Qualifying middle school and high school students from East Baton Rouge Parish and all neighboring parishes competed at the 2023 Louisiana Region VII Science & Engineering Fair on February 14th and 15th at the LSU Student Union in Baton Rouge. All First and Second Place students for each category will advance to the Louisiana State Science & Engineering Fair, competing against students from across the state of Louisiana. The Louisiana State Science & Engineering Fair will be held April 3-5 at the LSU Student Union in Baton Rouge. See below for a complete list of winners from the Region VII fairs.
Region VII Junior Division Results
Overall Winners
1st Place Overall: Dessa Tremblay, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
2nd Place Overall: Cadence Perret, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
Top Scoring School: Glasgow Middle School
Category Winners
Animal Science
- McKendrian Coleman, Kenilworth Science and Technology
- Carina Liljeberg, Glasgow Middle School
- Kurt Balkum, St. Jude the Apostle
- Betsy Liu, Glasgow Middle School
Behavioral & Social Sciences
- Cadence Perret, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Irianna Webb, Kenilworth Science and Technology
- Natalie Lim, Glasgow Middle School
- Drew Trosclair, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
Biochemistry
- Fionna Lu, Glasgow Middle School
- Karmen Cheng, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Aboubakar Traore, Kenilworth Science and Technology
- BROOKE CLEMENT, Prairieville Middle School
Biomedical & Health Sciences
- Shrey Shah, Dutchtown Middle School
- DREW LACROIX, Prairieville Middle School
- Katelyn Phan, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Ivy Tsao, Glasgow Middle School
Cellular & Molecular Biology
- Max Dunaway, Glasgow Middle School
- Sofia Rojas, Kenilworth Science and Technology
- Kaya Arnaudov, Glasgow Middle School
- Mataya Barber, Glasgow Middle School
Chemistry
- Daniel Kim, Glasgow Middle School
- Christine Kim, Glasgow Middle School
- Addison Davis & Ava Moreau, Catholic of Pointe Coupee
- Catherine Walters Walters, St. Jude the Apostle
Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
- Aadi Singh, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Rishabh Gala, Glasgow Middle School
- Tia Seay, Glasgow Middle School
- Breanna Zhu, Glasgow Middle School
Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Kunaal Dey, Glasgow Middle School
- Leonie Herrmann, St. Jude the Apostle
- Celine Abdelmoneim, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Ziang Zhuang, Glasgow Middle School
Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design
- Paige Ullrich, St. Jude the Apostle
- Kareem Elseifi, Glasgow Middle School
- Zari Ebanks, Belfair Montessori Magnet
- Evan Zhuang, Glasgow Middle School
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
- Breanna Guerin, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Turner Bourgeois & Nova Starr, Prairieville Middle School
- Wyatt Cobb, Prairieville Middle School
- Xavier Harrison, Kenilworth Science and Technology
Environmental Engineering
- Pranav Adhikari, Glasgow Middle School
- Ellis Schwartzenburg, St. Jude the Apostle
- Brady Moore, St. Luke's Episcopal School
- Ryan Shen, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
Materials Science
- Dessa Tremblay, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Maggie Prather, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Ty Graves, St. Jude the Apostle
- Emma Brown, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
Mathematics
- Sarai Martinez, Kenilworth Science and Technology
- Austin Poole, Kenilworth Science and Technology
Microbiology
- Abigail Qi, Glasgow Middle School
- Kara Chen, Glasgow Middle School
- Nicole LeBourgeois, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Suheyla Soysal, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
Physics & Astronomy
- Bobby Chen, Glasgow Middle School
- Ryder Nelson, St. Jude the Apostle
- Cole Davis, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Liam Creely & Alvin Murphy, Glasgow Middle School
Plant Sciences
- Samara Bryant & Elise Wilson, Glasgow Middle School
- Anaya Chanda-Rastogi, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Brianna Peng, Glasgow Middle School
- Katerina Perniciaro, Prairieville Middle School
Robotics & Intelligent Machines
- John Cristina, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Kenneth Michel, Glasgow Middle School
Systems Software
- Paul Carmichael, Glasgow Middle School
- Alexander Randall, Kenilworth Science and Technology
Translational Medical Science
- Dev Iyer, Glasgow Middle School
- Elaine Hsia, Glasgow Middle School
- Philip Wesley, St. Jude the Apostle
- Emmett Murphy, Glasgow Middle School
Special Award Winners
Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC) Nominees
- Aadi Singh, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Abigail Qi, Glasgow Middle School
- Bobby Chen, Glasgow Middle School
- Breanna Guerin, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Cadence Perret, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Daniel Kim, Glasgow Middle School
- Dessa Tremblay, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Dev Iyer, Glasgow Middle School
- Fionna Lu, Glasgow Middle School
- John Cristina, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
- Kunaal Dey, Glasgow Middle School
- Max Dunaway, Glasgow Middle School
- McKendrian Coleman, Kenilworth Science and Technology
- Paige Ullrich, St. Jude the Apostle
- Paul Carmichael, Glasgow Middle School
- Pranav Adhikari, Glasgow Middle School
- Samara Bryant & Elise Wilson, Glasgow Middle School
- Sarai Martinez, Kenilworth Science and Technology
- Shrey Shah, Dutchtown Middle School
Region VII Senior Division Results
Overall Winners
1st Place Overall: Margaret Moe, St. Joseph's Academy
2nd Place Overall: Orna Mukhopadhyay, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Top Scoring School: St. Joseph’s Academy
Category Winners
Animal Science
