2022 Award Winners

Place	Student	Teacher	School	Project
1st	Eyrin Kim	Matthew Milligan	Farragut High School	Planning Equitable Accessibility to Dialysis Care: A Case Study of Hurricane Ida
2nd	Ridhima Singh	Matthew Milligan	Farragut High School	Quantification of Environmental Forcings Driving Changes in Urban Vegetation
3rd	Cristine Chen	Bryan Schultz	Bryan Schultz	Evaluating the Effects of Juglone on Geosmithia obscura
4th	Nicholas Zolnierczuk and Adam Blanchard	Jessica Williams	Oak Ridge High School	Application of Multi-Class Neural Networks in Metal Additive Manufacturing Analysis
4th	Amelie Nagle and Alexandra Shanafield	Jessica Williams	Oak Ridge High School	Using Machine Learning to Optimize Neuromorphic Autonomous Vehicles
5th	Celina Sebae	Bryan Schultz	L&N STEM Academy	Modeling of School Data as A Baseline for the Development of Recycling Programs Within the District
5th	Travis Rawlinson	Kimberly Duncan	Northview Senior Academy	Tourism and Commercial Development along the Little Pigeon River: An Assessment of Stream Health, Coliform Bacteria, and Wastewater Treatment Impacts
5th	Eva Panin	Jessica Williams	Oak Ridge High School	Motion-Corrected PET Image Reconstruction Using Deep Learning

In the senior division, the Certificate of Excellence Award is given to those students whose project was determined by the judges to be of exceptional merit and deserving of higher honors. Each Certificate of Excellence winner will receive at least $50.

 

Animal Sciences Category

A Closer Analysis of Amphibians in Zoos

By: Zoe Marcum from Marcum Home School (Crystal Marcum)

 

Chemistry Category

Water Quality at Home and School

By: Carmen Morales from Career Magnet Academy (Cindy Brown)

 

Computer Science Category

Neutron Image Reconstruction Algorithms: Parameter Optimization

By: Sidney Ozcan and Ipek Ozcan from Oak Ridge High School (Jessica Williams)

 

Environmental Management Category

Modeling of School Data as A Baseline for the Development of Recycling Programs Within the District

By: Celina Sebae from L&N Stem Academy (Bryan Schultz)

 

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering Category

Application of Multi-Class Neural Networks in Metal Additive Manufacturing Analysis

By: Nicholas Zolnierczuk and Adam Blanchard from Oak Ridge High School (Jessica Williams)

 

Energy and Transportation Category

Using Machine Learning to Optimize Neuromorphic Autonomous Vehicles

By: Amelie Nagle and Alexandra Shanafield from Oak Ridge High School (Jessica Williams

 

Environmental Sciences Category 

Tourism and Commercial Development along the Little Pigeon River: An Assessment of Stream Health, Coliform Bacteria,

and Wastewater Treatment Impacts

By: Travis Rawlinson from Northview Senior Academy (Kimberly Duncan)

 

Environmental Sciences Category 

Quantification of Environmental Forcings Driving Changes in Urban Vegetation

By: Ridhima Singh from Farragut High School (Matthew Milligan)

 

Environmental Sciences Category

Planning Equitable Accessibility to Dialysis Care: A Case Study of Hurricane Ida

By: Eyrin Kim from Farragut High School (Matthew Milligan)

 

Medicine and Health Sciences Category

Motion-Corrected PET Image Reconstruction Using Deep Learning

By: Eva Panin from Oak Ridge High School (Jessica Williams)

 

Microbiology Category 

Evaluating the Effects of Juglone on Geosmithia obscura

By: Cristine Chen from L&N Stem Academy (Bryan Schultz)

 

Physics and Astronomy Category 

Graph-Based Approach to Asteroid Property Prediction

By: James Everitt from Oak Ridge High School (Jessica Williams)

The distinction of honorable mention is awarded to students whose projects were determined to be of exceptional merit.

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical Category

Finding the most Rugged Roof with the Trustiest Trusses.

