The 60^th Science & Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit (SEFMD) was held today, March 15, 2017 at Cobo Center. 2,001 students from 142 schools in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Lenawee, Livingston and Monroe counties competed at SEFMD, one of the longest running and largest science fairs in the world. The Senior Grand Award winners will compete at the state Science Fair on April 1 at the Kettering University in Flint, Michigan and at the International Science Fair May 14-19 in Los Angeles, California.

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2017 Junior Division Grand Award Winners

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Adnan Khan

Project: Dangers of EMF

Category: Biomedical & Health Sciences

Grade: 6

School: Huda School & Montessori

Teacher: Mona Helmy

Vihaar Nandigala

Project: Simulation of Genes and Population Growth

Category: Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

Grade: 8

School: Home School Nandigala

Teacher: Usha Nandigala

Anisa Pharr

Project: It's All In the Grind

Category: Chemistry

Grade: 7

School: Gompers Elementary-Middle School

Teacher: Melissa Goins

Hans Lindor

Project: Orange Juice vs. Sport Drinks

Category: Energy: Chemical

Grade: 6

School: Douglass Academy for Young Men Middle School

Teacher: Sheryl Evans

Amira Rasul

Project: Generating Electricity from Fruits

Category: Energy: Physical

Grade: 6

School: Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy

Teacher: Rosemary Amene

Zaire Harps

Project: Using Paint Additives to Increase Your Home’s Energy Efficiency

Category: Material Science

Grade: 7

School: Ellington Conservatory of Music & Art at Beckham Academy

Teacher: Krystal Bolar

Ryan Luke

Project: Picking a Pumpkin Preserver

Category: Microbiology

Grade: 7

School: St. Patrick Elementary

Teacher: Jennifer Sanderson

Saipranav Janyavula

Project: Are Nutrition Labels on Drinks Accurate?

Category: Physics & Astronomy

Grade: 8

School: Novi Middle School

Teacher: Kim Osmonson

Akshara Karthik with Priya Shah

Project: The Vital Vitamin C

Category: Team

Grade: 7

School: Orchard Lake Middle School

Teacher: Andrea Williams

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2017 Senior Division ISEF Finalists

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Neha Seshadri

Project: A Novel Application of Microfluidic Assay to Evaluate the Role of Calponin in Platelet Function and Clot Formation

Category: Biomedical & Health Sciences

Grade: 11

School: Skyline High School

Teacher: Teresa Schneider

Madeleine Yang

Project: High-Dimensional Single-Cell Cytometry Analysis of Cancer Stemness

Category: Biomedical Engineering

Grade: 10

School: Detroit Country Day Upper

Teacher: Ross Arseneau

Marlies Michielssen with Shrikant Chand

Project: A Novel Zwitterionic Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Synthesis

Category: Chemistry

Grade: 12

School: Washtenaw International High School

Teacher: Alyson Thompson

Rashad Prendergast

Project: Impact of Road Salt Usage on Atmosphere Concentrations of Cl and Na PM_2.5

Category: Earth & Environmental Sciences

Grade: 12

School: Cass Technical High School

Teacher: Sonya Ross

Malini Mukherji

Project: Determining Light-Source Location Using Machine Learning and Solar Cells

Category: Energy: Chemical

Grade: 11

School: Notre Dame Prep. High School

Teacher: Jocelynn Yaroch

Richard Yang

Project: Optimization of Electro Pulsing on 3Y-TZP Ceramic Water Filter Sintering

Category: Material Science

Grade: 11

School: Troy High School

Teacher: Rebecca Brewer

Varun Sathyan

Project: Cloud-Based Data Preparation for Medical Observational Research

Category: System Software

Grade: 12

School: Troy Athens High School

Teacher: Rachel Peterson