Sponsored Awards - Winners Announced!
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Regional Science Day at UToledo - March 14, 2026 |
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| Award Name | Awardee | Sponsor | Award Amount | Criteria |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Sol Bosio, grade 11, project #45, Sylvania Northview High School, Lucas County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp | Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Katherine Chen, grade 8, project #81, Perrysburg Junior High School, Wood County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Olivia Christensen, grade 11, project #8, Put-in-Bay High School, Ottawa County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Elise Daniels, grade 8, project #20, St. Ursula Academy, Lucas County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Lily Denk, grade 10 Team, project #90, Ottawa Hills High School, Lucas County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Sophia Denk, grade 10 Team, project #90, Ottawa Hills High School, Lucas County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Elizabeth Frantz, grade 11, project #2, Wooster High School, Wayne County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Halle Jones, grade 11, project #17, Hilltop High School, Williams County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Rithvika Kamireddi, grade 6 Team, project #27, Hull Prairie Intermediate School, Wood County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Vernika Kattamuri, grade 6 Team, project #27, Hull Prairie Intermediate School, Wood County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Isha Khatri, grade 7 Team, project #77, Perrysburg Junior High School, Wood County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Emma Michael, grade 11, project #7, Put-in-Bay High School, Ottawa County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Gauri Pandav, grade 8, project #25, Perrysburg Junior High School, Wood County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Esha Shimpi, grade 7 Team, project #77, Perrysburg Junior High School, Wood County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| B-Wiser Scholarship | Krishika Yeruva, grade 7 Team, project #77, Perrysburg Junior High School, Wood County | The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering & Research (BWISER) | $100 Scholarship to the B-Wiser Summer Camp; up to 16 awards can be given |
Student in grade: 5-10; Highest score(s) |
| College of Engineering Regional Science Day 2026 Scholarship | Sol Bosio, grade 11, project #45, Sylvania Northview High School, Lucas County, Project Title: Enhanced Greywater Recovery via Solar AGMD with PTFE" | College of Engineering | $1,000 Scholarship for the Best Engineering project. Scholarship is to The University of Toledo upon student acceptance and enrollment into the College of Engineering (entering class of 2026 or 2027) | Student in grade 11 or 12; Best project in one of the following categories: Biomedical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design, Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics, Environmental Engineering or Robotics and Intelligent Machines |
| College of Engineering Regional Science Day 2026 Scholarship | David Seigar, grade 11, project #70, Ottawa Hills High School, Lucas County, Project Title: Design of Safer Opioids Through CO2 Modification of Diamines | College of Engineering | $500 Scholarship for runner-up of the Best Engineering project. Scholarship is to The University of Toledo upon student acceptance and enrollment into the College of Engineering (entering class of 2026 or 2027) | Student in grade 11 or 12; Best runner-up project in one of the following categories: Biomedical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design, Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics, Environmental Engineering or Robotics and Intelligent Machines |
| College of Health and Human Services Regional Science Day 2026 Scholarship | Olivia Christensen, grade 11, project #8, Put-in-Bay High School, Ottawa County, Project Title: Decomposition Rates of Gallus Gallus Domesticus in Different Enviornments | College of Health and Human Services | $1,000 Scholarship to The University of Toledo upon student acceptance and enrollment into the College of Health and Human Services (entering class of 2026 or 2027) | Student in grade 11 or 12; Best project in the category: Biomedical and Health Sciences |
