The 2024 Louisville Section Awards Banquet was held on April 16, 2024, at the Wildwood Country Club. The evening included a buffet dinner and recognition of the outstanding chemistry graduates of our local universities, several other high school and middle school students from local science fairs, and U.S National Chemistry Olympiad nominees. Following are the Honorees.
Outstanding Chemistry Graduate
CASIMIR SCHAEFER – Bellarmine University
DuPont Manual Regional Science Fair
Meyzeek Middle School
Biochemistry
2nd Place BRHATI NAMBI
Who Loses Most Vitamin C
1st Place Team HARINI CHIVUKULA – LASYA THUTUPALLI
Can We Make Sustainable Fabric From Seaweed?
Chemistry
2nd Place SIVAKARTHIKEYAN HARIHARASUTHAN
Sugar Contents Of Fruit
1ST Place SANJAY KORIPELLI
Improving Athletes Endurance Using Different Drinks
DuPont Manual High School
Biochemistry
2nd Place JOHN HUYNH
The effect of overconsumption of synthetic food dyes on sleeping behavior, hyperactivity, and dopamine reuptake
1st Place AGNES LOESER
Milkweed and Ragweed Extracts Impact PTP-1B and Cancer Models
Chemistry
2nd Place KEERTANA BANGARU
An Efficient, Cost Effective, and Not Much Researched Method of Water Desalination
1st Place AALYA JHA
Development of a Low-cost Gas Chromatography-Infrared Spectrometer Alternative for Rapid Volatile Organic Compound Identification
Louisville Regional Science & Engineering Fair
Middle School
Biochemistry
2nd Place LUCY KOERBER St. Francis of Assisi
Do Plastics Impact Cellular Biochemistry
1st Place ELLIOT PETERS St. Francis of Assisi
Preventing Protein Glycation
Chemistry
2nd Place AVERY LLOYD St. Francis of Assisi
A Sustainable Eggshell Derived Photocatalyst
1st Place JENNA CREED St. Pius X
Bath Bomb Explosion
High School
Biochemistry
2nd Place NANDHIKA VEERAMALLI Ballard HS
The effect of Temperature on the Activity of Amylase Enzyme in Breaking Down of Starch
1st Place Team QENDRESA DANI – NADALIA SOLOMON Valley HS
What liquid affects gummy bears?
Chemistry
2nd Place Team CHARLOTTE RAHMAM – ANNA KATE SKOVRON North Oldham HS
The Colors of Chemistry
1st Place SAGE SNYDER Ballard HS
Where Would You Rather Lather? The effect of calcium carbonate water concentrations on shampoo lathering
U.S National Chemistry Olympiad Nominees
DOUGLAS LIN – DuPont Manual
SAMUEL SHUMWAY – Ballard High School
TAYLOR THOMPSON – Ballard High School
TANYA WU – DuPont Manual
