Nineteen Mason High School students presented their projects during the 2016 UC Science and Engineering Expo on March 19, and earned $10,960 in prizes and scholarship awards.
"Congratulations to these outstanding scientists," said MHS Science Fair Advisor Karen Young.
Students from school districts across southwest Ohio competed for over $60,000 in scholarships and cash awards. Mason Middle School and Mason High School students who earned a superior rating at the January 29 Mason Science Fair were eligible to attend the UC Expo. A “superior” is the best rating a student can get on a project.
Competing in the Science Fair requires plenty of time and commitment from students, and many have been working on their projects since the beginning of September.
Nine MMS students won over $7,000, and the following MHS students won scholarships and awards:
|
Participant
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Partner
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Award
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Amount
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State
Qualified
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Buckeye
Qualified
|
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Vardhan Avasarala
|
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James M Morand EnvironmentalEngineering Scholarship
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$1,000
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Yes
|
|
|
|
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UC Vice President of Research and UCInformation Technology Young Scientist Award
|
$50
|
Yes
|
|
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Chinmay Bakshi
|
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UC Chemical Engineering Scholarship
|
$1,000
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
|
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Skanska Construction Award in Medicine & Health
|
$75
|
|
|
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Siddharth Barve
|
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UCRI Award in Computer Science
|
$50
|
|
Yes
|
|
Megan Cui
|
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Skanska Award in Computer Science
|
$50
|
|
|
|
|
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UC CECH Young Scientist Awards
|
$50
|
|
|
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Aditya Jog
|
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Siemens PLM Software Inc. Award
|
$250
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
|
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UC College of Engineering & AppliedScience Scholarship
|
$2,500
|
|
|
|
Mihir Kotian
|
|
UC CECH Young Scientist Awards
|
$50
|
Yes
|
|
|
Rishi Mehta
|
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Southwest Ohio Water Environment Association Water Resources Award
|
$100
|
|
|
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Atneya Nair
|
|
UC CECH Award in Biochemistry
|
$40
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
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Biomedical Engineering Scholarship
|
$1,000
|
|
|
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Neer Patel
|
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Skanska Construction Award
|
$125
|
Yes
|
|
|
Alekya Raghavan
|
Ahalya Ramesh
|
UC Vice President of Research Information Technology Young Scientist Award
|
$50
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Akul Rajan
|
|
Southwest Ohio Water Environment Association Water Resources Award
|
$75
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
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UC Chemical Engineering Scholarship
|
$1,000
|
|
|
|
Nihar Rama
|
Aditya Singh
|
UC Vice President of Research and UCInformation Technology Young Scientist Award
|
$50
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
|
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UC CECH Award in Biochemistry
|
$1,250
|
|
|
|
Scott Shepherd
|
Niraj Komatineni
|
Skanska Construction Award in Botany
|
$50
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
|
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Sigma Xi- University of Cincinnati Chapter Award
|
$50
|
|
|
|
Shivani Tumukuntala
|
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UC CECH Award in Microbiology
|
$100
|
Yes
|
|
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Sreeram Venkatarao
|
|
McMicken College of Arts & Sciences Natural Science Scholarship
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$1,250
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
|
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Siemens PLM Software Inc. Award
|
$250
|
|
|
|
|
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UCRI Award in Computer Science
|
$125
|
|
|
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Sriharsha Voleti
|
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Skanska Construction Award in Medicine & Health
|
$100
|
Yes
|
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