Congratulations HISEF Winners

February 22, 2014

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HONORABLE MENTIONHigh School

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PLANT SCIENCESEmily Pencek(ACP/Glassmeyer)Can Micturition Promote Vegetation?

MEDICINE AND HEALTH

Esha Bhatti(HHS/Bhagdev)Anticoagulants on Blood Clotting

MICROBIOLOGYMarianne Kim, Tiffany Pariva

(HHS/Nipar)Lactobacillus in Yogurt

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

Sydney Hess, Marlee Coolidge

(CHS/Lewis)iAcademy: Effect of Technology on Test Scores

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Rachna Guntu, Veronica Driz

(HHS/Clark B.)The Effect of pH levels on Freshwater and Saltwater Organisms Survival

BIOCHEMISTRYJacob Cabrejas, Paula Beatty

(HHS/Nipar)The Effect of Glucotoxicity on Gene and LNC RNA Expression on Diabetes

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGYMani Kandan(HHS/Moran)The Effect of Different types of Organisms on Microwave Radiation Survivability

CHEMISTRYColton VanHazel, Henry Campbell

(HHS/Loutzenheiser)Salt Concentration in a Solution vs. the Speed of Light

ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION

Lewis Koplon(PHS/Hawkins)Riding the Waves

EARTH AND PLANETARY

SCIENCEJoe Parisi(HHS/Welch)Red Sun at Night, Sailor's Delight

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Rosella Bird(CHS/Gazda)The Effect of Humidity on the Pitch of the Wood

COMPUTER SCIENCEAyan Rafique(HHS/Nipar)Genetic Algorithms in Artificial Intelligence

ENGINEERINGEric Le, Tanzil Chowdhury

(CHS/Lewis)Effect of PVA Amount on Output of Graphene Electrochemical Capacitor

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE

Randall Eck, Mark Creegan

(ACP/Lowe)Rationalization of Fibonacci-like Sequence

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PLANT SCIENCES7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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MEDICINE AND HEALTH

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ANIMAL SCIENCES7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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BIOLOGY7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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CHEMISTRY7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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SCIENCE7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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3rd PLACEHigh School

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PLANT SCIENCESKayla Cross(CHS/Kenyon)How do the Color Pigments of a Plant Aaffect the Rate of Photosynthesis?

MEDICINE AND HEALTH

Natasha Ganesha, Amulya Diyya, Kripa Agarwal

(HHS/Bhagdev)Mother of Medicine

MICROBIOLOGYIris Chang(HHS/Loutzenheiser)Inhibition of Harmful Bacteria Growth with Natural Ingredients-Herbs & Vegetables

ANIMAL SCIENCESTaylor Reed(HHS/Moran)The Effect of Dish Soap on the Removal of Crude Oil

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

Shea Van Slyke, Aundrea DeGravina

(HHS/Nipar)The Effect of Academic Rigor on Subjective Well-Being and Sociometric Status

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Brian Sefcik, Steven Baron, Derek Stencil

(BHS/McKelvy)Effect of ZnO Nanoparticles on Rice Plant Growth

BIOCHEMISTRYLindsey Chew(HHS/Nipar)Liver glycogen retention or repletion in chemotherapy-treated mice with diet-induced obesity

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGYPooja Patel(ACP/Glassmeyer)The Effect of Sucrose Concentration on the Rate of Osmosis

CHEMISTRYGabrielle Enns (CHS/Kenyon)The Effect of Mass on Ascorbic acid content of oranges

ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION

Hayley Benson(ACP/Glassmeyer)Recovering Wind Energy from Car Radiator Fans

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Jesse Galloway(HHS/Clark, B.)The Effect of Number of Wire Coils and Magnets on Force Produced by a Solenoid

COMPUTER SCIENCEDavid Owusu-Antwi(ACP/Lowe)The Effect of Encryption Type on Decryption Efficiency

ENGINEERINGIvy Chang(HHS/Nipar)Investigation of the Electrical Properties of Metal/Pyrite (FeS2) Junctions III

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BIOLOGY7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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CHEMISTRY7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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SCIENCE7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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ENGINEERING7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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2nd PLACEHigh School

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PLANT SCIENCESJulie Thamby, Ashley Nguyen

(CHS/Lewis)Effect of Alleopathy of Sunflower Roots on Germination of Bush Bean Seeds

MEDICINE AND HEALTH

Jamie Dohopolski(HHS/Nipar)The Effect of Various Combinations of Cystic Fibrosis Therapies on the Critical Pressure of Mucus

MICROBIOLOGYEthan Wuthrich(BHS/McKelvy)Cyanobateria Growth Rates as a Function of the Wavelength of Light

