2022 Science Fair Winners
Congratulations to the 2022 North Museum Science & Engineering Fair Winners!

2022 Grand Champion
Curtis Cheng
Lancaster Country Day School
Grade 11
Project: Amphibious Vehicle for Collecting Water Samples
Senior Champion
George Warfel, Lancaster Country Day School, Grade 12
Project: Thraustochytrids: The Understudied Coral Symbionts
Senior Reserve Champion
Krishna Chinnasamy, Registered Independently, Grade 11
Project: DAXX and TRIM11 Protein Quality Control Systems for the Cure of Neurodegenerative Proteinopathies using Mouse and Cell Models – A Novel Gene Therapy Approach
Junior Champion
Oliver Hughes, St Leo, Grade 8
Project: What Variety of Oranges has the highest abundance of Vitamin C?
Junior Reserve Champion
Ava Thurmond, St John Neumann, Grade 8
Project: Save Your Green… Think Green Roofs

Senior Division Category Winners
Animal Science
1st place: Lillia Alvarez, Elizabethtown, 10th grade
2nd place: Paige Harris, Conestoga Valley, 11th grade
3rd place: Carly Gilbert, Ephrata, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: Yisak Bogale, Conestoga Valley, 11th grade
Behavioral and Social Sciences
1st place: Jackie Green, Lancaster Country Day School, 9th grade
2nd place: Ava Ulicny, Conestoga Valley, 11th grade
3rd place: Micah Aldrich, Conestoga Valley, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: Anna Kauffman, Conestoga Valley, 11th grade
Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology
1st place: Delanie Edwards, Lancaster Country Day School, 10th grade
2nd place: Sarah Jacob, Veritas Academy, 12th grade
Biomedical, Health, and Translational Medical Science
1st place: Kaitlynn, Himelright Warwick, 10th grade
2nd place: Hayden, Milchanowski Warwick, 10th grade
3rd place: Paige Reddig, Ephrata, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: Avery Stoner, Warwick, 10th grade
Chemistry
1st place: Taylor Haupt, Ephrata, 11th grade
2nd place: Yeana Kim, Warwick, 10th grade
3rd place: Grant Zook, Ephrata, 11th grade
Honorable Mention 1: ShengLiang Yang, Veritas, 12th grade
Honorable Mention 2: Magdalena Turner, Warwick, 10th grade
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering
1st place: Ella Stricker, Elizabethtown, 9th grade
Earth and Environmental Sciences
1st place: Maya Longhi, Conestoga Valley, 11th grade
2nd place: Amelie Breuninger, Lancaster Country Day School, 9th grade
3rd place: Eli Lefever, Conestoga Valley, 11th grade
Honorable Mention 1: Hannah McGowan, Pequea Valley, 10th grade
Honorable Mention 2: Keegan Dzurko, Warwick, 10th grade
Energy: Chemical
1st place: Makenna Locke, Elizabethtown, 12th grade
2nd place: Aiden Troop, Warwick, 10th grade
3rd place: Marin Davis, Warwick, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: Noah Breneman, Elizabethtown, 9th grade
Honorable Mention: Bogdan Koychev, Ephrata, 11th grade
Energy: Physical
1st place: Matthew Mercer, Lancaster Catholic High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Hailey Dougherty, Elizabethtown, 9th grade
Environmental and Mechanical Engineering
1st place: Johnny Kellogg, Warwick, 10th grade
2nd place: Molly Heilshorn, Lancaster Country Day School, 11th grade
3rd place: Nolan Armstrong, Conestoga Valley, 11th grade
Material Sciences
1st place: Rebekah Trovinger, Warwick, 10th grade
2nd place: Christopher Timasonravichkit, Ephrata, 10th grade
3rd place: Allison Evans, Elizabethtown, 12th grade
Mathematics
1st place: Claire Thomas, Lancaster Mennonite, 10th grade
Microbiology
1st place: Owen Johns, Ephrata, 11th grade
2nd place: Jonah Ahlers, Warwick, 10th grade
3rd place: Tristan Hart, Ephrata, 10th grade
Honorable Mention 1: Lauren Kreider, Ephrata, 11th grade
Physics and Astronomy
1st place: Aaron Ruth, Warwick, 10th grade
2nd place: Jordan Sarver, Ephrata, 11th grade
3rd place: Drew Hurst, Ephrata, 11th grade
Honorable Mention 1: Christopher Straubel, Ephrata, 11th grade
Plant Sciences
1st place: Henry McQuateKrahnke, Conestoga Valley, 11th grade
2nd place: Isabella Smithson, Warwick, 10th grade
3rd place: Noah Wingenroth, Ephrata, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: Madeline Lee, Ephrata, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: Emmanuel Moundhala, Ephrata, 10th grade
Junior Division Category Winners
Consumer Science
1st place: Danielle Lutz, Landisville, 7th grade
2nd place: Lily Hartman, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th grade
3rd place: Natalie Cellucci, St John Neumann, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Liesel Gaul, Lancaster County Christian, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Landon Eby, Lancaster County Christian, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Ava Swartz, St Leo, 8th grade
Earth Science
1st place: Caitlin Reynolds, St John Neumann, 7th grade
2nd place: Anna Fisher, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th grade
3rd place: Karma Merryman, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Lennon Krista, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Sara Reynolds, St John Neumann, 7th grade
Engineering
1st place: Gerrit Beelen, Lancaster County Christian, 7th grade
2nd place: Kenneth Box, St John Neumann, 8th grade
3rd place: Ian Zachery, St Leo, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Soumya (Mumu) Barak, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th grade
Life Science
1st place: Molly Roark, St John Neumann, 8th grade
2nd place: Lianne Harkin, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th grade
3rd place: Isabella Gracey, Landisville, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Cal Clapper, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th grade
Physical Science
1st place: Lyla Brenner, Warwick, 8th grade
2nd place: Lauren Cohen, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th grade
3rd place: John Kelsey, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Nora Schindler, Lancaster Friends, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Eli Kiritsis, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th grade
Plant Science
1st place: Aidan Nguyen, St John Neumann, 7th grade
2nd place: Grace Lynch, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th grade
3rd place: Kaylina Bansal, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Olivia Fantazzi, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th grade
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