STEMM Research Program

Awards & Accolades

In the last five years, Hawken STEMM students have garnered impressive accomplishments at the Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair:
2024
Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair:
  • Nathan Kalhan ’25, Grand Prize Winner in physical science category
  • 1 First Place Winner
  • 4 Second Place Winners
  • 4 Third Place Winners
  • 1 Honorable Mention
  • Numerous Additional Awards

2023
  • Zoltan Katorebai ’24, Grand Prize Winner at the Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair among numerous other awards.
Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair:
  • Bea Hardacre ’24, Grand Prize Winner in physical science category (NEOSEF)
  • 6 Second Place Winners
  • 4 Third Place Winners
  • Numerous Additional Awards and Cash Prizes


2022
  • Sasha Turner ’23, Grand Prize Winner in the Biological Science Division
  • 4 First Place Winners
  • 5 Second Place Winners
  • 3 Third Place Winners
  • 4 Cash Prizes
2021
  • 1 First Place Winner
  • 3 Second Place Winners
  • 1 Third Place Winner
  • 6 Cash Prizes
  • 1 NEOSF Science News Magazine Award
2020 – Fair canceled due to COVID-19

2019
  • 9 second-place prizes (in various categories)
  • 2 third-place prizes
  • Over $1500 in cash prizes
  • Daniel Kotrebai won 1st place at District Science Fair in Akron and qualified for State Science Fair

2018
The following Hawken students claimed 3 of 4 grand prizes at the 2018 Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair:
  • Claudia Hamilton ’19, Grand Prize Winner in the engineering category, David Lyons ’19, Grand Prize Winner in the math-computer category, Allison Sewell ’19 Grand Prize Winner in the health-medicine category
  • 4 First Place Winners
  • 6 Second Place Winners
  • 1 Third Place Winner

2017
  • Dhweeja Dasarathy ’17, Grand Prize Winner in Physical Science; All expense paid trip to the Intel Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA
  • 8 Second Place Winners