Two Glen Burnie High School students have earned the top award at the 60th annual Anne Arundel County Public Schools Regional Science and Engineering Expo, giving them a chance to represent the county on an international stage.
Juniors Abdullah Ashraf and Henry Nwobodo were named Grand Award winners for their project, “A Low Cost, Tunable Model for Studying Hypoxia-Driven Growth in A375 Melanoma Cancer Cells Using Jacketed Breathable Silicone-Walled Shake Flasks.”
Their project explored how a low-cost silicone shake flask could be used in cancer research labs to study how low-oxygen conditions affect cancer cell behavior.
Glen Burnie Duo Advances to International Competition
With the win, Ashraf and Nwobodo will represent Anne Arundel County at the 2026 International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona.
The annual competition brings together top student researchers from around the world and marks a significant step forward for the Glen Burnie High School team.
Other Anne Arundel Students Also Earn Top Recognition
Additional students were also recognized as International Science and Engineering Fair finalists and runners-up for the Grand Award.
Kenny Nguyen of Broadneck High School earned finalist honors, along with Aarushi Bhattarai of Old Mill High School and Chelsea Sun of Atholton High School.
Severn River Middle Students Earn National Award
At the middle school level, Edward Tersine and Joseph Stein of Severn River Middle School received the nationally recognized Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Award.
They will go on to represent Anne Arundel County at the 2026 Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge in Washington.
