2026

San Joaquin County STEAM Fair

 Award Winners

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​​K-1 grade Winners

​First Place, Science:
Peter Hansen Elementary
​(Lammersville Unified)
“Will Light Make it Right?”
Inba Gorky Ranichandra
and Athindran Senthil Murugan

Second Place, Science:
EPIC Academy
(Banta Unified School District)
“Amazing Infinity Mirror
Lights that Never End”
Ojas Anand and Ganashyam Gadagotti

Third Place, Science:
 Corral Hollow Elementary
(Jefferson Elementary)
“Turning Electricity to Magnet Power”
Ajna Mohan

First Place, Engineering:
Bethany Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“What sticks to a Magnet?”
Aarav Aghi and Veer Maheshwari

Second Place, Engineering
River Islands Technology Academy
(Banta Unified)
“The Smart City”
Shreyas Jonnalagadda and Timothy Lara

Third Place, Engineering
River Islands Technology Academy
​(Banta Unified)
“Spin, Spin, Spin, How Fast is the Wind
Akshika Satheeshkumar

First Place, Showcase:
 Corral Hollow Elementary
​ (Jefferson Elementary)
“Water Cycle”
Alisha Dewangan

Second Place, Showcase:
EPIC Academy
(Banta Unified)
“Balloon Pop”
Marliza Pablo
 
Third Place, Showcase:
Evelyn Costa Elementary
​(Lammersville Unified)
“The Amazing Water Cycle”
Sahasrika Bollenkula






​2-3 grade Winners

First Place, Engineering Whole Class:
Fillmore Elementary
(Stockton Unified)
“Earthquake-Resistant Buildings”
Joeminel Docuyanan’s class

First Place, Science Whole Class:
Lammersville Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“Pixel Project”
Lisa Scaffidi’s class

Second Place, Science Whole Class:
​Bethany Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“Oil Spill Cleanup Challenge”
Tammy Irick’s class
 
First Place, Science:
STEAM Academy
(Banta Unified)
“Read Mate”
Tarun Viggnesh

Second Place, Science: 
EPIC Academy
(Banta Unified)
“Magical Wave Blocker”
Livi Chouhan and Aadya Lanka

Third Place, Science: 
STEAM Academy
(Banta Unified)
“Smart Home Automation using Microbit”
Kritarth Vikram

First Place, Engineering:
River Islands Technology Academy
(Banta Unified)
“Eyes for the Blind”
Reyan Reddy Indurthi

Second Place, Engineering:
River Islands Technology Academy
(Banta Unified)
“Which Liquids Help Plants Grow the Best”
Saanvi Rajanala

Third Place, Engineering:
Bethany Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“Magnetic Pendulum”
Shourya Yerrawar

First Place, Math/Computer Science:
EPIC Academy
(Banta Unified)
“Kids vs AI”
Nirvaan Vedagiri and Hetvik Kashamsetty

First Place, Showcase:
Sebastian Questa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“My Dog’s Lumpy Bumpy: All About Lipomas”
Navya Aravinth

Second Place, Showcase: 
Bethany Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“Robo Drive Pet Bot”
Advik Nivarthi

Third Place, Showcase:
Peter Hansen Elementary
​(Lammersville Unified)
“Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse”
Avan Khanal​
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​4-5 grade Winners

First Place, Science:
Corral Hollow Elementary
(Jefferson Elementary)
​“Spot to Shot: Get Your Penalties
Flying Into the Net”
Arjun Pandey

Second Place, Science:
EPIC Academy
(Banta Elementary)
“Investigating microplastics in
​Local Water Sources”
Ashwika Raja, Sanvika Azhakesan, and Harshiya Saravanan

Third Place, Science:
Cordes Elementary
(Lammersville Elementary)
“The Mini Folding Machine”
Jui Shirke 

First Place, Engineering:
River Islands Technology Academy
​ (Banta Unified)
“The Fruit Filter”
​Srinidhi Vemuri
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Second Place, Engineering:
Corral Hollow Elementary
(Jefferson Elementary)
“Do Fruits and Vegetables Generate Electricity?”
Deevansh Atmakuri

Third Place Engineering:
Peter Hansen Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“Candle Extinguisher”
Piya Deshpande

First Place, Math/Computer Science:
Corral Hollow Elementary School
​(Jefferson Elementary)
“The Hexagon Advantage: Nature's Most Efficient Shape”
Aashvi Praveen Bhimaneni

Second Place, Math/Computer Science:
Wicklund Elementary
​(Lammersville Unified)
“AI Healthy Lunch Analyzer”
Aarna Arvind and Joann John

First Place, Showcase (tie):
Sebastian Questa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“Hydra, the Aqua Bot”
Sharngini Sharan

First Place, Showcase (tie): 
Evelyn Costa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“Torque Tech”
Zaeem Safi

Second Place, Showcase:
Park View Elementary
(Ripon Unified)
“Mobile Prepared Slide Projector”
Dominick Portanova and Arjun Parmar
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Third Place, Showcase:
​TEAM Charter
“Leonardo De Vinci's Tank”
Jayden Castillo

