Panda Express MESA Day Preliminary @ USC

Pre MESA Day is MESA's signature competitions. Every year at Pre MESA Day, a variety of STEM competitions are hosted at the University of Southern California. We hope to see all of our students compete at Pre MESA Day this Spring!
Since 2001, Panda Express has sponsored our local competition.
We celebrate 26 years of sponsorship!
Please check back in January 2027 for more information, including logistics and registration and submission link.

Competition Rules

Engineering Lab Book
An engineering lab book is required to compete in the Cargo Glider, MESA Machine, and Moon Base competitions. Please use the guideline and template resources for your Engineering Lab Book.
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AI for Social Good / AI & Health Disparities
AI Specialist:
Cargo Glider
Cargo Glider Specialist:
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Coding Solutions
Coding Solutions Specialist:
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Crime Scene Science
Crime Scene Science Specialist
MESA Machine
​MESA Machine Specialist:
Moon Base
Moon Base Specialist:
Team Math Challenge
Team Math Challenge Specialist:
​None
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National Engineering Design Challenge
NEDC Specialist:

Pre MESA Day RESULTS

Congratulations to all of our students who participated in Pre MESA Day! We hope that the project competition(s) inspired you and helped you to grow as a student and individual through your commitment, dedication, perseverance, and never giving up. Be proud of your accomplishments! 

2026 Results

Pre-MESA Day 2023

Congratulations to all of our USC MESA students! Through your participation, we hope that you grew as a student by learning the importance of perseverance and collaboration!

Pre-MESA Day 2022

Results for all competitions, except Coding Solutions, were live streamed from on our USC MESA YouTube Channel. See the video to right.
Thank you to everyone who participated and supported our Pre MESA Day event! Click the buttons below to view all competition winners for middle and high school levels separately. Congratulations to all, your hard work and effort is amazing and you should ALL be very proud of yourselves for participating this year!

Pre-MESA Day 2021

For the competition results, please click the specific level button below. Please note the three tabs/sheets at the bottom:
  • ​Projects = results for all competitions
  • Awards + Raffles by School = list of medal, ribbon, and raffle winners
  • LA Metro Regional MESA Day = list of teams advancing to the regional finals