscomb Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-AP013 Maxime Ferriere	Forecasting the Jaguar's Future in Arizona: Will It Survive the Years to Come? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place 1-Year Family Membership Gift Card to Reid Park Zoo - Covers a year of admission for 2 named adults and up to 4 children under 18 during each visit. Valid for 12 months after redemption date. Sky Island Naturalist - Certificate, Framed Wildlife Photo, Goodie Bag and Plushie	Ms. Anita Wong Animal and Plant Sciences
3-PM018 Lily Newell	Pigs and Probabilities SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ms. Anita Wong Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-PM031 Samira Shefa	Estimating Red M&M's SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ms. Molly Harris Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-CH011 Langston Smith	Deadly Apples SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mr. James Ford Chemical Sciences
5-CM019 Simon Clark Corbin LePeau	The Varying Sugar of Kombucha SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ms. Theresa Barry Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
San Cayetano Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-PM103-C Class of 24	What Affects the Cooling Rate of Oatmeal? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Catherine Parker Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
San Luis High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-EE018 Jeziel Banos	Can Moringa Seeds and Boiling Water Compete with Water Purification Tablets? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Heather Madrigal Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-EE001 Neyda Hernandez	Air Pollution in San Luis, AZ Community Problem Solver - Check, cerificate Outstanding Achievement in Ability and Creativity in an Atmospheric Science - First Place Certificate and Check	Heather Madrigal Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-BE010 Valeria Martinez Miguel Nunez	How Gender Roles Begin to Form as Brain Development Matures SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Arizona Psychological Association Behavioral Science Award - Cash NOT A TEAM AWARD: Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Certificate & Medallion, $50 gift card Spark Gap® Award - Mentorship and Leadership Development in Bringing the Idea or Product to Market The Good Human Award - $50.00 check	Heather Madrigal Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-EN004 Carla Mosqueda Alfani Quintero	The Power Of Hydroelectric Power Hogan Energy Hero Awards - Certificate and Cash - Certificate and Cash - $40 to student and $40 to teacher	Heather Madrigal Energy and Environmental Engineering
San Simon School BIE
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-CH102-C Class of 8	Hot Cocoa Science SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Pamela Buchanan Chemical Sciences
3-CH107-C Class of 8	Teeth Enamel Under Investigation SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Pamela Buchanan Chemical Sciences
5-CH102-C Class of 7	Bouncy Polymer Chemistry Experiment SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Pamela Buchanan Chemical Sciences
6-PM025 Judam Sam	Does Size Matter?--Parachutes Pima County Fair's Creativity in Science Award - Family pack of 4 admission, 1 parking, and 4, 3 ride cards. (about an $85.00 Value:)	Pam Buchanan Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Satori Charter School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-PM034 Samuel Rohrbach	Rocket Science SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Melissa Merrill Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-EC019 Henry Loew	Quake Resistance SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ann Peterson Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EC017 Calista Morrison	Safety Is Not A Second Thought: Wiring A Car Seat Harness to Light Up When Buckled SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ann Peterson Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-AP068 Joshua Woodward	Planter Upper SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ally Love Animal and Plant Sciences
Senita Valley Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-BE102-C Class of 50	Taste Perception SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Teresa Compton Behavioral and Social Sciences
2-AP105-C Class of 99	Hydroponics SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Allison Estrada Animal and Plant Sciences
3-EC101-C Class of 28	The Jacket Holder-Upper 2000 SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Amanda Hunt Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-PM104-C Class of 28	The Origami Revolution in Nanotechnology SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jeanie Buxton Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-AP019 Matthew Ecton	Crocodile Jaws SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Sarah Hale Animal and Plant Sciences
4-EE015 Elizabeth Faucett	Flushable? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Taylor Kerby Earth and Environmental Sciences
4-EN003 Nina Kushner	Mess-Free Solar Powered Crayon Box SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Girl Scout STEM Excellence Award - Certificate, T-shirt, and one week free of Day Camp Original Idea Award - $25.00 TEP Renewable Energy Awards - cash prize	Hailey Henshaw Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-CH031 Emma Ilac	Rust in Peace SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place WCG's Pick :Best Project, Female Entry , 5th Grade - certificate, letter, $25 B&N gift card	Sydney Scharer Chemical Sciences
