ST. MARY'S COUNTY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR

2017 WELCOME AND GUIDE We welcome you to the 2017 St. Mary's County Science and Engineering Fair, our 57th annual fair. Students in public, nonpublic, and home schools in St. Mary’s County have submitted the science exhibits displayed here.

The exhibits are the result of projects generated by the students' interest in science and engineering. These students have taken on the role of scientists through their research. The core of science is inquiry, research, and discovery. Engineering applies science concepts through engineering design and testing. The students are offered a venue at the Science and Engineering Fair through which they may present their findings to their fellow students and to the public. The Science and Engineering Fair Board hopes that this experience is a stepping stone to even greater scientific endeavors.

Exhibits are entered in two divisions: Junior (grades 6 through 8) and Senior (grades 9 through 12). In each division, exhibits are placed in one of 21 categories as listed in this program. Each exhibit is assigned a project number, which is listed in this program. Corresponding numbers are placed on the exhibits. All exhibits must adhere to the size and safety regulations specified by the Prince George's Science Fair Association and endorsed by the St. Mary's County Science and Engineering Fair Board.

Selected exhibits from the St. Mary's County Science and Engineering Fair will be chosen to be entered in the Prince George's Area Science Fair which will be held March 17 - 18, 2017, at Dr. Charles H. Flowers High School. Senior Division Grand Prize winners at the Prince George’s Area Science Fair may have the opportunity to attend the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, California on May 14 - May 19, 2017.

The St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Board would like to thank Mr. Jake Heibel, Principal of Great Mills High School, for making the school facilities available for the 2017 St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair. Thank you to the parents, teachers, mentors, and others who have made the process of discovery real to these students.

PROGRAM

Friday, January 20, 2017

Registration and Safety Inspection of Projects 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Judging of Projects (no exhibitors) 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Judging of Projects (with exhibitors) 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch (exhibits closed) 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Display Area Open to Public 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Prince George's Registration 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Removal of Projects 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

(Projects left after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday will be discarded.)

ST. MARY'S COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR BOARD

President Dr. Allan Hovland Vice President Mrs. Sue McEvoy Secretary Mrs. Elizabeth Schuck Treasurer Mrs. Sue McEvoy Incorporation/Insurance Dr. Allan Hovland School Liaison Mr. Jason Hayes Awards Mrs. Karine Ingersoll Dr. Allan Hovland Judging Mr. Ferd Reetz Program Booklet Committee Dr. Allan Hovland Mrs. Samantha Nelson Facilities/Equipment Mr. Kevin Switick Mr. John Walker Certificates Ms. Samantha Nelson IRB/SRC Committee Dr. Allan Hovland Dr. Neal Zabiegalski Mr. Jason Hayes Webmaster/Photographer Mr. John Walker Fundraising Mr. Kevin Switick Dr. Allan Hovland Registration & Education Mr. Jason Hayes Mrs. Sue McEvoy Mr. Nathan Swick Ms. Rhonda Morgan Ms. Christine Campbell Ms. Kristy Wilhite Dr. Robin Solomon Mr. Pat Birmingham Ms. Cecilia Sarlo Ms. Brenda Scheufele Ms. Amanda O’Neill Ms. Elizabeth Schuck

As our science fair grows, we are in need of additional members. If you are interested in serving with this committee in any capacity, we would be very happy to have you participate. Please see any board member to express your interest.

St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Sponsors

We are listing our sponsors early in our program to illustrate their importance to the St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair. We could not hold this event without their support. Their contributions are used to set up and run the Fair, buy Fair supplies, and provide prizes and awards. These sponsors also support students who are selected to go on to the Prince George’s Area Science and Engineering Fair and to Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. We sincerely thank them and are indebted for their sponsorship.

Platinum Sponsorship

College of Southern Maryland

Gold Sponsorship

Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital Patuxent Partnership

St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Corporate and Community Sponsors

Avian Engineering, LLC. Air Combat Effectiveness Consulting Group

BJ’s Wholesale Club Giant Foods Store

McKay’s Food Store Chesapeake Oral and Maxillofacial Surgicenter

Cedar Point Federal Credit Union Southern Maryland Audubon Society

International Council on Systems Engineering J. F. Taylor, Inc.

