Birchwood Students Win Big at Prestigious Science Fair

This year’s 68th annual Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair was virtual but lacked nothing in terms of ingenuity from the students who participated. Nearly 700 projects from over 80 schools were submitted in competition for over $20,000 in prizes. Birchwood School’s 7th and 8th graders’ projects garnered much attention from the over 260 judges and scored well in their respective age groups.
 
Twelve Birchwood students received recognition for their hard work and intellectual curiosity. Additionally, the three who were nominated by judges representing the Broadcom MASTERS Program are invited to participate in their prestigious international competition - one of the highest honors for aspiring young scientists.

Broadcom MASTERS Program Nominations
            Omar Elbadawy
            Michael Zhu
            Ayat Jaffar

First Place
            Caroline Lu- Chemistry
            Jasmine Chen- Engineering
            Michael Zhu- Environmental Science
 
Second Place
            Omar Elbadawy- Chemistry
            Joshua Gordon- Chemistry
            Jordan Gordon- Engineering
            Adharsh Narendakumar- Engineering
            Ayat Jaffar- Environmental Science
 
Third Place
            Haadeya Salman- Biological Science
            Aanya Lakireddy- Environmental Science
            Areesha Nouman- Health/Medicine
 
Honorable Mention
            Siya Lakireddy- Engineering
 
Special Awards
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Airconditioning Engineers
            Siya Lakireddy- $75 and Certificate
 
ASM International-Cleveland Chapter
            Omar Elbadawy - $200 and Certificate
            Jasmine Chen - $100 and Certificate
 
Cleveland Chemical Association
            Caroline Lu- $50 and Certificate
 
Cleveland Clinic Special Awards - Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
            Adharsh Narendakumar- $50 and Certificate

First Energy
            Michael Zhu - Plaque and Backpack
  
Parker Hannifin Corporation
            Adharsh Narendakumar- Certificate
 
Rockwell Automation
            Adharsh Narendakumar - Certificate
 
Society of Plastics Engineers
            Jasmine Chen- $100 and Certificate
 
USAID Champion Award
            Omar Elbadawy - Certificate
 
US Stockholm Junior Walter Prize
            Siya Lakireddy- Certificate
 
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society
Omar Elbadawy - $100 and Letter of Commendation
 
William R Sweet Award for Chemistry
Omar Elbadawy - $50 and Certificate
 
Miss Linda Brown spoke of her students’ accomplishments saying, “Everyone likes awards. However, these awards weren't magically granted but were the results of hard work and attitudes that they applied to their projects from October through January: researching, testing, analyzing, and communicating their research via a science board and voice-over project slides presentation. Although there is not a next level to this science fair except for the invitations to the Broadcom Competition, Miss Bottini and I were very proud of each one of them. We are also waiting to see if any of the students who entered the District Science Day competition are promoted to the State Science Day.”
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