NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest 2016 Results

This year we received 996 entries from 4,017 students sponsored by 512 teachers. Entries came from 23 countries: Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, England, India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Republic of Korea (So.Korea), Romania, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Venezuela. U.S. entries were received from 15 states and territories: California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Winners

Grand Prize

The Grand Prize for the 2016 Space Settlement Contest went to a small team of 5 students (grades 11/12), SeungHyeon D., JaeHun J., DongHyun K., YongSung P., and HwanSung J. under the instruction of KangSan K., from Incheon, Republic of Korea (South Korea) for creating Project Divinity.

First Prize

Grade 12 First Prize

• Ragnarok, Tau T., Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Individual.
• Agri Scout, Ennis, County Clare, Ireland (St. Flannan's College), Small Team.
• Hector-The Defender, RKValley, Idupulapaya, Andhra Pradesh, India (Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies), Large Team (tie).
• Enterprise, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team (tie).

Grade 11 First Prize

• S.P.O.R.M. Space Settlement, Cristina Marie C.R., Aguada, Puerto Rico (Arecibo Observatory Space Academy), Individual (tie).
• Zapdos, Renasha M., New Delhi, India, Individual (tie).
• Project SPECTRA, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Small Team.
• Corona, New Delhi, India (Delhi Public School, RK.Puram), Large Team.

Grade 10 First Prize

• SCOT, Andres E., Buenos Aires, Argentina, Individual.
• Azura, Constanta, Romania (International Computer High School of Constanta), Small Team.
• Zora, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Large Team.

Grade 9 First Prize

• Zeus, Harsh G., New Delhi, India (Modern School Barakhamba Road), Individual (tie).
• Osiris, Ariana Z., Bucharest, Romania (International School of Bucharest), Individual (tie).
• Euroth, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (Somalwar High School, Nikalas Branch), Small Team.
• Opal, Constanta, Romania (Ovidius High School), Large Team.

Grade 8 First Prize

• Black Swan, Maria Laura D., Constanta, Romania ("Mircea cel Batran" National College of Constanta), Individual.
• Invictus-E, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Small Team (tie).
• Spero, Pune, Maharashtra, India (Vidya Valley School), Small Team (tie).
• TRIO: Three Rotating Inter-related Orbiters, Cortland, New York, United States (Cortland Jr Sr High School), Large Team.

Grade 7 and Younger First Prize

• The Interstellar Terrarium, Tamojeet R., Bellary, Karnataka, India (Jindal Vidya Mandir, JSW Township), Individual.
• Building a Space City, Coppell, Texas, United States (Coppell Middle School East), Small Team (tie).
• Saikatam, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Narayana Olympiad School), Small Team (tie).
• Jagath - The Future of Mankind, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya English Medium School: Venkatagiri), Large Team (tie).
• Indraprasth, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School JP Nagar Branch), Large Team (tie).

Artistic Merit First Prize

• Antravaas III, New Delhi, India (DAV Centenary Public School, Paschim Enclave), Small Team.

Literary Merit First Prize

• Cruithne Space Station, Medias, Romania ("National School of Gas" High School Medias and Nr.5 School Medias), Small Team.

Second Prize

Grade 12 Second Prize

• Aether, Juan C., Caracas, Venezuela (Colegio Santiago de Leon de Caracas), Individual.
• The Terra-Mars Dacicus Project, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Small Team.
• Comet, Taichung City, Taiwan, (Mingdao High School), Large Team (tie).
• COD: City of Destiny, RKValley, Idupulapaya, Andhra Pradesh, India (Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies), Large Team (tie).

Grade 11 Second Prize

• Sarga, Yajur D., Guaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Individual.
• BANA 4.0,, Aguado, Puerto Rico (Arecibo Observatory Space Academy), Small Team (tie).
• Estlora Vita - The Future Seeking Eye, Jalandhar City, Punjab, India (Apeejay School), Small Team (tie).
• Catharsis, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Small Team (tie).
• Hiraeth, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Large Team.

Grade 10 Second Prize

• Cosmo City - The Second Home, Satya N., Balasore, Odisha, India (St. Vincent's Convent School), Individual.
• Guros, Beijing, China (The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China), Small Team.
• Reutron, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Narayana High School), Large Team.

Grade 9 Second Prize

• The Sanjeevani Project, Sriram D., Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Individual (tie).
• Sky Eldorado, Vaibhav R.S.V.N.S., Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School JP Nagar Branch), Individual (tie).
• Project Novigo, New Delhi, India (Delhi Public School RK.Puram), Small Team (tie).
• Helios, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana e-Techno School, Hi Tech City), Small Team (tie).
• Project AASHA - Hope for a Better Future, East Delhi, India (Amity International School Mayur Vihar), Large Team.

Grade 8 Second Prize

• Antarikshnivas - The Space Colony, Ajinkya N., Dhule, Maharashtra, India (North Point School), Individual.
• Phoenix, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National College of Informatics), Small Team.
• Rinata Terra, Forsyth, Missouri, United States (Forsyth Middle School), Large Team.

