Birchwood Seventh and Eighth Grade Scientists Impress at NEOSEF
Birchwood qualified 10 seventh and eighth grade projects for this year’s Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair, doubling last year’s contingent competing at the area’s premier primary school science competition.
The Birchwood 2026 crop of scientists didn’t disappoint. All 10 placed at least third or better in their categories (no honorable mentions) and earned a combined 21 special awards.
Students' specific places and special awards are listed below:
Eighth Grade
Nathan – 1st Place Engineering; American Statistical Association Cleveland Chapter, Lemelson Early Innovator Prize
Nathan – 1st Place Engineering; American Statistical Association Cleveland Chapter, Lemelson Early Innovator Prize
Aadhi – 2nd Place Health/Medicine; American Statistical Association Cleveland Chapter, Cleveland Clinic – Neurosciences, Cleveland Clinic Quantitative Health Sciences, Northeast Ohio Local Section of the Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine, Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge
John – 3rd Place Environmental Science; Holden Forests and Gardens, Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge
Seventh Grade
Aarav – 2nd Place Chemistry
Aarav – 2nd Place Chemistry
Niko – 2nd Place Engineering; Anands Homeschool Academy
Vishu – 2nd Place Engineering; Rockwell Automation, Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge
Noah – 2nd Place Environmental Science; Materion
Haadi – 2nd Place Environmental Science; Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge
Viyan – 3rd Place Engineering; American Statistical Association, Cleveland Chapter, Cleveland Clinic Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Microbial Sciences in Health, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Parker Hannifin Corporation, Rockwell Automation
Anne – 3rd Place Math/Computer Science; Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge
Alumni Winner
Birchwood Alum and Hawken Upper School junior Ayat Jaffar placed 2nd in the 11-12 Grade Engineering category and received four special awards: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Citadel Securities Innovation Prize, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Cleveland Section, Society of Plastics Engineers Cleveland Section.
Birchwood Alum and Hawken Upper School junior Ayat Jaffar placed 2nd in the 11-12 Grade Engineering category and received four special awards: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Citadel Securities Innovation Prize, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Cleveland Section, Society of Plastics Engineers Cleveland Section.
Way to go, Birchwood – and keep THRIVING!
The fair was held March 9-12, at Lakeland Community College, in Kirtland. The 2026 competition marked the 73rd NEOSEF. The event hosts seventh through 12th grade students from Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties.
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