2025 - San Joaquin County STEAM Fair - Winners

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​​K-1 grade Winners

​First Place, Science:
Corral Hollow Elementary
(Jefferson Elementary School District)
“The Melting Race”
 Samhitha Anmula 
 
Second Place, Science:
EPIC Academy
(Banta Unified School District)
“Pumping Power”
Mikayla Sangapala, Aarohi Deshpande
 
Third Place, Science:
RiTech Academy
(Banta Unified School District)
“Rainbow in a Jar”
Shreyas Jonnalagadda, Timothy Lara, Shaurya Galla
 
First Place, Engineering:
RiTech Academy
(Banta Unified School District)
“Water Race to the Finish”
Nihira Velamati

Second Place, Engineering
Evelyn Costa Elementary School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Vacuum Advantage: What Happens When Air Disappears?”
Reena Paul
 
Third Place, Engineering
EPIC Academy
(Banta Unified School District)
“Harnessing the Breeze”
Ahan Venkateshkumar, Avyukth Sumanth
 
First Place, Showcase:
Evelyn Costa Elementary School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Save Earth, Save Life, Save Us All”
Sriram Kolli
 
Second Place, Showcase:
RiTech Academy
(Banta Unified School District)
“Earthquake Detector”
Nithin Saminathan
 
Third Place, Showcase:
Evelyn Costa Elementary School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“DIY Crystals”
Aanyasri Adury


​2-3 grade Winners

First Place, Whole Class:
Lammersville Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Throw in the Towel”
Mrs. Scaffidi’s Class
 
Second Place, Whole Class:
Fillmore Elementary
(Stockton Unified School District)
“Lego Goat Boats”
Mr. Docuyanan’s Class
 
Third Place, Whole Class:
Altamont Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Dancing Raisins”
Mrs. Irick’s Class
 
First Place, Science:
Peter Hansen Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Zero-Energy Housing”
Yash Janardhana
Second Place, Science
EPIC Academy
​(Banta Unified School District)
“Why Water, Soda- PH of Various Liquid Foods”
Yuha Ramkumar
 
Third Place, Science
Evelyn Costa Elementary School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Will Wind Turbines Rotor Blade Angles Affect the Amount of Energy?”
Stavik Pahwa, Nathan Jacob Mathew, Sohum Mallya
 
First Place, Engineering
Sebastian Questa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Whoosh, the Eco Swing”
Sharngini Sharan
 
Second Place, Engineering
Sebastian Questa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Solar Tracking Systems”
Myra Gupta
 
Third Place, Engineering
Evelyn Costa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Model Planetary Lander”
Samya Mehvish, Shamita Kodali
 
First Place, Showcase:
Corral Hollow Elementary
(Jefferson Elementary School District)
“Plant Moisture Sensor”
Shrihan Das
 
Second Place, Showcase:
Sebastian Questa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“AI Mood- Spreading Joy with AI”
Aisha Gokada
 
Third Place, Showcase:
Evelyn Costa Elementary
​(Lammersville Unified School District)]
“Wind Wonders of Mountain House”
Sarayu Kolli

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​4-5 grade Winners

First Place, Science:
EPIC Academy
(Banta Unified School District)
“Cable Driven Space Craft”
Saathvik Mahesh
 
Second Place, Science:
EPIC Academy
(Banta Unified School District)
“Solar Hydroponics”
Anvi Deshpande
 
Third Place, Science:
STEAM Academy
(Banta Unified School District)
“Crazy Hydraulics”
Rehan Haaziq Sabiyur Rahman
 
First Place, Engineering:
Altamont Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Solar Powered Air Heater”
Hashim Mlan
 
Second Place, Engineering:
Altamont Elementary School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“I Am Coming to get Your Trash”
Jiya John
 
Third Place Engineering:
Julius Cordes Elementary School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Triangle Trusses: the Key to Building Better Bridges”
Laasya Ramakrishnan
 
First Place, Math/Computer Science:
Henry Elementary
(Stockton Unified School District)
“AI Detector”
Anjel Esquivias, Eric Morales, Leonardo Lara
 
Second Place, Math/Computer Science:
Peter Hansen Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Boat-Bot”
Bhavik Sai Harsha Thota

First Place, Showcase:
Primary Years Academy
(Stockton Unified School District)
“Math and Art in Oragami”
Madison Tath
 
Second Place, Showcase:
Corral Hollow Elementary
(Jefferson Elementary School District)
“Electromagnetism”
Vivaan Bayalusime
 
