Regional Science Fair 2023
The science department held the annual science fair on February 1st, 2023. We had 500+ students participate in 21 categories ranging from Animal Sciences to Translational Medical Science experiments, and all topics in between. There were over 260 projects. Teachers did an outstanding job supporting students as they navigated the independent research process. The science fair process incorporates all the Portrait of a Graduate skills, developing resilience and critical thinking skills. We had numerous members of the business community support our fair by judging the student projects. There were over 90 winners between 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
There were 22 projects first place projects that were nominated to represent Chantilly HS at the Regional Science Fair that was held at Robinson Secondary School March 17-19th. Chantilly had two Grand Prize winning projects. Those students will be invited to participate in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which will be held in Dallas, Texas from May 14-19.
Congratulations to Frank Chang, Stephen Tsai, Jason Yoo (Environmental Engineering) and Aayush Shivashankar (Plant Sciences). Any student that received a first place award at the Regional Fair is invited to attend the Virginia Science and Engineering Science Fair (VSSEF) in April.
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Category |
Project |
Students |
Award |
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Animal Sciences |
The Effect of Natural Oil Supplements on the Health and Quality of a Dog's Hair |
Natalie Shinego |
Third Place |
|
Animal Sciences |
The Effect of Acetaminophen on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna |
Arnav Jadhav, Arnav Jain, Nimal Muthukumar |
Honorable Mention |
|
Biochemistry |
Reducing the Negative Effects of Angiogenesis Inhibitors by Inducing Combative Blood Compounds on D. melanogaster |
Eeshan Dandamudi, Siddanth Vinay |
First Place - Grand Prize Alternate |
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Biochemistry |
The Effect of Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes on the Degradation of Fruits |
Anshul Yarlagadda |
Second Place |
|
Biomedical and Health Sciences and Engineering |
SCIRA (Skin Cancer Image Recognition Application): A Novel Android Studio and MobileNetV2 Image Recognition Software |
Anika Giri, Sana Khilwatgar, Jourdan Rhines |
Third Place |
|
Biomedical and Health Sciences and Engineering |
Optimization of tPA Delivery for Ischemic CVA using Fluid Flow Dynamics and Navier-Stokes Equations |
Ram Dosibhatla |
Second Place |
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Chemistry |
Say No Way to Tooth Decay: The Effect of Fluoride on Tooth Decay |
Annanya Bitra, Ethan Chien, Ashley Ding |
Honorable Mention |
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Chemistry |
The Effect of Different Fruit Juices on Strength and Durability of Eggshells |
Bridget Dombro, Grace Drost |
Honorable Mention |
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Chemistry |
The Effect of Solution Type on the Mass of Copper |
Evan Bonshock, Tyler Jencks |
Honorable Mention |
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Chemistry |
The Effect of Various Experimental Factors to Optimize Adsorption of Toxic Industrial Dye Methylene Blue on Sand |
Abraham Tuluva |
Honorable Mention |
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Earth and Environmental Sciences |
The Effect of Updraft and Downdraft on Tornado Simulation |
An Nguyen |
Honorable Mention |
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Environmental Engineering |
The Effect of Activated Charcoal on the Conductivity of Water in a Filtration System |
Aditi Bhattacharjee, Samiksha Gumma |
Third Place |
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Environmental Engineering |
ARM: Streamlining Recyclable Waste Identification with Highly Scalable Deep Learning Algorithms |
Frank Chang, Stephen Tsai, Jason Yoo |
First Place - Grand Prize Winner |
|
Materials Science |
The Effects of Different Shapes and Materials on Sound Reduction Capabilities |
Jack Evans |
Honorable Mention |
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Microbiology |
The Effect of pH on the Reproduction of S. cerevisae and Its Implications on Candida Yeast Infections |
Bhuvana Lavu, Shreya Sheth, Mahati Thiyagarjan |
Third Place |
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Mathematics and Computer Sciences |
The Effect of Pathfinding Algorithms on Processing Time and Route Distance |
Noah Lee |
Third Place |
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Physics and Astronomy |
The Effect of Air Pressure in a Soccer Ball on the Distance Traveled |
Henry Berglie, Justin Jerome |
Third Place |
|
Plant Sciences |
The Effect of Chlorine (ppm) on the Lead Phytoremediation Rate in Lemna minor |
Aayush Shivashankar |
First Place - Grand Prize Winner |
|
Plant Sciences |
The Effects of Road Salt on the Dissolved Oxygen Produced by Java Moss |
Yashasvi Banka, Asvita Bonthagorla, Preeti Vukkalkar |
Second Place |
The following students will be competing at the Virginia State Science Fair in April, Aayush Shivashankar, Frank Chang, Stephen Tsai, Jason Yoo, Eeshan Dandamudi, and Siddanth Vinay.
