2021 State Science and Engineering Fair (Junior Division)

Category Winners: (HM = Honourable Mention)

Place	Category	Student	School	Project Title
1^st	animal sciences	Bryan "Wes" Daniel	First Baptist Church School	"THE OLFACTORY SYSTEM`S VOMERONASAL RESPONSE IN CATS"
2^nd	animal sciences	Tyler Dowden	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"Which Deer Urine Can Bring in the Most Deer to the Surrounding Area?"
3^rd	animal sciences	Ella B. Henry	Grace Episcopal School	"Goin` Nuts"
4^th	animal sciences	Kate M. Curtis	John Curtis Christian	"Comparing Bird Behavior Between Ithaca, New York and River Ridge ,Louisiana."
HM	animal sciences	Amelia M. Duffy	International School of Louisiana	"Like a Moth to a Flame"
1^st	biochemistry	Amari D. Fiffie	West St. John High School	"Can Yeast Breathe? "
2^nd	biochemistry	Andrew M. Newton	Providence Classical Academy	"Does the pH of a cleaner used to clean an apple affect the process of oxidation."
3^rd	biochemistry	Abigail M. Qi	Glasgow Middle School	"How does temperature affect the antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the Mississippi River?"
4^th	biochemistry	Mackenzie C. Gandolfo	John Curtis Christian	"How Much Energy is Stored in Different Types of Foods"
HM	biochemistry	Kiera Carmichael	Glasgow Middle School	"Lowering salt content in sauerkraut"
1^st	behavioral and social sciences	Jackson L. Corbett	Youree Drive AP Middle Magnet	"Don`t Blink!: Do Gamers Have Faster Reflexes Than Non Gamers?"
2^nd	behavioral and social sciences	Terryn J. Calais	Lafayette Christian Academy	"Difference in Male and female Brain"
3^rd	behavioral and social sciences	Abigail Richardson	Southeastern Laboratory School	"Don`t Like the Food? Try Paying More!"
4^th	behavioral and social sciences	Kylar Ascua	Mulberry Elementary School	"The Pandemic`s Attack on Learning"
HM	behavioral and social sciences	Ean M. Watson	John L Ory magnet School	"Mood Swings-How Does Music Affect Your Mood?"
1^st	biomedical engineering	Aiswarya Nair	Glasgow Middle School	"The Impact of UV Rays on DNA"
2^nd	biomedical engineering	Joseph W. Zimmermann	Holy Cross School	"Engineering and Testing a Positioning Device for Patients"
3^rd	biomedical engineering	Adriana M. Martin	Southfield School	"Can You Make a Mechanical Ventilator With Easy to Access Materials and a Simple Design?"
1^st	biomedical and health sciences	Timothy Namikas	Glasgow Middle School	"Using the Disk Diffusion Method to Assess the Antibacterial Properties of Honey"
2^nd	biomedical and health sciences	Reece Chaisson	Mulberry Elementary School	"Low Reps-More Weight; High Reps- Low Weight"
3^rd	biomedical and health sciences	SOPHIE FAUBION	Prairieville Middle School	"What Type of Mask is Most Effective?"
4^th	biomedical and health sciences	Rebekah Alker	Northlake Christian School	"The Body`s Best Friend "
HM	biomedical and health sciences	Keagan J. Johnson	Youree Drive AP Middle Magnet	"The Effect of Caffeine on the Human Heart Rate"
1^st	computational biology and bioinformatics	Tejasvi Tyagi	Glasgow Middle School	"Forecasting the COVID Deaths Using Time Series History Data Form Public Datasets"
2^nd	computational biology and bioinformatics	Keya Chanda-Rastogi	Glasgow Middle School	"Simulating Herd Immunity In 6 Global Mega Cities"
1^st	cellular and molecular biology	Psalm E. McClellan	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	"Altering the Light/Dark Cycle of Bioluminescent Organisms"
2^nd	cellular and molecular biology	Samuel Duet	Houma Junior High School	"Detergents and DNA: Which Detergent Extracts the Most DNA?"
