2021 Science Olympiad – Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America

The 20th annual Science Olympiad was held via Zoom on March 7, 2021.

Lida Gevorkian

B.S. in mathematics
California Single Subject Teaching Credential in Mathematics and Science.
Science Fair Coordinator and also Science Department Chair since 2001 at A&V Chamilian Armenian School.
One of ten members of JAC (judges Advisory Committee) at California State Science Fair for three years
Member of PARC (Project Abstract Review Committee) for 5 years.
The judge in both California State Science Fair and Los Angeles County Science Fair since 2001.
As of 2008, honored to become a member of the Los Angeles County Science Fair Committee.
Under contract by Glendale Unified School District since 2001 teaching high school Math and science summer sessions.
AESA “Teacher Award” Winner (2019 and many previous years)

Dr. Hagop Injeyan

Graduate of the UCLA School of Engineering with a specialty in lasers and optics.
Retired scientist currently teaching part time at PCC and a technical consultant
32 year career in aerospace with the last 27 years at Northrop Grumman where he was a Technical Fellow and a chief architect for high power solid state lasers.
Authored numerous journal articles and holds 25 patents in the field of lasers.
Throughout his career in aerospace and now in retirement, Hagop Injeyan has been a passionate Science Fair mentor and judge and his students have received numerous awards at the LA County and California State Science Fairs.
He has been an AESA member and served as Judge on AESA’s Science Olympiads for many years.
AESA Judge of the year, 2017

Gor Grigoryan

Let’s teach the computer to read ancient Grabar manuscripts with artificial intelligence with help of G.A.I. software

“A.H. Yeritsyan gymnasium at MSU branche” LLC

Armenia

Klara Matuszewska	Monitoring Flux Density of Jupiter’s Synchrotron Radiation	Ribet Academy	USA
Gary Shirikchian	The Effects of Hydroponic Agricultural Methods on the Growth of Plants	Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School	USA

Name Award	Student(s) Name(s)	Project Title	School	Country
Zaven Akian and Norman Sarafian Family First Place Award	Suren Danielyan Aghunik Shambaryan	SmartBot	COAF SMART Center, Lori Region	Armenia
Dr. Alex Gregorian and Atoian Family Second Place Award	Alec Mnatzakanian	Wingin’ It – The Effects of Camber	Clark Magnet High School	USA
Ms. Helen Dabaghian and Alex Gregorian Third Place Award	Vardan Simonyan Siranush Aramyan	Alternative way to get paper	High school N1 city Hrazdan, Kotayk region	Armenia
Peter Shirajian and Bezdikian Family Honorable Mention Award	Lendrush Hovhannisyan David Ghazaryan Armen Gasparyan	Energy Generating Roofs	V. Abrahamyan Secondary School, Jrahovit, Ararat region	Armenia
In the memory of Dr. Chahen Khandjarian Honorable Mention Award	Daniel Shakaryan	Investigating Newton’s second law of motion using a centripetal force apparatus	Hoover High School	USA

Name Award	Student(s) Name(s)	Project title	School	Country
Ms. Helen Dabaghian First Place Award	Nareg Khashaki	Intelligent COVID-19 Store Greeter	Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School	USA
Barkoudarian Second Place Award	Nicole Hacopians	How Fast Can You Go?	Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School	USA
In the memory of Melanie Oukhtens and Dr. Vaughn Gregor Third Place Award	Lilian Shamamian	Measuring the Performance of Face Masks	Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School	USA
Dr. Vrejouhi Darian Honorable Mention Award	Nancy Tanossian	Solar Powered Dishwasher	Armenian Sisters Academy	USA
Nazari Family and R. Mr. Mnaskanyan Honorable Mention Award	Michelle Zibdea	Most Moisturizing Lotion	AGBU Manoogian Demirdjian School	USA

Name Award	Student(s) Name(s)	Project Title	School	Country
Dr. Emmanuel Aaron Shirajian First Place Award	Anna Grigoryan	phytoncides and their effect on food safety	YSMU “Heratsi” High School, Yerevan	Armenia
Vanig Godoshian and Abrahamian Second Place Award	Anna Papyana Geghetsik Mnatsakanyan	Genetic Polymorphism of Telomerase Components and the Risk of Schizophrenia	YSMU “Heratsi” High School, Yerevan	Armenia
Dr. Agbabian and Shahmirian Family Third Place Award	Mane Kurghinyan Sona Sargsyan	Production of biohydrogen using waste recycling	YSMU “Heratsi” High School, Yerevan	Armenia
Kalayan and Oukhtens Family Honorable Mention Award	Eric Sardaryan RubenKhurshudyan Mher Sanosyan	The finding out of parasites in lizards’ blood	YSMU “Heratsi” High School, Yerevan	Armenia
Atoian and Abrahamian Family Honorable Mention Award	Nona Mesropyan Laura Ghazayan Hasmik Gharibyan	Biological Method of Control of Polymeric Materials	“Poqrik Ishkhan” educational complex, Yerevan	Armenia

Name Award	Student(s) Name(s)	Project Title	School	Country
Guevrekian Family First Place Award	Isabelle Koutnouyan	How Does Thyme Oil and Ambient Temperature Affect the Shelf-Life of Milk?	Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School	USA
Norman and Sossie Sarafian Second Place Award	Nanar Shahinian	Sweet But Fatal: The Effect of Different Sugar Concentrations on the Lifespan of Drosophila Melanogaster	Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School	USA
Dr. Svetlana Minassian Third Place Award	Kaitlyn Baghdassarian	Just “Passing” Through: Dissolving Kidney Stones	Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School	USA
Mr. Simon Guevrekian in the Memory of Mr. George Guevrekian Honorable Mention Award	Elin Asatourian	Determining Whether Foods Contain Useful Nutrients	Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School	USA
In the Memory of Harmik Hovnanian Honorable Mention Award	Amaras Elyaspoor	Does the Biomass Used Affect the Biogas Created?	Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School	USA

Nancy Tanossian	Solar Powered Dishwasher	Armenian Sisters Academy	USA
Nicole Zibdea	Creating a Wearable wristband That Helps Track the Side Effects of Autism	AGBU Manoogian Demirdjian School	USA

Rubina Harutyunyan

YMSU “Heratsi” High School

Yerevan, Armenia

Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Armenian School

Glendale, CA