Grand Champion, 1-4th Place, and Special Award Results from 2026
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Senior Division - Grand Champion
Alizay Meerub Bilal - Predicting Cancer Pathway Shifts via Dietary Carotenoid–Mediated Retinoid Signaling: A Systems Biology Model of Breast, Lung, and Leukemia Regulation (Whitesboro High School)
Senior Division - Runner-up Grand Champion
Trent Jenny - The Nature of Nanopriming (Remsen Senior High School)
Junior Division - Grand Champion
Daniel Burdell and Tucker Scouten - Rust Busters (Remsen Junior High School)
Senior Division - Physical Science
1st - Aliyah Bentley - Solar Flare Predictions Using Machine Learning (Clinton Senior High School)
2nd - Emily Pope - Sunny Side Up (Poland Senior High School)
3rd - Trinity Lyman - The Daily Grind (Poland Senior High Schol)
4th - Sofia Protasovitskiy - How does pH affect the rate of catalase activity? (Whitesboro High School)
Senior Division - Natural Science
1st - Alizay Meerub Bilal - Predicting Cancer Pathway Shifts via Dietary Carotenoid–Mediated Retinoid Signaling: A Systems Biology Model of Breast, Lung, and Leukemia Regulation (Whitesboro High School)
2nd - Sohayla Mohamed - Predicting Early Cardiovascular Disease Risk Using Machine Learning Analysis Of Inflammatory and Lipid Biomarkers (Utica Academy of Science)
3rd - Trent Jenny - The Nature of Nanopriming (Remsen Senior High School)
4th - Selma Turkakin - Effects of Transposon Mutagenisis on Synthesis of Biofilm Matrix in Pseudomonas Uticensis (New Hartford Senior High School)
Senior Division - Math, Computer, and Engineering
1st - Calvin Cooley - Boundary Layer Transition Thresholds Under Simulated Leading-Edge Contamination (Whitesboro High School)
2nd - Eliana Bentley - Machine Learning Approach to Sprint Start Efficiency (Clinton Senior High School)
3rd - Kade Haver - Sun, Sea, and Sustainability (Poland Senior High School)
4th - Alaina Meyer - Bifacial Solar Fencing (Poland Senior High School)
Junior Division - Physical Science
1st - Daniel Burdell & Tucker Scouten - Rust Busters (Remsen Junior High School)
2nd - Alexandria Flint & Blair Smith - Different Freeze Times of Different Drinks (Remsen Junior High School)
3rd - Finn Brown - Modeling Oil Spill Cleanup: Determining the Optimal Quantity of Ferrofluids
4th - Elijah Bentley - A Breath of Fresh Air (Clinton Middle School)
Junior Division - Natural Science
1st - Lola Tocakovic - Study of Neurology and Anatomy (Utica Academy of Science)
2nd - Hadley Jillings - Do Sour Patch Kids Improve Focus? (Clinton Middle School)
3rd - Liam Miazga - Can Plants Help Reduce Rust and Corrotion? (Poland Junior High School)
4th - Charles Kelly - Go Bananas! (Clinton Middle School)
Junior Division - Math, Computer, and Engineering
1st - Shunn Pyae Honey & Phone Sone Zaw - Smart rover (Utica Academy of Science)
2nd - Emily Fanning - Drone soccer and how it works (Utica Academy of Science)
3rd - Adem Vincevic & Hamza Zahic - The automatic water transporter (Utica Academy of Science)
4th - James Musa Peters & Ulwan Zeid - Picker upper (Utica Academy of Science)
Special Awards
Hunter Rommel - ACS Student Chapter Award in Chemistry - Junior Level - $25
Trent Jenny - ACS Student Chapter Award in Chemistry - Senior Level - $50
Shunn Pyae Honey and Phone Sone Saw - AFCEA Awards Supported by the Local Air Force Research Laboratory-Junior Level 1st Place - Monetary award received at the fair
Emily Fanning - AFCEA Awards Supported by the Local Air Force Research Laboratory-Junior Level 2nd Place - Monetary award received at the fair
