Senior Winners
ASEF 2021 Awards Ceremony (Senior Division)
SPECIAL AWARD RECOGNITIONS
American Meteorological Society
Winning projects should be limited to the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences
The winners are: Emma Seidel, Malaika Dsa
American Psychological Association Award
This award recognizes the top project in the category of Behavior & Social Sciences. The winner will receive a certificate of recognition
The winner is: Adrianna Orsi
ASM Materials Education Foundation
The winner will receive a certificate
The winner is: Luke Tessier
Association for Women Geoscientists
The winner will receive a certificate
The winner is: Amitis Moradkha
MDA Award – Missile Defense Agency
The winner will receive a certificate
The winners are: Braden Noh, Akshat Yaparla, Ashraf Mansour, Cary Xiao
Naval Science Award
Sponsored by: Office of Naval Research
This award recognizes a students who demonstrated excellence in science research or engineering design. The winners will receive a certificate of achievement and a medallion.
The winners are: Akshat Yaparla, Naeim Mahjouri
Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science Award
Sponsored by: ASM Materials Education Foundation
This award will be given to the top project with a materials science theme. The winner will receive a certificate and a medallion to follow.
The winner is: Luke Tessier
Mu Alpha Theta Award
This award is presented for the project that best demonstrated challenging, original, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem using mathematics. The winner will receive a certificate of recognition.
The winner is: Jaeyoung Lee
NASA Earth System Science Award
This award will be given to the student whose project offers the greatest insight into earth’s interconnected systems. The winner will receive a certificate of achievement.
The winner is Dakota Perry
Naval Science Award
Sponsored by: Office of Naval Research
This award recognizes three students who demonstrated excellence in science research or engineering design. The winners will receive a certificate of achievement, a medallion, and a $75 gift card to follow.
The winners are: Akshat Yaparla, Braden Noh
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The NOAA Award will go to one individual selected from among all general award categories whose research emphasizes NOAA’s mission of Science, Service, and Stewardship
The winner is Emma Seidel
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award
This award recognizes the project that best reflects the principles of sustainability –balancing economic development with environmental responsibility. The winner will receive a certificate of recognition.
The winner is: Malaika Dsa
Society for In Vitro Biology
Winners should be in 11th grade with an exhibit in the area of plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue culture. A formal letter of congratulations will be sent to the winner.
The winner is: Catherine Kung
Yale Science and Engineering Association Award
Sponsored by: Yale Science and Engineering Association
This award will be given to the most outstanding 11th grade project in the areas of computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry. In extraordinary cases, it may be awarded to 10th or 12th grade. The winner will receive a certificate and a medallion to follow.
The winner is: Xiaoyi Ma
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Certificate and Social Media Toolkit The winner is: Ahnaf Hossain
U.S. Metric Association
The winners will receive a certificate of achievement
The winner is: Jordon Jennings
U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize
If the student wishes to enter the State competition, the student winner(s) must enter their SJWP State competition by registering at www.sjwp.org (Links to an external site.) and uploading their research paper. (Receiving a regional award does not automatically enter the project into the state competition. This is a separate step that the winner must do. The deadline for the state competition is April 15, 2021. For questions, please contact Brad Lovett at blovett@wef.org.
The winners are: Jaeyoung Lee, Amitis Moradkha, Emma Seidel
United States Air Force
The winners will receive a certificate of achievement
The winners are: Akshat Yaparla
Now we will announce the placement winners of each category. A judging panel of over 40 scientists and engineers determined which projects scored highest in each category. Students who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd will receive a ribbon and certificate. In addition, the 1st place winner of each category will receive a $100 cash prize and 2nd place will receive $50 cash prize.
CATEGORY AWARDS
Category 100: Animal
1st Eva Ledvina
2nd Jarrett Huckaby
Category 200: Behavioral & Social Science
1st Morgan Dotson & Kenny Nguyen
2nd Adrianna Orsi
3rd Maddison Canzano
Category 300: Cellular & Molecular Biology
1st Rishab Samant
2nd Shreya Sunil
3rd Dev Mehta
Category 400: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science
1st Kailyn Grant
2nd Yewon Lee
3rd Luke Tessier
Category 500: Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics
1st Madhushalini Balaji
2nd Catherine Jung
3rd Braydon Noh
Category 600: Energy Chemical Physical
1st Naeim Mahjouri
Category 700: Earth & Environmental
1st Malaika Dsa
2nd Jaeyoung Lee
3rd Amitis Moradkha
Category 800: Medicine & Health Science
1st Ashwin Prabhakar
2nd Mayu Nakano
3rd Xiaoyi Ma
Category 900: Physics & Astronomy
1st Michael Fulmer
2nd Makaila Jennings
3rd Tyler Taylor
Category 1000: Plant Sciences
1st Jade Adams
Category 1100: Computer Science& Mathematics
1st Longji Jerry Chen
2nd Cary Xiao
3rd Gregory Li
ASEF will also advance our top four Best of Fair winners directly to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2021. This year’s event will be held virtually again this year due to COVID-19. The Alabama Academy of Science will cover all expenses for the four students to participate in ISEF as representatives of ASEF. This year’s Best of Fair winners are:
Rishab Samant
Madhushalini Balaji
Longji Jerry Chen
Kailyn Grant
Congratulations to all of our participants and winners!
