Press Release: Arizona Students Awarded Over $100,000 in Scholarships, Prizes, and Awards at SARSEF Fair in March!

March 24, 2022

(Tucson, AZ) In March, SARSEF held their 67^th Annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair in conjunction with hosting a Community STEM Expo. The fair provided students the opportunity to be recognized and rewarded for their work in science and engineering. Many received cash prizes for their achievements.

The SARSEF Fair showcased the work of 6,557 students and 1,535 projects from over 120 schools, pre-kindergarten through high school, from all over Arizona. Over $100,000 in awards and scholarships were given out to students as well as teachers who went above and beyond to support their students’ work.

“SARSEF taught me that your own hard work does indeed pay off. Even though you might doubt yourself or wish that you picked an easier project, you must remember that hard work is the basis of society. Without carefully analyzing your code or making faulty predictions, you run the risk of building an unstable foundation for humanity. By participating in the Science Fair you are not guaranteed to win but you are guaranteed an opportunity to compete on a fair plain with all of Southern Arizona,” shared SARSEF Winner Nathaniel van der Leeuw from University High School.”

261 volunteer judges determined the grand awards, volunteering over 3,300 hours of their time. Judges reviewed projects and interviewed students to determine who will win a prize.

Yaritza Durazo, who attends Sunnyside High School, identified ways to make space mission designs more effective. She was excited to have had the opportunity to present her research and is excited to continue and explore her scientific journey.

“My favorite part about SARSEF was learning something new in science and being able to present the outcome of my research. Before, I thought science was mostly about getting results and drawing conclusions from them, but I quickly learned that science communication is a huge part of the scientific process. I had fun learning how to code, reading scientific papers, and presenting my research. I am excited to continue my scientific journey, wherever it takes me.”

A total of 457 Sponsored Awards were given to students. These awards are contributed by individuals or organizations within the community and nationally, supporting and encouraging students to become future leaders and believe in themselves. For example, Finnegan McGill, who attends Emily Gray Junior High, won the Coding with Commitment Sponsored Award given by Broadcom Foundation. The award included public recognition by the foundation, a $250 gift certificate, and a Raspberry Pi Foundation Official RP 400 Personal Computer Kit.

Eight students will continue on to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering fair (ISEF): Christopher Miranda (Harvest Preparatory Academy), Karah Mayer (Tanque Verde High School), Alexander Nelson (Nelson Home School), Yaritza Durazo (Sunnyside High School), Ashley Valencia (Harvest Preparatory Academy), Julianna Serna-Ortiz (Harvest Preparatory Academy), Nathaniel van der Leeuw and Lily Wood (University High School), and Arjun Gupta (Quest for Education and Arts).

Visit the Virtual Fair and review projects in the exhibit hall: https://virtualfair.sarsef.org/exhibit-hall/

View the 2022 Awards List: https://sarsef.org/2022-sarsef-fair-winners-2/

About SARSEF:

SARSEF was formed in 1955 in an effort to increase student interest in the field of science. The mission of SARSEF is to teach Arizona’s Pre-K-12 grade students critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they participate in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) through inquiry-based learning and research.

SARSEF accomplishes this mission through a variety of programming including SARSEF Fair Week, educational outreach programs with an emphasis on underrepresented populations in the sciences, teacher professional development, ACES Camp for Middle School girls, Racing the Sun, and Arizona STEM Adventure.

To learn more about SARSEF programs and how students, teachers, and families can get involved, visit sarsef.org

Media Contact:

Yvonne Pysher, Director of Marketing and Communications

SARSEF

yvonne@sarsef.org

2022 SARSEF Fair Winners

Elementary Grand Awards (grades PreK–5)

Academy of Mathematics and Science

Cold as Ice	Mrs. Shellie Ryff class	2nd Place
Ice Cube Race	Mrs. Rebecca Hale class	1st Place

Agua Caliente Elementary School

Fish Poop: The Future of Farming	Deb Goepfrich class	1st Place
Who Has the Cleaner Mouth – Dogs or Humans?	Kathryn Tompkins class	1st Place

Anthem K-8 School

Water Spinning Energy

Maxwell Crowder

1st Place

Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind

Plants, Water, and Soil	Latrina Lewis class	2nd Place
Solar Oven	Susan Pearson class	2nd Place

BASIS Oro Valley

Baby Shark Doo Doo!!!	Varni Modi, Aishwarya Rao	1st Place
My Little Sprout House	Bansri Modi	1st Place
Skyscraper’s Hidden Triangle	Varni Modi, Aishwarya Rao	3rd Place

BASIS Scottsdale Primary

Traffic Powered Wind Turbine – With Improved Design

Rishi Setia

2nd Place

Booth-Fickett Math and Science Magnet School

Through Thick and Thin: Osmosis of a Cell

Linda Ozuna

3rd Place

Canyon View Elementary School

Do You Eat With Your Eyes?	Audrey Wild	2nd Place
Does Wearing Your Mask Effect Intensity In Your Voice?	Saheli Waggoner, Ivy Jensen	3rd Place
Everything Recycling	Alexander Boerup	2nd Place
Now You See It, Now You Don’t	Amelia Holmes	2nd Place
Paper Airplanes Take Flight!	Khalil Shehab	2nd Place
The Lion Project	Myla Closterman	1st Place
What fruits make a persimmon ripen faster	Darby Lin	2nd Place
What is the best way to grow a plant from a cutting on a windowsill?	Abby Henson	1st Place

Carden Christian Academy Central

Can A Brownie Made with Cricket Flour Taste As Good As One Made with All-Purpose Flour?	Mrs. Helen Castillo class	1st Place
Can An Egg Hold More Weight On Its Side or Standing Up?	Trishia Jackson	3rd Place
Is Seeing Believing?	Mrs. Dianna Marquez class	3rd Place

Casas Christian School

Colors 2 The Eye	Asandro Otero	2nd Place
Neurons	Elijah Hernandez	1st Place

Castlehill Country Day School

Color – Its for the Birds!	Ryder Thouin	1st Place
Do Algorithms Stay on Topic?	Evan Bunch	3rd Place
Happiness During Covid	Shelly Gisches	2nd Place
Hydrate Your Heart Rate	Rudy Saffer	2nd Place
Mold Growth on Raspberries	Ava Borders	2nd Place
Shake It Up	Rainey Saffer	3rd Place
Taste – The Nose Knows	Sachin Shroff	1st Place
Training Cats to Save Themselves	Frannie Guzman	1st Place

Centennial Elementary School

Gila Woodpecker	Mr. Lee Roop class	3rd Place
Northern Cardinal	Mr. Lee Roop class	3rd Place

Cochise Elementary School

Just Around the Riverbend: An Experiment on Erosion and Riverbeds

Arya White

1st Place

Continental School

We Can Build a Tower to the Ceiling	Mrs Jenny Lichtsinn class	1st Place
What Floats, What Sinks	Mrs. Jenny Lichtsinn class	1st Place

Copper Creek Elementary School

Best DIY Fire Starters for Camping	Landyn Barnett	1st Place
Creating a Glue Force Field For Glass	Oz Folkman	2nd Place
Making Casein Plastic from Milk	Susan Latin class	3rd Place
Saving Water with Recycled Textiles	Alyna Barnett	2nd Place
Worms are eating our leftovers!	Tara Wieber class	1st Place

Copper Ridge Elementary

Cold or Hot – Make Your Best Shot	Isaac Rodriguez	3rd Place
Floating Buttons!	Mrs. Danielle West class	3rd Place
How Effective is Soap at Destroying Germs?	Ms. Kristin Powell class	1st Place
How’s Your Honey?	Arlo Davidson	1st Place
Music and Academic Success	Mrs. Amy Sheppard class	2nd Place
Solar Splash	Naomi Larson	1st Place
The “”Prezar!””	Liam Pentland	3rd Place
The Animal Project	Jimi Equitz	2nd Place
Which Method Makes the Cake?	Ethan Goral	2nd Place
Winnie and the Beanstalk	Wensleigh Feagley	1st Place

Cottonwood Elementary School

Craft Drone Vs Lego Drone	Jude Hermosa	2nd Place
Fruit Snack Ingredient Testing	Sarah Metcalf class	1st Place
Long Lasting Flavor?	Abigail Cardenas class	3rd Place
Parachute Project	Martha Tanner class	2nd Place
Speedy Legs	Latricia Ferguson class	2nd Place
The Colorful Celery Experiment	Lorena Fronseca class	2nd Place
The Magic Milk Experiment	Cassidy Kalinowski class	2nd Place

Da Vinci Tree Academy

Fabulous Fossils

Mrs. Karen Martell class

3rd Place

Desert Willow Elementary School

Conductive Playdough	Melanie Livingood	1st Place
Dirty Hands Made Clean	Lauren Dennis, Ethan Dennis	3rd Place
Making a Robot Out of Mostly Recycled Materials	Olexandr Borboa	2nd Place
Soil Erosion	Aubrey Dell	3rd Place
What Type of Snack do Ants Prefer?	Katherine Wilson class	1st Place
Will it Sink or Float	Sharon Beck class	1st Place

Dove Mountain CSTEM School

Alert or Not	Ms. Teresa Belden class	1st Place
Bubble Drop	Mrs. Kimberly Reynolds class	2nd Place
Can it be Stopped?	Mrs. Andrea Velazco class	1st Place
Don’t Get Caught Germ-y Handed!	Mrs. Charlene DeWitt class	1st Place
Earth, Wind, & Flower: Plants Effects on Erosion	Benjamin Wiggins	2nd Place
GERMS, GERMS, EVERYWHERE!	Mrs. Maria Fallon class	2nd Place
Grow Plants Grow	Mrs. Daisy Robledo class	1st Place
How can you change saltwater into drinking water?	Gabriella Lopez	3rd Place
How Does Plastic Affect Brine Shrimp	Finnegan de Masi	2nd Place
It’s Electrifying	Teagan Yauch	3rd Place
Let’s Bundle Up!	Ms. Kristin Stutzman class	2nd Place
Mold, Mold, Go Away!	Christine Yuan, Emily Marshall	2nd Place
Organic vs Non-organic soil, which plant will grow faster?	Gabriela Martinez Santana	2nd Place
Pidget	Madison Divijak, Ellie Divijak	1st Place
Plant Growth with Limited Water	Liam Crum	2nd Place
Slippery Slides	Mrs. Tricia Johnson class	3rd Place
Snowflake Fun	Mrs. Brittney Morse class	3rd Place
So Many Seeds	Ms. Sierra Pederson class	1st Place
Suck it Up, Buttercup: Which paper towel sucks up the most water?	Thomas Wiggins	1st Place
The Hook – A Coat’s Dilemma	Miss Kristy Hollandsworth class	3rd Place
The Potential of Mousetraps	Weston Booth	2nd Place
What Color of Light is the Easiest to Hide?	Barrett Mortenson	3rd Place
Where Have All the Erasers Gone?	Mrs. Maribelle Leyvas class	1st Place
Which boat can float?	Mrs. Kristen Reyes class	2nd Place
Wishy-Washy	Jocelyn Cravens	2nd Place

Dreams of Sunshine Playground

How Fast Do Water Beads Grow

Yunde Dalton Chan

2nd Place

Emily Meschter Early Learning Center – Top Pre-Kindergarten Program

How Many Surfaces Can a Germ Travel To?	Ms. Jessica Jankowski-Gallo class	1st Place
Is There Room on the Shelf?	“Mister Ben” Collinsworth class	1st Place
Polar Brrrr	Miss Nicole Davis class	1st Place
Shining Light on Shadows	Liz Pumarol and Jessica Caramella class	1st Place
SOAK IT UP!	Jennifer Oquendo class	1st Place

Esmond Station Iron Horses K-8

How BIG Can He Get?	Landon Tankersley	2nd Place
Make My Garden Grow	Lillian Murphy	3rd Place

Fletcher Family Homeschool

Pop, Pop, No Pop!

Sylvia Fletcher

1st Place

Fruchthendler Elementary School

An Apple A Day	Elizabeth Angiulo	3rd Place
Bats and Balls	Emil Olsen	3rd Place
Catching Carbon	Alexander Angiulo	3rd Place
Do Hummingbirds Prefer Red?	Bentley Desjardin	3rd Place
Do mealworms have personalities?	Nina Hipps class	2nd Place
Flaming Hot or Freezing Cold: How Far Will the Baseball Go?	Nate Marenfeld	1st Place
How’d You Sleep?	Parker Hudson	2nd Place
Just Enough Light: Does the Placement of Windows in an Underground House Matter?	Toben Dorsey-Sanchez	1st Place
Light up my plants	Logan Benneyworth	3rd Place
Magnetic Force Field	Matthew Keller	1st Place
Making a Magnetic Levitation Device to see if Magnets can be Levitated using an Electric Current	James Bird	2nd Place
Plastics: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly	Lillianna Rodriguez	1st Place
Project SuMS: Submarine Motor Seal	Jacob Keller	2nd Place
Retarding a Fire	Gabriel Sadza	2nd Place
The Luck of the Dice?	Isaac Ornstein	2nd Place
The Pandemic’s Effect on Elementary Age Students	Carly Coy	3rd Place
UV Efficient	William Goodenow	2nd Place
Water balloon drop	Caroline Benneyworth	2nd Place
What Soil Material is Best for Growing a Plant From Seed?	Olivia Baron	3rd Place
Wind Effects On People Around Skyscrapers	Stefan Perry	1st Place

Gowan Science Academy

I Can Breathe in Masks	Liv Kaynak	2nd Place
What Did You Leave Behind	Rory Pond	1st Place

Highland Free School

Which Mask Best Prevents the Sharing of Germs

Sofia Diaz

2nd Place

Homer Davis Elementary School

Deep Seeds	Jule Abeytia class	2nd Place
Tummies Touching Tables	Mrs. Jessica Howe class	1st Place

Immaculate Heart Elementary and Middle School

Science for snoozing

Jessica Reichling class

2nd Place

Innovation Academy – Top Elementary School

2 times the fun!!	Ashlee Watson class	1st Place
3-2-1 Blast Off! Rocket Launching	Drake Taylor	1st Place
All You Seed Is Love	Sayuri “Ellie” Carter-Rogel	2nd Place
Best booger blowout!	Johnny Luecke	2nd Place
Can You Hear Me?	Mrs. Niki Tilicki class	2nd Place
Don’t Throw it, Coat It!	Aaron Eager	1st Place
Enrichment for Tigers	Mila Madeka	2nd Place
Fabric Strength	Mabel Rivera class	1st Place
Face Mask Extravaganza	Sabina Vaswani class	2nd Place
Freeloading Chicken on the Loose	Isabella Gruenwald	1st Place
Germs in Space	Daniel Dowling, Asher Overfield, Amelia Weede	3rd Place
Got to Wear My Shades	Leopoldo Delgado	1st Place
Grow Boxes	Rachelle Ferris class	3rd Place
Growing in a Bubble: A Balloon Greenhouse Effect	Pamela Barrett class	2nd Place
H2Whoa! See How We Grow!	Mrs. Patricia Patchin class	1st Place
Intentionally Kind Kids	Niki Tilicki class	1st Place
Keeping Ants out of our PANTS and our PLANTS	Danielle Swartz class	1st Place
Knit, Knot Stress	Mabel Rivera class	3rd Place
Let it Grow!	Mabel Rivera class	1st Place
Marine Mass and Models	Griffin Ferris	1st Place
Moody News: Does medial consumption impact the mood of adolescents?	Colin Cordell class	3rd Place
No More Litter!	Elisabeth Gingrich class	2nd Place
Pollinator Palooza	Shannon Maxon class	2nd Place
Pop! Are you Paying Attention?	Lori LaRussa class	1st Place
Reach for the Stars	Niki Tilicki class	2nd Place
Reflux Hurts (HELP!) : Does the PH level in my favorite foods affect my reflux/GERD?	Talan Freytag	1st Place
Rocks in the Soil vs Plain Soil	Elias Theiss	2nd Place
Seizing Space	Ella Taliaferro	3rd Place
Slow Progress is Still Progress	Sydney Albers	1st Place
Something Fishy is Going On!	Mason Rehm	1st Place
STEP INTO IT: Helping our Health	Rachelle Ferris class	1st Place
The Art of Data	Dylan Spiker, Carley Soldat-Valenzuela, Siena Ballmann	2nd Place
The Chip Problem	Patrick Sotelo	2nd Place
The Fun Sun	Rachelle Ferris class	1st Place
The Germ Project	Hailey Hakala	1st Place
The Lid Cooler	Frankie Mendez, Boran Hu	1st Place
The Scorpion Reservoir	Vincent Poyas	2nd Place
These Hands Are Made For Washing	Susan Steen class	1st Place
Warming My Pool Not My Planet	Breckyn Koenig	1st Place
We Axolotl Questions	Mrs. Mandi Cordell class	1st Place
Who Let the Air Out?	Ashlyn Lehwald class	1st Place
Will you be Right Guessing Jellies by Sight?	Addison Zimmerman	2nd Place

International School of Tucson

Adding Light Bulbs to an Electrical Circuit	Santiago Moreno	1st Place
Beyblades and Friction	Mohamed Alhag	2nd Place
Biodegradation in the Desert	Jonathan Deimen	2nd Place
Flowers Make the World a Better Place	Drew Kouts	2nd Place
Is the Top of the Hill Colder than the Bottom of the Hill?	Presley Knappenberger	1st Place
Orbeez Size and Minerals	William Krizman-Rauh	2nd Place
Who Ordered Pizza?	Kyen Ding	3rd Place

J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School

Backyard Bird Feeders	Mrs. Sarah Hitcings class	1st Place
Backyard Birding	Missy Siegel class	1st Place
Backyard Birding Builders	Mrs. Kaitlyn Capas class	1st Place
Cats Right or Left Handed?	Ian Plumlee	2nd Place
Erosion Explosion	Henry Heyer	1st Place
Freeze Drink	Wilson Perkins	3rd Place
Keep It Cool	Mrs Cherie Creager class	3rd Place
No Seam Dream!	Naomi Gutierrez	1st Place
Rollie Pollie Residence	Mrs. Kelsi Strickland class	3rd Place
Save The Pill Bugs!	Ms. Susanne Segroves class	1st Place
Say Watt!	Jessica Wendt class	1st Place
Water Harvesting Playscape	Mrs. Vanessa Schiess class	1st Place

Legacy Traditional School

Bowl Wars

Haley Lewis class

1st Place

Lim Home School

Changing Water – Sink or Float

Addilyn Lim

3rd Place

Lineweaver Elementary School (SARSEF Endorsed School)

Don’t Judge A Juice By Its Color	Christy Masengarb class	2nd Place
Friction	Madhavi Rachakonda class	1st Place
Hohokam Tools vs. Modern Tools	Sylvan LaRoche	1st Place
No More Excuses-Homework Paper Investigation	Jennifer Metzler class	2nd Place
Spinning Swings	Carson Gutenkunst	3rd Place
The Great Pencil Balancing Trick	Lily Cummins class	1st Place
Too Much Trash	Janine Malkin class	2nd Place
Water Loss in Leaves	Cleo Gelt	3rd Place

Lulu Walker Elementary School

Cookies Slam Dunk	Susan Luciano class	1st Place
One Little Seed	Nicolas Kelley	1st Place
Rise and Slime	Aurora Shepherd	3rd Place
So Many Chargers, So Little Time	Ethan Shepherd	3rd Place

Manzanita Elementary School

Hissers and Dubias: The Bacteria Test

Mrs. Maura Baker class

3rd Place

Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence K-8

Dirty and Clean Hands Experiment with Rice

Feven Afewerki class

1st Place

Mesquite Elementary School

Environmentally Safe Plastic From Milk	Leilani McComisky	3rd Place
Humps, Bumps, or Rumbles…Traffic Calming – Does it Work?	Kaylee Clor	1st Place
Ice Melters	Emma Hough	3rd Place
The Eggsperiment	Raphe Sherfield	3rd Place

Mountain Vista School

Plastic Milk	Rowen Egan	2nd Place
Touch Down – Our Amazing Sense of Touch	Christine Perryman Maki class	2nd Place

Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School

Arctic Animal Adaptation Exploration	Ms. Haley Jensen class	2nd Place
Bubblegum Bonanza	Ms. Nikki Bailey class	1st Place
The Scoop	Bode Buenger	3rd Place
Tooth EGGSperiment	Ms. Danielle De Alba class	3rd Place
Vanishing Vitamins	Kailyn Kleinburg	1st Place
Written Into Memory	Ms. Ashley Campos class	1st Place

Olsson homeschool

Magnetic life saver: Protecting astronauts from moon dust	Kent Olsson	1st Place
Octocopter’s mission: A drone that collects hot lava for space science	Ed Olsson	1st Place

Polk Home School

A Need for Speed

Lily Polk

1st Place

Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary

Brick By Brick

Andrew Banzhaf

3rd Place

Richard B. Wilson School

It’s Snot A Problem If You Don’t Touch Your Face	Ty Wayment	3rd Place
Magical Roofs	Amelia Meadows-Wallace	3rd Place

Robert Richardson Elementary School

Apple Mummies	Olivia Oswald	2nd Place
Dissolving Gummy Bears	Mrs. Jennifer Stretton class	2nd Place
Eyes or Ears? Which Way Do You Remember Best?	Mrs. Corrie Shaar class	2nd Place
It’s Eroding Away	Mrs. Michelle McWilliams class	3rd Place
The Plant Pollution Project	Mr. Lukas Maroney class	3rd Place

Rohrbach Redshift Academy

How does guitar sound change with cost? Using a spectrum analyzer to measure the sound of guitars of different prices.

Isaac Rohrbach

1st Place

Saint Joseph Catholic School

Don’t Be A Rookie, Bake the Perfect Cookie!	Rafael Meza	3rd Place
The Shhh…arpener Project	Ms. Eileen Miller class	3rd Place

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School

Can Video Games Be Good For You?	Zachary Daou	2nd Place
Dancing Electrons	Mrs. Emily Penning class	1st Place
Does Music Affect How we Concentrate?	David Cardenas	1st Place
Eating Iron	Katalina Maldonado	3rd Place
Electrical Conduction with Different Wire Size	Olivia Toureno	3rd Place
Home Sweet Home	Johnathan Raymond	1st Place
Strongest Starch	Mrs. Emily Penning class	2nd Place
The Crazy Slide Transportation- Mountain Engineering Project	Ms. Abigail Molina class	1st Place
The Floating Egg	Mrs. Yvette Urcadez class	2nd Place

Sam Hughes Elementary School

Are Cheap Sunglasses Blinding My Dad?	Simone Smith	1st Place
Carrot Crew: Finding the Right Sized Carrot	Jennifer Graber class	1st Place
Ready, Set, Melt! Which Type of Chocolate Melts Faster: Dark, Milk or White?	Jacob Douglas	3rd Place
Snuggles and Puggles	Rosie Newell	2nd Place
What Absorbs Heat Faster, Dirt or Water?	Mrs. Kathleen Patterson class	3rd Place

San Simon School BIE

Bubble-ology	John Patten	2nd Place
How To Build On Mars!	Ms. Pam Buchanan class	1st Place

Satori Charter School

Exploring plastic and magnetic properties to save the world’s ocean

Insee Ekstrom

1st Place

Senita Valley Elementary School

Battle of the Masks	Mrs. Brandi Sutterly class	3rd Place
Penguins and Gravitational Waves	Alper Guvenc	1st Place
Sink or Float	Ms. Shaylyn Grow class	3rd Place
The Water Bottle Holder 5000	Mrs. Maggie Gamble class	1st Place
What kind of Fabric Sticks to Cholla the Best?	Isabelle Lefforge	1st Place
Which Version of Building Blocks snap Together the Best?	Caleb Lefforge	1st Place

St. Cyril School

Wrath of the Mask

Ryan Douville

2nd Place

St. Michael’s School

Optimizing Your Zeer Pot

Helena Loewenstein

3rd Place

Sunrise Drive Elementary

Aerodynamics – The tail of my Kite	Amelie Puell	1st Place
Bouncy or Not	Aneira White	2nd Place
Cider Mysteries	Taric Bruckner	3rd Place
Cookies!	Liliana Ruiz	3rd Place
Jellyfish and Pollution	Nurhan Shirazi	2nd Place
The Dirtiest Area I Touch Everyday in my Classroom	Aaheli Shil	1st Place

Sycamore Elementary School

Can 2nd Graders Change Water Density	Kristy Gossen class	2nd Place
Candy Hearts Dissolve!	Jennifer Johnson class	2nd Place
Fun With Glow Stick Colors	Isabella Wilson	2nd Place
Ice, Ice, Baby	Mrs. Theresa Stone class	3rd Place
Movable Coat Rack	Emmalyn Hopper	3rd Place
Pictures or Music: Which Affects You More?	Evelyn Tosseth	1st Place
Power Punches: the physics of karate	Xander Powell	3rd Place
Sustainable Hair Gel	Torrin Potter	2nd Place
What Natural Preservatives Work Best?	Emily Kahl	2nd Place
What’s a Bird’s Favorite Color?	Gwendolyne Macias	1st Place
Will Buffelgrass Keep Plants From Growing	Anne Marie Wages	1st Place
Will Speed or Traction change using different gases in a Go Kart tire?	James Ferrin	2nd Place

Tanque Verde Elementary School

Do Cars Travel Different Distances on Different Textures?	Monet Pender	1st Place
Dog Fur, Dirt, and Dust Removal Tool	Kaylee Blotkamp, Ava Haggard	2nd Place
Life is Like a Box of Chocolates…Or is it?	Miss Stacy Marr class	1st Place
Snack Bot	Ryan Sutterly, Noah Burrows, Gerimiah Andrews	3rd Place
The Tragon (Trash Wagon)	Paige Trimble, Penelope Holland	3rd Place
Zoom Broom	Tinley Gooch	2nd Place

Tanque Verde Luthern Church Preschool

Will it Sink or float?

