The weather was beautiful on Pi day, 2024. What could be better than pie and science? We held the 2024 NHSEE at NHTI on March 14, and we have results. Over the weekend we’ll post the complete rundown, but for now, this is the Best-in-Fair. Congratulations to everyone who attended for all of their hard work, to the category winners and of course to the Best In Fair winners!

The top Best-in-Fair winners of the NHSEE are eligible to attend the international science fair ISEF. This year’s ISEF is in-person in Los Angeles, CA. We’ll be posting some snapshots of the show floor this weekend.

Best in fair for 2024 (L to R) 1st place – Jaansi Ritesh Patel, 2nd place – Robin Chris Dao, 3rd place – Anfeng Wilson Xie

With the generous help of our volunteer judges and the dedication of you, the students, this year’s fair went very smoothly. A special thanks to STEM Wizard for all of their help with their part of the IT infrastructure.

NHSEE fair winners heading to ISEF will have a chance to compete against some of the finest science students in the world, as well as representing your schools, the NHSEE, and the state of NH. We wish you the best of luck!

Open Competition by category  (click on the for a picture)

Behavioral Science

1st Place:   Jaansi Ritesh Patel, Phillips Exeter Academy for “Examining the Impact of Inducing an Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) on Mental Function”

2nd Place:   Christian Alpha Fauteux, Jeramiah Anthony Guerrero and Simon Joseph Rouillard, Holy Family Academy for “The Marketing Solution: Tweaking Products to Grab Your Attention”

Biochemistry

1st Place:   Robin Chris Dao, Phillips Exeter Academy for “CRISPR-cas12a based 1 step system for diagnostics of COPD using miRNA”

2nd Place:   Selena Zou, Nashua South High School for “Which antiseptic is most effective on skin microbiotas?”

Biology

1st Place:   Ethan Liu, Phillips Exeter Academy for “Neuroimmune Receptor TLR2 as One Key Differentiating Factor Between Normal Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease”

2nd Place:   Aden Geonhee Lee, Phillips Exeter Academy for “The Glucose Metabolism of ADHD: MicroRNA SNPs Impact Glucose Transporter 3 Protein Expression”

Chemistry

1st Place:   Audrey Elizabeth Cody, Kalyani Harshawardhan Jogdand and Aavarika Niroula, Lebanon High School for “Photolysis of Curcumin”

2nd Place:   Isabelle Rose Barsola Canaveral and Erika Rose Barsola Canaveral, Lebanon High School for “Evaluation of a Gas Chromatography Instrument for Esterification Reaction Study”

Computational and Informatics Science

1st Place:   Saanvi Wadhwa, Nashua South High School for “Epigenetics and Allergies: The Role of DNA Tags (Methylation) in Allergies, and Predicting the Sensitivity/Severity Using Machine Learning”

2nd Place:   Mihir Garimella, Nashua South High School for “Computational Longitudinal Modeling of 3D Pre-Operative Brain Tumor Volume in Glioblastoma Patients”

Computers

1st Place:   Viktor A Osadsky, Ramstein High School – Germany for “Prioritization of Pneumothorax Diagnosis in Management: Automating a Severity-Based Urgency List System with Deep Learning”

2nd Place:   Jeongwoo Ban, Jeongwoo Ban for “Automated Recycling Trash Can”

Earth and Space Science

1st Place:   Heidi Mae Ahlgren and Elizabeth Rose Barsola Canaveral, Lebanon High School for “Monitoring the Aquatic Conditions of Vernal Pools”

Engineering

1st Place:   Anfeng Wilson Xie, St. Paul’s School for “Energy-Generating and Power-Storing Seashell”

2nd Place:   Lang Gou, Phillips Exeter Academy for “Breaking Boundaries: Innovating Gantry Break Points for Enhanced Cancer Treatment Efficiency and Throughput in Particle Therapy”

Environmental Science

1st Place:   Abhinav Avvaru, Nashua South High School for “An Economical and High Precision Approach for Nitrate Detection and Filtration to Ensure Quality Drinking Water”

2nd Place:   Adam Tang, Phillips Exeter Academy for “Exploring Microplastic Dynamics in Rivers: Insights from Flume Experiments and River Surveys”

Mathematics

1st Place:   Derui Chu, Phillips Exeter Academy for “On an Extension of the Square Peg Problem for Polygonal Curves in Higher Dimensions”
2nd Place:   Jialin Zhang, Phillips Exeter Academy for “Finite orbits of the braid group actions”

Physics and Electronics

1st Place:   Torrey E Pedone, Holy Family Academy for “Nitrogen in Motorsport”