5-EC063 Hailey Kohler	Bad Dog SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Sydney Scharer Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EC061 Ariana Murton	Space Clean Up Excellence in Astronomy Award - 1 Flandrau Family Membership. Membership good for one year, valued at $105	Sydney Scharer Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Sierra K-8 School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-EE007 Francisco Chavez - Garcia Erin Ortiz Brandon Romero	Purifying Water Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Check, Certificate & Medallion	Mariano Earth and Environmental Sciences
Skyline Ranch K-8
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-BE017 Isabella Sachse	Lunar Psycho SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kim Fraser Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-EE022 Lia Shitara	Ozone, Good Up High, Bad Nearby Outstanding Science Research - Gift Cards	Kim Fraser Earth and Environmental Sciences
Soleng Tom Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-AP010 Roque De Sanctis	Climate Change and Saguaro Cacti SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Bayer-Monsanto Award for Innovation - Certificate and Check for $50 Sonoran Desert Explorer - Check and Certificate Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society - Honorable Mention - $25 card	Rachel Howe Animal and Plant Sciences
3-EC003 Uriah Evans	The Legonizer Youth in Engineering - This award is intended for students in K-5 who have used the Engineering Design Process to solve a problem/concern.	Rachel Howe Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-BE012 Colin Gardner	What Effect Will Various Types of Music Have on Memory and Concentration? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Rachel Howe Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-EN008 Maggie Hardy	Hot Water, Cold Water SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Rachel Howe Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-EC022 Emily Little	Fence Defense Avian Award - Certificate	Meridon Figueroa Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-EC021 Jared Olsen	The Cranium Cradle Innovative Thought in Engineering - check and certificate	Meridon Figueroa Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-EC101-C Class of 26	ART BOT SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jori Konrad and Molly Coy Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
2-EN102-C Class of 21	Solar Ovens SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Jori Konrad and Lisa Ackermann Energy and Environmental Engineering
2-CM004 Shems Wahab	Extracting DNA SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Molly Coy Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
4-PM025 Jenny Chau	Cling to Me Static Electricity SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Samantha Tilly Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-EC005 Nouah Ibrahim	Stay Cool in a Hot Car SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Samantha Tilly Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EN009 Isaak Anderson	How Does Solar Energy Affect Water Temperature? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Marinela Nicolescu Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-PM055 Ashley Newton	Concussion Cushions SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Junior League of Tucson: Future Medical Leaders Award - check	Marinela Nicolescu Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-PM015 Sienna E Cook	How Does a Bowling Ball`s Weight Affect How Many Pins Fall? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ebubekir SEN Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-CH014 Warner L Crouch	What Are the Effects of Hydrophobic Material on the Clothes You Wear? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ebubekir SEN Chemical Sciences
8-AP004 Or Haimovich	Does Organic or Non Organic Fruit Have a Higher Content of Vitamin C? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ebubekir SEN Animal and Plant Sciences
8-EN010 Chelsea Ema Harmon	Super Siphon Excellence in Civil Engineering (8th Grade) - Certificate and Cash Innovation in Engineering Award - Check and certificate	Ebubekir SEN Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-PM023 Ramy Al-Kubessi	What Would Happen if a Nickel Collapsed into a Black Hole Mu Alpha Theta Award - Certificate	Bunyamin Purkaya Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-BH025 Saffeyya-Grace Ibrahim	Traditional Native American Medicine: A Novel Alternative to Penicillin in the Control of Streptococcus-pyogenes ATCC 19615 SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Society for Science & the Public Award for Community Innovation - Check and Trophy Yale Outstanding Science & Engineering Award - Check, Medallion and Certificate upon mailing	Bunyamin Purkaya Biomedical and Health Sciences
Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-EM020 Zachary Bennett Nicholas Alexander Pratt Jeremy Zimprich	Effects of Battery Equalization on a Solar Kart SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship - Trip to the Intel ISEF For student and their teacher plus UA Scholarship Langham Mechanical Engineering Award - Check and certificate	Oguz Guvenc Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
