2021 National Award Winners from the California Invention Convention

The 2021 Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention U.S. Nationals were held virtually this year. Over 400 finalists from across the country showcased their inventions that solve problems facing our families, our friends, our neighbors, our world. The award were announced on June 24th .  You can check out the awards ceremony here.  

We are proud of all 65 inventors from the California Invention Convention who were invited to participate at these year’s Nationals. Several of them were singled out for awards and we have listed them below – by award type.

Congratulations to all!

Grade Level Awards

Grade Inventor   School Invention
Kindergarten Ian Brown Bishop Elementary GPE ( Growing Pain Eliminator)
Grade 3 Shinja Hong-Lange Walteria Elementary The Rosin Ring
Grade 5 Ava Gunther St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School The Chick-O Feeder 3000
Grade 9 Aryan Mangal American High School Determining mental wellbeing by analyzing change in social and personal behavior/habits using machine learning.
Grade 10 Christopher & Nicholas Kwok Sequoia High School Chaeto Biofilters: Chemically Modified Chaetomorpha to Mitigate Ocean Acidification

Industry Award Winners

Industry Grade Inventor   School Invention
Animal Care & Pets 5 Ava Gunther St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School The Chick-O Feeder 3000
Environmental and Sustainabiity 10 Christopher & Nicholas Kwok Sequoia High School Chaeto Biofilters: Chemically Modified Chaetomorpha to Mitigate Ocean Acidification
Household Organization and Appliances 5 Zander Ross Watsonville Charter School of the Arts Water Holder 2021

Specialty Award Winner

Award Inventor   Grade School Invention
Make the World Award – presented by Stanley Black & Decker Zander Ross 5 Watsonville Charter School of the Arts Water Holder 2021

Patent Application Winners

Inventor   Grade School Invention
Shellie Hance 8 Twin Hills Charter Middle All-Season Hamster Hut
Jyothikaa Ramann 11 Dougherty Valley High School CarC SPY: A Novel AI-based Electrochemical Biosensor for Early Cancer Detection

Invention Process Winner

Invention Process Inventor   Grade School Invention
Best Logbook Cala Watson 2 Pacific Coast Charter School Magic Medicine Kit

Global Change Winner

Award Inventor   Grade School Invention
Community/Societal Benefit Sponsored by Lemelson MIT Anish Bhethanabotla 8 Independent Inventor Advent – A comprehensive low cost automatic ventilator and vital signs monitor

People’s Choice Award

This award is voted on by all the young inventors participating in the Nationals competition.  Our congratulations to the Kwok brothers!!

Peoples’ Choice Inventors   Grade School Invention
Christopher & Nicholas Kwok 10 Sequoia High School Chaeto Biofilters: Chemically Modified Chaetomorpha to Mitigate Ocean Acidification
"Kids Inventing Their Future"