3^rd	cellular and molecular biology	Cecily Lu	Glasgow Middle School	"Turn Down Gene Expression by Feeding"
1^st	chemistry	Aanvi M. Desai	Glasgow Middle School	"Impact of Different Types of Salts on the Temperature of Water Generated from Melting Ice"
2^nd	chemistry	Caiden Bennett	Lake Pontchartrain Elementary	"Big Bursting Bubbles"
3^rd	chemistry	Nick G. Morrison	Providence Classical Academy	"From Trash to Cash:Biomass "
4^th	chemistry	Julie A. Epp	Providence Classical Academy	"How does the strength of tea change with different brewing times?"
HM	chemistry	Dinah L. Smith	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	"How different stain removing agents affect the saturation of a stain"
1^st	earth and environmental sciences	Raymond Duplessis	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	"Comparing Different Methods of Filtering Lead From Water"
2^nd	earth and environmental sciences	Emily Chen	Glasgow Middle School	"How salt and sugar affect the freezing and melting of water/ice."
3^rd	earth and environmental sciences	Cooper Davis	John Curtis Christian	"Can diferent soils affect soil erosion"
4^th	earth and environmental sciences	Nico Bush Nicolas Grinstin	Baton Rouge Int School	"Solar-Powered Desalination"
HM	earth and environmental sciences	Carter Neil	Montegut Middle School	"Crude Business"
1^st	embedded systems	Maya J. Trutschl	Caddo Parish Middle Magnet	"Portable Ultraviolet Radiation Meter: Are your Eyes Protected?"
2^nd	embedded systems	Emily Cabrera	John Curtis Christian	"What Materials Block a WIFI Signal?"
3^rd	embedded systems	Amanda Delos Reyes	Baton Rouge Int School	"The PER"
4^th	embedded systems	Abhinav Pathak	Glasgow Middle School	"How does LED Brightness Vary with Current"
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	Angela Nguyen	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	"Green Infrastructure vs. Man-Made Drainage Systems: Which System Reduces Flooding Better?"
4^th	environmental engineering	Benjamin Barron	John Curtis Christian	"Engineering a Humidity Sensor"
1^st	engineering mechanics	Phillip T. Nguyen	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effects of the Shape of a Wing on Air Flow"
2^nd	engineering mechanics	Kylie E. Walsdorf	John Curtis Christian	"Will the Boat Rock and Roll"
3^rd	engineering mechanics	Kylen R. Strider	John Curtis Christian	"Will the shape of a nose cone affect the height of a water rocker?"
4^th	engineering mechanics	Abram J. Droddy	Providence Classical Academy	"Which bridge is the strongest?"
HM	engineering mechanics	Nicole Y. Baumgartner	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effect of Bridge Structure on Weight Capacity"
1^st	energy: sustainable materials &design	Andy Hale	Houma Junior High School	"Sugar Rush Turning Sugar into Energy"
2^nd	energy: sustainable materials &design	Hayden T. Le	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	"Insulation Exploration"
3^rd	energy: sustainable materials &design	Neha Mothilal	Glasgow Middle School	"How does the Output of a Solar Cell Vary with the Angle of Incoming Light?"
4^th	energy: sustainable materials &design	Kashvi Kumar	Glasgow Middle School	"Electromagnetic Induction"
HM	energy: sustainable materials &design	Aaliyah D. Allen	Youree Drive AP Middle Magnet	"Does your cell phone radiate ? Measuring Electromagnetic Radiation."
1^st	mathematics	Emily A. Ingraham	John Curtis Christian	"Scuffle Shuffle"
2^nd	mathematics	Kunaal J. Dey	Glasgow Middle School	"Geodesic Domes for Lunar Habitat: Measurement and simulation of the Volume of a Simple Geodesic Dome"
3^rd	mathematics	Gracie Bourg	Houma Junior High School	"Is Your Ice The Coolest?"
1^st	microbiology	Emersyn L. Holloway	Youree Drive AP Middle Magnet	"Blasting Bacteria With Ultraviolet Light"
2^nd	microbiology	Skylar I. Brown	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"Killing It!"
3^rd	microbiology	Kailynn O. Torres Adelyn Smith	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee	"Bacteria in Different Water Sources"
4^th	microbiology	Caden R. White	John Curtis Christian	"Is Bottled Water Better Than Tap Water "
HM	microbiology	Katrina Phillips	East St. John Elementary	"Which Food Will Mold the Fastest In the Dark? "
1^st	materials science	Grace Ding	Glasgow Middle School	"What is the most water resistant fabric"
2^nd	materials science	Emily L. Phan	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effect of Different Substances on the Amount of Fog Developed on Eyeglasses"
3^rd	materials science	Abby m. walsdorf	John Curtis Christian	"What Can Make A Beam Stronger?"