Sonoran Science Academy - East
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-PM004 Maiteh de Jesus- Acosta	Effect of Temperature on Battery Life SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ranieh Abdullhadi Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
3-PM016 Okan Guvenc	How Will Earth Be Affected When Sun Loses Mass? TEP Top Elementary School Project - $100	Marian Dawley Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-EE041 Josueh De Jesus-Acosta	House Insulation Against Climate Change SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Andy Williams Earth and Environmental Sciences
7-CH008 Kiana Mae Caballero	Temperature: Ready, Set, Fizz!! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Abdullah Akcay Chemical Sciences
St. Michael's School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-AP007 Anthony Son	Plant Growth: In vs Out SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lisa Jamison Animal and Plant Sciences
6-EN001 Nicholas Levine William Lane Levine	Battle of the Bottles SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Erin Murphy Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-PM015 Chris Lundin Jack Van Amburg	Concussion Technology Across Sports SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Erin Murphy Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-BE016 Izzy Butler Delaney Reuter	Color and the Brain SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Erin Murphy Behavioral and Social Sciences
6-BE003 Madeline Renee Stagg	Beat of the Music SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Erin Murphy Behavioral and Social Sciences
8-AP015 Jordan Casto	Chickens Are (Not) Smart SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Hailey Sanders Animal and Plant Sciences
8-AP001 Lily Pendleton Casto	The Right Solution SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Hailey Sanders Animal and Plant Sciences
Sunrise Drive Elementary
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-EE001 Danielle Ben Dror	Almandine and Maghemite Deposits in the Flecha Caida Wash SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Laura Pennington Earth and Environmental Sciences
3-BE007 Audrey Dessent	Can Pets Make Our Hearts Happy? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ms Zhang Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-EN006 Yash Chauhan	Impact of Fertilizers on Electricity Production from Mud SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Jon Helleson Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-AP035 Zachary Burgess Nathan Doak William Jacobsen	Dogs and Colors SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jon Helleson Animal and Plant Sciences
5-AP019 Lily Johnson Zoe MacDowell	Algae Blooms SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Teresa Sommers Animal and Plant Sciences
5-CM012 Gabriela Malo-Molina	Garlic, Olive Oil and Microbes SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Terine Defoor Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
5-CH027 Oliver J Moeller	Are Sulfites in Wine Necessary? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Professor Snape's Potion Award for Excellence in Chemistry - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Laoshi Zhou Chemical Sciences
5-PM015 Basil Wood	Conservation of Gyroscopic Angular Momentum SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ms. Zhou Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Sycamore Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-CH004 Layla Tankersley	Slime Solution SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Rachel Tankersley Chemical Sciences
1-PM003 Hailey Hecht	Skittles SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Rachel Tankersley Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
1-EN001 Wyatt Macias	Worm Out! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Rachel Tankersley Energy and Environmental Engineering
1-EE003 Evelyn Tosseth	Fade Out! (Which Color Will Fade Fastest in the Sun?) SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Rachel Tankersley Earth and Environmental Sciences
2-PM014 James Ferrin	How Does Air Pressure in Tires Affect Speed? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Rachel Tankersley Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-EC029 Hailey Brinkman	Help a Dog Get to Bed Outstanding science benefitting animals or humans. - Check & Certificate	Rachel Tankersley Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-AP003 Ruby Hagen	The Poopiest Way to Grow SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Outstanding Achievement in Science and Engineering - Framed Certificate	Rachel Tankersley Animal and Plant Sciences
4-CH023 Penelope Harper	Love Your Heart... Think About Your Drink WCG's Pick :Best Project, Female Entry , 4th Grade - certificate, letter, $25 B&N gift card	Rachel Tankersley Chemical Sciences
4-CH030 Londyn Harrigan	Let's Make Glucose! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Rachel Tankersley Chemical Sciences
4-CH048 Ralie Hernandez	What Type of Liquid Will Deteriorate a Pointe Shoe the Most? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Rachel Tankersley Chemical Sciences