John and Judy Walker Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation

Ann and Neal Zabiegalski Jahn Corporation

Kevin and Judy Switick Lockheed Martin Corporation

Network 4 Good

Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board

Southern Maryland Association of Realtors

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperation St. Mary’s County Public Schools

St. Mary’s Ryken High School St. Mary’s Soil Conservation District

Patuxent River Naval Air Station Town Creek Garden Club

U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Alumni Association

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Maryland

Waste and Water Operators Association of Maryland

Wyle Laboratories

Special thanks are given to the following:

Great Mills High School for hosting this year’s Science Fair; Mr. Donnie Shade, Acting Building Service Manager, Great Mills High School, and building service workers for helping to coordinate facilities for the Science Fair and for lighting and sound during the awards ceremony. Great Mills High School Media Specialists for use of the audio/visual equipment. The young men and women of the St. Mary’s Composite Squadron - Maryland Wing of the Civil Air Patrol for acting as marshals during the registration and judging periods. St. Mary's Ryken High School for providing the science fair souvenirs for the participants. Mrs. Samantha Nelson for management of all aspects of the database. Many Teachers and Volunteers who assisted throughout the Science Fair event. St. Mary’s County Teachers and School Science Fair Coordinators for encouraging Science Fair participation. Mentors of Participants for advice and expertise provided to students. Parents/Guardians of Participants for encouragement and support throughout the Science Fair process. Student Participants for having questioning minds and seeking to solve real problems in science, mathematics, and engineering.

ST. MARY’S COUNTY

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR BOARD AWARDS

The most important reward students entering the Science and Engineering Fair can receive is the experience and sense of accomplishment they receive from conducting a scientific investigation and exhibiting their achievements to their fellow students and the public. The following additional recognition will be given for those projects judged to be superior:

Grand Award Plaques Junior Division Senior Division First Place Medals and Ribbons Each category in each division Second Place Medals and Ribbons Each category in each division Third Place Medals and Ribbons Each category in each division Enrichment Awards Achievement Special awards in each division to recognize in the

following areas: Best Use of Inexpensive Materials Best Presentation Best Data Correlation Mike Moses Award for Best Teaching Aid Sparkle Awards Several awards will be made to those exhibitors who

explain their projects with the most enthusiasm, rapport with listeners, and talent for effective communication.

NOTE: The judges are authorized to withhold an award in any division or subject area if the exhibits judged are determined not to be high enough caliber.

Frank Allen Dennis Gordge Dr. Ann Reagan Jim An Kelles Gordge Daren Reinke

Nils Anderson Chad Halverson Matt Rhinehart Dr. Aileen Bailey Doug Hovland David Roberts Sandi Beaulieu Dr. Andy Koch Greg Sauter

Dr. Geoff Bowers Kevin Lee Judy Scrivener Tim Boyce Jim McCray Benjamin Skelley

Amy Caruso Dr. Pamela Mertz Brandon Smith Dr. Dan Chase John Moore Michelle Smith

Debbie Cleavenger Gabriel Murray Sera Tamez Kye Colby Dr. Frank Narducci Bob Tourville Stevi Colby Dr. Kelly Neiles Dr. Tory Towsned Tom Dunn Dean Peters Eric Vanley

Dr. Fahmi Fahmi Farhan Qazi Derron Whitehurst Chris Fontanos Sal Qazi Sid Wood

Tiffany Gill Annette Ragland Frank Yelinek Paul Gilmore John Ragland Mike Yu

Mark Ragland

Awards Ceremony Master of Ceremonies - Dr. Allan Hovland

Welcome and Introductions

Category Award Winners (both Junior and Senior Division)

Sparkle Awards (both Junior and Senior Division)

Enrichment Awards (both Junior and Senior Division)

Special Merit Awards - Presented by Various Special Award Judges

Invitation to Prince George’s Area Science Fair

Grand Award Winners (both Junior and Senior Division)

SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS

In addition to the previous awards presented by the Science Fair Board, the following awards will be given by the civic and professional groups shown, which meet the defined requirements of the sponsor:

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Affiliate Network Science Fair Awards

Up to two awards for outstanding projects related to biochemistry.