Amyra Kotadia, Jayneel Patel

1st Place

The Montessori Schoolhouse

Different Ways to Water Pothos

Alejandro Perez

3rd Place

Tucson Hebrew Academy

Flip Book Mania	Mrs. Jessica Robinson class	2nd Place
Here Comes the Sun!	Ms. Mollie Ramos class	1st Place
How Weight Affects Flight: Can It Go The Distance?	Mrs. Melissa Landau class	3rd Place
Juice Box Racers	Mrs. Stephanie Buchler class	1st Place
Stop, Drop, and Listen	Ms. Adina Karp class	2nd Place
The Giganto Slide Experiment: How to Dress for Maximum Speed	Ivan Moravec, Miles Hansen	1st Place

Twin Peaks Elementary School

Guinea Pig Maze	Jessica Holtrop Osuna	3rd Place
If I drink this water will it kill me?	Matthew Miller	1st Place
Kids Play Safe- Geofenced Scooter	Prajit Mani	2nd Place

Vail Academy and High School

What Foods Power a Potato Clock Better than a Potato

Hunter E. Woodworth

2nd Place

Ventana Vista Elementary

Desalination Of Ocean Water	Zeke Bialis	2nd Place
Mite-y Cockroaches	Mrs. Maura Baker class	2nd Place

Walter Douglas Elementary

Gummy Bears

Jessica Roberts class

2nd Place

Willcox Middle School

Florescent Flowers

Aleesa Sanchez

1st Place

Winifred Harelson Elementary School

A Salty Surprise	Harper McDermed	2nd Place
Bird Seed Preferences of Arizona Birds	Ashlyn Perkins	3rd Place
Colony Morphology: Identifying Microbial Diversity	Mrs. Susie Herman class	1st Place
For Nature By Nature: Can Desert Plants Stop Soil Erosion?	Mrs. Robyn Yewell class	1st Place
Javelina Javelin-A	Gavin Cook	1st Place
Pounds Per Square Inch and Bike Tire Speed	Violet Rambaud	3rd Place
Seedy Soccer: Which materials will prevent burs from the field on different textiles?	Mrs. Sarah Nystedt class	1st Place
The Homework Folder Reminder	Gabriel Mora	2nd Place
The Thorny Transplanter	Maizie McIntosh	3rd Place
What Will Slow Down Mold on Strawberries?	Audrey Mandel	1st Place

Winter Homeschool

Am I more dirty after a day at school?	Ella Winter	1st Place
Which substances on hands affect glucometer readings?	Lilah Winter	1st Place

Middle and High School Grand Awards (grades 6–12)

Academy of Mathematics and Science

Approachability based off body language	Ciylin Caid	3rd Place
Surface Bacteria	Kailee Lauscher	2nd Place

Agua Caliente Elementary School

Cartoon vs Photograph: How Images Affect Interest and Action in the Conservation of Eryngium Sparganophyllum	Noemi Celani	2nd Place
Tap vs. Bottled: Which Has Less Contaminants?	Nia Meredith	1st Place
What Lure Color is Best?	Miles Gerl	1st Place

Anza Trail Middle School

Trouble-chuting

Rome Sexton

2nd Place

BASIS Oro Valley

Slowing Down Ice Melt Using Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Eggshells Towards Mitigating Global Climate Crisis	Matthew Kim	3rd Place
Which treatments are most effective at improving cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients 50 years and older?	Daveena Biswas	3rd Place

BASIS Tucson North

Factors that affect Cancer Metastasis	Shivam Kedia	3rd Place
Packaging waste reduction: right-sized box packaging by using volume bounding box algorithm	Jimmy Kwon	1st Place

Bonita Elementary School – Willcox

Dirt Slide	Braeden Nielson	2nd Place
Don’t Blow it Regrow it	Emilia Warner	1st Place
Shake It	Mikaela McClaine	3rd Place

Booth-Fickett Math and Science Magnet School

Best Containers for Ice Cream	Dr. Adelle McNiece class	2nd Place
How does soda brand affect how fast it goes flat?	Dr. Adelle McNiece class	1st Place
How Does Your Age Affect Your Lung Size?	Dr. Adelle McNiece class	3rd Place
Natural Food Coloring	Ms. Jessica Gonzalez class	1st Place

Canyon del Oro High School

The Role of Hypoxia and Tyrosine Kinases on Breast Cancer Cell Migration

Zander Dickey

3rd Place

Catalina Foothills High School

Agrivoltaics in the Time of Water Restrictions	Henry Roth Gordon	1st Place
Assessing Urban vs. Rural Historical Temperature Trends	Emily Kamp, ASHLEY Mannenbach	3rd Place
Effects of Sceloporus virgatus (Striped Plateau Lizard) Cloacal Bacteria on Fungal Growth	Jeronimo Barela	1st Place
Hypo- and hyperglycemia Stimulate PKC-δ+ Neurons In The CEl	Zachary Keyes	2nd Place

Cibola High School

Comparison of Struvite and Chlorella vulgaris Solution to Phosphorus Water Pollution	Savannah Botello	1st Place
Kinetics of Polymer Degradation with Tenebrio Molitor – Using Mealworms to Stop Plastic Waste	Hailey Chulamorkodt	3rd Place
Seaweed BIochar Filtration	Cole Steinmetz	2nd Place
Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Tracking of SARS-CoV-2: Determining Unreported Cases and Clinical Data Lag Time	Quinn Nemeth	1st Place
Demographics of Vaccination Status	Amritjot Singh	1st Place
Reactive Nitrogen species: does it kill bacteria in wounds?	Brenna Aspinwall	3rd Place

City High School

An Emotional Solar Coaster

Ursula Denholm

2nd place

Colonel Smith Middle School – Ft. Huachuca

Don’t Eat Flies	Riley Northrup	3rd Place
Elevation Equals Energy	Abigail Bynum	3rd Place
Fun Fertilizers	Brayden Kamachi	2nd Place
pHan Pedro River	Cassandra Comolli	1st Place
UV n’ trouble? Nailed it!	Brennyn Livesey	3rd Place

Corona Foothills Middle School

Cat-A-Pult

Katie Hecht

3rd Place

Coronado K-8 School

Do Greenies actually clean our pet’s mouth	Penny Sinohui	1st Place
Mask Mania how do they protect?	Aaron Hanks	3rd Place
The effects of chicken sandwich packaging	Jack Pletnick	3rd Place

DeGrazia Elementary School

What’s in Your Water Arizona?

Alexander Hernandez

1st Place

Dodge Traditional Magnet Middle School

Flour Power	Samantha Beutel	2nd Place
Global Abundance of Microplastic in Beach Sands	Henry Root	1st Place
Mushrooms and Decomposition	Leela Rajagopal Ridgway	2nd Place

Doolen Middle School

Egg Sell-By Dates: Are They Accurate?	Chloe Howell	2nd Place
Equality in Hiring: How Gender Affects Hireability	Ella Stoddard	2nd Place
Escape the Maze: AI in Robotics	Olin Jones	3rd Place
Golf Clubs, Distance, Loft and Angle	Maxim Rutkowski, Cole Jenia	3rd Place
Measuring Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in Different Classrooms	Benjamin Wexler	1st Place
Pandemic Infection: An Analysis of How Germs Spread Through Different Forms of Greeting	Ben Brumley	3rd Place
Preventable Erosional Forces	Quinlan McCormick	2nd Place
Quality Masks	Alex Molina-Macholtz	2nd Place
Sound of Silence	Zachary Dye	1st Place
Sound vs. Materials	Aidan Fuller	1st Place
The Bright Green Hope: Does the Surface Area of the Container Matter in Growing Algae?	Ellen Dorsey-Sanchez	1st Place
The Effects of Desert Plant Extracts on Crickets	Sabrina Wexler	1st Place
What Items Can Deflect a Magnetic Field?	Oliver Mason	2nd Place
What Soil Types Resist Erosion the Most?	Mason Huey	2nd Place

Dove Mountain CSTEM School

Which Will Be The Berry Best vol. 2

Abigail Ditsch

2nd Place

Emily Gray Junior High – Top Middle School

A-Bird – Automated Bird Recognition Device	Finnegan McGill	1st Place
Beyond the Blaze	Ben Head	3rd Place
Chair Socks	Santino Celani	1st Place
Do Computers Run Better with Clean Air?	Grant Orvik	2nd Place
Hovercraft: The Scalloper	Logan Nielsen	2nd Place
How Mulch Does It Help?	Garrett Fry	3rd Place
Just Drain It!	Siena Contreras	1st Place
Silence is Golden	Savannah LaPorte	3rd Place
Solar Water Heater	Samantha Judnich	3rd Place
The Happiness Effect	Alex Provenzano	1st Place
The Solar-Cell	Gavin Panttila	2nd Place
What deters desert rodents best?	Calvin Driskill	1st Place

Empire High School

Horizontal Transmission of the Obligate Symbiont Burkholderia in the Leaf-Footed Bug, Leptoglossus zonatus (Hemiptera: Coreidae)	Isabelle Lopez	1st place
Plantibiotics	Dawson Jones	2nd Place
Which Food Source Makes The Biggest Hornworm?	Marisa Freeman	2nd Place
Which One is Better, Spray or Gel Hand Sanitizer?	Connor Homes	2nd Place

Eritrean Church

Performance of Trichoderma Fungi on Various African and Native Arizona Plants vs Control

Ms Danielle Corbett class

1st Place

Esmond Station Iron Horses K-8

Oxygen Through the Shell	Addison Robison	2nd Place
The Germination of Beans	Graciela Huerta	3rd Place
Unbelieva-bubble The Science of Soap Bubbles	Amelia Barrett	2nd Place

Esperero Canyon Middle School

Is is Possible to Use Mars to Live on Mars?

Ethan Bialis

3rd Place

Gowan Science Academy

Do Soil Biostimulants Produce Higher Crop Yields?	Melanie Moore	1st Place
Effect on Solar Cell Efficiency by a Magnifying Glass	Aiden Daniel	3rd Place
Harnessing the Saguaro Cactus to Treat Skin Infections – Antimicrobial Properties of the Carnegiea Gigantea Seed Extract	Samantha Chulamorkodt	1st Place
Nuts Battle Of the Kilocalories	Erick Figueroa orozco	2nd Place

Harvest Preparatory Academy (SARSEF Endorsed School) – Top High School

Antimicrobial Potentials of Ayurvedic Products Extracts and Streptomycin Against Necrosis Causing Bacteria in Saguaro Cactus.	Ana Navarro	2nd Place
CREATING ANTIMICROBIAL LIPSTICKS USING DYES FROM NATURAL SOURCES	Josselyn Hernandez	1st Place
EFFECTS OF LYSINE AND PHENYLALANINE ON THE GERMINATION AND GROWTH OF PHASEOLUS VULGARIS	Julissa Ceballos, Miranda Ruiz	3rd Place
ENGINEERING OF ANTIMICROBIAL BIOPLASTICS FROM INVASIVE ALGAE CAULERPA PROLIFERA, UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA, AND WASTE CORN COBS	Julianna Serna-Ortiz	1st Place
EXOGENEOUS NIACIN AND ZEAXANTHIN TREATMENT TO INCREASE THE STRESS TOLERANCE AND LIGHT ABSORBANCE CAPACITY OF MICROALGAE CHLORELLA VULGARIS UNDER AN ENGINEERED MARTIAN ENVIRONMENT	Christopher Miranda	1st Place
IMPROVING THE DENTAL HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH A TOOTHPASTE INFUSED WITH PSIDIUM GUAJAVA AND ACMELLA OLERACEA EXTRACTS AGAINST TOOTH DECAY CAUSING BACTERIA STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS	Ashley Valencia	1st Place
IMPROVING THE WATER POTABILITY OF WATER FOUNTAINS IN SAN LUIS, AZ USING CITRUS PEELS AND MORINGA SEEDS	Itzel Bustos	2nd Place
Investigating the Effects of Native Sonoran Desert Plants on Enhancing the Effects of Different Antibiotics Against E. coli	Andrea Romero	1st Place
MITIGATING OCEAN ACIDIFICATION BY INCREASING THE PHOTOSYNTHESIS RATE OF MACROALGAE ULVA LACTUCA USING PHYCOBILIN, CAROTENE, AND COUMARIN	Jimena Uribe Lin	3rd Place
OBSERVING THE EFFECTS OF ADDING BETA CAROTENE ON THE GROWTH OF MICROALGAE VIA SPECTROPHOTOMETRY	Mercedes Castro, Shantee Thomas	3rd Place
The Feasibility of Creating a Solar Panel that can Harness UV lights during Cloudy Days Using Luminescent Extracts from Agrowaste	Hannah Tapia	2nd place

Immaculate Heart Elementary and Middle School

Banana Bash	Paul Fellinger	3rd Place
Do You Collect More Rain By Walking Or Running?	So Jung Lee	3rd Place
Mo’ Rebounding, Mo’ Problems	Hunter Asplin, Luke Johnson	3rd Place
The Untold Truth Of A Shopping Cart	Ngoc Bui	1st Place

Immaculate Heart High School

The Effect of Landscape Gravel on Ambient Air, Surface, and Soil Temperature

Elizabeth Haloftis, Phuong Bui

2nd Place

International School of Tucson

What filtration material gives you the cleanest drinking water?	Rochelle Lauzon	1st Place
What Type of Egg Dissolves in Vinegar Faster?	Yuzuki Espinosa, Destani McKenna	3rd Place

Khalsa Montessori School

Perceiving Different English Accents	Fabiola Weiss-Cortes	2nd Place
Potato Plastic	Laszlo Thomas	3rd Place
Potato Power	Zarya Vinal	2nd Place
To Mulch Or Not To Mulch?	Clement Fleury	3rd Place
Working Out With Caffeine?	Pre Simonson	2nd Place

L. W. Cross Middle School

“Reely Easy” Automatic Reeling Device	Brandon Payne	1st Place
A World on Fire 2, How to replant forests after wildfires; like those in Australia and California and now here in Oro Valley?	Gabriel Vaughn	2nd Place
Innovating Solar Panels to Remotely Send Solar Energy	Juliet Iadevaia	1st Place
Lysol Spray vs Lysol Wipes Starring Money	Elle Lu Thompson	2nd Place
MiscO3nceptions of AQUEOUS OZONE	Hassan Lorenzo Lopez	2nd Place
Sensitive Plants	Vivienne Yewell	1st Place
Tech Suits, Are They Worth The Expense?	Jacinda Belle Jordison	1st Place
The Magnetic Free Fall Experiment	Sawyer Drake McDermed	1st Place
UAV Submarine	Augustus Mitchell	2nd Place
What Drug Use Effects Will Deter Middle Schoolers’ From Using Drugs?	Cecily May Stiening	1st Place

Legacy Traditional School

CSI Science: Blood Spatter And Its Patterns	Rebekah Humphries	2nd Place
Do Caterpillars have a Color Preference?	Austin Axtell	2nd Place
Puncture Proof??	Morgan Garcia	2nd Place

Mica Mountain High School

Craquelure Classification of European Regional Paintings Using Convolutional Neural Network

Mason Fosdick

3rd Place

Mountain Vista School

Musicians and Lung Capacity	Mylee Hendrix	3rd Place
Salt and Water	Kadyn Husted	2nd Place

Nelson Home School

Analysis of pollen-pistil interactions to model reproductive thermotolerance in tomato

Alexander Nelson

1st Place

Olsson homeschool

Are There Native Fish in La Milagrosa Canyon?

Wade Olsson

1st Place

Orange Grove Middle School

Investigating Biophilia: Do Plant or Water Images Reduce Stress?

Sophie Roth Gordon

1st Place

Our Mother of Sorrows

Mad Magler	Sophia Washburn	3rd Place
Scoliosis Super Shirt	Mallory McRee	1st Place
Solar Panel Energy Generation	Jamison Ramsower	3rd Place
Sunny Shade	Jennifer Coronato	2nd Place

Pistor Middle School

A Pocket Sized Alert	Jacob “JJ” Valenzuela	3rd Place
Are More Expensive Acrylic Paints Better?	Natalia Nunez	3rd Place
Total Meltdown	Joel Perez-Garcia	3rd Place

Presidio School

Homemade Battery

Sajjad Al-Sinayyid

3rd Place

Quest for Education and Arts

Nouveau-AI-Plastic-Degen: A novel approach using AI-based enzyme engineering to design New and Highly Efficient Marine Plastic Degrading Enzymes	Arjun Gupta	1st Place
Stressing Out?	Linnea Thim	3rd Place

Rincon Vista Middle School

Effects of Fundamental Motion Patterns on VR Cybersickness

Okan Guvenc

2nd Place

Robert Richardson Elementary School

Collect the rain and you’ll make a great plain	Isla Young, Jaelyn Foster, Janisa Yanez	2nd Place
Two Story indoor planter	Santiago Racina	3rd Place

Rohrbach Redshift Academy

What can we learn about spacecraft design from commercial electronics? Exposing commercial electronics to alpha particles emitted from a uranium ore sample.

Samuel Rohrbach

1st Place

Sahuarita High School

Distribution of Oak Tree species in Southeastern Arizona

Mr. Gavin Lehr class

2nd Place

Saint Joseph Catholic School

There and Back Again – A Seedling’s Tale

Katya Stickney

1st Place

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School

Helpful or Harmful?

Addison Cummings

3rd Place

San Luis High School

How Does The Use of NSAIDs Affect Empathy?

Itzel Andrade, Jesus Cadena

2nd Place

San Simon School BIE

Why Do Some Fruits Turn Brown?	Ms. Pam Buchanan class	2nd Place
Yummy Juice Balls: The Science of Spherification	Lynnae Eleando	1st Place

Satori Charter School

Could Superworms Solve Our Pollution Problem?

Matheo Richman

2nd Place

SEAS Catholic School

Can’t Stand the Heat? Get out of the Solar Oven!	Elizabeth Ennis	2nd Place
Do athletes have better lung capacity than non-athletes?	Danny Green	2nd Place
DRAG ME DOWN	Justin Dinh	3rd Place

Sonoran Science Academy – Davis Monthan

Automatic Dog Door Using an Arduino

Erica Highlander, Bea Goco

2nd Place

Sonoran Science Academy – East

Fibonacci In Nature	Zane Martin	3rd Place
The Musical Heart	Maya Rocha	3rd Place

St. Cyril School

Cool Cleats: Solutions to Keep Feet Cool in Soccer Cleats	Molly Murry	2nd Place
Do different shade of eyes see illusions differently?	Juani Niyonkuru	1st Place
Does the amount of sleep you get affect your memory	Soleil Bonneau, Caden White	3rd Place
Find Your Focus	Cecilia Gaspers	3rd Place
Liar Liar Pants on Fire	Reagan Burgle	1st Place
Screens: How Do They Affect Your Sleep?	Natalie Sivilli	3rd Place
Self-Cleaning Birdcage	Alanna Lopez-Adkins	3rd Place
Stealth: They Never Saw It Coming!	Taran Hogan	1st Place
The Leader of the Pack: an observational study of captive African Wild Dogs	Jackson Lipsy	1st Place
The Stress Test: The Impact of Stress on Body Temperature	Mia Thomas, Isabella Murphy	2nd Place
Waiting for the Floods	Catherine Sztan	1st Place

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School

Are Child Proof Locks Really Child Proof?	Isabella Alvarez	3rd Place
Can Sheep Recognize “Ewe”?	Giada Freeman	3rd Place
Curveball!	Mauricio Hernandez	2nd Place
Different type of music and its effect on burning calories	Natalie Chavez	3rd Place
Do Different Types of Sunscreens Matter?	Lucas Freeman	2nd Place
Does A Specific Colored Surface Affect Bacterial Growth?	Maria Mexia	2nd Place
Does Fed Bacteria Produce More Energy than Unfed Bacteria?	Aiden Evangelista	3rd Place
Does Highlighting Actually Help?	Taryn Stevenson	1st Place
Does noise affect coordination?	Kiley Nguyen	3rd Place
Gas in Drinks	McKenzie Avelar	3rd Place
How do different genres of music (rock, country, hip hop, and electronic) affect heart rate?	Emily Olsen	3rd Place
Lettuce eat salad	Kelsie Harrison	2nd Place
Muffin Makin’	Kianna Alvarez	3rd Place
Tamarix v. Native Plants	Coco Moreno	1st Place
Water in your ears?	Olivia Taylor	2nd Place
Which Brand of Leg Protection Boot gives my horse his Best Performance?	Ramsey Harrison	2nd Place
Which Swimsuit Makes You Faster In The Water	Eamon McCallen	2nd Place

St. Michael’s School

Double the Light Double the Power!	Oliver Lewis	1st Place
How Protected Are You?	Max Puntenney	1st Place
What Effect Does Color Have On Urban Temperatures?	Zoe Ana Brosanders	2nd Place
What Protects Plants From Acid Rain the Best?	Claire Zeiller	3rd Place

Sunnyside High School

Antibiotic Activity in Soil Bacteria	Cynthia Bujanda class	1st Place
Effects of stimulated drug addiction on the neural spike activity of Gromphadorhina portentosa and their applications in the identification and treatment of addictions	Victor Vigbedorh, Joann Valenzuela	2nd Place
Exploration of Chaotic Orbits Using the Lyapunov Exponent in the Restricted Three-Body Problem	Yaritza Durazo	1st Place

Tanque Verde Elementary School

Are Magnets Affected by Temperature?	Jackson Guerrero	3rd Place
Go Solar	Elijah Moe	1st Place
Goal Rebounder	Mackenzie Sutterly, Zoe Rowden	3rd Place
How to Save Half an Avocado	Remi Johnson, Holland Nye	3rd Place
If you Play Sports are your Reflexes Different than if you Don’t Play Sports?	Aubrey Skaggs	3rd Place
Manpower VS Machine: Laundry Edition	Shannon Martinez	2nd Place
The Chicken Cooler	Noah McGill, Luca McGill	1st Place
What Color are Bees Most Attracted to?	Natalie Pacios, Charlotte Harris	3rd Place

Tanque Verde High School

Rare Immune Cells Significantly Associated with Severe COVID-19 Cases

Karah Mayer

1st Place

The Gregory School

Effect of Velvet Mesquite Trees on Tucson’s Urban Climate	Mrs. Kelly Smith class	3rd Place
Impact of a Changing Climate	Mrs. Kelly Smith class	1st Place
Tucson’s Urban Heat a Material Science Investigation	Mrs. Kelly Smith class	1st Place
Water Usage in Restaurants	Sage McClure	1st Place

The Montessori Schoolhouse

HOW TO REUSE DISHWATER TO WATER PLANTS

Lilie Lavo

3rd Place

Tucson High Magnet School

Cockroaches on Caffeine: Behavioral analysis of the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach(Gromphadorhina portentosa) after a long term Caffeine Supplemented Diet.	Liam Superville, Adrian Miller	2nd Place
Socially Exposed: Investigating the relationship between the social behaviors of mammals and their viral exposure.	Jessamine Tadeo	1st place
The Cheapette: An Affordable Micropipette For The Masses	Charles Becker	1st Place

Twin Peaks Elementary School

Acids and Bases	Mateo Berry, Elias Berry	1st Place
Aqua Shock	Ryan Boyle, Hudson Hamilton	3rd Place
Chlorophyll Properties – Same or Different?	Anna Zhilina	3rd Place
SARSEF Bridge Engineering Project	Tyler Mann	1st Place

University High School – Top High School

A preliminary study into rapidly deployable barrier systems using origami techniques	Alex Woodford	2nd Place
Bilingualism’s Effect on Memory	Kristin Jung, Karen Nguyen	2nd Place
Comparing Different Machine Learning Approaches to Assess Frailty Among Geriatric Patients Using Upper-Extremity Function	Ananya Munjal	3rd Place
Contemporary and Projected Climate Changes across the Southwestern United States Relative to the Last 24,000 Years	Nathaniel van der Leeuw, Lily Wood	1st Place
Effectiveness of sous vide cooking with sunlight	Rohan Rajagopal	3rd Place
Effects of the ratio of xanthan gum to oat and tapioca starch flour on the density of gluten free bread as compared to glutinous white bread	Adelaide Glockner, Trey Harrison, Kevin Bates	2nd Place
Effects of Varying Processes on Camellia Sinensis on Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast Growth	Audrey Juneman	3rd Place
Effects on Lavandula Angustifolia and Mentha Piperita Essential Oils on Epipremnum Aureum Radicle Growth	Lily Martinovich	3rd Place
Effects on Lumbricina Diet in Relation to Soil Nutrients (pH) and group mass	Nereyda Retana	3rd Place
Finding the Relationship Between Strength in the Barbell Bench Press and the Dumbbell Bench Press	Alex Brewton	3rd Place
Hedgehog Signaling Mediates the Dysregulation of Adrenocorticotropin Hormone Secretion and Somatostatin Receptor Expression in Cushing’s Disease	Saptarshi Mallick	1st Place
Identifying Likely Active Binding Pockets in all Human Proteins	Elliot Wheeler, Marta Wrzeszcz	1st Place
Investigation of Retinal Energetics with Novel OPLS Force Fields Applied to a Full-Retinylidene System	Nathan Kuo, Jade Kuan	2nd Place
Music preferences during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: How countries reacted to a changing world	Patricio Madera Tejeda	2nd Place
Quantifying and Interpreting Bias Towards the Perception of Immigrants	Devak Shah, Nicolas Rivera	3rd Place
The Effect of Various Over-the-Counter Pharmaceuticals on Phaseolus vulgaris Pinto Group Growth	Amber Li	3rd Place
The effects of artificial stimulation of motor neurons in the face on emotions.	Aubrey kopp, diego Gonzalez	1st Place
The Effects of Common Substances Found in Urban Runoff on the CO2 Intake and Productivity of Brassica Oleracea Var. Sabellica	Brooklyn Faye Piscitelli, Clara Rocha	3rd Place
The Effects of Ebullition on the Corolla of a Flower to Produce Paint	Lilly Kornfeld, Taylor Kleefeld	3rd Place
The evaluation of potential ion toxicity (ppm/ppb) within personal care products	Sierra Titus, Aria Eyde, Ava Garcia	2nd Place
The influence of LED lights on Acheta domesticus compared to the ways in which Noctuidae and Drepanidae are attracted to light.	Mercedes Shay	2nd Place

Vail Academy and High School

Genetic Algorithms in Falling Paper	Hyrum Powell, Dominic Williams	2nd Place
Let’s Get Down to the Nitty Gritty	Isabel Dancil, Lauren Thomas	1st Place
Robot Wheels vs Nature	Benjamin J. Patla	1st Place
Sounds, Pictures, and Memory	Curtis Rawlings	2nd Place
What is the Best Alternate Football to NFL Cowhide Footballs?	Matthew Bissi	3rd Place

Vail Innovation Center

Exploring the Visualization of ASMR Sounds Using a Tonoscope and Chladni Plate

Sebastian Cooksey

1st Place

Valencia Middle School

What does sand have to do with a horse’s colon?

