2020 University of South Carolina Region II Science & Engineering Fair Awards
Sixty Spring Valley High School DISCOVERY students participated in the South Carolina
Region II Science and Engineering Fair on March 13, 2020. They earned 43 awards. Note:
Many awards were not presented this year due to COVID-19.
GRAND MALE / PRESIDENT’S AWARDS:
1ST PLACE: PARTH DESAI*
2ND PLACE: ZACHARY HUANG
3RD PLACE: SCOTT DILLON
GRAND FEMALE / PRESIDENT’S AWARDS:
1ST PLACE: SHRIYA KAPOOR*
3RD PLACE: EILEEN CHEN
* PARTH DESAI AND SHRIYA KAPOOR WERE CHOSEN TO
COMPETE IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
FAIR IN ANAHEIM, CA IN MAY (CHANGED TO A VIRTUAL
NON-COMPETITIVE EVENT).
CATEGORY AWARDS
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
1ST PLACE: PARTH DESAI
2ND PLACE: YASH PATEL
3RD PLACE: RONIT PATHAK
HONORABLE MENTION: SPANDANA ANCHOORI
CHEMISTRY
1ST PLACE: EILEEN CHEN
2ND PLACE: TREMAYNE ANSANI
3RD PLACE: AISHA SIDDIQUE
HONORABLE MENTION: CAITLIN AYCOCK
GEOLOGY AND GENERAL SCIENCE
3RD PLACE: SRESTHA SAMADDAR
HONORABLE MENTION: ELLA BLALOCK
MATHEMATICS
2ND PLACE: SPARSHO DE
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
2ND PLACE: TAAHERA ISLAM
HONORABLE MENTION: AFAF SOLIMAN
ENGINEERING
1ST PLACE: SHRIYA KAPOOR
COMPUTER SCIENCE
1ST PLACE: ZACHARY HUANG
3RD PLACE: CHRISTOPHER LI
PHYSICS
1ST PLACE: SCOTT DILLON
2ND PLACE: PRESTON WHITE
SPECIALTY AWARDS
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
KATHLEEN DOTSON
NEPHRON AWARD
SPANDANA ANCHOORI
USC SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
1ST PLACE: SPANDANA ANCHOORI
U.S. AIR FORCE DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST
AWARD
1ST PLACE: SYDNI MOORE
2ND PLACE: SIRAWIT SHIMPALEE
HONORABLE MENTION: SREYA MADDIPATI
U.S. ARMY DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDS
ZACHARY HUANG
(MATH/COMPUTER SCIENCE)
CHRISTINE ENCARNACION
(LIFE SCIENCES)
PRESTON WHITE
(PHYSICAL SCIENCE)
U.S. NAVAL SCIENCES OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
CAITLIN AYCOCK
SYDNI MOORE
SRESTHA SAMADDAR
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
KATHLEEN DOTSON
SREYA MADDIPATI