Science Fair Winners
Science Fair Winners
2002 to 2009
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Name |
Competition |
Category |
Project Title |
Project Advisor |
Award |
Special Award |
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Ryan Honda |
53rd Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Radioactivity |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
Honorable Mention Health Physics Society-Southern California Chapter |
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53rd Annual California State Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Radioactive Attenuation and the Inverse Square Law |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
Honorable Mention Health Physics Society-Southern California Chapter |
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54th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Radioactive Attenuation and the Inverse Square Law |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
Honorable Mention Health Physics Society-Southern California Chapter |
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54th Annual California State Science Fair |
Senior Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Gamma Radiation Effects on Plant Growth |
Mark Michail/John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Gold Medal |
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55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Plant Biology |
Gamma Radiation Effects on Plant Growth |
Mark Michail/John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Gold Medal |
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AESA’s 4th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Biology |
Gamma Radiation Effects on Plant Growth |
Mark Michail/John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Cameron Seebach |
54th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Electrophoresis of Venomous Snakes |
Mark Michail |
Gold Medal |
Los Angeles Professional Science Teachers Association Special Award |
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56th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Applications |
Static Thrust |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Chemistry |
Kinetics of the Zinc-Copper Voltaic Cell |
Mhair Orchanian |
Bronze Medal |
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Shiraz Ghanimian |
54th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Plant Biology |
The Effect of Wind on Phototropism |
Mark Michail |
Silver Medal |
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AESA’s 5th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Biology |
Evolution of Species Through Electrophoresis |
Mark Michail |
Silver Medal |
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55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Plant Physiology |
The Effects of Air Pollution on Freeway Plants |
Mark Michail |
Gold Medal |
Caroline Biological Award/Southern California Horticultural Society Award |
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57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Plant Biology |
Influencing the Rate of Photosynthesis through Stomate Control |
Mark Michail |
Honorable Mention |
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Shiraz Ghanimian and David Saryan |
56th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Team Life Science |
Evolution of Species Through Protein Electrophoresis |
Mark Michail |
Bronze Medal |
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David Saryan |
55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Protein Electrophoresis on Flying and Non-flying Birds |
Mark Michail |
Silver Medal |
Los Angeles Professional Science Teachers Association Special Award |
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Daniel Parks |
AESA’s 4th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Physical Science |
Franck-Hertz Experiment |
Andrzej Krol/John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Gold Medal |
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55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Franck-Hertz Experiment |
Andrzej Krol/John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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54th Annual California State Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Franck-Hertz Experiment |
Andrzej Krol/John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Cameron Hubbard |
55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Plant Biology |
Transformation of Plant Genome Using Agrobacterium |
Mark Michail |
Bronze Medal |
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57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Animal Biology |
The Effects of Gamma and Beta Radiation on Chitinous Organisms |
Mark Michail |
Bronze Medal |
Health Physics Society/American Nuclear Society Los Angeles Award |
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AESA’s 5th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Physical Science |
Inverse Square Law and its Effects on Radioactive Intensity |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian/Ryan Honda |
Honorable Mention |
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AESA’s 4th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Biology |
Transformation of Plant Genome Using Agrobacterium |
Mark Michail |
Bronze Medal |
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56th Annual California State Science Fair |
Senior Pharmacology and Toxicology |
The Effects of Beta and Gamma Radiation on Chitinous Organisms |
Mark Michail |
Honorable Mention |
Sheila Kar Foundation Award |
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Oliver Pilco |
52nd Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Radioactivity |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Bronze Medal |
Hispanic American Outstanding Trophy |
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Jonathan Krol |
54th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior General Physics |
Standing Waves on a String |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Gold Medal |
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Calder Block |
54th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Research |
Hydrodynamics |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
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55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Environmental Management |
Environmental Study of Water Pollution |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian/Mark Michail |
Bronze Medal |
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Ben Chubak |
56th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Animal Biology |
The Effects of Propagation on the Growth of Coral |
Mark Michail |
Silver Medal |
Earthwatch Student Fellowship Grant |
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Robert Hollar |
56th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Engineering Applications |
Building A Hovercraft |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
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57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Engineering Applications |
Hovercraft |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Gold Medal |
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56th Annual California State Science Fair |
Junior Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics |
Hovercraft Engineering: Maximizing Engine Thrust |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Bronze Medal |
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58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Research |
Reducing the Turn Radius of a Hovercraft |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
US Naval Award |
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59th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Applications |
Maximizing Solar Energy |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Gold Medal |
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Whitfield Usher |
52th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Motion in Two Dimensions |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
African American Outstanding Trophy |
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Caitlin McCabe |
53rd Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Plant Biology |
Growing Tomato Plants in Organic Liquids |
Mark Michail |
Silver Medal |