Kash Horn

3rd Place

Veritas Academy

Aloe Vera Flower Stalk: A Novel Packing Material

Abigail Amante

2nd Place

Veritas Christian Community School

Radiation Revelations

Isabell Gavin

3rd Place

Willcox Middle School

FLAT!	Mark Wilson	1st Place
Weld it	Nathan Riggs	1st Place

Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Do Dogs Have a Paw Preference Like Humans?	Hayli Knight	2nd Place
Game Time	Brayden Carr, Dominick SanAngelo, Jackson Cole	2nd Place
Introverts vs Extroverts: What Do You Recall?	Mrs Lindsay Wong class	1st Place
Sanitizer Wars	Jaxyn DeCastro	2nd Place
What’s In Your Wallet?	Mrs Lindsay Wong class	1st Place

Woodard Junior High School

Effects of Heat Stress on a Patient with Salt-wasting Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Alexis Batres

3rd Place

Top Awards (All grade levels)

BASIS Tucson North

Packaging waste reduction: right-sized box packaging by using volume bounding box algorithm

Jimmy Kwon

Raytheon Excellence in Engineering Design Scholarship

Catalina Foothills High School

Agrivoltaics in the Time of Water Restrictions	Henry Roth Gordon	TEP Bright Mind Award
Effects of Sceloporus virgatus (Striped Plateau Lizard) Cloacal Bacteria on Fungal Growth	Jeronimo Barela	Wallace Foundation’s Excellence in Critical Thinking

Cienega High School

Demographics of Vaccination Status

Amritjot Singh

APS Foundation Award

City High School

An Emotional Solar Coaster

Ursula Denholm

Simon Strauss Engineering Award

Dodge Traditional Magnet Middle School

Global Abundance of Microplastic in Beach Sands

Henry Root

TEP Brilliant Mind Award

Emily Gray Junior High – Top Middle School

A-Bird – Automated Bird Recognition Device

Finnegan McGill

Broadcom Coding with Commitment, APS Exceptional Engineering Design

Gowan Science Academy

Harnessing the Saguaro Cactus to Treat Skin Infections – Antimicrobial Properties of the Carnegiea Gigantea Seed Extract

Samantha Chulamorkodt

DoD STEM Leadership Prize

Harvest Preparatory Academy (SARSEF Endorsed School) – Top High School

Investigating the Effects of Native Sonoran Desert Plants on Enhancing the Effects of Different Antibiotics Against E. coli	Andrea Romero	SARSEF Foundation Scholarship Excellence in Research
IMPROVING THE DENTAL HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH A TOOTHPASTE INFUSED WITH PSIDIUM GUAJAVA AND ACMELLA OLERACEA EXTRACTS AGAINST TOOTH DECAY CAUSING BACTERIA STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS	Ashley Valencia	ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship, Roche Diagnostics Tom Grogan Award for Scientific Excellence
EXOGENEOUS NIACIN AND ZEAXANTHIN TREATMENT TO INCREASE THE STRESS TOLERANCE AND LIGHT ABSORBANCE CAPACITY OF MICROALGAE CHLORELLA VULGARIS UNDER AN ENGINEERED MARTIAN ENVIRONMENT	Christopher Miranda	Jack Johnson Arizona Excellence in Science Award, ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship
ENGINEERING OF ANTIMICROBIAL BIOPLASTICS FROM INVASIVE ALGAE CAULERPA PROLIFERA, UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA, AND WASTE CORN COBS	Julianna Serna-Ortiz	ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship, Roche Diagnostics Best of Chemical and Material Sciences Award

J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School

Say Watt!

Jessica Wendt class

Caterpillar Foundation’s Building Arizona’s Future Award

L. W. Cross Middle School

A World on Fire 2, How to replant forests after wildfires; like those in Australia and California and now here in Oro Valley?

Gabriel Vaughn

Lemelson Early Inventor Prize

Nelson Home School

Analysis of pollen-pistil interactions to model reproductive thermotolerance in tomato

Alexander Nelson

Alex and Winn Lindsay Award, ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa

Quest for Education and Arts

Nouveau-AI-Plastic-Degen: A novel approach using AI-based enzyme engineering to design New and Highly Efficient Marine Plastic Degrading Enzymes

Arjun Gupta

ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa

Satori Charter School

Exploring plastic and magnetic properties to save the world’s ocean

Insee Ekstrom

TEP Brilliant Mind Award

Sunnyside High School

How does the presence of plants around a trap affect the number of bees collected?	Kayo Haven, Ramon Armando Martinez-Celaya, Adrianna Castro	Pima Community College Foundation Top STEM Student of Promise
Exploration of Chaotic Orbits Using the Lyapunov Exponent in the Restricted Three-Body Problem	Yaritza Durazo	ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship

Tanque Verde High School

Rare Immune Cells Significantly Associated with Severe COVID-19 Cases

Karah Mayer

ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship, Roche Diagnostics Best of Cellular & Microbiological Sciences Award

Tucson High Magnet School

The Cheapette: An Affordable Micropipette For The Masses

Charles Becker

Raytheon Excellence in Engineering Design Scholarship

University High School – Top High School

Contemporary and Projected Climate Changes across the Southwestern United States Relative to the Last 24,000 Years	Nathaniel van der Leeuw, Lily Wood	ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship
Identifying Likely Active Binding Pockets in all Human Proteins	Elliot Wheeler, Marta Wrzeszcz	Caterpillar Foundation’s Building Arizona’s Future Award
Comparing Different Machine Learning Approaches to Assess Frailty Among Geriatric Patients Using Upper-Extremity Function	Ananya Munjal	Roche Diagnostics Best of Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences Award
Hedgehog Signaling Mediates the Dysregulation of Adrenocorticotropin Hormone Secretion and Somatostatin Receptor Expression in Cushing’s Disease	Saptarshi Mallick	SARSEF Foundation Scholarship Excellence in Research, 2022 Regeneron Biomedical Science Award

Vail Academy and High School

Solar Power Heater	Amara Perez	TEP Top Middle School Project Award
Baking Soda vs. Baking Powder	Hayley Carpenter	Pima Community College Foundation Top STEM Student of Promise

Top Teacher Awards

Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering

Adam Norzagaray

Ana Castro-Eubanks

Cindy Adkins

Cindy Bujanda

Dan McAlees

Elisabeth Gingrich

Ellen Samuelsen

Heather Madrigal

Jackie Nichols

Janine Malkin

Jennifer Kaste

Jessica Caramella

Laura Miller

Lisa Baker

Mandi Cordell

MariAnn Slater

Michael Frank

Monique Berry-Kelley

Oguz Guvenc

Pam Buchanan

Pam McGuire

Perla Villa

Rebecca Bhasme

Robyn Yewell

Tara Archuleta

Ty White

Verdean Smith

Yvonne Youngquist

SARSEF Champion Educator of Science and Engineering

Alexandria Vaughn

Alfred Santos

Annette Koweek

Deb Goepfrich

Elyse Wexler

Jaime Camero

Jennifer Metzler

Lisa Nielson

Patricia Garcia

Rita Wilhite

Rosina West

Vicki Peterson

SARSEF Endorsed Teacher Award

Cindy Bujanda

LeeAnn Howell

Treasures 4 Teachers of Tucson Membership Award

Brenda Lundt

CIndy Bujanda

Feven Afewerki

Georgina Matzkin

Ivan Yocum

Jocelyn Smerz

Kelly Milani

Mister Ben Collinsworth

Steve Beall

Ty White

White Stallion Ranch Teacher Excellence Award

Ms. Dee Padilla

Your Guide to Fair Week 2022

The SARSEF Regional Fair is upon us once again! Registration is now closed for this event, and there are 1,500 student projects waiting in the wings to premiere at the virtual exhibit hall on February 26th! Consider this you go-to guide of what to expect for Fair Week 2022.

February 21-25 – Display and Safety Checks

All projects will undergo Display and Safety checks to ensure compliance with Fair rules. Registrants will be emailed information on how to review project submissions and submit any changes that are necessary.

February 26 – Virtual Exhibit Hall Goes Live

The virtual exhibit hall will go live. You can begin browsing the over 1,500 student projects that advanced to the Regional Fair this year! Judges will begin reviewing projects in preparation for judging and interview days.

VISIT THE VIRTUAL FAIR

Monday, February 28 – Elementary School (PreK-5) Judging and Interviews

Judging will take place online an over Zoom from 11:00a – 1:00p. Then, Elementary School students will have an opportunity to be interviewed by judges over Zoom from 1:00p-4:00p. Students must have an adult nearby in order to be interviewed. Interviews at this level are not required and do not factor into judging. They are for experience only for young researchers to talk about their science!

Tuesday, March 1 – Middle School (6-8) Judging and Interviews

Judging will take place online an over Zoom from 8:00a – 10:00a. Then, Middle School students will have an opportunity to be interviewed by judges over Zoom from 10:00a-2:00p. Students must have an adult nearby in order to be interviewed. Interviews at this level are not required and do not factor into judging. They are for experience only for young researchers to talk about their science!

Wednesday, March 2 – High School (9-12) Part 1 Judging and Interviews

Judging and interviews will take place throughout the day for categories based on the following schedule. Interviews are required at this level and students should plan to be available for the entire interview block.

9:00a-11:00a Interviews (8:00a-12:00p Judging)

Animal Science, Biochemical Science and Bioengineering, Cellular and Molecular Biology

11:00a-2:00p Interviews (10:00a-3:00p Judging)

Behavioral and Social Science, Earth and Environmental Science

1:00p-3:00p Interviews (12:00p-4:00p Judging)

Chemical and Material Science, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

HIGH SCHOOL INTERVIEW INSTRUCTIONS

Thursday, March 3 – High School (9-12) Part 2 Judging and Interviews

9:00a-11:00a Interviews (8:00a-12:00p Judging)

Energy and Environmental Engineering, Microbiology

11:00a-2:00p Interviews (10:00a-3:00p Judging)

Health and Biomedical Science, Plant Science

1:00p-3:00p Interviews (12:00p-4:00p Judging)

Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics, Robotics and Computer Science

HIGH SCHOOL INTERVIEW INSTRUCTIONS

Friday, March 4 – Winners List Posted

Award winners lists will be posted on the Fair website on Friday. These lists will just signify to teachers, students, and schools that an award has been won, but will not specify what is the name of the award. It will also let you know which Awards Ceremony(ies) you should attend.

Saturday, March 5 – Community STEM Expo and Awards Ceremonies

Regardless of whether a project won or not, everyone should plan on attending the combination Community STEM Expo and Awards Ceremonies at Reid Park from 9:00a-4:30p on Saturday. All Southern Arizona families are invited as there should be something for everyone! Bring your own blankets and chairs for awards ceremony seating, and enjoy the exhibitors, entertainment, and food trucks!

What You Can Expect

Dozens of hands-on STEM activities from exhibitors from 9:00a-3:00p
The SARSEF Innovators Hall, where attendees can explore student projects from the 2022 Fair
SARSEF Science Mart for all of your STEM swag needs
Town Hall where any student that has done research this year, teacher, or Fair judge can claim a gift
Scavenger Hunt for families to explore the exhibitors and claim a prize upon completion
Onstage live entertainment including three awards ceremonies for the Fair
Sweet and savory Food Trucks from 11:00a-3:00p
Plenty of room for outdoor seating on the grass in front of the amphitheater (bring your own blankets and chairs)

Schedule

9:00a-3:00p STEM exhibitor booths open
10:00a Elementary Grand Awards Ceremony
12:00p Sponsored Awards Ceremony (all grades)
3:00p Middle and High School Grand Awards Ceremony
11:00a-3:00p Food trucks open

The Awards Ceremonies will not be live-streamed this year. Please plan to attend in-person! If you are unable to do so, unclaimed awards will be delivered to schools in the coming weeks. Full awards lists will be posted on the website Wednesday, March 9th.

Note on COVID-19: We are aware of the continued spread of COVID-19. We have chosen to hold this event outside in the open air to mitigate the spread of infection and allow plenty of room for physical distancing. We highly encouraged all attendees to be fully vaccinated whenever possible. Masks are highly encouraged at this event and required inside the Innovators Hall tent. Please stay home if you’re experiencing symptoms of illness. We will continue to monitor Pima County infection rates and will update our plans for this event accordingly.

Enjoy Fair Week and congratulations to all of our young scientists and engineers!

SARSEF Community STEM Expo

2022 SARSEF Regional Science and Engineering Fair to hold Community STEM Expo Outdoors at Reid Park

On March 5^th, from 9:00a-4:30p, SARSEF will host a Community STEM Expo in conjunction with the Awards Ceremonies for the 67^th Annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair. All Southern Arizona families are invited to attend. They will engage in hands-on science, mingle with professional scientists and engineers, and celebrate the research conducted by thousands of Arizona students this school year!

This year’s Community STEM Expo is modeled after the “Future Innovators Night” of years past. This beloved event could not be held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While not feasible to return to a fully in-person Fair Week in 2022, we have maintained virtual project judging and student interviews, but reimagined Future Innovators Night in an outdoor venue, allowing for increased safety and physical distancing. Paired with the Fair Awards Ceremonies, this event has become a celebration of current and future innovators to the fullest degree.

Join us on March 5^th at the Georges DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center in Reid Park for a day of family STEM fun and festivities!

What You Can Expect

Dozens of hands-on STEM activities from exhibitors from 9:00a-3:00p
The SARSEF Innovators Hall, where attendees can explore student projects from the 2022 Fair
SARSEF Science Mart for all of your STEM swag needs
Town Hall where any student that has done research this year, teacher, or Fair judge can claim a gift
Scavenger Hunt for families to explore the exhibitors and claim a prize upon completion
Onstage live entertainment including three awards ceremonies for the Fair
Sweet and savory Food Trucks from 11:00a-3:00p
Plenty of room for outdoor seating on the grass in front of the amphitheater (bring your own blankets and chairs)

Schedule

9:00a-3:00p STEM exhibitor booths open
10:00a-11:00a Elementary Grand Awards Ceremony
11:15a Stories That Soar
12:00p-1:30p Sponsored Awards Ceremony (all grades)
2:00p Mariachi Salvajes
3:00p-4:30p Middle and High School Grand Awards Ceremony
11:00a-3:00p Food trucks open

Note on COVID-19: We are aware of the continued spread of COVID-19. We have chosen to hold this event outside in the open air to mitigate the spread of infection and allow plenty of room for physical distancing. We highly encouraged all attendees to be fully vaccinated whenever possible. Masks are highly encouraged at this event and required inside the Innovators Hall tent. We will continue to monitor Pima County infection rates and will update our plans for this event accordingly.

Judging registration for the 67th SARSEF Regional Science & Engineering Fair is open!

As our 67th annual SARSEF Regional Science and Engineering Fair approaches, we hope you will consider encouraging and rewarding students for their science and engineering by judging at the SARSEF Fair during the week of February 28, 2022.

Highlights for the 67th annual SARSEF Fair Week

Similar to 2021, all judging will take place virtually on the SARSEF Fair platform as well as on Zoom.
You will be asked to attend one of our judge training sessions before the fair to ensure you have the information you need to be comfortable and confident during Fair Week. You will be sent a link with information on how to sign up for a session once you are registered as a judge.
Starting Saturday, February 26, you will be able to review projects online at your convenience.
Judging team caucuses and student interviews will occur all in one day depending on the grade level and/or category.
Judges have the flexibility to serve on more than one team if they are interested in judging on multiple days.
Though judging will occur virtually, we do have some in-person events for Fair Week 2022. Each evening, there will be a judges’ Happy Hour at a specific location in Tucson. We encourage you to come mingle with your Judging Team to celebrate students conducting research!
The ultimate celebration will occur on Saturday, March 5th, when we invite students, teachers, families, judges, and community members to come together for a Community STEM Festival and Awards Ceremonies at the Georges DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center at Reid Park in Tucson, AZ.

Judging Schedule for 2022 SARSEF Fair Week

Monday, February 28, 2022 – Elementary School Judging and Interviews
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 – Middle School Judging and Interviews
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 – High School Judging and Interviews (1/2 of the categories)
Thursday, March 3, 2022 – High School Judging and Interviews (remaining categories)

Register today

Qualifications for judging varies by grade level.

Southern Arizona High School Students Compete for $5 Million in Awards and Prizes at International Science Fair

Press Release – PDF

June 8, 2021

In May, eight Southern Arizona students competed as finalists at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) for $5 million in awards and prizes. The students qualified to participate in the competition at the SARSEF Regional Science and Engineering Fair.

Regeneron ISEF 2021 included 1,833 finalists representing 49 states and 64 countries from across the world. This year marked the first time in the competition’s more than 70-year history that the event took place virtually.

Of the eight Southern Arizona students who competed at Regeneron ISEF, six won awards. You can find the full list of finalists below:

Aaron Trinh, Grade 12

Canyon del Oro High School, Tucson, AZ

Project Title: The Feasibility of the Extraction of (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enal from Cinnamomum cassia Bark Using Water and Aqueous Ethanol as Solvents in Distillation

Alexander C Nelson, Grade 11

Nelson Home School, Tucson, AZ

Project title: mRNA Sequence Analysis to Determine Genes Causing Unilateral Incompatibility in S. lycopersicum and S. pennellii

Winner of a University of Arizona $10,000 Renewable Scholarship

Amanda R Whalen, Grade 12

Veritas Christian Community School, Sierra Vista, AZ

Project Title: Making a Saguaro H.A.W.T. (Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine)

Winner of an ASU Renewable Scholarship and a University of Arizona $10,000 Renewable Scholarship

Andrea Romero, Grade 10

Harvest Preparatory Academy, Yuma, AZ

Project Title: Effects of Prosopis glandulosa leave Extract on Lowering the Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli, Sarcina lutea, and Staphylococcus Epidermidis

Winner of a University of Arizona $10,000 Renewable Scholarship

Esha Mathur, Grade 12

University High School, Tucson, AZ

Project Title: Prophages Within Symbiotic and Free-Living Terrestrial Cyanobacteria

Winner of a University of Arizona $10,000 Renewable Scholarship

Ethan Lee, Grade 12

University High School, Tucson, AZ

Project Title: Fabrication of a Bioprinted Scaffold Cuff: Implications for Tissue Engineering of an Implantable Organ

Isabel Ross, Grade 11

Cienega High School, Vail, AZ

Project Title: Green Infrastructure Impacts on Carbon Cycling: Evaluating Changes in Soil Microbial Composition and Function

Winner of a University of Arizona $10,000 Renewable Scholarship

Karah Mayer, Grade 11

Tanque Verde High School, Tucson, AZ

Project Title: In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patient Tissue, UG Rich RNA Is Not Preferentially Soluble as Predicted

Winner of an ASU Renewable Scholarship and a University of Arizona $10,000 Renewable Scholarship

For more information about the students’ work and accomplishments, contact SARSEF COO Julie Euber at julie@sarsef.org.

Media Contact:

Julie Euber, COO

SARSEF

812-340-8663

julie@sarsef.org

How SARSEF Built and Ran a Virtual Science and Engineering Fair

COVID-19, Virtual Science Fairs, and the Hybrid Events on the Horizon

As we wrap up our 66th Annual SARSEF Science and Engineering Fair–our first ever fully virtual fair–we’re reflecting on the advantages and disadvantages of holding an entirely virtual event. The decision to pivot to a 100% virtual fair was out of community responsibility and concern for public health due to the coronavirus pandemic, however, through revisiting and rethinking our structure to work in a virtual environment, we have learned some benefits that virtual projects bring to the table. We wanted to share our methods here in order to help other fairs and similar science education events as they put their own plans in place. Moving forward, we are also being thoughtful about what new methods we’d like to keep as we may head toward hybrid events in the future. If you have any questions, we are more than happy to be a resource.

SARSEF Fair – Background on a Typical Year

For a little bit of background, our fair is typically four days long. On Wednesday of fair week, projects are set up by teachers, fair directors, school administrators, parents, and students depending on each school’s preference. Typically, we have around 2,000 projects that need to be set up.

On Thursday, judging takes place. Typically, pre-k through fifth-grade projects are judged without the students present, and middle school (6-8) and high school students are interviewed by the judges. Middle school interviews are optional and high school interviews are required. We give out grand awards with a cash prize in every category and around 450 sponsored awards every year.

Friday is an open house when the public visits to see the projects- particularly field trips. At night we have Future Innovators Night in the project hall which includes around 50 booths by local organizations offering hands-on science activities for families free of charge. Usually, around 4,000 people attend. At the same time Future Innovators Night is held, a concurrent donor appreciation event is held overlooking the project hall to thank donors and bring in new prospects. Typically, 150 attend.

On Saturday, we have an elementary school award ceremony in the morning and the middle school/high school award ceremony in the afternoon.

SARSEF Fair 2020 – Pivoting a Fair

Photo by Danielle Fowler

The week before our fair in mid-March of 2020, we were under the impression that we would be able to keep the same fair schedule. Over the weekend prior to the fair, the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus became more recognized throughout the country.

Each day as news of the pandemic circulated and updated precautions were announced, we recognized that we needed to modify the fair and began devising a plan that would minimize crowds but preserve the core mission of the fair- to encourage and reward the young scientists and engineers of Southern Arizona. We decided to still allow judging to happen in the safest way possible and to then cancel any other events that would bring large crowds together. We used social distancing and also held virtual interviews for out-of-town communities so that they could avoid travel but still participate remotely. After the fair, we set up a contactless pickup system for teachers and parents to pick up their students’ awards from our office. To read more about our 2020 Fair, check out our previous blog post.

SARSEF Fair 2021 – Crafting A Fully Virtual Fair

As it became clear the pandemic would be with us for a while, we began planning for a fully virtual fair for 2021. From the outset, we knew we wanted a virtual platform that would allow for a similar viewing of all projects in a virtual exhibit hall. Our Event Manager researched and demo-ed over twenty different event management platforms to gather research about what already existed in this space. Instead of attempting to show a simulated physical space in a digital environment, our designers envisioned a virtual space where each project had a card with minimal information that you could click on to open the project page/presentation. From the exhibit hall, viewers could see hundreds of projects, but also narrow down their selections by grade, category, or search for keywords. We built schoolfairs.sarsef.org as a prototype for our regional fair to allow schools to hold their fairs free-of-charge and familiarize themselves with a virtual fair platform, knowing that the success of our virtual fair would largely depend on the amount of support that we’d be able to provide at the school level.

The “School Fairs” platform ended up hosting 75 schools and over 2,700 student projects. At least 3 schools credited this resource as the reason they were able to hold their fair this year.

SARSEF Fair 2021 – Supporting the Switch

Knowing that the success of the regional fair would be largely dependant on how comfortable teachers, students, and parents feel with the switch, we understood that detailed information about the new format was essential. We understood that teachers would need the information about digital projects first and foremost. Society for Science, who hosts the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair released some initial guidelines that students would present “slide decks” as opposed to project boards. We notified the teachers in our region about this change with some initial, albeit fairly vague, guidelines that we updated with final requirements as we heard more from ISEF. Once we finalized those project requirements, we also created sample projects that teachers and students could refer to.

We held trainings over Zoom to assist any teachers and fair directors using School Fairs or those with questions about the digital project presentations. SARSEF’s What Do We Wonder program was offered free-of-charge in 46 schools in which SARSEF educators visited classrooms to help those groups work through the entire research process from start to finish.

SARSEF Fair 2021 – Keeping With Tradition

As we envisioned our own virtual fair, there were elements from our in-person fair that we wanted to preserve and reimagine in a virtual world.

In past years, judges, volunteers, and others were able to leave sticky notes on projects with encouraging messages for the students. We developed a feature to leave comments below the projects similar to responding to a post on social media. The ability to review and approve these comments before they became visible was a part of safety considerations.
We always hold a public viewing day, where families are encouraged to come view the projects. We encouraged the community to browse the over 1,000 projects online by including such features as the randomized “project spotlight” and the project scavenger hunt with a prize for participation.
Annually, Future Innovators Night is a large community event where exhibitors present STEM-related demos and activities. This year, we held “Future Innovator Day,” a day-long virtual event on YouTube featuring pre-recorded activity demos from our community partners that premiered throughout the day as well as two live, interactive sessions featuring a live hacking activity from Pima Community College’s cybersecurity program and “Ask an Engineer” with professionals from Amazon’s local fulfillment center, TUS2, and IBM/UA Tech Parks. Hundreds of students, family members, and other community members tuned in for these broadcasts.
The Awards Ceremony was streamed live via YouTube from a community partner, the Children’s Museum of Tucson, with Proper Villains LLC’s technical assistance. Announcers and presenters at the location were kept to a minimum, and some pre-recorded videos were used to introduce awards. A picture in picture slideshow allowed for the students’ names to be seen while the announcer was reading. The live-streamed event was available to rewatch as soon as the stream ended in case students were unable to watch while it was live.
In the absence of a physical location to display the banners and logos of our generous donors, we built in ways for them to be featured throughout the virtual fair website as well as during our broadcasts.
The SARSEF Fair prides itself on awarding students over $100,000 in cash and scholarships, and hundreds of physical trophies, certificates, and other prizes. The virtual format did not hinder that and within a week and a half after the Fair, SARSEF Staff had delivered all awards to the 139 schools that participated through carefully planned delivery routes.

SARSEF Fair 2021 – Judging in a Virtual WorldAll judging occurs on one day at SARSEF in an in-person year. When going virtual, we knew we could spread out the judging over multiple days. We decided to hold all Elementary School judging on Monday, Middle School on Tuesday, half of the High School Categories on Wednesday, with the remaining half of the HS categories on Thursday. This would allow for award preparation to occur throughout the week and allow some judges to volunteer to serve in more than one category/grade level. Instead of taking a full day off of work, judges would also only potentially need to be available for half of the day. We devised a schedule to allow for interviews to happen at a specific time, so that parents and teachers could also plan to allow their students to sign into Zoom and speak to judges about their projects.

Based on our experience with remote interviews in 2020, we decided to have a block of time for each judging team to meet over Zoom to caucus and follow up directly with interviews to minimize the need for connecting, disconnecting, and reconnecting multiple times. Zoom also provided a backup to be able to dial in with a phone in case internet connections were unstable on the day of judging. This was our schedule:

Monday, 3/1 – Elementary School Interviews and Judging

11:30a – 1:00p – Elementary School Judging Team Caucus

1:00p – 4:00p – PreK – 5th Grade Interviews (optional for students)

Tuesday, 3/2 – Middle School Interviews and Judging

8:00a – 9:30a – Middle School Judging Team Caucus

9:30a – 12:30p – 6th – 8th Grade Interviews (optional for students)

Wednesday, 3/3 – High School Interviews and Judging

8:00a – 12:00p – HS Judging/Interviews for Animal Science, Biochemical Science and Bioengineering, Cellular and Molecular Biology

10:00a – 3:00p – HS Judging/Interviews for Behavioral and Social Science, Earth and Environmental Science

12:00p – 4:00p – HSJudging/Interviews for Chemical and Material Science, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Thursday, 3/4 – High School Interviews and Judging

8:00a – 12:00p – HS Judging/Interviews for Energy and Environmental Engineering, Microbiology

10:00a – 3:00p – HS Judging/Interviews for Health and Biomedical Science, Plant Science

12:00p – 4:00p – HS Judging/Interviews for Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics, Robotics and Computer Science

4:00p – 6:00p – Final Caucus for Top Prizes

For Elementary and Middle School, judges met in advance of the interview periods to discuss Grand Awards and make decisions. Winners were input prior to the start of interviews so that interviews would not impact the judges choices, keeping them genuinely optional.

