Science Fair 2020

Check out our students who competed in the 2020 Central District Science and Engineering Fair (CDSEF)!

Of student competitors, 15 qualified to compete at the 2020 Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair (HSSEF)!

We were fortunate to THREE of our student projects make it to the 2020 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair!

Increasing the Buoyancy of Potato Based Bioplastics

Alex Nakasato 

(qualified via CDSEF)

Processing and Testing of the Invasive Species, Ipomoea aquatica, as a Low-Cost and Environmentally Sustainable Soil Amendment Agent

Ashlynn Carney and Caleb Beeler

(qualified via CDSEF)

Determining the Most Cost-Efficient Indicators of Cognitive Impairment Using Neural Networking

Brea Swartwood

(qualified via HSSEF)

*this is her 2nd time qualifying to ISEF!

Below is the list of students who were Best in Category for their respective projects at the 2020 Virtual HSSEF!

Animal Sciences

2nd Place: #106 – Cadie Young, Mililani High School

Title: Determining the Effective Anti-Parasitic Concentration of Noni Extract


3rd Place: #105 – Kayla Uyema, Mililani High School

Title: Ant Busters Testing Homemade Solutions to Little Fire Ants


Behavioral and Social Sciences

3rd Place: #110 – Annabelle Ink, Mililani High School

Title: Smoke Screen: The Effect of Social Media on Teenage Vaping


Biochemistry

3rd Place: #116 – Meilin Bucher, Mililani High School

Title: A Sustainable Natural Sunscreen


Chemistry

2nd Place: #141 – Jacqueline Kirkpatrick / Cade Nakao, Mililani High School

Title: The Strength of Banana Peel Bioplastics based on the Molarity of Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium

Hydroxide


Computational Biology and Informatics

1st Place: #147 – Brea Swartwood, Mililani High School

Title: Utilizing Neural Networking to Find Critical Indicators of Cognitive Impairment



Earth and Environmental Sciences

1st Place: #168 – Kyle Walker / Matthew Schaefer, Mililani High School

Title: Degradation of Aluminum in Saltwater and its Effect on Brine Shrimp Survival


3rd Place: #149 – Summer Aniya / Jace-Lynn Tolentino / Angelina Dulay, Mililani High School

Title: The Durability of Invasive Algae as an Alternative to Paper Production


NOAA SR Division Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention, $500

Project #151, Leigh Berry, Mililani High School

Title: The Effect of Retrofitting Buildings with Hydroponics on Temperature Reduction in Urban Areas


McInerny Scholarship Award (SR Division, 12th grade only - $1000 each)

Project #147 – Brea Swartwood, Mililani High School

Title: Utilizing Neural Networking to Find Critical Indicators of Cognitive Impairment