The 2024 Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair held at Old Dominion University was a resounding success, with students from James Madison High School, George C. Marshall High School, and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology taking home grand-prize awards. These top-performing students have now been given the opportunity to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles from May 12-17.
The grand prize winners included Wesley Kang from Madison, whose project focused on developing a novel mathematical model to predict wastewater induced earthquakes. Anant Khandelwal, Sritan Motati, and Siddhant Sood from Thomas Jefferson won for their work on 3D prototyping using diffusion-based conditional mesh synthesis. Gabriela Konde from Marshall School was recognized for her research on eradicating E. coli biofilm on medical devices using optimal sound frequencies. Valeria Novoa from Madison impressed the judges with her project on optimizing graphitic carbon nitride for hydrogen storage.
A total of seventy-eight students from Fairfax’s school system participated in the state-level competition, showcasing their remarkable talents and achievements in the field of science and engineering. To learn more about the awards won by local students, visit bit.ly/44tQdYR.