2023 Honors Division- Results
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ACADEMY OF SCIENCE - ST. LOUIS SCIENCE FAIR

HONORS DIVISION 2023: RESULTS!

The Academy of Science - St. Louis is pleased to announce the top students who participated in the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair - Honors Division. High School students from around St. Louis have completed collegiate-level research in homes, classrooms, and labs. The top 10 students competed in the Finalists Round on March 4th, 2023 held at Webster University's Campus.

All Honors Division finalists will be automatically entered as top projects in the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair for grades K-12 and will compete for special awards and scholarships in April. These awards will be announced May 4th, 2023.

The top two students of the Finalists Round will represent the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair at Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. 

MD's, PhD's and professionals with exceptional expertise in their fields generously served as Honors Division Judges.

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Check out the photos from this year's Finalist Round!

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First Place
Alex Chen, Grade 12, Marquette Sr. High School
Project Title: Aural Real-Time Position-Determining Model and Influencing Factors
Award: $2,000 Scholarship, Alex is now qualified to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May 2023, Alex will be recognized at the 26th Academy of Science- St. Louis Outstanding Scienstist Awards Dinner on September 20th, 2023. 

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Second Place
Alice Liu,
 Grade 11, Marquette Sr. High School
Project Title: Modified Nanoporous Gold Sensor for the Electrochemical Detection of Acetaminophen
Award: $2,000 Scholarship, Alice is now qualified to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May 2023, Alice will be recognized at the 26th Academy of Science- St. Louis Outstanding Scienstist Awards Dinner on September 20th, 2023. 

FINALISTS
Listed in A-Z Order by Last Name

Bailey Bryan, Grade 11, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: The effects of cellulose acetate filters on on Phaseolus vulgaris and Palaemonetes paludosus
Award: $500 Scholarship

Semra Hodzic, Grade 10, Al Salam Day School
Project Title: Ripe Radiance: Detecting Ripeness of Fruit with an LED Light Circuit
Award: $500 Scholarship

Rajeshwar Jaladi, Grade 11, Parkway West High School
Project Title: Constitutionality Bot: A Natural Language Processing model to predict the constitutionality of a legal case
Award: $500 Scholarship

Grace LeGrand, Grade 12, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: The Impact of lowering ph on Artemia franciscana viability
Award: $500 Scholarship

Anushka Rawat, Grade 12, Parkway South High School
Project Title: Utilizing agricultural waste to clean up crude oil spills
Award: $500 Scholarship

Greta Reitenbach, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Using Data Science to Analyze Voter Demographics
Award: $500 Scholarship

Sophia Saleeby, Grade 12, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Project Title: Cultural Differences in Coping Among Adolescents
Award: $500 Scholarship

Rachel Tang, Grade 11, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Project Title: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental health using satellite remote sensing data
Award: $500 Scholarship

 

SEMI-FINALISTS
Listed in A-Z Order by Last Name

Paige Bognar, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Protein Precipitation at Different Temperatures in Fetal Bovine Serum

Rebecca Detweiler, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: The Effects of Caffeine, Ethanol, and an Electric Field on Planaria Regeneration

Sienna Mose, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Making a Briquette Out of Fonio

Akhil Nadithe, Grade 10, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Project Title: The Dynamics and Limitations Of Vaccine Efficacy And Herd Immunity To Fight Outbreaks

Sumairah Siddiqui, Grade 10, Al Salam Day School
Project Title: “Green” Detergent; Is it good for the environment?

Anna Wingbermuehle, Grade 12, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: The effect of land use on soil composition and the growth of Pascopyrum smithii in remnant soils versus altered soils