Challenge Participants

Use the tabs below to check out their big ideas and explore all finalists, winners, mentors and judges!

The Sore Be Gone!

Sophia Al-Halaseh

2021 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Alabama

William Albrecht

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Louisiana

Revolutionary Next Generation Blood Storage Bags

Abhinav Anne

2021 Finalist

Meet Abhinav. Abhinav developed a way to extend the safety and shelf-life of blood products with Nitric Oxide producing Polyurethane bag.

One-Way Passive Valves

Annika Balaji

2021 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Maryland

Daniel Becher

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Nebraska

Ventilator Alternative

Kalyani Bhat

2021 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Iowa

Bioactive Molecules

Rohan Bhosale

2021 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Indiana

Mulch Blanket

Arya Catna

2021 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Texas

Aaron Cecil-Xavier

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Oklahoma

Solve Food Waste

Malya Chakravarty

2021 State Merit Winner

6th grade

South Dakota

Venkata Chaluvadi

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

South Carolina

Pneumonia Diagnosis

Connor Chin

2021 State Merit Winner

8th grade

California

Andrew Clark

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Nevada

Alicia de la Serna

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Ohio

Ryan DeLaney

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Kentucky

Timmy DeMember

2012 State Merit Winner

5th grade

Maryland

Zane Dunham

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Utah

Solar Energy System and Natural Fibonacci Sequence

Aidan Dwyer

2012 Finalist

Aidan is a member of Boy Scouts, Band, and Art Club. He also enjoys sailing, track, and golf.

Jai Ganesh

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Pennsylvania

Naren Gaurav

2012 Finalist

Naren participates in Lego Robotics and Science Bowl. He is also learning to speak Mandarin and plays the piano, basketball and chess.

Brandon Gong

2012 Finalist

Brandon is a member of Science Olympiad, Science Club, and Math Club. He also plays the clarinet, piano, and the oboe.

Aayush Goradia

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

New Jersey

McCade Gowdy

2012 State Merit Winner

5th grade

Iowa

Michelle Gu

2012 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Michigan

Maja Guidry

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

District of Columbia

Disposable Gloves

Karthika Hariprasad

2021 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Kentucky

Daniel Hernandez

2012 State Merit Winner

5th grade

New Mexico

Elliott Hoppe

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Washington

Katie Hudek

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Rhode Island

Wind Operated Car Power Outlet

Shreyas Ikare

2021 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Michigan

Christopher Isozaki

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

California

Antaures Jackson

2012 State Merit Winner

5th grade

Georgia

Elder Healthcare Robot

Matthew James

2021 State Merit Winner

6th grade

New York

Eric Jenny

2012 State Merit Winner

5th grade

Massachusetts

Oxygen Absorber Bag to Prolong the Shelf-life of Food

Carolyn Jons

2012 Finalist

Carolyn is a member of school orchestra and chamber orchestra. She also enjoys playing soccer and tennis and unicycling.

Flour Made Gluten Free

Christina Jordan

2021 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Georgia

Braille Display

Prithu Kolar

2021 State Merit Winner

8th grade

North Carolina

Kamryn Larsen

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Idaho

Travois with Wheels Helps Parents Carry Children Across the African Desert

Chase Lewis

2012 Finalist

Chase is a member of 4H Club, Math Club, and Boy Scouts. He also enjoys competing in science fairs.

Christopher Lindsay

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Hawaii

Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring

Alexander Lui

2021 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Washington

Accessibility Friendly Guidance System for Optimal Cooking Operations Based on Machine Learning

Samarth Mahapatra

2021 Finalist

Meet Samarth. Samarth deployed edge computing and advance vision algorithms to help people with vision impairments cook with ease.

Portable Microscope

Nithila Meganathan

2021 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Minnesota

Gabriel Mesa

2012 Finalist

Gabriel enjoys playing the saxophone and soccer.