Discovery Education - Discovery's Young Scientist Challenge

Awards in the junior division focusing on a student's ability to effectively communicate science. This award qualifies the winner to participate in a national competition sponsored by 3M and Discovery Education.

ForeFeathers Enterprises

Award given for Technographic Achievement. This award is given for the best use of graphics to present science and engineering data and information.

International Council on Systems Engineering

One first and second place award in the senior and junior division. All projects involving an aspect of a complex system are eligible. The project should investigate a critical aspect of the complex system. The project should focus on collecting information that can be used to develop a useful system.

Mathnasium

One award will be for Best Use of a Mathematical Principle or Theory.

The Patuxent Partnership

Five awards will be given in the areas of Aeronautics/Aerospace, Electrical/Electronics, and Environment/Biology, and Physical/Life Science.

Society of Women Engineers

Awards given for outstanding projects in engineering.

Southern Maryland Association of Realtors

$750 scholarship for an overall outstanding project by a graduating senior.

Southern Maryland Audubon Society

One-year student membership to the project that meets the criteria of the award for nature or conservation.

Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board

First and second place in the senior and junior division to the projects that best explore the field of resource conservation.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland

One $1000 per year scholarship for use at St. Mary's College of Maryland for Most Outstanding Science Project. One award given for Best Green Project.

Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital

Several awards in the areas related to medicine and health.

Town Creek Garden Club

One award in each division related to plants.

There have been many special award judges, representing various

organizations, who have donated their time to judge projects and select

winners for these awards.

The St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Board would like to

express our appreciation for the encouragement and support you have

provided for the Science Fair and for the students.

We would love to list everyone who has served as a special award judge

here. However, as of this printing, we did not have a full list of names.

Please know that this does not lessen the appreciation we have for your

contribution.

ANIMAL SCIENCES

S-0101 Pauline Cha A Bug's Death GMHS

S-0102 Adam Lindholm Let's Put Our Heads Together GMHS

S-0103 Siara Rodriguez-Gonzalez Tweet Tweet! GMHS

S-0104 Laura Picard Lazy Cat to Crazy Cat GMHS

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

S-0201 Venzah Hamilton Colorful Effects GMHS

S-0202 Soar Shah Youth Vs. Wisdom GMHS

BIOCHEMISTRY S-0301 Margaret Aaron Vitamin C in Broccoli GMHS

BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES S-0401 Daniel McLawhorn Oh Say Can You See Vitamin C GMHS

S-0402 Hannah Cha Earregular GMHS

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING S-0501 Eric Brookhart Gleam of Thrones GMHS

S-0502 Kayla Weckworth Dryer Slide FCTC

S-0503 Alexandra Myers Did We Just Solve World Hunger? GMHS

S-0503 Allyson Myers Did We Just Solve World Hunger? GMHS

S-0504 Roma Kankaria Melanoma Resection: Deep and Superficial GMHS

S-0505 Emily Imhof The Right Step GMHS

S-0506 John Podsednik Exo-Arm FCTC

S-0507 Taylor Jackson CO on the GO FCTC

CHEMISTRY

S-0601 Tucker Protzman To Drink of Not to Drink GMHS

S-0602 Jesse Parreira Extinguishing Fires, Extinguishing Costs SMR

S-0603 Derek Chapel Color Catcher CHS

S-0604 Margaret Coughlan Optimization of the Sparge Phase GMHS

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS

S-0701 James Kelly Multiclass Motor Imagery Classification GMHS

S-0702 Marianne Beaulieu Leaf Me to Die GMHS

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

S-0801 Rhys Duarte Stop the Rot: Mold Growth Inhibitor in Dryal SMR

S-0802 Olivia Sowa Marine Screen GMHS

**IMPORTANT NOTE**

All students who have been invited to participate in the Prince George’s

Area Science Fair must meet in the media center immediately following the

awards ceremony.

