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AWIS-North Carolina YOUNG STEM STAR AWARDS to Inspire innovation in students from Underrepresented NC communities

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2024 Winners 

High School Division: 

Emily Martinez, Duplin Early College High School. Kenansville, North Carolina
Project Save Water

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Middle School Division:

Saumya Wagh, Davis Drive Middle School, Cary
Gripping New Opportunities – Harnessing Gecko Leg Biomimicry for Prosthetics

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Elementary School Division:

Bailey Cummings, Boone Trail Elementary, Lillington
Is it Egg-cellent?

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2023 Winners

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Senior Division:
 Allison Owens

Project: AABMCOP: Applying Agent-Based Modeling to COVID-19 Outbreaks in Prisons

School: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC

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Foot Tracks on Sand

Junior Division:
Ella Hoffert

Project: Data Seeds

School: Asheville Catholic School, Asheville, NC

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Stone Steps

Elementary Division:
Amaya Jones

Project: Growing Strong: Comparing Plant Growth in Different Soils

School: Page Street Elementary School Troy, NC

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