Team Alabama Press Release – Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

Sixteen students from across Alabama attended the 2022 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held May 8-13 in Atlanta, GA. More than 1,700 students from 80 countries, regions or territories competed for prizes in the event.

Fifteen of the students from Alabama had earned the right to compete at this prestigious event by winning a top prize at their regional or at the state science fair. The other student attended as student observer.

Students attending were: Shivani Babu, Leo Shen, Naeim Mahjouri, Sanjana Mupparaju, Dakota Perry, Ashwin Prabhakar, Sheya Sunil (Virtual), Trisha Bheemanathini, Elizabeth Lancaster, Catherine Kung, Mayu Nakano, Jakub Hel, Shemai’ya Peak, Julian Vilardi, Daniel Zhao and Lillian Vilardi.

Awards won by the students included four category and five special awards – this was a very good year!

Special Awards:

Full Scholarship from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) and a $400 cash prize

EGSD010 — Generating Energy From Wheel Motion by Designing a Hybrid 3D-Printed Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Naeim Mahjouri, Auburn High School, Auburn, AL, United States of America

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA Judges’ Award

ENEV037 — A Mechanism Utilizing Renewable Energy for Eliminating Aquatic Trash in Waterways That Does Not Contribute to Global Warming and Air Pollution

Dakota Katlyn Perry, WP Davidson High School, Mobile, AL, United States of America

National Security Agency Research Directorate Third Place Award “Cybersecurity”

ROBO034 — Recognition of American Sign Language (ASL) Trigger Words Using RF Sensors in Combination with Deep Neural Networks

Catherine Kung, Indian Springs School, Vestavia, AL, United States of America

Patent and Trademark Office Society Second Award of $500

EGSD010 — Generating Energy From Wheel Motion by Designing a Hybrid 3D-Printed Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Naeim Mahjouri, Auburn High School, Auburn, AL, United States of America

The Chief of Naval Research Scholarship Award of $15,000

EBED039 — Portable and Modular Spectral System for Material Characterization

Ashwin Prabhakar, Bob Jones High School, Madison, AL, United States of America

Wolfram Research, Inc.

Mathematica software for all Intel ISEF Finalists and Observers

**Special Award Winners (Dakota, Ashwin, Naeim, Catherine)**

Category Awards

First Award of $5,000

CELL010 — Attenuation of Adipocyte Hypertrophy in a Palmitic Acid-Induced 3T3 Cell Model Through Lupeol Treatment