Ozarks Science & Engineering Fair

From ISEF-bound finalists to category champions, the Ozarks Science & Engineering Fair region was well represented across every division. A special congratulations to Sumedh Reddy & Yohann Oghlakian (Central High School) who took 1st Place Overall and earned a spot at the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair — the pinnacle of high school science competition. You make us proud!
We also want to recognize every student, teacher, and mentor who put in the work long before fair day. Science fair success doesn't happen overnight — it happens in labs, late nights, and countless revisions. To every family and educator who supported these young researchers: thank you.
🔬 2026 Show-Me Science Regional Award Winners:
Senior Division
🥇 Sumedh Reddy & Yohann Oghlakian — Central HS (1st Place Overall & ISEF Finalists)
🏅 Vivaan Pawar — Greenwood Lab School (4th Place Overall & ISEF Finalist)
🏅 Adam Abdalla — Central HS (1st Place — Computer Science/Math)
🏅 Jathin Bande — Central HS (1st Place — Cellular & Molecular Biology)
🏅 Gyan Grewal — Greenwood Lab School (2nd Place — Cellular & Molecular Biology)
🏅 Nora Mitschele — Lebanon HS (2nd Place — Environmental Sciences)
🏅 Liam Allen — Lebanon HS (2nd Place — Engineering)
🏅 David Scott & Kaden Colman — Reed Springs HS (3rd Place — Engineering)
Junior Division
🥇 Simra Mirza — Scholars at Central (1st Place — Medicine & Health | 2nd Place Overall)
🏅 Robert Sangster — Camdenton MS (1st Place — Engineering)
🏅 Cap Kellenberger — Camdenton MS (2nd Place — Plant Science)
🏅 Nam Ho — Camdenton MS (3rd Place — Behavioral Science)
Special Awards
⭐ Aaliyah Kim — Ricoh, Inc. Award
⭐ Gyan Grewal — NASA Earth System Science Award
⭐ Sumedh Reddy & Yohann Oghlakian — Regeneron Biomedical Science Award & US Naval Research Award
⭐ Adalia Ligon — American Association of Mammologists Award
⭐ Simra Mirza — US Air Force Award & US Naval Research Award
⭐ Robert Sangster — Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge Nomination
Science is alive and thriving in the Ozarks. We can't wait to see what our students do next. 🚀

📍 Schedule Update – Location Highlights

Please note the following event locations for the Science Fair schedule:

Tuesday, March 10
All events: Bond Center Ballroom

Wednesday, March 11
Projects on display: Bond Center Ballroom
MSPE Bridge Building Contest: The HUB
(The HUB is the 3rd building on the left along the Agricultural Center main drive)

Thursday, March 12
Projects on display: Bond Center Ballroom
Awards Ceremony: McQueary Hall 126 (606 Cherry St.)
Project Removal: Bond Center Ballroom

🚗 Awards Parking: Lot 36 & Bear Park North
🚌 Bus Parking: Lot 33 (north of Bear Park North on Elm)

Full campus map: https://map.missouristate.edu/

🗓 Sunday, Feb. 23 (11:59 PM)
➡️ Registration deadline

🗓 Friday, March 6 (End of Day)
➡️ All corrections uploaded to zFairs
➡️ Review SRC comments
➡️ Abstracts must be on the official abstract form

🗓 Saturday, March 7
➡️ Judges assigned to projects