(2024) 2-SIM Science & Engineering Fair - Junior and Senior Division (grades 6-12) Category Results
02 - Behavioral and Social Sciences
Vaughn Ball
Silver
ChatGPT and Bias
Upland High
Sara Hyder
Silver
The Power of Positive Thinking: Comparing Athletic Ability With and Without Positive Reinforcement
Cope Middle
Taylor Griffin
Bronze
Which age group can identify A.I. actions the best?
Pacific High
Brigitte Solis
Bronze
Baseball Batting Statistics
Colton High School
Yulior Zamora
Bronze
Baseball Batting Statistics
Colton High School
03 - Biochemistry
Jessie Lin
Gold
Evaluating potency of triethyl citrate-aptamer biosensor
Los Osos High
Jaidyn Pacheco
Bronze
Does light affect how quickly fruit Ripens/Spoils?
Grand Terrace Elementary
04 - Biomedical and Health Sciences
Elizabeth (Snow) Cameron
Gold
Investigating the Effect of Lutein on Retinal Cytoarchitecture in Age-related Macular Degeneration
Upland High School
Amy Natividad
Gold
Water We Drinking?!
Bloomington High School
Gwen Collado
Bronze
Sleep Your Way to Good Grades
Barstow STEM Academy
Nolan Webb
Bronze
Is PRIME worth your dime?
Sitting Bull Academy
Sandy Booker
Participation
Finding An Egg-cellent Toothpaste
Pinon Mesa Middle
Nala Herrada Dominguez
Participation
What activity you do after running helps you cool your body down the fastest?
Rialto Middle
Natalia Jimenez
Participation
Foods and Heart Rates
Rialto High
Frida Martinez
Participation
Foods and Heart Rates
Kolb Middle
05 - Biomedical Engineering
Ollie Grace Rodrigues
Silver
Venipuncture Headlamp
Eisenhower Senior High
Natalie Iraheta
Participation
Airway Basal Stemm Cell Isolation from a Human Donor, Culture, Expansion, and Differentiation at the Air Liquid Interface
Rialto High
06 - Cellular and Molecular Biology
John Schmidt
Participation
Extracting DNA
Pinon Mesa Middle
07 - Chemistry
Gabriela Caringi
Gold
The effect of salt or sugar on the freezing point of water
Upland High School
Darren Noh
Silver
Carbon Filtration
Glenmeade Elementary
Owen Powell
Silver
Humpty Dumpty Pool Party
Sitting Bull Academy
Lily Daudel
Bronze
Which Fertilizer Works The Best?
Sitting Bull Academy
Jayden Liu
Bronze
Solutes That Make Ice Melt Faster
Cope Middle
Brianna Pravel
Bronze
Finding the Best Way to Remove Slime
Paul J. Rogers Elementary
Jabel Cervantes
Participation
Bigger Reaction Makes More Heat
Rialto High
Santiago Garcia
Participation
Does refrigeration preserve food longer
Walter Zimmerman
Zuleyka Jimenez Serna
Participation
The Science Behind a Cookie
Rancho Verde Elementary
Sarena Lara-Monterrosa
Participation
Shining Pennies
Paul J. Rogers Elementary
Dayanara Martinez
Participation
Balloon Experiment
Pinon Mesa Middle
Dalton Rewerts
Participation
Cracking the Egg-straordinary Mystery A Thermal Analysis of Different Types of Eggs
Barstow STEM Academy
Carter Sliney
Participation
Arsenic in Ole Rice
Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)
08 - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Abigail Cherian
Silver
Using Python To Generate Multivariate Physiological Responses To Stress & Relaxation Intervention
Arrowhead Christian Academy
09 - Earth and Environmental Sciences
Beverley Lin
Gold
Air Quality Through the Stages of Rain
Country Springs Elementary
Avery Janowicz
Silver
The Effects of Acid Rain on Plants
Sitting Bull Academy
Stephanie Lee
Silver
Drought Saviors for Plants
Eagle Canyon Elementary
Jilyane Manalac
Silver
Compost Fertilizer
University Preparatory
Gannon Vargas
Silver
Fire Retardent and its Effects on Photosynthesis
Grand Terrace High School
Regina Estrada Maravilla
Bronze
Composting With Worms
Sacred Heart Academy
Daniela Silva
Bronze
Water Purification
Colton High School
Ciara Dreighton
Participation
Egg Drop Experiment
Columbia Middle
Ivan Feregrino
Participation
Popcorn
Columbia Middle
Aldo Leal
Participation
Water Filtration
Columbia Middle
10 - Embedded Systems
Elizabeth Oey
Participation
Loud N' Clear
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts (Chino)
11 - Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Michael Stodelle
Gold
Sand Battery
Redlands East Valley High
Lucas Torres
Gold
Sand Battery
Redlands East Valley High
Andre Mejia
Silver
Can Electronics Use Plants As A Conduit?