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55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Plant Biology |
The Effects of Parasitic and Mutalistic Fungus on Plant Growth and Their Soil |
Mark Michail |
Silver Medal |
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Alexander Dzhanvelyan |
AESA’s 3rd Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Physical Science |
Trajectory Analysis |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
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Suzi Helfing |
AESA’s 3rd Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Engineering Applications |
Epicenter Earthquake Simulator |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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AESA’s 4th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Engineering Applications |
Epicenter Earthquake Simulator |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Gold Medal |
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54th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Applications |
Epicenter Earthquake Simulator |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Holly Hunt |
55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Mathematics and Computer Science |
School of Rocks |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Croy Salinas |
56th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Microbiology |
Manmade Antibiotics vs Natural Antibiotics |
Mark Michail |
Honorable Mention |
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Edgar Asatryan |
AESA’s 2nd Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Biology |
Measuring the Effects of Potable and Non-potable Water Using Spectrophotometry |
Mark Michail |
Silver Medal |
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Arthur Keuroghlian |
53rd Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Temperature and Conductivity of Electrolytes |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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AESA’s 2nd Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Physical Science |
Temperature and Conductivity of Electrolytes |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Annick-Marie Jordan |
54th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Chemistry |
Making and Testing Soap |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Bronze Medal |
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53rd Annual California State Science Fair |
Senior Chemistry |
Making Soap |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
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ZACA Inc. Award |
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Rishi Khana |
53rd Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Math |
Hook’s Law |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
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National Society of Petroleum Engineers Special Award |
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Preston Swovelin |
54th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Plant Biology |
A Comparison Between Grafting Tape Compound and Liquid Bandage |
Mark Michail |
Honorable Mention |
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AESA’s 4th Annual Science Olympiad |
Junior Biology |
Measuring Photosynthesis between Chlorophyll and Carotenoids |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
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57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Plant Biology |
The Best of Both Worlds |
Mark Michail |
Gold Medal |
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Chase Hagan |
55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Engineering Research |
Optimum Foundation Design for Model Home Undergoing an Earthquake |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
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54th Annual California State Science Fair |
Junior Engineering |
Optimum Foundation Design for Model Home Undergoing an Earthquake |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
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AESA’s 5th Annual Science Olympiad |
Junior Engineering |
Optimum Foundation Design for Model Home Undergoing an Earthquake |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Bronze Medal |
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57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Chemistry |
Qualitative Analysis of Cations |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
US Naval Science Award |
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58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Applications |
UV Protection Clothing |
D. Hagan/ John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Bronze Medal |
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Nathaniel Foote |
56th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Ecology |
Comparing Carbon Monoxide Emission between Hybrid and Gas-powered Cars |
Mark Michail |
Bronze Medal |
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57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Ecology |
The Effects of Excess Atmospheric CO2 on Calcifying Marine Organisms |
Mark Michail |
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Southern California Paleontological Society Award/Aquarium of the Pacific Award/Earthwatch Award |
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58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Pharmacology |
The Effects of Radiation on Microorganisms |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian/Mark Michail |
Honorable Mention |
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Khachatur Saryan |
AESA’s 2nd Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Physical Science |
Charge-toMass Ratio of an Electron |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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George Grkikian |
AESA’s 4th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Physical Science |
Hydraulic Devices Transmit Changes of Pressure |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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AESA’s 5th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Biology |
Environmental Effects on Pea Respiration |
Mark Michail |
Honorable Mention |
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Vatche Satamian |
AESA’s 4th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Engineering Research |
Reynolds Number |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Bronze Medal |
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Cameron Alsbrook |
55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Physics |
Radioactivity |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
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Jonathan Lee |
56th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Physics |
Circles of Magnetism and Oersted Law Apparatus |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Centripetal Acceleration |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian/Gordon Lee |
Silver Medal |
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58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Ecology |
Biodiesel: The Fuel of the Future |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian/Gordon Lee |
Honorable Mention |
Spirit of Zero South Award |
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Seda Bourikian |
AESA’s 5th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Biology |
Effects of the P-53 Gene |
Mark Michail |
Gold Medal |
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Emin Hatamian |
AESA’s 5th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Engineering |
Potato Canon |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
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Christopher Park |
55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Chemistry |
Gas Chromatography |
Mark Michail |
Honorable Mention |
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58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Animal Biology |
Evolutionary Electrophoresis |
Mark Michail |
Bronze Medal |
Earthwatch Award |
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Matthew Williamson |
56th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Applications |
Eavesdropping with Lasers |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Artemis Davitian |
AESA’s 5th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Engineering |
