Pine Crest Students Earn Top Honors at Florida State Science and Engineering Fair

Thirteen (13) Pine Crest Middle School students and five Upper School student researchers participated in the 71st Annual Florida State Science and Engineering Fair, joining more than 900 finalists from across Florida to present original scientific research.

Pine Crest students earned an impressive collection of category awards, special recognitions and nominations, including three students advancing to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

Senior Division (Upper School)

Animal Sciences

• Colette Petit ’27 – 4th Place in Category

Intelligent Machines, Robotics and Systems Software

• Aditya Kumar ’27 – 4th Place in Category
• Vedaant Agarwal ’27 – 3rd Place in Category; selected as one of only three students from Broward County to advance to the International Science and Engineering Fair
• Koray Abramson ’27 – 3rd Place in Category; selected as one of only three students from Broward County to advance to the International Science and Engineering Fair

Physics

• Kobi Weitzman ’27 – 3rd Place in Category; selected as one of only three students from Broward County to advance to the International Science and Engineering Fair

Junior Division (Middle School)

Animal Sciences

• Masha Kuznetcova ’30 – 1st Place in Category; nominated for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
• Bianca Garfi ’30 – 3rd Place in Category

Behavioral and Social Sciences

• David Diaz-Padua ’30 – 2nd Place in Category; nominated for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
• Suhaana Desai ’30 – 3rd Place in Category

Cellular/Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

• Rhea Mahesh ’30 – 2nd Place in Category; nominated for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Earth and Environmental Science

• Liv Gordon ’30 – Recognition Award; Monroe County Regional Science and Engineering Fair Special Award

Engineering and Materials Science

• Max Hall ’30 – 3rd Place in Category; nominated for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Environmental Engineering

• Dashiell Kilpatrick ’30 – Florida Association for Water Quality Control Special Award; NASA and Kennedy Space Center Engineering Special Award; nominated for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Intelligent Machines, Robotics and Systems Software

• Maximilian Wakefield ’30 – 1st Place in Category; Junior Division Dr. Nelson Ying Scholars Overall Grand Award Winner; nominated for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
• Rihaan Meher ’30 – 2nd Place in Category; nominated for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Microbiology

• Bailey Frank ’30 – 1st Place in Category; Florida State Science and Engineering Fair Special Award; nominated for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
• Dilan Saverimuttu ’30 – 2nd Place in Category; nominated for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Plant Sciences

• Samantha Cook ’30 – 3rd Place in Category

The Florida State Science and Engineering Fair is one of the state’s premier STEM competitions, bringing together top student researchers across scientific disciplines to showcase innovation, discovery and real-world problem solving.

Congratulations to all of our Pine Crest student researchers on this outstanding achievement.