Several dozen Round Rock ISD students showcased their STEM skills at the Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Fair earlier this month at the Palmer Events Center.

The annual STEM competition welcomes third- through 12th-grade students from 14 Central Texas counties. Overall, more than 1,400 elementary, 320 middle, and 250 high school students competed.

The following students were recognized for their work:

Best of Fair- Headed to International Science and Engineering Fair in May
Gargi Sharma- Biochemistry- Round Rock High School
Uma Sthanu- Mathematics- Westwood High School

Junior Innovators Challenge Recipients
Vraj Ankur Patel- BioMedical Health Sciences and Engineering- Pearson Ranch Middle School
Abhay Tippimath- Material Science- Pearson Ranch Middle School

Elementary Division- 3rd-6th grade
Rohan Karthik- Austin Parks Foundation Young Environmentalists Award- Elsa England Elementary School
Rania Alam- Austin Parks Foundation Young Environmentalists Award- Laurel Mountain Elementary School
Parv Parikh- Austin Parks Foundation Young Environmentalists Award- Spicewood Elementary School
Sahana Shankar- Dell Healthy Living Health Innovation Award- Canyon Creek Elementary School

Secondary Division- 7th-12th grade
Arya Hirsave- Biochemistry- Canyon Vista Middle School
Samvith Mahadevan- BioMedical Health Sciences and Engineering- Canyon Vista Middle School
Hamsika Kolluru- BioMedical Health Sciences and Engineering- Canyon Vista Middle School
Aekus Bains- Cellular and Molecular Biology- Canyon Vista Middle School
Arnav Saraf- Physics and Astronomy- Canyon Vista Middle School
Ved Khatri- Systems Software- Canyon Vista Middle School
Avi Arun, Ayaan Khan, and Gautam Thimmapuram- Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design- Grisham Middle School
Samika Raj, and Shakthi Sivasubramaniam- Biochemistry- Pearson Ranch Middle School
Akhil Nagulapaty, and Aditya Narayanan-Cellular and Molecular Biology- Pearson Ranch Middle School
Rahul Mahapatra- Earth and Environmental Sciences- Pearson Ranch Middle School
Mithul Rao, and Abhijay Gangarapu- Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design- Pearson Ranch Middle School
Diya Venkataragavan- Systems Software- Pearson Ranch Middle School
Feyza Karaca- Animal Sciences- Walsh Middle School
Alakh Gajjar and Alap Kotasthane- Animal Sciences- Walsh Middle School
Samarth Singhal, Nihal Takalkar and Swar Patel- BioMedical Health Sciences and Engineering- Walsh Middle School
Heitor Penido Freitas, Evan Nguyen, and Sahil Datla- Chemistry- Walsh Middle School
Aadhav Kaliaperumal- Engineering Technology: Stats and Dynamics
Amasha Koswatta- Environmental Engineering- Walsh Middle School
Heitor Penido Freitas, Evan Nguyen, and Sahil Datla- Materials Science- Walsh Middle School
Arjun Srigiri, and Satyan Patel- Plant Sciences- Walsh Middle School
Samarth Nirmal- Systems Software- Walsh Middle School
Surya Arunkumar- Behavioral and Social Sciences- McNeil High School
Asvini Thivakaran- Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design- McNeil High School
Abhay Tippimath- Mathematics- McNeil High School
Suhaan Khan- Physics and Astronomy- McNeil High School
Nila Arunkumar- Plant Sciences- McNeil High School
Gargi Sharma- Biochemistry- Round Rock High School
Anagha Deepak- BioMedical Health Sciences and Engineering- Round Rock High School
Neel Hiremath- Embedded Systems- Round Rock High School
Evelyn Zhao- Plant Sciences- Round Rock High School
Navnith Naveen Prabhu- Systems Software- Round Rock High School
Rishik Kolpekwar- Round Rock High School
Ohm Shankar- BioMedical Health Sciences and Engineering- Westwood High School
Savya Bhat- Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design- Westwood High School
Avani Gautam, and Enyao Zhang- Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design- Westwood High School
Suchir Kumar, and Naithruv Kashyap- Environmental Engineering- Westwood High School
Aarush Tulsyan, Anish Bhat, and Rohan Shankar- Materials Science- Westwood High School
Grace Huh- Materials Science- Westwood High School
Uma Sthanu- Mathematics- Westwood High School
Prithvi Krishnan-Systems Software- Westwood High School
Vibha Hirsave- Translational Medical Services- Westwood High School

Secondary Division- Special Award Winners
Suchir Kumar, Naithruv Kashyap- City of Austin Office of Sustainability Climate Protection Sr- Westwood High School
Rahul Mahapatra- City of Austin Watershed Protection – Watershed Detectives Award- Pearson Ranch Middle School
Ananyaa Srivatsan- Dell Center Healthy Living Health Innovation Award- Round Rock High School
Gargi Sharma- GARSEF Best of Fair- Round Rock High School
Uma Sthanu- GARSEF Best of Fair- Westwood High School
Suchir Kumar, Naithruv Kashyap- NASA Earth System Science Award- Westwood High School
Vidhi Borkar, Rewa Gokhale- Passion for Science Award Jr- Walsh Middle School
Asvini Thivakaran- Ricoh Award- McNeil High School
Avani Gautam, Enyao Zhang- Ricoh Award- Westwood High School
Asvini Thivakaran- Smith and Dawson Science Award- McNeil High School
Ananyaa Srivatsan- Society of Women Engineers 2nd Sr- Round Rock High School
Rahul Mahapatra- Stockholm Jr. Water Prize- Pearson Ranch Middle School
Nila Arunkumar- Superintendent Award for Round Rock ISD Sr- McNeil High School
Arya Hirsave- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Canyon Vista Middle School
Diya Venkataragavan- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Pearson Ranch Middle School
Avi Arun, Ayaan Khan, Gautam Thimmapuram- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Grisham Middle School
Arnav Saraf- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Canyon Vista Middle School
Ved Khatri- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Cedar Valley Middle School
Aekus Bains- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Canyon Vista Middle School
Samvith Mahadevan- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Canyon Vista Middle School
Hamsika Kolluru- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Canyon Vista Middle School
Heitor Penido Freitas, Evan Nguyen, Sahil Datla- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Walsh Middle School
Samarth Singhal, Nihal Takalkar, Swar Patel- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Walsh Middle School
Rahul Mahapatra- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Pearson Ranch Middle School
Aadhav Kalliperumal- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Walsh Middle School
Amasha Koswatta- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Walsh Middle School
Samarth Nirmal- Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP- Walsh Middle School
Asvini Thivakaran- US Office of Navy Research Award- McNeil High School
Suchir Kumar, Naithruv Kashyap- Yale Science & Engineering Assoc- Westwood High School