4-EC037 Isaac Miles	Life Saving Nanobot Innovation in Engineering Award - Check and certificate	Rachel Tankersley Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-PM016 Cody Moore	To Magnetize or Not SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Rachel Tankersley Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-BE029 RJ Ochotorena	Can Families Reduce Food Waste By Measuring it Regularly? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Professor X Award for Behavioral and Social Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Rachel Tankersley Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-AP023 Alexander Simonetti	Will Mealworms Morph into Pupa Faster in Light or Dark Conditions? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Peter Parker Award for Excellence in Insect Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con RISING STALAGMITE AWARD - $55 check, SAG T-Shirt, Certificate of Appreciation, an invitation to present your project at our general monthly meeting, and $40 in gift certificates for Serial Grillers	Rachel Tankersley Animal and Plant Sciences
4-EC019 Kendall Thompson	Can Magnetite Make Concrete Stronger? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Rachel Tankersley Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-PM019 Logan Foster	Light Pollution: City vs. Moon SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place First Place - Certificate, Check	Rachel Tankersley Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-EC025 Diego Hernandez	Beast Brush 2.0 SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Use of 3D Printing - check	Rachel Tankersley Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Tanque Verde Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-AP103-C Class of 26	The Best Yucca Paintbrush SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Michelle ODonnell Animal and Plant Sciences
4-EN009 Allison Brown Emily Nielsen	Flash Flood Detection Device SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Anne Marie Karel Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-PM005 Alora Burt	Treehouse Pulleys SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Lisa Nielsen Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-EC001 Parker Wesley Harwell	Toothpaste Dispensing Toothbrush Exceptional Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science - Second Place - Certificate and Check	Anne Marie Karel Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-EE013 Lauren Cione Brianna Mildebrandt	Bye Bye Mosquitos! Mosquitoes Have Been Killing Living Things for Decades SARSEF's Community Challenge - Cash Prize $25	Julie Groce Earth and Environmental Sciences
4-EN022 Peighton Todd	Tucson Waterholes SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lisa Nielsen Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-CM017 Logan Bradshaw	How Effective are Different Cleaning Methods at Killing Different Types of Bacteria? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lisa Foster Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
5-EN008 Gavin Panttila	Batteries: Do You Get What You Pay For? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Lauren Klipp Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-ER007 Saturnino Pajkos	"How High is the Water, Mama?" A Flood Warning System for Canyons SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Catalina Rotary Service to Humanity Award - $250, Certificate and invitation to present project at a meeting of the Catalina Rotary Club. Excellence in Civil Engineering (6th Grade) - Certificate and Cash	Joanna Vega Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Sciences
6-EE002 Jackson Vernon	Are You That Thirsty? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Juli Daley Earth and Environmental Sciences
6-AP004 Mark Wagner	Dyeing Feathers to Save Endangered Birds SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly - cash prize given jointly by Mary Fosdick and Rajka Corder The Ruby Award - Check and certificate Wonder of Wildlife - Free Family Admission to Museum	Juli Daley Animal and Plant Sciences
Tanque Verde High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-EE024 Emily Ignatoff	An Investigation of the Interaction Between Marine Microalgae and Microplastics Over Time SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place 1st Place Marine-Related Project - $50 for best marine-related project from any grade level - judged by Desert Dolphins Scuba Club judges. Caterpillar Award for a Better World - high school project developing a strategy for a better world	Dr. Grazyna Zreda Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-BH010 Karah Mayer	The Effect of Metallic Copper on the Number of Colony-Forming Units of Nonpathogenic E. coli in Tap Water Over Time Stockholm Junior Water Prize Regional Award - Award of excellence for a Water-Related science research project and Opportunity to enter the State Stockholm Water Prize contest	Debra N. Gamble, Ph.D Biomedical and Health Sciences
The Montessori Schoolhouse
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-EC017 Nicholas Griem	Does a Balloon Powered Car Go Faster and Farther When It Has Different Gasses Like Oxygen, Helium, and Air from the Human Body? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Perla C. Villa Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-EN009 Romi Anna Scroggs	Light and Shadow SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place The Live Theatre Workshop Creativity Award - Gift Certificate to participate in Fall or Spring Workshop	Paige Riedy Energy and Environmental Engineering