By: Madeleine DuPont from DuPont Home School (Edwin DuPont)

 

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical Category

Scientific Application of 3D design and print

By: Isaiah Huskey and Solomon DeLeese from Career Magnet Academy (Cindy Brown)

 

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering Category 

Using Pleurotus ostreatus Mycelium to Biodegrade Hydrocarbons in Motor Oil

By: Hannah Thomas from Heritage High School (Chelsie Sells)

 

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering Category 

CRISPR Modification in Sickle Cell Anemia

By: Nathania Magana and Kimberly Cordero – Cruz from Career Magnet Academy (Cindy Brown)

 

Environmental Sciences Category

Analyzing and Monitoring the Health of Our Watersheds: Building Opportunities for Environmental Outreach in Our

Communities

By: Reagan Frye and Lauren Kohagen from L&N Stem Academy (Bryan Schultz)

 

Environmental Sciences Category

How Do Different Types of Detergent Affect the Growth of Allium cepa

By: Alexandria Hill and Emma Ray from Heritage High School (Chelsie Sells)

 

Environmental Sciences Category

A Silent Stream: A Study on the Relationship Between Biogeochemicals and Snapping Turtle Populations In Dumplin

Creek

By: Jessica Goddard from Jefferson County High School (Haley Gentry)

 

Mathematical Sciences Category

Electrohydrodynamics of Charged Viscous Droplets

By: Robert Vogt from Oak Ridge High School (Jessica Williams)

 

Medicine and Health Sciences Category

An In-Depth Study of Celiac Disease: The Clinical Indications and Anthropometric Indices

By: Jelisa Wright from Career Magnet Academy (Cindy Brown)

 

Medicine and Health Sciences Category 

Oxygen’s Role in Homeostasis of Blood Pressure

By: Addison Fleenor and Alexis Linden from Hancock High School (Grover Marion)

 

Plant Sciences Category 

Hydroponics vs Aquaponics Plant Growth

By: Alana McNulty from Career Magnet Academy (Cindy Brown)

 

Place	Student	Teacher	School	Project
1st	Kristen Moor	Sandra Welshan	Christian Academy of Knoxville	Indoor Air Quality
2nd	Manuel Urquiza	Diana Brach	St. John Neumann Catholic School	Speedy Water
3rd	Morgan Snyder	Denise Miller	Saint Mary’s School	A Collaboration of Insulation
3rd	Madly Hillman	Denise Miller	Saint Mary’s School	Which H2O works best 2 grow?
4th	Reagan Marlowe	Diana Brach	St. John Neumann Catholic School	Grammar Scanner: How well can a computer learn to identify different authors based on their sentence structure and grammatical style?
4th	Maverick Queern	Denise Miller	St. Mary’s School	Bye, Bye, E. coli
4th	Kaylee Colon	Kasey Harkness	Lakeway Christian Academy	Got Bathroom Germs?
5th	Jayha Lee	Jun Hee Lee	Lee Home School	Creating electricity
5th	Adithya Sastry	Chandramouli Sastry	Sastry Home School	Uninformed Search Technique Based Autonomous Exploration Robot
5th	Maddox Atkins	Kasey Harkness	Lakeway Christian Academy	Paper Airplane Challenge
5th	Eliana Barker	Diana Brach	St. John Neumann Catholic School	Catch Your Breath!

Broadcom Mathematics, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for

Rising Stars (Broadcom MASTERS)

The Certificate of Excellence Award is given to those students whose project was determined by the judges to be of exceptional merit and deserving of higher honors. Each Certificate of Excellence winner will receive at least $50. In the Junior Division, all CE winners are also nominated for the Broadcom: Mathematics, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (Broadcom MASTERS).

The Broadcom MASTERS program is a competition for 6^th-, 7^th-, and 8^th-grade science fair competitors.  Top projects from these grades earn the opportunity to compete nationally for prizes and awards including a grand prize of $25,000.  Entries are judged during the summer and 300 top projects will be announced on September 7, 2022. From these Top 300 MASTERS, 30 finalists and one parent/guardian will win an all-expense-paid trip to the national finals to showcase their projects, compete in teams and visit sites that celebrate innovation through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.  Our 2022 winners are:

1. Kristen Moor (Teacher: Sandra Welshan School: Christian Academy of Knoxville)
2. Manuel Urquiza (Teacher: Diana Brach School: St. John Neumann Catholic School)
3. Madly Hillman (Teacher: Denise Miller School: Saint Mary’s School)
4. Morgan Snyder (Teacher: Denise Miller School: Saint Mary’s School)

