- Saturday, March 14th, 2026
- Hosted by Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Held at MSOE, Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall
- Senior High Fair: 42 judges, 56 students, and 51 projects
- Junior High Fair: 6 judges, 6 students, and 5 projects
Sponsored by:
Junior High Specialty Award Winners
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
- Olof Knox, Automatic Cat Door Opener
ASQ JH Awards
- Quality Award: Elias Hoban, Kinetic Movement of Bikers to Create Energy
- Continuous Improvement Award: Advika Bansal, Plantable Casein Protein Plastic
C-Sup-Two Young Engineer Awards
- Riya Shankar & Ridhi Shankar, Aegis – Invisible Shield
- Elias Hoban, Kinetic Movement of Bikers to Create Energy
- Rose Perrone, Leaching Investigation: Artificial Soccer Turf
- Olof Knox, Automatic Cat Door Opener
Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
- Riya Shankar & Ridhi Shankar, Aegis – Invisible Shield
Best of Junior High Fair
- 1st: Riya Shankar & Ridhi Shankar, Aegis – Invisible Shield
- 2nd: Elias Hoban, Kinetic Movement of Bikers to Create Energy
- 3rd: Advika Bansal, Plantable Casein Protein Plastic
Senior High Specialty Award Winners
Specialty Awards
Alpha Chi Sigma
- Grayden Kelly-Van Domelen
- 401
- A Comparative Analysis of Sounding Rocket and High-Altitude Balloon Flight Space Environments on Antioxidant Properties of Polyphenols
American Psychological Association
- Yusra Khan
- 005
- The Influence of Generalized Anxiety on Storytelling Patterns: A Quantitative Analysis Using Image-Based Prompts
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
- Chloe Chen
- 302
- Adsorption of Microplastics Using Probiotic Strains as a Gut Detoxification Strategy
American Society for Quality
- Anand George
- 806
- Machine Learning Approaches to Predict Infection Risk in Multiple Myeloma Patients Receiving Bispecific Antibody Therapy
Association of Women Geoscientists
- Kaitlyn Paullin
- 503
- Sustainable Wave Energy: Harnessing Ocean Power with a Novel Linear Generator
Genius Olympiad
- John Palenik
- 501
- A Clean Approach to Mineral Sorting: Evaluating Water‑Driven Panning as an Alternative to Gravimetric Separation
MacGyver Ingenuity Awards – STI Engineering
- Kaitlyn Paullin
- 503
- Sustainable Wave Energy: Harnessing Ocean Power with a Novel Linear Generator
- Elijah Crum
- 608
- Design and Implementation of an External Spool, Tendon Actuated Vine Robot for Improving Commercial Viability
NASA Earth Science Award
- Grayden Kelly-Van Domelen
- 401
- A Comparative Analysis of Sounding Rocket and High-Altitude Balloon Flight Space Environments on Antioxidant Properties of Polyphenols
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Environmental Award
- Kaitlyn Paullin
- 503
- Sustainable Wave Energy: Harnessing Ocean Power with a Novel Linear Generator
Philip Streich Award
- Sophia Vielmetti
- 508
- The Effects of Lemna minor on the Growth of Raphidocelis subcapitata for the Management of Harmful Algal Blooms
Regeneron Biomedical Award
- Joy Zhao
- 802
- Investigating the molecular mechanisms by which PFAS affects breast cancer cell proliferation
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award
Soliel Curtin
006
Randomized Behavioral Science Field Experiment on Eco-Related Messaging in Online Apparel Stores
Society for In Vitro Biology
- Xiaoxue Chen
- 304
- Dual Modality Therapy: anti-miR-21 Gene Silencing Coupled with EGFR-TKI via Inhalable Exosomes
United States Air Force
- Yusra Khan
- 005
- The Influence of Generalized Anxiety on Storytelling Patterns: A Quantitative Analysis Using Image-Based Prompts
