2021 Region VII Science and Engineering Fair (Junior Division)

Category Winners: (HM = Honourable Mention)

Place	Category	Student	School	Project Title
1^st	animal sciences	Tyler Dowden	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"Which Deer Urine Can Bring in the Most Deer to the Surrounding Area?"
2^nd	animal sciences	Parker Jewell Brooks Capps	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"Amazing Animal Attractions"
3^rd	animal sciences	Haley Jackson	Kenilworth Science and Technology	"Doggie Good Eats"
1^st	biochemistry	Abigail M. Qi	Glasgow Middle School	"How does temperature affect the antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the Mississippi River?"
2^nd	biochemistry	Natalie Nguyen	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effect of Simethicone Tablets on Trapped Gas"
3^rd	biochemistry	Lillian E. Williams-Castell	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"Determination of the Concentration of Vitamin C in Various Fruits and Vegetables by Titration"
4^th	biochemistry	Kiera Carmichael	Glasgow Middle School	"Lowering salt content in sauerkraut"
HM	biochemistry	Pranay Vijay	Kenilworth Science and Technology	"Does color affect taste?"
1^st	behavioral and social sciences	Terryn Calais	Lafayette Christian Academy	"Difference in Male and female Brain"
2^nd	behavioral and social sciences	Jace k. Jordan	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effect of Different Vibrations on the Behavior of Honey Bees"
3^rd	behavioral and social sciences	Lillian M. Record	Glasgow Middle School	"How has COVID-19 Affected Children�s Mental Health?"
4^th	behavioral and social sciences	Victor Portillo	Kenilworth Science and Technology	"What affects learning a second language?"
HM	behavioral and social sciences	Olivia D`Aquila Mary McDuff	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"What Music Genre is Best for Studying"
1^st	biomedical engineering	Cecily Lu	Glasgow Middle School	"Turning Down Gene Expressions by Feeding"
2^nd	biomedical engineering	Aiswarya Nair	Glasgow Middle School	"The Impact of UV rays on DNA"
3^rd	biomedical engineering	Julian M. Lovell	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effect of Various Liquids on Unclogging a Feeding Tube"
4^th	biomedical engineering	Taisa Smith	Kenilworth Science and Technology	"Do family members have similar fingerprints?"
HM	biomedical engineering	Julia C. Jung	Glasgow Middle School	"Bone Fracture Patterns"
1^st	biomedical and health sciences	Timothy Namikas	Glasgow Middle School	"Using the Disk Diffusion Method to Asses the Antibacterial Properties of Different Types of Honey"
2^nd	biomedical and health sciences	Sophie E. Faubion	Prairieville Middle School	"What Type of Mask is Most Effective? "
3^rd	biomedical and health sciences	Ahan Zaman	Glasgow Middle School	"The Development of a Safe Mouthwash from Household Spices"
4^th	biomedical and health sciences	Gavin Leblanc Jackson "Bray" Sanders	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"The Lies of the Meat Industry"
1^st	computational biology and bioinformatics	Keya Chanda-Rastogi	Glasgow Middle School	"Simulating the Cost of Herd Immunity"
2^nd	computational biology and bioinformatics	Tejasvi Tyagi	Glasgow Middle School	"Forecasting the COVID - 19 Deaths Using Time-Series History Data from Public Datasets with Machine Learning"
1^st	chemistry	Sameen Enam	Glasgow Middle School	"Acid and Base Buffering"
2^nd	chemistry	Aanvi Desai	Glasgow Middle School	"Impact of Different Types of Salts on the Temperature of Water Generated from Melting Ice"
3^rd	chemistry	Dajah Taylor	Kenilworth Science and Technology	"Fire Snake"
4^th	chemistry	Adam Julien	Glasgow Middle School	"Which Liquid Stains the Teeth the Most?"
HM	chemistry	Kate Bernard Chloe Carver	Baton Rouge Int School	"Would you swim here?"
1^st	earth and environmental sciences	Emily Chen	Glasgow Middle School	"How salt and sugar affect the freezing and melting of water/ice."
2^nd	earth and environmental sciences	Nico Bush Nicolas	Baton Rouge Int School	"Solar-Powered Desalination"
3^rd	earth and environmental sciences	Yasin Elfar	Glasgow Middle School	"The Relation Between Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming"
4^th	earth and environmental sciences	Sara Martinez Lana	Baton Rouge Int School	"Paper Compost"
1^st	embedded systems	Abhinav Pathak	Glasgow Middle School	"How does LED Brightness Vary with Current"
2^nd	embedded systems	Amanda Delos Reyes	Baton Rouge Int School	"The PER"
1^st	environmental engineering	Frances Kantrow	Glasgow Middle School	"Washing Machine Pollution"
2^nd	environmental engineering	Rachael Bergeron	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"Pipes vs. Freezing Water: Which Will Be Victorious?"
3^rd	environmental engineering	Bobby M. Chen	Glasgow Middle School	"How Does the Porosity Affect Fluid Flow in Objects"
4^th	environmental engineering	Brianna M. Bonton	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effect of new ideas of flood prevention on Louisiana"
HM	environmental engineering	Isabelle Kennedy	Baton Rouge Int School	"The float house project"
1^st	engineering mechanics	Nicole Y. Baumgartner	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effect of Bridge Structure on Weight Capacity"
2^nd	engineering mechanics	Phillip T. Nguyen	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effects of the Shape of a Wing on Air Flow"
3^rd	engineering mechanics	Ezra J. Heinzen	Glasgow Middle School	"Bridge Strength: The Comparison of Plank and Truss Bridges"
4^th	engineering mechanics	Gabrielle Pilzner	Kenilworth Science and Technology	"Would it be faster to have a three pulley system instead of two pulley system?"
HM	engineering mechanics	Breelan Corbin	Kenilworth Science and Technology	"Hot vs. Cold Temperature"
1^st	energy: sustainable materials &design	Neha Mothilal	Glasgow Middle School	"How Does the Output of a Solar Cell Vary with the Angle of Incoming Light?"
2^nd	energy: sustainable materials &design	Kashvi Kumar	Glasgow Middle School	"Electromagnetic Induction"
3^rd	energy: sustainable materials &design	Joaquin Torres-Novoa	Baton Rouge Int School	"How can I make a simple Generator more efficient to power different light bulbs?"
4^th	energy: sustainable materials &design	Anna K. Lagrone	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"Energy of the Future"
HM	energy: sustainable materials &design	Cade Cina	Lafayette Christian Academy	"Solar Charged"
1^st	mathematics	Kunaal S. Dey	Glasgow Middle School	"Geodesic Domes for Lunar Habitat"
1^st	microbiology	Skylar I. Brown	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"Killing It!"
2^nd	microbiology	Kailynn O. Torres Adelyn Smith	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"Bacteria in Different Water Sources"
3^rd	microbiology	Cara G. Lindsay	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effect of Food Preservatives on the Growth of Microorganisms"
4^th	microbiology	Varad Z. Chavan	Glasgow Middle School	"Comparing different types of bottled water, to see if they have microorganisms?"
HM	microbiology	Madison Gondron	Lafayette Christian Academy	"Which Hand Sanitizer Works Best?"
1^st	materials science	Emily L. Phan	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effect of Different Substances on their Ability to Reduce Fog on Glasses"
2^nd	materials science	Destiny A. Folivi	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effects Of Changing The Base In Calcium Chloride Solutions With Sodium Alginate"
3^rd	materials science	Grace Ding	Glasgow Middle School	" What is the most water resistant fabric?"
4^th	materials science	Avery L. Schewe	Prairieville Middle School	"Does the material being burned affect the temperature of the flame produced?"
HM	materials science	Emily Bonaventure Avery Gunter	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"Diaper Duty"
1^st	physics and astronomy	Drake Brown Foston Guidry	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"Firearm Accuracy Utilizing Bullet Seating Depths"
2^nd	physics and astronomy	Quinton Corbin	Kenilworth Science and Technology	"Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy"
3^rd	physics and astronomy	Sheyanne R. Gittens	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effect a Celestial Bodies� Structural Makeup has on the Time and Process of Terraforming it"
4^th	physics and astronomy	Rishabh Gala	Glasgow Middle School	"The Refractive Indexes of Household Materials"
1^st	plant sciences	Ada Ducote	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"Comparison of Growing Lettuce Using Different Methods for STEM Education in Elementary and Middle Schools"
2^nd	plant sciences	Aditya Baisakh	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	" The Effect of Soil Salinity on Rice Growth"
3^rd	plant sciences	Larissa M. Bolder	Glasgow Middle School	"Effects of Light and Moisture Availability on Mushroom Growth"
4^th	plant sciences	Ashley L. Weems	Prairieville Middle School	"Effects of Aloe Vera on Mold"
HM	plant sciences	Olivia G. Mirabello	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effect of Sulfuric Acid on the Germination of Redbud Seeds"
1^st	robotics and intelligent machines	Kaitlyn Smith	Glasgow Middle School	"Minimax Algorithm vs. Humans"
2^nd	robotics and intelligent machines	Benjamin Namikas	Glasgow Middle School	"Pest Recognition on Crops Using a Variety of Machine Learning Techniques"
3^rd	robotics and intelligent machines	Josalyn Green	Kenilworth Science and Technology	"Image Compression vs. Image Quality: Finding the Best Tradeoff"
1^st	systems software	Varun Gala	Glasgow Middle School	"Breaking Codes Using Code"
2^nd	systems software	Edward Yao	Glasgow Middle School	"Comparison of Searching Algorithms"
3^rd	systems software	Melissa A. Dodor	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effects of Software Programs On Application Speed"
1^st	translational medical science	Pranav Bhatt	Glasgow Middle School	"The Effects of Common Household Remedies on E-Coli"