Moore Middle
Natalie Figueroa
Bronze
How Different Wheel Types Perform On the Same Terrain
Grand Terrace High School
Jacob Jones
Bronze
Solar car: speed Vs. Weight
Moore Middle
Aidan Kumfer
Bronze
How Different Wheel Types Perform On the Same Terrain
Grand Terrace High School
Charly Wayne
Bronze
Electromagnet Vs. Battery Which is Stronger?
Pinon Mesa Middle
Charlize Blaine
Participation
Hydropowered Generator
Barstow STEM Academy
Jiabao Xu
Participation
Portable Emergency Thermodynamic Charger
Los Osos High
12 - Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
Shreyas Garg
Gold
Balsa Brilliance: Which Type of Truss Tower Design can Hold the Most Weight?
Edwin Rhodes Elementary
Mitchell Glenn
Gold
Hydraulic card board Robot Arm
Barstow Intermediate School
Tejasveer Nagi
Gold
How does changing the type of triangle affect the bridge strength
Beattie Middle
Ruiee Shih
Gold
Energy Harvesting Shoe - Have you ever heard of a shoe that could charge your phone?
Day Creek Intermediate
Aiden Christensen
Silver
RC:OT Remote Control Observation Tool
Sitting Bull Academy
Melanye Reyes
Silver
The Fruit Circuit
Richardson Prep Hi
Mark Rivas
Silver
another use for single use waterbottles
Eisenhower Senior High
Mishelle Rosales
Silver
The Hydraulic Elevator
Richardson Prep Hi
Shaurya Varshnay
Silver
Designing Resilient Bunkers for Humanitarian Crises
Etiwanda Intermediate
Jonathan Arevalo
Bronze
An Eco Friendly Method Through Organic Source Material to Reinforce Concrete
Wilmer Amina Carter High
Sharon Bernal Campos
Bronze
Egg Tower 3000
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Autumn Covington
Bronze
An Eco Friendly Method Through Organic Source Material to Reinforce Concrete
Wilmer Amina Carter High
Andrew Jones
Bronze
Arduino Reaction Time Tester
Sitting Bull Academy
Aidan Lim
Bronze
An Eco Friendly Method Through Organic Source Material to Reinforce Concrete
Wilmer Amina Carter High
Fernanda Romero-Hernandez
Bronze
Egg Tower 3000
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Brookie Tavares
Bronze
How Safe is Your Cell Phone
Sacred Heart Academy
Jacob Thiessen
Bronze
Optimal Design for Flight Factors in a Rocket
Grand Terrace High School
Camila Venegas
Bronze
Egg Tower 3000
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Evan Argenbright
Participation
DIY Air Cooler
Sitting Bull Academy
Italy Correa-castor
Participation
The Best Toddler Utensils
University Preparatory
Kayden Lopez
Participation
Can we prevent splashes?
University Preparatory
Adelilah Rodriguez
Participation
Can we prevent splashes?
University Preparatory
Christian RodriguezStaggs
Participation
Mirror Madness
Sitting Bull Academy
Ethan Rulloda
Participation
The effect of the wind turbine blade sizes on the energy gathered
University Preparatory
13 - Environmental Engineering
Simran Kaur
Gold
Green Thumb, Green Life!
