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 *