Finn Brown - AFCEA Awards Supported by the Local Air Force Research Laboratory-Junior Level 3rd Place - Monetary award received at the fair
Calvin Cooley - AFCEA Awards Supported by the Local Air Force Research Laboratory-Senior Level 1st Place - Monetary award received at the fair
Alizay Meerub Bilal - AFCEA Awards Supported by the Local Air Force Research Laboratory-Senior Level 2nd Place - Monetary award received at the fair
Lin Khine - AFCEA Awards Supported by the Local Air Force Research Laboratory-Senior Level 3rd Place - Monetary award received at the fair
Josey Bauer - American Psychological Association Award-Senior or Junior Level - Certificate and complimentary one-year student affiliate membership in the APA
Jaxon Jennings and George Lay - Asa Gray Biological Society Award - Junior Level - $75
Dax Coe - Asa Gray Biological Society Award - Senior Level - $100
Alaina Meyer - Association for Women Geoscientists Award-Senior or Junior Level - Certificate and honorary AWG membership for the current year
Charles Kelly - Doc Aaronson Award - Junior Level - $25
Emily Pope - Doc Aaronson Award - Senior Level - $25
Hadley Jillings - Doris Miga Award - Junior Level - $25
Trinity Lyman - Doris Miga Award - Senior Level - $50
Aliyah Bentley - NASA Earth System Science Award-Senior or Junior Level - Certificate and invitation to a NASA scientist webinar
Kade Haver - NOAA’s Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award-Senior or Junior Level - Certificate
Emily Fanning - Norman P. Bernstein Award - Junior Level - $25
Calvin Cooley - Norman P. Bernstein Award - Senior Level - $25
Lauren Gus - Office of Naval Research Science Award - Junior Level - Certificate, medallion
Hadley Jillings - Office of Naval Research Science Award - Junior Level - Certificate, medallion
Sohayla Mohamed - Office of Naval Research Science Award - Senior Level - Certificate, medallion, gift card
Ajout Ajang - Office of Naval Research Science Award - Senior Level - Certificate, medallion, gift card
Sohayla Mohamed - Regeneron Biomedical Science Award - Senior level - Certificate and $375
Elijah Bentley - RICOH Sustainable Development Award-Senior or Junior Level - Certificate
Selma Turkakin - Society for In Vitro Biology Award-Senior Level - Certificate, membership to the society, and electronic journal access
Arianna Paniagua - The “Doc” Aaronson Award in Biology-Junior Level - $25
Sohayla Mohamed - The “Doc” Aaronson Award in Biology-Senior Level - $50
Lola Tocakovic - The Adam and Bertha Lachut Award - Junior Level - $25
Ella Pruitt - The Adam and Bertha Lachut Award - Senior Level - $50
Hadley Jillings - The Copernicus Award - Junior Level - $25
Aliyah Bentley - The Copernicus Award - Senior Level - $50
Finn Brown - The Madame Curie Award - Junior Level - $25
Alaina Meyer - The Madame Curie Award - Senior Level - $50
Lauren Gus - The Sally Lachut Majka '61 and Donald Majka Award in Earth Science or Conservation - Junior Level - $25
Kade Haver - The Sally Lachut Majka '61 and Donald Majka Award in Earth Science or Conservation - Senior Level - $50
Elijah Bentley - U.S. Metric Association Award-Senior or Junior Level - Certificate and free 1-year individual membership to the USMA
Adem Vincevic - United States Air Force Research Laboratory -Junior level - Sling pack with accessories
Hamza Zahic - United States Air Force Research Laboratory -Junior level - Sling pack with accessories
Calvin Cooley - United States Air Force Research Laboratory -Senior level - Sling pack with accessories
Calvin Cooley - Yale Science and Engineering Association Award-Senior Level - Certificate and an e-book