SPECIAL AWARDS Acoustical Society of America Outstanding Junior Acoustic Project: Mercedes Hoyos, Coppell Middle North, Coppell ISD; Outstanding Junior Acoustic Project: Nicole Smith, Coppell Middle North, Coppell ISD; Outstanding Senior Acoustic Project: Sachit Menon, Jasper High, Plano ISD; American Industrial Hygiene Association- Junior Division, 1st Place: Lindsay Gallant, Pioneer Heritage Middle, Frisco ISD; Senior Division, 1st Place: Gregory Keys, Williams High, Plano ISD; American Meteorology Society Outstanding Achievement in Atmospheric Science, Junior Division: Rahul Hayaran, Haggard Middle, Plano ISD; Outstanding Achievement in Atmospheric Science, Senior Division: Sujal Manohar, North Hills Sch, Charter; Outstanding Achievement in Atmospheric Science, Senior Division: Anika Vij, North Hills Sch, Charter; American Meteorology Society - North Texas Meteorology First Place, Junior Division: Shelly Goel, Coppell Middle East, Coppell ISD; Meteorology First Place, Senior Division: Sujal Manohar, North Hills Sch, Charter; Meteorology First Place, Senior Division: Anika Vij, North Hills Sch, Charter; Meteorology Honorable Mention, Junior Division: Claire Gilmore, Shepton High, Plano ISD; Meteorology Honorable Mention, Senior Division: Amanda Lee, Hunt Middle, Frisco ISD; American Psychological Association Outstanding Research in Psychology: Shweta Julka, Plano West Senior High, Plano ISD; Outstanding Research in Psychology: Joy Cheshire, Cobb Middle, Frisco ISD; American Society of Safety Engineers Junior Division Award: Nathan Wille, Armstrong Middle, Plano ISD; Senior Division Award: Deepanjli Donthula, Clark High, Plano ISD; ASM Materials Education Foundation Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science: Nipun Ramakrishnan, Plano East Sr High, Plano ISD; Association for Women Geoscientists Excellence in Geoscience (Female): Sakshi Kulkarni, North Hills Sch, Charter; Baylor Research Institute
Med. & Health Sciences, Senior Division, 1st Place: Ahneesh Mohanty, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; Med. & Health Sciences, Senior Division, 2nd Place: Eric Sun, Coppell High, Coppell ISD; Med. & Health Sciences, Senior Division, 2nd Place: Eugene Han, Coppell High, Coppell ISD; Med. & Health Sciences, Senior Division, 3rd Place: Sujana Nelakanti, Jasper High, Plano ISD; Med. & Health Sciences, Senior Division, 3rd Place: Sakina Plumber, Jasper High, Plano ISD; Dallas County Medical Society 1st Place: Sakina Plumber, Jasper High, Plano ISD; 1st Place: Sujana Nelakanti, Jasper High, Plano ISD; 2nd Place: Eric Sun, Coppell High, Coppell ISD; 2nd Place: Eugene Han, Coppell High, Coppell ISD; Honorable Mention: Nidha Sha, Sch Of Science & Engineering, Dallas ISD; Honorable Mention: Jenny Zheng, Mcmillen High, Plano ISD; Dallas County Veterinary Medical Association Junior Division, 1st Place: Anup Arvind, Renner Middle, Plano ISD; Junior Division, 2nd Place: Hrithik Jha, Rice Middle, Plano ISD; Junior Division, 2nd Place: Harshika Jha, Rice Middle, Plano ISD; Senior Division, 1st Place: Raashi Thakkar, Clark High, Plano ISD; Senior Division, 1st Place: Caroline Gaggini, Clark High, Plano ISD; Senior Division, 2nd Place: Dominique Mellone, Jasper High, Plano ISD; Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of HMM Inc. 1st Place Senior Division - Best Hazardous Materials Project: Heeyong Huh, Smith High, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD; Earth Day Texas Sustainable Energy Bronze Award: Soummitra Anand, Pioneer Heritage Middle, Frisco ISD; Sustainable Energy Gold Award: Burzin Balsara, Schimelpfenig Middle, Plano ISD; Sustainable Energy Silver Award: Rohan Shah, Rice Middle, Plano ISD; Sustainable Energy Silver Award: Aditya Arjun, Rice Middle, Plano ISD; Sustainable Enviroment Bronze Award: Manisha Gupta, Plano East Sr High, Plano ISD; Sustainable Enviroment Gold Award: Catherine Goff, Clark High, Plano ISD; Sustainable Enviroment Silver Award: Jacqueline Carroll, Jasper High, Plano ISD; Sustainable Enviroment Silver Award: Jerry Liu, Jasper High, Plano ISD;
