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2005 Intel ISEF Grand Awards

Intel ISEF
Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award
The winners of this award are the top three students at the Intel ISEF. They each receive a $50,000 scholarship.
 
A Scholarship of $50,000.
BE037 Prototype for Autonomy: Pathway for the Blind
Ameen Abdulrasool, 18, Lane Technical High School, Chicago, Illinois

CH012 From Synthesis to Analysis of Radical Inhibitors
Stephen Schulz, 19, Gesamtschule Buer-Mitte, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany

SP001 Fractal Dimension Analysis of Putative Martian Coastlines
Gabrielle Alyce Gianelli, 17, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida

 
The scholarship is awarded in eight equal installments upon matriculation from high school. Students must have proof of registration and good standing from the university registrar each semester.
 
Seaborg SIYSS Award
All expense-paid trip awarded to three senior finalists to attend the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar during the Nobel Prize Ceremonies in December.
 
The SIYSS is a multi-disciplinary seminar highlighting some of the most remarkable achievements by young scientists from around the world. The students have the opportunity to visit scientific institutes, attend the Nobel lectures and press conferences, learn more about Sweden and experience the extravagance of the Nobel festivities.
BE037 Prototype for Autonomy: Pathway for the Blind
Ameen Abdulrasool, 18, Lane Technical High School, Chicago, Illinois

CH012 From Synthesis to Analysis of Radical Inhibitors
Stephen Schulz, 19, Gesamtschule Buer-Mitte, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany

CS010 Leonar3Do 3D for All!
Daniel Ratai, 19, John von Neumann Computer Science High School, Budapest, Hungary

 
The SIYSS will be held in Stockholm, Sweden in December, 2005. Students must meet the 18-year age requirement to be considered. The history of SIYSS began as early as 1976 when the first seminar was organized by the Swedish Federation of Young Scientists together with the Nobel Foundation, with inspiration from Society for Science & the Public.
 
European Union Contest for Young Scientists
For a top team project, an all-expense paid trip to attend the European Union Contest for Young Scientists in September.
 
Trip to the EU Contest.
EN308 Enhanced Cooling of Microelectronic Devices by Using the Thermoacoustic Effect
Pen-Yuan Hsing, 18, Taipei Municipal Lishan Senior High School, Taipei, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei
Wei-Kang Huang, 18, Taipei Municipal Lishan Senior High School, Taipei, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei

 
The EU Contest for Young Scientists was set up to promote the ideals of co-operation and interchange between young scientists. The Contest is the annual showcase of the best of European student scientific achievement. (The team project must pass the EU Contest jury review prior to attending.)
 
MILSET
For a team project, a trip to the International Youth Science Exhibition ESI 2005 to be held in Santiago, Chile.
 
Trip to International Youth Science Exhibition "ESI 2005"
BO309 The Influence of Mycorrhizal and Fertilizer Treatments on Tree Seedlings in Fire-Affected Soils
Chad Avery Schlottmann, 18, Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach, Oregon
Michael R. Olson, 18, Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach, Oregon

 
International Movement for Leisure in Science and Technology (MILSET) was founded in 1987 in Quebec. MILSET unites youth organizations, research associations and clubs from more than 60 countries. Expo-Science Exhibition is a non-political event, contributing to peace, respect and better knowledge of all people.
 
Intel Foundation Achievement Awards
For outstanding work in any field.
 
Award of $5,000
BE040 Sounds into Syllables: A Teaching System for Autistic Children
Kayla Marie Cornale, 15, Assumption Roman Catholic Secondary School, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

BO017 Mechanisms of Flower-Stalk Lay-Down After Fertilization and Re-Erection After Seed Naturation in Dandelion
Miho Ishikawa, 17, Yachiyo Shoin High School, Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

CH012 From Synthesis to Analysis of Radical Inhibitors
Stephen Schulz, 19, Gesamtschule Buer-Mitte, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany

CS010 Leonar3Do 3D for All!
Daniel Ratai, 19, John von Neumann Computer Science High School, Budapest, Hungary

EN033 Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics, Phase 4: Development and Optimization of a Micro Air Vehicle
John Pease Moore, IV, 17, Dayton Christian High School, Miamisburg, Ohio

EN309 The Portable Emergent Piping Dealer
Zhang Xu, 18, No. 1 Middle School of Yuanjiang City, Yuanjiang, Hunan, China
Guo Yuanyuan, 19, No. 1 Middle School of Yuanjiang City, Yuanjiang, Hunan, China
Xiao Xiao, 18, No. 1 Middle School of Yuanjiang City, Yuanjiang, Hunan, China

EN339 Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide to Enhance Polymer Compatibilization and Metallization in Ultra-Thin Films
Chelsea Gloria Gordon, 17, Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, New York
Feini Qu, 17, Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, New York

MA034 Discrepancy of Planar Parallelelipipedal Meshes
Valentina N. Dobrovolskaya, 16, Advanced Education and Science Center of Moscow St, Moscow, Moscow, Russia

ME019 The Beneficial Effects of Fish Oil on Breast Cancer: A Fourth-Year Study
Triparna Ghosh-Choudhury, 17, Northside Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas

MI001 Keeping Antibiotics Working, II: Effects of pH and Bacterial Growth Modulation by Daily Consumables on the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to Antibiotics
Maryam Khadijah Mohammed, 14, Niceville Senior High School, Niceville, Florida

PH028 Consumable Oil Encapsulated Spheroids (COES): Discovery and Applications
Michael J. Pizer, 16, University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

SP012 A New Algorithm for Multiple Hypothesis-based Tracking and Discovery of Potentially Hazardous Near Earth Objects
Anand M. Palaniappan, 17, David H. Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri

ZO027 Nest Site Microhabitat Influences Nest Temperature and Offspring Sex Ratio of the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
Maria Malgorzata Wojakowski, 18, Townsend Harris High School at Queens College, Flushing, New York

ZO032 A Statistical Comparison of a New Morphological Characteristic Between Male and Female Kokanees
Susannah Lee Clary, 13, Los Lunas High School, Los Lunas, New Mexico

 
Each winner will receive a $5,000 award.
 
