2025 International Science and Engineering Fair Finalists
Finalist: Shayleen Moeini, St. Patrick Catholic High School
“Diet, Sleep Disruptions, and Neurodegeneration: Investigating Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s Disease Using Caenorhabditis elegans”
Finalist - Jiarui Xie, Oak Grove High School
“EmoBot: An AI-Powered Interactive System for Children with ASD to Learn Emotions in Human Speech”
Alternate - Madilyn Dickinson, St Patrick Catholic High School
“An Analysis of Metacognition in the Education Environment”
2025 Region I and VI
Science and Engineering Fair Winners
Class I (1st – 3rd grades)
Behavioral & Social Sciences
1st Place- Axel Mitchell, Pineville Elementary
Biology and Botany
1st Place Mary Vic Sanderson, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
2nd Place Charlotte Cotton, Three Rivers Elementary
3rd Place Josiah West, Homeschool
4th Place Benjamin Lapaglia, Pineville Elementary
5th Place Annistyn Botts, West Hancock Elementary
Biomedical and Health Sciences
1st Place Aylah Orr, Oak Grove Elementary
2nd Place Hadley Coker, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
3rd Place Margie Gammon, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
Chemistry
1st Place Anna Kate Smith, Three Rivers Elementary
1st Place Michael Particini, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
3rd Place Piper Reese Walker, Bayou View Elementary School
4th Place Rose Miller, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
5th Place McKae Glisson, Nativity BVM Catholic School
6th Place Lucas Scott, Three Rivers Elementary
Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences
1st Place Luke Farrar, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
2nd Place Hadlyn Koenenn, Pineville Elementary
Engineering
1st Place Kelly Coleman, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
2nd Place Aaron Hollingsworth, Pineville Elementary
3rd Place Krisha Joshi, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
Physics
1st Place Grayson Rigby, Three Rivers Elementary
2nd Place Emma Thomas, Bayou View Elementary School
3rd Place Mary Green, Nativity BVM Catholic School
4th Place Miracle Lassabe, Pineville Elementary
4th Place Evenlyn Markle, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
6th Place George Sanderson, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
Class II (4th-6th grades)
Behavioral & Social Sciences
1st Place Maddie Bradley, Oak Grove Elementary
Biology and Botany
1st Place Mikayla Ward, Oak Grove Elementary
2nd Place Ella Kenney, Oak Grove Elementary
3rd Place Olive Burton, Pineville Elementary
4th Place Nora Parker, Nativity BVM Catholic School
5th Place Ava, Zamora Longino, Oak Grove Elementary
6th Place Bowen Ge, Oak Grove Elementary
Biomedical and Health Sciences
1st Place Juliana Miller, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
2nd Place Hayden Yates, Bayou View Elementary School
3rd Place James Wolfe, Pineville Elementary
Chemistry
1st Place Makenzie Sartin, Oak Grove Elementary
2nd Place Thomas Sanderson, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
2nd Place Numi, Rome, Oak Grove Elementary School
4th Place Ainsley Koenenn, Pineville Elementary
5th Place Harrison Markle, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
6th Place Laura, Josef, Bayou View Elementary
6th Place MaKenzie Jones, Oak Grove Elementary
6th Place Aubrey Rosentreter, Pineville
Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences
1st Place Ella Ladd, Oak Grove Elementary
2nd Place Braxton Richards, Nativity BVM Catholic School
3rd Place Anna Kowalewski, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
4th Place Vera Jones, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
5th Place Olivia Mihnovets, Bayou View Elementary
6th Place Preston Dedeaux, Three Rivers Elementary
Engineering
1st Place Henry Lang, St. Alphonsus Catholic School,
2nd Place Benjamin, Hosey Nativity BVM Catholic School
3rd Place Charlotte Hall, Homeschool,
4th Place Michael Ross, St. Alphonsus Catholic School,
5th Place Oliver Mccaa, Oak Grove Elementary
6th Place Eli Sargent, Oak Grove Elementary
Physics
1st Place Ainsley Davis, Oak Grove Elementary
2nd Place Sufyan Karim, Oak Grove Elementary
3rd Place Gavin Dozier, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
4th Place Kelly O'Grady, Nativity BVM Catholic School
5th Place Emerson Miller, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
6th Place Hunter Sawtelle, Three Rivers Elementary
Math and Robotics
1st Place- Birdie Scroubelos, Bayou View Elementary School
Special Awards
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize – Eli Sargent, Oak Grove Elementary
Energy Smart Science Award – Bryaden Manning, Oak Grove Elementary
USM STEM Award- Henry Lang, St. Alphonsus Catholic School
Dept. Of Marine Resources Award – Ella Kenney, Oak Grove Elementary
Naval Science Award – Elena Mitchell, Nativity BVM Catholic School
7th and 8th Grade
Inorganic Chemistry
1st Place - Iestyn and Aneirin Allen, Melissa Allen School
2nd Place - Maya Cook and Kenzly Peeples, Ocean Springs Middle School
3rd Place - Kenneth Dearman, Stone Middle School
Organic Chemistry
1st Place - Chloe Morris, Stone Middle School
Earth and Environmental Science
1st Place - Makaiah Lobach, Long Beach Middle School
2nd Place - Chase MacMann, Long Beach Middle School
