Read the full article to find out about using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools and results at the 2024 Mercer Science and Engineering Fair.

This year we are proud to announce the awards received by our two 2023 Mercer Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF) Grand Prize winners,  Naveen Enock and Nicholas Hagedorn, at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). MSEF occurs in March and it is open to all students in the Mercer County, NJ area in grades 7-12. The grand prize winners of the Senior Division move on to ISEF in May.

Naveen, who attends West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, received the Central Intelligence Agency’s First Award for $1000. His project was Autonomous Soccer Robot.

Registration for the 2024 MSEF will open this fall but you can start your project now. You may use the 2023 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) forms if you plan on starting experimentation now. 

We would like to congratulate all the participants of this year's Mercer Science and Engineering Fair and recognize the winners at this year's event. The PDF file contains the complete list. 

The top two projects in the Junior Division were Zachary Phelan for the project, The Gauss Rifle, and Olivia Ahn, for the project, The Impact of Different Fabrics and the Resistance to Mosquitoes: Which Types of Fabrics Let Mosquitoes Go Through? These two students will move on to the Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge. 

The top two projects in the Senior Division were Naveen Enock for the project, Autonomous Soccer Robot, and Nicholas Hagedorn for the project, Strict Inequalities for the n-crossing Number. These two students will be moving on to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May in Dallas, TX. 

The Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge replaces the Broadcom Masters competition for the Junior Division. We welcome Thermo Fisher as the new sponsor. The winners of our Junior Division 2023 will be moving on to compete in the Challenge.