Capital Area Science & Engineering Fair: Casef

03/16/2026

After panel judging, time spent getting to know one another and meeting Society for Science alumni, the Regeneron Science Talent…

03/16/2026

Junior CASEF Finalists who were interviewed on Wednesday

03/15/2026

Check it out! The winner was from one of the 40 counties that CASEF covers! In PA!!

Launched in 1942 as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search, the Regeneron Science Talent Search (Regeneron STS) recognizes and empowers our nation’s most promising young scientists who are developing ideas that could solve society’s most urgent challenges. The 2026 Regeneron STS finalists’ res...

03/14/2026

Congratulations to our CASEF Jr and Sr Grand Champions winners! Highlights from our sponsors from Our Awards Ceremony at Messiah University

03/13/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 CASEF grand champions at Messiah University.

03/13/2026

Congratulations to our 3 CASEF Senior Grand Champions! Best of luck at ISEF in Phoenix this May.

03/11/2026

Congratulations to all the young scholars who participated in CASEF’s 2026 science fair. Great projects by all!

03/11/2026

In our region of USPA001, Congratulations to Connor Hill of State College Pa for winning….

We are excited to announce that Connor Hill of State College, Pennsylvania, has won the top award of $250,000 in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation's oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.

This year marks the 85th anniversary of the Science Talent Search and Regeneron’s 10th year as the title sponsor; Regeneron is extending its title sponsorship through 2037, pledging $150 million to fuel the next generation of science and technology leaders

Forty finalists were honored at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., receiving more than $1.8 million in awards recognizing groundbreaking research, exceptional analytical rigor, exceptional problem-solving skills and potential to shape the future of STEM.

The top prize was awarded to 17-year-old Connor Hill for discovering a way to identify all the possible "noble polyhedra," highly symmetric shapes with flat sides and straight edges. He wrote a computer program to do the computations and proved there are two infinite families of noble polyhedra, as well as 146 isolated examples.

Second place and $175,000 went to Edward Kang, 17, of Hackensack, New Jersey for using retinal images to train AI models on subtle patterns linked to autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to create a screening tool called RetinaMind. He also created retinal cell models to study gene changes that may help explain why these differences occur.

Third place and $150,000 went to Iris Shen, 17, of The Woodlands, Texas, for testing a potential cancer drug in clams to see if they could serve as an animal model for blood cancer drug discovery. In the clams, the drug had a similar effect to what researchers observe in human cells. She also tested a mix of other potential cancer drugs, which slowed the clams' tumor growth.

Congratulations to all the winners!

03/11/2026

Thank you judges and students for an excellent day @ Messiah University March 10, 2026!

10/05/2025

Have you got an idea for science fair? Listen to our two time ISEF finalists about their experience with CASEF and ISEF.

Combined ISEF experiences of five years, these two unique and talented young men share their thoughts and recommendations for future ISEF Finalists. A CC cor...