HTHS Students Earn Honors at Delaware Valley Science Fair

On Wednesday, April 3rd, HTHS research students competed at the Delaware Valley Science Fair. All competitors qualified for the fair by competing in the Jersey Shore Science Fair and placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in their research category. High Tech students competed against over 900 students from Southern New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware for special awards and category awards. HTHS students were awarded a total of 38 awards, including scholarship money, monetary prizes, and medals. The full list of HTHS results are listed below, and all fair results can be viewed here:

Category Awards

10th Grade:
Behavioral Science: Dorisa Sun - 2nd, Emily Kim - 1st
Botany: Ayon Hajra - 2nd
Chemistry: Evelyn Lee - 1st
Computer Science: Maya Bhasin - Honorable Mention
Engineering: Anabelle Ahteck - Honorable Mention
Environmental Science: Aarthi Gunasekaran - 1st
Earth & Space Science: Rahul Gupta - Honorable Mention
Microbiology: Henry Cantor - 3rd
Zoology: Vinil Polepalli - 1st

11th Grade:
Behavioral Science: Saathvik Gubbala - 3rd
Biochemistry: Prisha Rai - 3rd
Chemistry: Kriti Srivastava - 2nd
Computer Science: Ishani Singh - 2nd
Environmental Science: Rohit Kottomtharayil - Honorable Mention
Earth & Space Science: Pramya Surapaneni - Honorable Mention, Abhinav Kartik - 3rd
Mathematics: Logan Mesh - 1st
Physics: Indus Boddu - 3rd

12th Grade:
Behavioral: Haley Deng - 1st
Computer Science: Animish Jain - Honorable Mention

Team:
Shravani Vedagiri & Advika Vuppala - 1st

Special Awards
Anabelle Ahteck - Society of Women Engineers 2nd place ($50)
Haley Deng - Merck Science Achievement Award ($100) + Janssen Biotechnology Research Award ($250)
Sophia Gao - American Statistical Association Philadelphia Chapter Award ($150) + Society of Women Engineers Honorable Mention
Aarthi Gunasekaran - US Stockholm Junior Water Prize NJ Winner ($500), Roy F. Weston Memorial Environmental Sciences Award ($500)
Animish Jain - Merck Science Achievement Award ($100)
Vincent Li - Mid-Atlantic Society of Toxicology Award 1st place ($150)
Gajan Mohan Raj - Johnson & Johnson Award for Cardiovascular & Metabolic Research 1st place ($500)
Ishani Singh - Johnson & Johnson Award for Cardiovascular & Metabolic Research 3rd place ($200) + Yale Science and Engineering Association Award
Kriti Srivastava - Yale Science and Engineering Association Award
Dorisa Sun - American Psychological Association Award
Aarav Upadhyay - American Society of Naval Engineers - Delaware Valley Section ($500) + Constellation Award ($100)