 

Junior Division Overall Awards

The Certificate of Excellence winners were considered for higher honors. A panel consisting of all the lead judges from every SASEF category met to award the top prizes for SASEF. Certificate of Excellence winners are:

 

Chemistry Category

Creating electricity

By: Jayha Lee from Lee Home School (Jun Hee Lee)

 

Chemistry Category 

Effect of Salt Solutions on Freezing Time of Water

By: Carrie Franklin from Lakeway Christian Academy (Kasey Harkness)

 

Computer Science Category

Uninformed Search Technique Based Autonomous Exploration Robot

By: Adithya Sastry from Sastry Home School (Chandramouli Sastry)

 

Computer Science Category

Grammar Scanner: How well can a computer learn to identify different authors based on their sentence structure and

grammatical style?

By: Reagan Marlowe from St. John Neumann Catholic School (Diana Brach)

 

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical Category

Need A Hand?

By: Muhedin Hashani from Annoor Academy of Knoxville (Anna Edwards)

 

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical Category 

Paper Airplane Challenge

By: Maddox Atkins from Lakeway Christian Academy (Kasey Harkness)

 

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering Category

Speedy Water

By: Manuel Urquiza from St. John Neumann Catholic School (Diana Brach)

 

Energy and Transportation Category

A Collaboration of Insulation

By: Morgan Snyder from Saint Mary’s School (Denise Miller)

 

Environmental Sciences Category 

Indoor Air Quality

By: Kristen Moor from Christian Academy of Knoxville (Sandra Welshan)

 

Environmental Sciences Category

Bye, Bye, E. coli

By: Maverick Queern from Saint Mary’s School (Denise Miller)

 

Environmental Sciences Category

Paper Towel Roll-ette

By: Grace Stanuszek from Saint Joseph School (Adrianna Elzinga)

 

Mathematical Sciences Category 

Roll the Dice or Spin the Wheel?

By: Liam Thomas and Zach Hay from Hansen Home School (Keri Hansen)

 

Mathematical Sciences Category 

A Spatial Statistical Analysis of Food Deserts in the US

By: Ruhaan Singh from Singh Home School (Nagendra Singh)

 

Microbiology Category

Catch Your Breath!

By: Eliana Barker from St. John Neumann Catholic School (Diana Brach)

 

Microbiology Category 

Got Bathroom Germs?

By: Kaylee Colon from Lakeway Christian Academy (Kasey Harkness)

 

Plant Sciences Category

Which H2O works best 2 grow?

By: Madly Hillman from Saint Mary’s School (Denise Miller)

At SASEF, we award the distinction of honorable mention to those students whose projects were determined by the judges to be of exceptional merit.

Behavioral and Social Sciences Category 
Do Different Genders Have Different Fears?
By: Safiya Blevins from Annoor Academy of Knoxville (Anna Edwards)

Behavioral and Social Sciences Category
Human Brain Evolution and Climate Change
By: Haruto Sauer-Morishita from Sauer Home School (Jennifer Sauer)

Behavioral and Social Sciences Category
Don’t Forget!
By: Kayla Krueger from Saint Joseph School (Adrianna Elzinga)

Biochemistry Category 
ESSENTIALLY KILLING GERMS
By: Jane Lee from Lee Home School (Jun Hee Lee)

Cellular and Molecular Biology Category
Your Parent’s Prints
By: Laith Khattab from Annoor Academy of Knoxville (Anna Edwards)

Chemistry Category 
Juice Balls
By: Habib Chahhou from Annoor Academy of Knoxville (Anna Edwards)

Chemistry Category
Traveling Water
By: Leena Doleh from Annoor Academy of Knoxville (Anna Edwards)

Chemistry Category 
Does the Temperature of Water Affect the Speed of Diffusion?
By: Sonny Griffin from Saint Joseph School (Adrianna Elzinga)

Chemistry Category
Up in the Air
By: Levi Gilpin from Saint Joseph School (Adrianna Elzinga)

Chemistry Category
Rising to the Occasion
By: Emilia Peterson from St. John Neumann Catholic School (Diana Brach)

Computer Science Category
Small Gestures, Big Impact: Outsmarting our Smart Devices
By: Francesco Letizia from St. John Neumann Catholic School (Diana Brach)

