Hawks Garner Accolades at Science Fairs
During the month of March, numerous Hawks competed in external science fairs and garnered impressive results.
On March 7, Leen Akras ’27, Ayat Jaffar ’27, and Zakarias Shishehbor ’27 competed in the Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair (BSEF), where Ayat brought home the Grand Prize! As a result, he will be making a trip to Regeneron’s International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix in May.
On March 21, Leen Akras ‘27, Ayat Jaffar ‘27, and Asal Mohammadi ‘27, Zakarias Shishebor ‘27, and Riyansh Arora ‘29 represented Hawken in the Ohio Academy of Science’s Regional Science Day. All 5 students received a “Superior” ranking and qualified to State Science Day in Columbus in May! In addition to qualifying for States, Leen won the United States Naval Science Award, Ayat placed 3rd for the Microscopy Society of Northeast Ohio Award, and Ayat Jaffar and Asal Mohammadi were both offered a paid Summer Undergraduate Research Experience to work with a researcher at Kent State University for eight weeks.
On March 21, Leen Akras ‘27, Ayat Jaffar ‘27, and Asal Mohammadi ‘27, Zakarias Shishebor ‘27, and Riyansh Arora ‘29 represented Hawken in the Ohio Academy of Science’s Regional Science Day. All 5 students received a “Superior” ranking and qualified to State Science Day in Columbus in May! In addition to qualifying for States, Leen won the United States Naval Science Award, Ayat placed 3rd for the Microscopy Society of Northeast Ohio Award, and Ayat Jaffar and Asal Mohammadi were both offered a paid Summer Undergraduate Research Experience to work with a researcher at Kent State University for eight weeks.
Finally, on March 12, fifteen Hawks competed at the Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair (NEOSEF), where over 300 students from 47 schools in Northeast Ohio presented their projects to experts in their respective STEM fields. Our Hawks brought home prizes in Biology, Math and Computer Science, Environmental Science, Health and Medicine, and Engineering, as well as multiple prizes in several professional award categories, and many students received cash prizes and were invited to additional conferences. Every student either placed or received and Honorable Mention in their category. See below for the full list of NEOSEF awards.
Elise Babka ‘26
- 3rd Place, 11th-12th grade, Environmental Science
Aiden Bai ‘27
- 3rd Place, 11th-12th grade, Environmental Science
- Nasa Earth System Science Award for best project offering insight into Earth’s interconnected systems
- Amands Homeschool Academy Award for innovative physical sciences and engineering projects
Sabih Halim ‘27
- Honorable Mention, 11th-12th grade, Health and Medicine
- Cleveland Clinic Biomedical Engineering Award for outstanding project in biomedical engineering
- Cleveland Clinic – Heart, Blood, and Kidney Research Award for outstanding project in biological sciences
Audrianna Honda ‘27
- 3rd Place, 11th-12th grade, Health and Medicine
Ayat Jaffar ’27 –International Science and Engineering Fair Qualifier from BSEF
- 2nd Place, 11th -12th grade, Engineering
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers Award for best engineering and environmental project
- ASM International – Cleveland Chapter Award for best materials science project
- Citadel Securities Innovation Prize for best project using innovation and expert data analysis to address and solve real-world problems
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – Cleveland Section Award for best project dealing with electrical and electronic engineering
- Society for Plastics Engineers – Cleveland Section Award for best projects with plastics or polymers
Arash Mahipal ‘27
- 2nd Place, 11th-12th grade, Math and Computer Sciences
Asal Mohammadi ‘27
- 2nd Place, 11th-12th grade, Environmental Science
- American Chemical Society – Cleveland Section Award for student showing great understanding of data, methods, and interpretation of results in chemistry
- Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine Award for outstanding project in biological sciences
Daniel Pang ‘27
- 2nd Place, 11th-12th grade, Biological Sciences
Abigail Piazza ‘26
- 3rd Place, 11th-12th grade, Biological Sciences
- Microscopy Society of Northeastern Ohio Award for projects that use microscopy to support scientific research
Sophia Pinto ‘26
- 2nd Place, 11th-12th grade, Biological Sciences
- Microscopy Society of Northeastern Ohio Award for projects that use microscopy to support scientific research
- Cleveland Clinic – Microbial Sciences in Health Award for outstanding project in biological sciences
Nicole Rashidi ‘26
- 2nd Place, 11th-12th grade, Biological Sciences
- Society for Applied Spectroscopy – Cleveland Section Award for project that best illustrates the principle or application of spectroscopy
Zakarias Shishehbor ‘27
- 2nd Place, 11th-12th grade, Health and Medicine
Annie Song ‘28
- 1st Place, 9th -10th grade, Engineering
- Cleveland Clinic – Biomedical Engineering for outstanding projects in biomedical engineering
- Cleveland Clinic Research Award for outstanding research
- Parker Hannifin Corporation Award for project showing good use of the scientific method
- Rockwell Automation – best project in the areas of automation, electrical engineering, or software
Ava Suri ‘27
- 2nd Place, Health and Medicine
- Cleveland Clinic – Lerner College of Medicine Award for outstanding project in biological sciences
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – Cleveland Section Award for best project dealing with electrical and electronic engineering
Linchang Zhao ‘27
- 3rd Place, 11th-12th grade, Biological Sciences
Congratulations to all our STEMM Hawks!
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Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
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