3rd Place - Joshua Hanlon, Long Beach Middle School
Biomedical and Health Sciences
1st Place - Braylon Williams and Miles Noblitt, Ocean Springs Middle School
2nd Place - Graham Strickland, Stone Middle School
Microbiology
1st Place - Sophia Dubuisson, Stone Middle School
2nd Place - Colton Murray, Stone Middle School
Physics and Astronomy
1st Place - Brady Alexander, Stone Middle School
Engineering and Mechanics
1st Place - Jarrett Hickman, Stone Middle School
2nd Place - Mariun Stubbs, Stone Middle School
3rd Place - Rayce Harder, Stone Middle School
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
1st Place - Alexis Hall, Ocean Springs Middle School
Plant Sciences
1st Place - Jason Barton and Kayden Fountain, Ocean Springs Middle School
2nd Place - Kaylynn Parker, Stone Middle School
9th and 10th Grade
Behavioral and Social Sciences
1st Place - William Pittman and Olivia Karcher, St. Patrick Catholic High School
Biochemistry
1st Place - Hailey Ma, Gulfport High School
2nd Place - Nathanael West, Homeschool
Inorganic Chemistry
1st Place - Benjamin Lora, St. Patrick Catholic High School
2nd Place - Finley Olsen, Gulfport High School
Earth and Environmental Science
1st Place - Lily Congleton, Gulfport High School
Biomedical and Health Sciences
1st Place - Gabby Brewer, St. Patrick Catholic High School
2nd Place - Ryland Bertucci, Gulfport High School
Physics and Astronomy
1st Place - Collin Murphy, St. Patrick Catholic High School
2nd Place - Addison Cuevas, Gulfport High School
3rd Place - Emma Hopson, Gulfport High School
Engineering and Mechanics
1st Place - Wylie Leggett, Homeschool
2nd Place - Carianne Crosby, Gulfport High School
3rd Place - Justice Hartwell, Gulfport High School
Math and Intelligent Machines
1st Place - Jiarui Xie, Oak Grove High School
Plant Sciences
1st Place - Haley Longoria and Emily Stelling, St. Patrick Catholic High School
2nd Place - Vincent Schwemin, St. Patrick Catholic High School
11th and 12th grade
Behavioral and Social Sciences
1st Place - Madilyn Dickinson, St. Patrick Catholic High School
2nd Place - John Ray, St. Patrick Catholic High School
Inorganic Chemistry
1st Place - Hailey Burnett, St. Patrick Catholic High School
Biomedical and Health Sciences
1st Place - Shayleen Moeini, St. Patrick Catholic High School
2nd Place - Robert Bourne, Hattiesburg High School
3rd Place - Nacarma Weary, Hattiesburg High School
4th Place - Amaya Whigham, Hattiesburg High School
Earth and Environmental Science
1st Place - Mahaleigh Bradley, Hattiesburg High School
Physics and Astronomy
1st Place - Caleb West, Homeschool
Special Awards
American Psychological Association - Madilyn Dickinson, St. Patrick Catholic High School
Association for Women Geoscientists - Addison Cuevas, Gulfport High School
Justice Manning Award - Jason Barton and Kayden Fountain, Ocean Springs Middle School
Lily Congleton, Gulfport High School
Miss. Dept. of Marine Resources - Lily Congleton, Gulfport High School
NASA Earth System Science Award - Lily Congleton, Gulfport High School
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award - Lily Congleton, Gulfport High School
Naval Science Award 7-8 - Alexis Hall, Ocean Springs Middle School
Naval Science Award 9-12 - Jiarui Xie, Oak Grove High School
Shayleen Moeini, St. Patrick Catholic High School
Regeneron Biomedical Science Award - Shayleen Moeini, St. Patrick Catholic High School
Ricoh USA, Inc. - Lily Congleton, Gulfport High School
Society for In Vitro Biology - Sophia Dubisson, Stone Middle School
U.S. Agency for International Development - Lily Congleton, Gulfport High School
U.S. Metric Association - Benjamin Lora, St. Patrick Catholic High School
United States Air Force Award - Makaiah Lobach, Long Beach Middle School
Lily Congleton, Gulfport High School
Chloe Morris, Stone Middle School
Nate West, Homeschool
USM STEM Award - Jiarui Xie, Oak Grove High School
Water Environment Federation/
Stockholm Junior Water Prize - Gabby Brewer, St. Patrick Catholic High School
Yale Science and Engineering Association - Gabby Brewer, St. Patrick Catholic High School
Home school students or students in districts not hosting a school fair ARE eligible to register for the Regions I and VI Science and Engineering Fair. Parent/responsible adult should complete the school registration form along with the student project forms.
The parent/responsible adult is also responsible for submitting registration fees as directed.
Everything you need to know!
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Make ISEF your WHY!
Student participants in grades 9-12 will be judged for eligibility to participate in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.
The International Science and Engineering Fair was founded in 1950 by Science Service (now the Society for Science & the Public) and has been sponsored by the Intel Corporation since 1997. Beginning in 2020, Regeneron has been named the title sponsor for ISEF.
Each May, more than 1,700 students from roughly 70 countries and territories compete in the fair for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field t rips, and grand prizes, including one $ 75,000 and two $ 50,000 college scholarships. All prizes together amount to over $4,070,000.
The delegation from Mississippi includes up to 16 winners from all regions.
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