2023 PALM BEACH REGIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR AWARD PRESENTATION
Friday, Jan 06, 2023
On January 6, 2023, students representing The Cane Institute at FAU Lab Schools at the Palm Beach County Science & Engineering Fair brought home more than 60 awards after an incredible showing at the competition. We congratulate the students, our science fair team: Mr. Allan Phipps, Ms. Vanessa Stevenson, Ms. Katherine Hendrickson, Ms. Robin Barkes, and Dr. Tricia Meredith, our science and STEAM teachers, and our supportive parents who ensure their children persist and get their projects across the finish line. It is an incredible commitment and team effort.
Congratulations to all the winners! On top of the recognitions below, two notable finishes are Anik Sahai winning "Best in Show" for the Junior Division and 12 of our students qualified to advance to the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair on April 4-7, 2023.
Middle School |
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| Caitlin O’Sullivan | 1st Place in Animal Sciences |
| Michael Gomez | 1st Place in Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Savannah Cipyak | 1st Place in Chemistry (tie) |
| Nicholas Moreno | 1st Place in Chemistry (tie) |
| Arianna Lian | 1st Place in Cellular/Molecular Biology and Biochemistry |
| Anik Sahai | 1st Place in Intelligent Machines, Robotics and Systems Science |
| Ben Liu | 1st Place in Plant Sciences |
High School |
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| Isabella Lackner | 1st Place in Environmental Engineering |
| Ruby Aubin | 1st Place in Physics and Astronomy |
| Ava Tracy | 1st Place in Plant Sciences |
| Joshua Reynolds | 1st Place in Plant Sciences |
| Ayush Gowda | 1st Place in Intelligent Machines, Robotics and Systems Science |
A.D. Henderson middle school students won a record-breaking 25 awards, and all 20 middle school competitors won an award in the regional fair, which is a school first! Thirty-five (35) awards were presented in the Senior Division to FAU High students.
The following students placed 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places in their respective categories:
Middle School |
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| Skylar Thunberg | 2nd Place in Animal Sciences |
| Julia Nance | 2nd Place in Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry |
| Navraj Dhillon | 2nd Place in Earth and Environmental Science |
| Anya Gupta | 2nd Place in Environmental Engineering |
| June Grey | 3rd Place in Intelligent Machines, Robotics and Systems Science |
| Ayse Oktan | 2nd Place in Mathematics and Computational Sciences |
| Julian Slive | 2nd Place in Microbiology |
| Jolie Zagha | 3rd Place in Physics and Astronomy |
| Bradley DiPaolo | 3rd Place in Physics and Astronomy |
| Humza Chaudhry | 4th Place in Physics and Astronomy |
| Ben Slive | 4th Place in Physics and Astronomy |
| Yuvraj Dhillon | 2nd Place in Plant Sciences |
High School |
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| Elise Choe | 3rd Place in Animal Sciences |
| Ellen Farafonov | 3rd Place in Animal Sciences |
| Hafsah Bashir | 3rd Place in Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Gabriella Boehm | 3rd Place in Biomedical and Health Sciences |
| Karis Hong | 4th Place in Biomedical and Health Sciences |
| Ekansh Puri | 3rd Place in Chemistry |
| Vritti Sodha | 4th Place in Chemistry |
| Ariel Gil | 4th Place in Chemistry |
| Saachi Mody | 4th Place in Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry |
| Jenna Abraham | 4th Place in Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry |
| Johniya Atterbury | 3rd Place in Earth and Environmental Science |
| Amanda Grodman | 4th Place in Earth and Environmental Science |
| Valini Goolcharan | 3rd Place in Environmental Engineering |
| Mark Zagha | 3rd Place in Environmental Engineering |
| Patrick O'Leary | 3rd Place in Environmental Engineering |
| Connor Harrington | 4th Place in Engineering and Materials Science |
| Fox Turso | 4th Place in Engineering and Materials Science |
| Nidhi Begur | 3rd Place in Intelligent Machines, Robotics and Systems Science |
| Gabriel Goldeberg | 3rd Place in Microbiology |
| Emily Ortiz | 4th Place in Physics and Astronomy |
Specialty Awards |
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| Anya Gupta | Office of Naval Research |
| Xavier Jones & Declan Nambu | National Geographic Award |
| Alexander Zentefis | NOAA |
| Fox Turso | NOAA |
| Patrick O'Leary & Mark Zagha | National Geographic Award |
| Ekansh Puri | WPTV First Alert Weather Award |
| Johniya Atterbury | Hand 2 Mind - Recognition in Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| Ben Liu | American Society of Sugar Can Technologists - excelling in plant science and physics |
| Ava Tracy | American Society of Sugar Can Technologists - excelling in plant science and physics |
| Isabella Lackner | South Florida Water Management District |
| Valini Goolcharan | Honorable Mention for Pollution Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County Award |
| Vritti Sodha | Honorable Mention for Pollution Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County Award |
| Anya Gupta | Honorable Mention for Pollution Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County Award |
| Anik Sahai | Best in Show |
Congratulations to all our Science Fair competitors on their outstanding research!
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.