Next Competition: March 4 & 5, 2022
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.
For more information about Orlando Science Center’s science competitions, please call our Reservations team at 407.514.2112 or email competitions@osc.org.
2021 Lockheed Martin Science Challenge Winners
Best in Fair Scholarship Winner - $4,000:
Annika Vaidyanathan
Dynamic Contact Angle Measurements of Superhydrophobicity in Dip-Coated Face Masks
to Minimize Exposure to COVID-19 Nanoparticles
Teacher Award - $1,000:
Mr. Chris Adamson
Winter Springs High School
Junior Category Awards - $400:
Chemistry - Alexander Ferland
Environmental Conditions Affecting Corrosion of Ground Structures in a Launch Environment
Biochemistry - Julia Pack
UV: The Increased Probability of Deceased Yeast
Intelligent Machines, Robotics, and Systems Software - Lucas Sarabjit
Designing, Building, and Coding a Human Recognition Robot for Area Management
Mathematics and Computational Science - Miguel Secillano
Throwing Darts to Derive the Value of Pi
Engineering - Tiffani Gay
Which Method of Biomedical Waste Disposal is Most Efficient in Protecting Frontline Workers from Needle Injuries?
Earth and Environmental Sciences - Alynza McBride
Can Hydrologic Records Be Reconstructed Using Tree Rings from the Upper Withlacoochee River?
Environmental Engineering - Sharanya Natarajan
Suppress that Algae: Mitigating the Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms through IoT to Aid in Preemptive Detection and Suppression
Physics and Astronomy - Arvid Vaidyanathan
Photometer Measurements of the Rayleigh Light Scattered Intensity of Different Concentrations of COVID-19 Sized Nanoparticles
Senior Category Awards - $400:
Chemistry - Aaron Rubinow
Plant-Based Bio-Plastics from Low-Cost Materials
Biochemistry - Neil Reddy
Customized Cancer Cell Weapons: Using CRISPR dCas9 Genetic Engineering to Modify MCF7 Human Breast Cancer Cells into Double Agent Treatment Vectors Year III
Intelligent Machines, Robotics, and Systems Software -Siddharth Kini
Utilizing Machine Learning to Identify Metastatic Tissue in Histopathologic Scans of Lymph Node Sections
Mathematics and Computational Science - Noah Jenkins
Developing Heteroscedastic Estimations of Volatility for the Valuation of Options Using the Black-Scholes Options Pricing Model
Engineering - Isabella Weiner
In Situ Resource Utilization of Martian Regolith for Construction – Year 4
Earth and Environmental Sciences - Alexander LaFortune
Predictive Modeling of Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification by Analyzing Convective Patters with Convolutional Neural Networks
Environmental Engineering - Ishika Na
Development of a Combinatory Filtration System for Pollution and Virus Abatement
Physics and Astronomy - Vivek Sandrapaty
A Novel Computer Simulation of a Deployable Parachute System with Aerial Detachment of the Cabin for Commercial Airplane Crashes (2nd Year Continuation Project)
