Pflugerville Students Shine at the Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Festival

Pflugerville students showcased their scientific ingenuity at the Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Festival at the end of February, with 38 junior projects and 240 elementary projects entered in the competition.

Three students—Michael Aldridge, William Spurlin, and Canhphuc Le—will advance to the Texas Science and Engineering Fair (TXSEF), which will take place March 28-29, 2025, at Texas A&M University in College Station.

Junior Special Awards and Recognitions

1st place in Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics
Michael Aldridge, William Spurlin (Pflugerville MS)
Streamlining Torpedoes: Reducing Drag to Increase Hydrodynamic Efficiency

2nd place in Embedded Systems
Canhphuc Le (Pflugerville MS)
Beyond the punch: Conceptualizing the StrikeSense into karate sparring

4th place in Mathematics
Adrian Ayala Barradez (Pflugerville MS)
Mathematics the Project

5th place in Mathematics
Vincent Zheng (Pflugerville MS)
Vincent's Science Fair Project

Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge SSP
Michael Aldridge, William Spurlin (Pflugerville MS)
Canhphuc Le (Pflugerville MS)

US Office of Navy Research Award
Michael Aldridge, William Spurlin (Pflugerville MS)

Superintendent Award for Pflugerville ISD
Canhphuc Le (Pflugerville MS)

 

Elementary Special Awards and Recognitions

Dell Healthy Living Health Innovation Award
Elizabeth Hamlin, Robin Coleman (Caldwell ES)

Dell Medical School Future Health Leader Award
Grant Ploch (Murchison ES)
Jack Clegg (River Oaks ES

Congratulations to all the students for their hard work and innovation.