RIVERSIDE – Sixty-five students earned gold medals, including three sweepstakes winners, while dozens of prizes and entries into state, national, and international fairs were awarded at the conclusion of the 2021 Virtual Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair which was held online on March 15-16, 2021.
A total of 326 students from 30 affiliate fairs represented public, charter, and private schools and presented their findings in 305 projects spanning 19 subject matter categories from Biochemistry and Behavioral and Social Sciences to Microbiology and Robotics and Intelligent Machines.
Gold, silver (runner-up), and bronze (third place) medals were presented, along with community donor awards. Within each of the 19 subject matter categories, students competed in the Elementary division (grades 4-5), Junior division (grades 6-8), and Senior division (high school). Winners in the Junior and Senior division advance to the California State Science and Engineering Fair to be held virtually April 12-13, 2021.
Sweepstakes awards were presented to one project in Grades 4/5 combined, one project in the Junior Division, and one project in the Senior Division:
Elementary Division Sweepstakes (Grades 4-5)
There’s Nothing Shrimpy About Poisoning Our Oceans
Kathryn Glenny
Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
Junior Division Sweepstakes (Grades 6-8)
Seeing With Sound
Paloma Vargas
Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USD
Senior Division Sweepstakes (Grades 9-12)
The Bittersweet Solution
Konmal Ali & Anubhav Chandla
Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
Six Senior Division students advanced to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) to be held virtual May 16-21, 2021.
A Deep Learning Approach to Correlating Neurodegenerative Disease, Chronic Illness and Environmental Factors
Dimple Amitha Garuadapuri
Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD
The Premises of Applying Computational Algorithms to Enhance Microbiological Studies
Audrey Meadows
Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Auto-dissemination: A Novel and Effective Tool in Mosquito Control?
Sarah Stutsman
Corona High School, Corona-Norco USD
Structural Determination of a Bioinspired Perchlorate Reduction Catalyst through Chemical Modeling
Eric Bi
Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Analyzing the Efficacies of Potential Inhibitors of Drug Targets Human Receptor ACE2 and Viral Replication Enzyme RDRP against SARS-CoV-2
Hedy Bian & Aditya Desai
Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
2021 Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair Gold Medal Winners
Grade 4 Gold Medal Winners
Luke Baron, Temescal Valley Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
Vivian Lee, Temescal Valley Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
Eliabeth Lowery, Lake Mathews Elementary School, Riverside USD
Kathryn Glenny, Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
Emily Cypher, Corona Ranch Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
Johnny Pool, McAuliffe Elementary School, Alvord USD
Lincoln Usher, Eastvale Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
Imanol Arriaga, Coral Mountain Academy, Coachella Valley USD
Grade 5 Gold Medal Winners
Chase Lund, James Monroe Elementary School, Desert Sands USD
Christian Huerta, James Monroe Elementary School, Desert Sands USD
Khloe Holster, James Monroe Elementary School, Desert Sands USD
Bryce Hill, James Monroe Elementary School, Desert Sands USD
Pierce Lane, Rancho Christian School
Nithish Prakash, Philistine Rondo School of Discovery, Corona-Norco USD
Avijeet Randhawa, Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
Arav Randhawa, Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
Audry Elkins, Springs Charter School
Junior Division Gold Medal Winners (Grades 6-8)***▲
Andrew Glenny, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Middle School, Corona-Norco USD
James Glenny, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Middle School, Corona-Norco USD
Paloma Vargas, Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USD
Azmund Manalad, Philistine Rondo School of Discovery, Corona-Norco USD
Nizmund Manalad, Philistine Rondo School of Discovery, Corona-Norco USD
Gwyneth McIntyre, Springs Charter School
Diego Ruiz, Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USD
Sophie Quezada, Letha Raney Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USD
Asha Zachariah, Ben Franklin Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
Jennavieve Covington, Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USD
Jordan White, Badger Springs Middle School, Moreno Valley USD
Caleb Galle, Cahuilla Desert Academy, Coachella Valley USD
Yaniah Gamboa, Palm Middle School, Moreno Valley USD
Lara Randhawa, Auburndale Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USD
Minnah Shaikh, Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USD
Lydia Kang, Mission Vista Academy
Divyamsu Nallamothu, Santa Rosa Academy
Alena Talreja, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Middle School, Corona-Norco USD
Audrey Abeyta, St. Edward's School
Danni Brasher, Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
Zachary Brasher, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Middle School, Corona-Norco USD
Senior Division Gold Medal Winners (Grades 9-12)***
Dimple Garuadapuri, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD
