ISEF, the International Science & Engineering Fair, returned this year with 1,750 finalists participating both in-person and virtually with the sponsorship of Regeneron. Finalists represented 49 states and 63 countries. Congratulations to all the participants from the Synopsys Championship and to the award winners announced on May 12 (special awards) and May 13 (scientific category awards).
| Student | Scientific Category | Awarding Organization | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snikitha Banda | Translational Medical Science | ISEF | Fourth Award of $500 |
| Sheryl Hsu | Systems Software | Central Intelligence Agency | First Award of $1,000 |
| Vedant Janapaty | Environmental Engineering | ISEF | Fourth Award of $500 |
| Alexander Lan | Biomedical and Health Sciences | ISEF | Third Award of $1,000 |
| Ella Selina Lan | Biomedical and Health Sciences | ISEF | Third Award of $1,000 |
| Andy Phung | Robotics and Intelligent Machines | ISEF | Fourth Award of $500 |
| National Security Agency Research Directorate | Third Place Award “Cybersecurity” | ||
| Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence | Honorable Mention | ||
| Adrit Rao | Translational Medical Science | ISEF | Third Award of $1,000 |
| Anirudh Venkatraman | Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | ISEF | Fourth Award of $500 |
| Nicholas Wei | Biomedical and Health Sciences | ISEF | Second Award of $2,000 |
