Animal & Behavioral Science

1st Place: Geno Falduts, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th Grade

2nd Place: Madison Gonzalez, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th Grade

3rd Place: Rosemary Jacobs, The Stone Independent School, 10th Grade

Biochemistry & Biomedical Science

1st Place: Claire Duan, Linden Hall School for Girls, 11th Grade

2nd Place: Shamil Issayev, Conestoga Valley High School, 10th Grade

3rd Place: Olivia Hagy, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention: Kylee Wood, Elizabethtown Area High School, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention: Nyana Perera, Veritas Academy, 11th Grade

Chemistry, Energy, & Materials Science

1st Place: Anya Dwivedi, Warwick High School, 10th Grade

2nd Place: Samantha Ilustre Do, The Stone Independent School, 10th Grade

3rd Place: Sona Rezhalova, J.P. McCaskey High School, 12th Grade

Honorable Mention: Kyle Reidenbaugh, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention: Timothy Breckbill, Ephrata High School, 12th Grade

Earth & Environmental Sciences

1st Place: Ruby Garner-Valle, J.P. McCaskey High School, 11th Grade

2nd Place: Benjamin Koser, The Stone Independent School, 10th Grade

3rd Place: Zoe Keller, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention: Owen Koser, The Stone Independent School, 9th Grade

Environmental, Engineering Technology & Robotics

1st Place: Kai Unwin-Wisnosky, JP McCaskey High School, 12th Grade

2nd Place: Bruce Burkholder, Ephrata High School, 12th Grade

3rd Place: Brady Shoff, Columbia High School, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention: Rojus Pauza, Lancaster Country Day School, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention: Pearly Mikhil, Ephrata High School, 10th Grade

Honorable Mention: Nicholas Reigner, Elizabethtown Area High School, 10th Grade

Microbiology

1st Place: Tirth Parikh, Manheim Township High School, 11th Grade

2nd Place: Anna Weidman, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade

3rd Place: Yi-Wen Liu, Dayspring Christian Academy, 12th Grade

Honorable Mention: Audrianna Resetar, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th Grade

Honorable Mention: Kiera Navarich, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade

Physics & Mathematics

1st Place: Dev Marwaha, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th Grade

2nd Place: Hannah Szobocsan, Elizabethtown Area High School, 10th Grade

3rd Place: Connor Saxon, Elizabethtown Area High School, 10th Grade

Honorable Mention: Ethan Zhou, Lancaster Country Day School, 10th Grade

Honorable Mention: Landon Becker, The Stone Independent School, 9th Grade

Honorable Mention: Matt Savage, Ephrata High School, 10th Grade

Honorable Mention: Nehemiah Jackson, The Stone Independent School, 11th Grade

Plant Sciences

1st Place: Mariel Pasternak-Post, Lancaster Country Day School, 9th Grade

2nd Place: Emily Comerford, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade

3rd Place: Lily Wolfe, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention: Shepherd Todd, Warwick High School, 11th Grade

Botany

1st Place: Lena Skiadas, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade

2nd Place: Presley Clicqennoi, Ephrata Middle School, 8th Grade

3rd Place: Ira Chanko, Sacred Heart School, 7th Grade

Honorable Mention: Benson Shank, Landisville Middle School, 7th Grade

Honorable Mention: Finley Schulze, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 7th Grade

Consumer Science

1st Place: Arvind Jhaveri, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th Grade

2nd Place: Nolan Fidler, Lancaster County Christian School, 8th Grade

3rd Place: Eleanor Cavanaugh, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade

Honorable Mention: Rima Pasupuleti, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade

Honorable Mention: Corey Jones, Lancaster Friends School, 8th Grade

Honorable Mention: Luke Stoltzfoos, Lancaster County Christian School, 8th Grade

Honorable Mention: Kay Kraus, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th Grade

Earth Science

1st Place: Holt Carlson, Lancaster County Christian School, 8th Grade

2nd Place: Eily Schulz, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade

3rd Place: Nayeli Santos, Landisville Middle School, 7th Grade

Engineering

1st Place: Madelyn Sheller, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 6th Grade

2nd Place: Noelle Wolgemuth, Lancaster Mennonite, 7th Grade

3rd Place: Ashley Thomas, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 6th Grade

Honorable Mention: Andrew Holton, Landisville Middle School, 7th Grade

Honorable Mention: Delaney Smith, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade

Honorable Mention: Evan Ciampanelli, Lancaster County Christian School, 8th Grade

Honorable Mention: Gavin Schock, Lancaster County Christian School, 8th Grade

Honorable Mention: Katherine Vaughn, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 6th Grade

Honorable Mention: Joel Tambo, Lancaster Mennonite, 7th Grade

Life Science

1st Place: Everett Cristaldi, Ephrata Middle School, 7th Grade

2nd Place: Olivia Kelsey, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th Grade

