2021 Fair Results

Best in Fair Awards

Best in Fair Junior ($200 cash)

Impact of Ecological Restoration on Wildlife in the Goleta North Campus Open Space

Student: Gabriele Scussat

School: Goleta Valley Junior High School

Best in Fair Senior ($200 cash)

Fighting Fire with AI: Machine Learning to Predict Wildfire Causes and Consequences

Student: Gavin Jimerson

School: Dos Pueblos High School

Best in Division Awards

Junior High - Life Sciences ($100 cash)

Impact of Ecological Restoration on Wildlife in the Goleta North Campus Open Space

Student: Gabriele Scussat

School: Goleta Valley Junior High School

Junior High - Physical Sciences ($100 cash)

How to hit the golf ball as far as possible (projectile motion)

Student: Jonathan Yang

School: Goleta Valley Junior High School

Senior High - Life Sciences ($100 cash)

Detection and Diagnosis of COVID-19 Using Remote Photoplethysmography and Deep Learning

Student: Timothy Zhang

School: Cate School

Senior High - Physical Science ($100 cash)

Fighting Fire with AI: Machine Learning to Predict Wildfire Causes and Consequences

Student: Gavin Jimerson

School: Dos Pueblos High School

Special Awards

Air & Waste Management Association: Improving the Environment Award

Outstanding projects with recommendations for improving the environment ($50 cash)

A Study of PM 2.5 in Orcutt and its Influence on the Rate of COVID-19

Student: Katie Magni

School: Pioneer Valley HS

Particulate Matter Emissions From Gas-Burning Automobiles

Student: Daisy Cisneros

School: Pioneer Valley HS

The Lovan Family: Independent Scientist Award

Winner ($50 cash)

The Effect of Mindfulness on Students’ Focus

Student: Sadie Dent

School: Goleta Valley Junior High School

Association of Statistical Quality: Award for Quality in Data Collection

Winner ($50 cash)

Fighting Fire with AI: Machine Learning to Predict Wildfire Causes and Consequences

Student: Gavin Jimerson

School: Dos Pueblos High School

Green vs Conventional Detergents

Student: Nashali Vicente Lopez

School: Pioneer Valley HS

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center

Climate and Interdisciplinary Science Award ($50 cash)

Green vs Conventional Detergents

Student: Nashali Vicente Lopez

School: Pioneer Valley HS

Best in Innovation ($50 cash)

Fighting Fire with AI: Machine Learning to Predict Wildfire Causes and Consequences

Student: Gavin Jimerson

School: Dos Pueblos High School

Santa Barbara Audubon Socienty: The Joy Parkinson Award

Best project relating to wild birds, conservation, or ecology ($100 cash)

Impact of Ecological Restoration on Wildlife in the Goleta North Campus Open Space

Student: Gabriele Scussat

School: Goleta Valley Junior High School

Santa Barbara Screen & Shade: Young Engineers Award

Projects with meritorious defining, designing or developing a product, process or service ($100 cash)

Detection and Diagnosis of COVID-19 Using Remote Photoplethysmography and Deep Learning

Student: Timothy Zhang

School: Cate School

The Bright Rider

Student: Mia Ben-Yaacov

School: Goleta Valley Junior High School

Science & Engineering Council of Santa Barbara: Julian Nott Award

Recognizing a project that is creative and ambitious addressing a novel scientific question ($100 cash)

Assessing the Effect of VOT on the Perception of English Consonants

Student: Eamon Gordon

School: Goleta Valley Junior High School

Family of Santa Barbara County Water Providers: Water Conservation Special Award

Best projects related to water resources, fresh water supplies, and water conservation ($250 cash)

How Pollutants Affect Oxygen Production on Aquatic Plants

Student: Sagarika Manian

School: Goleta Valley Junior High School

Impact of Ecological Restoration on Wildlife in the Goleta North Campus Open Space

Student: Gabriele Scussat

School: Goleta Valley Junior High School