Frontiers of Flight Museum Aerospace Excellence Award - Junior Division: Dristi Patel, Murphy Middle, Plano ISD; Aerospace Excellence Award - Senior Division: Vivianne Tu, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; Aerospace Excellence Award - Senior Division: Claire Goeckner-wald, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; GENIUS Olympiad Exceptional Genius Award: Sujal Manohar, North Hills Sch, Charter; Exceptional Genius Award: Heeyong Huh, Smith High, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD; Exceptional Genius Award: Anika Vij, North Hills Sch, Charter; Institute of Industrial Engineers-Dallas/Fort Outstanding Use of Industrial Engineering: Shivani Goyal, Coppell Middle East, Coppell ISD; Outstanding Use of Industrial Engineering: Kelly Wei, Coppell Middle East, Coppell ISD; Outstanding Use of Industrial Engineering: Katelyn Canizares, Coppell Middle East, Coppell ISD; Intel Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award, Senior Division: Divya Prabhakaran, Plano East Sr High, Plano ISD; McKinney Amateur Radio Club, Inc Junior Division, 1st Place: Ibrahim Ali, Iqa Quranic Academy, Private; Senior Division, 1st Place: Elisabeth Ashmore, Plano East Sr High, Plano ISD; MU Alpha Theta MU Alpha Theta Award for Mathematics, Senior Division: Nisha Rajesh, Jasper High, Plano ISD; MU Alpha Theta Award for Mathematics, Senior Division: Vishal Rajesh, Jasper High, Plano ISD; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award: Claire Gilmore, Shepton High, Plano ISD; National Society of Professional Engineers NSPE Innovative Engineering Award: Kevin Ong, Jasper High, Plano ISD; National Space Society of North Texas Honorable Mention: Milena Djordjevic-kisacanin, Plano East Sr High, Plano ISD; Honorable Mention: Claire Goeckner-wald, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; Honorable Mention: Vivianne Tu, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; Honorable Mention: Aisha Ahmed, Iqa Quranic Academy, Private; Space Exploration Scholarship: Sahil Parikh, Clark High, Plano ISD;
Space Exploration Scholarship: Alan Zeng, Clark High, Plano ISD; Space Exploration Scholarship: Kiranjyot Gill, Plano West Senior High, Plano ISD; NIT-Rourkela Alumni Association Best Engineering Project - Junior Division: Rithwik Pattikonda, Renner Middle, Plano ISD; Best Engineering Project - Senior Division: Michael Saber Farid, Mcmillen High, Plano ISD; North Texas Chapter of the Air and Waste Environmental Excellence - Junior Division: Samantha Burns, Schimelpfenig Middle, Plano ISD; Environmental Excellence - Senior Division: Linda Phung, Williams High, Plano ISD; Pleasant Oaks Gem and Mineral Club of Dallas Pleasant Oaks Gem and Mineral Club Honorable Mention : Christopher Progler, Shepton High, Plano ISD; Pleasant Oaks Gem and Mineral Club Honorable Mention : Farees Syed, Islamic School Of Irving, Private; Pleasant Oaks Gem and Mineral Club Special Award: Yashas Manjunatha, Allen High, Allen ISD; Raytheon Intelligence and Information Math/Science/Technology-Junior Division: Sean Elliott, Home Educators' Science Partnership, Private; Math/Science/Technology-Senior Division: Kevin Ong, Jasper High, Plano ISD; Ricoh Americans Corporation The 2013 Regional Ricoh Sustainable Development Award: Raymond Jow, Schimelpfenig Middle, Plano ISD; The 2013 Regional Ricoh Sustainable Development Award: Anoop Vemulapalli, Jasper High, Plano ISD; The 2013 Regional Ricoh Sustainable Development Award: Wenjia (dara) Li, Jasper High, Plano ISD; Rockwell Collins Leadership Association Outstanding Communications Project Junior Div. 1st Place: Rithwik Pattikonda, Renner Middle, Plano ISD; Outstanding Communications Project Junior Div. 2nd Place: Gage May, Roach Middle, Frisco ISD; Outstanding