Behavioral and Social Sciences - Presented by Intel Foundation
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
BE037 Prototype for Autonomy: Pathway for the Blind
Ameen Abdulrasool, 18, Lane Technical High School, Chicago, Illinois

 
First Award of $3,000
BE022 The Bi-Orbital Rotational Therapy Swing: A New Hope for Children with ADHD
Elizabeth Anne Baker, 16, University High School, Tucson, Arizona

BE037 Prototype for Autonomy: Pathway for the Blind
Ameen Abdulrasool, 18, Lane Technical High School, Chicago, Illinois

 
Second Award of $1,500
BE018 Liar, Liar, Your Stomach's on Fire
Trisha Satya Pasricha, 16, Clear Lake High School, Houston, Texas

BE050 An Examination of the Effects of 5-Methoxy-N,N-Di(iso)propyltryptamine Hydrochloride on Neuropsychological Development in Rattus norvegicus
Melissa C. Selinger, 18, Wellington High School, Wellington, Florida

BE052 The Psychopharmacological Effects of Antidepressants on Procambarus clarkii
Nissa Leigh Schmidt, 18, Merino High School, Merino, Colorado

 
Third Award of $1,000
BE010 Comparative Analysis of the Health Related Quality of Life of Breast and Prostate Cancer Patients, Phase II: Treatment Impact and Management Issues
Antonio Javier Pietrantoni, 16, Academia del Perpetuo Socorro, Miramar, Puerto Rico

BE012 Video Games: Friend or Foe?
Peter David Allen, 17, York Catholic High School, York, Pennsylvania

BE026 Rehteaed Aphlaebt Suop
Kayelon Lee Easterday, 17, Eustis-Farnam Public Schools, Eustis, Nebraska

BE039 "My Brother's Keeper": Well-Being and Relationship Effects of Having a Sibling with Autism
Christina Marie Amoroso, 17, Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst, New York

BE040 Sounds into Syllables: A Teaching System for Autistic Children
Kayla Marie Cornale, 15, Assumption Roman Catholic Secondary School, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

 
Fourth Award of $500
BE009 Does Visual, Auditory, or Gustatory Perception Have the Greatest Affect on a Supertaster, Mediumtaster, or a Nontaster? A Fifth Year Study
Jessica Caroline Stanton, 15, Columbia High School, Lake City, Florida

BE011 Quantitative EEG as an Identifier of Learning Modality
Ilang Mae Guiroy, 17, The York School, Monterey, California

BE023 Standard Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol for the Study of Neuronal Responses to Food Stimuli in Humans
Daniel E Katz, 18, Ossining High School, Ossining, New York

BE041 The Effects of External Loans on the Economic Performance of Latin American Countries: An Integrated Statistical Approach
Daniel Nikbakht, 16, Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills, New York

BE043 Edge Integration in Human Brightness Perception
Jonathan Yong An, 19, Emerald Ridge High School, Puyallup, Washington

BE044 A State by State Analysis of the Benefits Derived from State Lottery Programs
Vanessa Elizabeth Esch, 17, Skyview High School, Vancouver, Washington

 
Biochemistry - Presented by Agilent Technologies
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and an Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
BI075 Bioinformatics Discovery of Novel Stem Cell Regulatory Mechanisms
Michael Segal, 17, Central High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 
First Award of $3,000
BI053 Logic Genomics
Adrian Veres, 15, Jean de Brebeuf College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

BI075 Bioinformatics Discovery of Novel Stem Cell Regulatory Mechanisms
Michael Segal, 17, Central High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 
Second Award of $1,500
BI037 Probing Gap Junction Dynamics in Cells
Ching Zhu, 17, Academic Magnet High School, North Charleston, South Carolina

BI038 Testing the Effects of Peacilomyces lilacinus and French Marigolds (Tagetes patula) Tea Extract on the Pecan Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne partityla)
Eric Ragnarson Malmquist, 17, Westside High School, Macon, Georgia

BI054 Regulation of Telomere Lengths During Stem Cell Differentiation
Anneke Ellen Schwob, 16, Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts

BI063 An Evaluation of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) within Gene EP300 of Human Chromosome 22q to Assess their Role in Pediatric Brain Tumors
Samantha Leigh Schneider, 18, Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York

BI082 Identification of Bacterial Adhesion Antagonists for Contact Lens and Intraocular Lens
Fan Yang, 17, Davis Senior High School, Davis, California

 
Third Award of $1,000
BI002 Ascorbic Acid Induced Enhancement of Laminin in Schwann Cells: Application for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
Yahya Maqsood Mohammed, 16, Okaloosa-Walton CC Charter High School, Niceville, Florida

BI014 Environment-friendly Mold Retardant: Ancient Chinese Herbal Medicine in Modern Life
Ka Yan Man, 19, Skh Li Ping Secondary School, Hong Kong, Region of China

BI045 Investigating the Role of PTEN in Modulating the Insulin Signaling Pathway to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Meredith Regan Spadaccia, 17, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, New York

BI047 Analysis of the Antibiotic Properties of the Epidermal Mucus of the Atlantic Stingray, Dasyatis sabina, Conferred by Associated Bacterial Symbionts
Benjamin Colby Powell, 18, Sarasota High School, Sarasota, Florida

BI048 The Recombination of RNA by Azoarcus Ribozyme in a Compartmentalized System: An Origin-of-Life Study
Sergio-Francis Mellejor Zenisek, 16, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon

BI059 The Glucose Dependence of CD4+ T-Lymphocytes
Rebecca Joy Vitale, 16, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky

BI076 Unwrapping Myelination: Myelination Regulation in TM-NRG1+/- Transgenic Mice
Lev A. Shaket, 16, Chamblee Charter High School, Chamblee, Georgia

 
Fourth Award of $500
BI007 Animal Attraction: To What Extent Do Demographic Factors Predict a Female Human's Ability to Detect Male Human Pheromones?
Kyrie K Bourgeois, 16, Lutcher High School, Lutcher, Louisiana

BI011 Simultaneous Detection of E. coli O157:H7 Toxin Genes by Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification
Jennifer Jing Huang, 17, Oak Grove High School, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

BI026 Using Absorbance Difference Spectroscopy to Study Interactions of Selected Inhibitors on Breast Cancer Molecular Target Cytochrome P450 Aromatase
Jonathan Lloyd Priester, 17, William B. Murrah High School, Jackson, Mississippi

BI029 Use of Homology Modeling and Molecular Docking to Map Retinoid Binding Sites on Protein Kinase C
Jijun Chow, 18, The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York

BI032 Radiation Shield: Using Biological Molecules to Prevent or Repair DNA Damage Caused by Radiation in Drosophila melanogaster
Parijata Desiree Mackey, 17, Dr. Michael M. Krop High School, Miami, Florida

BI033 Inhibitors Modulate E-cadherin N-glycosylation: Structure-Function Relationships and Implications for Antimetastasis
Xiaoyun Nong, 18, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Pinecrest, Florida

BI034 What Types of Biomass Have the Greatest Glucose Yield Through Enzymatic Hydrolysis?
Erin Marie Rosswurm, 18, Columbus East High School, Columbus, Indiana

BI046 The Development of a Novel Gene Knock-Out Technique Utilizing RNA-Interference
Jason Chao Zhang, 16, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, New York

BI061 Identification of Promoter Elements Required for Transcriptional Induction of Motility Related Genes
Tyler Thomas Rosensteel, 18, Brophy College Preparatory, Phoenix, Arizona

 
Botany - Presented by Intel Foundation
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and an Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
BO053 The Agricultural Impact of Detrimental Weeds on Wheat Cultivars
Andrew John Friskop, 18, Hankinson High School, Hankinson, North Dakota

 
First Award of $3,000
BO053 The Agricultural Impact of Detrimental Weeds on Wheat Cultivars
Andrew John Friskop, 18, Hankinson High School, Hankinson, North Dakota

BO056 New Challenges to Fight Against Fungal Diseases of Plants
Zuzana Tvaruzkova, 18, Gymnazium Kromeriz, Kromeriz, Czech Republic

 
Second Award of $1,500
BO019 The in vitro Propagation of A. palmatum and Its Various Cultivars
Michael James Bernert, 15, West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon

BO021 The Structural Analysis of Polka Dot and Wild Type Ceratopteris richardii by Electrophoretic Protein Comparison
Anna Pilishvili, 16, Forest Hills High School, Forest Hills, New York

BO035 Examining Foreign Germplasm to Control Fusarium head Blight
Kimberly Skye Richards, 16, Walter Murray Collegiate, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

 
Third Award of $1,000
BO003 Free Radical Reduction within the Glycine max with Aeroponically Induced Antioxidants
Justin Andrew Townley, 16, Okaloosa-Walton Collegiate Charter High School, Niceville, Florida

BO024 The Effects of Triclosan Dioxins (TD's) from Biome Chemical Soil Runoff Bioaccumulation: An Investigation for an Innovative Use of Crinum americanum as Bioremediation
Zachary Mason Sandoval, 16, Dr. Michael M. Krop High School, Miami, Florida

BO048 The Killer in the Garden: The Allelopathic Effects of Acer saccharum Marsh, Cornus florida L., and Magnolia grandiflora L.
Amanda Josephine Compadre, 17, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas

BO050 `Ohelo: Inhibition of Bacterial Growth
Jessie Ann Ka`iulani Pa`ahana, 16, Kamehameha High School, Honolulu, Hawaii

BO058 The Effects of Wounding on the Induction of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Nahid Aftab Shaikh, 16, Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst, New York

 
Fourth Award of $500
BO001 The Effects of Different Growing Conditions on the Firmness, Diameter, Sugar Content, and pH of Ripening Grape Berries
Megan Kathleen Bartlett, 17, F. W. Springstead High School, Spring Hill, Florida

BO007 Peroxidase Activity in Fruits and Vegetables
Javid Gulmahamad, 18, McArthur High School, Hollywood, Florida

BO011 Surviving Production Quotas and Free Trade Agreements: The Effects of Tillage Reduction on Sugarcane Yields in First Year Stubble
Tate Benton-Michael Guillotte, 17, Catholic High School, New Iberia, Louisiana

BO012 Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Poir (PANDAKAKI) as Rice Bug (Leptocorisa acuta) Eradicator
Daisy Bayani Galapia, 16, Sinait National High School, , Ilocos Sur, Philippines

BO045 Nutraceutical Intervention of the NFKB Pathway to Reduce Adverse Effects of Inflammation and Tumorigenesis
Aaron Tuc-Lon Cheung, 16, South Carolina Governor's School for Science and M, Hartsville, South Carolina

BO055 Determining Gamma Sensitivity of Double Mutant Arabidopsis thaliana for DNA Repair Genes XPF and ERCC1
Vibha Mahendra, 17, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, California

 
Chemistry - Presented by Intel Foundation
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and an Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
CH012 From Synthesis to Analysis of Radical Inhibitors
Stephen Schulz, 19, Gesamtschule Buer-Mitte, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany

 
First Award of $3,000
CH012 From Synthesis to Analysis of Radical Inhibitors
Stephen Schulz, 19, Gesamtschule Buer-Mitte, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany

CH014 Digitally-Enhanced Thin-Layer Chromatography: An Inexpensive, New Technique for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
Amber Victoria Irish Hess, 18, Robert Louis Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, California

 
Second Award $1,500
CH005 Synthesis of Fullerene Derivatives for Design of Donor-Acceptor Dyads
Aleksey Borisovich Kornev, 16, Bryansky Lyceum #1, Bryansk, Bryansky Region, Russia

CH010 Isolation, Characterization of Beta-Chitin from Squid Pens and Calcium Carbonate Crystallization on the Chitin Scaffold
YouJia Zhong, 17, Raffles Junior College, Singapore, Singapore

CH015 Oxidation of Dopamine by High-Valent Manganese: A Link to Neurodegenerative Disorders?
Smita Mascharak, 15, Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, California

CH061 Development of Novel DNA Sensitive Dye Sensors Using Combinatorial Approach
Rohan Kirit Panchamia, 17, Herricks Senior High School, New Hyde Park, New York

 
Third Award of $1,000
CH013 Natural Dyes: The Delicious Way
Hoi Lam Anne Tsang, 18, St. Paul's Convent School, Hong Kong, Region of China

CH022 A Study Involving the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube Filters in the Macrosclae with Measurements Concerning the Effectiveness of Metal Derived Catalysts
Jennifer Lee Nagel, 17, Dekalb High School, Waterloo, Indiana

CH032 Fundamental Properties of O2(-)
Charles Henry Herder, 18, The Kinkaid School, Houston, Texas

CH043 pH-Triggered Assembly of Gold Nanorods
Patrick Leon Hankins, 17, Irmo High School, Columbia, South Carolina

CH068 A Viable Method of Extraction of 12-ALPHA Fumitremorgin C from A. fumigatus
Srikanth Aravamuthan, 17, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan

CH069 Rambutan Ink from Fruit Rinds of Naphelium lappaceum
Esther Chiew Yee Chiong, 17, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Batu Lintang, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

 
Fourth Award of $500
CH002 Synthesis and Characterization of Size- and Shape- Selected Metal Nanoparticles Using Inverse Diblock Copolymer Micelles
Grady Clark Slane, 17, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida

CH017 Stable Dispersions of Crystalline Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
Suhail Malhotra, 15, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky

CH018 Implication and Formulation of Silane Based Optical Coatings with Organic and Inorganic Compounds to Prohibit UV Radiation
Chen Wang, 16, Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

CH029 Preparation of Hollow Spheres of TiO2 Nanocrystals as Highly Efficient Photocatalyst and Its Applications
Qizhe Shao, 19, No.2 Secondary School Attached to ECNU, Shanghai, Shanghai, China

CH035 Synthesis of Porous Platinum Nanowires for Gas Sensing and Catalysis
Stephanie Michelle Livers, 17, Sidney High School, Sidney, Montana

CH052 Interfacial Phenomena in -(Ni-Fe-Cu)- Giant MagnetoResistance Systems
Dylan Reed Conradson, 17, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico

CH058 Toward Self-Assembling Nanocircuitry Using Liquid Crystal Solvents
Karl James Plank, 17, Squalicum High School, Bellingham, Washington

 
Computer Science - Presented by Intel Foundation
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and an Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
CS010 Leonar3Do 3D for All!
Daniel Ratai, 19, John von Neumann Computer Science High School, Budapest, Hungary

 
First Award of $3,000
CS010 Leonar3Do 3D for All!
Daniel Ratai, 19, John von Neumann Computer Science High School, Budapest, Hungary

CS051 Identification of Differential Surface Properties on a Triangle Mesh for Facial and Object Recognition
Justin Moore Solomon, 17, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Tech, Alexandria, Virginia

 
Second Award of $1,500
CS028 Construct a Kernel-Service-Accelerator with SW&HW Meshing and Reality Multi-Threading Parallel Processing for FPGA-based Reconfigurable Systems
Yizhong Zhang, 19, Kongjiang Senior High School, Shanghai, China

CS049 Artificial Cognition and Memory: Tissue Image Analysis for Tumor Diagnosis
Kimberly Elise Reinhold, 17, Saint Joseph's High School, Hilo, Hawaii

CS052 Collaborative Nurse Scheduling: A Novel Approach to Improve Utilization of Existing Nurse Resources through Secure Data Transactions and Hospital Clustering
Sonia Nijhawan, 16, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky

 
Third Award of $1,000
CS003 UDC: Multifunctional Cryptanalytic Tool
Rostislav Igorevich Chutkov, 16, Centre of Mathematical Education, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

CS005 Discretization-polymorphic Data Concealment and Protection System "Stealth"
Danil Aleksandrovich Somsikov, 16, Gymansium #1, Alla Bystrina, Odessa, Ukraine

CS033 Modeling Environment for Particles Configuration Control in Magnetic and Electric Fields
Maxim S. Tkachenko, 17, Lyceum of Information Technologies #1533, Moscow, Russia

CS047 The Anitra Computer: A Complete Minimalist Computer System Designed, Built and Programmed at a Low Level of Abstraction
Eirik Bakke, 20, Bergen Katedralskole, Bergen, Norway

CS055 A New Multidimensional Feature-Mapping Algorithm
Ocan Sankur, 19, Galatasaray Lisesi, Istanbul, Turkey

 
Fourth Award of $500
CS004 Novel Investigations for N-Gram-Based Automatic Identification of Written Language
Marek Blahus, 18, Gymnazium Uherske Hradiste, Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic

CS020 An Intensity Equalization Procedure to Improve the Display of Color Images
Katharine Anne Symanow, 16, Divine Child High School, Dearborn, Michigan