Grade 7 and Younger Second Prize

• Prarthana, Thidas L.B., Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (Taylor Park Elementary School), Individual (tie).
• Strategis 5.10, Maria V., Bucharest, Romania (The International Computer High School of Bucharest), Individual (tie).
• The Atlas Project, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (Hyde Park Middle School), Small Team.
• Daivansh, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Vizag), Large Team (tie).
• Attis, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana IIT Olympiad School), Large Team (tie).

Artistic Merit Second Prize

• My Green Paradise, Poorvi G.A., Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Individual.

Literary Merit Second Prize

• Bionic Neighborhood, Daniel Alexandru L., Ovidiu, Romania ("Mircea cel Batran" National College, Constanta), Individual (tie).
• Journey for the Survival, Akhilrao B., Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana Olympiad School, Hyderabad), Individual (tie).
• 'capital letters', Alina L., Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Individual (tie).

Third Prize

Grade 12 Third Prize

• Type 4, Alexandru George G., Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Individual.
• Alpha Eternum, Elmwood Park, Illinois, United States (Elmwood Park High School), Small Team.
• VYOM (A) KSIS, Vyomanaut Astronomy Club (student members from various schools), Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Large Team.

Grade 11 Third Prize

• Mansarover Space Settlement, Keshav M., Pachkula, Haryana, India, Individual (tie).
• Sookshmanda - The Cosmic Energy Machine, Kedar Rajiv P., Visakh District, Andhra Pradesh, India (Abbasaheb Garware College), Individual (tie).
• Theia Space Settlement, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Small Team (tie).
• New Terra, Bogota, Colombia (Anibal Fernandez de Soto IED), Small Team (tie).
• BEYOND - Exploring Imagination, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGU-IIIT Nuzvid), Large Team.

Grade 10 Third Prize

• Chandrasamaj, Kavin K., Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hebbal), Individual (tie).
• LISA, Dikshith R., Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India (Narayana IIT Olympiad School, Kennedy Campus), Individual (tie).
• FAULT, Sanchit S., Amravati, Maharashtra, India (School of Scholars, Amravati), Individual (tie).
• MinkOdin, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Small Team (tie).
• Aristarchus Space Station, Bucharest, Romania (Saint Sava National College), Small Team (tie).
• Kesarion Space Project, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran" / Liceul Teoretic "Traian" Constanta), Large Team (tie).
• ARKA - New Light to Life, Vanasthalipuram, Telangana, India (Narayana High School), Large Team (tie).

Grade 9 Third Prize

• Empyrean, Arnav B., Jalandhar City, Punjab, India (Apeejay School), Individual (tie).
• Engineering in the Space, Alin-Ilie S., Constanta, Romania (Ovidius High School), Individual (tie).
• Solenoid, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Small Team (tie).
• Afrodita 1.0, Bucharest, Romania (International School of Bucharest), Small Team (tie).
• ZΩH, Jalandhar City, Punjab, India (Apeejay School), Large Team.

Grade 8 Third Prize

• Shalom, Sarah John T., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Narayana e-Techno School, Mumbai), Individual (tie).
• IgoPILL Space Settlement, Igor K., Lodz, Poland (Gimnazjum nr 22 Lodz Poland), Individual (tie).
• Spectra Space Settlement, Ploiesti, Romania (Scoala Internationala Spectrum Ploiesti), Small Team (tie).
• Orbit, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India (Ravindra Bharathi School), Small Team (tie).
• Project Kronos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana IIT Olympiad School), Small Team (tie).
• Alien Terra, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Rednam Gardens), Small Team (tie).
• Antarikshaa Aashrayahaa - The Space Settlement, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Narayana e-Techno School, Bellandur), Large Team (tie).
• 'grauda plus(+)', Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Large Team (tie).

Grade 7 and Younger Third Prize

• Neptune-775, Ayush N., San Diego, California, United States (Canyon View Elementary School), Individual (tie).
• Argo, Hemanth Kumar M., Secunderabad, Telangana, India (FIITJEE World School), Individual (tie).
• Astro Feast, Shalini P., Arumbakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (Narayana e-Techno School, CHE-AB), Individual (tie).
• Tree of Life, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Small Team (tie).
• Orion, Coppell, Texas, United States (Coppell Middle School East), Small Team (tie).
• Sirius, Kushaiguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana High School), Small Team (tie).
• Ashling, Jalandhar Cantt, Punjab, India (Police DAV Public School), Small Team (tie).
• Andromeda, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Ravindra Bharathi School), Large Team.

Artistic Merit Third Prize

• The Panchayudha, Adarsh U., Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Narayana e-Techno School, GB Palya), Individual.

Literary Merit Third Prize

• Lunasteroid - 5782, Viraja D., Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Little Flower Public School), Individual (tie).
• 'Magnificient Twin' Space Settlement, Nishith D., Edison, New Jersey, United States, Individual (tie).

Honorable Mention

Grade 12 Honorable Mention

• Space Eden, Summer G., Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Individual
• Bharat, Sohan S., Guwahati, Assam, India (Kendriya Vidyalaya NF.Rly Maligaon), Individual.
• Avani 2.0, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India (Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Nuzvid), Small Team.
• Paarijata, Karimnagar, Telangana, India (Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies), Small Team.
• HEXIS - A Space Paradise, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Small Team.
• The Age of Archaeus, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Small Team.
• Honeycomb, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Small Team.

