Lockheed Martin Science Challenge

Next Competition: March 2, 2024

Display & Safety: March 1, 2024

The Lockheed Martin Science Challenge provides county science fair winners an opportunity to present their projects to a team of expert judges before advancing to the state science fair, allowing participants an extra chance to practice their presentations. 

Students in Grades 6–12 who have won first-place in their county science fairs’ physical science competitions are invited to compete in the Lockheed Martin Science Challenge.

Participating counties are: Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia.

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For more information about our Science Competitions, please call our Reservations Department at 407.514.2112 or email competitions@osc.org.


Application Deadline:

February 22, 2024


2023 Science Challenge Winners

Best in Fair Scholarship Winner - $4,000: 

Camille A. Duma

Application of Michaelis-Menten Rational Function Models, Parametric Calculations, and Differential Equations to Determine the Most Influential Factor on Histamine Levels

Teacher Award - $1,000:

Mrs. Eddy Rey-Castellanos

Vanguard High School

Junior Category Awards - $400:

Chemistry - Ethan Muller
Extracting Hydrogen out of Water to Utilize as an Alternative Energy Source

Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry - Nicolette Walker
How does the preservation of strawberries affect the amount of DNA extracted?

Earth & Environmental Science - Mahie Patil
A Novel Biodegradable Sorbent for Oil Spills

Environmental Engineering - William Estevez
Designing, Creating, and Testing a Multi-Purpose Wave Tank

Engineering - Bashar Salem
Building a Solar Panel To Track An Artificial Light

Intelligent Machines, Robotics, and Systems Software - Sidharth Patsamatla
A Novel Artificial Intelligence Tool for the Detection of Cancer towards Improved Radiotherapy via High Level Computer Vision and Image Segmentation

Mathematics and Computational Sciences - Miguel Secillano
Now Boarding - A Scientific Simulation about Boarding a Plane

Physics and Astronomy - Priscilla An
Electromagnetic Spectrum Vs. Solar Panels; Can different types of light in the Electromagnetic spectrum affect how a solar panel is charging a battery.

Senior Category Awards - $400:

Chemistry - Laya Damaraju
Novel Red Blood Cell Membrane-Wrapped Septenary High-Entropy-Alloy Nanoparticles for Photothermal Osteosarcoma Treatment – Year 2

Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry - William A. Held
Determining an Optimal Carbon Source to Promote the Radiosynthetic Growth of Cladosporium sphaerospermum

Earth & Environmental Science - Amy King
Recycling Polyethylene Terephthalate to Reduce Plastic Waste

 Environmental Engineering - Abigail Andal
Investigating the variation between amine adsorbents and calcium carbonate for Carbon Capture

Engineering - Banmeet Singh
Enhanced White Cane Object Detection for Visually Impaired Individuals Using Improved Sensors & Modules: Year 2

 Intelligent Machines, Robotics, and Systems Software - Tiffani Gay
Year II: Designing a Novel LiDAR Navigation System with Haptic feedback, Bluetooth and App Integration for the Visually Impaired

Mathematics and Computational Sciences - Isabella Delbakhsh
Mainstream News Media: A Potential Misrepresentation of the Biggest Issues in America

Physics and Astronomy - Aryan Pathak
Extending the Analysis of TNO Data to Longer Wavelengths in Advance of James Webb Space Telescope Data