CS025 A Practical Implementation of Gradient-Based Convolutional Neural Networks in Handwriting Recognition
Yuetian Xu, 18, Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York

CS034 15-Passenger Vans: Predicting the Probability and Timing of Rollovers Using Artificial Neural Networks
Nicholas Samir Ekladyous, 13, Cranbrook Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

CS037 VORTECS 3D: VLSI Object Recognition Trainable Embedded CMOS System
Malcolm Christopher Ross Stagg, 16, Calgary Christian School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

CS044 Smart Soaring: Flocks of Autonomous Airplanes
Elliot Robert Kroo, 14, Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, California

 
Earth Science - Presented by Shell Oil
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and an Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
EA018 Phytoplankton Community Response to Nutrient Enrichment
Nicholas Robert Apau Jachowski, 18, West Potomac High School, Alexandria, Virginia

 
First Award of $3,000
EA018 Phytoplankton Community Response to Nutrient Enrichment
Nicholas Robert Apau Jachowski, 18, West Potomac High School, Alexandria, Virginia

 
Second Award of $1,500
EA007 Investigations of Oxide-Reduction During Lightning-Induced Fulgurite Formation
Britta Elyse Jones, 18, Eastside High School, Gainesville, Florida

 
Third Award of $1,000
EA002 Geochemistry of the Southern Juan de Fuca Ridge: Isotopic Mantle Source Investigations
Sarah Rose Langberg, 18, Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Florida

EA010 Mining the Past: Geochemical Analyses of Fossil Teeth and Sediment Illuminate Ancient Environments
Yingqiuqi Lei, 18, Robert F. Kennedy Community High School, Flushing, New York

 
Fourth Award of $500
EA011 Breaking Strength and Porosity of Prehistoric Ceramic Reproductions: Assessing Variation in Clay Sources and Tempering Materials, Phase Five
Amy Elizabeth Marquardt, 18, Mediapolis High School, Mediapolis, Iowa

EA016 The Derivation and Interpretation of Geochemical Ratios Generated by Meteoritic Impact
Terik Daly, 15, Oak Grove High School, San Jose, California

 
Engineering - Presented by Intel Foundation
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and an Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
EN009 The Evaluation of a Multi-Freewing UAV with the Concurrent Development of a Flying Test Platform to Assist in Evaluation of Turbulence Reduction and Flight Performance
Ryan Thomas Olson, 18, Southwest Virginia Governor's School, Dublin, Virginia

 
First Award of $3,000
EN009 The Evaluation of a Multi-Freewing UAV with the Concurrent Development of a Flying Test Platform to Assist in Evaluation of Turbulence Reduction and Flight Performance
Ryan Thomas Olson, 18, Southwest Virginia Governor's School, Dublin, Virginia

EN038 Elevating Wheelchair Seat
Richard William Entwisle, 18, Canford School, Dorset, United Kingdom

EN069 Digital Compass Clinometer
Peter Jonathan Kirkland, 19, Dalriada School, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

EN084 Factors Affecting Cooperative Robotic Behavior, Year Three
Donald Stuart Eng, 17, Stanton College Preparatory School, Jacksonville, Florida

 
Second Award of $1,500
EN013 Camera Stabilization: Take Two
Adam Daniel Sidman, 17, Palmer High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado

EN017 Dynamic Balance Function and Surface Adaptation for General Humanoid Robot Platform
Yang Ge, 17, Beijing Jingshan School, Beijing, Beijing, China

EN033 Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics, Phase 4: Development and Optimization of a Micro Air Vehicle
John Pease Moore, IV, 17, Dayton Christian High School, Miamisburg, Ohio

EN058 Development of a Planar Perfused Tumor Bioreactor
Lucas Hudson Hofmeister, 16, Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet High School, Nashville, Tennessee

EN059 Enhanced Stability Effects of Micro-Foils on Supercavitating Torpedoes
Robert Francis Minehart, III, 16, Sterling, Virginia

EN079 Ion Thruster Development and Analysis
Thomas Andrew Trudel, 17, Muhlenberg High School, Laureldale, Pennsylvania

EN100 Iris Recognition for Individual Identification
Nina Maria Huffman, 17, Langley High School, McLean, Virginia

 
Third Award of $1,000
EN014 Design and Characterization of a Littrow Configuration External Cavity Diode Laser
Wenxian Hong, 17, Raffles Junior College, Singapore, Singapore

EN015 Self-control Deformity-assistance Reader
Wanxu Lin, 18, Liaoning Provincial Experimental Middle School, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

EN021 The Googler
George Francis Hotz, 15, Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, New Jersey

EN025 The Detection of Alkaline Phosphatase Using an Electrochemical Sensor
Joanne Helen Wang, 15, Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, Ohio

EN044 Modifying Factors in the Proton Exchange Membrane of the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Including the Evaluation of a Carbon Nanofoam Electrode, to Maximize Power Densities
Jordan Andrew Hurwich, 17, John Adams High School, South Bend, Indiana

EN048 A Computer Model for Optimization of a Non-Isothermal Chlorination Reactor
Raj Gautam Ranade, 17, East Lyme High School, East Lyme, Connecticut

EN078 Predicting Material Failure Correlation Between Deformation Luminescence and Hysteresis
Geoffrey Hubert Woo, 16, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, California

EN092 The Effects of Blade Design and Angles on Wind Turbine Energy Performance
Andrew Charles Schlievert, 18, Algona High School, Algona, Iowa

EN093 Foot Operated Vehicle Device for the Physically Challenged
Malavika Vinod Tiwari, 16, St Mary's Convent High School, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

EN095 Preventing Degradation in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: A Novel, Multi-cartridge Air Contaminant Control System
Jonathan Brandon Burke Cross, 17, James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School, Fairfax, Virginia