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

S-0901 Natalie Wolfe Strike Sensing System GMHS

S-0902 William Voorhees Mag Hands FCTC

S-0903 Makayla Mikesell Drying Umbrella Stand FCTC

S-0904 Brandon Mackin No Push Mower FCTC

S-0905 Jay Lee Sunshield GMHS

S-0906 John Dugan Life Light FCTC

S-0907 Tayler Denney Step-And-Go FCTC

S-0908 Zoe Coughlan Electric Didgeridoo GMHS

S-0909 Kyle Campbell Smart Blinds FCTC

S-0910 Austin Adams Solar Charging System LHS ENERGY: CHEMICAL

S-1001 Anna Stevenson The Scoop on the Poop! GMHS

S-1002 Tyler Brown Energy Efficient Electrolysis GMHS

ENERGY: PHYSICAL

S-1101 Justin Torgesen Bring the Heat FCTC

S-1102 Maya Sidorovich Powered by Light GMHS

S-1103 Savannah Jabr The Dimples Efficacy GMHS

S-1104 Samuel Hawkins S.T.U.F.F. GMHS

ENGINEERING MECHANICS

S-1301 Kathryn McCurdy Automatic Windown Washer FCTC

S-1302 James Magkasi Smartphone Viewing and Recording Harness FCTC

S-1303 Joshua Hoffman Constructing and Third Hand GMHS

S-1304 Bryce Harden Retractable Parachute FCTC

S-1305 Aaron Samblanet Secondary Crossbow Safety FCTC

S-1305 Alana White Keeping It Cool: PFD Cooling System GMHS

S-1306 Jacob O'Hara The Optimization of Propellor Thrust SMR

S-1307 William Bachner Keep It Kool Brakes FCTC

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

S-1401 Tahsin Rahman No Fiber Left Behind: Testing Recycled Fibers GMHS

S-1402 Hannah Jarboe S.O.S (Save Our Sports) GMHS

Best wishes to all those who will represent

us at the Prince George’s Area Science Fair!