For High School Teams, judges met prior to interviews to begin to caucus and establish which projects were beginning to rise to the top, broke to interview students according to the schedule, and then regrouped to make and input final decisions.

This model relied on the foundation of each judge’s familiarity with the technology being used, namely the Virtual Fair website/exhibit hall, the SARSEF website to download their project assignments, and Zoom. The actual scoring of projects was not completed virtually. Judges were given scoring sheets that they could use in the method that was most comfortable to them (we provided a print out or a fillable pdf). Those score sheets would then inform the caucus conversation, but were not submitted.

A judge training was repeated four times and recorded to ensure judges had access to the materials and time to ask questions.

To build confidence using this new format, we held multiple trainings where judges could see exactly what their position would entail. The trainings were held over Zoom to give them some experience right away. All of the information at training was provided in a digital Judging Guidebook that they could reference later. A recording of the training was also posted on YouTube for later viewing. As the Exhibit Hall officially opened, we also held a drop-in help session over Zoom in case individual judges had questions as they were getting started.

Perhaps the most meaningful change to judging that stood out as a benefit this year was the ability to open the Exhibit Hall two days before any caucusing was to begin. The deadline for project submission was one week before the fair, which gave SARSEF time to check projects against Display and Safety Guidelines and either approve or process updated submissions. We officially opened the Hall at noon on the Saturday before Fair Week. That meant the judges had a lot of time to review their assigned projects thoroughly, something that returning judges overwhelmingly loved. In a regular year, they have only a couple of hours to look over all of their projects. They loved having the time to really familiarize themselves, noting that it made for a more complete and fair evaluation of projects.

Besides the awarding of Grand Awards, the SARSEF Fair facilitates something called “Sponsored Awards,” where a community group or individual gives something to a student, school, or teacher to support their efforts. It might be money, goods, or an experience – the possibilities are truly endless! Those sponsoring the award lets SARSEF know if they would like to choose the winner themselves or if they would like a SARSEF representative to decide on the recipient based on provided criteria. To facilitate this process in a virtual year, we had a Zoom meeting open each day of the Fair where Sponsored Awards Judges could drop in to ask questions or meet with others from the awarding organization in a Breakout Room. Staffed by a SARSEF employee, it was here in the Zoom meeting that the SA judge would report the winner of their award and it would be recorded. With 450 sponsored awards, we determined a decision deadline to ensure we had enough time to process the winners, but it gave us all a full week to complete and input these awards.

SARSEF Fair 2021 – Interviewing with Zoom Fatigue

Perhaps the most complicated aspect of the 2021 Fair was coordinating the interviews. It certainly had the most moving parts and demanded the most personnel and trained volunteers to coordinate the hundreds of participants signing into our Zoom meetings at any given time. The fact that the 2021 Fair was almost a year into the pandemic, Zoom is now commonplace for most of us, but because of that, we know we were also battling Zoom fatigue.

We had Zoom meetings scheduled depending on the category. The number/distribution of meetings was based on any meeting only having to facilitate/serve roughly 30 projects at any given time. The basic concept was that students and judges would enter the main session of the meeting, which we termed the “lobby” and would be assigned to a unique “interview room” (breakout room). We would assign the student to their own room, with both the student and their interview room (if possible) named their project number. Once in the room, the student could share their screen, showing their project, so that it could be referenced while speaking.

Then, the host of the Zoom meeting would move judges to different rooms to interview the students. One breakout room was named the “Judges Lounge” where judges were placed when not interviewing a student. This reduced confusion in the “lobby” and allowed the host to move attendees as quickly as possible for desired efficiency. This “Judges Lounge” was also the location of the caucus before and/or after the interviews.

Since Elementary and Middle School interviews were optional and did not count toward judging, the interviews were unscheduled and happened on a drop-in basis depending on the drop-in hour we gave to each grade band. Students would enter the meeting, change their name to the project number, then the host would assign them to an empty breakout room and move a judge in to interview the student. Once done, the judge would return to the main session, the “lobby,” and be assigned to another student who was waiting. We allowed the students to be interviewed at least 3 times before signing off.

Holding the elementary school interviews first, it allowed our Meeting Hosts to become comfortable with the basic mechanics of efficiently moving participants in and out of breakout rooms in preparation for our High School interviews, which would require a lot more precision and efficiency.

Since High School interviews were required, we were able to hash the schedule out fully, matching judges with projects so that each project would have at least three different interviews, with some categories supporting even 5-6 different interviews! Interviews were 10 minutes long, but scheduled every 15 minutes to allow for a 5 min “passing period” where the host would be moving the judges to their next interview room. Once again, the students stayed in their unique interview room (breakout room) sharing their screen, waiting for the next judge to visit. If a judge didn’t have an interview scheduled, they were transferred to the Judges Lounge until their next scheduled interview. The Host used the broadcast feature to send messages to all about wheninterviews would start and end.

Safety was a major concern in the SARSEF Fair. We did not want to allow one student and one judge to be in a breakout room without any other individuals present. To avoid this, we required adult supervision at the ES level. We would confirm for those in grades PreK-5 that they had an adult nearby. Many were joining from school and had teachers present and others were joining from home and had parents overseeing. We encouraged this at the Middle School level as well, but we had background-checked volunteers, termed “Moderators,” standing by in the Zoom meeting that hosts could send to the breakout room with a student that did not have an adult present. That moderator served as a silent observer when judges came in to interview.

For the High School interviews, we planned for a moderator to be present in every interview. As students joined and were sent to their interview room, we sent a moderator as well to observe the interviews. When we had a shortage of moderators in one category, we moved the moderators around with the judges, but it was definitely easier to have each room fitted with a moderator, who would just stay put. This allowed for smoother transitions (less people to move).

We had very few connectivity issues, but when they occurred, we worked with the student or judge to solve the issue or help them get connected via phone instead, so they could still participate.

Clear instructions for students (Elementary, Middle, and High School), judges, moderators, and hosts were distributed to each participant beforehand.

SARSEF Fair 2021 – Engaging Volunteers

Many of us rely on the gift of time from the volunteers who help make these events possible. The roles that volunteers fulfilled looked much different this year than others. Here were the roles that we posted:

Display and Safety Checkers worked with us the week before the Fair to approve projects for the floor.
Comment Writers looked at student projects in the virtual exhibit hall and left thousands of encouraging and congratulatory notes. This was a very popular volunteer role.
Award Prep volunteers assisted SARSEF Staff in the office in preparing for award delivery. We reduced the number of these volunteers to a bare minimum for safety.
Interview Moderators were perhaps the most vital and the most numerous. These individuals were background-checked and were tasked with observing judge/student interviews. They were to sit in on every interview as a safety precaution and alert SARSEF staff if any assistance was needed.
Zoom Meeting Hosts was a position that required the biggest commitment and expertise. Employees of one of our community partners, Proper Villains LLC, fulfilled this role so that we worked with the same 8 people all week long. We held trainings, mock meetings, and created a Slack channel where we could all stay in touch throughout the week.

If the volunteer role required training, we held volunteer trainings over Zoom as we got closer to the Fair, where we reviewed the process, specific responsibilities, as well as introduced all participants to the virtual format.

SARSEF Fair 2021 – Benefits of a Virtual Fair

Forced to innovate due to the global pandemic, we were grateful to see some unexpected benefits of this new model. It will be important to consider these when planning for future fairs.

No need to travel meant that it saved time, was more convenient, and allowed for greater accessibility
Many teachers and students cited that creating a slideshow (instead of a display board) was more equitable, easier, and more enjoyable
Some students reported that less distractions made for less stressful interviews
Those outside of Arizona could participate (either family members viewing projects or the opportunity to volunteer or judge)
Having all projects posted online allowed judges to easily refer to projects while caucusing

SARSEF Fair 2021 – Lessons Learned

Communication is key. We encountered times where our participants were not getting important emails. Do whatever you can to be sure that the important information is getting out, is consistent, and is easy to find on your website. Since changes may occur (especially in a nonstandard year), be sure to update and reformat information in a simple and concise manner.
Try to make decisions sooner rather than later. You must strike a balance between being decisive and remaining flexible, but the sooner you can decide specific guidelines and deadlines, the better. This allows for more time for the information to disseminate and allows teachers and students to get a strong start in the correct direction.
Trainings and dry runs are absolutely essential. Though we ran many mock interview sessions to troubleshoot potential issues through Zoom (and discovered and worked through quite a few!), there were still many technical difficulties that arose during the week. The more you can explore all potential challenges and simulate the full event, to smoother the actual event will run. It is also helpful to read through Zoom (or other platforms) help boards to see what challenges other users have encountered and potential solutions.
Each Zoom meeting should have a Host and a Co-host. One should be responsible for greeting participants and helping to orient them and the other can assist with the logistics of moving and assigning to different rooms.
Though we went back and forth between whether interviews should be drop-in/first come, first served or 100% scheduled with specific times for student/judge pairings, the hyper-scheduled interviews ran more efficiently than the drop-in format.
As with other aspects of the event, many unexpected obstacles can arise with any live-streaming content you have planned (activities, showcases, awards ceremonies). Run full rehearsals and dry tech run-throughs. Simulate the actual day as closely as possible. Do not skimp on this piece. It helps to eliminate potential problems or prepare you with a backup should such issues arise.
Perhaps one of the most surprising things we learned was that meaningful connections can indeed happen online. Due to the logistical difficulty, one might wonder if the interviews are worth it. Both judges and students remarked that it was their favorite aspect of the entire event. They were grateful that we maintained this piece. Additionally, we offered this opportunity to Elementary students for the first time this year, and many students, teachers, and judges have asked that we continue this in future years.

What’s in Store for 2022?

Now, more than ever, is the right time to encourage students to learn to think critically and solve problems. Thanks to the support we receive from our community, our students know that they are incredible scientists and engineers who can pursue STEM careers if their hearts lead them to it.

We are grateful for the participation that we received this year from teachers, students, caregivers, judges, volunteers, and community partners. Moving forward, we have more tools on our belt to create meaningful science and engineering fairs for all of our stakeholders. While we all look forward to the return of in-person events, we have learned so much that we hope to apply in future scenarios to expand the reach of our programs. Hybrid events may very well be the future.

If you are working out logistics for your own fair or for a similar science event, please don’t hesitate to reach out. As we pool resources and experiences, we can propel the next generation of STEM learners. This year’s virtual fair can still be viewed at virtualfair.sarsef.org.

Danniey Wright

SARSEF Fair Director

danniey@sarsef.org

Meet ISEF Finalists Selected at the SARSEF Fair

We were in awe of the incredible science and engineering projects that students from across Southern Arizona completed this school year! If you haven’t had an opportunity to see them yet, be sure to visit virtualfair.sarsef.org.

At this year’s fair, eight high school students were selected to attend Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF).

We had the opportunity to interview them recently to learn about their experiences in research and at the fair. Scroll to the bottom of this post to find the list of winners including links to their projects in our virtual exhibit hall!

What was it like competing in a virtual fair?

Alexander C Nelson: On a “normal” year, I spend the week prior to SARSEF rushing back and forth to the poster print shop making final touches to my research project, in preparation for the competition. This year, with the presentations being virtual and the upload deadline being earlier, I felt much less stress upon entering the “showroom.” As much as I wish we could present live, SARSEF did a fantastic job using a virtual platform to make an exciting fair experience.

Andrea Romero works on her project which investigated if Mesquite leave extract could lower the antibiotic resistance of E. coli, S. lutea and S. epidermidis when mixed with different types of antibiotics.

Andrea Romero: The judges were so friendly and nice to talk to. I felt a lot of confidence and enjoyed having the meeting with them.

Isabel Ross: This SARSEF Fair was definitely very different because it was all remote. I had minor technical difficulties, but I found the online platform to be very useful and effective. I also researched a project that is much more sophisticated than anything I’ve done before. I participated in the KEYS Program and STAR Lab at the University of Arizona, which allowed me to join a research lab at the UA. I worked with a mentor for the first time, which was an exciting experience, and I also wrote a research paper for the first time.

Please share your favorite part of working on your project.

Amanda R Whalen: My favorite part was actually the challenge. For the first time in my life, I constructed something without any help, which is out of my comfort zone, and I succeeded in creating something at least semi-functional. I cannot describe the joy that brought me. To top it all, my hypothesis was confirmed. I felt like a scientist and an engineer, and I felt hopeful for my future in STEM.

Aaron Trinh: My favorite part of this project is that even though my results proved that my hypothesis was incorrect, I did not take this discouragingly. I wanted to find out why I was wrong and what concepts or possible topics that I had missed. I ended up being able to develop a theory as to why some of my experiments had come out with unintended results, and to me, this was the most fulfilling and memorable moment of my project.

Ethan Lee fabricated a scaffold cuff model to be used in tissue engineering for an implantable organ.

Esha Mathur: My favorite part of this project is how it can be used to promote green initiatives.

Karah Mayer: My favorite part of this project was being able to learn something new and continue my research. Although it was difficult, working in the programming language R was rewarding and fascinating. Having the opportunity to further explore questions I had after my project last year was amazing, and I enjoyed exploring bioinformatics.

How will you be preparing for ISEF?

Ethan Lee: I will be learning more about the future applications of my project, and the impact it will have on the field of tissue engineering and organ transplantation. Also, I will continue to shadow other members of the lab to assist them on their projects and learn about science.

Thank you, finalists, for taking the time to share more about your experiences. Good luck at Regeneron ISEF!

ISEF Finalists Selected at the SARSEF Fair

Aaron Trinh, Grade 12

Canyon del Oro High School, Tucson, AZ

The Feasibility of the Extraction of (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enal from Cinnamomum cassia Bark Using Water and Aqueous Ethanol as Solvents in Distillation

Alexander C Nelson, Grade 11

Nelson Home School, Tucson, AZ

mRNA Sequence Analysis to Determine Genes Causing Unilateral Incompatibility in S. lycopersicum and S. pennellii

Amanda R Whalen, Grade 12

Veritas Christian Community School, Sierra Vista, AZ

Making a Saguaro H.A.W.T.

Andrea Romero, Grade 10

Harvest Preparatory Academy, Yuma, AZ

Let’s Fight Bac(teria)! Effects of Prosopis glandulosa (Mesquite) leaves Extract on Lowering the Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli, Sarcina lutea, and Staphylococcus Epidermidis

Esha Mathur, Grade 12

University High School, Tucson, AZ

Prophages Within Symbiotic and Free-Living Terrestrial Cyanobacteria

Ethan Lee, Grade 12

University High School, Tucson, AZ

Fabrication of a Bioprinted Scaffold Cuff: Implications for Tissue Engineering of an Implantable Organ

Isabel Ross, Grade 11

Cienega High School, Vail, AZ

Green Infrastructure Impacts on Carbon Cycling: Evaluating Changes in Soil Microbial Composition and Function

Karah Mayer, Grade 11

Tanque Verde High School, Tucson, AZ

In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patient Tissue, UG Rich RNA Is Not Preferentially Soluble as Predicted

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Arizona Students Awarded $127,534 in Scholarships and Prizes at SARSEF Events in March

Students from across the state competed at SARSEF events this month to be encouraged, recognized, and awarded for their work.

Press Release – PDF

March 31, 2021

(Tucson, AZ) In March, SARSEF events provided students the opportunity to be recognized and rewarded for their work in science and engineering. Many received cash prizes for their achievements.

The 66^th SARSEF Science and Engineering Fair Powered by TEP showcased the work of 2,900 students, pre-kindergarten through high school, from across Southern Arizona. $117,809 in awards and scholarships were given out to students as well as teachers who went above and beyond to support their students’ work.

Grand awards were determined by 204 volunteer judges who reviewed projects and interviewed students in order to determine the winners.

“My favorite part was actually the challenge. For the first time in my life, I constructed something without any help, which is out of my comfort zone, and I succeeded in creating something at least semi-functional. I cannot describe the joy that brought me. To top it all, my hypothesis was confirmed. I felt like a scientist and an engineer, and I felt hopeful for my future in STEM,” shared SARSEF Winner Amanda Whalen from Veritas Christian Community School.

Whalen designed and built a wind turbine tower that utilized the structure of a saguaro cactus to determine if the pleats and spines would better utilize winds to produce more electricity.

Eight high school students will continue on to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair: Ethan Lee (University High School), Esha Mathur (University High School), Karah Mayer (Tanque Verde High School), Alexander Nelson (Nelson Home School), Andrea Romero (Harvest Preparatory Academy), Isabel Ross (Cienega High School), Aaron Trinh (Canyon del Oro High School), and Amanda Whalen (Veritas Christian Community School).

For the first year, SARSEF also hosted the Arizona Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (AZ JSHS). The program is a competition promoting original research and experimentation in science, technology, engineering, and math at the high school level and publicly recognizes students for outstanding achievement. This year, the event included 55 oral presenters and 12 poster presenters from across the state. $9,725 in awards and scholarships were given out to students who won top prizes at the virtual event as determined by 21 volunteer judges.

Ella Wang, who attends BASIS Chandler and won first place at AZ JSHS encouraged other students to get involved in scientific research.

“It might seem scary or difficult to undertake a research project, but the truth is, research is simply exploring your interests at a deeper level, and along the way you’ll find that you learn so much from the experience,” Wang explained. “Whether it’s in a lab or in your basement, research can begin anywhere, so don’t limit yourself and dream big. If you ever feel lost or aren’t sure where to start, don’t hesitate to reach out to peers, teachers, or mentors – they are your friends and will always be there to help you, and you will make some of the closest connections through science.”

Wang created a computer vision-enhanced mobile imaging system for rapid, inexpensive, and automated screening of hematological diseases using deep learning.

Five students will continue on to compete at the National JSHS competition: Ella Wang (BASIS Chandler), Arun Moorthy (BASIS Scottsdale), Samira Nassi Celaya (Tucson High Magnet School), Megan Bime (Catalina Foothills High School), and Isabel Ross (Cienega High School).

In April, 9 teams of Arizona students will compete in Racing the Sun, an engineering program for high school students that design, build and race solar-powered go-karts with the help of volunteer mentors.

To learn more about SARSEF programs and how students, teachers, and families can get involved, visit sarsef.org or email director@sarsef.org.