EN107 Nano-Fibrous Poly (L Lactic Acid) Scaffolds
Jacquelyn A Gold, 18, Spanish River Community High School, Boca Raton, Florida

 
Fourth Award of $500
EN008 Utilizing Audio Profile Matching Technology for Replicating Body Kinesis
Robert Vaughan Glissmann, 17, Peak to Peak Charter School, Lafayette, Colorado

EN010 Adjustable Prosthetic Socket
Craig Dean Hawes, 18, Perham High School, Perham, Minnesota

EN018 Gravity Pressing Roller Skate
Rong Huang, 17, Bengbu No.2 Senior Middle School, Anhui, China, Bengbu, Anhui, China

EN032 Automotive Innovation: Wireless AutoAttendant
Marc L. Ingram, 18, Ballard High School, Louisville, Kentucky

EN045 Induced EMF Generator: The Creation of a Magnetic Induction Regenerative Energy Capture Device
Richard Lee Shillington, 17, Dr. Michael M. Krop High School, Miami, Florida

EN056 Enzymatic Electrodes for Biofuel Cells
Daniel Clayton Appel, 18, Eldorado High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico

EN060 F.I.N.D.-2: The Development of an Autonomous Surveying Vessel
Benjamin Thomas Unsworth, 16, Kingswood Academy, Sulphur, Louisiana

EN075 The Development of a Bandage Using a Polymer, Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone, and an Antibiotic, Polysporin
Cuong Viet Nguyen, 17, Sarasota High School, Sarasota, Florida

EN091 Fuel Cell System Using Hydrogen from Aqueous Sodium Borohydride Solution for Portable Communication Applications
Shengbo Xu, 17, Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona

EN097 Extracting Melody from MIDI Files
Benjamin Min-Jia Chang, 16, Sewanhaka High School, Floral Park, New York

EN099 Innovations in Prosthetics for Complete and Partial Phalanges: Approximation of Complex Arcs and Simulation of Human Movement in Engineering
Brandon Joseph Peart, 17, Hillcrest High School, Midvale, Utah

EN101 Communal Aptitude Evolution System for Autonomous Robots
Jessica Lauren Malone, 17, Berea High School, Berea, Ohio

EN117 Residential Cogeneration
Alex J. Doll, 15, Mandan High School, Mandan, North Dakota

EN119 High-Speed FSO Data Link
Jan Svab, 19, Gymnazium Jaroslava Heyrovskeho, Prague, Czech Republic

 
Environmental Sciences - Presented by Ricoh
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Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
EV097 Hydroponic Phytofiltration of Arsenic in Drinking Water
Stephen Goodwin Honan, 16, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, Virginia

 
First Award of $3,000
EV023 Stream Riparian Zone Influence on Drift-Feeding Fish and Their Terrestrial Invertebrate Prey, Phase III
Christina Lynn Faust, 17, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, Georgia

EV075 Methodology of Phytomining by Growing Avena sativa and Medicago sativa to Nucleate Gold Nanoparticles for Nanoapplications, Phase II
Rachael Ann Scott, 17, Northwest Mississippi Home Educators Association, Como, Mississippi

EV097 Hydroponic Phytofiltration of Arsenic in Drinking Water
Stephen Goodwin Honan, 16, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, Virginia

EV106 Bio-electromagnetism: Sustainable Electricity Production Using a Magnetic Field Generated by Magnetotactic Bacteria in a Microbial Generator
Kartik Madiraju, 15, Centennial Regional High School, Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada

 
Second Award of $1,500
EV011 The Use of Barley Straw to Control Algal and Macrophyte Growth on Wild Rice Lake: Pre and Post Eutrophic Conditions, Phase V
Elizabeth Jean Welsh, 17, Proctor High School, Proctor, Minnesota

EV025 A Novel, Cost Effective Approach for Removing Arsenic from Drinking Water in Bangladesh
Douglas Calvin Naftz, 18, Park City High School, Park City, Utah

EV066 Inhibition of Photosynthesis by Air Pollutants Quantified by the Photoacoustic Method
Aaron Tzeyang Kuan, 17, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, New York

EV068 Black Murex Snails (Hexaplex nigritus) as a Habitat for Juvenile Pacific Calico (Catrina) Scallop, Argopecten ventricosus
Chelsey Ann Yingling, 17, Tucson Magnet High School, Tucson, Arizona

EV074 Determination of Antibiotic Presence in the Tennessee River and Inflowing Waters
Jennifer Ann Taylor, 17, Florence High School, Florence, Alabama

EV090 Ammonia Emissions from Agricultural Waste
Tara Ellen Gloyna, 16, Temple High School, Temple, Texas

EV099 Design for Biodegradation: Harnessing Natural Decay by Managing Physical and Chemical Dynamics
David I. Marash-Whitman, 13, Kehillah Jewish High School, San Jose, California

 
Third Award of $1,000
EV004 Assessing the Risk of a Potential Biological Control Agent: Oviposition Tests on Wetland Plants
Sheena Bhalla, 15, Lincoln Park Academy, Fort Pierce, Florida

EV005 The Effects of Increased Nutrient Levels on Aquatic Organisms: A Bioassay of Cave Springs Branch and Honey Creek
Molly Katheryn Steen, 15, Grove High School, Grove, Oklahoma

EV007 Effect of Salinity on Benthic Foraminifera in the Indian River Lagoon
Phaedra Calista Tinder, 16, Sebastian River High School, Sebastian, Florida

EV027 A Comprehensive Analysis of Insect Diversity as a Result of Terrestrial Features and Aquatic Vegetation
Elise Laine Larson, 18, Bagley High School, Bagley, Minnesota

EV035 Contamination of Proximate Wells in the Piedmont Region
Afton Kerry Vechery, 15, Glenleg High School, Glenelg, Maryland