From the

St. Mary’s County Science Fair Board

MATERIALS SCIENCE

S-1501 Alyssa Brookhart Therapeutic Particles GMHS

S-1502 Clayten Crownover Creating Sound Deadening Composites GMHS

S-1503 Cam Conjelko The Camzie: A Revolutionary Koozie GMHS

S-1504 Michael Gioia Transferable Lacrosse Pocket FCTC

S-1505 Haley Morris What Material Best Insulates a Home? GMHS

S-1506 Jack O'Brien Cat-A-Lax GMHS

S-1507 Abigayle Polsky New But Revised: Recycled Insulation GMHS

S-1508 Kyra Pratley Next Gen Armor FCTC

MATHEMATICS

S-1601 Samantha Chan Overdosing on the Ink GMHS

MICROBIOLOGY

S-1701 Ashely Anderson Filthy Rich GMHS

S-1701 Danielle Joy Tayco Filthy Rich GMHS

S-1702 Lily Simmerman Locker Room Bacteria GMHS

S-1703 Margaret Holmes Makeup Regimen or Bacterial Haven GMHS

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

S-1801 Finnegan O'Neill Height-Length Ratios and C-Wings GMHS

S-1802 John McFarland Optimizing a Trebuchet GMHS

S-1803 Meihe Chen The World on a Roller SMR

S-1803 Jiayu Luo The World on a Roller SMR

ROBOTICS AND INTELLIGENT MACHINES

S-2001 Braedon Myers UFR (Unmanned First Responder) GMHS

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

S-2101 Mark Beaulieu Masterminded GMHS

S-2102 Maya Lee CAD-igami GMHS

S-2103 Christopher Skane Benefits of Parallel Processing SMR

S-2104 Jim Toledo Password A-Salt GMHS

ANIMAL SCIENCES

J-0101 Liam McCarthy Is Something Bugging You? SRMS

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

J-0201 David Shim Hearing is Believing SRMS

J-0202 Holland Henderson-Boyer Luxury Water? SRMS

J-0203 Julia Hancock Is Your Brain a "Morning Person"? SRMS

J-0204 Veronica Zhou Am I Seeing Things? SRMS

J-0205 Makenna Hall Minty Minds SRMS

J-0206 Abigail Karnbach Do You See What Eye See? SRMS

J-0207 Tyler Ludlow The Impact of Video Games on Cognition SRMS

BIOCHEMISTRY

J-0301 Kristina Chan Getting Water from Kudzu SRMS

J-0302 Kaitlyn Zhou Fight Back the Gases SRMS

CHEMISTRY

J-0601 Elvira Escobar Self-Inflate Balloon SMS

J-0602 Aliecea Wood Growing Crystals SMS

J-0603 Mya Wise Maple Syrup Candy SMS

J-0604 Daniel Ulrich Burrito Bond SRMS

J-0605 Mystik Royer Counterfeit Conspiracy SMS

J-0606 Julia Nilsson How Healthy is Your OJ? SRMS

J-0607 Hugo Morales Battle of the Solvents SRMS

J-0608 Regan Lillard Tidy Turbines SRMS

J-0609 Mason Boyers All Fogged Up SRMS

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

J-0901 Shannon Quade Can You Cook Using Only Sunlight? SMS

J-0902 Presley Pickeral Disinfecting Water with Light SMS

J-0903 Alicia Linn Water in Your Drain: Environmental Pain? SRMS

J-0904 Jonathon Gray Lead in Local Soil SMS

J-0905 Raisa Lees Meet Acid Rain HS

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

J-1001 Gabriella Bowes RV Shark SRMS ENERGY: CHEMICAL

J-1101 Sarah Fore Burn Baby Burn SMS

J-1102 John Kovich Peanut Power SMS

ENERGY: PHYSICAL

J-1201 Cooper Brotherton Gravity Light SRMS

J-1202 Sydney Wise Chillen’ FAW

J-1203 William Evans Saving Lives One Degree at a Time FAW

ENGINEERING: MECHANICAL

J-1301 Mykayla Hayden An Examination of Drone Propeller Materials FAW

J-1302 Aidan Fitzgerald S.O.S Hot Air Balloon SRMS

ENGINEERING: ENVIRONMENTAL

J-1401 Devon Cox Don't Drink the Water! SRMS

J-1402 Joshua Terry Homeless Hut SRMS

J-1403 Jake Taylor The Insulating T-shirt SRMS

J-1404 Marc Hauenstein Soil Reducing Flood and Drought Damage SRMS

J-1405 Ria Sharma Solar Powered Water Desalination SRMS

J-1406 Riley Edgar Cleaner Water Trough SRMS

MATERIALS SCIENCE

J-1501 Emily Turner Flaming Fabrics SMS

J-1502 Sophia Prior Does Cost Matter SMS

J-1503 Bronte Pepper-Hicks Hey, Did You Lose Weight? SRMS

J-1504 Mackenzie Mozzo Turn Off the Heat SRMS

J-1505 Michelle Linn Greenhouse: Keepin' the Heat! SRMS

J-1506 Beau Hawkins Light It Up SRMS

J-1507 Jenna Hamilton Parachute Palooza SMS

J-1508 Clare Greenwell Marble Race: Finding Viscosity of Fluids SMS

J-1509 Alyssa Garland A Lemon Battery SMS

MATHEMATICS

J-1601 Phillip Morgan, Jr. Distance, Velocity, Time Equations and Relationships SMS