2021 SARSEF Winners

Winning Educators
Winning Schools

2021 Winning Projects by School

Acacia Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-EE004 Alexis Paschal	What Material Makes the Best Parachute? Ray Cammack Shows Creativity in Engineering Award – 5 Carnival Ride Cards for Pima County Fair or Arizona State Fair	Janice Mason Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-CH012 Jacob Manning	Eggshell Geodes Tucson Gem & Mineral Society for Elementary School – $35 check and gift bag	Jennifer Billings Chemical Sciences
Agua Caliente Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-PM003 Norah Grace	How Are Rainbows Made? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Nicole Mikkelson Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
1-PM101-C Class of 24	Sounds All Around SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Deb Goepfrich Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
2-BE001 Madison Silverman	Does Color Affect Taste? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Best Female Project, 2nd Grade – Certificate, $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card	Becky Beier Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-EA004 Avery Johnson	Geodes Student Award for Geoscience Excellence – $25 check and certificate Tucson Gem & Mineral Society for Elementary School – $35 check and gift bag	Jennifer Mansour Earth and Environmental Sciences
3-HW004 Gabriel H. Pelletier	The Effect of Caffeine on Mealworms SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Shannon Jeffrey Health and Wellness
3-CH008 Presley Trubee-Wik	Which Water Is Best? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Shannon Jeffrey Chemical Sciences
4-EE004 Claire Beverage	Clean vs. Dirty SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Stacy Carter Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-ER008 Adam Keeme Zachary Keeme	Can a Robot Navigate a Maze? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ellen Rieger Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EA003 Noemi D. Celani	What Can the Mesquite Trees in My Yard Tell Me About the History of Climate and Site Changes on My Property? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Nancy Ingerson Earth and Environmental Sciences
Amphi Academy Online K-5
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-PM102-C Class of 30	Fly Away with Us. SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Brenda Mendez Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
2-CH007 Ella Schulzkump	Frozen Ice Balloon Materials SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science – $25 check, certificate and award ribbon	Brenda Mendez Chemical Sciences
2-PM002 Ella Taliaferro	Rocket to the Moon SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Excellence in Earth and Space Sciences – Lunar Meteorite	Brenda Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-AP105-C Class of 29	Smell This-How Do Different Scents Change a Dog’s Behavior? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Angela Hitt Animal and Plant Sciences
4-ER015 Greyson Vann-Pett	A Bird’s Best Friend Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly – $25 check and certificate SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate Scottie Wright Memorial Excellence in Engineering – Award for Creativity and Persistence in Engineering The Ruby Memorial Award – $25 Check and certificate	Patricia Lindberg Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Amphitheater High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-HB012 Mia Hernandez	Preliminary Study to Identify Changes in Inhibitory Neurotransmitter Receptor Expression Level and Distribution in Retinas From Diabetic Mice SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Outstanding Research in Immune Deficiencies – $100 check and cert	N/A Health and Biomedical Science
BASIS Oro Valley
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
8-EA008 Pranoy Solomon	Under Pressure SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award – $25 Check, Certificate, and Letter	Rajeev Solomon Earth and Environmental Science
HS-HB028 Mykaela Salvacion	Cabozantinib Interactions with Pancreatic Cancer Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Animal or Plant In Vitro Biology Award – $25 Check, Formal letter of congratulations Regeneron Biomedical Science Award – $500 and certificate The UACC Award for Early Scientific Inquiry – Gift cards	Tommaso Cioni Health and Biomedical Science
HS-BI004 Nicole Dennis Talley	Study of Small Molecules Targeting Superoxide Dismutase 1 in Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place SARSEF Foundation Scholarship – $2000 Scholarship	Tomasso Cioni Biochemical Science and Bioengineering
BASIS Scottsdale Primary
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-EE001 Rishi Setia	Traffic Powered Wind Turbine SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Hogan Hero STEM AZing Science and Engineering Award – $50 check and certificate TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Pooja Setia Energy and Environmental Engineering
BASIS Tucson
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-EA002 Kiaan Kotadia	Magnifying the Solar Energy SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Amibahen Gandhi Earth and Environmental Sciences
1-PM001 Aarya Patel	Balloon Rocket: Newton's 3rd Law of Motion SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Deepaben Nilesh Patel Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
BASIS Tucson North
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-BI006 Trey Allen	Human Stem-cell Derived Heart Tissue Monolayer Image-based Analysis: Manual vs. Automatic ROI Designation SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	John Rosinbum Biochemical Science and Bioengineering
HS-RC007 Sahasrakshi Dasika	A Cryptocraft: From Caesar to Now SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Kalyan Dasika Robotics and Computer Science
HS-EL009 Bella Lee	Mobile Vacuum COVID-19 Vaccine Freezer SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Heather Parra Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
8-EE007 Ximena Balmaceda Claudia Anne Niragira Aidin Valles	Urbis Lumen: A Sustainable Lunar City SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jackie Nichols Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-EE011 Michael Bramlett Julian Gomez Sean Griffin	New Luna City – The City of Stars Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly – $35 check and certificate	Jackie Nichols Energy and Environmental Engineering
Booth-Fickett Math and Science Magnet School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-HW103-C Class of 12	Cover Your Sneeze SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Sascha Quartey Health and Wellness
4-CH102-C Class of 15	The Expansion of Water Molecules in Warm and Freezing Climates SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Cameron Manjarre Chemical Sciences
5-BE102-C Class of 20	Subject vs. Gender Survey SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jenalyn Almodiel Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-EA005 Belen Campa-Ortega	The Truth About Your Disinfectant Products Best Female Project, 5th Grade – Certificate, $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card	Jenalyn Almodiel Earth and Environmental Sciences
6-CH101-C Class of 16	Which Cereal Stays Crunchy the Longest ? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Melvin Williams, Jr. Chemical Science
6-CH102-C Class of 9	Which Bread Stays Fresher? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Food Safety Award Honorable Mention (Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – Framed Certificate	Melvin Williams, Jr. Chemical Science
6-HW101-C Class of 14	Does Yoga Affect Flexibility? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Melvin Williams, Jr. Health and Wellness
6-CH012 Cara L Lyons	Which Fire Starter Lights up Your Night? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Melvin Williams, Jr. Chemical Science
6-EE008 Kairi Maurer	Does the Type of Recyclable Material Affect the Temperature of a House? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Melvin Williams, Jr. Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-CH003 Danae Dixon	Water Filtration SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Adelle McNiece Chemical Science
7-PM004 Adrienne Smith	Rocket Shooter Aerospace Excellence Award – $50 Gift Certificate to Rocketry Works	Adelle McNiece Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-ER006 Lisa Trinh	How Does the Shape of a Boat's Hull Affect the Speed of the Boat? Naval Excellence in Science Research Award – $25 Check, Certificate	Jessica Maurer Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
Borman Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-EA013 Abigail D'Anthony	Predicting The Weather! Aspiring Meteorologist Award – MRK boards – Arduino hardware: 1) maker 1000 with wifi, 2) environmental shield with sensors	Adam Norzagaray Earth and Environmental Science
8-HW025 Izzy Noe	Music Sleep Study SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Adam Norzagaray Health and Wellness
Canyon del Oro High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-AS010 Zander Bryan Reed Dickey	Active Sensing for the Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) When Faced With Unpredictable Situations SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Christopher Chen Animal Science
HS-CM006 Aaron Trinh	The Feasibility of the Extraction of (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enal from Cinnamomum cassia Bark Using Water and Aqueous Ethanol as Solvents in Distillation SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship – Trip to the Regeneron ISEF For student plus $2500 UA Scholarship	Jill Christman Chemical and Material Science
Canyon View Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-AP005 Autumn Andrews-Hanna	Animal intelligence: How smart is Jasper? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place 3rd Place Elementary School Award – TI-15 Calculator Good Dog, Roo – $25 check and certificate Lola's Legacy (somehow include: Lilah and Svea's names – $ 20 Check and Certificate	Mrs. Gibson Animal and Plant Sciences
K-AP004 Amelie Puell	Wondering if Plants Like Milk SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Robert Henikman Animal and Plant Sciences
1-PM003 Myla Closterman	Connecting With Electricity SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Best Female Project, 1st Grade – Certificate, $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Mrs. Bangert Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
2-CH004 Clara Frey	How Do Different Flours Affect Chocolate Chip Cookies? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Kupper Chemical Sciences
2-AP004 Abby Henson	What is an ants favorite food? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Pawloski Animal and Plant Sciences
3-AP010 Isabelle Babst Sumachaya Sumchachool	Life Cycle of a Fruit Fly – Does It Depend on the Type of Fruit? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mary Clark Animal and Plant Sciences
4-PM008 Luke William Frey	Which is more important for cloud duration and thickness: temperature or water? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Oliver Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-CH016 Amelia Holmes	Bzzzz: What's That White Stuff? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Innovative Chemistry Award – $50 check and certificate	Ms. Oliver Chemical Sciences
Casas Christian School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-EA006 Mateo Hearn	What Soundproof Material Works Best? Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science – $25 check, certificate and award ribbon	Joe Beard Earth and Environmental Science
6-CH009 Stone William McCaleb	Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and Electroplating TEP Award of Excellence – $75 Check and Certificate	Joe Beard Chemical Science
6-CH006 Nicole Kalea Njoroge	What Drinks Cause the Most Tooth Decay? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Joe Beard Chemical Science
Castlehill Country Day School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-ER021 Tyler Fischer	Playing Bridge: Testing Weight Capacity SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Fred Roberts Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-BE008 Shelly Gisches	My Ice Cream Is Expensive: It Must Be Delicious SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Fred Roberts Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-HW006 James Ludi	How Well Do You Wash Your Hands? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Fred Roberts Health and Wellness
4-AP017 Frannie Guzman	The Incredible Three: Super Kittens Fly Again SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place AZAALAS Special Award of Merit – $50 Check and Certificate Best Female Project, 4th Grade – Certificate, $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card Good Dog, Herc – $25 check and certificate Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly – $25 check and certificate SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Fred Roberts Animal and Plant Sciences
4-AP016 Gwen Rutschman	Great Garden Growth: The Effect of Earthworms in Garden Soil SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Seeded Produce Award for Agricultural Creativity and Innovation – $100 check and certificate	Fred Roberts Animal and Plant Sciences
4-AP013 Rainey Saffer	California Poppies SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Fred Roberts Animal and Plant Sciences
Catalina Foothills High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-HB027 Megan A. Bime	Changes in Bile Acid During Obesity and Prebiotic Treatment SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Tiffanie Bialis Health and Biomedical Science
HS-EA055 Gabriel Declercq	Indian Monsoon NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award – $25 Check, Certificate, and Letter Outstanding Achievement for Scientific Excellence in Atmospheric, Oceanic or Hydrologic Sciences – $25 Check, Certificate and the name of science fair winner in the December issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS).	Tiffanie Bialis Earth and Environmental Science
HS-HB031 Zachary A. Keyes	Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor's Ability to Maintain Pluripotency in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Compared to That of Nine Similar-structured Small Molecules Animal or Plant In Vitro Biology Award – $25 check, Formal letter of congratulations	Tiffanie Bialis Health and Biomedical Science
HS-BE040 Annalise A. Mendoza Kulindu T. Vithanachchi	How the Pandemic Impacted Activities and Mental Health SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place AFSP Inspired Young Researcher – $25 Check and Certificate	TIffanie Bialis Behavioral and Social Science
Centennial Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-BE012 Melissa Bronson	Does Color Affect Memory? Youth in Science – $25 check and certificate	Mrs. Harakal Behavioral and Social Science
Cibola High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-AS007 Zarrin Askari	Investigation on Amino Acid DL-Phenylalanine’s Ability as a Cognitive Stimulant in V. costata SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Caterpillar Foundation's Building Arizona's Future Award – $1500 for a project that builds a better world SARSEF Alumni Award – $100 check and certificate	Patricia Garcia Animal Science
HS-EL003 Hailey Chualmorkodt	The Smart Toilet – An Automated Urine Screening Device for Kidney Failure, Bladder Cancer, and Prostate Enlargement SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Dr. Uhl STEM Integration Award – Best Integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math	Patricia Garcia Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
HS-AS012 Kailey Garcia Hannah Lee	The Effects of Microplastics in Our Environment on Sphingidae SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Patricia Garcia Animal Science
HS-EA021 Esperanza Guizar Rodrigo Guizar Jr.	Fast Fashion on Photosynthesis SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Grace under Pressure Award – $50 check and certificate	Patricia Garcia Earth and Environmental Science
HS-HB024 Kylie Gwynn	You Are What You Eat! Prediction of Food Allergy Development Food Safety Award Honorable Mention (Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – Framed Certificate	Patricia Garcia Health and Biomedical Science
HS-BI005 Quinn Nemeth	Differentiating Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Into Nephron Cell Types Using Extracellular Matrix Proteins and Soluble Growth Factors Animal or Plant In Vitro Biology Award – $25 check, Formal letter of congratulations from Society for In Vitro Biology	Kimberly Adkins Biochemical Science and Bioengineering
HS-BE022 Valeria Robles	Is It a Male or Female Thing? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Patricia Garcia Behavioral and Social Science
HS-AS018 Cole Steinmetz	How Will (Z)-9-Tricosene, Food, and the Combination of Both, Perform at Catching M. domestica? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Kimberly Adkins Animal Science
Cienega High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-BE018 Emilie McClellan	Our Warmer World SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place AZ Psych Association Psychological Science Award – $100 Check and certificate Bettering Ourselves and Our Planet – $25 and certificate	Lisa Baker Behavioral and Social Science
HS-EA022 Isabel Ross	Green Infrastructure Impacts on Carbon Cycling: Evaluating Changes in Soil Microbial Composition and Function SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship – Trip to the Regeneron ISEF For student plus $2500 UA Scholarship	Lisa Baker Earth and Environmental Science
Cochise Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-ER001 Arya White	Beat the Heat – Will Sound Waves Put Out a Fire? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place AZ Lotus Award for Engineering, Robotics and Computer Science – AZ Lotus Merchandise Pack + $100 gift certificate to the Diamondbacks Store Dr. Uhl STEM Integration Award – Best Integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Excellence in Scientific Research – $25 cash and certificate	Ty White Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Continental School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-AP101-C Class of 25	Color Changing Carnations SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Sharon Flowers Animal and Plant Sciences
3-PM101-C Class of 25	Why Do Stars Come Out at Night? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Excellence In Science – $40 cash and certificate	Mrs. House Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-EE009 Justin Burkhalter Samuel Rothermal	Keep Your Food the Way You Want It SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Donna Grimes Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-HW012 Robert Brubaker Grace Matthews	RGB LED Color Changing Light Sphere SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Dr. Uhl STEM Integration Award – Best Integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math	Ken Kratzer Health and Wellness
Copper Creek Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-AP106-C Class of 23	Pollinators in Our Neighborhoods SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Esther Chapman Memorial Award for Curiosity And Plant Science – $50 check and certificate	Tara Wieber Animal and Plant Sciences
Coronado K-8 School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-BE006 Gabriella John	Does The Color Of Food Affect People's Opinion and Taste? SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Lauren Marlatt Behavioral and Social Science
Cottonwood Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-EA001 Caleb Fuchs	Volcano Eruption SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Pam Maguire Earth and Environmental Sciences
K-PM002 Jude Hermosa	Zoom! Who Will Go the Farthest? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Pam Maguire Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
K-EE001 Hridya Sreekanth	Wind Power & Lego Anemometer! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Pam Maguire Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-ER012 Harikesh Sreekanth	Gear Magic!! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Pam Maguire Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Crane Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
8-AP001 Carolyn Ann Meade	Fish Bait Junior League of Tucson Future Health and Wellness Leader Award – $50 check and certificate	Nicole Rangel Animal and Plant Science
Desert Willow Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-CH011 Melanie Livingood	Color Chromatography SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kamree Cady Chemical Sciences
Doolen Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-BE006 Lucas Comesana	Isolation in Quarantine SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place AFSP Inspired Young Researcher – $25 Check and Certificate ASQ Sponsored Award – $50 check and certificate	Marisa Kleiman Behavioral and Social Science
6-BE005 Jack Elliot	Game Time SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Marisa Kleiman Behavioral and Social Science
6-CH015 Mason Huey	How Does Sunlight Affect Rubber Bands? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Marisa Kleiman Chemical Science
6-PM010 Alexander Macholtz	Box It Up SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Marisa Kleiman Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-HW012 Jonah Plemons	Melting Magic SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Marisa Kleiman Health and Wellness
6-EA009 Sabrina Wexler	The Effects of Pollutants on Artemia SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Marisa Kleiman Earth and Environmental Science
6-EA008 Ariadne Wolgemuth	Which Desert Plant Reduces Carbon Dioxide and Temperature the Most? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Environmental Impact Award – $25 Check and certificate Honorable Mention – $25 cash, certificate and one-year family membership to Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society	Marisa Kleiman Earth and Environmental Science
7-HW012 Ben Brumley	Pandemic Printing Critical Thinking Excellence in Science and Engineering – $25 Check and Certificate	Ivan D Yocum Health and Wellness
7-EE012 Ellen Dorsey-Sanchez	The Bright Green Hope: The Future's Biofuel. Does the Volume of Water Matter in Growing Algae? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Naval Excellence in Science Research Award – $25 Check, Certificate	Ivan D Yocum Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-BE009 Zach Dye	Communication in a Time of Covid SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place AFSP Inspired Young Researcher – $25 Check and Certificate Science of Kindness Award – Ben's Bells gift bag Southern Arizona Psychological Association Award – 3rd Place – $50 prize	Ivan D Yocum Behavioral and Social Science
7-AP005 Chloe Howell	Keeping Strawberries Fresh SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Food Safety Award First Place (Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – $100 Check and Framed Certificate	Ivan D Yocum Animal and Plant Science
7-EA009 Ella Stoddard	Be Clean to Go Green! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ivan D Yocum Earth and Environmental Science
7-CH004 Ben Wexler	pH Indicators from Tucson Plant and Fruit Extracts SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Innovative Chemistry Award – $75 check and certificate Third Place Award – $50, certificate and one-year family membership to Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society	Ivan D Yocum Chemical Science
8-EE012 Brady Grabo	Going Green With Greywater SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Vantage West Credit Union Science and Engineering Award – $25 Target Gift Card	Ivan D Yocum Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-EA007 Jesus Mendoza-Villela	Carbon Inside the Household Energy Solutions Award – $50 Check and certificate	Ivan D Yocum Earth and Environmental Science
Dove Mountain CSTEM School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-PM101-C Class of 28	Sticky Sticks SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Velazco Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
2-CH102-C Class of 19	Eww… Brown Guacamole! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Food Safety Award (Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – First Place – $100 Check and Framed Certificate Use Your Noodle – $25 check and certificate	Maria Fallon Chemical Sciences
3-BE101-C Class of 28	Help Spread the Smile Virus: 15 Minutes of Smiles Could Save 15% or More on Happiness! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Leyvas Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-HW101-C Class of 27	Can You Breathe? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Belden Health and Wellness
4-PM002 Weston Booth Benjamin Clark	Up! Up! and Away! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Aerospace Excellence Award – $50 Gift Certificate to Rocketry Works	Mrs. Sera Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-ER001 Ellie Divijak Madison Divijak	Burrrrrrrrrs Be Gone! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly – $25 check and certificate	Mrs. Sera Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-AP002 Ellie Johnson	Oceans Galore SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Sera Animal and Plant Sciences
4-PM001 Barrett Mortenson	Light Color Effect on Low Light Vision SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Certificate of Achievement in Astronomy – $50 Check, Certificate (framed), membership	Mrs. Mitchell Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-CH002 Ben Wiggins	Got Milk! Turning Milk Into Bioplastic SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Mitchell Chemical Sciences
5-CH004 Evan Huntington	Erosion and Corrosion of Sedimentary Rocks SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ms. Quiroz Chemical Sciences
5-BE018 Audrey Moore Morgan Moore	Typer vs. Writer: Who Will Win? SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Mrs. Quiroz Behavioral and Social Sciences
6-EA002 Benjamin Barrett	Vehicle Pollution at Various Crossroads SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ms. Jefferson Earth and Environmental Science
6-ER001 Rori L. Divijak	Flip-O-Hat SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Wellman Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
6-PM003 Max Joseph Larsen	Frigid and Boiled Rubber SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Lang Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-BE002 Ashton Nebeker	How Do Petroglyphs of the Hohokam Tribes Prove Interaction Across Long Distances? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Southern Arizona Psychological Association Award – 1st Place – $100 prize The Haven Award of Excellence – $75 check and certificate	Mrs. Wellman Behavioral and Social Science
6-PM001 Kevin Tonery Nathaniel	Which Bat Has More "Pop"? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Lang Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-ER011 Elizabeth DeWitt	The Food Detective SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place The Grit Award – Girl – $100 check and certificate	Shelley Wermuth Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
7-AP007 Abigail Ditsch	Which Will Be the Berry Best? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Food Safety Award – Second Place (Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – $75 Check and Framed Certificate	Shelley Wermuth Animal and Plant Science
7-BE003 Devin Loya	Do Students Learn Better In-Person or Online? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ms. Wermuth Behavioral and Social Science
8-PM002 Samden Bottorf	Flying Tail-End SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Ochoa Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-EE008 River Allen Parsons Ryder Cole Parsons	Saddle It Up Youth in Engineering – $25 check and certificate	Lauren Ochoa Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-CH005 Brendan Ritchey	Freezing Batteries SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Ochoa Chemical Science
8-PM005 Payeton Torres	BMX Racing: Do Gears Matter? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Ray Cammack Shows Creativity in Engineering Award – 5 Carnival Ride Cards for Pima County Fair or Arizona State Fair	Mrs. Mitchell Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Emily Gray Junior High
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-EE009 Katie Beverage	Reef Up SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place The Lemelson Early Inventor Prize – $100 voucher and certificate	Mr. Greg Gaines Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-EE003 Santino Celani	The Auto Soil Testing and Hydration System SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Excellence in Civil Engineering (7th) – $150 Cash Prize and Certificate	Mr. Greg Gaines Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-AP002 Ben Head	Straight Up Soil Situation SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Robin M. Cattler Innovation Award – $50 Check and certificate Third Place Award – $50, certificate and one-year family membership to Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society	Mr. Greg Gaines Animal and Plant Science
7-EA002 Lea Layton Megan L Lujan	Which Natural Process Slows Down Decomposition Best? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place The Lemon Tree – $50 check and certificate	Mr. Greg Gaines Earth and Environmental Science
7-BE004 Elise Mansour	Do Hummingbirds Have A Color Preference? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Mr. Greg Gaines Behavioral and Social Science
7-ER007 Samuel M. Mata	Can You Make a Functioning Sleeping Bag Out of Bags From Amazon? Naval Excellence in Science Research Award – $25 Check, Certificate TEP Award of Excellence – $75 Check and Certificate	Mr. Greg Gaines Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
7-ER003 Sabine Meredith	A Virtual Environment for Socializing During the Pandemic SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mr. Greg Gaines Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
7-EE004 Emme Moore	The Fauna Safe SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mr. Greg Gaines Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-EE005 Gavin Panttlia	Motion Light SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mr. Greg Gaines Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-BE002 Saturnino Felix-Pajkos	Scribble, Scribble, Scribble: Looking for a New System of Drawing Congressional Districts so Gerrymandering Cannot Affect Our Elections Using Science in Responsible Citizenship – $50 and cert, gift bag	Mrs. Lara Huetter Behavioral and Social Science
8-CH006 Nathan Ignatoff	Can Plant Waste Materials Extract Fabric Dye from Wastewater? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Lara Huetter Chemical Science
8-EA005 Annika Koessler	Minimizing Microbial Menagerie – Why is Microbe Diversity Decreasing? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Leonore and Jack Mayer Memorial Award – $50 check and certificate	Mrs. Lara Huetter Earth and Environmental Science
8-HW008 Madeline McCabe	Does Wearing a Mask Affect Oxygen Levels? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Lara Huetter Health and Wellness
8-BE001 Talya O'Neil	Article vs. Infographic: What Do Students Remember Better? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Excellence in Palm Oil Education – $25 check and certificate Southern Arizona Psychological Association Award – 2nd Place – $75 prize	Mrs. Lara Huetter Behavioral and Social Science
8-EA003 Daniel Provenzano	Sustainability of a Tucson Aquatic Habitat SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Leonore and Jack Mayer Memorial Award – $50 check and certificate	Mrs. Lara Huetter Earth and Environmental Science
8-BE004 Mia Ramos	Does the Ketogenic Diet Affect Cognitive Ability in People With Parkinson's Disease? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Adventure in Science Award – $45 check and cert AZAALAS Special Award of Merit – $50 Check and Certificate	Mrs. Lara Huetter Behavioral and Social Science
Emily Meschter Early Learning Center
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
PK-PM101-C Class of 17	Bubble Bubble Double Trouble SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jennifer Oquendo Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
PK-HW101-C Class of 20	Battle of the Handwashing SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jessica Jankowski-Gallo Health and Wellness
PK-AP101-C Class of 9	Candy Camouflage SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ryan Larkin Animal and Plant Sciences
PK-EA101-C Class of 20	A Rainbow of Sun Prints SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Demitria Davey and Jessica Caramella Earth and Environmental Sciences
Empire High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-CM002 Mikaela Nadine Dubreuil	Density: Fresh From the Oven SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Best Use of International System of Units Award – $25 Check and Certificate	Michael Frank, PhD Chemical and Material Science
HS-PM011 Taylor Guinane	Have You Ever Seen Sound? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place 1st Place High School Award – TI n-spire Calculator, Apple Air Pod Pro Live Long and Prosper – $ 200 Check & Certificate	Michael Frank, PhD Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-RC004 Lillian Kugler	Wi-Fi Efficiency Principles of Electromagnetics – Gold – $100 Check and certificate	Michael Frank, PhD Robotics and Computer Science
HS-CM012 Maja Palmer Maile Rand	The Effect of Chemical Composition on the Effectiveness of Antacids Rising Female Chemist – $150 check and certificate	Michael Frank, PhD Chemical and Material Science
HS-EL006 Jarrod Saffioti	Using an LDR to Detect the Ripeness of a Red Delicious Apple SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Michael Frank, PhD Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
HS-PS019 Nainika Menakuru Elizabeth R. Smith	The Power of pH SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Michael Frank, PhD Plant Science
HS-CM010 Eli Spendlove	The Effect of Duct Tape on Puncture Resistance SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Michael Frank, PhD Chemical and Material Science
HS-MI008 Kayla Wittwer	Creosote, the Desert’s Native Antibiotic SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Food Safety Award – Second Place (Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – $75 Check and Framed Certificate Tucson Herpetological Society – $150 check	Michael Frank, PhD Microbiology
HS-CM011 Jerry Yu	The Effect of Different Cooking Methods on Vitamin C in Capsicum annuum SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Michael Frank, PhD Chemical and Material Science
Esmond Station Iron Horses K-8
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-BE007 Sarah Carlson	Do Masks Mask Your Emotions? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place AFSP Inspired Young Researcher – $25 Check and Certificate	Mrs. Cornejo Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-AP008 McKenna Kelly	Does the Temperature of Milk Change Cheese Quality? Food Safety Award – Third Place(Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – $50 Check and Framed Certificate	Mrs. Cornejo Animal and Plant Sciences
4-HW014 Camille Homes	Stress and COVID19 SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Morrison Health and Wellness
5-BE013 Hannah Carlson	The Impact of Birth Order on Personality Type SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Oslund Behavioral and Social Sciences
6-EA011 Micah Carlson	Combating Acid Rain in Arizona Lakes TEP Award of Excellence – $75 Check and Certificate	Ms. Matthias Earth and Environmental Science
7-CH013 Emma Kelly	Pineapple Enzymes SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Galigher Chemical Science
Esperero Canyon Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
8-PM010 Iliana Wisniewski	The Power of Drops – How the Proportionality of Small to Large Raindrops Affects Erosion SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Live Long and Prosper – $100 Check & Certificate TEP Award of Excellence – $75 Check and Certificate	Elzbieta Wisniewski Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Fruchthendler Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-AP001 Elizabeth Angiulo	The Taste of Candy SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Cassie Konrath Animal and Plant Sciences
K-AP002 Celeste M. Garcia	Growing Up…… SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Cassie Konrath Animal and Plant Sciences
K-PM001 Shaylyn Carole Maddock	Bubble Time SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Cassie Konrath Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
1-EE001 Hanna Marshall	Chick With Bricks SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Missy Boldt Energy and Environmental Engineering
2-EA001 Alexander Angiulo	Water Preservation Farming SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ana Batiste Earth and Environmental Sciences
2-PM001 Ruben Joseph Garcia	Burn, Burn, Burn! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place 2nd Place Elementary School Award – TI-34 Calculator, Snap Circuits Set	Shannon Turnage Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
4-AP101-C Class of 21	Hungry Pets SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Kimberly Mulligan Animal and Plant Sciences
4-EE001 Toben Dorsey-Sanchez	Stopping Styrofoam With Rice and Salt: How Much Salt Does It Take? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Youth in Engineering – $25 check and certificate	Rane Clements Energy and Environmental Engineering
Galasso Homeschool
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-PS009 Marina Galasso	Selaginella lepidophylla and Acetic Acid Applied to Maize Seeds to Improve Growth and Drought Tolerance SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place SARSEF Foundation Scholarship – $2000 Scholarship Science Champion Award for Excellence in Using Science Innovatively – $25 Check, Certificate, Social Media Toolkit	Sandra Galasso Plant Science
Gowan Science Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-AP001 Melanie Moore	Glyphosate vs. Household Herbicides SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Theodore Thorp Animal and Plant Sciences
6-HW001 Erick Josiah Figueroa Orozco	Clash of the Face Masks SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Theodore Thorp Health and Wellness
7-ER001 Samantha Chulamorkodt	The Intubation Shield – Essential COVID-19 Protective Gear for Paramedics and Anesthesiologists SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place 2020 DoD STEM Leadership Prize – $100 and certificate Broadcom Foundation Coding with Commitment – $250 gift certificate and Raspberry Pi Computer Kit	Theodore Thorp Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
Gregory School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-ER101-C Class of 11	Echolocation and Thwartation SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Original Idea Award – $45 check and cert	Jennifer DeBenedetti Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-BE105-C Class of 11	How Do Pets Affect Our Health? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jennifer DeBenedetti Behavioral and Social Sciences
6-EA101-C Class of 48	Farewell Feathered Friends: Southern Arizona Drought and Temperature Extremes SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Classroom Project: Success in Engineering – $25 check and certificate Critical Thinking Excellence in Science and Engineering – $25 Check and Certificate Excellence in Scientific Research – $25 cash and certificate Innovative Thought in Engineering or Science – $50 check and certificate	Kelly Smith Earth and Environmental Science
6-ER013 Maximus Domin	Slow Gravity SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Kelly Ann Smith Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
Gutenkunst Homeschool
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-CH001 Cody Connor Gutenkunst	Science of Slime: How Does My Slime Change As I Change the Recipe? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Shannon Gutenkunst Chemical Sciences
3-BE004 Carson Asher Gutenkunst	When Is the Park Most COVID-safe? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Shannon Gutenkunst Behavioral and Social Sciences
Harvest Preparatory Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-CH004 Rebecca Rodriguez Alexander Sandoval	What Kind of Household Materials Can Be Used to Stop/ Slow Down Apples From Browning? Food Safety Award – Third Place(Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – $50 Check and Framed Certificate	Glenn Ocana Chemical Science
7-PM003 Isael Padilla	Effect Weight Has on an Airplane AIAA Excellence in Aerospace Engineering – $25 Check & Certificate	Rolando Bayarcal Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-CM001 Sheivanny Magaña	Primordial Soup the Origin Of Life: Creating Essential Macromolecules from Inorganic Sources. 2nd Place High School Award – TI n-spire Calculator, Wireless Microscope	Alfred Santos Chemical and Material Science