United States Metric Association
- Elliot Koziol
- 604
- Laboratory Characterization and Field Validation of a Thermostatic Shuttle Valve for Ice Cube Upgrade Rodwell Operations
Yale Science & Engineering Association
- Emily Pan
- 504
- Predictive Analysis of Electrical Biosignals to Diagnose F. Oxysporum
Z. Galin Excellence in Social Sciences Award
- Sophia Vielmetti
- 508
- The Effects of Lemna minor on the Growth of Raphidocelis subcapitata for the Management of Harmful Algal Blooms
Category Awards
Behavioral Health and Social Sciences
- 3rd Place: Soliel Curtin, 006
- Randomized Behavioral Science Field Experiment on Eco-Related Messaging in Online Apparel Stores
- 2nd Place: Ali Abidi, 001
- Geography of Loneliness: Predicting County-Level Social Isolation in the United States Through Social Determinants of Health and Identifying Dominant Structural Drivers
- 1st Place: Aurnob Ghose, Felix Pipal, Samuel Botshtein, 002
- Biased Assimilation & Behavioral Entrenchment (BABE) Model Validation: Computational Modeling of Polarization and the Profitability Paradox
Biology, Chemistry, and Biochemistry
- 3rd Place: 304, Xiaoxue Chen
- Dual Modality Therapy: anti-miR-21 Gene Silencing Coupled with EGFR-TKI via Inhalable Exosomes
- 2nd Place: 302, Chloe Chen
- Adsorption of Microplastics Using Probiotic Strains as a Gut Detoxification Strategy
- 1st Place: 306, Meenakshi Pradeep
- MRPL47 as a novel mitochondrial biomarker for early detection and therapeutic response in ovarian cancer
Engineering & Physics
- 3rd Place: Elijah Crum, 608
- Design and Implementation of an External Spool, Tendon Actuated Vine Robot for Improving Commercial Viability
- 2nd Place: Nikhil Lazzaro, 602
- Engineering a Hexacopter for Integrated Ground-Crew Assistance in Riverbank Debris Collection
- 1st Place: Elliot Koziol, 604
- Laboratory Characterization and Field Validation of a Thermostatic Shuttle Valve for Ice Cube Upgrade Rodwell Operations
Environmental Science
- 3rd Place: Sophia Vielmetti, 508
- The Effects of Lemna minor on the Growth of Raphidocelis subcapitata for the Management of Harmful Algal Blooms
- 2nd Place: Emily Pan, 504
- Predictive Analysis of Electrical Biosignals to Diagnose F. Oxysporum
- 1st Place: Kaitlyn Paullin, 503
- Sustainable Wave Energy: Harnessing Ocean Power with a Novel Linear Generator
Math & Computer Science
- 3rd Place: 709, Eshaan Vasudev
- A Multi-Method Pathway Analysis to Clinical Medicine
- 2nd Place: 705, Calder Ely & Raymond Yang
- Utilizing Abstract Syntax Trees to Search for Novel Lattice-Based Cryptographic Functions More Resistant to Side Channel Attacks
- 1st Place: 701, Ethan Li
- Identifying Genetic Subtypes of Parkinson’s Disease
Medicine & Health
- 3rd Place: Sai Kandukuri, 807
- A.R.E.S. — Attrition Reduction Engineering System: Eliminating Preventable Clinical Drug Failures via Bio-computational Architecture
- 2nd Place: Joy Zhao, 802
- Investigating the molecular mechanisms by which PFAS affects breast cancer cell proliferation
- 1st Place: Anand George, 806
- Machine Learning Approaches to Predict Infection Risk in Multiple Myeloma Patients Receiving Bispecific Antibody Therapy
Grand Awards ISEF Finalist Projects
- 604, Elliot Koziol
- Laboratory Characterization and Field Validation of a Thermostatic Shuttle Valve for Ice Cube Upgrade Rodwell Operations
- 806, Anand George
- Machine Learning Approaches to Predict Infection Risk in Multiple Myeloma Patients Receiving Bispecific Antibody Therapy
- 503, Kaitlyn Paullin
- Sustainable Wave Energy: Harnessing Ocean Power with a Novel Linear Generator