For exceptional merit in the areas of energy and the environment. Award is $1000. Presented by the California Energy Commission.

For an outstanding woman scientist from a deserving neighborhood. Award is $1000. Presented by Debra Reed and Arthur Drylle

For scientific achievement in the fields of cell and molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics, or technology development that will impact our understanding of plant cell biology. Award is $1000. Presented by the Center for Plant Cell Biology of the University of California, Riverside.

For the best project in the Senior Division on coastal science and/or engineering, addressing problems or providing new solutions or technology to coastal and ocean issues. Award is $500 and membership in CSBPA, California Chapter. Presented by the California Shore & Beach Preservation Association.

For projects best representing the excellence of California's youth in science studies. Award is $500. Presented by the Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Technical Training Foundation.

For the projects that best explore the industry that makes California the state that feeds the world, the $31 billion agriculture industry. Award is a $1,000 US Savings Bond. Presented by the California Association of Pest Control Advisors.

For achievement in mathematics and software studies. Award is $500. Limited to projects in the Senior Division. Presented anonymously.

For achievement in electronics and electromagnetic studies. Award is $500. Limited to projects in the Senior Division Presented anonymously.

For an outstanding project in the health sciences, especially with humanitarian consequences. Award is $1000. Presented by the Sheila Kar Health Foundation.

For distinctive performance in the physical sciences. This award has been presented annually since 1995. Award is an end piece of an ultrapure monocrystalline silicon boule. Presented by Dale L. Hall, retired Senior Engineer from Northrop Grumman Space Technology.

For a project advancing student scientific research and engineering applications of optical, photonic, imaging, and optoelectronic technologies. Award is $1000, a certificate, society membership, and a SPIE t-shirt. Presented by the International Society for Optical Engineering.

For outstanding science projects in all areas of neuroscience from molecules to mind. Award is $500. Presented by the UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI).

For an outstanding project in the field of geosciences. Award is $250 and a one-year subscription to The Professional Geologist. Presented by the American Institute of Professional Geologists and the California Council of Geoscience Organizations.

For the project best illustrating good scientific methodology in a discipline represented by members of CAPS, including physics, chemistry, biological and environmental science, toxics and energy resources. Award is $100 and an plaque. Limited to students in grades 7-11. Presented by the California Association of Professional Scientists. Sponsored by the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

For projects of exceptional merit in the areas of energy and the environment. Award is $250. Presented by the California Energy Commission.

For the best project in the Junior Division on coastal science and/or engineering, addressing problems or providing new solutions or technology to coastal and ocean issues. Award is $250 and and membership in CSBPA, California Chapter. Presented by the California Shore & Beach Preservation Association.

For the projects which best demonstrate and/or observe the use or effects of ionizing (e.g., x-rays) or non-ionizing (e.g., UV) radiation. First Place award is $100, Second Place award is $25, and each receives a certificate. Presented by the Southern California Chapter of the Health Physics Society.

For projects which best use innovative, low-cost experimental techniques to answer interesting scientific and engineering questions. Award is $30 and a certificate. Presented by the Science Buddies Program of the Kenneth Lafferty Hess Family Charitable Foundation.

For outstanding technical achievement in projects relating to the development of oil and/or gas resources, mechanics, subsurface fluid flow, and production of those or other energy resources through wellbores, or in projects of a technical nature requiring a high degree of independent thinking, which could be applied to the advancement of the field of petroleum engineering research and/or development. Award is $300. Presented by the Los Angeles Basin Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

For projects advancing student scientific research and engineering applications of optical, photonic, imaging, and optoelectronic technologies. Award is $250, a certificate, society membership, and a SPIE t-shirt. Presented by the International Society for Optical Engineering.

For projects best demonstrating outstanding achievement in the study of Earth Systems Science. Award is $250. Limited to students in grades 9-11. Presented by the University of California, Irvine, Department of Earth Systems Science.

For outstanding science projects in all areas of neuroscience from molecules to mind. First Place award is $100, and Second Place award is $50. Presented by the UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI).