2023 High School Fair Winners
Thank you to all the students who entered projects into the fair this year, the teachers and mentors who supported them, and the judges who devoted hours of their time to our students’ presentations! We couldn't do this without your creative and innovative ideas. Also, a great big thank you to the sponsors and committee members for making the fair possible.
First place winners qualify to enter ISEF Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.
All winners qualify to enter the Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF).
Winners and participating schools will be contacted via email with details on how to register for these fairs. All participants will receive feedback from the judges via their contact teacher.
Congratulations to all the winners!
1st Place Award Winners and ISEF Representatives
Affordable On-Orbit Millimetric Orbital Debris Detection and Characterization
by Nevin Thinagar
Mass Academy of Math and Science
The effectiveness of a standardized mixture of antioxidants as a preventative treatment for PTSD and its symptoms in C. elegans
by Anshika Shekhar
Mass Academy of Math and Science
2nd Place Award Winners
Control System for an Autonomous Sailboat
by Caden Ashmore
Grafton High School
Leveraging Differential Gene Expression Analysis and Agent-Based Modeling to Detect Biomarkers of Brain Cancer Subtypes
by Rianna Santra
Mass Academy of Math and Science
A Hybrid Locomotion Delivery Drone with Foldable Wing Mechanism
by Shuhan Luo
Worcester Academy
The Electrolytic Extraction of Dawsonite from Ocean Water: Efficient Saltwater Mineral Recovery through Electrolysis
by Disha Mudenur, Dylan Striek, and Rylee Blair
Hopkinton High School
3rd Place winners
In Silico Non-Coding RNA and Stemness Assaying for Tumor Proliferation
by Sahithi Pogula
Hopkinton High School
Analysis of Photon Polarization in Quantum Information Systems
by Ayush Gopal
Westborough High School
Utilizing Hypermagnesemia to Understand the Impact of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents on Caenorhabditis Elegans: A Safe Novel Automated Model for Paralytic Drug Testing
by Srilakshmi Venkatesan
Hopkinton High School
Attenuating social isolation-induced sickness behavior in D. melanogaster using minocycline
by Sophie Chiang
St. Mark’s School
Using Raspberry Pi to Enhance Security for Packages and Mail
by Aniketh Mahesh
Shrewsbury High School
Using Inverted Airfoils to Generate Downforce to Strengthen Residential Houses’ Structural Integrity During Category 4 and 5 Hurricanes and Tornadoes
by Xinyuan (Yolanda) Zhou
St. Mark’s School
The Effects Of Microplastics On Cell Growth
by Alexander Teymurazyan
Wachusett Regional High
Agitating for pond health: controlling algae growth using a surface-level underwater impeller
by Nathaniel Dziewietin
Wachusett Regional High
Chlorella Vulgaris: A Model for Photobioreactor Carbon Capture
by Juliet Findlen
Hopkinton High School
TalkToMe: An Application That Better Detects and Handles Suicidal Situations on Social Media Through ML
by Isha Nagireddy
Shrewsbury High School
The Effect of Heat Shock Proteins on Inflammation by
Kruthi Gundu
Shrewsbury High School
Role of calcium in resistance to chemotherapy in the Triple Negative Breast Cancer subtype
by Shivam Goel
Shrewsbury High School
Using Immune Footprints in a Novel Deep Learning Model to Detect Human Diseases
by Joseph Yu
Mass Academy of Math and Science
Honorable Mention Awards
Using A Mathematical Model to Personalize Keyboard Layouts For Users Missing Digits
by Amy Chen
Mass Academy of Math and Science
Agriculture Assistance Drone
by Ansh Hiranandani and Rishab Nair
Westborough High School
The effects of varying ground surfaces on foot strike hemolysis
by Krisha Patel
Mass Academy of Math and Science
Optimizing Exoplanet Discovery Via Machine Learning
by Ragav Iyer
Ashland High School
Mobile Carbon Capture (MCC) to Green Hydrogen (GH)
by Maya Sushkin
South High Community
Speed Detector
by Anuj Gopal
Westborough High School
Incorporating Graphite From Pencils as a Component of Lithium Batteries
by Barry Wang
Shrewsbury High School
Sip Sustainably: The Rheology and Durability of Single-Use Environmentally Friendly Alternatives for Plastic Straws
by Sierra Kelch
Wachusett Regional High
The Effects of Probiotics on Malnourished Fruit Flies
by Verena Welch
Wachusett Regional High
Influence of Predator Stress on Courtship Behavior in Male Drosophila
by Arianne Motakef
St. Mark’s School
Gesture Recognition with Wearables for Robot Control using Machine Learning
by Anna Wang
Shrewsbury High School
Predicting Pollution using LSTMs, CNN Feature Extraction, and Residual Refinement by Attention Mechanisms
by Avani Daga, Briana Mallouh, and Tomohiro Oga
Hopkinton High School
The Effectiveness of Algae in Desalination
by Ekaavli Daga
Wachusett Regional High
Vitsal- Lifesaving Vehicle Conditions Monitoring System
by Angad Pannu
Shrewsbury High School
Music Visualization Using The Fast Fourier Transform: Finding the Beat
by Kathryn Adiletta
Worcester Academy
Assessing the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Public Speaking Anxiety
by Alex Chen
Mass Academy of Math and Science
Differentiating Neurological Disorders Based on MRI Scans of Previous Patients
by Nihitha Reddy
Mass Academy of Math and Science
The effect of microplastics on the stress response of Daphnia magna by
Nikhita Varma
Wachusett Regional High
PD-L1 Expression is Upregulated in Tumor Infiltrating Myeloid Cells of Young Tumor Bearing Hosts
by Anne Tie
Mass Academy of Math and Science
The Relationship Between Cortisol and Visual Working Memory in Different Phases of the Menstrual Cycle
by Elizabeth Georgules
Bancroft School