A few notes for winners:
- This year’s winners have received a variety of awards. We will mail all certificates and ribbons to your school. Please note, some of these awards may have a specific requirement for follow up action (especially cash prizes). Directions and any additional forms, paperwork or instructions will be included in your award packet. Please pay close attention to all stated deadlines to avoid any issues.
- If you are advancing to the ISEF, we will send your paperwork to you for your registration package.
Junior Winners
SPECIAL AWARD RECOGNITIONS
ASM Materials Education Foundation
The winner will receive a certificate
The winner is: Lily Vilardi
Broadcom Coding with Commitment
The winning student will receive a $250.00 Certificate and a RP 400 Personal Computer Kit.
The winner is: Ambrose Brown
Dauphin Island Award
Sponsored by Dauphin Island. The junior award includes a scholarship to one of our camps at the Sea Lab
The winner is: Sera Stone.
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
Sponsored by: Lemelson Foundation
This award will recognize a young inventor creating a promising solution to real-world problems. The winner will receive a certificate and a $100 cash award.
The winner is: Austin Henderson
MDA Award – Missile Defense Agency
The winner will receive a certificate
The winners are: Connor Murphree, Nikita Prabhakar, Saha Sahishnu
Naval Science Award
Sponsored by: Office of Naval Research
This award recognizes a students who demonstrated excellence in science research or engineering design. The winners will receive a certificate of achievement and a medallion.
The winners are: Connor Murphree, Sahishnu Saha
Now we will shift gears and announce the placement winners of each category. A judging panel of over 40 scientists and engineers determined which projects scored highest in each category. Students who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd will receive a ribbon and certificate. In addition, the 1st place winner of each category will receive a $100 cash prize and 2nd place will receive $50 cash prize.
CATEGORY AWARDS
Category 100: Animal
1st Makenna Burdick
2nd Sophia Guo
3rd Kameron Reddick
Category 200: Behavioral & Social Science
1st Sydney Allen
2nd Grace Nuzman
3rd Ariel Lumbatis
Category 300: Cellular & Molecular Biology (NONE FOR JR DIVISION)
Category 400: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science
1st Madeline Borchert
2nd Lily Vilardi
3rd Abigail Tankersly
Category 500: Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics
1st Austin Henderson
2nd Christopher Valeri
3rd Mariama Diallo & Kamorian Osborne
Category 600: Energy Chemical Physical
1st Jeffrey Torrence
2nd Nikita Prabhakar
Category 700: Earth & Environmental
1st Arian Phillips
2nd Joseph LeFevre
3rd Harshtha Chander & Ishita Rajput
Category 800: Medicine & Health Science
1st Grayson Whitman
2nd Rachel Dendy & Mary Baker
3rd Jalynn Braxton Rachel Dendy
Category 900: Physics & Astronomy
1st Sahishnu Saha
2nd Jackson Allen
3rd Joshua Minnon
Category 1000: Plant Sciences
1st Jackson Reiney
2nd. Jiwoo Park
Category 1100: Computer Science& Mathematics
1st Connor Murphree
2nd Maddie Tillford
3rd Lue Markert
Broadcom MASTERS Award (certificate)
The Broadcom MASTERS is the national competition for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who participate in affiliated science fairs. Our fair has the honor of selecting the top 10% of projects today to continue their journey to the national competition. Broadcom MASTERS nominees are invited to complete the online application, and are eligible for valuable prizes and awards including $25,000, iPads, STEM summer camp, and more. This nomination is an honor, and distinguishes these projects as among the top 10% in the nation. From the complete list of entrants, the top 300 semi-finalists will be selected and announced next fall. We were very fortunate to have a student from our region selected as a Top 300 finalist in 2019! This list of 300 will be narrowed to 30 and those students who are selected will win an all-expense-paid trip to the Broadcom MASTERS finals from October 22 – October 27, 2021 in Washington DC.
This year’s Broadcom MASTERS nominees are:
- Makenna Burdick
- Connor Murphree
- Maddie Tillford
- Sydnee Allen
- Madeline Borchert
- Lily Vilardi
- Austin Henderson
- Arian Phillips
- Joseph LeFevre
- Grayson Whitman
- Sahishnu Saha
Students will receive a certificate and further instructions on how to complete their application for the Broadcom MASTERS program.
Congratulations to all of our participants and winners!
A few notes for winners:
- This year’s winners have received a variety of awards. We will mail all certificates and ribbons to your school. Please note, some of these awards may have a specific requirement for follow up action (especially cash prizes). Directions and any additional forms, paperwork or instructions will be included in your award packet. Please pay close attention to all stated deadlines to avoid any issues.
- If you are advancing to the ISEF, we will send your paperwork to you for your registration package.