Communications Project Junior Div. 3rd Place: Karthik Rajagopal, Schimelpfenig Middle, Plano ISD; Outstanding Communications Project Senior Div. 1st Place: Sara Mcfearin, Clark High, Plano ISD; Outstanding Communications Project Senior Div. 2nd Place: Prithvi Thavanampalli, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; Outstanding Communications Project Senior Div. 3rd Place: Shravan Jambukesan, Shepton High, Plano ISD; Outstanding Communications Project Senior Div. 3rd Place: Akash Kakkilaya, Shepton High, Plano ISD; Sci-Tech Discovery Centre Mind-Stretching Fun Award, Junior Division Team Physical Science: Johnathan Bates, Haggard Middle, Plano ISD; Society for In Vitro Biology
Outstanding Achievement in In Vitro Biology, 11th Grade: Phillip Yu, Plano West Senior High, Plano ISD; Society of American Military Engineers Best Engineering Project: Alice Hou, Schimelpfenig Middle, Plano ISD; Terracon Consultants, Inc. Terracon Environmental Excellence Award, Senior Div. 1st Place Individual: Saarem Azmat, Clark High, Plano ISD; Terracon Environmental Excellence Award, Senior Div. 2nd Place Individual: Carolyn Guan, Jasper High, Plano ISD; Terracon Environmental Excellence Award, Senior Div. 3rd Place Individual: John Kang, Shepton High, Plano ISD; Texas Instruments Signal Process Engineering, Junior Division, 1st Place: John Robinson, Rice Middle, Plano ISD; Signal Process Engineering, Junior Division, 2nd Place: Mukund Mahesh, Vandeventer Middle, Frisco ISD; Signal Process Engineering, Junior Division, 3rd Place: Carlos Sandoval, Vandeventer Middle, Frisco ISD; Signal Process Engineering, Senior Division, 1st Place: Michael Saber Farid, Mcmillen High, Plano ISD; Signal Process Engineering, Senior Division, 2nd Place: Matthew Whitby, Bishop Lynch High, Private; Signal Process Engineering, Senior Division, 3rd Place: Rohan Banerjee, Shepton High, Plano ISD; Texas Tech University Dep. Of Plant and Soil Environmental Science, Senior Division, 1st Place: Heeyong Huh, Smith High, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD; Environmental Science, Senior Division, 2nd Place: Amarachi Ngwakwe, Mcmillen High, Plano ISD; Plant Sciences, Senior Division, 1st Place: Wenjia (dara) Li, Jasper High, Plano ISD; Plant Sciences, Senior Division, 1st Place: Anoop Vemulapalli, Jasper High, Plano ISD; Plant Sciences, Senior Division, 2nd Place: Arav Arora, Plano East Sr High, Plano ISD; The Cooper Institute Exercise/Health/Nutrition, Junior, 1st Place: Nisha Singh, Coppell Middle West, Coppell ISD; Exercise/Health/Nutrition, Junior, 2nd Place: Christopher Hernandez, Griffin Middle, Frisco ISD; Exercise/Health/Nutrition, Junior, 3rd Place: Kane Vasquez, Frankford Middle, Plano ISD; Exercise/Health/Nutrition, Senior, 1st Place: Varsha Menon, Shepton High, Plano ISD; Exercise/Health/Nutrition, Senior, 2nd Place: Kalin Bhavan, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; Exercise/Health/Nutrition, Senior, 3rd Place: Sasipreetam Morsa, Coppell High, Coppell ISD; The Mars Society -DFW Chapter The Mars Society-Curiosity Award: Sahil Parikh, Clark High, Plano ISD; The Mars Society-Curiosity Award: Alan Zeng, Clark High, Plano ISD;
The Mars Society-Honorable Mention: Vivianne Tu, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; The Mars Society-Honorable Mention: Nicolas Chasteler, Westlake Academy, Charter; The Mars Society-Honorable Mention: Claire Goeckner-wald, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; The Mars Society-Honorable Mention: Jeremy Doan, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; The Mars Society-Honorable Mention: Milena Djordjevic-kisacanin, Plano East Sr High, Plano ISD; The Mars Society-Honorable Mention: Janani Ramachandran, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; U.S. E. P. A. - Region 6 Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention: Bernard Xu, Clark High, Plano ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention: Aayush Goyal, Plano East Sr High, Plano ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention: Aparna Surya, Shepton High, Plano ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention: Ryan Shu, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention: Rahul Dhir, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention: Neha Khuntia, Shepton High, Plano ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention: Alex Cruz, Plano East Sr High, Plano ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention: Suhina Chopra, Clark High, Plano ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention: Tiasha Joardar, Shepton High, Plano ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention: Afshan Irani, Plano Senior High, Plano ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention: Sakshi Kulkarni, North Hills Sch, Charter; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention, Junior Division: Quinlin Sandefer, Griffin Middle, Frisco ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention, Junior Division: Deemah Pulak, Westwoodjunior High, Richardson ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention, Junior Division: Eshan Chhabra, Renner Middle, Plano ISD; Achievement in Environmental Protection Honorable Mention, Junior Division: Saumya Rawat, Coppell Middle East, Coppell ISD; Exemplary Achievement in Environmental Protection: Lena Khanolkar, Clark High, Plano ISD; Exemplary Achievement in Environmental Protection: Heeyong Huh, Smith High, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD; Exemplary Achievement in Environmental Protection: Aayush Goyal, Plano East Sr High, Plano ISD; Exemplary Achievement in Environmental Protection, Junior Division: Rahul Hayaran, Haggard Middle, Plano ISD; Exemplary Achievement in Environmental Protection, Junior Division: Mamoon Khalid, Islamic School Of Irving, Private; Exemplary Achievement in Environmental Protection, Junior Division: Carson Sharp, Murphy Middle, Plano ISD; U.S. Metric Association Best Use of SI Units in a Project, Senior Division: Arjun Menta, Plano East Sr High, Plano ISD;
U.S. Public Health Service The Surgeon General's Special Science Award: Nikhil Ramaswamy, Rice Middle, Plano ISD; United States Air Force Outstanding Project with Air Force Applicability: Mokshin Suri, Plano West Senior High, Plano ISD; Outstanding Project with Air Force Applicability: Michelle Park, Turner High, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD; Outstanding Project with Air Force Applicability: Kevin Ong, Jasper High, Plano ISD; Outstanding Project with Air Force Applicability: Tiasha Joardar, Shepton High, Plano ISD; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Kathryn and Ashley H. Priddy Award: Sophie Druffner, John Paul Ii High, Private; Water Environment Federation U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize, Senior Division: Carolyn Guan, Jasper High, Plano ISD; U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize, Senior Division: Kriti Gaur, Plano West Senior High, Plano ISD; U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize, Senior Division: Saarem Azmat, Clark High, Plano ISD; WEAT / TAWWA Junior Division, 1st Place: Samantha Burns, Schimelpfenig Middle, Plano ISD; Junior Division, 2nd Place: Keara Barron, Bowman Middle, Plano ISD; Junior Division, 3rd Place: Hyun-ju Song, Coppell Middle North, Coppell ISD; Senior Division, 1st Place: Saarem Azmat, Clark High, Plano ISD; Senior Division, 2nd Place: Kriti Gaur, Plano West Senior High, Plano ISD; Senior Division, 3rd Place: Carolyn Guan, Jasper High, Plano ISD; WK Research, Inc WK Best 6th Grade Project: William Nickols, All Saints Catholic Sch, Private; Yale Science & Engineering Association, Inc. Most Outstanding 11th Grade Exhibit in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or Chemistry: Prithvi Thavanampalli, Plano Senior