2021 Winners

The winners of the NHSEE are eligible to attend the international science fair ISEF. This year’s ISEF is virtual, but still quite the event! Similarly, the NHSEE Expo 2021 was virtual again this year. We finished up the judging this weekend, and we couldn’t be more pleased to announce the winners!

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. Forty five projects were uploaded, each with student video presentations and photos of the project boards. Our judges have watched your presentations and looked over your material.

And congratulations, Jaden, Lina and John! In addition to having a chance to compete against some of the finest science students in the world, you’ll be representing your schools, the NHSEE, and the state of NH. We wish you the best of luck!

2021 NHSEE overall winners (L to R): Lina Huang(2^nd), Jaden Yun (1^st), John Horangic (3^rd)

Open Competition by category

Behavioral Science

1^st Place: Luke Young, Holy Family Academy for “Is it a Sad Song?”

2^nd Place: Angelina Doria, Holy Family Academy for “What’s So Funny?”

Biochemistry

1^st Place: Jaden Yun, Phillips Exeter Academy for “A Highly Selective and Sensitive Novel Biosensor Capable of Quantifying and Monitoring a Clotting factor Elevated in Severe COVID-19 Cases”

2^nd Place: Delaney Nelson, Nashua South High School for ” Yeast Feast: Applications of Yeast Metabolism for Ethanol Biofuel”

Biology

1^st Place: Kaylee Chen, Phillips Exeter Academy for “Identification of Marine Microbial Metabolites as a Novel Anti-Cancer Drug”

2^nd Place: Anish Mudide, Phillips Exeter Academy for “SARS CoV-2 Drug Discovery Based on Intrinsically Disordered Regions”

Chemistry

1^st Place: Jingchen Wang, Phillips Exeter Academy for “Molecular Dynamics Study of the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Insertion in Calcium Silicate Hydrate”

Computers

1^st Place: Abigail Thomas and Yavor Litchev, Nashua South High School for “Hybrid Privacy Scheme”

2^nd Place: Abhinav Govindaraju, Bedford High School for “Using Transfer Learning to Classify Melanoma Comparable to Dermatologists”

Earth & Space Science

1^st Place: Mucheng Ma, New Hampton School for “Identifying Habitable Planets with their Colorful Surfaces”

2^nd Place: Aastha Patel, Nashua South High School for “Exploring the Possibilities of Human and Plant Migration to Mars”

Engineering

1^st Place: Lina Huang, Phillips Exeter Academy for “Optimization of Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Properties through Incorporation of Moisture-absorbing Particles”

2^nd Place: William Hardister, Holy Family Academy for “Moving a Car with Magnets”

Environmental Science

1^st Place: John Horangic, Bishop Brady High School for “Testing and Comparing the Emissions of a Small Engine Running on Ethanol Versus Gasoline”

Mathematics

1^st Place: Hyungsoon Kim, St. Paul’s School for “An Efficient Algorithm to Generate Grids Using a Modified Transformation Method”

2^nd Place: Yunseo Choi, Phillips Exeter Academy for “On Two-Sided Matching in Infinite Markets”

Physics & Electronics

1^st Place: Abhinav Avvaru, Nashua South High School for ” A Novel Approach to Detect Vaping at Homes and Schools”

2^nd Place: Sean Cheng, Exeter High School for “Topological Properties of a Random Spin System in Two Dimensions”

NH Science & Engineering Exposition Best in Fair Winners

		1st place for the fair went to Jaden Yun, from Phillips Exeter Academy, for “A Highly Selective and Sensitive Novel Biosensor Capable of Quantifying and Monitoring a Clotting Factor Elevated in Severe COVID-19 Cases”
		2nd place for the fair went to Lina Huang, from Phillips Exeter Academy, for “Optimization of Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Properties through Incorporation of Moisture-Absorbing Particles”
		3rd place for the fair went to John Horangic, from Bishop Brady High School, for “Testing and Comparing the Emissions of a Small Engine Running on Ethanol Versus Gasoline”

Special Awards
In addition to competing for trophies, bragging rights and a chance to move on to international competition, students also may also win Special Awards. Specific companies and organizations will provide prizes and recognition for students that excel with projects that meet certain criteria.

This year, the NHSEE recognized 16 student teams for Special Awards.