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SAN BERNARDINO -Six student science and engineer enthusiasts from throughout San Bernardino County are now making plans to compete at the Regeneron International Sci- ence and Engineering Fair (ISEF). The six high school students learned of their next steps during the San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono Sci- ence and Engineering Fair Awards Ceremony held on March 5 in Ontario.

"We are incredibly proud of the innovative, high-caliber experiments our students are leading. It's truly remarkable to see what our young scientists and engineers discover, not only about their topics, but about themselves throughout this process," said County Super- intendent Ted Alejandre. "This competition serves as a powerful launching pad for our elementary and middle school students, giv- ing them valuable opportunities for hands-on exploration. For our high school students, it encourages them to build on their outstand ing ideas, further develop their projects, and strengthen the skills that we believe will serve them well in higher education and future ca- reers in STEM."

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The following students will compete at Re- generon ISEF from May 9-15 in Phoenix, AZ: Bettina Lee and Faustin Zhang, Los Osos High School, Chaffey Joint Union High School District

• Project title: Purifire: Zeolite-TiO 2 Photo- catalytic Adsorbent Composite Regenerative Filter for VOC Purification

• Dominic Bernardi and Zackary Lewis, Red- lands East Valley High School, Redlands Uni- fied School District

• Project title: Is it possible to detect Eosino- philic Esophagitis through the use of breath based VOC profiling?

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More than 300 students, grades 4-12, par- ticipated in this year's tri-county competition. Students presented projects in 22 science cat- egories including Animal Science, Biochem- istry, Environmental Engineering, Physics, Astronomy, and Robotics. Each participant conducted their own experiments, analyzed data and defended their findings before panels of judges.

In addition to category awards, students were recognized with a variety of honors during the awards ceremony, including the Lemelson Early Inventor Prize, the NASA Earth System Leila Maleki, Chino High School, Chino Val- Science Award, The Office of Naval Research ley Unified School District

Project title: PHOENIX (Perching Hybrid Omni-environment Navigation Integrated eX- plorer) A Modular Aerial-Ground Biomimetic Robotic System for Novel Two-Body Loco- motion

• Michael Stodelle, Redlands East Valley High School, Redlands Unified School District

• Project title: The Termoelectric Generator Using Hot Sand to Store and Generate Elec-

U.S. Navy Award, and the U.S. Department of Defense STEM Leadership Award.

SIMSEF is dedicated to promoting STEM education and providing students with op- portunities to showcase their talents on local, national and global stages. By encouraging inquiry-based learning and hands-on explora- tion, SIMSEF inspires the next generation of scientists, engineers and leaders.