Grade 11 Honorable Mention

• Project TARS, Sakib Shahriar A., Dhaka, Bangladesh (Notre Dame College), Individual.
• Komorebi - A Human Endeavour in Space, Sayan C., New Delhi, India (Delhi Public School, Rohini), Individual.
• Tsuki Usagi, Aniruddh R., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Pace Jr College, Andheri), Individual.
• Fahrenheit 451, Constanta, Romania (Ovidius High School), Small Team.
• Indus : Reborn - The Cradle of Life, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India (Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Nuzvid), Small Team.
• Caelus, Bucharest, Romania (International Computer High School of Bucharest), Small Team.
• Talithas, Constanta, Romania (National College "Mircea cel Batran"), Small Team.
• Astrophe, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Small Team.
• AION, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National College of Computer Science / Saint Sava National College), Small Team.
• SAFT, Beijing, China (The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China), Small Team.
• Tomis Space Settlement, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Small Team.
• Atlas, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India (Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Nuzvid), Large Team.
• Aeternum, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Large Team.

Grade 10 Honorable Mention

• Quadruvium, Mohammad Shahbaz S., Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Narayana e-Techno School, Koramangala), Individual.
• Zalmoxis, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College / Johannes Honterus Gymnasium), Small Team.
• Tortoise, Constanta, Romania (The International Computer High School of Constanta), Small Team.
• Athena, Jalandhar, Punjab, India (Apeejay School), Small Team.
• Maeve, Jalandhar, Punjab, India (MGN Public School, Jalandhar), Small Team.
• Atlantis, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Large Team.
• Project Argo, Beijing, China (The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China), Large Team.
• Project ASGARD, Beijing, China (The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China), Large Team.
• Hanging Eden, Beijing, China (The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China / Beijing 101 High School), Large Team.
• Fantarium 2016, Gurgaon, Haryana, India (Ryan International School) Large Team.

Grade 9 Honorable Mention

• CARMA, Constanta, Romania (The International Computer High School of Constanta), Small Team.
• Project Ancora, Lahore, Pakistan (Aitchison College), Small Team.
• Dynamo, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana High School), Large Team.
• CILO - Civilization in Lunar Orbit, Bellary, Karnataka, India (Narayana e-Techno School Bellary), Large Team.
• Prometheus I, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Large Team.
• Immortalitatem, Calarasi, Romania (Colegiul National "Barbu Stirbei" Calarasi), Large Team.
• ANIMUS, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Sri Chaitanya High School), Large Team.

Grade 8 Honorable Mention

• NIRVANA - Space Settlement Design, Rishabh S., Patna, Bihar, India (St. Karen's Secondary School), Individual.
• PodX, Jonathan N., Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States (William Annin Middle School), Individual.
• Aeronautics, Yugam S., Sunnyvale, California, United States (Cupertino Middle School), Individual.
• 'J.E.F.S colony' (Jet-Flatable Spacecolony), Mritunjayan K., Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (Narayana e-Techno School ECR), Individual.
• Uranus, Ishan S., Secunderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana Olympiad School), Individual.
• DIONE, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Narayana Olympiad School), Small Team.
• The Unicorn, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana Olympiad School), Small Team.
• Crypton, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana Concept School, Dilshuk Nagar), Small Team.
• Pleiades, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Sri Chaitanya High School), Small Team.
• Ambar, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (Hyde Park Middle School), Large Team.

Grade 7 and Younger Honorable Mention

• Project Rameem Space Settlement 2016, Rameen N., Harbanspura, Lahore, Pakistan (The Trust School, ATH, Aamir Town), Individual.
• Mayank, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Vizag), Small Team.
• Airavatam, Anathapur, Andhra Pradesh (Sri Chaitanya School), Small Team.
• Anlunax, Fort Myers, Florida, United States, Small Team.
• StellarLocus, New York, New York, United States (The Dalton School), Small Team.
• ANKA, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Small Team.
• Demeter, Bucharest, Romania (Scoala Gimnaziala Internationala de Informatica), Small Team.
• Sahasra, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Ravindra Bharathi School), Large Team.
• Indian Space Arrow, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Large Team.
• Kosmo, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana Concept School, Dilshuknagar), Large Team.

Artistic Merit Honorable Mention

• Garden of Eden, Sheng A., Maple, Ontario, Canada (Lakefield College School), Individual.
• Survivor, Nathan P., Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Swiss International Scientific School), Individual.
• Artwork, Siya G., Pathankot, Punjab, India (JMK International School), Individual.
• The Orbital Domes, Chance A., Ortonville, Michigan, United States (Brandon Academy of Arts and Sciences), Individual.

Literary Merit Honorable Mention

• A Space Eden, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Vizag), Small Team.
• Story, Jhanvi G., Narangpur, Punjab, India (Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya), Individual.
• The Space Disc, Madhu S., Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Narayana e-Techno School, GB Palya), Individual.

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