Edison Student Awards
At State Science Day, students are eligible for scholarships from the Governor’s Edison Awards in Advanced or Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Biomedical technologies, and Information Technology.
Students at Local and State Science Day are eligible for Governor’s Thomas Edison Awards in the fields of:
- Advanced or Alternative Energy
- Advanced Materials
- Biotechnology or Biomedical Technologies
- Information Technology
Governor’s Thomas Edison Awards for Excellence
List of Awardees from 2025 State Science Day
Award: Tuition only scholarships attending an Ohio College only:
Grades 10-12: 1st, $1,750; 2nd, $1,000; 3rd, $750.
Grades 7-9: 1st, $1,000; 2nd, $500; 3rd, $250.
Advanced Materials
1st place 10-12 grades
— Srividya Bade Vinod, Athens High School, Athens County
2nd place 10-12 grades
— Dana Stan, New Albany Intermediate School, Franklin County
3rd place 10-12 grades
— Vedant Chhabra, William Mason High School, Warren County
1st place 7-9 grades
— Sullivan Meneghetti, St Edward, Cuyahoga County
2nd place 7-9 grades
— Kendall Wild, Bloom-Carroll High School, Fairfield County
3rd place 7-9 grades
— Nathan Keltos, St Charles Borromeo, Montgomery County
Advanced or Alternative Energy
1st place 10-12 grades
— Sur Patel, Shiv Patel, and Siya Patel, Anderson High School,
Hamilton County
2nd place 10-12 grades
— Kyla Fallis, Bath High School, Allen County
3rd place 10-12 grades
— Ayat Jaffar, Hawken School, Geauga County
1st place 7-9 grades
— Adrian McKenzie & Vatsal Varshney,
Dayton Regional STEM School, Montgomery County
2nd place 7-9 grades
— Luke Kiene, East Richland Christian Schools,
Belmont County
3rd place 7-9 grades
— Mannat Thumati, Solon High School, Cuyahoga County
Biotechnology & Biomedical Technologies
1st place 10-12 grades
— Adharsh Narendrakumar, St Ignatius High School,
Cuyahoga County
2nd place 10-12 grades
— Molly Chhabra, William Mason High School, Warren County
3rd place 10-12 grades
— Omar Elbadawy, Hawken School, Geauga County
1st place 7-9 grades
— Anuki Mudalige, Olentangy Orange High School,
Delaware County
2nd place 7-9 grades
— Venkata Likhit Tanishq Chilakala, Little Miami High School,
Warren County
3rd place 7-9 grades
— Samipa Patel, Solon High School, Cuyahoga County
Information Science & Technology Research
1st place 10-12 grades
— Sadhil Mehta, Tippecanoe High School, Miami County
2nd place 10-12 grades
— Evan Dan, Solon High School, Cuyahoga County
3rd place 10-12 grades
— Laasya Acharya, William Mason High School, Warren County
1st place 7-9 grades
— Magdalene Stewart, St Mary, Fairfield County
2nd place 7-9 grades
— Shanmukha Pothula, Mason Middle School, Warren County
3rd place 7-9 grades
— Nikita Kakade, Dayton Regional STEM School,
Montgomery County