Third Place, Showcase:
Corral Hollow Elementary
​(Jefferson Elementary School District)
“Wall-E, the Obstacle Detecting Robot
Ayush Ninjuri

 
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​​6-8 grade Winners
   
First Place, Science (tie):   
Julius Cordes Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Safe or Risky? The EM Radiation of a Phone” **
Aditya Goyal, Adharv Shiju
 
Altamont Elementary School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Land vs. Water” **
Lucia Jose
 
Second Place, Science:
Sebastian Questa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“How Autonomous Driving Can Make Roads Safer”
Adit Shah, Pragyan Gautam, Aaron Patel
 
First Place, Engineering:
Evelyn Costa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“SparkAvert: Harnessing AI to Protect Homes from Wildfire Risk” **
Alok Hiriyur
 
Second Place, Engineering:
Evelyn Costa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Safe Steps: IoT Assisted Mobility”
Vidhyuth Karthik Vishwanath
 
Third Place, Engineering:
Julius Cordes Elementary School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Wireless Car Charging- the Future of Electric Car Industry”
Aditi Giraddi
 
First Place, Math/Computer Science: 
Evelyn Costa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Portable Traffic Assistant (Safer Streets, Happier Community)” **
Pramiti Keloth
 
Second Place, Math/Computer Science:
Evelyn Costa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Predicting Thyroid Cancer Recurrence using Machine Learning”
Nikhil Emmanuel Nanda, Prathamesha Saha
 
Third Place, Math/Computer Science:
Peter Hansen Elementary School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Smart Glasses”
Anoushka Vivekan
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First Place, Showcase (tie):
EPIC Academy
(Banta Unified School District)
“Function of the Heart”
Shivaank Nandi, Ashrith Tatiparthi, Rithwik Yeddula
 
Invention Convention
“Anti-Smudge Glove”
Ace Litz
 
Second Place, Showcase (tie):
Invention Convention
“Smile: 4 in 1 Toothbrush”
Cielo Munoz, Evalyn Ramos, Natali Corona Mendez
 
Corral Hollow Elementary
(Jefferson Elementary School District)
“H2O or H2No”
Sartaj Hundal
 
Evelyn Costa Elementary School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Smart Heat Detector”
Amishi Dwivedi
 
Corral Hollow Elementary
(Jefferson Elementary School District)
“Economics of Solar Generation”
Aadyashri Banerjee

​9-12 grade Winners

First Place, Science:
Mountain House High School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Ultrafast Synthesis of Bifunctional Ruthenium Copper (RuCu) Nanocomposites via Magnetic” **
Pranav Saravanan
 
Second Place, Science (tie):
Mountain House High School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Photosynthesis to Photovoltaics: Exploring Plant Based Solar Energy”
Khushi Kolte, Abigail Jimmy, Michelle Vaiz
 
Mountain House High School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Machine Mindset: Tempering the Impact of AI Attribution on Critical Evaluation of News Media”
Anjana Bharathiraja
 
First Place, Engineering:
Laurel Springs School
“Mars Landing” **
Joanna Raj

Second Place, Engineering:
Mountain House High School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“CentiBot: A Novel Alternative to Robotic Bronchoscopy” **
Aryan Agarwal
 
Third Place, Engineering:
Mountain House High School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“ABT System- Affordable Braille Translator”
Haramrit Bal
 
First Place, Math/Computer Science: 
Mountain House High School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Exploring the Thermal Energy Properties of Phase Change Materials​” **
Rayyan Faruque, Divcharan Singh Gill
 
Second Place, Math/Computer Science: 
 Mountain House High School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“AI-Driven Prediction: Revolutionizing Global Air Quality Monitoring”
Harshitha Sathyanarayanan
 
Third Place, Math/Computer Science:
Mountain House High School
(Lammersville Unified School District)
“Data-Driven Solutions in Agriculture: Machine Learning for Apple Disease Classification”
Sisira Chandrala, Vibhav Chandrala
 
First Place, Showcase:
Kimball High School
(Tracy Unified School District)
“A Heart’s Symphony”
Mehar Hundal
 
Second Place, Showcase:
Kimball High School
(Tracy Unified School District)
“Meghashuddatha”
Thanmaya Kankanala, Amogh Kirthik Kuduva Balaji
 
Third Place, Showcase:
Cesar Chavez High School
​(Stockton Unified School District)
“Little Big Emotions”
Paul A. Consuelo-Valencia, Nader Baptiste
 
** Indicates qualifiers for the California Science and Engineering Fair  April 2025.

Page updated 3/12/2025