HS-PS006 Ana Navarro	Defying Gravity: The Role of Nitric Oxide in Mediating Gravitropism in Natural and Synthetic Auxin SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alfred Santos Plant Science
HS-HB001 Andrea Romero	Let's Fight Bac(teria)! Effects of Prosopis glandulosa (Mesquite) leaves Extract on Lowering the Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli, Sarcina lutea, and Staphylococcus Epidermidis SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship – Trip to the Regeneron ISEF For student plus $2500 UA Scholarship	Alfred S. Santos Health and Biomedical Science
HS-PS005 Miranda Salcido	Frosty Plants! Using Gibberellic Acids on Promoting Germination of Cryopreserved Lactuca sativa (Romaine Lettuce) Seeds SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alfred Santos Plant Science
HS-EA010 Sheyla Solorzano	Save the Turtles! Investigating the Efficacy of Pestalotiopsis microspora Fungi vs. Ictalurus furcatus Fish Gut Biome in the Biodegradation of Polystyrene Microplastics SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Best Use of International System of Units Award – $25 Check and Certificate	Alfred S. Santos Earth and Environmental Science
HS-PM004 Carlos Teodorovich	What Is Bernoulli’s Principle? The Relation Between Speed and Pressure on a Fluid AIAA Excellence in Aerospace Engineering – $50 Check & Certificate Outstanding Project in Nautical or Submarine Sciences – $250 check and certificate Outstanding Science or Engineering Project – $25 check and certificate	Alfred Santos Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-EA014 Josselyn Hernandez Jimena Uribe	Biocontrol for Toxic Algae SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Alfred Santos Earth and Environmental Science
HS-EA012 Eveleen Velarde	Think Before You Drink! Comparative Water Analysis of City of Yuma and San Luis Drinking Fountains Outstanding Achievement for Scientific Excellence in Atmospheric, Oceanic or Hydrologic Sciences – $25 Check, Certificate and the name of science fair winner in the December issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS).	Alfred Santos Earth and Environmental Science
HS-HB011 Gabriel Bojorquez Ricardo Villarreal	The Effectiveness of Copaiba (The Effects of Copaifera reticulata on Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria) SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Vangielyn Dela Cruz Health and Biomedical Science
Hermosa Montessori Charter School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-CH004 Luca McGill	Juicy, Jiggly, Jittery Spheres – The Effects of High and Low pH Levels and Sodium Citrate on Spherification SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Nancy Steinke Chemical Sciences
5-HW003 Noah McGill	So Long, Coronavirus! You Won’t Be ‘Mist’! – Designing and Building an Economical Ventilation System to Reduce the Transmission of Airborne Pathogens Like COVID Aerosols in Indoor Classrooms SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Mattie JT Stepanek Promising Scientist Award – $50 check and certificate	Nancy Steinke Health and Wellness
5-BE002 Atticus Riggs	Do Cats Purr-fer Circles? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Michelle Ross Behavioral and Social Sciences
Highland Free School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-HW013 Benjamin Baker	Breathtaking Science SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Teresa Rodriguez Health and Wellness
Homer Davis Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-AP104-C Class of 16	The Moon Matters SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jessica Howe Animal and Plant Sciences
Huachuca City School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
8-EE020 Julia L. Agee	Power of the Wind SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place TEP Award of Excellence – $75 Check and Certificate	Joel Barrington Energy and Environmental Engineering
Imago Dei
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-HW017 Dominic Felix	The Doorway Experiment SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Jennifer Mattes Health and Wellness
Immaculate Heart Elementary and Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-HW102-C Class of 18	Winning or Losing With More Video Game Time During COVID? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jessica Reichling Health and Wellness
5-EE101-C Class of 17	Plant Power SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ana Castro-Eubanks Energy and Environmental Engineering
5-ER016 Ryder Asplin	The Automatic Rebounder SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ana Castro-Eubanks Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-CH001 Paul Fellinger	Smokey Situation SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ana Castro-Eubanks Chemical Sciences
5-ER018 Mary Kate Sadlowski	Stars Certificate of Achievement in Astronomy – $75 Check, Certificate (framed), membership	Ana Castro-Eubanks Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-EA001 Lily Vibal	Cool It Down SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ana Castro-Eubanks Earth and Environmental Sciences
6-HW102-C Class of 26	How to Recharge in a Pandemic SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Theresa Chavez Health and Wellness
6-AP015 Sara Reichling	How to Grow It Up When the Pandemic Has You Down SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Theresa Chavez Animal and Plant Science
7-ER018 Ngoc Bui	Poor Wifi Signal? Explore the Cause of It Principles of Electromagnetics – Silver – $50 Check and certificate	José Robles Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
7-PM007 Daniel DeGrood	Which Woods Bend More Before Breaking? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	José Robles Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-CH015 Laura Fellinger	The Business of Baking SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	José Robles Chemical Science
8-CH021 Eva Haloftis	Desirable Disinfectant SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	José Robles Chemical Science
8-EA015 Noah F. Labonte	Keep It Down SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jose Robles Earth and Environmental Science
Immaculate Heart High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-EA007 Phuong Bui	Temperature's Effects on the Alkalinity of Seawater SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Outstanding Achievement for Scientific Excellence in Atmospheric, Oceanic or Hydrologic Sciences – $25 Check, Certificate and the name of science fair winner in the December issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS).	Dr. Mary G Lyons Earth and Environmental Science
HS-PS001 Elizabeth Haloftis	The Effects of Sodium Polyacrylate on Radishes in Different Soil Ratios SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Dr. Mary G Lyons Plant Science
Innovation Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-HW101-C Class of 23	I Like to Move It, Move It SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Susan Steen and Lindsay Baeder Health and Wellness
K-CH001 Grant Douglas	Nacho Regular Oven SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Jasmine's Super Cool Science Kid Award – $25.00	Paula Sotelo Chemical Sciences
1-BE102-C Class of 90	Learning to Bloom with Zoom SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Danielle Swartz Behavioral and Social Sciences
2-BE101-C Class of 27	The Super Puzzle Effect SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Lori Larussa Behavioral and Social Sciences
2-AP102-C Class of 30	Mylar Balloon Garden SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Pam Barrett Animal and Plant Sciences
2-ER001 Zane Douglas	Improbubble SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Pam Barrett Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
2-EA004 Sophia Lococo	Do you want to know the best way to get rid of weeds? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Lori LaRussa Earth and Environmental Sciences
2-CH001 Mila Lopez	Crayon Express SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lori Larussa Chemical Sciences
2-EE002 Savanna Randall	Healthy, Happy Chickens with Water Conservation SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Bettering Ourselves and Our Planet – $25 and certificate	Lori Larussa Energy and Environmental Engineering
2-EA003 Hermina Redman	Mites and Tites RISING STALAGMITE AWARD – $50 check, SAG T-Shirt, Certificate of Appreciation, and an invitation to present your project at our general monthly meeting,	Pam Barrett Earth and Environmental Sciences
3-BE102-C Class of 25	Read My Lips SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Rachelle Ferris Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-BE103-C Class of 24	Am I Making Myself Clear? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mabel Rivera Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-HW103-C Class of 20	Response Time: "Reflex"ions SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ashlyn Lehwald Health and Wellness
3-PM003 Gauthier Allouis	What Keel for My Sailboat? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Naval Excellence in Science Research Award – $25 Check, Certificate	Mabel Rivera Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
3-PM002 Jude Anderson	Race Down the Hill! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Rachelle Ferris Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
3-ER003 Leopoldo Delgado	The Social Distancer SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Ashlyn Lehwald Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-EA003 Aaron Eager	Water Cycle! How Evaporation & Condensation Work SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mabel Rivera Earth and Environmental Sciences
3-BE003 Ella Fendrick	Create to Save Vantage West Credit Union Science and Engineering Award – $25 Target Gift Card	Mabel Rivera Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-BE002 Griffin Ferris	The Package Problem SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ferris Behavioral and Social Sciences
3-AP005 Breckyn Koenig	Mistletoe Mischief SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Mabel Rivera Animal and Plant Sciences
3-ER004 Zoe Larsen	The Problem of the Etch – A- Sketch SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place SARSEF Software Award – $100 Check and Certificate TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Mabel Rivera Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-EE005 Parker Serrato	Solar Power Storage TEP Top Elementary School Project – $100 Check and Certificate	Ashlyn Lehwald Energy and Environmental Engineering
3-CH006 Drake Taylor	Eggselent Substituted Sugar Cookies SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Food Safety Award – Honorable Mention (Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – Framed Certificate	Mabel Rivera Chemical Sciences
3-EA002 Eli Theiss	Soil Science SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Rachelle ferris Earth and Environmental Sciences
3-HW003 Giada Wylie	We Have the Beat SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Rachelle Ferris Health and Wellness
4-BE102-C Class of 22	Rockin' Remote Learning Using Online Tools SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mandi Cordell Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-HW009 Audrey Alameda	Good Night. Sleep Tight. Don't Let The Anxiety Bite! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place AFSP Inspired Young Researcher – $25 Check and Certificate	Mandi Cordell Health and Wellness
4-EA005 Sydney Alber	Who Let the Dogs Out (of the Swimming Pool)? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Patricia Patchin Earth and Environmental Sciences
4-ER009 Kanika Ashok Lalwani	Talking with Lights from a Distance SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mandi Cordell Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-CH010 Ellie Carter-Rogel	Wanna Be Starter Somethin' SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Nicole Tilicki Chemical Sciences
4-BE003 Felix Croy	What Teaches Better, a Visual or Written Lesson? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mandi Cordell Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-HW006 Talan Freytag	Help! I'm Moody and Crashing! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Two Boo Boos – $25 check and certificate	Mandi Cordell Health and Wellness
4-HW010 Kalia Lopez	Reading Rainbow SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mandi Cordell Health and Wellness
4-EE003 Lucas Randall	Eco Friendly Chicken Coop SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mandi Cordell Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-BE004 Jeremy Spruce	Memory Wars SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mandi Cordell Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-AP010 Griffon Taylor	Sneaky Snacky Squirrels SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Patricia Patchin Animal and Plant Sciences
4-HW005 Adalee Watson	Old Dog New Tricks ; Helping my Grandpa SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Junior League of Tucson Future Health and Wellness Leader Award – $50 check and certificate	Mandi Cordell Health and Wellness
5-HW102-C Class of 25	Building Our Community – Literally SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Science of Kindness Award – Ben's Bells gift bag	Niki Tilicki Health and Wellness
5-CH103-C Class of 21	What Are You Drinking? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Niki Tilicki Chemical Sciences
5-BE104-C Class of 23	Night or Light SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Sabina Vaswani Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-BE009 Payton Barrett	Kids at Play, Turning a Blind Eye SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Sabina Vaswani Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-PM009 Owen Cordell	Wheely, Wheely Bad SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Caterpillar Foundation's Building Arizona's Future Award – $250 for a project that builds a better world	Sabina Vaswani Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-HW013 Matthew D'Ambrosio	Mask Up, Arizona! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Elisabeth Gingrich Health and Wellness
5-CH018 Nancy Casanova Kelsey Glud	Can We Save the Tea? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Nicole Tilicki Chemical Sciences
5-HW015 Josh Moss	The Cost of Blue Light Reduction SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Sabina Vaswani Health and Wellness
5-PM008 Jacob Oller	Brotherly Love SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Elisabeth Gingrich Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-HW020 Alex Pike	Must I Dust?!?! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Nicole Tilicki Health and Wellness
5-HW014 Torrence Salyer	The Calmer SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place AFSP Inspired Young Researcher – $25 Check and Certificate	Elisabeth Gingrich Health and Wellness
J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-ER101-C Class of 12	Water Harvesting Playscape SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Innovative Thought in Engineering or Science – $25 check and certificate	Vanessa Schiess Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
2-AP101-C Class of 19	Backyard Birding Builders SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Kaitlyn Dennis Animal and Plant Sciences
2-HW101-C Class of 8	Clean Hands SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Emma Lewis Health and Wellness
2-EE101-C Class of 22	Community Bird Feeders SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Melissa Siegel Energy and Environmental Engineering
2-EA103-C Class of 23	Backyard Bird Feeders SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Sarah Hitchings Earth and Environmental Sciences
2-HW002 Sophie Brewer	Blood Flow SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Kaitlyn Dennis Health and Wellness
2-EA005 Henry Heyer	Wildlife in Western Washes SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Saguaro National Park Award – $100 check and certificate Sky Island Naturalist – certificate and Sky Island Alliance prizes Tucson Herpetological Society – $50 check Youth in Science – $25 check and certificate	Kaitlyn Dennis Earth and Environmental Sciences
2-AP003 Ian Plumlee	Why Do Cats Like Boxes? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Kaitlyn Dennis Animal and Plant Sciences
5-HW103-C Class of 16	Super Spreader Classroom Germs SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Monica Valdez Health and Wellness
5-EE010 Lilah Anderson Vosper	Feral Feeder SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Erica Neff Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-CH016 Mariah Amador Raeanne Smith	Freezing, Prserving and Creating a Model Cell Rising Female Chemist – $75 check and certificate	Lydia Carlson Chemical Science
6-EE004 Olivia Hitchings	The Pure Paintbrush Pristine SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Sonoran Glass School Award for Outstanding Creativity in Science – $70 Gift certificate to make a glass paperweight	Lydia Carlson Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-EE005 Aayla Kentz	The Incinerator Truck Hogan Hero STEM AZing Science and Engineering Award – $50 check and certificate	Lydia Carlson Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-ER007 Sarah Thompson	The Scratcher SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Lydia Carlson Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
Keller Homeschool
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
PK-ER001 Matthew Keller	Blast Away Sail Car SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Stephanie Keller Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Khalsa Montessori School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-PM005 Reed Bennon	Speed^3 SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	David Ficke Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-PM008 Geneva Casertano	How Effective is Retro-Reflective Gear? Naval Excellence in Science Research Award – $25 Check, Certificate	David Ficke Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-AP015 Lilah Hollister	Ready…Set…Grow! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	David Ficke Animal and Plant Science
7-BE013 Richard Bove Sorry Sissoko	Think Fast! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	David Ficke Behavioral and Social Science
8-HW014 Greta Birkinbine	Efficacy of Different Fabrics in Face Masks SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	David Ficke Health and Wellness
8-HW004 Aralin Cajas	The Science of Color Vision SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	David Ficke Health and Wellness
8-ER012 Sam Cochran	Cleaning Robot Scottie Wright Memorial Mechanical Engineering Award – Mechanical Engineering or Robotics	David Ficke Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
8-ER013 Sam Cormode	Lights, Motors, and Electricity SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	David Ficke Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
8-CH017 Eve Kpetehoto	pH vs. Plastic SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	David Ficke Chemical Science
8-BE010 Serena Rezende-Tsao	The Electoral College Swing State vs. Non-Swing State SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Using Science in Responsible Citizenship – $50 and cert, gift bag	David Ficke Behavioral and Social Science
8-PM006 Leif Terre	The Friction Prediction SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Pima County Fair's Creativity in Engineering Award – Family pack of 4 admission, 1 parking, and 4, 3 ride cards. (about an $85.00 Value) TEP Award of Excellence – $75 Check and Certificate	David Ficke Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-ER007 Mia Leimroth Darren Yong	Which Voice Assistant Is the Best? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	David Ficke Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
Kofa High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-CM005 Chrissa B. Melton	Organic vs. Non-Organic SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Sonia Solis Chemical and Material Science
Kowalski Home School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
8-EA001 Peyton Kowalski	Salinity at Agua Caliente Park SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Sky Island Naturalist – certificate and Sky Island Alliance prizes	Jeannette Olsson Earth and Environmental Science
L. W. Cross Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-BE003 Lillian Guzman	Rainbow Reading SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alexandria Vaughn Behavioral and Social Science
6-HW005 Hassan Melhem Lorenzo Lopez	How Does Ozone Affect Pathogens Like Bacteria and Mold? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Alexandria Vaughn Health and Wellness
7-AP010 Keelynn Anderson	Reusable Dog Bandages SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alexandria Vaughn Animal and Plant Science
7-ER009 Lucio Castellini	ABCalc – Reinventing How Woodworkers Calculate Board Footage. (or just “ABCalc” for short) SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Excellence in Engineering Scholarship – $500 Scholarship and certificate	Alexandria Vaughn Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
7-ER008 Jacob Hernandez	Pool Project SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alexandria Vaughn Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
7-ER010 Josue Hernandez	The Universal Shoe SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alexandria Vaughn Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
7-EA007 Ayden Knight	Does Temperature Influence a Tornado's Strength? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award – $25 Check, Certificate, and Letter	Alexandria Vaughn Earth and Environmental Science
7-EA004 Chiara E Kretzer	Oreos Contain Palm Oil Which Negatively Affects Orangutans SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Excellence in Palm Oil Education – $25 check and certificate	Alexandria Vaughn Earth and Environmental Science
7-HW009 Elizabeth Loehr Brooke Lowe	Multi-Pack SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Alexandria Vaughn Health and Wellness
7-PM002 Kate McEuen	Beat Friction SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alexandria Vaughn Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
7-AP006 Olive Parisi	Do Donkeys Taste the Same as Humans? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Pima County Fair's Creativity in Engineering Award – Family pack of 4 admission, 1 parking, and 4, 3 ride cards. (about an $85.00 Value)	Alexandria Vaughn Animal and Plant Science
7-CH010 Brynn Quelland	Yeast vs. Sugar SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Alexandria Vaughn Chemical Science
7-HW007 Riley Schleicher	How Gross is Gross? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alexandria Vaughn Health and Wellness
7-HW008 Camden Wong	Ultraviolet Power SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place TEP Award of Excellence – $75 Check and Certificate	Alexandria Vaughn Health and Wellness
Legacy Traditional School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-ER003 Melody Cowx	WiFi or SlowFi? ASQ Sponsored Award – $50 check and certificate Principles of Electromagnetics – Bronze – $25 Check and certificate	Tonya Younggren Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-CH102-C Class of 32	Apple Oxidation SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Korie Sorhiem Chemical Sciences
5-ER002 Paige Marie Patricia Green	Snowball Scooper Naval Excellence in Science Research Award – $25 Check, Certificate	Thomas Kerdels Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
6-ER002 Cody Jerry Alan Green	Universal Webcam Mount SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Iliana Ochoa Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
7-PM001 Taylor Cowx	Up Your Golf Game! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Deann Ennen Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-HW007 Lauren Brown	Calcium = Strength SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Deann Ennen Health and Wellness
8-CH007 Jazmyn Martin	Blondes Need Care, With All That Green Hair SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lindsey Oswald Chemical Science
Lineweaver Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-HW101-C Class of 19	How Long Is Long Enough? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Debbie Teece Health and Wellness
1-BE101-C Class of 17	Which Mask Is Better? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Madhavi Rachakonda Behavioral and Social Sciences
1-EE101-C Class of 18	String-Cup Telephones SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Elizabeth Cummins Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-BE101-C Class of 25	Identifying People With Synesthesia SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Lourdes Behavioral and Social Sciences
4-EA101-C Class of 27	Wrinkly Fingers SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jen Metzler Earth and Environmental Sciences
4-ER102-C Class of 24	Pet Owner Problems – Solved! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Samantha Lauderdale Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-EA001 Sylvan LaRoche	Do Humans Affect Aquatic Life in Creeks? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place The Grit Award – Boy – $100 check and certificate	Samantha Lauderdale Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-BE101-C Class of 27	Wait! Don't Touch Your Face! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Janine Malkin Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-EE102-C Class of 27	Ramp It Up! TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Janine Malkin Energy and Environmental Engineering
Lulu Walker Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-AP003 Nicolas A. Kelley	Birdwatching SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Robin M. Cattler Innovation Award – $50 Check and certificate The Ruby Memorial Award – $25 Check and certificate	Jennifer Powers Animal and Plant Sciences
2-AP001 Aurora Shepherd	Hydroponics vs. Soil SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ms. Newman Animal and Plant Sciences
4-HW101-C Class of 11	Effects of Yoga on Student Learning SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ASQ Sponsored Award – $50 check and certificate	Monique Berry-Kelley Health and Wellness
4-EE101-C Class of 20	Battery Power SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Meredith Burgess Energy and Environmental Engineering
4-AP104-C Class of 4	Amazing Worms Pima County Fair's Creativity in Engineering Award – Family pack of 4 admission, 1 parking, and 4, 3 ride cards. (about an $85.00 Value)	Monique Berry-Kelley Animal and Plant Sciences
4-ER006 Camdon Carrow	Burgler Box SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Monique Berry-Kelley Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
4-BE002 Dominic Ramirez	Adho Mukha Vrksasana Therapy SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Monique Berry-Kelley Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence K-8
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-CH101-C Class of 20	Blowing Bubbles with Carbon Dioxide SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Feven Afewerki Chemical Sciences
Mesquite (Yuma) Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-AP018 Gwenyth Stewart	Nutrients Testing SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lasich Animal and Plant Science
Mountain Vista School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-AP101-C Class of 40	Liquid Battles SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Amy McDonald & Christine Maki Animal and Plant Sciences
7-AP003 Olivia Mota	Rainbow Seeds SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Louise and Christopher RoDee Wild Bird Study Award – $50 Check and certificate SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Verdean Smith Animal and Plant Science
7-CH008 Amber Santillana	Best Bacteria Reducing Project SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Verdean Smith Chemical Science
8-CH008 Alexander Morgan	Dirty Money Vantage West Credit Union Science and Engineering Award – $25 Target Gift Card	Verdean Smith Chemical Science
Native American Science & Engineering Program (NASEP)
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-EA028 Jenavieve Echegaray Lexana Echegaray	Biomimicry Is the Future Honorable Mention – $25, certificate and one-year family membership to Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Carol Seanez Earth and Environmental Science
HS-EA023 Maya Ross	How Good Is the Water in Bisnahyeeł, New Mexico? SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Carol Seanez Earth and Environmental Science
Nelson Home School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-PS012 Alexander Nelson	mRNA Sequence Analysis to Determine Genes Causing Unilateral Incompatibility in S. lycopersicum and S. pennellii SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship – Trip to the Regeneron ISEF For student plus $2500 UA Scholarship	Sandy Nelson Plant Science
Nickola Home School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-EE001 Avi Nickola	Can Airplanes Generate Electricity? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Langham Award for Excellence – $25 Check and Certificate TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Kat Nickola Energy and Environmental Engineering
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-ER001 Athena Rae Rader	The Five-In-One Bookmark SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Valerie Rempel Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Olsson homeschool
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-HW001 Edward L. Olsson	Filter Fantastic: What's in Your Mask? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jeannette Olsson Health and Wellness
4-AP001 Kent Olsson	Walking With Chickens: An Excercise Study Adventure in Science Award – $45 check and cert Pima County Fair's Creativity in Engineering Award – Family pack of 4 admission, 1 parking, and 4, 3 ride cards. (about an $85.00 Value) SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Jeannette Olsson Animal and Plant Sciences
6-EA001 Wade Olsson	The Fish Who Harnessed the Wind SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Excellence in Civil Engineering (6th) – $150 Cash Prize and Certificate Innovative Thought in Engineering or Science – $50 check and certificate The Guppy Guild – $50 check and certificate Tucson Herpetological Society – $100 check	jeannette olsson Earth and Environmental Science
Patagonia High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-PM006 Nicholas M Dekhtyar	Eddy Current Levitation SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place 3rd Place High School Award – TI 84 Calculator Outstanding Science or Engineering Project – $25 check and certificate SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Allison Lemons Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Paulo Freire Freedom School – University
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
8-PM012 Lucas Gomez	Time's Shadow Certificate of Achievement in Astronomy – $100 Check, Certificate (framed), membership	Steve Beall Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-EA012 Sofia Grajeda	What Is the Best Method to Clean Up an Oil Spill? TEP Award of Excellence – $75 Check and Certificate	Steve Beall Earth and Environmental Science
Pistor Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-ER002 Terince Morais Sabian Ares Moreno-Grajeda	Prosthetics for Everyone SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Sang Lee Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
7-PM006 Joel Perez-Garcia	The Best Airplane AIAA Excellence in Aerospace Engineering – $25 Check & Certificate	Sang Lee Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-HW020 Danielle Carrasco Prakriti Sangraula	Mental Health-During COVID-19: How Are Students Really Doing? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Sang Lee Health and Wellness
Pueblo High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-HB015 Asher Merlin Bankhead	The Effects of a Sedentary Lifestyle on Frontotemporal Dementia Disease Severity: Lessons from a Drosophila melanogaster Model SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Andrew Lettes, Ph. D. Health and Biomedical Science
Richard B. Wilson School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-EA101-C Class of 20	Paving the Way to Learning! A Class Project to Build a Better Outdoor Learning Space SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jocelyn Smerz Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-CH024 Liliana McCally	Sourdough Science SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jonelle Richardson Chemical Sciences
Rohrbach Redshift Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-PM007 Isaac Rohrbach	Two Slits, Three Slits, Red Slits, Green Slits! The Triple Slit Experiment SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Certificate of Achievement in Astronomy – $50 Check, Certificate (framed), membership Excellence in Earth and Space Science – Meteorites	Amanda Rohrbach Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-PM011 Samuel Rohrbach	X-Rays vs. Altitude: Which Exposes You to More Radiation – a Trip to the Mountains or a Trip to the Dentist? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place NASA Earth System Science Award – $25 Check and Certificate TEP Award of Excellence – $75 Check and Certificate	Amanda Rohrbach Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Roth Gordon Homeschool
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-HW002 Sophie Roth Gordon	Taking Control: How My Food and Exercise Decisions Impact My Blood Glucose Levels SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place The Haven Award for Outstanding Performance – $50 check and certificate	Derek Roth Gordon Health and Wellness
HS-EA018 Henry Roth Gordon	Dynamic Agrivoltaics – Boosting Performance by Adding Movement to Solar Panels SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Energy Solutions Award – $100 Check and certificate Science Champion Award for Excellence in Using Science Innovatively – $25 Check, Certificate, Social Media Toolkit TEP Award of Excellence – $150 Check and Certificate TEP Bright Mind Award – $1500 check and Certificate	Derek Roth Gordon Earth and Environmental Science
Saint John the Evangelist Catholic School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
7-EA015 Michelle Melendrez Ximena Ojeda	Rock Luster Student Award for Geoscience Excellence – $25 check and certificate	Sean Mendoza Earth and Environmental Science
Saint Joseph Catholic School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-ER101-C Class of 15	Sound of Silence SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Patricia Ludovici Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
6-HW008 Katya Stickney	How Gross Is Your Phone? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Kim Bennett Health and Wellness
6-AP012 Eden Torres	Science Plant Project SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $ 50 check and certificate	Kim Bennett Animal and Plant Science
7-BE008 Caitlin Hurley	Remote Learning vs. Gender Outstanding Research in Psychological Science – $25 check and certificate	Kim Bennett Behavioral and Social Science
7-ER012 Ryder Lyman	Where's My WiFi? Principles of Electromagnetics – Silver – $50 Check and certificate	Kim Bennett Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
8-CH019 Abryana Moran	Copper Plating Experiment Tucson Gem & Mineral Society for Middle School – $75 check and gift bag	Kim Bennett Chemical Science
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
K-HW102-C Class of 36	Mitten SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Leon, Mrs. Raptis, and Mrs. Ramirez-Mendivil Health and Wellness
1-AP102-C Class of 28	Polar Plunge: The Blubber Experiment SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Sylvia Kamei and Mrs. Yvette Urcadez Animal and Plant Sciences
2-CH104-C Class of 18	Can a Colloid Change Its State? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Emily Penning Chemical Sciences
2-AP103-C Class of 17	Where's the Bug? 3rd Geospatial Excellence, Awarded by The Map Lady – $25 Check and certificate	Mrs. Emily Penning Animal and Plant Sciences
3-EA001 Zachary Daou	Water Temperature in Different Colors SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Amy Triphan Earth and Environmental Sciences
3-CH011 Mia Simon-Aquirre	The Egg Olympics Best Female Project, 3rd Grade – Certificate, $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card	Ms. Amy Triphan Chemical Sciences
3-CH002 Raymond Michael Valenzuela	Floating Egg in Salt Water SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Ms. Amy Triphan Chemical Sciences
5-CH014 Andre Rodriguez	Stain Buster SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Miss Sarah Motter Chemical Sciences
6-HW007 Alejandro Alberto Alday	Got Air? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Kayleen Molina Health and Wellness
6-EE007 Ava Magdalene Lukavich	Houses for the Homeless part 2 SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Kayleen Molina Energy and Environmental Engineering
6-CH013 Luke Moreno	Get That Soda Cold! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Kayleen Molina Chemical Science
7-EA006 Gillian Launey	How Much Energy Do We Use to Light Our Homes? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Patricia Barrett Earth and Environmental Science
8-EE006 Ryan Molina Braydyn Sage	How Far Can It Go? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Patricia Barrett Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-CH011 Shyann Torres	Bakin' Pans SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Patricia Barrett Chemical Science
Sam Hughes Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-EA007 Maxime Ferriere	The Saguaro: Climate Victim or Not? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ASQ Sponsored Award – $50 check and certificate Environmental Impact Award – $25 Check and certificate First Place Award – $100 , certificate and one-year family membership to Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society Innovative Thought in Engineering or Science – $25 check and certificate Saguaro National Park Award – $100 check and certificate SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate TEP Brilliant Mind Award – TOP Elementary project $250 check and Certificate	Theresa Barry Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-HW029 Vivian Grogan	The Emotion of Motion SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Theresa Barry Health and Wellness
5-CH036 Nola LaRochelle	Go Ahead, Bake My Day! SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Youth Food Science & Creativity Award – $30 gift certificate to Melina's Cakes & Dessert Shop	Theresa Barry Chemical Sciences
5-AP022 Lily D. Newell	Braying Burros SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jennine Grogan Animal and Plant Sciences
5-AP024 Anna Perez Chumakova Isabel Smith	Fingerprints: Unique or Mystique? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jennine Grogan Animal and Plant Sciences
San Luis High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-EL002 Jorge Del Rio Alfani Quintero	Electric Sandwich SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Heather Madrigal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
San Simon School BIE
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-AP002 Hiliarion Enos Jessenia Mattia-Flores Leon Ortega	Growing Microgreens SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Pamela Buchanan Animal and Plant Sciences
4-CH101-C Class of 6	Colorful Chemistry Creations: Sun Prints with Color and Light SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Pamela Buchanan Chemical Sciences
5-CH101-C Class of 6	Mighty Muffins! Kitchen Chemistry SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Pamela Buchanan Chemical Sciences
6-CH103-C Class of 5	Are All Sugars the Same? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Pamela Buchanan Chemical Science
Satori Charter School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-CH001 Ellis Marvin Patten Walters	Does the Brand of Bubble Gum Influence Bubble Size? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Karen Kimball Chemical Sciences
4-CH003 Insee Ekstrom	The Orbeez-Igloo-Stupa Inator (T.O.I.S.-in8r) – A Frost Protection & Hydration System for Plants With a Little Help From Grey Water SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Nancy Bonsall Chemical Sciences
Sonoran Science Academy – Tucson
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-CH101-C Class of 35	The Magnificent Stretch SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Jori Konrad Chemical Sciences
3-PM001 Brandon Newton	Soaring Straw Rockets SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	jori konrad Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
3-EE003 Gozel Penjiyeva	Up Up and Away in Your Own Hot Air Balloon SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	jori konrad Energy and Environmental Engineering
3-EE002 Axel Roth	Are You in Hot Water? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	jori konrad Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-RC003 Prasiddhi Gyawali	Improving the Ease and Functionality of a Research Data Application Programming Interface Junior League of Tucson Future Technology Leader Award – $50 check and certificate	Esra Sen Robotics and Computer Science
