Based on awards they received at the local Lehigh Valley Science and Engineering Fair on March 18, thirteen Moravian Academy Middle and Upper School students moved on to the Delaware Valley Science Fair this past week. This fair was held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA from April 2 to April 4 and is sponsored by Drexel University. Along with hundreds of other students from the larger regional area, Moravian Academy students’ projects were judged by subject area professionals.

Once again, our Moravian Academy students continue to make us proud! Two of our Upper School students are moving on to the INTEL Science and Engineering Fair in May; two of our Middle School students have been invited to apply for entry in the Broadcomm Masters Middle-Level Science Fair to be held later this year.

Isha Mohapatra ’19 was awarded the overall silver medal in the senior fair and will be moving on to the INTEL fair. Neil Deshmukh ’20 was awarded the overall gold medal in the junior fair and will also be moving on to the INTEL fair.

At the middle school level, Kanchan Gupta ’24 received a first place award for her behavioral sciences project in the middle school fair. Rohan Mehta ’23 received a second place award for his computer science project in the middle school fair. Both of these students have been invited to apply for entry to the Broadcomm Masters Middle-Level Fair.

Many awards were presented to our students, including:

Isha Mohapatra ’19: Overall silver medalist in the senior fair; 1st place physics; 1st place Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association; 2nd Place Dow Chemical Company High School Award; 2nd Place Society of Women Engineers Award; Franklin Institute Physics Award

Neil Deshmukh ’20: Overall gold medalist in the junior fair; 1st place computer science; Drexel University partial scholarship; Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award, University of Sciences scholarship; and Yale Science and Engineering Association Inc Award

Rhea Malhotra ’20: 1st place – Biochemistry; Drexel University partial scholarship; 2nd place Janssen Biotech Research and Development Award; Merck Science Achievement Award; University of the Sciences scholarship; and West Pharmaceutical High School Award

Neha Skandan ’21: Honorable Mention- Math

Mikail Jaffer ’22: 2nd place – Engineering

Samit Mohapatra ’22: 2nd place – Environmental Sciences; NOAA Award; and Sustainable Development Award

Avi Singh ’20: Harrisburg University Scholarship

Kanchan Gupta ’24: 1st place – Behavioral Sciences at the middle school fair; Broadcomm Masters Middle School Award

Rohan Mehta ’23: 2nd place – Computer Science at the middle school fair; Broadcomm Masters Middle School Award

Rayna Malhotra ’24: Future Scientist Award United States Department of Agriculture Eastern Region