DURHAM, NH — Eighty-one young inventors were honored with awards at the 36th Northern New England Invention Convention.
The Northern New England Invention Convention, which is run by the Young Inventors' Program at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, hosted 130 students in a hybrid event with 40 volunteers from various academic and STEM professional fields supported the competition as judges. Here is how the students fared.
The winners will head to the Invention Convention U.S. Nationals from June 1, to June 3, at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.
Most Complex: Joshua Youn, Happy Birthday Ding Dong, Bedford.
Most Original: Chloe Jennerjohn and Lilianna Lewis, Rube Goldberg "Dog Feeder," Bedford.
Best Team Effort: Olivia Skouteris and Young Inventor, Strike, Bedford.
Best in Grade: Graciela Ferguson, Feed the Kitty, Barrington.
Most Complex: Elora Porter, Bunny Feeder, Hooksett.
Most Original: Kade Harris, The Dance Party Machine, Bedford.
Best Team Effort: Maura Osgood and Sophie Sargent, Lotion-O-Meter, Weare.
Best in Grade: Tyler Csendes, Ty's Rad Rube, Bedford.
1st Place: Rowan Schulte, Chicken Feeder 4000, Hooksett.
2nd Place: Young Inventor, Chore or Chill, Bedford.
3rd Place: Jacob Radin, The Cheater Sheeter, Bedford.
Honorable Mention: Eli Parry, Automatic Wood Filler, Gilmanton.
1st Place: Evelyn Spaulding, The Paw-sher, West Newbury, Massachusetts.
2nd Place: Gabriel Caron, Flip It, Bedford.
3rd Place: Cooper Plourde, Puppy Keeper, Gilmanton.
Honorable Mention: Carter Casey, Grocery Gloves, Hooksett.
Honorable Mention: Jane Zhang, Evergreen Plant Pot, Weston, MA.
1st Place: Jacob Marchand, Inflatable Igloo, Hopkinton.
2nd Place: Lucia Amellino, Magnet Opener 3000, Greenland.
3rd Place: Macy Wayman, The Passer, Hooksett.
Adaptive/Assistive Technology: Lucia Amellino, Magnet Opener 3000, Greenland.
Animal Welfare: Caroline McLean, All in One Monarch Feeder, Hooksett.
Community Awareness: Miles McQuaid, The Back Hat, Amherst.
Entrepreneurship: Colton Smith, Egg Gathering Gadget, Gilmanton.
Environmental Impact: Young Inventor, Look Beneath the Bottle, Greenland.
Health & Wellness: Andrew Aravantis, Pop-A-Puff, Hooksett.
Home Improvement: Olivia Powers, The Gaisik, Amherst.
1st Place: Sara Tilton, The Head Holder, Hooksett.
2nd Place: Matthew Boucher, Swim Goggles 20/20, Bedford.
3rd Place: Samuel Corning, Tissue Tote, West Newbury, MA.
Animal Welfare: Brooks Benson and Kayden Martakos, The Dog Feeder 3615, Hooksett.
Community Awareness: Brecken Tibbs, The Machine that Saves Lives, Bedford.
Entrepreneurship: Andre Laureano and Violet Marshall Giguere, The Milk Tab, Amherst.
Health & Wellness: Benjamin Kinnane, The Helpful Book Holder, Bedford.
Home Improvement: Eve Ruback, Flex Frame, Bedford.
Sports/Toys/Games/Music: Brendan MacLeod, The Lego Lift, Bedford.
1st Place: Hassiba Benzerrouk, The Quiet Collar, Windham.
2nd Place: Prasan Sundaravadiel, Smart WaterSystem, Dover.
3rd Place: Young Inventor, Pack Back Back Pack, Bedford.
Adaptive/Assistive Technology: Jacob Carey, EDDy the Emergency Delivery Drone, Gilmanton.
Connor Hallinan, Shark Away: Magnetic Paint, Nashua.
