First Place:
Saisha Jindal
Dallastown Area High School
Effect of salinity on bacterial biodegradation of plastics
Second Place:
Peter Dand & Lucas Kesten
Red Lion Area Senior High School
The Effect of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles created through
co-precipitation on Modified, Small Form Factored Biological Sand Filters Using
Anthracite for Improving Decentralized Filtration Systems used by Impoverished
Third Place:
Lexie Kuzo
Dallastown Area High School
Which Coffee Roast is Most Acidic?
A special thank you to Dr. Dora Peelen, York College of PA for judging the projects.
2025 York/Adams Science and Engineering Fair
First Place:
Deeksha Rajesh
Cumberland Valley High School
Second Place:
Zephaniah Weaver
Halifax Area High School
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Third Place:
Matthew Everett,
Greenwood Middle/High School
A special thank you to Cathy Santai for judging for SEPSACS at this fair!
2025 CAPITAL AREA Science and Engineering Fair
First Place:
Deeksha Rajesh
Cumberland Valley High School
The Efficacy of Natural Barriers in Blocking UV Waves
Second Place:
Alexa Kuhsner
Silver Academy
Hair Dye Debunked
Third Place:
Kezia Gagne
Silver Academy
Fired Up About Safety
A special thank you to Cathy Santai and Katie Barker for judging for SEPSACS at this fair!
2024 CAPITAL AREA Science and Engineering Fair
First Place:
Neva Kirk-Jadric
York Academy Regional Charter School
Evaluating the efficacy of intra-molecular bridging using a 3-cyanovinylcarbazole photo-crosslinking modification to increase b-estradiol aptamer stability
Second Place:
Namya Jindal
Dallastown Area High School
The effect of PFAs on the environment & organisms
Third Place:
Elizabeth Thuemmler
Dallastown Area High School
Copper (II) chloride’s color changing abilities in hair
A special thank you to Dr. Dora Peelen, York College of PA for judging the projects.
2024 York/Adams Science and Engineering Fair
First Place:
Siya Patel
Dallastown
The Investigation of Quorum Sensing Inhibition in Aliivibrio fischeri.
Second Place:
Julian Bora
Dallastown
Thermal Conductivity of Sustainable Resources
Third Place:
Ava Grim
Red Lion
A Saving Measure for Some Aquatic Organisms: Can Phytoremediation Effectively Remove Harmful Chemicals from Wastewater?
Honorable Mention
Sanjay Satheesh
Dallastown
Does temperature and salinity affect the specific heat of water?
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A special thank you to our judges: Dr. Jessica Fautch, Dr. Kyle Howard, Dr. Dora Peelen, and Dr. Alison Kennicutt, and our award presenter (on behalf of our local section), Dr. James Foresman!!
2023 York/Adams Science and Engineering Fair
1st place:
Shaunak Dalal, Hershey High School
"Enhancement of Anodal Biocatalytic Current Production in a Glucose Biofuel Cell"
2nd place:
Christine Tang, Hershey High School
"Rheology of Salad Dressing with Different Thickeners and Their Emulsion Stability"
3rd place:
Deeksha Rajesh, Cumberland Valley High School
"The Efficacy of Different SPFs of Sunscreen in Blocking UV Waves"
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Honorable Mention:
Muhammad Choudry, Dauphin County Technical School
"Water Versus Electrical Physics"
A special thank you to Cathy Santai and Katie Barker for judging for SEPSACS at this fair!