EV049 Boards and Branches: A Multivariable Study of Snow Interception
Erica Elizabeth David, 15, Pinedale High School, Pinedale, Wyoming

EV057 Multi-Tiered Wetlands: A Technique for Improving the Efficiency of Artificial Wetlands
Andrew James Stewart, 17, Karabar Distance Education Centre, Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

EV076 Dyeing to Keep a Safe Environment
Reya Jessica Das, 16, Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona

EV084 It's Raining . . . Carbon?
Dustin George Harwood Hughes, 16, Timmins High and Vocational School, Timmins, Ontario, Canada

EV103 Analysis of Macroinvertebrate Population and Diversity with Hydrological Parameters and Their Influence on Water Quality: A Watershed Study, Phase Three
Christine Weizer Li, 17, Cookeville High School, Cookeville, Tennessee

EV110 Growing Energy: The Production of Hydrogen from the Green Algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Radha Ramjeawan, 15, Uniondale High School, Uniondale, New York

 
Fourth Award of $500
EV009 Potential Amelioration of Fescue Toxicosis by Inclusion of Clays in Diet
Loren Kaye Liebrecht, 17, Southwest Virginia Governor's School, Dublin, Virginia

EV022 Germination and Seed Viability of Coleogyne ramosissima (Blackbrush)
Kristin Sorensen, 18, Pine View High School, Saint George, Utah

EV032 Immobilization of Hazardous Materials Utilizing Gallionella sp., Klebsiella sp., and Desulfovibrio sp. Bacteria
Morgen Elizabeth Anyan, 17, Selah High School, Selah, Washington

EV056 Effects of Toxic Riparian Weeds on the Survival of Aquatic Invertebrates
David Colin Conway Llewellyn, 17, Great Lakes College, Tuncurry Senior Campus, Tuncurry, New South Wales, Australia

EV060 Determination of the Ability to Use Pontederia cordata (Blue Broad Leaf Pickerel Rush) Plants as Biomonitors for Monitoring Trace Heavy Metal Contaminants in Drainage Canals
Elizabeth Anne Lopez, 17, East Jefferson High School, Metairie, Louisiana

EV062 An Investigation of Titanium Dioxide Suspensions for Use in a Flowing Catalytic Heavy Metal Reduction Apparatus
Megan Moulding, 14, Wahlquist Junior High School, Ogden, Utah

EV092 Efficient and Environmentally Safe Removal of Toxic Ammonia Using Aquatic Plants
Catharina Rose Grubaugh, 16, White Station High School, Memphis, Tennessee

EV094 The Effects of Nitrogen Inputs on Microbial Activity in Bark Beetle Infested Forests: Implications for Global Carbon Cycling
Kevan Lew Christensen, 17, Corona del Sol High School, Tempe, Arizona

EV107 Establishment of a New Cultivation Method Using Deep Ocean Water and Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water
Tomoyuki Suzuki, 18, Kanagawa Prefecture Hiratsuka Senior High School, Kanagawa, Japan

EV116 Scorched Earth - Toxic Water: An Investigation of Atmospheric Mercury Deposition and Wildfires
Kyle Nathan Jaffa, 15, Sandia High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico

EV117 Water Purification Systems for Rural Areas
Sarah DeWitt Nagel, 15, Mecosta Osceola Math, Science & Technology Center, Big Rapids, Michigan

EV118 A Study of the Effects of Selected Treatments of Oilfield Water on the Vascular Contractions and Behavior of California Blackworms
Kari Lynn Gillespie, 17, North Toole County High School, Sunburst, Montana

EV121 Biological Oxygen Demand at International Paper's Point Source Discharge
Lauren Wooten Smith, 16, John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, Augusta, Georgia

EV122 Effects of Temperature on Dietary Accumulation and Toxic Effects of Methylmercury in Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
William Patrick Jagoe, 17, A. R. Johnson Health Sciences and Engineering High, Augusta, Georgia

 
Mathematics - Presented by Science News
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Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
MA044 Complete Sequences of Positive Integers
Kledin Dobi, 16, Julia R. Masterman High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 
First Award of $3,000
MA044 Complete Sequences of Positive Integers
Kledin Dobi, 16, Julia R. Masterman High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 
Second Award of $1,500
MA003 Programmable Quantum Computing: A New Framework with von Neumann Type Architecture
Nimish Pradipkumar Ramanlal, 16, Seminole High School, Sanford, Florida

MA015 On Universality Properties of Positive-Definite Integral Quadratic Forms
Scott Duke Kominers, 18, Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, Maryland

MA019 Car Parking Made Hard!
Chun-Ju Lai, 18, Taipei Municipal Chien-Kuo Senior High School, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei

 
Third Award of $1,000
MA025 Generalizations of Koch Curve and Its Applications
XinRan Zhu, 17, Shanghai Southwest Weiyu Middle School, Shanghai, Shanghai, China

MA031 Monids of Endomorphisms
Alexey Yu. Shubnikov, 16, Mathematical Education Centre, St. Petersburg, Russia

MA037 Durer's Unsolved Geometry Problem
Daniel Bezdek, 15, St. Brigid Elementary and Junior High School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

MA042 Nonagonal Numbers in the Fibonacci Sequence and Related Diophantine Equations
John Michael Sillcox, 18, Jericho High School, Jericho, New York

 
Fourth Award of $500
MA009 A New Algorithm for Digital Signatures
Gerold Gruenauer, 18, Kepler Gymnasium, Weiden, Bavaria, Germany

MA020 Classification of Determinantal Sequences
Samuel Mohun Bhagwat, 16, Winston Churchill High School, Livonia, Michigan

MA026 Some Results on Inclusive and Exclusive Partitions of Complete Graphs
Robert Thomas Cordwell, 18, Manzano High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico

