Palm Beach Regional Science & Engineering Fair Award Presentation
Friday, Jan 07, 2022
On December 8, 2021, 20 middle school and 31 high school students represented The Cane Institute at FAU Lab Schools in the Palm Beach Regional Science & Engineering Fair. After the competition, a virtual awards ceremony was held on January 6, 2022 where A.D. Henderson & FAU High School Students won a total of 13 specialty awards and 34 placement awards. With 47 awards, FAU Lab School District earned more awards than any other middle or high school in Palm Beach.
Of all students participating, 15 students qualify to compete in the Florida State Science & Engineering Fair at the end of March. Students advancing to the State competiton are below.
Middle School |
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| Caitlin O’Sullivan | 1st place in Animal Sciences |
| Navraj Dhillon | 1st place in Chemistry |
| Tanvi Desai | 1st place in Cellular, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry |
| Aiden Phipps | 1st place in Mathematics and Computational Sciences |
| Kolbi Biggs | 1st place in Microbiology |
| Caitlin Yaralli | 1st place in Plant Sciences |
High School |
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| Kyle Villalobos | 2nd place in Animal Sciences |
| Saachi Modi | 2nd place in Biomedical and Health Sciences |
| Seymour Haque | 1st place in Chemistry |
| Isabella Lackner | 1st place in Environmental Engineering |
| Ayush Gowda | 1st place in Mathematics and Computational Sciences |
| Satviki Singh | 2nd place in Microbiology |
| Ruby Aubin | 1st place in Physics and Astronomy |
| Nicholas Ostheimer | 2nd place in Physics and Astronomy |
| Patricia Yu | 2nd place in Plant Sciences |
At the conclusion of the awards ceremony, Tanvi Desai and Seymour Haque won Best In Show in the middle school division and the high school division respectively.
Specialty Awards |
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| Navraj Dhillon | Pollution Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County Award |
| Caitlin Yaralli | NASA Earth Systems Science Award and The American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Excellence in Plant Sciences and Physics Award |
| Seymour Haque | Mu Alpha Theta Award |
| Kyle Sagon | South Florida Water Management District Award |
| Emily Nguyen | ASM Materials Education Foundation Award |
| Nicholas Price | 3rd Place Pollution Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County Award |
| Mark Zagha | Honorable Mention Pollution Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County Award |
| Patricia Yu | American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Excellence in Plant Science and Physics Award |
| Polina Sabitova | American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Excellence in Plant Science and Physics Award |
| Isabella Lackner | The Prestigious Jane C. Hart Award of Recognition |
The following students placed in second, third and fourth places in their respective categories:
Middle School |
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| Alexandra Toman | 4th in Biomedical Science |
| Harper Greenwald | 2nd in Environmental Engineering |
| Katelyn Lackner | 4th in Engineering |
| Bradley DiPaolo | 4th in Engineering |
| Carter Astras | 4th in Engineering |
| Cassidy Valdez | 4th in Intelligent Machines |
| Jolie Zagha | 2nd in Microbiology |
| Annabella Meisner Lopez | 4th in Plant Science |
| Joey Marchitello | 4th in Plant Science |
High School |
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| Katalyn Ramsaha | 4th in Earth and Environmental Science |
| Kyle Sagon | 4th in Earth and Environmental Science |
| Emily Nguyen | 3rd in Environmental Engineering |
| Nicholas Price | 4th in Environmental Engineering |
| Polina Sabitova | 3rd in Engineering |
| Patrick O’Leary | 4th in Intelligent Machines |
| Ivan Yuk | 3rd in Intelligent Machines |
| Natasha Mayorga | 3rd in Microbiology |
| Valerie Fils Aime | 4th in Plant Science |
Congratulations to all Region Science Fair winners and good luck as the State Science & Engineering Fair quickly approaches.
Founded by Dan Cane, The Cane Institute serves as the epicenter for research, education and technology transfer for A.D. Henderson & FAU High School. The Institute’s integrated approach to solving society's toughest problems engages the best and brightest students, faculty, and resources at A.D. Henderson & FAU High School to explore today's most complex challenges in arenas such as cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles, robotics, virtual reality, augmented reality, automation and artificial intelligence.