MICROBIOLOGY

J-1701 Andrea Datan Ew! I Have a Fungus Problem! SRMS

J-1702 Morgan Watkins Cleaner Wars SRMS

J-1703 Lillie Parrish Does Green Really Clean? SRMS

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

J-1801 Layne Howe Pointing out the Proportionality SRMS

PLANT SCIENCES

J-1901 Trevor Ashline Music to Grow By SMS

J-1902 Anna Feid Sea Lettuce: Can it Take the Heat? SRMS

J-1903 Sofia Galletti Himalayan Salt: Friend or Foe? SRMS

J-1904 Jacqueline Tippett Fast Grass-T SRMS

J-1905 Jillian Waxman To Compost or Not to Compost SRMS

ROBOTICS AND INTELLIGENT MACHINES

J-2001 Ryan Williams Remotely Op. Planetary Exploration Rover SRMS

J-2002 Tom Wilson Something Here is Fishy SRMS TRANSLATION MEDICAL SCIENCES

J-2201 Anabel Eschenbrenner Bumper Carts! SRMS

PAST GRAND AWARD WINNERS Year Award Name Title

1962 Senior Award: Robert Blevins Tone Transmitter and Receiver to Control a Boat

Junior Award: Allen Cheuvront Controlled Reflexes of Fishes

1963 Senior Award: Jon A. Swenson Transistorized Metal Locator

Junior Award: Allen Cheuvront Effects of Sound on Plant Growth

1964 Senior Award: Eva Barbarich Drugs vs. Radiation

Junior Award: James Boyd Lungless Frogs

1965 Senior Award: James Wible A Solar Spectroscope

Junior Award: Neil Ferri Bacteriostasis

1966 Senior Award: June Ferrari Effect of Legume Protein Diet in Albino Rats

Junior Award: Neil Siegel The Anatomy of a Vortex

1967 Senior Award: Glen Gerberg Applied Telemetry Toward Acceleration

Junior Award: Joseph Gardner Aerodynamics

1968 Senior Award: James Raley Monomolecular Reaction

Junior Award: David F. Kelly Constructing a Mathematical System

1969 Senior Award: Catherine Gohl

Alvin Marshal

Cancer No More

Antennas for Space Communication

Junior Award: Charles Kohl The Wonder of Stars

1971 Senior Award: Margo Nansteel Insecta - Chromosomes and Mutations

Junior Award: Cindy Ann Ford What Effect Does Overcrowding Have on Fish?

1972 Senior Award: Beverly A. Hill Water Pollution Study

Junior Award: Mary M. Kelley Recovering Silver

1973 Grand Award: Susan M. Schlosser Solar Energy

1974 Senior Award: Michael Lynch E.P.S.A.I.

Junior Award: Karen E. Jarboe Oysters and Oil

1975 Grand Award: William G. Lindsley Aerodynamics and Designing a Wing

1976 Senior Award: Sue Ann McDonald The Process of Osmosis in Salmon

Junior Award: Ronald L. McCormick Oil – Water Separation

1977 Senior Award: Charles R. Daugherty Patterns of Numbers in Sequence

Junior Award: Scott E. Tilson Gravity Effects on Falling Bodies

1978 Senior Award: John F. Iekel The Year the East Dried Up

Junior Award: Barney H. Kable Indigestion

1979 Senior Award: Tracey Hammett Gravitational Forces on Drosophila

Junior Award: Dawn Nunziato Pinhole Cameras

1980 Senior Award: John Iekel Microclimates - Unseen Force

Junior Award: Annmari Ingersoll Health = Work + Diet

1981 Senior Award: Annmarie Ingersoll Buttoning Down Nature's Preppy Look

Junior Award: Christina Ingersoll Wavelength: Chlorophyll: Growth

1982 Senior Award: David Fortney Mirrors and Reflections

Junior Award: Christina Ingersoll Chlorophyll's Clue Commence

1983 Senior Award: Joseph Cerrito Solar Powered Air Ships

Junior Award: Preston Wood Structural Lumber Strength

1984 Senior Award: Annette Howard Soxhlet Method of Extraction

Junior Award: Shannon Quinn What Factors Affect Daphnia the Most?

1985 Senior Award: Barbara Earnshaw Function of Amyloplasts in Roots

Junior Award: Michelle Cardello What Chemicals Inhibit Mold Growth?