Sonoran Science Academy – East
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-PM002 Alper Guvenc	Are Star Wars Twin Stars Possible? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Excellence in Earth and Space Science – Meteorites SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Stacey Pretzel Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-ER015 Okan Guvenc	Elevapter- High Altitude Hexadeca-copter-Based Rocket Elevator And Launch / Land System Aerospace Excellence Award – $50 Gift Certificate to Rocketry Works Excellence in Engineering – $25 Check and Certificate SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	Megan McDonald Tukey Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
6-AP011 Rowan Diedrich	Inch by Inch SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Kristen Aguanno Animal and Plant Science
7-HW017 Dylan Merriott	My Shocking Discoveries SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Kristen Aguanno Health and Wellness
St. Cyril's Catholic School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-EA003 Langston Smith	The Cleanest Bike Route in Town. SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Pamela Tinley Earth and Environmental Science
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-CH010 Kianna Alvarez	Poppin’ Popcorn SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	MariAnn Slater Chemical Science
6-HW010 Brody Amon	Does Wearing a Mask Decrease Your Oxygen Level? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	MariAnn Slater Health and Wellness
6-CH022 Emily Olsen	What Detergent Kills the Most Bacteria? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	MariAnn Slater Chemical Science
6-CH023 Stella Perricone	Which Shampoo Makes Lamb Wool the Whitest? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	MariAnn Slater Chemical Science
6-CH025 Olivia Taylor	Sugar & Cookies SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	MariAnn Slater Chemical Science
7-BE014 Mckenzie Avelar Pilkington	Do You Really Look Like Your Parents As a Baby? SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $50 check and certificate	MariAnn Slater Behavioral and Social Science
7-BE015 Sienna Fernandez	The Effect of Music on Memory SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	MariAnn Slater Behavioral and Social Science
7-EA012 Lucas Freeman	Can Natural Materials Remove Impurities From Unprocessed Irrigation Water? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	MariAnn Slater Earth and Environmental Science
7-HW004 Julissa Piedrahita	Which Dance Move Best Affects Your Heart Rate? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	MariAnn Slater Health and Wellness
7-BE017 Taryn Stevenson	Does Color Affect Your Memory? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	MariAnn Slater Behavioral and Social Science
8-EE018 Giselle Amezquita	Will Homemade Biodiesel Be an As Effective Fuel As Canola Oil? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	MariAnn Slater Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-ER015 Gabrino Fernandez	Rocket Science SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Aerospace Excellence Award – $75 Gift Certificate to Rocketry Works	MariAnn Slater Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
8-HW001 Briana Munoz	Which Toothpaste Helps Whiten Teeth With Braces Best? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	MariAnn Slater Health and Wellness
8-AP012 Abril Sanchez	Hydroponics or Peat Moss: Which One Increases Plant Growth the Most? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	MariAnn Slater Animal and Plant Science
8-CH025 Mariana Vega	Best Nail Polish Remover SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	MariAnn Slater Chemical Science
St. Michael's School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-AP102-C Class of 18	Plant Power! SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lisa Jamison Animal and Plant Sciences
6-PM009 Thomas B. Allen	How Does Bike Suspension Work? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Tracy Smith Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
6-HW016 Sophia Howell	Do Masks Work? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Tracy Smith Health and Wellness
6-HW004 Jude Huether	Tools Used to Help Protect Us From COVID-19 May Also Spread COVID-19 SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Tracy Smith Health and Wellness
6-AP009 Gianna Lagat	It's a Giving Tree! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly – $35 check and certificate	Tracy Smith Animal and Plant Science
6-AP008 Emma Townsdin	Root Filtration SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Tracy Smith Animal and Plant Science
6-HW011 Kalyn Wilson	UV Radiation SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Tracy Smith Health and Wellness
8-BE005 Chloe M. Harris	Music & Memory Mashup The Haven Award for Innovation – $50 check and certificate	Hailey Sanders Behavioral and Social Science
8-CH001 Avery Johnson	Are Candles Killing You? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Hailey Sanders Chemical Science
8-AP006 Christopher Lundin	Growing Mediums and Their Effects on Plant Growth SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Native Plant Studies – Book (value 25.00) and $25.00 check	Hailey Sanders Animal and Plant Science
8-AP005 Sofie Thorn	To Decompose or Not to Decompose SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Hailey Sanders Animal and Plant Science
8-ER005 Malina Willard	Optical Theremins SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place 1st Place Middle School Award – TI-84 Calculator, Apple Air Pod Pro AZ Lotus Award for Engineering, Robotics and Computer Science – AZ Lotus Merchandise Pack + $100 gift certificate to the Diamondbacks Store	Hailey Sanders Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
Sunrise Drive Elementary
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-AP103-C Class of 19	Germ-Free vs. Germy SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Maura Baker Animal and Plant Sciences
5-AP009 Greta Barber Sofie Collins	Stop That Rot! SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Denise Ybanez Animal and Plant Sciences
5-EA002 Audrey Dessent	K-Cup or No Cup? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jiaxin Dong Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-AP010 Kaela Gracy	Quick Reproduction SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Jon Helleson Animal and Plant Sciences
5-HW005 Finley Johnson	A Masked Problem SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jiaxin Dong Health and Wellness
5-CH008 Elina Koenst	Stretchy Slime Rising Female Chemist – $50 check and certificate	Denise Ybanez Chemical Sciences
5-CH010 Sophia Novak	Freezing Substances SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jiaxin Dong Chemical Sciences
5-CH009 Lucas Raymond	Meet Your Meat: My Investigation of Meat Tenderness SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place 1st Place Elementary School Award – TI-34 Calculator, LCD Digital Microscope	Denise Ybanez Chemical Sciences
5-AP008 Ava Ruggieri	Wool vs. Cotton Saddle Pad SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Denise Ybanez Animal and Plant Sciences
Sycamore Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
3-EE001 Easton Macias Wyatt Macias	Trash Equals Energy SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Hogan Hero STEM AZing Science and Engineering Award – $50 check and certificate	Mrs. Hecht Energy and Environmental Engineering
3-AP001 Evelyn Tosseth	The Great Hamster Seed Hunt SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Dennis Life Science Award – Any plant or animal life science	Mrs. Hecht Animal and Plant Sciences
4-ER002 James Ferrin	Can I Build a Solar Powered Go Kart? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Middendorf Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-ER005 Chloe Roe Hancock	Environmentally Friendly Straw-Bioplastic SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Ms. Cordova Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-AP011 Katie Hecht	The Box Cat Feeder SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ms. Wright Animal and Plant Sciences
5-BE004 Josephine Marinone- Knight	Memory and Emotions SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Krup Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-PM007 Julian Paredes	Which Box Will Slide Down First? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ms. Wright Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Tanque Verde Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-ER105-C Class of 24	The Trash Conveyor Belt SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Mrs. Karel Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-ER008 Ephram Lines	Electric Back Massager SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Hust Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
6-ER006 Parker Harwell	3D Printer Filament PLA or PTEG SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Basler Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
6-EE013 Logan Nielsen	Fan Powered Hovercraft SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place 3rd Place Middle School Award – TI-34 Calculator	Mrs. Vega Energy and Environmental Engineering
Tanque Verde High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-AS017 Emily Ignatoff	Avian Relationships to Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) in Perennial vs Intermittent Riparian Ecosystems in Southern Arizona SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Alex and Winn Lindsay Award – $1000 check and a certificate (will deterine true amount by end of February) Saguaro National Park Award – $100 check and certificate	Dr. Mark Saliba Animal Science
HS-CB002 Karah Mayer	In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patient Tissue, UG Rich RNA Is Not Preferentially Soluble as Predicted SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Best of Cellular & Microbiological Sciences Award – $500 Scholarship and Certificate ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship – Trip to the Regeneron ISEF For student plus $2500 UA Scholarship Jack Johnson Arizona Excellence in Science Award – $2,500 Scholarship	Dr. Grazyna Zreda Cellular and Molecular Biology
The Montessori Schoolhouse
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-AP003 Anya LeBauer	The Effect of Fire on Biodiversity Over Time SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Junior League of Tucson Future Climate Leader Award – $50 check and certificate	Hannah Ebner Animal and Plant Sciences
5-EE002 Zachary Soto	Fast and Stable Cargo Ship SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Paige Riedy Energy and Environmental Engineering
Tucson Hebrew Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-EA101-C Class of 12	The Ice Project SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Adina Karp Earth and Environmental Sciences
3-HW102-C Class of 10	Screen Time Surplus SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Melissa Landau Health and Wellness
Tucson High Magnet School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-AS001 Amado A Alvarez	More Than Rain in the Drain: Documenting Wildlife in Storm Drainages and Corridors Pima Community College Foundation Top STEM Student of Promise – $500 Scholarships to PCC and certificate SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	JEREMY JONAS Animal Science
HS-EA001 Tristin Anaya Janessa Gurley	"Diet-biome" of the Invasive Northern Crayfish in Arizona: Identifying Fish Within Stomach Contents SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate Stockholm Junior Water Prize Regional Award – $25 Check, Certificate and Opportunity to enter the State Stockholm Water Prize contest	Jeremy Jonas Earth and Environmental Science
HS-BE002 Chloe Atkins Liam Superville	Ethical Impacts: The Lack of Bioethics in Science and How It Affects Higher Education SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Jeremy Jonas Behavioral and Social Science
HS-MI001 Clyde Ikiru Berry	Brie-ding Experimental Cultures: What Effects Will It Havarti, and Will It Be Any Gouda? Food Safety Award Third Place (Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – $50 Check and Framed Certificate	Jeremy Jonas Microbiology
HS-RC001 Malakai Michael DeHuelbes Robyn Anita Duarte	Robotic Exploration: Discovering the Effects of Arduino Coding in Engineering Products SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Junior League of Tucson Women in Technology Award – $50 check and certificate Langham Autosport Award – $50 Check and Certificate	Jeremy Jonas Robotics and Computer Science
HS-EA008 Malachi Gabriel Fisher	The Hidden Menace: Microplastics in the Santa Cruz River 2nd Geospatial Excellence, Awarded by The Map Lady – $50 Check and certificate Environmental Impact Award – $50 Check and certificate Ricoh Sustainable Development Award – $25 Check and Certificate	Jeremy Jonas Earth and Environmental Science
HS-CB001 Lilie Mae Gastelum Mikayla Grech Adriana Morales	Microbial Munching Solution to Pollution: Investigating Core Enzymes Involved in Plastic Biodegradation SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Junior Water Prize Regional Award – $25 Check, Certificate and Opportunity to enter the State Stockholm Water Prize contest	Jeremy Jonas Cellular and Molecular Biology
HS-HB004 Sofi Guerra	Trends and Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Human Oral Microbiome SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Jeremy Jonas Health and Biomedical Science
HS-HB002 Arielle Yulein Guerrero	Neurological Disease protein TDP-43 in a Larvae drosophila model relating to Frontotemporal dementia SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75check and certificate	Jeremy Jonas Health and Biomedical Science
HS-PM001 Sean Lyon	Meteors Under the Microscope: Observing the Lightcurve of Asteroid 1998 OR2 using DS9 Excellence in Earth and Space Science – Meteorites Live Long and Prosper – $200 Check & Certificate Smithsonian Institution's Whipple Observatory Award – Invitation to be the leading presenter for the Smithsonian Institutions Whipple Observatory monthly star party lecture series.	Jeremy Jonas Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-HB009 Hector Lopez Natasha Mukeina	Global and National Covid-19 Correlations Pima Community College Foundation Top STEM Student of Promise – $500 Scholarships to PCC and certificate SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75check and certificate	Jeremy D. Jonas Health and Biomedical Science
HS-PS002 Samira Nassi Celaya	Comparative Analysis of Transcriptome Changes in Solanum pennellii Pistils Before and After Flowering Time SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	JEREMY JONAS Plant Science
HS-EA002 Esai N. Quintero	Structural Interpretation of Raplee Ridge Monocline Utilizing Remote Sensing Techniques and Point Cloud Data SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Jeremy Jonas Earth and Environmental Science
HS-BI001 Terra Simone Gomez Panina Rast J'Hrenara Malae Rios	Grow Your Own Home (Experimenting with Mycelium Substrates) SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Seeded Produce Award for Creativity and Innovation in Architectural Design – $100 check and certificate	Jeremy Jonas Biochemical Science and Bioengineering
HS-EA005 Ellis Selznick	A Synthesis of Indian Monsoon Records Over the Last Glacial Cycle: Insights from the Bay of Bengal SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Future Leaders in Sustainability and Social Justice – Cash award and certificate Hydrological Society Award – $100 Check and cert Outstanding Achievement for Scientific Excellence in Atmospheric, Oceanic or Hydrologic Sciences – $25 Check, Certificate and the name of science fair winner in the December issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS).	Jeremy Jonas Earth and Environmental Science
HS-EA003 Jaudiel Arturo Silva Collelmo Omar Sotelo	Sacred vs. Security: Investigating the Effects of US Border Wall Construction on Quitobaquito Springs Future Leaders in Sustainability and Social Justice – Cash award and certificate Innovative Thought in Engineering or Science – $100 check and certificate	Jeremy Jonas Earth and Environmental Science
HS-BE001 Tessa Steven Wuelpern	Tossing and Turning: Investigating the Impact of Somatic vs. Cognitive Symptoms of Anxiety on Sleep Quality in Teenagers AFSP Inspired Young Researcher – $25 Check and Certificate Junior League of Tucson the Future is Female Award – $50 check and certificate	Jeremy Jonas Behavioral and Social Science
HS-EA009 Cece Alfie Cosmo Brusa Zappellini	Take A Bow, Cow! The Future Is Plant-Based SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jeremy Jonas Earth and Environmental Science
Twin Peaks Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-BE008 Peyton Menghini	Fingerprints and Families SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Charles Sadler Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-CH021 Olivia Farler	Salt "N" Sand SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Monica Baden Chemical Sciences
5-CH025 Olivia Fredericksen	Apeeling Eggsperiment SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Monica Baden Chemical Sciences
5-EA006 Madelyn Haselhorst	Maddy’s Mask Dryer 5000 Engineering Fair Project TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Monica Flores Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-ER012 Timmy Hindman	Lego Stomper SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Monica Baden Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-ER014 Isaac Losacker	Wheelchair Locking Bracket SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Naval Excellence in Science Research Award – $25 Check, Certificate	Jenny Haselhorst Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
8-PM008 Giovanna Bernal	Skating Through Physics SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Ray Cammack Shows Creativity in Engineering Award – 5 Carnival Ride Cards for Pima County Fair or Arizona State Fair	Mary Glueck Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
8-HW018 Rebecca Boyle	Heart Racing SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mary Glueck Health and Wellness
8-BE007 Ayushi Rajgor	How We Perceive Our Voices SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mary Glueck Behavioral and Social Science
8-PM009 Zachary Windsor	Analyzing the Bounce Mu Alpha Theta Award for Challenging, Original and Creative Problem Solving in Mathematics – $25 Check and Certificate	Mary Glueck Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
University High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-AS003 madison brichard	How Scent Bias Affects Wildlife Camera Data SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Sky Island Naturalist – certificate and Sky Island Alliance prizes	Elyse Wexler Animal Science
HS-BE034 Rohan Bose	Impact of Distance Learning on Student’s Academic Performance SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-BE020 Andrea I. Castellanos	School and Programs Satisfaction Level in Children with Developmental Disorders SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-EA013 Jordan Pendleton Casto Lily Pendleton Casto	The Effects of Soil Rockiness on Percent of Soil Erosion SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Hydrological Society Award – $100 Check and cert Student Award for Geoscience Excellence – $25 check and certificate	Elyse Wexler Earth and Environmental Science
HS-CM009 Olivia Cho	The Effect of pH Level on the Presence of E. coli and Coliform Bacteria in Pools SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Ms.Wexler Chemical and Material Science
HS-BE006 Ashlee Diggles	Measuring Racial Bias in Healthcare Workplaces Outstanding Research in Psychological Science – $25 Check and certificate	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-EA026 Graciela Escobar	The Effects of Product Brand on the Grams of Microplastics in the Product Outstanding Achievement for Scientific Excellence in Atmospheric, Oceanic or Hydrologic Sciences – $25 Check, Certificate and the name of science fair winner in the December issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS).	Elyse Wexler Earth and Environmental Science
HS-PM005 Adlí Galíndo	Effect of an Arrow Shaft and Projectile Point on a Flight’s Precision and Scalar Distance "FlightSafety International Award for Aviation" – 1 hr. Flight Simulation Certificate AIAA Excellence in Aerospace Engineering – $50 Check & Certificate Outstanding Science or Engineering Project – $25 check and certificate	Tara Archuleta Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-EN008 Dannica Guerette	Can a Small Levee Decrease the Height of Water in a Dip During a Flash Flood? Hydrological Society Award – $100 Check and cert	Ms.Wexler Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-EA029 Amanda Howard	The Effects of Oxybenzone in Sunscreen on Artemia and on Phaseolus vulgaris Pinto Group SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Dr.Archuleta Earth and Environmental Science
HS-EA025 Hannah Jackson	The Effect of Weather Forecasting Methods on the Accuracy of Forecasts Hydrological Society Award – $100 Check and cert	Elyse Wexler Earth and Environmental Science
HS-BE009 Joselyn Jamarta Nee	Correlation Between a Variety of Factors and Mental Health As Observed in Teenagers Science of Kindness Award – Ben's Bells gift bag	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-BE032 Isaac Johnson	The Effects of Common Household Residents on Individuals' Divergent Thinking SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place AZ Psych Association Psychological Science Award – $100 Check and certificate Excellence in Critical Thinking – $1500 Scholarship	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-EN006 Julian Keefer	Construction of a Low-tech Hydroponic System & Its Effect on the Growth of Arugula (Eruca vesicaria sativa) SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Zach Giron Memorial Award – $25 Check & Certificate	Tara Archuleta Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-BE026 Leo T Klump	The Effect of Violent Video Games on Student Opinion on Guns SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-BI002 Ethan Lee	Fabrication of a Bioprinted Scaffold Cuff: Implications for Tissue Engineering of an Implantable Organ SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship – Trip to the Regeneron ISEF For student plus $2500 UA Scholarship Tom Grogan Award – for Scientific Excellence at the High School Level – $2500 Scholarship and Certificate Yale Outstanding Science & Engineering Award – $25 Check, Medallion, and Certificate upon mailing Acceptance Form	Elyse Wexler Biochemical Science and Bioengineering
HS-BE016 Sebastian Alexander Longoria	How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Mental Health of High School Upperclassmen? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place AFSP Inspired Young Researcher – $25 Check and Certificate	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-PM012 Gabriel Lopez	How Different Surface Conditions Affect Distance to Stop SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Elyse Wexler Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-EN001 Sarah Malkin	The Impact of a Global Pandemic on Performing Arts: Building Shields to Stop the Spread of Aerosols SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Elyse Wexler Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-AS014 Isidora Mandolini	The Effects of Air Quality and Temperature on Bat (Chiroptera) Emergence Times RISING STALAGMITE AWARD – $50 check, SAG T-Shirt, Certificate of Appreciation, and an invitation to present your project at our general monthly meeting,	Elyse Wexler Animal Science
HS-MI003 Esha Mathur	Prophages Within Symbiotic and Free-Living Terrestrial Cyanobacteria SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship – Trip to the Regeneron ISEF For student plus $2500 UA Scholarship	Elyse Wexler Microbiology
HS-HB006 Nikhil Chandra Mathur	KRAS Mutational Status and Its Relationship to Gender, Stage and Other RAS Expressions in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place SARSEF Foundation Scholarship – $2000 Scholarship The UACC Award for Early Scientific Inquiry – Gift cards	Elyse Wexler Health and Biomedical Science
HS-HB008 Sonia Mathur	Prostacyclin Therapy Effects on CMR Image- derived Pericardial Effusion Size in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Elyse Welxer Health and Biomedical Science
HS-BE019 Gabriella Arroyo Amanda Jean Miller	Adolescents vs. Peer Influence SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place AZ Psych Association Psychological Science Award – $100 Check and certificate	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-MI002 Abbigayle Mills	The Effect of Sunlight Cycles on the Bioluminescence of Marine Dinoflagellates SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Excellence in Engineering Design Scholarship – $1,000 Scholarship and certificate	Elyse Wexler Microbiology
HS-BE010 Isabella Mixton-Garcia Auhona Shil	The Impact of Self-Esteem on STEM Career Choices for Different Gender/Ethnic Group SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place TEP Award of Excellence – $150 Check and Certificate	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-HB005 Ali Mohammad Ali	Qualitative Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles of IFN-B treated and Treatment-Naive MS Patients SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Elyse Wexler Health and Biomedical Science
HS-BE029 Tyra Olsen	How Does One’s Skin Tone Affect the Amount of Perceived Racial Discrimination? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-BE023 Kiley Parrish	Does the Way Teenagers Feel About Their Body Influence Their Grades? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-EA015 Joely Cate Patterson	The Effects of Industrial Hemp Fabric on the Water Consumption of an Article of Clothing When Compared to Cotton Naval Excellence in Science Research Award – $25 Check, Certificate Outstanding Achievement for Scientific Excellence in Atmospheric, Oceanic or Hydrologic Sciences – $25 Check, Certificate and the name of science fair winner in the December issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS). Ricoh Sustainable Development Award – $25 Check and Certificate	Elyse Wexler Earth and Environmental Science
HS-CM003 Hadlie Polonski	The Effects of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Cinnamon), Eucalyptus citriodora (Eucalyptus), and Citrus aurantifolia (Lime) Essential Oils on the Shelf Life of Italian Bread Products SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Best of Chemical and Material Sciences Award – $500 Scholarship and Certificate	Elyse Wexler Chemical and Material Science
HS-EN007 Viviana Portillo	Does Sunlight Time Affect the Electrical Conductivity in Persian Limes? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Elyse Wexler Energy and Environmental Engineering
HS-BE031 Jadyn Quinonez	The Relationship Between Ambient Temperatures and Cognitive Ability SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place The Haven Honorable Mention – $25 check and certificate	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-RC005 Hendrick Read	Using Deep Learning to Identify Organisms in Water SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Best of Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences Award – $500 Scholarship and Certificate Food Safety Award – First Place(Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – $100 Check and Framed Certificate Junior Water Prize Regional Award – $25 Check, Certificate and Opportunity to enter the State Stockholm Water Prize contest Science Champion Award for Excellence in Using Science Innovatively – $25 Check, Certificate, Social Media Toolkit TEP Award of Excellence – $150 Check and Certificate	Tara Archuleta Robotics and Computer Science
HS-EL005 Gavin Robichaud	Will Photovoltaic Power Cells Increase the Time an Electric Vehicle Can Drive? TEP Top High School Project – $300 Check and Certificate	Elyse Wexler Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
HS-EA027 Jose Eduardo Tanori	The Effect of Ant Tunnel Lengths Based on the Material the Ants Live On Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science – $25 check, certificate and award ribbon	Elyse Wexler Earth and Environmental Science
HS-BE017 Dahlia Tolby	The Effects One's Race Has on How Long Someone Will Sentence Them for a Certain Crime Future Leaders in Sustainability and Social Justice – Cash award and certificate	Elyse Wexler Behavioral and Social Science
HS-EA011 Nathaniel van der Leeuw	Climate’s Effect on Xerophytes and Subtropical Species 1st Geospatial Excellence, Awarded by The Map Lady – $75 Check and certificate Excellence in Scientific Research – $50 cash and certificate Honorable Mention – $25, certificate and one-year family membership to Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society Hydrological Society Award – $100 Check and cert Mu Alpha Theta Award for Challenging, Original and Creative Problem Solving in Mathematics – $25 Check and Certificate NASA Earth System Science Award – $25 Check and Certificate Saguaro National Park Award – $100 check and certificate	Elyse Wexler Earth and Environmental Science
HS-AS015 Keila Raquel Villalba	The Effect of Changing Temperatures on Hummingbird Populations The Ruby Memorial Award – $25 Check and certificate	Elyse Wexler Animal Science
HS-EA032 Makena Wheeler	The Efficiencies of Different Types of Mulches in Retaining Water Best Use of International System of Units Award – $25 Check and Certificate NASA Earth System Science Award – $25 Check and Certificate Ricoh Sustainable Development Award – $25 Check and Certificate	Tara Archuleta Earth and Environmental Science
HS-RC002 Alex Woodford	Paper Robots SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Passion in Engineering Scholarship – $500 Scholarship and certificate Seeded Produce Award for Creativity and Innovation in Technology – $100 check and certificate	Elyse Wexler Robotics and Computer Science
Vail Academy and High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
4-EA003 Almirah Copeland	Recycled Material Paper Making SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Jessica Vanderford Earth and Environmental Sciences
4-EE002 Audrey Walter	Cents-Ible Electricity TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Jessica Vanderford Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-EE008 Kayla Biagini Jazlene Dominguez	How Does the Wattage of a Microwave Oven Affect the Number of Unpopped Kernels Left? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Brett Batty Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-EE007 Kameelat Mustapha	Hydroelectric Energy Hydrological Society Award – $100 Check and cert	Brett Batty Energy and Environmental Engineering
7-CH009 Ada Whiteley	Pancakes: Rise to Fluff SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Brett Batty Chemical Science
8-EA006 Mason Fosdick	Soil Water Repellency (SWR) a Case Study of Humic Acid Polymerization After a Wildfire SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Hydrological Society Award – $100 Check and cert Leonore and Jack Mayer Memorial Award – $50 check and certificate Polymer Chemistry Innovations Award – $250 check and certificate TEP Brilliant Mind Award – TOP Middle School Project $750 check and Certificate	Elaine MacKenzie Earth and Environmental Science
HS-PM008 Luckie Musngi	Ancient Siege Weaponry SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place Ray Cammack Shows Creativity in Engineering Award – 5 Carnival Ride Cards for Pima County Fair or Arizona State Fair	Elaine MacKenzie Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-PM007 Allyson Tate	The Probability of Getting a Cornhole SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Mu Alpha Theta Award for Challenging, Original and Creative Problem Solving in Mathematics – $25 Check and Certificate	Elaine MacKenzie Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
HS-EN004 Lexi Wickline	A Refreshing Breeze SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Elaine MacKenize Energy and Environmental Engineering
Vail Blended Learning
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
8-CH015 Anneliese Bee Bella Perez Grayson Wilson	Lint in Pockets SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Jennifer Rozo Chemical Science
Vail Inclusive Preschool
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
PK-CH001 Maxwell Crowder	Slushie Science SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Nicole Crowder Chemical Sciences
Vail Innovation Center
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
5-ER001 Sebastian Cooksey	Recycled Racer Project SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Aleza Schultz Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
Ventana Vista Elementary
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
1-HW001 Sebastian Bonomolo	Milk and Cookies SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Paola Villareal Health and Wellness
4-HW016 Zeke Bialis	How Do Masks Really Measure Up? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Melissa Prokop Health and Wellness
5-CH030 Mia Corriego	What Type of Milk Has the Most Foam? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alicia Barrios Chemical Sciences
5-HW023 Lillian Dupont	Back to Black and White SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Ellie Galligan Health and Wellness
5-HW026 Theodore LeBlanc	Are You Full Yet? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alicia Barrios Health and Wellness
5-EA008 Cole Levy	The Sedona Red Rock Experiment Tucson Gem & Mineral Society for Elementary School – $35 check and gift bag	Ellie Galligan Earth and Environmental Sciences
5-BE015 Mateo Perez	Do Video Games Affect Your Reaction Time? SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Alicia Barrios Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-CH033 Salome Nifong	Devil's Toothpaste Mad Scientist Award –	Alicia Barrios Chemical Sciences
5-EE007 Katherine Struthers	How Much Water Passes Through Different Cement Mixes? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Alicia Barrios Energy and Environmental Engineering
Veritas Academy
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
8-EE014 Jacob Andersen	Generating Electricity from Greywater SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place 2nd Place Middle School Award – TI-84 Calculator, Wireless Microscope Excellence in Civil Engineering (8th) – $150 Cash Prize and Certificate TEP Award of Excellence – $75 Check and Certificate	Thad Hardeman Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-EE015 Josiah Chaffin	Solar Solutions: Thirst? Problem Solved SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place TEP Top Middle School Project – $150 Check and Certificate	Thad Hardeman Energy and Environmental Engineering
8-AP008 Anna Hoffman	Does Seltzer Water Help Plants Grow Faster? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Thad Hardeman Animal and Plant Science
8-CH022 Elijah Holmes	Rust Removal Outstanding Project in Nautical or Submarine Sciences – $250 check and certificate	Thad Hardeman Chemical Science
8-HW021 Kate Kopas	To Mask or Not to Mask, That Is the Question SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Thad Hardeman Health and Wellness
8-AP007 Wesley LaPrell	The Native Way: Using Dead Fish As Fertilizer SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Thad Hardeman Animal and Plant Science
8-ER011 Joelle Orr	Building a Solar-Powered Birdbath SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Thad Hardeman Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science
Veritas Christian Community School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-HB026 Sofia Marie Olsen	Needle Technology SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Daniel Doyle Health and Biomedical Science
HS-EN009 Amanda Whalen	Making a Saguaro H.A.W.T. SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Energy Solutions Award – $50 Check and certificate Hogan Hero STEM AZing Science and Engineering Award – $50 check and certificate ISEF Finalist and UA Scholarship – Trip to the Regeneron ISEF For student plus $2500 UA Scholarship Naval Excellence in Science Research Award – $25 Check, Certificate Second Place Award – $75, certificate and one-year family membership to Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society Simon Strauss Engineering Award – $1000 Scholarship and certificate TEP Renewable Energy Award – $200 and certificate	Daniel Doyle Energy and Environmental Engineering
Walden Grove High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-AS020 Matthew Mayer	Carnivore Ecology and Bear Population Estimate SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Emily Bertelsen Animal Science
Willcox High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
HS-BE039 Jozlyn Moreman	The Difference in Expression of Color Pigmentation Based on Gender Outstanding Research in Psychological Science – $25 check and certificate SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Ty White Behavioral and Social Science
HS-EL008 Karissa Riggs	Measuring Distance with Arduino Uno and HC-SR04 Under Varying Air Pressure and Humidity SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $75 check and certificate	Ty White Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Willcox Middle School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-CH017 Nathan Riggs	Plant Power SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Brandi Webster Chemical Science
6-CH021 Mark Wilson	Light My Fire SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Brandi Webster Chemical Science
Winifred Harelson Elementary School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
2-ER002 Harper Francom	The "Are We There Yet?" SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Mrs. Klein Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-ER008 Aubree Barrett	Bad Kitty T.P. Guard SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Ms. Easterling Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-ER009 Jadyn Collins	The Tiny Hang Up SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place TEP Award of Excellence – $50 Check and Certificate	Ms. Easterling Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-ER023 Noah Garcia	The Stable Brace SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Angela Sieminski Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-ER018 Zeke Mellinger	Mixer Straw SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Thomas Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
3-ER019 Raina Pike	Bottle Bibs SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Thomas Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-HW101-C Class of 29	Temperature Tantrum SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Lindsay Wong Health and Wellness
5-AP101-C Class of 27	Plant Warfare: Investigating Allelopathy SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Classroom Project: Success in Science – $25 check and certificate	Mrs. Yewell Animal and Plant Sciences
5-ER007 Rilynn Brown Emmy Sieminiski	Block the Bucks! Vantage West Credit Union Science and Engineering Award – $25 Target Gift Card	Mrs. Yewell Engineering, Robotics and Computer Sciences
5-HW018 Josiah Hess	Stretching Improvement With Sit and Reach SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lindsay Wong Health and Wellness
5-AP013 Noah Madrid	Nature vs. Nurture: Barrel Cactus Seeds SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place Honorable Mention – $25, certificate and one-year family membership to Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society	Mrs. Yewell Animal and Plant Sciences
5-HW009 Daniel Moreno	The 5-Second Rule — Is it Legit? Food Safety Award – Second Place (Sponsored by the Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education – $75 Check and Framed Certificate	Mrs. Yewell Health and Wellness
5-PM006 Bryson Neese	The Science in the Wreckage SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Yewell Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics
5-BE006 Ryder Snapp	The Effects of Color and Darkness on Thoughts and Feelings SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Mrs. Yewell Behavioral and Social Sciences
5-AP014 Jessica Turetzky	Does a Cat's Age Affect Its Reaction to Catnip? SARSEF Grand Award: 3rd Place	Lindsay Wong Animal and Plant Sciences
5-AP012 Vivienne Yewell	Desperately Seeking Sunlight SARSEF Grand Award: 2nd Place	Mrs. Yewell Animal and Plant Sciences
Winter Homeschool
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
PK-HW001 Ella Winter	Which Mouth Is More Dirty: Mine or My Dog’s? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place SARSEF Board of Directors Award – $ 50 check and certificate	Megan Winter Health and Wellness
K-HW001 Lilah Winter	Can Blowing Bubbles Spread Germs? SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place Best Female Project, Kindergarten – Certificate, $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card	Megan Winter Health and Wellness
Woodard Junior High School
Grade-Locator / Student(s)	Project / All Awards	Teacher / Category
6-AP013 Leilani E. Beltran	Soil Power SARSEF Grand Award: 1st Place	Vicki Peterson Animal and Plant Science
574 projects