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​​6-8 grade Winners
   
First Place, Science:   
​Cordes Elementary
​(Lammersville Unified)
“Monitoring a Gas Stove”
**Anvi Giraddi
 
Second Place, Science:
 ​Veritas Elementary
(Manteca Unified)
“The Future of Fire Engines”
** Shresth Gupta and Spandan Nikam

Third Place, Science:
Sebastian Questa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“Transform CO2 Pollution to Products:
A Pathway to Climate Mitigation,
Protect Ecosystems,”
Tanvi Yenigalla

First Place, Engineering:
​Peter Hansen Elementary
​(Lammersville Unified)
“Lifesaver Helmet”
** Sritan Mylaravapu

Second Place, Engineering:
​EPIC Academy
(Banta Unified)
“IntelliAir”
Navya Nayak

Third Place, Engineering:
 ​Corral Hollow Elementary
(Jefferson Elementary)
“I-Eye D.A.P.S: Detection,
Alerting and Prevention System”
Vedansh Sharma and Aadyashri Banerjee

First Place, Math/Computer Science: 
​Evelyn Costa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“Simulating different viruses
through computer-coded simulations”
**Atharv Arsid
 
Second Place, Math/Computer Science:
Evelyn Costa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“S.A.R.A - Smart Autonomous
Robotic Assistant”
Amishi Dwivedi

Third Place, Math/Computer Science:
Evelyn Costa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“AquaSense: A Continuous Water Quality
Monitoring System with Raspberry Pi”
Pramiti Keloth
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First Place, Showcase (tie) :
Sebastian Questa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“Wireless Charging Pacemaker
- Pacing the Future of Cardiology”
Sarah Gupta

First Place, Showcase (tie) :
Cleveland Elementary
(Stockton Unified)
“Charlie Brown and Crew's
Amazing Adventure”
Charlie Carson and Mia Arellano

First Place, Showcase (tie) :
Corral Hollow Elementary
(Jefferson Elementary)
“Built to Last: Countering Earthquakes”
Saketh Nadig and Aarav Mishra
 
Second Place, Showcase:
Evelyn Costa Elementary
(Lammersville Unified)
“Parkinson's Tremor Detection”
Avneesh Gandhi

Third Place, Showcase:
Mata Elementary
(Stockton Unified)
“The Art of Tongan Koloa”
Melissa Hafoka

​9-12 grade Winners

First Place, Science:
Mountain House High
(Lammersville Unified)
“Quantum-Inspired Reservoir Computing Using Simulated Spintronic Networks”
**Pranay Rishi Nalem
 
Second Place, Science:
Mountain House High
(Lammersville Unified)
“AI - Integrated Multi-scale
Modeling of Baroreceptor Restoration”
**Aman Nalem
 
Third Place, Science:
West High
(Tracy Unified)
“Alzheimer's Skin Diagnostic Platform:
Non-invasive Detection of Alzheimer's
Disease Using Fluorescence Aptamer
Binding to Interleuken-1 Beta as a
Peripheral Biomarker”
Shreya Mahendran

First Place, Engineering:
Mountain House High
(Lammersville Unified)
“ICAM: A Novel Non-Invasive Portable Device Leveraging PPG and Respiratory
EMG Signatures for Resource-Efficient
Detection of Ictal Central Apnea in
Non-Convulsive Seizure Monitoring”
**Syeda Zainab Fatima

Second Place, Engineering:
Mountain House High
(Lammersville Unified)
“DynaMag: Dynamic Electromagnetic
Control and AI-Assisted Targeting
of Drug-Mimicking Particles
Under Physiological Flow”
Haramrit Bal, Pradhyun Akkala,
and Abishek Renjith
 
Third Place, Engineering:
River Islands High School
(Banta Unified)
“MultiRS HAB Mapper: A Multi-Model Remote Sensing System for Harmful Algal Bloom
 Detection using Google Earth Engine”
Aahlad Bysani
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First Place, Math/Computer Science: 
Mountain House High
(Lammersville Unified)
“A Deep Learning Ensemble for Retinopathy of Prematurity Classification in Neonatal Fundus”
**Hanish Acharla

Second Place, Math/Computer Science: 
Mountain House High
(Lammersville Unified)
“CogniCents: Harnessing Behavioral
Psychology to Escape the Debt Trap”
Alok Hiriyur
 
Third Place, Math/Computer Science:
Kimball High
(Tracy Unified)
“Flare Gaurds: Flare Locating and
 Risk Estimation for Guarding Critical Systems”
Aishwarya Lenka
 
First Place, Showcase:
Kimball High
(Tracy Unified)
​ “A Silent Strain Within”
ShivKanishk Jonnalagadda
 
Second Place, Showcase:
Kimball High
(Tracy Unified)
“Elements: The Violent Pulse of Peace”
Yashaswini Chary Kondoju and
Harithekshita Reddy Kankanala

Third Place, Showcase:
Mountain House High
(Lammersville Unified)
“Who am... AI?”
​Jasleen Bihal
 
** Indicates qualifiers for the California Science and Engineering Fair,
​April 11th and 12th, 2026.

Page updated 2/20/2026