Thornydale Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-EE004 Alexandria Campbell	Are You Bready For Some Mold? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ms Samantha Piccuro Earth and Environmental Sciences
Tombstone High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-RC014 Heaven May Murphy	A New Solution to Prevent Roll-away Strollers, Shopping Carts and Wheelchairs - Phase II TI First Place High School Award - Samsung Chromebook & TI-Nspire CX CAS Calculator Women in Science Award Sponsored by Dr. Roxana Samaniego. - Certificate and Check	Josiah Sovern Robotics and Computer Sciences
Tucson Hebrew Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-AP102-C Class of 17	Germination Station SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Melissa Landau Animal and Plant Sciences
Tucson High Magnet School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-PS021 Isabella Johnson	The effect of of heavy metals on seed germination for phytoremediation Phoenix Comic Fest Science Award - Certificate and Check	Jeremy Jonas Plant Sciences
HS-EN015 Rojina Khatri Moses Osuna George Testo	Cost Effective Hydroponic System Utilizing Arduino Innovative Thought in Engineering - check and certificate	Sheila Marquez Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-CB008 Nicholas A. Bushroe Samuel D. Love Jacob T. Metcalf	Modifying the Host Range of Microvirus ST1 to Avoid Host Cells SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Excellence in Critical Thinking - $1000 Scholarship Top Young Scientist Award - Scholarship	Jeremy Jonas Cellular and Molecular Biology
HS-EE019 Nadira Mitchell	The Effects of the US-México Border on Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Population Genetics SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place 1-Year Family Membership Gift Card to Reid Park Zoo - Covers a year of admission for 2 named adults and up to 4 children under 18 during each visit. Valid for 12 months after redemption date. Biodiversity Award - check Sonoran Desert Discovery - Check and Certificate	Jeremy Jonas Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-EE038 Elizabeth Mendivil Pilar E. Muller	Seedball Composition Effects on Plains Bristlegrass (Setaria vulpiseta) Germination SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jeremy Jonas Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-BE068 Ryan Puffer	The Effects of Nest Shape on Brood Distribution of Temnothorax Rugatulus SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jeremy Jonas Behavioral and Social Sciences
Twin Peaks Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-CH040 Kiliana Jones	Want Fresh Bananas? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Monica Flores Chemical Sciences
6-AP029 Rebecca Boyle	Hibernation Determination Reptiles and Amphibians - research and conservation - cash Sonoran Desert Discovery - Check and Certificate	Lorelei Barrett Animal and Plant Sciences
University High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-BB014 McKenzie Bieg	Creating a Water Quality Test with Lignosulfonic Acid SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Innovation in Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences Award - Scholarship Junior Water Prize Regional Award - Award of excellence for a Water-Related science research project and Opportunity to enter the State Stockholm Water Prize contest Simon Strauss - $1000 Scholarship	Pamela Tautz Biochemical Science and Bioengineering
HS-PM010 Ashley Chen	Observation and Analysis of Chemicals in Space SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Astronomy Achievement Award for High School - Check for $100 awarded and one free year of membership in the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (requires submission of an email address). Excellence in Space Science - Large Meteorite Display Box Live Long and Prosper Award - Check Yale Outstanding Science & Engineering Award - Check, Medallion and Certificate upon mailing	Pamela Tautz Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-BE041 Sophia Devon Greenhill	Can Blue Light Improve Sleep of PTSD Patients Through Regulating Circadian Rhythms? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place American Psychological Association Achievement in Research in Psychological Science - Certificates	Pamela Tautz Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-BH034 Neha Jagadish	Developing a Drosophila Model of FTD Based on TDP-43 Expression CBR Life Science Possibilities Award - Check for $500, Lab Tour for student and 2 Guests, Cord Blood Registry Swag Bag	Pamela Tautz Biomedical and Health Sciences
HS-RC003 Walker Arghisti Lawrence Kroubalkian	Simulating and Analyzing Solutions to the 2D Euclidean Geometry Shortest Path Problem SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place The IBM Award for Excellence in Computer Science - scholarship	Pamela Tautz Robotics and Computer Sciences
HS-AS001 Harry Lei	Calculating Correlation Between Neuron Density and Brain/Body Mass in Ants SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Pamela Tautz Animal Sciences
HS-RC012 Gary Li	Information Retrieval and Visualization of NSF Federal Funds Excellence in Computer Science - Cash award when mailed in	Pamela Tautz Robotics and Computer Sciences
