Spectators and presenters mingled in the Dominion High School gymnasium during the 27th annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair. The fair's winning students will have a chance to compete in next month's state science fairat George Mason University. View photo »

Jun Hong Kim, a freshman at Stone Bridge High School, stands next to his winning project. He studied the relationship between natural and invading species of plants and how a fungus combats plant extinction through soil rejuvenation. View photo »

Students and spectators alike eagerly await the Science and Engineering Fair awards ceremony Thursday evening at Dominion High School for the 27th annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair. View photo »

Pushpit Thohan, left, and Kyle Morgan, right, look at their prizes during Thursday's 27th annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair awards ceremony at Dominion High School. Morgan, a student at Heritage High School, won a $200 prize from Intel for his computer science project. View photo »

Michael Fowler, a senior at Briar Woods High School, took the alternate Best of Fair award at the 27th annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair for his project on the correlation between carbon dioxide and hurricanes. Should one of the two winners, Jun Hong Kim or Erica Gouse, be unable to attend, he will fill his or her spot at the upcoming International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta in May. View photo »