2021 Winning Educators

Kim Adkins	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Feven Afewerki	Treasures 4 Teachers of Tucson Membership Award – 1 yearly membership
Lisa Baker	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Alicia Barrios	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Monique Berry-Kelley	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate Treasures 4 Teachers of Tucson Membership Award – 1 yearly membership
Tiffanie Bialis	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Pam Buchanan	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Jessica Caramella	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Lydia Carlson	Hogan Hero STEM AZing Science and Engineering Award – $50 check and certificate
Ana Castro-Eubanks	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate
Theresa Chavez	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Lourdes DeLeon	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Daniel Doyle	Hogan Hero STEM AZing Science and Engineering Award – $50 check and certificate
Michael Frank	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Patricia Garcia	Dr. Uhl STEM Integration – Teacher Award – $50 and Certificate Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Thad Hardeman	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate
Diane Hecht	Hogan Hero STEM AZing Science and Engineering Award – $50 check and certificate
Jessica Howe	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate
Lisa Jamison	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Jeremy Jonas	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate
Anne Marie Karel	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Adina Karp	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Kenneth Kratzer	Dr. Uhl STEM Integration – Teacher Award – $50 and Certificate
Melissa Landau	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Samantha Lauderdale	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate Treasures 4 Teachers of Tucson Membership Award – 1 yearly membership
Patricia Lindberg	Treasures 4 Teachers of Tucson Membership Award – 1 yearly membership
Heather Madrigal	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Janine Malkin	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate SARSEF Endorsed Teacher Award – $100 and framed certificate
Jennifer Metzler	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Kimberly Mulligan	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate
Jackie Nichols	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Adam Norzagaray	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate
Jessica Reichling	Treasures 4 Teachers of Tucson Membership Award – 1 yearly membership
Jonelle Richardson	Treasures 4 Teachers of Tucson Membership Award – 1 yearly membership
Mabel Rivera	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Jennifer Rozo	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate Treasures 4 Teachers of Tucson Membership Award – 1 yearly membership
Alfred Santos	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate SARSEF Endorsed Teacher Award – $100 and framed certificate
Pooja Setia	Hogan Hero STEM AZing Science and Engineering Award – $50 check and certificate
Julie Sharkey	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate Treasures 4 Teachers of Tucson Membership Award – 1 yearly membership
MariAnn Slater	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate
Jocelyn Smerz	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate The Best Teacher Award – $65 Gift Certificate Custom Facial Treasures 4 Teachers of Tucson Membership Award – 1 yearly membership
Danielle Swartz	Tough Teacher Award – Gift Basket of Foodie Items
Andrea Velazco	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate
Rosina West	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate
Elyse Wexler	SARSEF Champion Educator Of Science and Engineering $200 check and certificate – $200 check and certificate Teacher Appreciation Award – Complimentary 60 minute Swedish Massage
Ty White	Dr. Uhl STEM Integration – Teacher Award – $50 and Certificate Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Rita Wilhite	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate Treasures 4 Teachers of Tucson Membership Award – 1 yearly membership
Robyn Anne Yewell	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Ivan Yocum	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate
Yvonne Youngquist	Educator Advocate of Science and Engineering – $100 check and certificate

2021 Winning Schools

Cibola High School	Top School – High School – $500 Award for Research Supplies and Trophy
Emily Gray Junior High	Top School – Middle School – $500 Award for Research Supplies and Trophy
J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School	Top School – Elementary School – $500 Award for Research Supplies and Trophy
University High School	Top School – High School – $500 Award for Research Supplies and Trophy

Fish Poop: The Future of Farming	Deb Goepfrich class	Youngest and Best Elementary Project
Tap vs. Bottled: Which Has Less Contaminants?	Nia Meredith	Arizona Hydrological Society

Baby Shark Doo Doo!!!	Varni Modi, Aishwarya Rao	TEP Award of Excellence
Slowing Down Ice Melt Using Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Eggshells Towards Mitigating Global Climate Crisis	Matthew Kim	Texas Instruments 3rd Place High School Award, American Meteorological Society Outstanding Achievement Award

Dahliah: A Sustainable Circular City	Alina Gutierrez, Maribel Robles, Nayelli Guzman	Cox Conserves Award
Everything Old Can Be Made New Again	Leyna LaPierre, Dante Escobar, Eli Hernandez Jr.	Cox Conserves Award
The Circular City (Waste Management – Biomass Energy – Urban Lungs – Circular Economy)	Tal Medeiros, Elias El Onache, Alexander Murua	Dr. Uhl Exemplary in STEM

The Power of Potatoes	Paris Torres	SARSEF Board of Directors Award
Through Thick and Thin: Osmosis of a Cell	Linda Ozuna	SARSEF Board of Directors Award
What is a Mobius Strip?	Miley Lopea	SARSEF Board of Directors Award

Dog Germ Busters	Caris Wiegand	Polymer Chemistry Innovations Rising Female Chemist
Dog Talk	Alex Myers	Sir Charles Beerferoni’s Super Scientist Award
The Lion Project	Myla Closterman	Saguaro National Park Award, Pima County Chapter Arizona Master Naturalists Ecology of the Sonoran Desert

Mold Growth on Raspberries	Ava Borders	University of Arizona Food Safety Consortium Sponsored Elementary School Award, Women’s Chemistry Group Best Female Project 3rd Grade, SaferFood Cats Food Safety Award – Honorable Mention
Training Cats to Save Themselves	Frannie Guzman	AZAALAS Special Award of Merit

Agrivoltaics in the Time of Water Restrictions	Henry Roth Gordon	NASA Earth System Science Award 2022, TACO Team’s, Put the “C” in TACO Award
Assessing Urban vs. Rural Historical Temperature Trends	Emily Kamp, ASHLEY Mannenbach	AWG Student Award for Geoscience Excellence (SAGE), American Meteorological Society Outstanding Achievement Award
Effects of Sceloporus virgatus (Striped Plateau Lizard) Cloacal Bacteria on Fungal Growth	Jeronimo Barela	Tucson Herpetological Society Outstanding Project
Neuropharmacology: Effect of Caffeine and Nicotine on Gromphadorhina portentosa Neural Activity	Joseph han	Society for In Vitro Biology Most Outstanding Project

Particulate Monitoring of UAS	Oren Sutphin, Ethan Jantzi	NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award
Plastic Infiltration on Planarian Worms	Esperanza Guizar, Rodrigo Guizar	Dead Skunk Enterprises Studying things that “stink”
Seaweed BIochar Filtration	Cole Steinmetz	Honorable Mention – Friends of Agua Caliente Award
Superworms	Sedona Bermudez, Mauricio Rodriguez, Caroline Beltran	SARSEF Board of Directors Award
Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Tracking of SARS-CoV-2: Determining Unreported Cases and Clinical Data Lag Time	Quinn Nemeth	Arizona Hydrological Society

Demographics of Vaccination Status	Amritjot Singh	USAID Science Champion Award
Effects of the Bighorn Fire on Bird Species in the Santa Catalina Mountains	Isabel Ross	Ruby Prize
Hidden Gender Norms and Stereotypes: Then vs. Now	Allison Akers	SAPA Excellence in Behavioral Science Award
Reactive Nitrogen species: does it kill bacteria in wounds?	Brenna Aspinwall	Helping Humans, The UACC Award for Early Scientific Inquiry

pHan Pedro River	Cassandra Comolli	Environmental Ecology, Arizona Hydrological Society 1st Place
Power Up!	Aaden Fisher	SARSEF Board of Directors Award, TEP Award of Excellence
The Power Of Plants	Emily Perez	SARSEF Board of Directors Award, Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly, Hogan Energy Hero Award

Wheat Grinder Bike	Layna Lathen, Kiarelis Torres	Persistence Pays Off, Live Long and Prosper Award
Wildlife Escape Ramp	Tessa McGibbon	AZAALAS Special Award of Merit

Crystals and How they are Formed	Lilly Clauer	Tucson Gem & Mineral Society
Saving Water with Recycled Textiles	Alyna Barnett	ASQ Tucson Sponsored Award, Arizona Hydrological Society

Catching the Wind	Makenzie Spies	TEP Award of Excellence
Solar Splash	Naomi Larson	TEP Award of Excellence
The Animal Project	Jimi Equitz	Sky Island FotoFauna Young Naturalist Award
Winnie and the Beanstalk	Wensleigh Feagley	SARSEF Board of Directors Award

Are you taller or wider?	Megan Hope Dennis	Children’s Museum Tucson
Conductive Playdough	Melanie Livingood	SARSEF Board of Directors Award
ECO Pet AC	Sebastian Pacheco	Future Time Smith award for Excellence in Engineering to address health concerns with rising temperature over time

Egg Sell-By Dates: Are They Accurate?	Chloe Howell	Leonore and Jack Mayer Memorial Award
Escape the Maze: AI in Robotics	Olin Jones	Texas Instruments 3rd Place Middle School Award, Space X – To Infinity and Beyond Award
Put Your Mind to the Test	Mercy Joel	SARSEF Board of Directors Award
Sound vs. Materials	Aidan Fuller	Texas Instruments 2nd Place Middle School Award

Don’t get caught with Germy Hands, take 20 seconds and wash them	Averiana McGrew	Exceptional First Year Award
Flybot	Ada Salazar	Space X – To Infinity and Beyond Award
How does the 5 second rule affect food?	Antonio Perez	SaferFood Cats Food Safety Award – Second Place
What do you think will have a bigger reaction?	Logan Gardner	Exceptional First Year Award

Get Moving in a Different Way!	Sophia Pelletier	Leonore and Jack Mayer Memorial Award
The Happiness Effect	Alex Provenzano	Ben’s Bells Science of Kindness Award
Understanding Germs	Vishwa De Silva	SaferFood Cats Food Safety Award – Honorable Mention

How Many Surfaces Can a Germ Travel To?	Ms. Jessica Jankowski-Gallo class	SaferFood Cats Food Safety Award – Third Place
Shining Light on Shadows	Liz Pumarol and Jessica Caramella class	TEP Award of Excellence

Aquatic Plants Against Acid Rain	Madeline Ray McCaskill	Third Place – Friends of Agua Caliente Award, American Meteorological Society Outstanding Achievement Award
Audio and Art: A Comparison of Auditory and Visual Stimuli on Human Emotions	Eva Ramirez, Laurel Gray Burkholder	SAPA Excellence in Behavioral Science Award
Horizontal Transmission of the Obligate Symbiont Burkholderia in the Leaf-Footed Bug, Leptoglossus zonatus (Hemiptera: Coreidae)	Isabelle Lopez	Society for In Vitro Biology Most Outstanding Project
The Effect of Elevation on Water Quality in the Sonoran Desert	Shelby Wraith	SARSEF Board of Directors Award, Saguaro National Park Award
The effect of temperature on the pH of saltwater: implications for predicting climate change	Remy M. Seltzer	SARSEF Board of Directors Award, Arizona Hydrological Society 2nd Place

Just Enough Light: Does the Placement of Windows in an Underground House Matter?	Toben Dorsey-Sanchez	Society of American Military Engineers Award, Texas Instruments 1st Place Elementary Award
Magnetic Force Field	Matthew Keller	Texas Instruments 3rd Place Elementary Award
Project SuMS: Submarine Motor Seal	Jacob Keller	TEP Award of Excellence, Texas Instruments 2nd Place Elementary Award

Competitions

Workshops and outreach

STEM exploration

Elementary Grand Awards (grades PreK–5)

Academy of Mathematics and Science

Agua Caliente Elementary School

Anthem K-8 School

Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind

BASIS Oro Valley

BASIS Scottsdale Primary

Booth-Fickett Math and Science Magnet School

Canyon View Elementary School

Carden Christian Academy Central

Casas Christian School

Castlehill Country Day School

Centennial Elementary School

Cochise Elementary School

Continental School

Copper Creek Elementary School

Copper Ridge Elementary

Cottonwood Elementary School

Da Vinci Tree Academy

Desert Willow Elementary School

Dove Mountain CSTEM School

Dreams of Sunshine Playground

Emily Meschter Early Learning Center – Top Pre-Kindergarten Program

Esmond Station Iron Horses K-8

Fletcher Family Homeschool

Fruchthendler Elementary School

Gowan Science Academy

Highland Free School

Homer Davis Elementary School

Immaculate Heart Elementary and Middle School

Innovation Academy – Top Elementary School

International School of Tucson

J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School

Legacy Traditional School

Lim Home School

Lineweaver Elementary School (SARSEF Endorsed School)

Lulu Walker Elementary School

Manzanita Elementary School

Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence K-8

Mesquite Elementary School

Mountain Vista School

Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School

Olsson homeschool

Polk Home School

Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary

Richard B. Wilson School

Robert Richardson Elementary School

Rohrbach Redshift Academy

Saint Joseph Catholic School

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School

Sam Hughes Elementary School

San Simon School BIE

Satori Charter School

Senita Valley Elementary School

St. Cyril School

St. Michael’s School

Sunrise Drive Elementary

Sycamore Elementary School

Tanque Verde Elementary School

Tanque Verde Luthern Church Preschool

The Montessori Schoolhouse

Tucson Hebrew Academy

Twin Peaks Elementary School

Vail Academy and High School

Ventana Vista Elementary

Walter Douglas Elementary

Willcox Middle School

Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Winter Homeschool

Middle and High School Grand Awards (grades 6–12)

Academy of Mathematics and Science

Agua Caliente Elementary School

Anza Trail Middle School

BASIS Oro Valley

BASIS Tucson North

Bonita Elementary School – Willcox

Booth-Fickett Math and Science Magnet School

Harnessing the Saguaro Cactus to Treat Skin Infections – Antimicrobial Properties of the Carnegiea Gigantea Seed Extract	Samantha Chulamorkodt	Tucson Botanical Gardens Outstanding Plant Project, Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society 1st Place
My Neighborhood Rocks	Penelope Backs	Tucson Gem & Mineral Society
Some Numbers have Interesting Properties	Jay Chandra	Youngest and Best Elementary Project
The Cat’s Meow	Miles Kaste	Passion for Science Award: In honor of Rachel Tankersley and Tonya Connelly

2 times the fun!!	Ashlee Watson class	ASQ Tucson Sponsored Award
All You Seed Is Love	Sayuri “Ellie” Carter-Rogel	TEP Award of Excellence
Don’t Lose it! Reuse it!	Morgan Friezen	Women’s Chemistry Group Best Female Project 4th Grade
Don’t Throw it, Coat It!	Aaron Eager	Polymer Chemistry Innovations Innovative Chemistry Award – 2nd Place
Enrichment for Tigers	Mila Madeka	Sharing The Planet
Fabric Strength	Mabel Rivera class	The Earnest House LLC Helping Hands Award
Green Power: A Sustainable Energy Alternative	Clinton Willey	Cox Conserves Award
Growing in a Bubble: A Balloon Greenhouse Effect	Pamela Barrett class	UA Plant Sciences Planting the seed: Excellence in plant sciences research 1st Place
Knit, Knot Stress	Mabel Rivera class	The Earnest House LLC Helping Hands Award, Ben’s Bells Science of Kindness Award
Let it Grow!	Mabel Rivera class	The Earnest House LLC Helping Hands Award
Magnetic Structures	Ella Schulzkump	Pima County Fair Mechanical Excellence Award
Pitch Perfect Baking	Adalee Watson, Audrey Alameda, Kalia Lopez	Rockefeller Award
Pop! Are you Paying Attention?	Lori LaRussa class	TEP Award of Excellence
Reach for the Stars	Niki Tilicki class	Excellence in Earth and Space Science
Tangled Part 2	Faith Thomas	Pima County Fair Excellence in Robotics
The Scorpion Reservoir	Vincent Poyas	TEP Award of Excellence
We Axolotl Questions	Mrs. Mandi Cordell class	ASQ Tucson Sponsored Award, Tucson Herpetological Society Outstanding Award, Best Pun Super Star Award

Adding Light Bulbs to an Electrical Circuit	Santiago Moreno	Mildred & Dildred’s Imagination Award
Orbeez Size and Minerals	William Krizman-Rauh	Arizona Hydrological Society
Plant Growth and Light Timing	Nadia Combs	Future Time Smith award for Excellence in Research on timing and time perception in non-human organisms, Esther Chapman Memorial Award for Curiosity in Plant Sciences

A World on Fire 2, How to replant forests after wildfires; like those in Australia and California and now here in Oro Valley?	Gabriel Vaughn	TACO Team’s, Put the “C” in TACO Award
Bam! Speed of a Gun	Blake Pierpont	Safety in Physics Award
Dog toys: Does Color and Size Matter	Camryn May Gross	SARSEF Board of Directors Award, Department of Navy Naval Science Award
Geodes; How to Tell what is Inside	Aliza Jayani Alcoser, Madilyn Allison Stevens	Southern Arizona Grotto RISING STALAGMITE AWARD, Tucson Gem & Mineral Society
Innovating Solar Panels to Remotely Send Solar Energy	Juliet Iadevaia	TEP Award of Excellence
It’s Card To Choose a Game..	Gabriel Vaughn	SARSEF Board of Directors Award
Special Moons: One End of the Rainbow to the Moon	Lily Weleck	Robin M. Cattler Innovation Award
Swimming Caps and How They Affect the Speed of Swimmers	Anamaria Elez	SARSEF Board of Directors Award, Department of Navy Naval Science Award
UAV Submarine	Augustus Mitchell	Department of Navy Naval Science Award, USS Tucson 770 Club Outstanding project in nautical or submarine sciences

Fight or Flight: Is the Game to Blame?	Madilyn Lesniak	SARSEF Board of Directors Award
How Does Heat Effect Cold?	Avery Toomey	SARSEF Board of Directors Award
How Does Wind Affect the Rate of Evaporation?	Maeve Russell-Goodman	SARSEF Board of Directors Award, ASQ Tucson Sponsored Award
What is the Best Type of Paper Airplane?	Eddie Garcia	SARSEF Board of Directors Award
What Type of Liquid Makes Flowers Live Longer?	Krystal Carrillo Sanchez	SARSEF Board of Directors Award

Are Community Wells Safe on the Navajo Nation	Autumn Russell	SARSEF Board of Directors Award, SaferFood Cats Food Safety Award – Third Place
Soil Quality with Respect to the Environment and Public Health	Yanaba Schroeder	SARSEF Board of Directors Award
Water Filter: Is it Necessary in my Home	Natasha Thompson	SARSEF Board of Directors Award

Greywater’s Effect on Flowers	Cassidy Dickherber	Arizona Hydrological Society 2nd Place
Tiny Robot Dancers	Samantha Slaiwa	SARSEF Board of Directors Award

Guinea Pigs For the Win!	Madeline Smith	SARSEF Board of Directors Award
Oh Chute, Don’t Fail Me Now!	Elijah Pursell	AIAA Award for Excellence in Science or Engineering Project

Hover On!	Kylee McCool	Pima County Fair Excellence in Robotics
The Shhh…arpener Project	Ms. Eileen Miller class	Class Award of Engineering Design Excellence

Science Fair Project	Audrey Lefforge	Lola’s Legacy
What kind of Fabric Sticks to Cholla the Best?	Isabelle Lefforge	Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society Honorable Mention