HS-BE006 Rose M Long	Effects of an Instructor's Ideology on a Student's Perspective SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship - Trip to the Intel ISEF For student and their teacher plus UA Scholarship SAPA 1st Place - 1st Place Behavioral Science The Ben Barber Award of Excellence - For Excellence in Research about Education	Pamela Tautz Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-BH023 Jing Lu	Toxoplasma Gondii Does Not Target Parvalbumin-Positive Interneurons SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Pamela Tautz Biomedical and Health Sciences
HS-PM013 Sarah Nicole McDuffie	Calibrating Micromegas Front-End Electronics on the New Small Wheel (NSW) SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Mu Alpha Theta Award - Certificate	Pamela Tautz Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-PM009 Elijah Medina	The Development and Uses of a Smartphone Pupillometer Live Long and Prosper Award - Check	Pamela Tautz Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-PM022 Max Michaud	Chance of Non-Nucleated Light Source Superposition on Ultra-Diffuse Galaxy Centers SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship - Trip to the Intel ISEF For student and their teacher plus UA Scholarship Mu Alpha Theta Award - Certificate	Pamela Tautz Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-PM019 Jeremy A. Rine	Linear RPM Ramping Algorithm for PI-SWERL Esque Machinery, and Its Relative Accuracy for Threshold Friction Velocity Calculations SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place TEP Award of Excellence - $150	Pamela Tautz Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-RC007 Orlando Rodriguez	Risk Associated with LiDAR Implementation in Autonomous Navigation TI Third Place High School Award - TI-Nspire CX Calculator	Pamela Tautz Robotics and Computer Sciences
HS-EE005 Addamae Root	"Bio"-Degrading Micro-Plastics: Can Worms Clean Our Environment? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Catalina Rotary Service to Humanity Award - $400, Certificate and invitation to present project at a meeting of the Catalina Rotary Club.	Pamela Tautz Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-PM011 Sam Roth Gordon	Using RR Lyrae Stars to Find Dwarf Galaxies in the Dark Matter Halo of the Milky Way SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Astronomy Achievement Award for High School - Check for $100 and one free year of membership in the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (requires submission of an email address). Mu Alpha Theta Award - Certificate	Pamela Tautz Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-EE010 Angela Sun	Influence of E. Coli Presence on Cation Exchange Capacity of Basalt Soil SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Outstanding Project in Geosciences - Certificate (another to be mailed later) Yale Outstanding Science & Engineering Award - Check, Medallion and Certificate upon mailing	Pamela Tautz Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-BH026 Talia Tax	Sample Entropy Analysis for Detecting Motor Function Variability within Dual-Tasking SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Pamela Tautz Biomedical and Health Sciences
HS-BE059 Sydney Tran	Ideological Perspectives of Emerging Voters SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Arizona Psychological Association Behavioral Science Award - Cash Ricoh Sustainable Development Award - Certificate	Pamela Tautz Behavioral and Social Sciences
HS-AS015 Sarah Fujie Wang	Bumblebee Colonies and the Insurance Hypothesis SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Ricoh Sustainable Development Award - Certificate	Pamela Tautz Animal Sciences
HS-BB003 Mae Zhang	One Step Synthesis of Thieno[2,3--d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones to Facilitate the Discovery of NRF2 Inhibitors SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Pamela Tautz Biochemical Science and Bioengineering
HS-BE046 Richard Zhou	Are Humans Good at Detecting Eye Contact? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Grandpa Steve's Kids Award - check and certificate The Temp Connection Achievement Award - Check	Pamela Tautz Behavioral and Social Sciences
Vail Academy and High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-CH009 Sadie Matheson	Rice Absorption SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Joshua Burke Chemical Sciences
4-EN017 Lauren Thomas	The Angle of a Solar Panel TEP Award of Excellence - $50	Joshua Burke Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-BE029 Aaliyah Copeland	Presidents: Who Will Be the Next One? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Patricia C. Abbey Memorial Award for Curiosity in Science Research - $25 Check	Cynthia Dancil Behavioral and Social Sciences
7-PM016 Andrew Whiteley	Rockets the Flying Centrifuge SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Brett Batty Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-CM007 Diamond Benjamin Emily Aaliyah Orozco	The Fall of the Sweet Treat Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science - Certificate and check	Elaine MacKenzie Chemical and Material Sciences
HS-CM005 Milana Marshall	Burning Candles SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Elaine MacKenzie Chemical and Material Sciences
