Students Awarded at Annual Science Fair

THE WOODLANDS, TX -- Over 1,200 junior high and high school students from across Conroe ISD participated in science fairs as part of the Education for Tomorrow Alliance’s (EfTA) SCI://TECH event series. Junior high science fairs were held at the campuses, while high school students presented their projects at the Lone Star Convention Center on Thursday, January 27.

For this event, seventh through twelfth grade students submitted research projects in one of the life science, physical science, or engineering categories. Volunteer judges then ranked the students on their research and presentation skills.

Each year, approximately one quarter of the students who participate in the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston qualify through their participation in the science fair held during SCI://TECH. Conroe ISD is proud to send 300 junior high and high school students to compete in the Science Engineering Fair of Houston on February 25 – 26.

Student winners are as follows:

Ninth Grade Division

Animal Science
Lily Woolf
Behavioral/Social
Nancy Dong and Sarah Kath
Biochem/Micro
Shreyas Reddy
Chemistry
Sandul Manage
Earth & Environmental
Victoria Ou
Energy & Trans
Henry Aceves
Eng: Aerospace
Rebecca Garza
Eng: Biomedical
Donovan Burke
Eng: Chemical & Materials
Ethan Schipper
Eng: Embedded Systems
Rohit Pillutla
Eng: Environmental
Matthew Yu
Eng: Mechanics
Jessica Bird
Eng: Robotics & Intelligent Machines
Umar Akhtar and Leighton Pinchback
Mathematics
Gentry Matthew
Medicine & Health
Alyson Miller
Physics & Astronomy
Jesse Miller
Plant Science
James Gerhard
Systems Software
Grace Yuan, Ruihan Ma, and Dawson Zhang

Senior High Division

Animal Science
Rotem Ris and Zaina Siddiqi
Behavioral/Social
Pranav Somani
Biochem/Micro
Patrick McKenna
Chemistry
Shivani Mundra and Madelyn Puza
Earth and Environmental
Zoe Yu
Energy & Transportation
Sanjiv Anand
Eng: Aerospace
Felipe Aceves and Mahi Patel
Eng: Biomedical
Catherine Li
Eng: Chemical & Materials
Sohi Patel
Eng: Embedded Systems
Rohan Mehta, Roshan Mehta, and Shreyas Vatts
Eng: Environmental
Connor Deng
Eng: Mechanics
Gabriella Behne
Mathematics
Sanuja Manage
Medicine & Health
Anikait Banerjee and Jessica Svetlitski
Physics & Astronomy
Alejandro Flores
Plant Science
Katie Yan
Robotics & Intelligent Machines
Vali Khan
Systems Software
Yuto Yamada

Grand Awards

Ninth Grade
Life Science
James Gerhard
Physical Science
Henry Aceves
Engineering
Jessica Bird

Senior Division
Life Science
Rotem Ris and Zaina Siddiqi
Physical Science
Sanuja Manage
Engineering
Rohan Mehta, Roshan Mehta, and Shreyas Vatts

'Conroe ISD students continue to excel in Science Fair because of the hard work of the students, support of their parents, and commitment of their teachers in providing an investigative approach to teaching science,' commented Conroe ISD Coordinator of Science Sheryl Hime.

This year’s awards ceremony was held on Saturday, February 5, at Lone Star College – Montgomery. Congressman Kevin Brady and Conroe ISD Superintendent Dr. Curtis Null addressed the winners. Last year’s recipient of the Dr. Don Stockton Educator Award of Excellence was also recognized. The award, named in honor of former Conroe ISD Superintendent Dr. Don Stockton for his support of the EfTA and STEM programs, was presented to Conroe ISD District Secondary Science Instructional Coach Sophia Hebert for her dedication in fostering the love of science in students and helping make Sci:\\Tech events such a success.

Additional information about the Science Engineering Fair can be found at https://www.sefhouston.org/. For information about Sci://Tech, please visit https://www.efta-us.org/scitech.html