Student Spotlights 

Twelve Science Coach students advanced to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, May 9-15, 2026. ISEF is the world’s largest global science competition for high school students. Through an international network of local, regional, and national science fairs, millions of students are encouraged to explore their passion for scientific inquiry. Each spring, an elite group of these students is selected as finalists and offered the opportunity to compete for approximately $9 million in awards and scholarships.

Click the photos below to learn about the impressive research being done by Science Coach students. 

Finn Young and Christopher Thomas scaled - ScienceCoach.org
Finn Young & Christopher Thomas

Holt High School – Missouri 
Teacher: Lydia Spoor

Emma Fetterhoff ISEF Headshot scaled - ScienceCoach.org
Emma Fetterhoff

Perryville Senior High School – Missouri 
Teacher: Leanne Thele 

Nora Mitschele scaled - ScienceCoach.org
Nora Mitschele

Lebanon High School – Missouri 
Teacher: Ryne Emerick

Eli Pavy ISEF Headshot 1 scaled - ScienceCoach.org
Eli Pavy

Clarkton High School – Missouri 
Teacher: Tiska Rodgers

5f057689d91 - ScienceCoach.org
Issa Geisendorfer

Quincy Senior High School – Illinois 
Teacher: Jessica Loos

Benjamin Lothamer ISEF Headshot 1 1 - ScienceCoach.org
Ben Lothamer

Mid Prairie HSAP – Iowa 
Teacher: Claudia Preston

Gillian Petty headshot for ISEF virtual board 2026 scaled - ScienceCoach.org
Gillian Petty

Joplin High School – Missouri 
Teacher: Karisa Boyer

Brenden Fain headshot for ISEF virtual board 2026 - ScienceCoach.org
Brenden Fain

Joplin High School – Missouri 
Teacher: Karisa Boyer

f3103ed9d91 - ScienceCoach.org
Emma Rogers

Basehor-Linwood High School – Kansas 
Teacher: Sean Nash

Aditi 2 scaled - ScienceCoach.org
Aditi Sriram

Mayo High School – Minnesota
Teacher: Melissa Erickson

Rathan 2026 Regional ISEF scaled - ScienceCoach.org
Rathan Duggirala

Mayo High School – Minnesota 
Teacher: Melissa Erickson