State Science Day Winners
For over 90 years and with more than 60,000 alumni, State Science Day is the pinnacle of student originated, inquiry-based science education for Ohio’s students. The academic equivalent of a state athletic championship, this year’s event was one of the largest of its kind in the nation. Drawing upon a base of over 25,000 students, 622 students in fifth through twelfth
grades from 176 schools were evaluated on their scientific research and communication skills during a virtual State Science Day. They competed for nearly 100 different scholarships and awards valued at nearly $400,000.
Congratulations to the following 16 Birchwood School of Hawken students who received Superior Awards, Excellent Awards, and Sponsored Awards at the 2022 State Science Day competition.
Superior Awards and Sponsored Awards
6th Grade
Presley Burkholder
2nd Place - Gordon J. Aubrecht Award for Outstanding Physics Projects
Dr. Lynn E. Elfner Young Scientist Award
Melanie Statsevych
8th Grade
Tarunika Saravanan
Broadcom MASTERS Nomination
Jasmine Chen
Broadcom MASTERS Nomination
Dr. Lynn E. Elfner Young Scientist Award
Omar Elbadawy
1st Place- Excellence Award for Civil Engineering Projects
Dr. Lynn E. Elfner Young Scientist Award
Adharsh Narendrakumar
1st Place -Governor's Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in Biotechnology & Biomedical Technologies
1st Place - Future Physician-Scientist Award
1st Place- The Lemelson Early Inventor Award
1st Place- Believe in Ohio STEM Entrepreneurship Award
1st- JLG Excellence in Engineering Award
Adharsh earned an interview from the Ohio Academy of Science Broadcom Foundation because his project demonstrated 1) STEM Knowledge 2) Coding/Computation 3)Expressed passion for helping/improving one's community.
Brooke Gemechu
2nd Place- Governor's Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in Biotechnology & Biomedical Technologies
Emerson T Krauss
Excellent Awards and Sponsored Awards
6th Grade
Leen Salem
Andrew Khawam
7th Grade
Caroline Grace Lu
2nd Place- Project American chemical Society Columbus Section - Chemical Science Award
Ishika Chand
8th Grade
Michael Jiaqi Zhu
1st Place- Governor's Award for Excellence in Environmental Protection Research
Isabella Bixler
Jaiden Burkholder
Aanya Lakireddy
Click here to see a complete list of winning students.
