Round Rock ISD students earned specialty awards and top placements at the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival hosted in February.

The Austin Energy Regional Science Festival is one of Texas’ largest science fairs with almost 3,000 students from third to 12th grade, according to the organization. School science fair winners from 12 Texas counties were eligible to compete in the event.

The winning students are listed below with their respective schools and awards:

Elementary Special Awards:

  • Akshara Anand, Dell Healthy Living Health Innovation Award, Canyon Creek ES,
  • Gautam Thimmapuram, Vihaan Gandra, Dell Healthy Living Health Innovation Award, Canyon Creek ES,
  • Akshara Anand, Health Through Science Honorable Mention, Canyon Creek ES,
  • Amasha Koswatta, Austin Parks Foundation Young Environmentalists Award, Chandler Oaks ES,
  • Keller Nowlin, Health Through Science Honorable Mention, Double File Trail ES,
  • Kayal Lalith, Dell Medical School Future Health Leader Award, England ES,
  • Kayal Lalith, Health Through Science Honorable Mention, England ES,
  • Riya Duvvuri, Health Through Science Honorable Mention, England ES,
  • Jude Beers, Health Through Science Honorable Mention, England ES,
  • Eva Patel, Dell Healthy Living Health Innovation Award, Laurel Mountain ES,
  • Braiden Fulzele, Dell Medical School Future Health Leader Award, Laurel Mountain ES,
  • Vishnu Anilkumar, Dell Medical School Future Health Leader Award, Laurel Mountain ES,
  • Eva Patel, Health Through Science Honorable Mention, Laurel Mountain ES, and
  • Hamsika Kolluru, Health Through Science Honorable Mention, Laurel Mountain ES.

Junior/Senior Schools Division Place Awards:

  • Vedika Iyer, 1st Place Behavioral and Social Sciences, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Uma Sthanu, 1st Place Computer Science: Systems Software, Canyon Vista MS,
  • Ibrahim Kabil, 1st Place Earth and Environmental Sciences, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Asvini Thivakaran, 1st Place Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design, Cedar Valley MS,
  • Aarsh Shekhar, 1st Place Physics and Astronomy, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Vedanth Chakravartula and Abhinav Devarakonda, 1st Place Plant Sciences, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Atharva Srivastava, 2nd Place Behavioral and Social Sciences, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Surya Arunkumar, 2nd Place Chemistry, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Abhay Tippimath, 2nd Place Chemistry, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Vibha Hirsave, 2nd Place Computer Science: Systems Software, Canyon Vista MS,
  • Ornith Jahid, 2nd Place Materials Science, Deerpark MS,
  • Armaan Srireddy, 1st Place Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design, Westwood HS,
  • Arnav Machavarapu, 1st Place Behavioral and Social Sciences, Westwood HS,
  • Anagha Deepak, 1st Place Biomedical and Health Sciences/Biomedical Engineering, Round Rock HS,
  • Nila Arunkumar, 1st Place Plant Sciences, McNeil HS,
  • Aneesh Vanguri, 1st Place Environmental Engineering, Westwood HS,
  • Hannah Lee, 1st Place Chemistry, Westwood HS,
  • Grace Huh, 2nd Place Materials Science, Westwood HS,
  • Shrika Paramasivam, 2nd Place Biochemistry, Westwood HS, and
  • Vaishnuv Thiagarajan, 2nd Place Behavioral and Social Sciences, Westwood HS.

Secondary Specialty Awards:

  • Vedika Iyer, American Psychological Assoc. Award, Broadcom Masters SSP Award, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Uma Sthanu, Broadcom Masters SSP Award, Canyon Vista MS,
  • Ibrahim Kabil, Broadcom Masters SSP Award, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Asvini Thivakaran, Austin Energy Renewable Energy Innovation Award Award Jr, Broadcom Masters SSP Award, Lemelson Early Inventor Prize, Cedar Valley MS,
  • Aarsh Shekhar, Broadcom Masters SSP Award, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Vedanth Chakravartula and Abhinav Devarakonda, Broadcom Masters SSP Award, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Atharva Srivastava, Broadcom Masters SSP Award, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Surya Arunkumar, Broadcom Masters SSP Award, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Abhay Tippimath, Broadcom Masters SSP Award, Pearson Ranch MS,
  • Vibha Hirsave, Broadcom Masters SSP Award, Canyon Vista MS,
  • Ornith Jahid, Broadcom Masters SSP Award, Deerpark MS,
  • Arnav Machavarapu, American Psychological Assoc. Award, Superintendent Award for Round Rock ISD, Westwood HS,
  • Anagha Deepak, BioAustin Honorable Mention, Round Rock HS,
  • Aneesh Vanguri, Austin Geological Society Sr, Yale Science & Engineering Assoc, Westwood HS,
  • Shrika Paramasivam, American Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Honorable Mention, Westwood HS,
  • Vaishnuv Thiagarajan, Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award Sr. 4th, Westwood HS,
  • Shoumik Roychowdhury, Austin Energy Science, Math, & Engineering Scholarships, Westwood HS,
  • Brian Nam, BioAustin 3rd, Westwood HS,
  • Anuva Fulzele, BioAustin Honorable Mention, Westwood HS, and
  • Indivara Kolluru, Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award Sr. 2nd, Westwood HS.