The Orange County Science & Engineering Fair is the county's annual research competition for students in grades 6 through 12. Students present original work to judges in a Junior Division for grades 6–8 and a Senior Division for grades 9–12. Winners can go on to the California Science & Engineering Fair and national competitions. This year twenty-eight Ardent students won awards.
Nine of them had placed before. Kayla and Marissa won 1st Place for the second year running. Sailee and Zoe moved up from 2nd Place in 2022 to 1st. Matthew and Cloris, Junior Division winners in 2021, won 1st Place in the Senior Division. Braden, Jacob and Adela placed again after winning in 2022.
28students with awards
10first places
11special awards
Junior Division, grades 6–8
- Isabelle1st Place, Botany Applications
- Kayla1st Place, Microbiology and Cell Biology
- Meghana1st Place, Microbiology and Cell Biology
- Sailee1st Place, Behavioral Sciences
- Shouryan2nd Place, Environmental Science/Environmental Engineering
- Timothy2nd Place, Physics/Astronomy
- Braden3rd Place, Mathematics and Software
- Jacob3rd Place, Energy Conversion/Alternative Energy
- HaleyHonorable Mention, Botany
- RitvinHonorable Mention, Energy Conversion/Alternative Energy
- RuilinHonorable Mention, Physiology/Medical Biology
Senior Division, grades 9–12
- Cloris1st Place, Behavioral Sciences
- Derek1st Place, Applied Mechanics/Structures & Mechanisms/Manufacturing
- Hailey1st Place, Physiology/Medical Biology
- Marissa1st Place, Behavioral Sciences
- Matthew1st Place, Physiology/Medical Biology
- Zoe1st Place, Physics/Astronomy
- Andrew2nd Place, Physics/Astronomy
- Benjamin2nd Place, Energy Conversion/Alternative Energy
- Elaine2nd Place, Physics/Astronomy
- Christine3rd Place, Applied Mechanics/Structures & Mechanisms/Manufacturing
- Jay3rd Place, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Ruhi3rd Place, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- AbishekHonorable Mention, Mathematics and Software
- AdelaHonorable Mention, Environmental Science/Environmental Engineering
- HarrietHonorable Mention, Physiology/Medical Biology
- JustinHonorable Mention, Mathematics and Software
Special awards
- HaileyArnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Chapman Award
- MeghanaArnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Chapman Award
- ShouryanArnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Chapman Award
- ZoeArnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Chapman Award; American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
- MatthewHarald Biessmann Memorial Award
- JayAmerican Chemical Society
- SamAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Southern California Section
- AdelaEnergy Coalition
- JacobEnergy Coalition
- RitvinOffice of Naval Research