GBE Student Research Symposium

2024-2025

Once again, we are blown away by our Student Scientists and what they were able to achieve this year!

In-person, we hosted 19 schools in-person, including 15 schools from Miami-Dade County, 1 school from Broward County, 1 school from Palm Beach County, 1 school from Pennsylvania, and 1 school from Puerto Rico.

Virtually, we hosted 54 schools, including teams from South Africa, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Kentucky, Michigan, Texas, Missouri, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, West Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Montana, and Florida!

Overall, over 250 students participated and were able to share their original research with judges from NASA, Blue origin, SyNRGY, Costa Farms, and other science experts.

Scores and feedback have been shared with each school. To view the scoring rubric for 2024-2025, please visit this link.

We are pleased to announce the top five scoring teams below:

1 – iMater Charter High School – The Effects of Seed Irradiation on Gene Expression in Outredgeous Red Romaine Lettuce

2 – North Broward Preparatory School – The Future of Plants in Hydrogel and Space

3 – American Military Academy, PR – Yield and biomass production of Mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica) seeds exposed to neutron irradiation

4 – H. H. Dow High School – Utilizing Edible Fungi for Nutrient Retention in Soilless Substrates: Implications for Iron Buffering and Plant Growth in Space Habitats

5 – Martinsburg High School – Pak Choi Paradise

Congratulations to all, and we look forward to another amazing year of Growing Beyond Earth!