- Riley St. Amant, St. Joseph's Academy
- Jacelyn Keller, St. Joseph's Academy
- Sophie Lavigne, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Afreen Shafi, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Behavioral & Social Sciences
- Ellie DeCarlo, St. Joseph's Academy
- Keya Chanda-Rastogi, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Jace Jordan, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Madeline Cannon, St. Joseph's Academy
Biochemistry
- Mary Ellis Beach, St. Joseph's Academy
- Megan Guo, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Kaleb Byrd, Southern University Laboratory School
- Mirielle Atkinson, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Biomedical & Health Sciences
- Sela Alwood, St. Joseph's Academy
- Kathy Hu, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge
- Londyn Richardson, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Gina Kim, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Biomedical Engineering
- Margaret Moe, St. Joseph's Academy
- Laura Zapata, St. Joseph's Academy
- Keira Carmichael, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Rocio Larenas, St. Joseph's Academy
Cellular & Molecular Biology
- Veda Devireddy, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Alexander Yang, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Cecily Lu, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Greta Hoffman, St. Joseph's Academy
Chemistry
- Zaira Mayeux, St. Joseph's Academy
- Jada Crawford, St. Joseph's Academy
- Anna Foco, St. Joseph's Academy
- Hailey Parker, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
- Ahan Zaman, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Tejasvi Tyagi, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Charlie Doan, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Emily Chen, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Grace Pipsair, St. Joseph's Academy
- Avery Guillot, St. Joseph's Academy
- Sebastian Schoegl, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Embedded Systems
- Kenzie Stentiford, St. Joseph's Academy
- Aliye Kizilkaya, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Connie Chau, St. Joseph's Academy
Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design
- Presleigh Fontenot, St. Joseph's Academy
- Nuha Syed, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Kaiser Stentiford, St. Joseph's Academy
- Neha Mothilal, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
- Josephine Day, Iberville Math Science and Arts Academy East
- Ryan Yang, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Mary Stice, St. Joseph's Academy
- Benjamin Gugich, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Environmental Engineering
- Ella Barker, St. Joseph's Academy
- Louisa Zhu, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Elliana Overton, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Materials Science
- Keanna Luo, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Addy Schempf, St. Joseph's Academy
- Jordan Wingerter, St. Joseph's Academy
- Eva Lockridge, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Mathematics
- Sophie Ren & Andrew Wang, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Heepeom Shin, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Jolie Lenguyen, St. Joseph's Academy
- Alyssa Roe, St. Joseph's Academy
Microbiology
- Caroline Tullier, St. Joseph's Academy
- Amaan Shafi, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Varad Chavan, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Cydney Williams, Southern University Laboratory School
Physics & Astronomy
- Juliette Buffone, St. Joseph's Academy
- Ivy Jiang, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge
- Brandon Lin, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Susana Cuadra, St. Joseph's Academy
Plant Sciences
- Kate Stockstill, St. Joseph's Academy
- David Diez, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Alysse Fee, St. Joseph's Academy
- Sofia Lockridge, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Robotics & Intelligent Machines
- Kaitlyn Smith, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Mostafa Ismail, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Pranav Bhatt, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Mary-Kate Frederick, St. Joseph's Academy
Systems Software
- Callista LaBauve, St. Joseph's Academy
- William Wei, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Mariana Cuadra, St. Joseph's Academy
- Sofia Zhu, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Translational Medical Science
- Orna Mukhopadhyay, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Jolie Primeaux, St. Joseph's Academy
- Kelly Fan, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Josie Ostrowe, St. Joseph's Academy
Special Award Winners
International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Nominees
- Margaret Moe, St. Joseph's Academy
- Orna Mukhopadhyay, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Keanna Luo, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
American Psychological Association (APA) Award
- Ellie DeCarlo, St. Joseph's Academy
NASA Earth Systems Science Award
- Emily Chen, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Award
- Keanna Luo, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Naval Science Award
- Margaret Moe, St. Joseph's Academy
- Orna Mukhopadhyay, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Regeneron Biomedical Science Award
- Margaret Moe, St. Joseph's Academy
Ricoh, USA. Inc. Award
- Ella Barker, St. Joseph's Academy
Society for In Vitro Biology Award
- Riley St. Amant, St. Joseph's Academy
US Agency for International Development (USAID) Award
- Keya Chanda-Rastogi, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
United States Air Force Award
- Keanna Luo, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Kaitlyn Smith, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Yale Science & Engineering Association Award
- William Wei, Baton Rouge Magnet High School