San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono County Science & Engineering Fair (SIMSEF) 2022 and the
Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2022
On March 17, 2022, our President, Varun Srivastava, received the Gold Medal at the San Bernadino, Inyo, and Mono County Science & Engineering Fair as well as the Regeneron Biomedical Science Award, the Mu Alpha Theta Award, the American Psychological Association Award, and the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools STEP Board Award, and advanced to the 2022 Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair.
His research project “Predicting the Onset of Depressive Disorders using Machine Learning” aimed to automate the process of identifying the onset of depressive disorders to help solve the mental health issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the Random Forest machine learning algorithm, a model was created with an accuracy of 84.29%. This model was then integrated into an app called Let's Heal, which allows the users to answer 25 questions and receive their prediction based on the model, along with interpretable information on how to proceed with the predictions.
Congressional App Challenge 2021
In 2021, the STEM For All Foundation team won the Congressional App Challenge in California’s 31st Congressional District for their app, WeConnect. Our president, Varun Srivastava, our Vice President, Shriyaa Narayanan, our Secretary, Dexter Xu, and our member, Abhisri Narayanan, developed the app to combat the degradation of mental health, especially in high school students, from the isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono County Science & Engineering Fair (SIMSEF) 2021 and the
Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2021
On March 18th, 2021, our Vice President, Varun Srivastava, received the Gold medal and Regional Regeneron ISEF Department of Defense STEM Leadership Prize for his project at the San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono, County Science and Engineering Fair. He was also selected to advance to the 2021 Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair.
His research project “Quantifying Census Tract Level COVID-19 Vulnerability and Risk using Computational Methods” aims to identify the most vulnerable US communities based on the COVID-19 so the distribution of limited resources can be prioritized to improve the effectiveness of pandemic response and reduce the number of cases and deaths. The results show that the model is about 86% accurate nationwide, demonstrating that the model is a viable option for use by state and local health authorities when creating plans to distribute critical medical supplies. ArcGIS Pro was used to publish maps for high risk tracts, high risk counties, predicted death rate and the accuracy of the prediction.
Apple Worldwide Developer Conference 2020 Swift Student Challenge
On June 16, 2020, our Vice President, Varun Srivastava, was one of the 350 students who participated and won in the WWDC20 Swift Student Challenge. The award was for his app, programmed using Swift Playgrounds, simulating the spread of COVID-19 and COVID-19 deaths in a community depending on the percentage of the population outside.
NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Inland Empire Affiliate Award & National Honorable Mention
On March 7th, 2020, our President, Vidhi Srivastava, received the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Inland Empire Affiliate Award and the National Honorable Mention. The awards honored her for her demonstrated interest and achievements in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance, and plans for post‑secondary education. She was also honored by Redlands Unified School District at their monthly board meeting for her achievement.
Science & Engineering Fair 2020
In March of 2020, our Vice-President, Varun Srivastava, received a bronze medal for his Science Fair project in San Bernardino County after being selected to advance to the county level from Redlands in January.
Student Spaceflight Experiment Program
Our President (Vidhi Srivastava), Vice-President (Varun Srivastava), and Secretary (Dexter Xu) all received recognition for their participation in the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program along with their teams.
2019 Congressional App Challenge
On January 21st, 2020, our Vice-President, Varun Srivastava, was recognized for winning the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for California's 31st Congressional District. He was honored by Representative Pete Aguilar and the board of Redlands Unified School District for his achievement.
Certification for iD Tech: Develop and Code Games with C++
This summer, our Vice President, Varun Srivastava, decided to learn C++ in order to move from block programming to language and to be able to teach other students. He received certification from iD Tech after taking the course at Cal Poly Pomona.
GEMS: A Pathway to Success
Vidhi Srivastava was invited to a garden party at the Four Seasons Garden in Riverside to celebrate GEMS (Girls Excelling in Mathmatics and Science with Success). She was a panelist and answered questions about the GEMS program and STEM education for girls.
Moore Middle School 8th Grade Awards, May 2019
Varun Srivastava won the Principal's Excellence Award and the President's Gold Award for Educational Excellence for maintaining a 4.0 Grade Point Average and exceeding standards on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress in both Math and English in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. He also received the Molly Dearing Winston Award for his good character, academics, and helpfulness to others.
University of Redlands STEM Student Symposium, April 2019
STEM For All Foundation in collaboration with the University of Redlands Center for Educational Justice,organized the 1st Annual Student STEM Symposium on Friday, April 19th, 2019. It celebrated the creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, research, innovation and entrepreneurship of the students of the Inland Empire. They received a Certificate of Excellence for empowering student voice in STEM education.
SIM Science and Engineering Fair, April 2019
The San Bernardino, Inyo and Mono Counties (SIM) Science and Engineering Fair is an annual competition of science and engineering projects designed, developed and displayed by elementary and secondary students from schools in these counties. Varun Srivastava developed a device that measures the air quality and provides warnings for asthmatic students to help solve chronic absenteeism in schools.
Leading Edge EdTech Summit, April 2019
Vidhi and Varun attendend the Leading Edge EdTech Summit and had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Mitchel Resnick, creator of Scratch and Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.
NCWIT Aspirations Award, March 2019
The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) honored Vidhi Srivastava with the Inland Empire Affiliate award for her demonstrated interest and achievements in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance, and plans for post‑secondary education.
6th Annual California STEAM Symposium, October 2018
Our President and Vice-President presented at the STEAM Symposium on October 28-29. They ran a booth at the Student Showcase on October 28, showing teachers and students their work in Coding and Robotics. They received a Certificate of Recognition by the State Superintendent Tom Torlakson.
Redlands USD SBAC Perfect Scores, October 2018
Varun Srivastava received an award in recognition of obtaining a perfect score in Math and English on the California Assesment of Student Performance and Progress.
IEEE Try Engineering Camp, July 2018
Vidhi Srivastava attended IEEE Try Engineering Camp, a two week residential summer camps held at University of California Riverside. She participated in a broad range of hands-on activities, including working in teams to solve engineering challenges — such as building and launching rockets, building a robotic arm out of everyday materials, and designing and soldering working circuits. She received the IEEE Summer Scholar Certificate.
SIM Science & Engineering Fair April 2017
The San Bernardino, Inyo and Mono Counties (SIM) Science and Engineering Fair is an annual competition of science and engineering projects designed, developed and displayed by elementary and secondary students from schools in these counties. Vidhi and Varun Srivastava studied the effect of distance and materials on Wi-Fi signals.
Moore Middle School 8th Grade Awards, May 2017
Vidhi Srivastava won the Principal's Excellence Award and the President's Gold Award for Educational Excellence for maintaining a 4.0 Grade Point Average and exceeding standards on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress in both Math and English in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.
Redlands USD SBAC Perfect Scores, November 2017
Varun Srivastava received an award in recognition of obtaining a perfect score in Math and English on the California Assesment of Student Performance and Progress.
CSEd Week Kickoff Event, December 2017
At the CSEd Week Kickoff Event hosted by CODE.ORG on December 2nd-4th of 2017, our president, Vidhi Srivastava, received the Champion of Computer Science Award in the Student category.
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5th Annual California STEAM Symposium, December 2017
Our team presented at the STEAM Symposium for the third time on December 10-11 of 2017. They displayed coding projects at the Student Showcase from AppLab and Scratch. They also displayed the LEGO Mindstorms EV3, LEGO WEDO 2.o, SPRK from Orbotics, and Dash from Wonder Workshop. They received a Certificate of Recognition from the Assistant State Superintendent Thomas Adams.