Millard Oakley STEM Center

Overall 1st Place

Benjamin Sprik
New Colossus Academy, Putnam County – Filtration Face Off

Overall 2nd Place

Chloe Boyd
Dekalb County High School, Dekalb County – The HOLE Truth

Overall 3rd Place

Elsie Sheumaker
New Colossus Academy, Putnam County – Stayin' Alive, One Compression at a Time

Senior Division Winners

Animal & Plant Sciences

1st – Alivia Hart – White County High School, White County – Is Your Livestock Grain Worth Its Weight?

2nd – Olivia Minton & Kinley Niehuus – Dekalb County High School, Dekalb County – Garden Grooves

Behavioral & Social Sciences

1st – Taeyoo Kim & Louis Kim – Cookeville High School, Putnam County – Analysis of Effects of MBTI with respect to age, gender, blood type, and ethics

2nd – Eva Greene – New Colossus Academy, Putnam County – Social Media and the Perception of Beauty Standards

3rd – Nolan Archer – New Colossus Academy, Putnam County – The Future of AI Art

Chemical Sciences

1st – Levi Pelfrey – Bledsoe County High School, Bledsoe County – How acidity affects the digestive enzyme in saliva

Earth & Environmental Sciences

1st – Lly Madge – White County High School, White County – Geospatial Analysis of Ambient mR Radiation Dose Rates in Urbanized and Rural Ecosystems in Tennessee

Energy & Environmental Engineering

1st – Estee Willis & Macie Burton – White County High School, White County – Comparative Analysis of Decomposition Rates for Biodegradable vs. Plastic Glitter

Engineering, Robotics & Computer Sciences

1st – David Wheeler & Jaxon Kleparek – Dekalb County High School, Dekalb County – AI vs Reality

2nd – Breanna Powell – White County High School, White County – A Comparative Analysis of Tensile Strength and Durability of TIG, MIG, and STICK Welds

Health & Wellness

1st – Sydney Hassler & Jaelyn Hawn – Monterey High School, Putnam County – Bacterial Resistance on Contaminated Cell Phones

2nd – Levi Rempel & Martin Anderson – Monterey High School, Putnam County – What are you drinking?

3rd – Jackson Reel – Bledsoe County High School, Bledsoe County – Electrolyte Challenge: Sports Drink vs Orange Juice

Junior Division Winners

Best of Junior Division

Marvin Tidwell Award – Jaxon Green – York Elementary School, Fentress County – Like Father, Like Son

Animal & Plant Sciences

1st – Thomas Troutt & Chantley Driver – Macon County Junior High School, Macon County – Reel 'Em In

2nd – SkyLynn Woodard & Marlee Lane – Smith County Middle School, Smith County – Plants in different environments

Behavioral & Social Sciences

1st – Kelsey Roark & Addie Schafer – Macon County Junior High School, Macon County – Attraction In Action

Chemical Sciences

1st – McKenzie Neill – New Colossus Academy, Putnam County – The pHacts of Fruit

2nd – Addison Dishmon – York Elementary School, Fentress County – Pop Goes The Fizz

3rd – Logan Garrett – York Elementary School, Fentress County – The Race to Melt

Engineering, Robotics & Computer Sciences

1st – Greyson Neill – New Colossus Academy, Putnam County – Can You Truss This Bridge

Health & Wellness

1st – McKenzie Walker – York Elementary School, Fentress County – Feel The Beat: How Different Types of Music Impact Heart Rates

2nd – Joel Vaughn – New Colossus Academy, Putnam County – Freezing Temperatures of Sodas
3rd – Braxton Walker – York Elementary School, Fentress County – Tooth Takedown: Which Drinks Are Weakening Your Enamel?

Physics, Astronomy & Mathematics

1st – Katelyn Emmitt & Demi Carter – Macon County Junior High School, Macon County – Bounce It Like It's Hot

2nd – Audrey Reiser – Macon County Junior High School, Macon County – Want Some Popcorn?

3rd – Bently Carter & Colby Neely – Macon County Junior High School, Macon County – Make It Pop