2018 Winners

After months of preparation, 98 teams from across the Pacific Northwest presented their projects on May 19, 2018. At the end of the competition, the scores were tallied and the winners were announced at the Award Ceremony that evening. 

Here are 2018's winners!

The Itron Food, Energy & Water Challenge

Technology

1st Place

$300 for each student team member

Styrofoam Eating Larvae

Ellensburg High School
Ellensburg, WA

Honorable Mention

$100 for each student team member

Prevent Micro-Plastics From Entering Waterways

Bellingham High School
Bellingham, WA

Design

Behavior

1st Place

$300 for each student team member

Green Choices? App-Solutely

Tri-Tech Skills Center
Kennewick, WA

2nd Place

$200 for each student team member

Rolling Gardens

Ellensburg High School
Ellensburg, WA

Honorable Mention

$100 for each student team member

Protein Packers 

Pullman Christian School
Pullman, WA

Multi-Approach

1st Place

$300 for each student team member

Toilet for Education

Tesla STEM High School
Redmond, WA

2nd Place

$200 for each student team member

Got Bad Dirt?

John R. Rogers High School
Spokane, WA

Honorable Mention

$100 for each student team member

Apples in Space

Wapato High School
Wapato, WA

The Boeing Aerospace Challenge

Technology

1st Place

$300 for each student team member

Powering the Future Step by Step: Using Piezoelectric Transducers to Generate Electricity

Camas High School
Camas, WA

2nd Place

$200 for each student team member

The Minimization of Disruption in Airplane Walkways Due to Food Service

Lake Stevens High School
Lake Stevens, WA

Honorable Mention

$100 for each student team member

Turbine on Mars

Rainier High School
Rainier, WA

Design

1st Place

$300 for each student team member

Producing Biofuels and Preventing Eutrophication Through the Application of Passive Filtration Systems Utilizing Localized Algae Blooms

Tesla STEM High School
Redmond, WA

2nd Place

$200 for each student team member

Improving Air Travel Safety with Conductive Concrete and Wing Slats

Tesla STEM High School
Redmond, WA

Honorable Mention

$100 for each student team member

Abeona Space Station

Vancouver iTech Preparatory Academy

Vancouver, WA

Behavior

1st Place

$300 for each student team member

Thermosense: Improving Airport Security Through Thermal Detection


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TAF @ Saghalie

Federal Way, WA

2nd Place

$200 for each student team member

The Drone Project

Pullman Christian School
Pullman, WA

Honorable Mention

$300 for each student team member

Changing the Behavior Around Cheaper and Cleaner Fuel Sources

Vision Charter School
Caldwell, ID

Multi-Approach

1st Place

$300 for each student team member

Charge 2 Go

Ballard High School

Seattle , WA

2nd Place

$200 for each student team member

Oil Spills: Don't Clog Your Gills!

Ballard High School
Seattle, WA

Honorable Mention

$300 for each student team member

Reducing the Consumption of Fuel in Aircraft by Decreasing Drag

Lake Stevens High School
Lake Stevens, WA

The McKinstry Built Environment Challenge

Technology

1st Place

$300 for each student team member

Implementing Hyperaccumulators and Pervious Concrete to Redesign Roads for the Phytoremediation of Runoff While Drastically Reducing Civil Infrastructure Construction Costs

Tesla STEM High School
Redmond, WA

2nd Place

$200 for each student team member

Green Means Go

Pullman Christian School

Pullman, WA

Honorable Mention

$100 for each student team member

The Systems Biology-Guided Discovery of the Toxic Plastic Waste to Bioplastic Pathway in Pseudomonas Putida KT2440

Hanford High School
Richland, WA

Design

1st Place--We had a tie!

$300 for each student team member

Biodegradable Algae Bioplastic and its Effect in and on Marine Ecosystem

Camas High School
Camas, WA

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Siphoning the Way to Sustainable Agriculture

Camas High School

Camas, WA

2nd Place

$200 for each student team member

The Effect of Volcanic Ash, Wood Ash, and Synthetic Boiler Ash on the Compression Strength of Concrete

Skyview High School
Vancouver, WA

Honorable Mention

$100 for each student team member

Straw Bale Apartments

Cascade High School

Everrett, WA

Behavior

1st Place

$300 for each student team member

Net Zero Home & Energy Sustainability

Redmond High School

Redmond, WA

2nd Place

$200 for each student team member

Energy Consumption and the Prevention of Thermal Energy Released Through Windows and Glazing with Minimal Effect on the Personal Experience

Lake Stevens High School

Lake Stevens, WA

Honorable Mention

$100 for each student team member

The Recycled Generation

Vision Charter School

Caldwell, ID

Multi-Approach

1st Place

$300 for each student team member

Active Shooter Shield

North Idaho Christian School

Hayden, ID

2nd Place

$200 for each student team member

Evaluating the Degradation of a Polyacitic Acid Design in Tampon Applicators and an Analysis on its Effect on Academic Success

Cascade High School

Everrett, WA

Honorable Mention

$100 for each student team member

Power Up!

Vision Charter School

Caldwell, ID

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