Computer Science Category
SQL Injection Attacks
By: Adeline Teglas and Asha Goodall from Youth Outreach in Science Technology Engineering and Math (Candice Halbert)

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical Category
Whatever Floats Your Hovercraft
By: Dosti Saleh from Annoor Academy of Knoxville (Anna Edwards)

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical Category
Infinity Reflections
By: Ammar Itmaiza from Annoor Academy of Knoxville (Anna Edwards)

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical Category
A Wall for All Seasons
By: Rhett DuPont from DuPont Home School (Edwin DuPont)

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical Category 
Smart Mirror
By: Lydia Burchett from Youth Outreach in Science Technology Engineering and Math (Candice Halbert)

Environmental Management Category
Fire!
By: Addyson Foust from Gibbs Middle School (Lynn Berney)

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering Category
Solar-powered Water Desalination
By: Aarish Chowhan from Annoor Academy of Knoxville (Anna Edwards)

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering Category
The Corruption Of The Alloys
By: Nicholas Landa from Saint Mary’s School (Denise Miller)

Energy and Transportation Category
Solar Oven
By: Adam Mourad from Annoor Academy of Knoxville (Anna Edwards)

Environmental Sciences Category 
Which Filtration Material Leads to the Best Drinking Water?
By: Samia Khan from Annoor Academy of Knoxville (Anna Edwards)

Medicine and Health Sciences Category
Beat It
By: Maddox Williams from Lakeway Christian Academy (Kasey Harkness)

Medicine and Health Sciences Category
Pass or Gas?
By: Ryker Queern from Saint Mary’s School (Denise Miller)

Microbiology Category
Germs Be Gone: Wipe, Scrub or Rub
By: Elaina Seaton from Gibbs Middle School (Lynn Berney)

Microbiology Category
Which works best?
By: Clara Steen and KaShar Odom from Youth Outreach in Science Technology Engineering and Math (Candice Halbert)

Physics and Astronomy Category 
Do Heavier Objects Fall Faster?
By: Omar Doleh from Annoor Academy of Knoxville (Anna Edwards)

Physics and Astronomy Category 
Now You’re Cooking
By: Kelly Vanwinkle from Saint Mary’s School (Denise Miller)

Plant Sciences Category
Strawberries vs Bananas
By: Eva Cardoza from Saint Joseph School (Adrianna Elzinga)

Plant Sciences Category
Rot Race
By: William Howell from Saint Joseph School (Adrianna Elzinga)

American Meteorological Society

The AMS national organization presents an award for creative scientific endeavors in atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences.  Receiving a certificate of outstanding achievement and recognition in the AMS national newsletter are

Ridhima Singh (Teacher: Matthew Milligan School: Farragut High School)

Ruhaan Singh (Teacher: Nagendra Singh School: Singh Home School)

American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association rewards outstanding research in the behavioral and social sciences.  This year’s winner, receiving a certificate from the APA, is Haruto Sauer-Morishita (Teacher: Jennifer Sauer School: Sauer Home School)

ASM Materials Education Foundation

This award recognizes the project with best materials engineering and best use of materials related concepts.  The winner receives a certificate of merit and ribbon from ASM.  This year’s winner is Maddox Atkins (Teacher: Kasey Harkness School: Lakeway Christian Academy)

Lemelson Early Inventor Prize

The Lemelson Early Inventor Prize is given to a middle school student who displays entrepreneurial thinking by developing a tangible invention which may improve the lives of others. The certificate and $100 award go to Adithya Sastry (Teacher: Chandramouli Sastry School: Sastry Home School).

Mu Alpha Theta

Mu Alpha Theta, The National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Club, provides an award to the project demonstrating the most challenging, thorough and creative investigation of a problem involving modern mathematics.  The winner, receiving a certificate is Robert Vogt (Teacher: Jessica Williams School: Oak Ridge High School).