Epicenter |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Gold Medal |
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Levon Dovlatyan |
AESA’s 5th Annual Science Olympiad |
Junior Engineering |
Bridges-How Strong Are They? |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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AESA’s 7th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Physical Science |
Which is the Strongest Truss for Bridges? |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian/Johnnie Kwok |
Bronze Medal |
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58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Applications |
Testing Different Types of Truss Bridges |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian/Johnnie Kwok |
Honorable Mention |
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Steve Rheem |
54th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Michelson Interferometer and the Coefficient of Linear Expansion |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Karine Babayan |
55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Chemistry |
Making and Testing Soap |
Arsho Azadian |
Bronze Medal |
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Shain Neumeier and Jennifer Lee |
55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Team Life Science |
Human Asexuality |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Bronze Medal |
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Hovsep Trdatyan |
AESA’s 4th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Engineering |
Force Table |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Arman Sarkissian |
AESA’s 4th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Engineering |
Bulletproof Box |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Bronze Medal |
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Christopher Busjeager |
AESA’s 4th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Physical Science |
Efficiency of a Fuel Cell |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Bronze Medal |
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Armand Keuroghlian |
AESA’s 3rd Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Biology |
The Effect of Hormones on Frog Metamorphosis |
Mark Michail |
Silver Medal |
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AESA’s 4th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Biology |
The Effects of Anti-Cariogenic Agents on Cavity Teeth Progression on Extracted Teeth |
Mark Michail |
Silver Medal |
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55th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Microbiology |
The Effects of Anti-Cariogenic Agents on Cavity Teeth Progression on Extracted Teeth |
Mark Michail |
Honorable Mention |
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AESA’s 5th Annual Science Olympiad |
Senior Biology |
Dental Fillings |
Mark Michail |
Bronze Medal |
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Seung Mi Jung |
57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
The Spectral Predictions of the Bohr Theory |
Dr Thomas Kuiper/ John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Bronze Medal |
US Naval Science Award |
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Johnnie Kwok Chun Nam |
57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Applications |
Truss Bridges |
Kevin Miguire |
Honorable Mention |
US Naval Science Award |
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56th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Applied Mathematics and Structures |
Truss Bridges |
Kevin Miguire/ John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Lori Shirajian |
57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Engineering |
Static Thrust |
Cameron Seebach |
Honorable Mention |
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AESA’s 7th Annual Science Olympiad |
Junior Physical Science |
Faraday’s Second Law of Electrolysis |
Haixiang (Wolf) Huang |
Bronze Medal |
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58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Physics |
Faraday’s Second Law of Electrolysis |
Haixiang (Wolf) Huang |
Honorable Mention |
National Association of Corrosion Engineers-Intel Award |
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David Agdashian |
58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Measuring Acceleration Due to Gravity |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Benjamin Kaiser |
57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Chemistry |
Equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s Principle |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian/Cameron Hubbard |
Honorable Mention |
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58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Chemistry |
Electroplating |
Dr Kaiser/ John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
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National Association of Corrosion Engineers-Intel Award |
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59th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Chemistry |
Factors Affecting the Rates of Reactions |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Jung-In Lee |
57th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Environmental Management |
Water Quality of Lake Balboa, Hansen Dam, and Echo Park Lake |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Haixiang (Wolf) Huang & Sukyeon (Edward) Jung |
58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Team Mathematics and Computer Science |
Extending Swarm Economic Systems Using Agent-Level Adaptation |
Dr Sanza Kazadi |
Gold Medal |
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Haixiang (Wolf) Huang & Sukyeon (Edward) Jung |
57th Annual California State Science Fair |
Senior Mathematics and Software |
Extending Swarm Economic Systems Using Agent-Level Adaptation |
Dr Sanza Kazadi |
Gold Medal |
Management 414 Award |
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Vijay Nachiappan |
58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Behavioral Sciences-Human |
Body Dominance |
M. Nachiappan/ John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Yoon Lee |
58th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Behavioral and Social Science |
Artistic Talent and Sexual Appeal |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Derek Wong and Jonathan Krol |
59th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Team Engineering Applications |
Electromagnetic Pulse Accelerator |
Andrzej Krol/ John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
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David Mariscal |
59th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Engineering Applications |
How Temperature and Distance Affect Solar Cell Wattage |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Gold Medal |
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David Dosch |
59th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Junior Physics |
Static Thrust |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Keoni Aricayos |
59th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Applications |
Earthquake Structural Research Project |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Bronze Medal |
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Alexander Garrett |
59th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Applications |
To Fight Fire With Sound |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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Anh Nguyen |
59th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
The Bohr’s Theory |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Silver Medal |
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Ara Shirinian |
59th Annual Los Angeles County Science Fair |
Senior Physics |
Magnetic Induction |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian/Dr H. Injeyan |
Honorable Mention |
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Ahn Nguyen |
58th Annual California State Science Fair |
Senior Physics & Astronomy |
The Bohr’s Theory |
Dr. Thomas Kuiper & J.E. Shirajian |
SPIE Optics & Photonics Award |
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Keoni Arciayos |
58th Annual California State Science Fair |
Senior Engineering Research |
Earthquake Structural Research |
John-Emmanuel Shirajian |
Honorable Mention |
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