Chandler schools dominated the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF) held at the Phoenix Convention Center from April 11th - 13th, 2017, and won Best of Fair for the Elementary division for the second year in a row.

To give some perspective, although Chandler Unified educates less than 4% of the students in Arizona, our students took home more than half of the state's Grand Awards. Incredible job!

AzSEF is the science and engineering fair for the state of Arizona and is managed by Arizona Science Center.  School, homeschool, district, county and regional science fair first place winners from across Arizona compete at AzSEF for recognition, prizes and scholarships. Grand Award winners from the Senior High School Division go on to compete at the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which will be held in Los Angeles this year from May 14-19, 2017.  We are proud to announce that 8 out of the 15 Grand Award winning projects from Arizona that will proceed to the International Fair hail from Chandler Unified School District! Wow!

Scroll down to see the details and photos (as we add them) about our fabulous schools and Science and Engineering Fair award-winning students.

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Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Ms. Nipar and her science research students proudly represented Hamilton at the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF), the state science and engineering fair for Arizona managed by the Arizona Science Center. AzSEF brings together first-place winners from across Arizona to compete for thousands of dollars in prizes and scholarships. Six out of the 15 winning projects from AzSEF that will progress to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles are from Hamilton! Intel ISEF Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton High science research students Sachin Jaishankar and Somil Jain who won 1st place (Senior Division) in Biochemistry at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). Sachin and Somil will progress on now to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) taking place May 14 -19, 2017 in Los Angeles. Intel ISEF Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton High science research student Zhengdong Wang who won 1st place (Senior Division) in Physics and Astronomy at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). Zhengdong will progress on now to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) taking place May 14 -19, 2017 in Los Angeles. Intel ISEF Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton High science research student Ritika Bharati who won 1st place (Senior Division) in Biomedical and Health Services at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). Ritika will progress on now to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) taking place May 14 -19, 2017 in Los Angeles. Intel ISEF Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton High science research student Sachin Konan who won 1st place (Senior Division) in Embedded Systems at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). Sachin will progress on now to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) taking place May 14 -19, 2017 in Los Angeles. Intel ISEF Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton High science research student Shardul Kothapalli who won 1st place (Senior Division) in Mathematics at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). Shardul will progress on now to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) taking place May 14 -19, 2017 in Los Angeles. Intel ISEF Website

Basha Accelerated Middle School (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Basha AMS student Nikita Bharati, winner of the Arizona State University Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives Award, All Divisions, and $300 at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Basha Accelerated Middle School (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Basha Accelerated Middle School 8th grader Nikita Bharati who won 1st place in Medicine and Health, an invitation to the Broadcom MASTERS national science and engineering fair, and the ASU Sustainability Award at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). Broadcom MASTERS Website

Basha Accelerated Middle School (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Basha Accelerated Middle School 8th grader Sreyha Nandakumar who won 2nd place in Molecular Biology at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF).

Basha Accelerated Middle School (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Basha Accelerated Middle School 7th grader Benjamin Badhorn who won 1st place in Math and an invitation to Broadcom MASTERS at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). Broadcom MASTERS Website

Basha Accelerated Middle School (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Basha Accelerated Middle School 6th graders Amitesh Bharati, Cameron Bautista and Pablo Rodriguez who won 2nd place in Computer Science at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF).

Basha High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Basha High honors science research students Jacob Vitucci and Ryan Tran who won 2nd place (Senior Division) in Cellular and Microbiology at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF).

Basha High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Basha High honors science research student Rohit Nandakumar who won 3rd place (Senior Division) in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF).

Basha High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Basha High honors science research student Hannah Skocypec who won 3rd place (Senior Division) in Microbiology at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF).

Basha High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Basha High honors science research student Gabe Lopez who won NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF).

Bogle Junior High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Bogle Junior High student Alisha Verma, winner of the Association for Women Geoscientists Award, All Divisions at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Casteel High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Casteel student Sawyer DeShon who won 3rd Place in Chemistry, Junior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Casteel High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Casteel student Cali Pospisil who won 2nd Place in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Junior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Casteel High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Casteel student Mia Martinez who won 2nd Place in Mathematical Sciences, Junior Division, and the Association for Women in Science Award, All Divisions, at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Casteel High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Casteel student Lily Steenhard who won 2nd Place in Medicine and Health Sciences, Junior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Chandler High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Chandler High student Farin Shiehzadegan who won 2nd Place in Microbiology, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Chandler Traditional Academy - Freedom Campus (2016-2017)

Congratulations to CTA Freedom students Caitlin Patarakun, Mia Le and Kaylee Macnab who won 3rd Place in Environmental Sciences, Elementary Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Arjun Gadiyar who won the Mu Alpha Theta Award, All Divisions at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Kripa Agrawal who won 2nd Place in Plant Sciences, Senior Division, and was a University of Arizona $2,000 Scholarship Recipient at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Anuj Shah who won 1st Place in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Senior Division, and was a University of Arizona $2,000 Scholarship Recipient at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Jerry Zhu who won the Yale Science and Engineering Association Award, All Divisions and $50 at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Karthik Rajkumar who won 2nd Place in Systems Software, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Anay Gupta who won 3rd Place in Systems Software, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton students Alisha Goyal and Esha Bhatti who won 1st Place in Behavioral and Social Sciences, Senior Division, an American Statistical Association Award, All Divisions, and was a University of Arizona $2,000 Scholarship Recipient at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Jeffrey Zou who won the Arizona Hydrological Society Award, All Divisions, and $200 at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Vijay Viswanath who won 2nd Place in Animal Sciences, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton students Natasha Ganesh and Nicole Boucher who won 1st Place in Behavioral and Social Sciences, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton students Jahnavi Pejavar and Raywa Sathe who won 3rd Place in Biochemistry, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Lakshmi Vallabhaneni who won 1st Place in Biomedical and Health Sciences, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Maggie Han who won 3rd Place in Chemistry, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Grace Wei who won 3rd Place in Chemistry, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Dhruv Iyer who won 2nd Place in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Ankita Puri who won 2nd Place in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Senior Division, the American Meteorological Association Award, All Divisions, the Association for Women in Science Award, All Divisions, and was a University of Arizona $2,000 Scholarship Recipient at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Sachin Konin who won 1st Place in Embedded Systems, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Mani Kandan who won 2nd Place in Embedded Systems, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton students Travis Zhang and Dev Singhania who won 3rd Place in Energy: Physical, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton students Harsha Lakamsani, Shivam Mohite and Jonathan Dwiyono who won 3rd Place in Engineering Mechanics, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Samihan Dani who won 3rd Place in Environmental Engineering, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Brian Yu who won 2nd Place in Materials Science, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Aryasp Nejat who won 1st Place in Microbiology, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Hamilton High (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Hamilton student Rashmi Athaval who won 2nd Place in Microbiology, Senior Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Jacobson Elementary (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Jacobson students Samira Poonawala and Ria Kulhari who won 1st Place in Plant Sciences, Elementary Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Jacobson Elementary (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Jacobson students Katelyn Reinert, Megan Burke and Jessica Burke who won 1st Place in Chemistry, Elementary Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Jacobson Elementary (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Jacobson students Joohyun Lee, Samantha Smith and Brenna Buckley who won 3rd Place in Behavioral and Social Sciences, Elementary Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

Knox Gifted Academy (2016-2017)

Congratulations to Knox Gifted Academy student Mihira Karnik who won 2nd Place in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Elementary Division at the 2017 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF). AzSEF Awards Website

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