3rd Place: Grace Phan, St. Leo the Great, 6th Grade

Honorable Mention: Cameron Lefever, Sacred Heart School, 8th Grade

Honorable Mention: Olivia Rodrigues, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade

Physical Science

1st Place: Alaina Atkinson, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 7th Grade

2nd Place: Arianna Allen, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th Grade

3rd Place: Jai Kataria, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade

Honorable Mention: Martin Kowitz, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 7th Grade

Honorable Mention: Noah Costello, St. Leo the Great, 6th Grade

Honorable Mention: Akash Praveen, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade

Honorable Mention: Anushka Kurian, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th Grade

Honorable Mention: William Ryan, Marticville Middle School, 8th Grade

Honorable Mention: Owen Cellucci, St. John Neumann Catholic School, 8th Grade

Honorable Mention: Mariah DanPullo, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade

Honorable Mention: Teddy Stairs, St. Leo the Great, 8th Grade

Honorable Mention: Aubrey Alexander, Ephrata Middle School, 8th Grade

Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories: Achievement in Analytical Chemistry

Senior Division: Ruby Garner-Valle, J.P. McCaskey High School, 11th Grade

Junior Division: William Ryan, Marticville Middle School, 8th Grade

Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers – Lincoln Chapter Engineering Excellence Award

1st Place: Kai Unwin-Wisnosky, JP McCaskey High School, 12th Grade

2nd Place: Nicholas Reigner, Elizabethtown Area High School, 10th Grade

3rd Place (Tie): Malachi Ream, Veritas Academy, 11th Grade

3rd Place (Tie): Justus York, Veritas Academy, 11th Grade

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)

Senior Division: Pearly Mikhil, Ephrata High School, 10th Grade

Junior Division: Evan Ciampanelli, Lancaster County Christian School, 8th Grade

Southeastern Pennsylvania Section of the American Chemical Society

Senior Division 1st: Benedikt Kienle, Lancaster Country Day School, 12th Grade

Senior Division 2nd: Ethan Albright, Hempfield High School, 12th Grade

Senior Division 3rd: Anya Dwivedi, Warwick High School, 10th Grade

Senior Division Honorable Mention: Shamil Issayev, Conestoga Valley High School, 10th Grade

Senior Division Honorable Mention: Samantha Ilustre Do, The Stone Independent School, 10th Grade

Association of Women Geoscientists Foundation: Outstanding Woman in Geosciences Award

Senior Division: Zoe Keller, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade

Junior Division: Brianna Ufret, Sacred Heart School, 8th Grade

Creative Solutions to Lancaster County Problems

Junior Division 1st: Tyler Cumberbatch, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 7th Grade

Junior Division 2nd: Jovan Aldae, Lancaster Country Day School, 8th Grade

Junior Division 3rd: Everett Cristaldi, Ephrata Middle School, 7th Grade

North Museum of Nature and Science Earth & Environmental Science Award

Senior Division: Andrew Otto, The Stone Independent School, 9th Grade

Junior Division: William Ryan, Marticville Middle School, 8th Grade

North Museum of Nature and Science Physical Science Award

Senior Division: Benedikt Kienle, Lancaster Country Day School, 12th Grade

Junior Division: Daivyam Trivedi, Landisville Middle School, 7th Grade

Longwood Gardens Award for Excellence in Horticulture & Plant Science

Junior Division: Catherine Graver, Sacred Heart School, 7th Grade

Jack O. Daneker Memorial Prize

Award: Qicheng (Claire) Duan, Linden Hall School for Girls, 11th Grade

Award: Rima Pasupuleti, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th Grade

Einstein’s Grandmother Award for Excellence in Science Communication

Award: William Ryan, Marticville Middle School, 8th Grade

North Museum Science and Engineering Fair Student Choice Award

Senior Division: Anthony Froggatt, Ephrata High School, 11th Grade

Junior Division: Dorian Flower, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 6th Grade

2026 Naval Science Award

Senior Division: Timothy Breckbill, Ephrata High School, 12th Grade

Senior Division: Anya Dwivedi, Warwick High School, 10th Grade

Senior Division: Carter Matthews, Ephrata High School, 12th Grade

Junior Division: Maddox Smith, Lancaster County Christian School, 7th Grade

Junior Division: Nayeli Santos, Landisville Middle School, 7th Grade

Junior Division: Katherine Vaughn, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 6th Grade

Junior Division: Madelyn Sheller, Our Mother of Perpetual Help School, 6th Grade

John S. Downs Memorial Award

Award: Abriella Rodriquez, Ephrata Middle School, 7th Grade

Regeneron Biomedical Science Award

Senior Division: Emily Stauffer, Warwick High School, 12th Grade