NH Science & Engineering Exposition Best in Fair Winners

1st place 1st place for the fair went to Jaansi Ritesh Patel, from Phillips Exeter Academy, for “Examining the Impact of Inducing an Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) on Mental Function”
2nd place 2nd place for the fair went to Robin Chris Dao, from Phillips Exeter Academy, for “CRISPR-cas12a based 1 step system for diagnostics of COPD using miRNA”
3rd place 3rd place for the fair went to Anfeng Wilson Xie, from St. Paul’s School, for “Energy-Generating and Power-Storing Seashell”

2024 NHSEE Special Awards Summary

Award Award Winner Information
Winning Student(s) Winning School Project Title Project Category
NH Society of Professional Engineers – 1st in Fair

$250 Cash Award

Jaansi Patel Phillips Exeter Academy Inducing an Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) with Electroencephalography as an Intervention to Improve Mental Function Behavioral Science
NH Society of Professional Engineers – 2nd in Fair

$150 Cash Award

Robin Dao Phillips Exeter Academy CRISPR-cas12a based 1 step system for diagnostics of COPD using miRNA Biochemistry
NH Society of Professional Engineers – 3rd in Fair

$100 Cash Award

Anfeng Xie St. Paul’s School Energy-Generating and Power-Storing Seashell Engineering
Regeneron Biomedical Award – $375 Award Ethan Liu Phillips Exeter Academy Neuroimmune Receptor TLR2 as One Key Differentiating Factor Between Normal Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Biology
Office of Naval Research Award (Support of STEM research) – $75 Award Selena Zou Nashua South High School Which antiseptic is most effective on skin microbiotas? Biochemistry
Abhinav Avvaru Nashua South High School An Economical and High Precision Approach for Heavy Metal and Nitrate Detection and Filtration to Ensure Quality Drinking Water Environmental Science
Aden Geonhee Lee Phillips Exeter Academy The Glucose Metabolism of ADHD: MicroRNA SNPs Impact Glucose Transporter 3 Protein Expression Biology
American Psychological Association Leonardo Chung Phillips Exeter Academy Poetry Tutor Using Artificial Intelligence Based on Large Language Model Behavioral Science
Association for Women Geoscientists Heidi Ahlgren and Elizabeth Rose Canaveral Lebanon High School Monitoring the Aquatic Conditions of Vernal Pools Earth and Space Science
NASA Earth System Science Award Adam Tang Phillips Exeter Academy Exploring Microplastic Dynamics in Rivers: Insights from Flume Experiments and River Surveys Environmental Science
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Award Roseanne Shiju Nashua South High School Wound Healing: Effects of Herbal Decoctions on Cell Regeneration Biology
RICOH Sustainable Development Anfeng Xie St. Paul’s School Energy-Generating and Power-Storing Seashell Engineering
Society for In Vitro Biology Selena Zou Nashua South High School Which antiseptic is most effective on skin microbiotas? Biochemistry
United States Air Force Award Mihir Garimella Nashua South High School Computational Longitudinal Modeling of 3D Pre-Operative Brain Tumor Volume in Glioblastoma Patients Computational and Informatics Science
Saanvi Wadhwa Nashua South High School Epigenetics and Allergies: The Role of DNA Tags (Methylation) in Allergies, and Predicting the Sensitivity/Severity Using Machine Learning Computational and Informatics Science
Audrey Mullaney Nashua South High School The Synergistic and Antibiotic Effects of Vitamin C Biology
Maya Friday Nashua South High School Resistance Is Futile: Comparing the Bactericidal Effects of Holistic Medicine with Ampicillin on Wild-Type and Antibiotic-Resistant E.coli Biology
US Agency for International Development Audrey Mullaney Nashua South High School The Synergistic and Antibiotic Effects of Vitamin C Biology
U.S. Metric Association Award Maya Friday Nashua South High School Resistance Is Futile: Comparing the Bactericidal Effects of Holistic Medicine with Ampicillin on Wild-Type and Antibiotic-Resistant E.coli Biology
Yale Science and Engineering Association

 

Lang Gou Phillips Exeter Academy Breaking Boundaries: Innovating Gantry Break Points for Enhanced Cancer Treatment Efficiency and Throughput in Particle Therapy Engineering

 

NHAS Awards

The New Hampshire Academy of Science, Inc. (NHAS) has a mission to support the scientific research of high school and middle school students and present that research to the broader scientific and local community. NHAS offers a unique opportunity to qualified high school students to perform research alongside distinguished experts. The NHSEE is thrilled that the NHAS is offering scholarships to their program to NHSEE student scientists.

$1500 half tuition:
Ishaan Parmar
Adam Tang
Viktor Osadsky
Jaansi Patel

$3000 full tuition:
Ebuka Stanley
Saanvi Wadhwa
Pooja Udayakumar
Anfeng Xie