NASA Earth Systems Science Award

The NASA award is given to the student with an outstanding project offering the greatest insight into Earth’s interconnected systems.  The winner, receiving this award is Ridhima Singh (Teacher: Matthew Milligan School: Farragut High School)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

NOAA’s Taking the Pulse of the Planet award is given to the student whose project best emphasizes NOAA’s Science, Service, and Stewardship mission. This year’s winner, receiving a certificate is Ridhima Singh (Teacher: Matthew Milligan School: Farragut High School)

Office of Naval Research

The Office of Naval Research sponsors three Junior Division awards for excellence in Science or Engineering.  The winners, receiving a certificate and medallion, are:

Adithya Sastry (Teacher: Chandramouli Sastry School: Sastry Home School)

The Office of Naval Research also sponsors two Senior Division prizes for excellence in Science or Engineering which includes a medallion and gift card.  The winners are:

Hannah Thomas (Teacher: Chelsie Sells School: Heritage High School)

Eva Panin (Teacher: Jessica Williams School: Oak Ridge High School)

Ricoh American Sustainable Development Award

This award recognizes the student whose technological and scientific innovations best reflect the principles of sustainability – balancing economic development with environmental responsibility. The winner is Hannah Thomas (Teacher: Chelsie Sells School: Heritage High School)

USAID Science Champion Award

The US Agency for International Development Award goes to a project that shows outstanding work toward solving a global development challenge. The winner, receiving a Certificate and a Social Media Toolkit for sharing the project is…

Ridhima Singh (Teacher: Matthew Milligan School: Farragut High School).

U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force recognizes an outstanding project in science, technology, math, engineering or medicine that is of interest to the Air Force. The winner, receiving a certificate: Muhedin Hashani (Teacher: Anna Edwards School: Annoor Academy of Knoxville)

U.S. Metric Association

The U.S. Metric Association recognizes students, usually in the Senior Division whose project involves quantitative measures and best uses the metric system for those measures.  The winner, from the Junior Division, who showed wide use and knowledge in this area, is Cristine Chen (Teacher: Bryan Schultz School: L&N STEM Academy)

Stockholm Junior Water Prize

The Water Environment Federation recognizes projects involving water quality, water resource management, water protection, or water and wastewater treatment.  The winners receive a certificate and a chance to compete for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize state competition.  The winners are

Junior:  Travis Rawlinson (Teacher: Kimberly Duncan School: Northview Senior Academy).

Senior: Jessica Goddard (Teacher: Haley Gentry School: Jefferson County High School).

Yale Science and Engineering Prize

The Yale Science and Engineering prize goes to a Junior in High School with the top project in engineering or the physical sciences.  This year, noted by the judges as a project with excellent knowledge, experiments, results, and presentation, the certificate and medallion go to Ridhima Singh (Teacher: Matthew Milligan School: Farragut High School).

National Geographic Society: That’s Geography! – Cultivating Empathy for the Earth Award: Eyrin Kim of Farragut High School, Teacher Matthew Milligan.

Regeneron: Science to Medicine: Eva Panin (Teacher: Jessica Williams School: Oak Ridge High School)

American Chemical Society, East Tennessee Section

The East Tennessee Section of the American Chemical Society presents $50 cash to the best projects in the chemical sciences in either division.  The winner from the Junior Division is Kristen Moor of the Christian Academy of Knoxville, Teacher Sandra Welshan

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

The Oak Ridge/Knoxville Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers presents $75 cash awards and certificates to the top project in each division for the applications of chemical engineering principles or practices.

Junior Division Manuel Orquiza, St. John Neumann Catholic School, Teacher Diana Brach

Senior Division Hannah Thomas, Heritage High School, Teacher Chelsie Sells.

American Meteorological Society – Smoky Mountain Chapter

The Smoky Mountain Chapter of the American Meteorological Society is proud to present two cash awards of $100 each to outstanding projects involving meteorology, climate, or atmospheric or related oceanic science. The winners are Junior Division Ruhaan Singh of Singh Home School, Teacher Nagrenda Singh and Senior Division Ridhima Singh of Farragut High School, Teacher Matthew Milligan.

Biology Teacher Award

Anonymous donors provide an award for excellence in life science research.  The winner of the $100 cash prize and certificate is Zoe Marcum, Marcum Hone School, Teacher Crystal Marcum.

IEEE – East Tennessee Section

The East Tennessee Section of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers is pleased to award prizes for the best demonstrations of electrical or electronics design or computer science.  $100 cash awards and certificates go to

Junior Division

1. Reagan Marlowe, St. John Neumann Catholic School, Teacher Diana Brach
2. Adithya Sastry of Sastry Home School, Teacher Chandramouli Sastry.