Animal Welfare Honorable Mention: Young Inventor, No More Herons Stealing Fish, Bedford.
Animal Welfare: Kaitlyn Ferrantino, Pet Scratcher 2000, Andover, MA.
Community Awareness: Talia Kant and Avery Lowe, HandheldDictionary, Amherst.
Entrepreneurship Honorable Mention: Tatum Zipke, MarkerMagnet, Hopkinton.
Entrepreneurship: Young Inventor, Descuffinator 3000, Weare.
Environmental Impact: Haven Flanders, Eco-Bot, Nashua.
Health & Wellness: Young Inventor, Chilly Chill, Nashua.
Home Improvement: Zora Upham, The Branch Sauna, Bedford.
Sports/Toys/Games/Music: Gabe Kierce, SWING, Bedford.
1st Place: Reid Hamilton and Emily Little, Attach-o-Pocket, Hooksett.
2nd Place: Liam Goodwin, Handy Hair Helper, West Newbury, MA.
3rd: Place: Gwen Buelte, The Salt Spreader, Hopkinton.
Adaptive/Assistive Technology: Liam Goodwin, Handy Hair Helper, West Newbury, MA.
Animal Welfare: Lucy Tanner, Purrfect Plant Protector, West Newbury, MA.
Entrepreneurship: Reid Hamilton and Emily Little, Attach-o-Pocket, Hooksett.
Home Improvement: Jace LaBranche and Violet Lloyd, The Small Pet Preventer, Hooksett.
Sports/Toys/Games/Music: Maya Steinberg, Pedal Power, Greenland.
1st Place: William Zhang, Ground Fire Detection System, 9th Grade, Weston, MA.
2nd Place: Rex Dan, 7th Grade, AeroWatch Air Quality Monitor, Ashburn, VA.
3rd Place: Grace Meisser, The Simple Sand-inator, Weare.
Adaptive/Assistive Technology: Emma Leroy, The MagniBed, Wolfeboro.
Animal Welfare: Melinda Clark, The Trapdoor Hamster Tube, Wolfeboro.
Community Awareness: Ruben Lee, T.R.A.S.H., Bedford, MA.
Entrepreneurship: Henry Hudson, The E-Z Paper Smoother, Wolfeboro.
Environmental Impact: Jacob Pinard, Food Fork, Wolfeboro.
Health & Wellness: Sophia Armellino and Elena Baryiames, Ticks Be Gone, Greenland.
Home Improvement: Amritanshu Pradhan, REMIN-D-OOR, Amherst.
Sports/Toys/Games/Music Honorable Mention: Alexis MacBrien, The BasketBaller, Wolfeboro.
Sports/Toys/Games/Music: Brody Ferguson, Shoe Switcharoo, Wolfeboro.
Best in Show AwardsIEEE Electric Award: Cooper Plourde, Puppy Keeper, Gilmanton.
IEEE Design Award: Gwen Buelte, The Salt Spreader, Hopkinton.
ASHRAE Sustainability Award: Prasan Sundaravadiel, Smart WaterSystem, Dover.
Modern Woodmen of America Community Impact Award: Philip Lapierre, Fog Blocker Mask, Hooksett.
Joyce Kenne Memorial Scholarship: Emily Riekert, Pillow Pals, Greenland.
Torc Disruptive Technology Award, 1st Place: Young Inventor, The Smart Bottle, Wolfeboro.
Torc Disruptive Technology Award, 2nd Place: Haven Flanders, Eco-Bot, Nashua.
Torc Disruptive Technology Award, 3rd Place: Rex Dan, AeroWatch Air Quality Monitor, Ashburn, VA.
University of New Hampshire Leitzel Center Innovation Award: Amritanshu Pradhan, REMIN-D-OOR, Amherst.
Ignite the Spark Award: Gabriel Caron, Flip It, Bedford.
To learn more about bringing YIP to your school, community, or home, visit its website for program and contact information: unh.edu/leitzel-center/young-inventors-program.