Chino Hills High
Holden Scheff
Gold
Waste to Watts: Using Microbial Fuel Cells to Produce Electricity
Granite Mountain Charter School
Kyle Huang
Silver
Appreciation of the Limited: Designing a Rainwater Purification Harvesting System to Take Advantage of the Finite
Upland High School
Nora Maung
Silver
Appreciation of the Limited: Designing a Rainwater Purification Harvesting System to Take Advantage of the Finite
Upland High School
Ishaan Iyer
Bronze
Healthy Soil, Healthy Planet: Revolutionizing Agriculture with HOMS
Day Creek Intermediate
Wenda Zhang
Bronze
Healthy Soil, Healthy Planet: Revolutionizing Agriculture with HOMS
Day Creek Intermediate
Jia Kagarise
Participation
Water Tracer
Paul J. Rogers Elementary
Ethan Marquez
Participation
File Plant
Paul J. Rogers Elementary
Emiliano Ruvalcaba
Participation
Natural water filter
Rialto Middle
Cody Smith
Participation
Editable Water Bottles
Barstow Intermediate School
Angellisa Valenzuela
Participation
Water Tracer
Paul J. Rogers Elementary
14 - Materials Science
Ethan Chang
Gold
Closet to Composite
Upland High School
Lydia Huang
Gold
Eggs-traordinary Coasters
Canyon Hills Junior High
Gabrielle Williamson
Gold
Closet to Composite
Upland High School
Logan Cataneso
Bronze
Homemade water filtration system
Sitting Bull Academy
Audry McGrath
Bronze
Homopolar Motor
Sitting Bull Academy
Brayden Bean
Participation
Thick or Thin
Sitting Bull Academy
Bani Bhangu
Participation
Stay Strap
University Preparatory
Robert Chacon
Participation
Don't Fall
Pinon Mesa Middle
Olivia Ghostine
Participation
What Laundry Detergent Removes Stains the Best?
Moore Middle
Ava Gomez
Participation
What Color Protects you from UV rays the best?
Grand Terrace Elementary
Elah Kaufman
Participation
Growing Vegan Leather
University Preparatory
Sariah Lenz
Participation
What is the longest lasting battery?
Vanguard Preparatory
15 - Mathematics
Ryan Allen
Gold
Quantum Random Generation
Los Osos High
Zahed Siddiqui
Silver
A Geometric Algebra Model of Cosserat Rods
Los Osos High
Jahaira Maldonado
Bronze
Decomposer experiment
Rialto High
Darian Castanon
Participation
Floating Rocks
Paul J. Rogers Elementary
Roselyn Castro
Participation
The Effect of Bridge Design on Wearing Capacity
Wilmer Amina Carter High
Joseph Ramirez
Participation
The Excellent Electrical Experiment
Kolb Middle
Noah Torrez
Participation
Floating Rocks
Paul J. Rogers Elementary
16 - Microbiology
Nadine Aquino
Silver
Algal Acidity
Upland High School
Abigail Pasca
Bronze
Decomposition Of the Gut Biome
Moore Middle
Naiyah Rodriguez
Participation
Glowing Ocean
University Preparatory
Autumn Steele
Participation
What is the most unclean animal?
North Verdemont Elementary
17 - Physics and Astronomy
Aarav Desai
Gold
Harmonics Unveiled: The Intriguing Impact of Bridge Position on Stringed Symphony
Canyon Hills Junior High
Jackson Palmer
Gold
My MagLev Train Project
Grand Terrace Elementary
Deacon Carreon
Silver
Can a Magnetic Field From a Solenoid Be Used to Reduce Levels of Ionizing Radiation?
Redlands East Valley High
Noah Davy
Silver
The Science of Speed
Sitting Bull Academy
Jacob Diaz
Silver
Road Barriers
Pacific High
Mitchell Leyte
Silver
The Invisibility Cloak
Richardson Prep Hi
Jesus Lozano
Silver
Road Barriers
Pacific High
Adrian Monarrez
Silver
The Invisibility Cloak
Richardson Prep Hi
Nakshatra Nambiar
Silver
How Does The Shape Of An Ice Cube Affect How Quickly It Melts
Moore Middle
David Reyes-Delgado
Silver
Road Barriers
Pacific High
Keshavhari Thirunavukkarasu
Silver
Do Perpetual Motion Machines Really Work?
Clement Middle
Morgan Elmer
Bronze
Which Typewriter Types Faster?
Vanguard Preparatory
Lycha Jane Sanchez
Bronze
How fast does a copper wire spin on different size batteries?
Grand Terrace High School
Brooklyn Stottlemyer
Bronze
How fast does a copper wire spin on different size batteries?
