Welcome to the future of
science.
Established in 2001, the Regeneron Westchester Science & Engineering Fair (WESEF) encourages students to participate in hands-on science by showcasing the research of high school students in Westchester & Putnam counties of New York State and sponsoring the top students from the fair to advance to the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair.
We are the
largest
regional high school
science fair in America.
800+
student projects
500+
judges
40+
high schools
WESEF
2026
Thank you to our sponsors and donors, as well as to the Somers Central School District Administration, the Somers High School and Middle School Administration, Faculty, and custodial staff, and especially to Dr. Bill Maelia and his students for hosting WESEF 2026.
Special thanks to our photographer, Megan Zupan, for capturing so many of the wonderful moments of the WESEF competition and awards ceremony. The pictures from Friday and Saturday are ready to be viewed and downloaded at no cost. Please remember to share these on social media with #RegeneronWESEF
Congratulations to
our 2026
finalists.
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Stella Artuso – Animal Sciences
Harrison HS -
Tycho Force – Animal Sciences
Westlake HS -
Carlos Del Aguila – Behavioral Sciences
New Rochelle HS -
Robert Kang– Behavioral Sciences Ossining HS
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Siena Versaci– Behavioral Sciences Masters School
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Sophie Zhong– Behavioral Sciences Yorktown HS
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Gabriel Hwang– Biochemistry Edgemont HS
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Brady Wang – Biochemistry
Horace Greeley HS -
Warren Fu – Computational Bio/Bioinformatics
Horace Greeley HS -
Aryan Shenoy – Computer Science
Yorktown HS -
Harper Morgan – Engineering
Mamaroneck HS -
Makaila Eagleton – Environmental Sciences
Somers HS -
Evan Aronoff – Medicine & Health Sciences
Somers HS -
Eric Huang – Medicine & Health Sciences
Ossining HS -
Kaushambi Roy – Medicine & Health Sciences
Edgemont HS -
Emily Salemo – Medicine & Health Harrison HS
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Chase Talpins – Microbiology
Rye Country Day -
Illaria Liedtke – Neuroscience Rye Country Day School
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Scarlett Hartzman – Physics & Astronomy
New Rochelle HS -
Glen Feng – Plant Sciences
Irvington HS