4^th	materials science	Destiny A. Folivi	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	"The Effects Of Changing The Base In Calcium Chloride Solutions With Sodium Alginate"
HM	materials science	Ben L. Bretz	First Baptist Church School	"Are Expensive Golf Balls Worth the Money?"
1^st	physics and astronomy	Sarah Augustin	John Curtis Christian	"Electromagnets: Will increasing the number of wire wraps on a homemade electromagnet increase the strength of the electromagnet?"
2^nd	physics and astronomy	Kaleb T. Tittelbach	Southeastern Laboratory School	"Gear Ratio: Does Gear Size Matter?"
3^rd	physics and astronomy	Josh Wilson	Northlake Christian School	"Arrow Trajectory vs Bow Draw Weight"
4^th	physics and astronomy	Baxter w. Carroll	Providence Classical Academy	"Does hieght equal flight?"
HM	physics and astronomy	Elizabeth Briery	First Baptist Church School	"What Are the Effects on Centripetal Force on Plant Growth"
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	Sophia P. Landry	Isidore Newman School	"Pesticide Performance: Which pesticide prevents pests without degrading soil? "
3^rd	plant sciences	Aditya Baisakh	Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School	""The Effect of Soil Salinity on Rice Growth""
4^th	plant sciences	Britney Q. Nguyen	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	"What Compost mix is best for your plants?"
HM	plant sciences	Caroline A. Naccari	John Curtis Christian	"Will plant probiotics(beneficial bacteria and fungi) improve Pisum sativum germination, growth and chlorophyll levels in the leaves?"
1^st	robotics and intelligent machines	Benjamin Namikas	Glasgow Middle School	"Pest Recognition on Crops Using a Variety of Machine Learning Techniques"
2^nd	robotics and intelligent machines	Kaitlyn Smith	Glasgow Middle School	"The Minimax Algorithm vs. Humans"
3^rd	robotics and intelligent machines	Jayla J. Ezidore	West St. John High School	"Can I Make a Hydraulic Robot Arm?"
4^th	robotics and intelligent machines	John T. Cotten	Lacache Middle	"Are Virtual Assistants on Target?"
1^st	systems software	Edward Yao	Glasgow Middle School	"Comparison of Searching Algorithms"
2^nd	systems software	Varun Gala	Glasgow Middle School	"Breaking Codes Using Code"
3^rd	systems software	Hayden E. Smith	Youree Drive AP Middle Magnet	"Cyber Security"
1^st	translational medical science	Olivia G. Lesko	Youree Drive AP Middle Magnet	"Face Mask Moisture Containment"
2^nd	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	embedded systems	Maya J. Trutschl	Caddo Parish Middle Magnet	"Portable Ultraviolet Radiation Meter: Are your Eyes Protected?"
OverAll_2nd	JR	robotics and intelligent machines	Benjamin Namikas	Glasgow Middle School	"Pest Recognition on Crops Using a Variety of Machine Learning Techniques"

Special Awards:

Award	Name (Place)	School
Broadcom MASTERS nominees	Jackson L. Corbett Bryan "Wes" Daniel Ada Ducote Jayla J. Ezidore Andy Hale Emersyn L. Holloway Emersyn L. Holloway Sophia P. Landry Hayden T. Le Aiswarya Nair Benjamin Namikas Timothy Namikas Phillip T. Nguyen Kaitlyn Smith Maya J. Trutschl	Youree Drive AP Middle Magnet First Baptist Church School Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee West St. John High School Houma Junior High School Youree Drive AP Middle Magnet Youree Drive AP Middle Magnet Isidore Newman School Lake Forest Elementary Charter School Glasgow Middle School Glasgow Middle School Glasgow Middle School Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School Glasgow Middle School Caddo Parish Middle Magnet
Louisiana Horticulture Society	Ada Ducote Caroline A. Naccari	Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee John Curtis Christian
Naval Science Award	Benjamin Namikas Timothy Namikas Maya J. Trutschl	Glasgow Middle School Glasgow Middle School Caddo Parish Middle Magnet
U.S. Air Force	Andy Hale	Houma Junior High School