Sigma Xi Presents Student Awards at 2025 Regeneron ISEF Research Competition

May 30, 2025

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From May 10–16, 2025, thousands of high school STEM students gathered in Columbus, Ohio, for the 75th Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). The students were top winners at local, regional, state, or national science fairs affiliated with Society for Science. The 2025 event featured nearly 1,700 young scientists representing 48 states and 60 countries. More than $9 million was awarded in the form of cash awards and scholarships.

Sigma Xi continued its support for these students as a Special Awards Organization during the 2025 event, by judging team projects in life sciences and physical sciences. The judges evaluated hundreds of team projects, awarding the best demonstrations of team science, reflecting Sigma Xi's culture of fostering collaboration among researchers from multiple disciplines.

Congratulations to the following 2025 award winners:

First Life Science Award of $1,200

"Bast Fiber and Novel Hydrogel Integration for Sustainable Postpartum Care"

  • Aarna Patel, Arizona College Prep High School, Chandler, AZ, United States of America

  • Joanna Thomas, Arizona College Prep High School, Gilbert, AZ, United States of America

  • Reese Bermeo, Arizona College Prep High School, Gilbert, AZ, United States of America

Second Life Science Award of $800

"BeeShield: An Innovative Varroa Mite Protection Tunnel Using Bee Behaviors at the Hive Entrance and Mite Response to Formic Acid"

  • Kittanon Mueangkaew, Damrongratsongkroh School, Muang, Chaingrai, Thailand

  • Pannawit Teerananpattana, Damrongratsongkroh School, Muang, Chiang Rai, Thailand

  • Wipharat Thanawong, Damrongratsongkroh School, Muang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Thailand

First Physical Science Award of $1,200

"Solara: A Self-Sustaining, Solar-Powered Heating System Utilizing Parabolic Reflection, Thermal Conductivity, and Automated Airflow Regulation for Energy-Efficient and Electricity-Free Climate Control"

  • Antone Hamada Anton Qasir, Modern Montessori School, Amman, Jordan

  • Yara Lawrence Mohideen AlRousan, Modern Montessori School, Amman, Jordan

Second Physical Science Award of $800

"Innovating Cost-Effective Cardiological Sound Transducers for Enhanced Applications"

  • James Edward Mays, Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts, Rex, GA, United States of America

  • Ka’lil Kaden Lamont Remer, Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts, Rex, GA, United States of America

First Award Behavioral and Social Science Award of $1,200

"Nightingale: Panic Attacks Treatment"

  • Malak Maged Abowady, STEM School of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt

  • Mariem Mohamed Elkady, STEM School of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt

Second Behavioral and Social Science Award of $800

"SoundKraft: A Gamified, Sensory-Adaptive Screening System for Geriatric Cognitive Impairment"

  • Keyaan Deven Shah, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Vanya Karan Gupta, Fravashi International Academy, Nashik, India

 


More About Sigma Xi: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is the world’s largest multidisciplinary honor society for scientists and engineers. Its mission is to enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering, and promote the public understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition. Sigma Xi chapters can be found at colleges and universities, government laboratories, and industry research centers around the world. More than 200 Nobel Prize winners have been members. The Society is based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. www.sigmaxi.org. On Twitter: @SigmaXiSociety. 

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