Ferro-Sponge: A Novel Way of Removing Microplastics and Oil from Water

Snigtha Mohanraj

2021 Finalist

Meet Snigtha. Snigtha discovered Ferro-Sponge, a novel way to remove microplastics and oil from contaminated water.

Cognitive Emotion Interpretation Application (CEIA)

Veda Murthy

2021 Finalist

Meet Veda. Veda developed the Cognitive Emotion Interpretation Application (CEIA) that helps teachers and caregivers interpret the emotions an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) child is expressing.

Cole Myers

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Indiana

Brandon Myrick

2012 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Virginia

Nandini Naidu

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Oregon

Ethan Novek

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Connecticut

Emi Otsuki

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Tennessee

Rupa Palanki

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Alabama

Don't drive that way, Have another Day!

Vihaan Paliwal

2021 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Oregon

Graphene Quantum Dots in the Conservation of Endangered Species

Viraj Pandey

2021 Finalist

Meet Viraj. Viraj synthesized and innovatively applied graphene quantum dots (GQDs) to help track endangered species.

Michael Parnell

2012 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Alaska

Nicholas Plandin

2012 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Arizona

Personalizing Masks

Nipun Rajan

2021 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Tennessee

Idan Reed

2012 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Kansas

Solar T21

Noah Richardson

2021 State Merit Winner

5th grade

Florida

Sean Riera

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Florida

Matthew Ryan

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Wisconsin

Lyndsey Saltz

2012 State Merit Winner

5th grade

Colorado

Innovative Engineering Tools for Controlling Harmful Algal Bloom

Moitri Santra

2021 Finalist

Meet Moitri. Moitri developed a novel optimized gel composed of Chitosan and Citric acid to induce algae coagulation and settlement in Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) effected bodies of water to reduce the suffocation and death of animal life and toxins that could lead to health problems for humans.

Chase Saraney

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

North Carolina

A Novel Configuration of Carbon Nanotubes

Anin Sayana

2012 Finalist

Anin is a member of Science Olympiad and Math Club. He also enjoys playing the piano, basketball and tennis.

Ben Shapiro

2012 State Merit Winner

5th grade

New York

TICKED

Xander Shavers

2021 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Connecticut

Can Summoning a Pharmacist Reduce OTC Drug Errors

Patrick Shea

2012 Finalist

Patrick participates in Science Fairs and competes in basketball, hockey, baseball, golf, and track.

AquaAir

Nikhil Shokeen

2021 State Merit Winner

7th grade

New Hampshire

AI-based Wildfire Prevention System

Prisha Shroff

2021 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Arizona

Aishani Sil

2012 State Merit Winner

6th grade

Texas

Preventing Gut Dysbiosis

Anuj Singh

2021 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Nebraska

Apollo

Raunak Singh

2021 State Merit Winner

7th grade

New Jersey

Eco-friendly Clay to Save Coral

Anishaa Sivakumar

2012 Finalist

Anishaa is a member of Science Club, Math Club, and Science Olympiad. She also enjoys singing, dancing, Taekwondo, and tennis.

Martha Skehan

2012 State Merit Winner

7th grade

Delaware

SENTRY

Dhruvika Solanki

2021 State Merit Winner

7th grade

West Virginia

Emma St. Louis

2012 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Minnesota

Improving Brain Disease Outcomes

Danielle Steinbach

2021 Finalist

Meet Danielle. Danielle used deep neural networks to more accurately diagnose and treat neurological disorders and brain diseases.

Capillary Effect to Remove Lead from Soil

Amy Sun

2021 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Massachusetts

Tara Suresh

2012 State Merit Winner

8th grade

Missouri

Smart and Reusable Packaging Solution for Online Order Shipments

Aadrit Talukdar

2021 Finalist

Meet Aadrit. Aadrit developed a scalable and reusable shipping box that can be used for online order shipments to reduce or eliminate the use of oversized boxes and excess packing materials.

Autonomous Drone-based Algae Monitoring System (ADAMS)