Grand Terrace High School
Mauricio Barron
Participation
Volt V Temp
Kolb Middle
Bianca Bibiano
Participation
Flying High
Almeria Middle
Ethen Flores
Participation
Floating figures
Almeria Middle
Gracie Grow
Participation
How well does quartz glow after heating and cooling?
Barstow STEM Academy
River Kaufman
Participation
What Is The Best Angle To Use Magnets For Transportation
Pinon Mesa Middle
Sofia Keenan
Participation
It's Levi-O-Sa, Not Levio-Sa
Almeria Middle
Kevin Lovato
Participation
Which way is faster to run bases
Barstow STEM Academy
Izaiah Loza
Participation
Floating Figures
Almeria Middle
Kenzie Meinicke
Participation
how does the size affect the flight time of a parachute
Barstow STEM Academy
Josh Perez
Participation
Floating Figures
Almeria Middle
Hailey Rangel
Participation
It's Levi-O-Sa, Not Levio-Sa
Almeria Middle
Esmeralda Rubio
Participation
Ramp it up!
Arrowview Middle
Samantha Rubio
Participation
Ramp it up!
Arrowview Middle
Aubrey Walker
Participation
Which is a better insulator, wool, cotton or down feathers?
Barstow STEM Academy
18 - Plant Sciences
Leonardo Lam
Gold
Can Fungi Prevent Microplastics From Further Stunting the Growth of Living Things?
Upland High School
Kedarigauri Thirunavukkarasu
Gold
How Long Will Grass Survive Without Water
Clement Middle
Alexandra Moorman
Silver
Do plants grow better with manure, worm castings, or man-made fertilizer?
Barstow STEM Academy
Colby Sendrey
Silver
Can Plants Stop Erosion?
Richardson Prep Hi
Aydin Trimzi
Silver
How does water temperature affect plant growth?
Moore Middle
Mona Yarrapu
Silver
Seeds, Seeds, And Expired Seeds
Sitting Bull Academy
Caleb Gregory
Bronze
Does Caffeine Help Grow Greens: Caffeine's Effect on Plant Growth
Summit Intermediate
Nathan Short
Bronze
Color Grow
Pinon Mesa Middle
Everett Turner
Bronze
Color Grow
Pinon Mesa Middle
Evan Wolf
Bronze
Color Grow
Pinon Mesa Middle
luke Arnold
Participation
Regrowing a green onion
Pinon Mesa Middle
Gael Delgadillo
Participation
The Effect of Climate Change Simulation on Hydroponic Growth of Lactuca Sativa
Redlands Senior High
Madelyn Demedio
Participation
Natural Sunlight: What light does it take to grow a plant?
Pinon Mesa Middle
Emma Hignite
Participation
Watering Two Plants with tap and RO Water
Pinon Mesa Middle
Jacob Jasso
Participation
Onions, what are they made of?
Sitting Bull Academy
Alyssa Ramirez
Participation
Electric Radish
Colton High School
Silvine Raza
Participation
Hydroponics vs Soil: Do Plants Grow Better in Hydroponics or in Soil?
Summit Intermediate
Serena Ventresca
Participation
Electric Radish
Colton High School
19 - Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Evan Bravo
Gold
Bowel Buddy: Developing a Gastrointestinal Disorder Assistant Using GPT-4
Upland High School
Matthew Cabrera
Gold
Bowel Buddy: Developing a Gastrointestinal Disorder Assistant Using GPT-4
Upland High School
Danaya Figueroa
Gold
Smart Glove for the Visually Impaired
Grand Terrace High School
Leila Maleki
Gold
Mechanical Ornithology: Revolutionizing maneuver flight mechanisms through modeling morphological bird structures and aerofoil characteristics.
Chino High
Priscilla Munoz
Gold
Smart Glove for the Visually Impaired
Grand Terrace High School
Nolan Vu
Gold
Bowel Buddy: Developing a Gastrointestinal Disorder Assistant Using GPT-4
Upland High School
20 - Systems Software
Lakshya Raj
Gold
The Browser Feature Checklist
Chino Hills High
Angela Liu
Silver
Sorting It Out: A Battle of Algorithms - Bubble Sort vs. Quicksort
Upland High School
Lavith Raj
Bronze
SQL Injection on a Basic Social Media Website: Effects and Security
Cal Aero Preserve Academy