Loyna Rism, Lee Pollard High School, Corona-Norco USD
Ajandini Srirajan, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
Tanaya Jog, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Hedy Bian, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Aditya Desai, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Konmal Ali, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
Anubhav Chandla, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
Valerie Castro, Temescal Canyon High School, Lake Elsinore USD
Clara Bardeen, Martin Luther King HS, Riverside USD
Itzel Cuevas, Temescal Canyon High School, Lake Elsinore USD
Jeewan Kaur, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD
Maddison Chau, Valley View High School, Moreno Valley USD
Jorge Julian Orozco, Nuview Bridge Early College High School, Nuview USD
Ellorie Anne Mariano, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
Madeline Wilson, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Aisha Randhawa, Corona High School, Corona-Norco USD
Natalie Araujo, Coachella Valley High School, Coachella Valley USD
Melissa Perez-Rodriguez, Coachella Valley High School, Coachella Valley USD
Audrey Meadows, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Andrew Pool, Hillcrest High School, Alvord USD
Owen Joyce, Corona High School, Corona-Norco USD
Kishan Talati, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Derek Hsieh, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
*** Gold medal winners in Junior and Senior division advance to California State Science and Engineering Fair
▲Gold medal winners in Junior division also advance to National Broadcom MASTERS Competition
2021 Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair Community Awards
California Association of Professional Scientists
Plaque – Valerie Castro, Temescal Canyon High School, Lake Elsinore USD
Chemistry and Air Pollution Research Center at University of California Riverside
$100 gift card – Caleb Galle, Cahuilla Desert Academy, Coachella Valley USD
$100 gift card – Ellorie Mariano, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
Inland Empire Professional Engineers in California Government
$250 – Pierce Lane, Rancho Christian School
$750 – Alex Ivanov, San Gorgonio Middle School, Beaumont USD
$1,000 – Maddison Chau, Valley View High School, Moreno Valley USD
Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP)
$50 – Kathryn Glenny, Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
$125 – Paloma Vargas, Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USD
$250 – Konmal Ali & Anubhav Chandla, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
$100 – Sophia Baca, Home Gardens Academy, Corona-Norco USD
Broadcom Foundation Sponsorship Award
$100 – Danni Brasher, Clara Barton Middle School, Corona-Norco USD
$100 – Zachary Brasher, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Middle School, Corona-Norco USD
$100 – Konmal Ali, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
$100 – Anubhav Chandla, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
$100 – Sungmin Hur, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
$100 – Jeewan Kaur, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD
$100 – Hedy Bian, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
$100 – Aditya Desai, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
$100 – Audrey Meadows, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
2021 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Affiliated Regional Awards
(awards provided as part of affiliation with INTEL ISEF)
American Meteorological Society
Jorge Julian Orozco, Nuview Bridge Early College High School, Nuview USD
Jonathan Marquez-Leal, Coachella Valley High School, Coachella Valley USD
American Psychological Association
Michelle Chang, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
ASM Materials Education Foundation
Jessica Yin, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Association for Women Geoscientists
Madeline Wilson, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Mu Alpha Theta
Dimple Amitha Garuadapuri, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD
NASA Earth System Science Award
Sophie Quezada, Letha Rainey Middle School, Corona-Norco USD
NOAA
Emma Shah, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Ricoh
Ellorie Mariano, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
Society for In Vitro Biology
Saira Gupta, Notre Dame High School
Stockholm Jr Water Prize
Aaliyah Mares, Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley USD
Gabriela Ibarra, Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley USD
Yarely Aguilar, Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley USD
Madeline Wilson, King High School, Riverside USD
Madeline Franco, Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley USD
Naval Science Award
Eri Bi, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
United States Air Force
Emma Shah, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
United States Agency for International Development
Ryan Friedman, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
Shivans Soni, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
Victor Xiao, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD
United States Metric Association
Sarah Stutsman, Corona High School, Corona-Norco USD
Yale Science and Engineering Association
Hedy Bian, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD
Aditya Desai, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD