2024 Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair Results
March 2, 2024
Highest Honors
(**Denotes Bid to International Competition; ISEF)
**Best in Show (Senior)
“Magnetic Reconnection” – Tate Plohr
**Best in Show (Senior)
“Virtually Reconstructing an Ancient Musical Instrument” – Helena Welch
Best in Show Alternate #1 (Senior)
First Alternate:
“ThermoWave: Thermo-Acoustic Wave Generation through Different Color Media and Stack Placement” – Joel Saltzman
Best in Show Alternate #2 (Senior)
Second Alternate: “Nature Breathe for: De-allerginated, Combined Plant Materials as a Cost Effective, Sustainable Media for HVAC Filtration of Nanoparticulates, VOCs and CO2 ” – Benjamin Varos
Best in Show (Junior)
“Beyond Detection: Exploring the Science Behind Stealth Innovations”
Alisha Wald
“Hydrogels and Plants”
Shayne Trujillo
Awards by Category
(* Denotes a bid to the NM Science & Engineering Fair in Socorro, NM)
Animal Science – JUNIOR
1st: Khalifa Ndiaye *
2nd: Andres Trujillo *
3rd: Estevan Romero
Honorable Mention:
Megan Martinez *
Maliya Vigil *
Animal Science – SENIOR
1st: Angel Valencia *
Microbiology – JUNIOR
1st: Alexander Hovey
2nd: Kamila King
Cellular & Molecular Biology – Junior
1st: Jane Smith *
Biochemistry – JUNIOR
1st: Jonah Gilroy
Biochemistry – SENIOR
1st: Sariah Dawavendewa & Marcos Maestas *
Biomedical Sciences – JUNIOR
1st: AP Bodell Stuelpnagel
Biomedical Sciences – SENIOR
1st: Ariana Maestas *
Biomedical Engineering – SENIOR
1st: Param Detha, Leon Lucero, & Austin Perales *
Translational Medical Science – SENIOR
1st: Cash Wodrich *
Behavioral Science – JUNIOR
1st: Zoe Lopez
2nd: Isabel Sanchez
3rd: Millie Romero
Behavioral Science – SENIOR
1st: Sawyer Sides *
Environmental Engineering – JUNIOR
1st: Maren Dixon & Lane Metcalf *
2nd: Joselyn Berrelleza, Camila Marquez, & Arianna Pereira *
3rd: Alejandro Cordova, Eduardo Najera, & Alejando Perez *
Honorable Mention: Jonathan Berrelleza, Deverlyn Franco, Daisy Mariscal, & Jarumi Topete
Environmental Engineering – SENIOR
1st: Benjamin Varos *
ENERGY: Sustainable Materials & Design – JUNIOR
1st: Cruz Lopez *
2nd: Emilia Pena & Kaely Tafoya *
3rd: Jordyn Valdez *
Honorable Mention: Morgan Prokop *
ENERGY: Sustainable Materials & Design – SENIOR
1st: Mario Vargas *
Chemistry – JUNIOR
1st: Norah Whitton *
2nd: James Work *
3rd: Leia Sandoval *
Honorable Mention:
Lariana Saiz *
Ellen White *
Earth Science – JUNIOR
1st: Brandon Keller *
2nd: Benjamin Minko *
3rd: Evan Pena *
Honorable Mention:
Josue Nevarez Pinales & Lidia Hernandez O’Kelly *
Earth Science – SENIOR
1st: Brayden Allen *
2nd: Mario Moraga *
Materials Science – JUNIOR
1st: Ilamuhil Sasikumar & Jase Storment *
2nd: Gabriel Garcia *
3rd: Asia Rivera & Amelia Romo *
Honorable Mention: Eric Villanueva *
Materials Science – SENIOR
1st: Enrique Cordova & Roman Salazar *
2nd: Dillan Uphoff *
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics – JUNIOR
1st: John Fung & Natan Svyatsky *
2nd: Evie Odiamar *
3rd: Camila Garcia *
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics – SENIOR
1st: Estevan Miera *
Plant Science – JUNIOR
1st: Shayne Trujillo *
2nd: Tessa Perlman *
3rd: Connor Polak *
Plant Science – SENIOR
1st: Liliana Rose *
Physics & Astronomy – JUNIOR
1st: Alisha Wald *
2nd: Fiona Smith *
3rd: Joshua Yong *
Honorable Mention:
Kalliope Welch *
Physics & Astronomy – SENIOR
1st: Tate Plohr *
2nd: Joel Saltzman *
Robotics and Intelligent Machines – SENIOR
1st: Henry Tischler *
2nd: Idania Gutierrez *
Mathematics – JUNIOR
1st: Linus Plohr *
Mathematics – SENIOR
1st: Helena Welch *
2nd: Eliana Sanchez *
Systems Software – JUNIOR
1st: Patrick Avery *
Systems Software – SENIOR
1st: John Kang *