HS-CM003 Cassandra Palafox	This Melting Flame SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Elaine MacKenzie Chemical and Material Sciences
Vail Unified School District
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-EN024 Mason Fosdick	A Catalyst for Good: Determining Efficiencies of Common Earth Metal Catalysts in a Novel Photoelectrolysis Cell System SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Rachel Tankersley Energy and Environmental Engineering
Ventana Vista Elementary
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-AP003 Zeke Bialis	Paint the Frosting Red SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Heinikman Animal and Plant Sciences
2-CH011 Vivien Higgins	The Ink in Your Kitchen SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Henikman Chemical Sciences
5-AP059 Allita Barefoot	Best Bloomers SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ching Animal and Plant Sciences
5-BE034 Ethan Bialis	Boiling Blood SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Dodson Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-BE031 CJ Cariaso	Why Is It Scary? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Barrios Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-CH045 Arianna Dupont	Color Does Matter SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Dodson Chemical Sciences
5-CH044 Santiago Perez	Cooked or Cold? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Dodson Chemical Sciences
5-CH058 Diego Rico	Battle of the Cookie Sheets SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ching Chemical Sciences
Veritas Christian Community School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-BE018 Juliannah Gavin	Screen Time Overload: Where You Spend Your Time Matters! Naval Excellence in Science Research Award - Check, Certificate & Medallion Professor X Award for Behavioral and Social Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con	Mrs. Bell Behavioral and Social Sciences
Winifred Harelson Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-EN002 Trey Miller	Brrr...My Room Is Cold! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Hogan Energy Hero Awards - Certificate and Cash - $50 to student and $50 to teacher	Kari Richardson Energy and Environmental Engineering
3-EC008 Emmy Sieminski	Elf Grabber 2.0 Innovative Thought in Engineering - check and certificate	Angela Tierney Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-AP102-C Class of 30	Color Me Happy SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Lindsay Wong Animal and Plant Sciences
5-EN102-C Class of 30	Turn It Off SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Arizona Hydrological Society Award - Certificate and check	Shauna Thomas Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-CM008 Ayden Knight	War on Germs SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Shauna Thomas Cellular and Microbiological Sciences
5-AP015 Olivia Parisi Stella Sanchez	Hungry Hungry Goats SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lindsay Wong Animal and Plant Sciences
5-AP041 Amelia Wieber	Saguaro Nurse Trees: Hills Versus Flatlands SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Arizona Native Plant Society native plant research award - Check Biodiversity Award - check Groot Award for Excellence in Plant Science - 2 Children Passes and 2 Adult Passes to Tucson Comi-Con Sonoran Desert Explorer - Check and Certificate Sonoran Desert Science Award - Book:"Land of Black Volcanoes…" Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society - 2nd Place	Shauna Thomas Animal and Plant Sciences
Yuma High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-EE030 Cassandra Y. Chavez Lopez Xitlali A. Miranda-Ruiz	What's in Yuma Waters? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Marelis Rivera Earth and Environmental Sciences
HS-CB006 Shriti Parajuli	The Effects of Ayurvedic Material on Bacterial Growth SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Marelis Rivera Cellular and Molecular Biology
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2019 Winning Educators

Heather Madrigal	Hogan Energy Hero Awards - Certificate and Cash - Certificate and Cash - $40 to student and $40 to teacher
Jennifer Maxwell	Top Middle School Science Teacher - Check for research supplies in the classroom, and trophy
Jackie Nichols	Hogan Energy Hero Awards - Certificate and Cash - Certificate and Cash - $40 to student and $40 to teacher
Vishakk Rajendran	Top Community Science Mentor - Check for research supplies, and trophy
Kari Richardson	Hogan Energy Hero Awards - Certificate and Cash - $50 to student and $50 to teacher
Rachel Tankersley	Top Elementary Science Teacher - Check for research supplies in the classroom, and trophy
Pamela Tautz	Top High School Science Teacher - Check for research supplies in the classroom, and trophy

2019 Winning Schools

Corona Foothills Middle School	Top School - Middle School - $250 Award for Research Supplies and Trophy
E C Nash Elementary School	SARSEF Endorsed School Award - certificate goes to Nash Elementary for Science Use Top School - Elementary School - $250 Award for Research Supplies and Trophy
Native American Science & Engineering Program (NASEP)	Top Community Organization - $250 Award for Research Supplies and Trophy
Sahuaro High School	SARSEF Endorsed School Award - certificate goes to Sahuaro High School for Science Use
University High School	Top School - High School - $250 Award for Research Supplies and Trophy