ANIMAL SCIENCESSam Gurtler(CHS/Gazda)Household Vinegar Based on Acetic Acid Content

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

Laura Stokes, Diana Tran

(BHS /McKelvy)Writing the Worries Away: A Study on Socioeconomic Status and Test Anxiety

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Kiera Blawn, Grace Aksamit

(HHS/Weidenbach)Sequestration Contemplation

BIOCHEMISTRYJonathan Chien, Abdul

Manfoukh(HHS/Nipar) A comparative study between

the effect of nobiletin & egcg upon the elevation of Alpha Secretase in the nonamyloidogenic cleavage in APP

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGYHope Yi, Hannah Jeon(HHS/Bhagdev)Insane Membrane

CHEMISTRYJustin Zhu, Zhengdong Wang

(HHS/Moran)A Novel Approach in Optimizing the Soil Buffer System

ENERGY AND TRANPORTATION

Kaitlyn Loop(ACP/Glassmeyer)The Effect of the Type of

Chemical Solvent on the Amount of Crude Algal Oil Extracted for Biofuel Production

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Alice Gong(HHS/Clark, B.)Sound to Light Transmission and the Effect of Music and optical Cable Types

COMPUTER SCIENCEAdityaa Sakthi, Quinn Zapata

(HHS/Weidenbach)Face Detection and Tracking Using Matlab Software

ENGINEERINGPreston McOmber(PHS/Bell)Recreating Power Machines

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE

Fiona Zhang(HHS/Nipar)The Application of CDC Vaccination Data on Flu Modeling

1st PLACEElementary

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5th Grade

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1st PLACEJr. High Entries

PLANT SCIENCES7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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MEDICINE AND HEALTH

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ANIMAL SCIENCES7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGY7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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CHEMISTRY7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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SCIENCE7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

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COMPUTER SCIENCE7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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ENGINEERING7th Grade Junior High Name Project Title

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MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE

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1st PLACEHigh School

Entries

PLANT SCIENCESAyoshna Ganesh(HHS/Nipar)The Effect of Herbal Extracts on RAW 246.7 Cell Line in an Inflammation Study Model

MEDICINE AND HEALTH

Nathan Ho, Sarah Kim(HHS/Bhagdev)Anti-inflammatories: The Effect on Heart Rate

MICROBIOLOGYRebecca Jernigan(HHS/Nipar)Enzymes as Antivirals

ANIMAL SCIENCESEsteban Jimenez, Santiago Ortega

(BHS/Mckelvy)Decreasing the Bite: Can UV Light Sterilize Mosquitoes?

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

Marina McInelly(CHS/Kenyon)The Effect of Stroke Count on Speed

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

McKenna Loop(ACP/Glassmeyer)The Rate of Carbon Dioxide Absorbed by Different Types of Algae

BIOCHEMISTRYViputheshwar Sitaraman

(HHS/Nipar)The Forgotten Cancer

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGYAbigail Reed, Alisha Joshi,

Emily Galloway(HHS/Nipar)Utilizing DNA Origami

Nanostructures To sequence Alpha Beta T Cell Receptor Genes

CHEMISTRYJessica Liu, Manu Kondapi

(HHS/Nipar)Feasibility of Novel Polymers for a Urine-Tolerant Reverse Osmosis Membrane

ENERGY AND TRANPORTATION

Jacob LaBenz, Guise Nguyen

(CHS/Gazda)The Electric Company

EARTH AND PLANETARY

SCIENCEElliot Smith(HHS/Crane)Near Space

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Carl Whitesel(ACP/Glassmeyer)The Effect of Position of Sound Absorbing Material on Sound Dampening

COMPUTER SCIENCERahul Ramesh(HHS/Clark, B.)Two Factor Authentification Using Keystroke Dynamics

ENGINEERINGDhruv Iyer(HHS/Clark, B.)I2C: Devices for the Disabled

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE

David Li(BHS/McKelvy)Enhancing Theoretical Understanding of the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

INTEL INNOVATOR ELEMENTARY AWARDS

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INTEL INNOVATOR JUNIOR HIGH AWARDS

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INTEL INNOVATOR HIGH SCHOOL AWARD

Abigail Reed, Alisha Joshi, Emily Galloway

(HHS/Nipar) Utilizing DNA Origami

Nanostructures To sequence Alpha Beta T Cell Receptor Genes

BEST OF FAIR BIOLOGICAL Ayoshna Ganesh (HHS/Nipar) The Effect of Herbal Extracts on RAW

246.7 Cell Line in an Inflammation Study Model

PHYSICAL Dhruv Iyer (HHS/Clark, B.) I2C: Devices for the Disabled

Congratulations HISEF Winners

February 22, 2014