Finalists are listed in order by state, fair, and city of school.

ARIZONA
Arizona American Indian Science and Engineering Fair
Pinon: Pinon Unified School District #4 Middle School
Garrett Michael Yazzie (Grade 7)
Use It or Lose It: A Solar Water Heater and Solar Room Heater

CALIFORNIA
California State Science Fair
Fresno: Kastner Intermediate School
Nilesh Tripuraneni (Grade 8)
Is Seawater an Efficient Medium for Electrolysis: A Model for Solar-powered Hydrogen Production

Santa Barbara: La Colina Junior High School
Susan Marie Pasternak (Grade 8)
Nature vs. Nature: Eradicating Aruno donax with Allelopathic Leaf Extract Treatments

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship Presented by Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair
San Jose: Miller Junior High School
Narayan Swamy Subramanian (Grade 8)
Do Extreme pH Conditions Quench Respiration in Secondary Wastewater Treatment Mixed Liquor?

COLORADO
Denver Metro Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Littleton: Littleton Academy
Iftin Mohamed Abshir (Grade 8)
The Proof Is in the Print: An Analysis of Fingerprint Patterns within Different Human Ethnicities

CONNECTICUT
Connecticut State Science Fair
Gales Ferry: Ledyard Middle School
Elijah Login Mena (Grade 8)
Ethanol from Biomass Using Mushrooms

FLORIDA
Brevard Mainlands Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Titusville: Madison Middle School
Joshua Steven Jones (Grade 8)
The Investigation of Ultra-efficient Pulsed Motor Technology for Future Application to Over-unity Power Generation

Citrus Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Citrus Springs: Citrus Springs Middle School
Heather Maria Foster (Grade 8)
How Do You Like Your Eggs? A Study of the Variation in Cholesterol Content of a Chicken's Eggs Following Controlled Dietary Alterations

Heartland Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Okeechobee: Yearling Middle School
Kelsey Kay Burnham (Grade 6)
Will Silicon Help Plant Growth in South Florida Soils?

Palm Beach County Science and Engineering Fair
Boca Raton: Logger's Run Middle School
Melanie Paige Kabinoff (Grade 8)
Alternative Therapies for Advance Stage Melanoma in Lumbricus terrestris

South Brevard Science and Engineering Fair
Melbourne: Stone Middle School
Katherine Ann Smith (Grade 8)
A Study of the Anti-Protozoan Properties of Various Pine Extracts

Thomas Alva Edison East Regional Science Fair
Ft. Myers: Canterbury School
Sabrina Lakshmi Prabakaran (Grade 8)
Effect of Antibodies to SDF-1 and CD 144 on the Incorporation of Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Choroidal Neovasculature

Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Exposition
Orlando: Corner Lake Middle School
Adrian Surenovich Tatulian (Grade 8)
Interpretation of pH-Dependence of Phospholipase A2 Activity

Orlando: Hunter's Creek Middle School
Anudeep D. Gosal (Grade 8)
The Reduction of Drift in Model Rocketry

GEORGIA
Georgia State Science and Engineering Fair
Warner Robins: Feagin Mill Middle School
Shireen Dhir (Grade 8)
Cloning of Somatic Embryos in Stevia: A Low Calorie Sweetener

HAWAII
Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair
Honolulu: Mid-Pacific Institute
Robert Teruo Zane (Grade 8)
Oiling the Waves: Surfing with the Fire of the Ancients

Kapa'a: Kapa'a Middle School
Aaron Alexander Rozon (Grade 7)
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Water

Keaau: Kamehameha Schools, Keaau Campus
Melissa Pomaikai Akiko Luga (Grade 8)
Phase II: Phytoceutical Potential of the Melaleuca quinquenervia

Mililani: Mililani Middle School
Lucia Mocz (Grade 8)
The Fractal Model: A New Model to Analyze the Development of Fish Scale

INDIANA
Southeastern Indiana Regional Science Fair
New Albany: Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
John Anthony Bolander (Grade 8)
Detecting Vortices with Polarized Laser Light

MARYLAND
West Maryland Science Exposition
Oakland: Southern Middle School
Joanna Christine Guy (Grade 8)
What Do You Expect: Does Expectation of Difficulty Level Affect Student Test Peformance?

MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Region III Science Fair
North Attleboro: North Attleboro Middle School
Mary Lucia Hedberg (Grade 7)
Paddle Perfection? Seeking New Designs with Flume Testing

MICHIGAN
Flint Area Science Fair
Clarkston: Everest Academy
Sarah Marie Pierz (Grade 8)
Moisture Retention: Getting Under Your Skin

Saginaw County Science and Engineering Fair
Saginaw: Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy
Nilesh Kaushik Raval (Grade 7)
Comparing the Rate and Specificity of Bacteriocidal Effects of Antibiotics and Phages on Escherichia coli B and Lactococcus lactis

MISSOURI
Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair
Weston: West Platte Middle School
Alyssa Kurtz Ovaitt (Grade 8)
From Feather to Weather: The Effects of the Amount of Feather Fiber in Latex Paint on the Percentage of Gloss Reduction

MONTANA
Deaconess Billings Clinic Research Division Southeast
Livingston: Winans Elementary School
Jacob P. Perry (Grade 5)
Blowin' in the Wind

NEW YORK
Central Western Section—Science Teacher's Association of New York State Science Congress
Pittsford: Pittsford Middle School
Sheel Tyle (Grade 8)
The Effect of Muller Cells on the Survival of Photoreceptor Cells in vitro: A Breakthrough in Retinal Eye Diseases

Long Island Science and Engineering Fair - I
Northport: Northport Middle School
Brendan John Dwyer (Grade 8)
A Spectral Analysis of the Effects of Light Pollution on the Pennsylvania Firefly (Photuris pennsylvannicus)

OHIO
Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair
Bluffton: Bluffton Middle School
Brittany Ann Sheehan (Grade 8)
The Effects of Regular Stretching of the Inner and Posterior Thigh Muscles

Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair
Solon: Solon Middle School
Gregory M. Lavins (Grade 8)
Hidden Ethyl Alcohol in Soda Pop, Flavored Beverages, and Other Food Items

Southeastern Ohio Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Chillicothe: Bishop Flaget School
Colleen Marie Ryan (Grade 6)
Making Bio Diesel Fuel from Soybean Oil

PUERTO RICO
Southwestern Educational Society, Inc. Regional Science Fair
Mayaguez: Southwestern Educational Society
Roberto Andres Rios (Grade 8)
In Situ Experiments of the Lung

TENNESSEE
Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair
Maryville: Heritage Middle School
Taylor Wesley Jones (Grade 6)
A Germicidal Light Zaps the Bugs that Bite

TEXAS
Dallas Morning News-Toyota Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Coppell: Coppell Middle School West
Ruslan Alan Werntz (Grade 8)
The Truth and Lies of Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems

ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair
Allen: Curtis Middle School
Camden Yinhung Miller (Grade 8)
Bee Smart: The Effects of Ethanol Extracts of Propolis on Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria

San Antonio: Keystone Junior High School
Neela Devi Thangada (Grade 8)
The Effects of Various Nutrient Concentrations on the Cloning of the Eye of the Solanum tuberosum at Multiple Stages

Fort Worth Regional Science Fair
Fort Worth: Dunbar Middle School
Pinaki Bose (Grade 8)
Biodegradable Polymer Composites: The Next Generation

UTAH
Central Utah Science and Engineering Fair
Springville: Springville Junior High School
Spencer Gordon Larson (Grade 8)
An Analysis of Lead and Arsenic Contamination Levels in Butterfield Creek and Herriman

Salt Lake Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair
North Lehi: Willow Creek Middle School
Alexander Tyler Uribe (Grade 8)
On the Investigation for the Quantum State of the Photoelectric Effect on a Thermally Expanded Zinc Plate

WYOMING
Wyoming State Science Fair
New Castle: Newcastle Middle School
Bailey Holly Terry (Grade 7)
Asian Invaders (Banded Elm Bark Beetles): Are They Lurking in Your Town?

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