| College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Regional Science Day 2026 Scholarship | Emma Michael, grade 11, project #7, Put-in-Bay High School, Ottawa County, Project Title: The Effects of Sunscreen on the Survivability of Daphnia Magna | College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics | $1,000 Scholarship to The University of Toledo upon student acceptance and enrollment into the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (entering class of 2026 or 2027) | Student in grade 11 or 12; Best project in one of the following categories: Animal Sciences, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Engineering: Sustainable Materials and Design, Materials Science, Mathematics, Microbiology or Physics and Astronomy |
| College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Regional Science Day 2026 Scholarship | Halle Jones, grade 11, project #17, Hilltop High School, Williams County, Project Title: Antimicrobial Effects of Berry Juice on Bacteria | College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | $1,000 Scholarship to The University of Toledo upon student acceptance and enrollment into the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (entering class of 2026 or 2027) | Student in grade 11 or 12; Best project in one of the following categories: Biomedical and Health Sciences or Translational Medicine |
| Northwest Ohio Psychological Association (NOPA) Award | Sydney Curtiss, grade 11, project #46, Sylvania Northview High School, Lucas County | Northwest Ohio Psychological Association (NOPA) | $50.00 award | Student in grades 9-12; Best behavioral sciences project |
| CollegeAdvantage 529 Award | Jaafar Al-Temimee, grade 6, project #80, Toledo Islamic Academy, Lucas County | The Ohio Academy of Science | $250 Scholarship | Student in grades 5-8; Student must receive a Superior to be eligible for this award |
| CollegeAdvantage 529 Award | Krishna Sridhar, grade 7, project #52, Perrysburg Junior High School, Wood County | The Ohio Academy of Science | $250 Scholarship | Student in grades 5-8; Student must receive a Superior to be eligible for this award |
| Outstanding Cell and Molecular Biology Award | Sydra Taleb and Aya Al-Ataby, grade 6 Team, project #26, Hull Prairie Intermediate School, Wood County | Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | $100 award and certificate | Student in grades 5-8; Best cellular and molecular biology project, with the same criteria as regular judging. |
| Outstanding Cell and Molecular Biology Award | Katherine Chen, grade 8, project #81, Perrysburg Junior High School, Wood County | Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | $100 award and certificate | Student in grades 9-12; Best cellular and molecular biology project, with the same criteria as regular judging. |
| Outstanding Physics Project Award | Saatvik Sivaguru, grade 6, project #82, Ottawa Hills Elementary School, Lucas County | Department of Physics and Astronomy, UToledo | $100 award and certificate | Student in grades: 5-8; Best physics project with the same criteria as regular judging. Projects must be in one of the following catergories: Physics, Materials Science or Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design. |
| Outstanding Physics Project Award | Gregory McMillen and Lilyana Bell, grade 7 Team, project #21, Jackson Memorial Middle School, Stark County | Department of Physics and Astronomy, UToledo | $100 award and certificate | Student in grades: 5-8; Best physics project with the same criteria as regular judging. Projects must be in one of the following catergories: Physics, Materials Science or Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design. |
| Outstanding Physics Project Award | Twayne Lai, grade 12, project #65, Ottawa Hills High School, Lucas County | Department of Physics and Astronomy, UToledo | $100 award and certificate | Student in grades: 9-12; Best physics project with the same criteria as regular judging. Projects must be in one of the following catergories: Physics, Materials Science or Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design. |
| Outstanding Physics Project Award | Molly Mullan, grade 9, project #12, Ottawa Hills High School, Lucas County | Department of Physics and Astronomy, UToledo | $100 award and certificate | Student in grades: 9-12; Best physics project with the same criteria as regular judging. Projects must be in one of the following catergories: Physics, Materials Science or Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design. |
| Planet Earth Sustainability Award | Weston Carson, grade 8, project #38; St. Rose, Wood County |
Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment (S.A.V.E.) Inc. | $100.00 per project (1-3 awards given annually) and a Certificate of Authenticity presented to each awardee at the S.A.V.E. Annual Banquet | Student in grades 7-9; Exemplary science-based exploration and/or research that addresses some aspect of the challenges and opportunities involving a local sustainability concern or issue. |