1986 Senior Award: Eric Fleming Fat vs. Fat

Junior Award: Michele Cardello Purple Spots Tell the Story

1987 Senior Award: Preston Wood Steam Turbo Prop

Junior Award: Kelly Dion Stunts That Mice Learn

1988 Senior Award: Sotanya Rushing The Bacterial Side of Mouthwash

Junior Award: Diana Gillam The Beat Goes On

1989 Senior Award: Christine Holmberg Sending Messages

Junior Award: Jennifer Dowdell Radio Wave Propagation

1990 Senior Award: Heather Hoyack Enzyme Action in Seeds

Junior Award: Zeena Lafeer Too Hot to Handle Too Cold to Grow

1991 Junior Award: Zeena Lafeer Do They Measure Up?

1992 Senior Award: Craig Bailey Go With The Flow

Junior Award: Megan Dowdell Bubble Count

1993 Senior Award: Stacey O’Brien Seasonal Changes in Estuaries

Junior Award: Laura Stewart Water Wisdom

1994 Senior Award: Jennifer Dowdell Leaving the Competition in Tears

Junior Award: Jon Eichenmuller NPV vs. Wax Moth Larva

1995 Senior Award: Megan Dowdell What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?

Junior Award: Andrew Troutman Ponder This

1996 Senior Award: Cassandra Lot Dissolving Struvite Stones

Junior Award: Christina Resico Water... Enjoy It Now; Search For It Later

1997 Senior Award: Kim Wessells Battling for Dominance: Onion vs. Lettuce

Junior Award: Nicole Carbonaro Domino Derby

1998 Senior Award: Danielle Kalkofen ELF Field Effects

Junior Award: Nicole Carbonaro Vocabulary - How Do You Learn It?

Intel ISEF: Nicole Carbonaro (Observer) Vocabulary – How Do You Learn It?

1999 Senior Award: Danielle Kalkofen Triclosan: Antibiotic Turned Mutagen

Junior Award: Kathleen Cox Microwave Radiation And Bean Plants

2000 Senior Award: Brett Darcy Engineering An Accurate Simulation

Intel ISEF: Brett Darcy Engineering An Accurate Simulation

Junior Award: Elise Carbonaro Give Me A Break!

2001 Senior Award: Kirsten Schuck Can Elodea densa Survive An Oil Spill?

Junior Award: Garvi Sheth Lead In Your Water

2002 Senior Award: Nicole Carbonaro Dancers And Hurdlers Leap For Physics

Intel ISEF: Nicole Carbonaro Dancers and Hurdlers Leap for Physics

Junior Award: James Moderski Boat Bows And Balloon Engines

2003 Senior Award: Michelle Mattingly Drums of Seawater

Team Award: Jeffrey Dronenburg

Matthew Martz

Mad Science - Electrokinetic Propulsion

Intel ISEF: Jeffrey Dronenburg

Matthew Martz

Mad Science - Electrokinetic Propulsion

Junior Award: Pierce Autry Algae Bloom: Chemical or Natural

2004 Senior Award: Daniel Page A Picture is Worth 2 Thousand Numbers

Team Award: Kalin Kane

Christianna Stavroudis

Relative Speaking…Correlations in Relativity

Junior Award: Julie Walker Stumped

2005 Senior Award: Nick Bruno Diesel Fuel from Vegetable Oil

Intel ISEF: Nick Bruno Diesel Fuel from Vegetable Oil

Team Award: Amber Cook

Justine Crutchfield

One Fly, Two Fly, Red Fly, White Fly

Junior Award: Courtney Bartels Raining Acid

2006 Senior Award: Nick Bruno A Novel Compound in Organic Synthesis

Intel ISEF: Julie Walker The Dust Devils Did It

Team Award: Stephanie Galanie

Diane Mattingly

Make me a Match

Junior Award: Mark Ragland Laser Com System

2007 Senior Award: Daniel Brand The Cost of Heat Loss

Junior Award: Matthew Dowdle The Skyscraper

2008 Senior Award: Amie Gilligan

Tony Oblen

Sound Off!

Dead Zones: How to Save the Chesapeake

Intel ISEF: Julie Walker What a MES: Mars Environment Simulator II

Team Award: Kristen Dronenburg

Bethany Schaeffer

Punching Out Won’t Hurt So Bad

Junior Award: Hailey Dodges

Alex Ragland

The Greater Gear

Aeroponics vs. Hydroponics

2009 Senior Award: Mark Ragland

Shefali Shah

Submerged Laser Communication

The Big, The Bad, and The Small – Part II

Intel ISEF: Julie Walker What a MES: Mars Environment Simulator III

Junior Award: Alex Ragland

Sara Moore

International Plant Station

Feathered Flight Simulator

Intel ISEF: Sara Moore (Observer) Feathered Flight Simulator

2010 Senior Award: Kelles Gordge Take a Deep Breath!

Senior Award: Amanda Dennis Music 4 the Heart

Intel ISEF: Mark Ragland Simulating Ocean Water for Video Laser Communication

Junior Award: Katie Jahn Water, Water, Everywhere…Any to Drink?