Senior Division

1. Nicolas Zolnierczuk and Adam Blanchard of Oak Ridge High School, Teacher Jessica Williams and
2. the team of Sidney Ozcan and Ipek Ozcan, also of Oak Ridge High School, Teacher Jessica Williams.

Jewelry Television

JTV (Jewelry Television®) is one of the largest jewelry retailers in the United States, supporting over 1,400 jobs on its 16-acre Knoxville campus, and they provide JTV Brilliance Awards to outstanding projects that they select, and send them a Sisk Gemology Reference Kit, which will be delivered to the school. The winner is a Junior project by Reagan Marlowe of St. John Neumann Catholic School, Teacher Diana Brach

Knox County Superintendent’s Award

The Knox County Schools Superintendent’s Award of $50 recognizes outstanding projects from students at Knox County Schools.

Junior Division:  Addyson Foust, Gibbs Middle School, Teacher Lynn Barney

 Senior Division: Eyrin Kim of Farragut High School, Teacher Matthew Milligan.

Oak Ridge National Lab

We are pleased to announce a fairly new award for excellence in computing by one of our largest sponsors of the fair, the Oak Ridge National Lab. This prestigious award of $500 and a letter from the director of the lab goes to the Senior Division team of Sidney Ozcan and Ipek Ozcan, Oak Ridge High School, Teacher Jessica Williams.

SASEF 

Southern Appalachian Science and Science and Engineering Fair staff presents $50 cash awards and certificates and to our favorite projects. This year’s award winners are:

Junior Division winners

1. Asha Goodall and Adeline Teglas (Teacher: Candice Halbert School: Youth Outreach in Science Technology Engineering and Math)
2. Lydia Burchett (Teacher: Candice Halbert School: Youth Outreach in Science Technology Engineering and Math).
3. KaShar Odom and Clara Steen (Teacher: Candice Halbert School: Youth Outreach in Science Technology Engineering and Math).

Senior Division:

1. Jessica Goddard (Teacher: Haley Gentry School: Jefferson County High School).

Society for Women Engineers, Smoky Mountain Section

The Society for Women Engineers, Smoky Mountain Section presents three $50 Awards to recognize sound applications of engineering principles.  The winners are

Junior Division: Maddox Atkins of Lakewood Christian Academy, Teacher Kasey Harkness

Senior Division:

1. Hannah Thomas of Heritage High school, Teacher Chelsie Sells
2. Eyrin Kim of Farragut High School, Teacher Matthew Milligan.

Strata G

Strata G presents a $500 scholarship award to an outstanding senior division projects related to environmental science to the Senior Division Celina Sebae of L&N STEM Academy, Teacher Bryan Schultz.

Tau Beta Pi

The Great Smoky Mountain Alumni Chapter of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society award $100 cash and certificates to outstanding projects in engineering. The winners are

Junior Division: Adithya Sastry of Sastry Home School, Teacher Chandramouli Sastry Senior Division: Amelie Nagle and Alexandra Shanafield of Oak Ridge High School, Teacher Jessica Williams.  

Tennessee Science Teachers Association

TSTA presents $50 cash awards to projects that exemplify outstanding adherence to the scientific method. This award goes to

Junior Division

1. Dosti Saleh (Teacher: Anna Edwards School: Annoor Academy of Knoxville)
2. Maddox Atkins (Teacher: Kasey Harkness School: Lakeway Christian Academy) 

Joanne Logan Sustainability Award

Dr. Joanne Logan is an exceptional leader in SASEF.  Dr. Logan has served in all SASEF offices and is currently SASEF head of local special awards. Dr. Logan retired from the University of Tennessee and we wanted to continue to honor her time with SASEF with this prize. If you know Joanne, you know that she is passionate about the environment and about teaching. The $50 Joanne Logan Sustainability award honors a student whose project has the sustainability mission at its core. Also, in keeping with Dr. Logan’s passion for teaching, the student’s teacher receives a $100 prize.

This award goes to Aarish Chowhan from Annoor Academy of Knoxville for his project Solar-powered water desalination.  The teacher is Anna Edwards.