Top School:

School	City
Glasgow Middle School	Baton Rouge

Overall Winners:

Awards	Div	Category	Student	School	Project Title
OverAll_1st	JR	robotics and intelligent machines	Kaitlyn Smith	Glasgow Middle School	"Minimax Algorithm vs. Humans"
OverAll_2nd	JR	biomedical engineering	Cecily Lu	Glasgow Middle School	"Turning Down Gene Expressions by Feeding"

Special Awards:

Award	Name (Place)	School
Broadcom MASTERS nominees	Pranav Bhatt Drake Brown & Foston Guidry Terryn Calais Grace Ding Ada Ducote Destiny A. Folivi Varun Gala Frances Kantrow Cecily Lu Neha Mothilal Aiswarya Nair Benjamin Namikas Timothy Namikas Emily L. Phan Kaitlyn Smith	Glasgow Middle School Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee Lafayette Christian Academy Glasgow Middle School Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School Glasgow Middle School Glasgow Middle School Glasgow Middle School Glasgow Middle School Glasgow Middle School Glasgow Middle School Glasgow Middle School Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School Glasgow Middle School
U.S. Air Force	Benjamin Namikas	Glasgow Middle School
U.S. Naval / U.S. Marine Corps	Cecily Lu Timothy Namikas Kaitlyn Smith	Glasgow Middle School Glasgow Middle School Glasgow Middle School