2025 Regeneron ISEF has announced award winners

ISEF, the International Science & Engineering Fair, celebrating its 75th anniversary, visited Columbus, OH this year with nearly 2,000 finalists participating with the sponsorship of Regeneron. Finalists represented approximately 60 countries, regions and territories. Congratulations to all the participants from the Synopsys Championship and to the award winners announced on May 15 (special awards) and May 16 (scientific category awards).

Special congratulations to Vrishank Chandrasekhar for his ISEF Top Award, the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award. This prestigious award includes an all-expense-paid trip to attend the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden.  Vrishank was recognized for his outstanding project in Translational Medical Science, titled OncoNote: Early Pan-Cancer Prognosis Prediction. In addition, Regeneron honored him with a First Award for his innovative research.

Congratulations to our outstanding Santa Clara County students! 151 Synopsys Championship participants (101 projects) qualified to compete at the In Person California State Science & Engineering Fair on April 13th.  Winners were announced online and are posted on the CSEF web site.  SCVSEFA has a summary page of all 70 winning participants from the Synopsys Championship.

Special congratulations to Zooey Lan and Anya Lee, the team who was awarded Project of the Year in the Junior Division!

The Summit STEM Fellowship is a virtual summer fellowship empowering future STEM leaders. Open to rising 9th-12th graders worldwide, the fellowship connects students with mentors from leading institutions including Stanford, MIT, and Harvard, to explore diverse opportunities and career pathways in STEM. The fellowship is a flexible 10-15 hour weekly commitment, and students may participate alongside other summer commitments. Applications are rolling, and students are encouraged to apply as early as possible. To learn more and apply, please visit www.summitstemfellowship.org. For any questions, please email info@summitstemfellowship.org. 

SCVSEFA announced the 2025 Synopsys Championship winners on the web site on April 6, click here to see results, including the students who qualified for CSEF and Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC) nominees.

Due to the limited size of the Campbell Heritage Theatre and in compliance with fire regulations, each high school student is permitted to bring only one (1) guest.

• WINNERS ONLY will be seated in the front section (approximately rows A through H) to help them get onto the stage rapidly.
• There will be some seats reserved for teachers in the side sections near the students.
• If seats are available, 1 family guest per student may be seated in back section or in the balcony.

For those attending the California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) on April 12-13, 2025 you must provide your own chaperone.

The 2025 Synopsys Championship Awards Ceremony is set for April 6th at the Heritage Theater in Campbell.  See the Winner Summary page for a list of students who will be invited to the ceremony.

The Awards Ceremony is an ‘Invitation Only’ event for each student. Middle school students are allowed 2 guests and should arrive at 12:40 PM. High school students are allowed 1 guest and should arrive at 3:10 PM.

If any students have changed their email addresses since applying to the 2025 fair, they should notify fairmanager@science-fair.org at once.

The Summit STEM Fellowship is for rising 9th-12th grade students around the world. As a Summit STEM Fellow, students learn from top mentors at Harvard, Stanford, and MIT and explore diverse opportunities and career pathways in STEM. The fellowship is a 10-15 hour weekly commitment, allowing students to virtually participate alongside summer activities. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and students are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Deadline is April 15. Financial aid is available. To learn more and apply, please visit www.summitstemfellowship.org. For any questions, please email info@summitstemfellowship.org. 

Congratulations to Minghao Zou, from Santa Clara, CA for winning 8th Place. Forty finalists, including six (6) students from California, participated in the finals week competition of Regeneron STS March 6 – 12, 2025. Regeneron STS is the nation’s oldest science and mathematics competition for high school seniors. The competition was in-person this year, culminating in a public Exhibition of projects on March 9th and a formal awards ceremony on March 12th.

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the 2025 Synopsys Championship! A special thank you to our sponsors, teachers, and amazing volunteers for making the event a success. Stay tuned for the winners’ list!