| Planet Earth Sustainability Award | Reagan Anderson, grade 8, project #35, St. Rose, Wood County | Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment (S.A.V.E.) Inc. | $100.00 per project (1-3 awards given annually) and a Certificate of Authenticity presented to each awardee at the S.A.V.E. Annual Banquet | Student in grades 7-9; Exemplary science-based exploration and/or research that addresses some aspect of the challenges and opportunities involving a local sustainability concern or issue. |
| Planet Earth Sustainability Award | Joseph Ferreira and Andrew Riga, grade 9 Team, project #84, Ottawa Hills High School, Lucas County | Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment (S.A.V.E.) Inc. | $100.00 per project (1-3 awards given annually) and a Certificate of Authenticity presented to each awardee at the S.A.V.E. Annual Banquet | Student in grades 7-9; Exemplary science-based exploration and/or research that addresses some aspect of the challenges and opportunities involving a local sustainability concern or issue. |
| UToledo 1st Place Overall Winner - grades 5-6 | Mariam Diab, grade 6, project #72, Toledo Islamic Academy, Lucas County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $100 award | Student in grades 5-6; 1st Place Winner |
| UToledo 2nd Place Overall Winner - grades 5-6 | Jaafar Al-Temimee, grade 6, project #80, Toledo Islamic Academy, Lucas County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $50 award | Student in grades 5-6; 2nd Place Winner |
| UToledo 3rd Place Overall Winner - grades 5-6 | Saatvik Sivaguru, grade 6, project #82, Ottawa Hills Elementary School, Lucas County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $50 award | Student in grades 5-6; 3rd Place Winner |
| UToledo 1st Place Overall Winner - grades 7-8 | Katherine Chen, grade 8, project #81, Perrysburg Junior High School, Wood County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $100 award | Student in grades 7-8; 1st Place Winner |
| UToledo 2nd Place Overall Winner - grades 7-8 | Gauri Pandav, grade 8, project #25, Perrysburg Junior High School, Wood County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $50 award | Student in grades 7-8; 2nd Place Winner |
| UToledo 3rd Place Overall Winner - grades 7-8 | Elise Daniels, grade 8, project #20, St. Ursula Academy, Lucas County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $50 award | Student in grades 7-8; 3rd Place Winner |
| UToledo 1st Place Overall Winner - grades 9-10 | Caleb Kowalski, grade 9, project #5, Put-in-Bay High School, Ottawa County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $100 award | Student in grades 9-10; 1st Place Winner |
| UToledo 2nd Place Overall Winner - grades 9-10 | Batoul Abed, grade 9, project #34, Toledo Islamic Academy, Lucas County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $50 award | Student in grades 9-10; 2nd Place Winner |
| UToledo 3rd Place Overall Winner - grades 9-10 | Faith Meyer, grade 10, project #24, Patrick Henry High School, Henry County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $50 award | Student in grades 9-10; 3rd Place Winner |
| UToledo 1st Place Overall Winner - grades 11-12 | Sol Bosio, grade 11, project #45, Sylvania Northview High School, Lucas County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $100 award | Student in grades 11-12; 1st Place Winner |
| UToledo 2nd Place Overall Winner - grades 11-12 | Emma Michael, grade 11, project #7, Put-in-Bay High School, Ottawa County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $50 award | Student in grades 11-12; 2nd Place Winner |
| UToledo 3rd Place Overall Winner - grades 11-12 | Twayne Lai, grade 12, project #65, Ottawa Hills High School, Lucas County | Office of the Provost, The University of Toledo | $50 award | Student in grades 11-12; 3rd Place Winner |
| Office of Naval Research Science and Technology Fair Award - Junior Division | Jana Taleb and Sara Hefzy, grade 8 Team, project #31, Toledo Islamic Academy, Lucas County | Office of Naval Research Science and Technology | Certificate, medallion and $25 award (must redeem online) | Student in grades 6-8 |
| Office of Naval Research Science and Technology Fair Award - Senior Division | Twayne Lai, grade 12, project #65, Ottawa Hills High School, Lucas County | Office of Naval Research Science and Technology | Certificate, medallion and $50 award (must redeem online) | Student in grades 9-12 |
| Office of Naval Research Science and Technology Fair Award - Senior Division | Sol Bosio, grade 11, project #45, Sylvania Northview High School, Lucas County | Office of Naval Research Science and Technology | Certificate, medallion and $50 award (must redeem online) | Student in grades 9-12 |