BRHS students made a strong showing at the 69th Annual Region VII LSU Science & Engineering Fair on February 11-13, 2019. Students placing First in their categories are eligible to compete in the statewide fair and from there, if successful, can move to the international competition. We are so proud of these students and wish the best of luck those moving on to compete at the next levels.
Results as follows:
| Place | Student | Category | Project Title |
| 1st | Colin W. Herke | Biomedical & Health Sciences |
“Normalizing YoYo-1 Peak Heights across Capillaries on the 3130xl DNA Sequencer” |
| 1st | Aaroh M. Desai | Earth & Environmental Sciences |
“It`s Getting HOT in Here! The Impact of Plastics on Global Warming” |
| 1st | Ashley S. Kim | Embedded Systems | “IoT: Recreating the Technological Connectivity” |
| 1st | Shamitha Thumma | Energy:Chemical | “The Effects of Water Pollutants on the Cell Structure and Biodiesel Output of the Chlorella vulgaris Algae” |
| 1st | Prashanth Kodiyalam | Mathematics | “Finding the Maximum Packing Fraction of Hyperspheres via A Simulation Approach” |
| 1st | Jay M. Iyer | Microbiology | “Developing a technique to isolate a collection of related genes based on gene function” |
| 1st | Jonathan Thomas | Systems Software | “Password Strength: How Easily Can Your Password Be Hacked?” |
| 1st | Navya Murugesan | Translational Medical Science |
“Assessing Antimicrobial Efficacy of Selected Local Homeopathic Plants” |
| 2nd | Emily C. Boldor | Biochemistry | “The Impact of Treatments on Hair Properties” |
| 2nd | Selia E. Jindal | Behavioral & Social Sciences |
“Analyzing the Cultural Implications of Changing Environmental Conditions with an Ethnographic, Sociological Approach” |
| 2nd | Anusha Zaman | Biomedical Engineering | “SHERLOCKv3: Duplexed Viral Diagnostic Using CRISPR-Cas13 and Machine Learning” |
| 2nd | Sneha C. Atluri | Computational Biology & Bioinformatics |
“Do various factors like BMI, age, habits, gender, and family history affect what medical problems are developed in an individual’s future?” |
| 2nd | Steven Guo | Cellular & Molecular Biology |
“Additively Manufactured Implants with Silver Coated Porous Structures to Enhance Osseo integration “ |
| 2nd | Olivia N. Smith | Engineering Mechanics | “The Efficiency of Arch Forms in Weight Distribution” |
| 2nd | Zayeed A. Akhter | Mathematics | “Potency of the Prime Number Theorem in Enumerating Goldbach Partitions” |
| 4th | Grace Y. Kato | Biochemistry | “Ultraviolet A, B, and C Rays, Is there a Natural, Organic Alternative to Protect the Skin?” |
| 4th | Jonathan J. Ding | Cellular & Molecular Biology |
“The survivability of E. coli at different temperatures” |
| 4th | Bailey A. Wells | Chemistry | “Is soda safe?” |
| 4th | Heejoon M. Shin | Energy: Chemical | “Electrical Conductivity and Thermal Conductivity in Liquid Mixtures” |
| 4th | Dylan J. Doerrler | Microbiology | “Fractionation of oregano oil and identification of an active compound that kills E. coli” |
| 4th | Elise Overton | Materials Science | “How does temperature affect the behavior of amorphous solids (using honey)” |
| 4th | Ridika Z. Ridi | Systems Software | “The Efficiency of Decision-making Technology” |
| HM | Kealyn Wang | Chemistry | “Does Price Matter?” |
| HM | Fariz H. Firdausi | Materials Science | “A Comparison of Kinds of Sugar in the Preservation of Apples” |
| HM | Kevin Wu | Physics & Astronomy | “Measuring the Speed of Light with a Microwave Oven” |
Special Awards:
Association for Women Geoscientists Award: Selia E. Jindal
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award: Jonathan Thomas
Iota Sigma Pi Award: Kealyn Wang
Mu Alpha Theta Award: Prashanth Kodiyalam
Naval Science Award: Anusha Zaman
Society for In-Vitro Biology: Steven Guo & Olivia N Smith (3rd Place)
SSP – Talent Search/Regeneron Award Winners: Jay M. Iyer, Selia E. Jindal, Jonathan Thomas, Shamitha Thumma and Anusha Zaman
U.S. Metric Association Award: Anusha Zaman
U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Award: Jay M. Iyer and Selia E. Jindal
Yale Science and Engineering Association: Jonathan Thomas