2011 Senior Award: Kelles Gordge Critical Point of View

Senior Award: Aparna Sajja Transgenic Zebratism Retinas

Junior Award: Nicholas Ragland Fruits’ Antioxidant “Punch!”

Junior Award: Annie Imhof Monitoring Oyster Spat Growth

Intel ISEF: Kelles Gordge Critical Point of View

Intel ISEF: Shefali Shah To Clay or Not to Clay?

2012 Senior Award: Kelles Gordge Direction Detection

Senior Award: Alina Myers Hydrodynamics of Boogie Boards

Junior Award: Nicholas Ragland Yeast Feast

Junior Award: Jay Tracy Invisible Aircraft

Intel ISEF: Kelles Gordge Direction Detection

Intel ISEF: Sara Moore Get Your Head in the Game

Intel ISEF: Connor Alsheimer Lichtenburg Lightning

2013 Senior Award: Mina Fahmi iControl

Senior Award: Michael Lopez Hydrokinetic Energy System

Junior Award: Juliana Geyer Meteor Angle and Sediment Size vs. Material Displacement

Junior Award: Jaret Williams Smart Mailbox

Intel ISEF: Mina Fahmi iControl

2014 Senior Award: Mina Fahmi Development of a Teleoperation Robot

Senior Award: Michael Lopez Rain Power

Junior Award: Marianne Beaulieu Fractalception - The Art of Randomness

Junior Award: Alyssa Wilson How Sweet It Is!

Intel ISEF: Mina Fahmi Development of a Teleoperation Robot

Michael Lopez Rain Power

2015 Senior Award: Allyson Myers Wind Turbines: The Deadly Truth

Senior Award: James Kelly Depth Sensing Aid for the Blind

Junior Award: Adam Linholm Curious Crests

Junior Award: Ryan Williams Kinect Controlled Robot Arms

Intel ISEF: Jonathan Yu Smart Sensors for Localizing Blade Impacts

2016 Senior Award: Roma Kankaria Melanoma and the Art of Resection

Senior Award: Jonathan Yu Wireless Sensing for Blade Impacts

Junior Award: Olivia Sowa Radiation to the Nation

Junior Award: Ryan Williams STACS: Spatially Targeting Air Cooling System

Intel ISEF: Jonathan Yu Wireless Sensing for Blade Impacts

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Society for Science & the Public partners with Intel - along with dozens of other corporate, academic, government and science-focused sponsors - who provide support and awards for the Intel ISEF each year.

The Intel ISEF 2014 will be held May 11 - 16, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

For more information regarding the Intel ISEF visit their website at http://www.societyforscience.org/isef

Since 2000 the St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Board is very proud to have had several students advance from the Regional Area Science and Engineering Fair in Prince George’s County, Maryland to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. These students won several awards at the Intel ISEF that they attended:

2000 Bret Darcy Engineering an Accurate Simulation

2002 Nicole Carbonaro Dancers and Hurdlers Leap for Physics

2003 Jeffery Dronenburg Mad Science - Electro-kinetic Propulsion

Matthew Martz Mad Science - Electro-kinetic Propulsion

2005 Nick Bruno Diesel Fuel from Vegetable Oil

2006 Julie Walker The Dust Devils Did It

2008 Julie Walker What a MES: Mars Environment Simulator II

2009 Julie Walker What a MES: Mars Environment Simulator III

2010 Mark Ragland Simulating Ocean Water for Video Laser Communication

2011 Kelles Gordge Critical Point of View

2011 Shefali Shah To Clay or Not to Clay?

2012 Kelles Gordge Direction Detections

2012 Sara Moore Get Your Head in the Game

2012 Connor Alsheimer Lichtenburg Lightning

2013 Mina Fahmi iControl

2014 Mina Fahmi Development of a Teleoperation Robot

Michael Lopez Rain Power

2015 Jonathan Yu Smart Sensors for Localizing Blade Impacts

2016 Jonathan Yu Wireless Sensing for Blade Impacts

An overhead view of the Exhibit Floor of the Intel ISEF 2012 in Pittsburgh, PA where over 1,500 finalists displayed their independent research and competed for nearly $4 million in scholarships and awards.