MA027 Some Results of the 3x+1 Conjecture
Daniel Zi Wang, 15, Jasper High School, Plano, Texas

MA030 Graph Isomorphic Lattice Paths
Paul Francis Jacobs, 18, Good Hope School, St Croix, Virgin Islands

 
Medicine and Health - Presented by Merck Research Laboratories
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and an Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
ME079 Comprehensive Evolutionary Study of Disease-Causing Amino Acid Substitutions Using Computational Analysis
Jeffrey M. Bhasin, 18, Rocky River High School, Rocky River, Ohio

 
First Award of $3,000
ME071 Modulation of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Complex Via Morphine Coupled Nitric Oxide Release: A Possible Mechanism for the Prevention of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Suraj Hitendra Rambhia, 17, Jericho High School, Jericho, New York

ME079 Comprehensive Evolutionary Study of Disease-Causing Amino Acid Substitutions Using Computational Analysis
Jeffrey M. Bhasin, 18, Rocky River High School, Rocky River, Ohio

ME091 The Matrix Probe - Evolution: Co-registration of Digital Mammography with 3Dimensional Breast Ultrasound Using a Full-Field Matrix of Piezoelectric Crystal Transducers
Chetley L. C. Gervais, 17, Sandwich Secondary School, LaSalle, Ontario, Canada

 
Second Award of $1,500
ME006 Curbing the Embryonic Stem Cell Controversy: Cardiac Differentiation of Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells Following Epigenetic Modification
Shiv Mukesh Gaglani, 16, West Shore High School, Melbourne, Florida

ME037 Implications of Nicotine's Pro-Angiogenesis Activities: The Good and the Bad
Sarah S. Mousa, 17, Columbia High School, East Greenbush, New York

ME041 The Cytotoxic Effects of Frankincense Oil in Malignant Glioblastoma: A Mechanistic Approach
Carrie Elizabeth Shaw, 17, Career Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

ME058 Therapeutic Efficacy of Serotonin Precursor Loading to Mitigate MDMA-Induced Neurotoxicity: Rescue of Serotonin Neurons and Treatment of Anxiogenesis
Diana Lynn Eheart, 18, Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona

ME063 Dopaminergic Neurons from Bone Marrow Stem Cells: An Acceptable, Potential Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
Sami Obaid, 16, College Regina Assumpta, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

ME085 An Analysis of Brain Tissue Sections for Proteins Targeted by the Genotoxicant Methylazoxymethanol (MAM)
Allison Shelton Rhines, 16, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon

 
Third Award of $1,000
ME019 The Beneficial Effects of Fish Oil on Breast Cancer: A Fourth-Year Study
Triparna Ghosh-Choudhury, 17, Northside Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas

ME029 Dendritic Polymer-Insulin Conjugates/Nanodevices for Oral Insulin Delivery: A System for Optimal Bioavailability in Type 1 Diabetes
Shilpa Naresh Raja, 17, West Bloomfield High School, West Bloomfield, Michigan

ME031 Gene Therapy Meets Chemotherapy: Exposure of Malignant Glioma Cells to Transgenic Embryonic Stem Cells and Temozolomide
Milana Zaurova, 17, The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York

ME035 The Effects of Betaseron and Pycnogenol on Nitric Oxide Levels in Multiple Sclerosis Cells
Katherine Joy Nicholas, 17, Ephrata Senior High School, Ephrata, Pennsylvania

ME045 Improving Cancer Treatment Through Telomerase Inhibition
Jimmy Chen Yang, 17, Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas

ME062 Using Viruses to Kill Cancer: Investigating the Role of in vitro Cell Differentiation in HSV-1 Double-Mutant KM110red Infection of hFOB and U2OS Cells
Natalie Mary Raso, 16, St. Thomas More Secondary School, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

ME086 Saliva: The Stress Code
Ketaki Rawal, 15, Centennial Regional High School, Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada

ME088 Effect of Vitamin E on Ultraviolet Induced Mutagenesis
Kawakahi Kaeo Amina, 18, Kamehameha Secondary School, Honolulu, Hawaii

ME096 Novel Genetic Analysis of Disease Susceptibility and Hereditary Patterns Using a Multi-Population Data Set
Nicholas Paul Semenkovich, 18, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Ladue, Missouri

 
Fourth Award of $500
ME024 Exploring the Borreliacidal Factor of Various Blood Sera on Borrelia burgdorferi, the Agent of Lyme Disease, and Borrelia lonestari, the Putative Agent of Lyme-like Illness
Chelsea Nicole Grigery, 18, Sikeston High School, Sikeston, Missouri

ME033 Significance of M. tuberculosis Lipoprotein Processing in TLR2 Stimulation, Macrophage Proinflammatory Response, and Mycobacterial Growth
Jacob Hill Bagley, 17, Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York

ME038 Immunostimulation Through NF-kB Activated Cytokine Synthesis from an Herbal Polysaccharide from Tinospora cordifolia
Reshma Ramachandran, 17, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, Florida

ME040 In vitro Analysis of Sugar Substitute Mutagenicity via a Mouse Lymphoma Thymidine Kinase Gene Mutation Assay
Kaleb Markus Naegeli, 17, Northwestern High School, Kokomo, Indiana

ME049 Cord Blood Stem Cells Alter Cytokines in the Blood and Thymus After a Stroke
Justus Roberts II, 17, Paul R. Wharton High School, Tampa, Florida

ME072 Delayed Apoptotic Cell Clearance Induces Autoantibody to hnRNP P2
Kinjal S. Shah, 18, Ridgeway Jr-Sr High School, Memphis, Tennessee

ME074 An Investigation into Multiple Sclerosis: Antibodies to CD44 and Integrin ALPHA4BETA1 Differentially Affect Myelin-specific T-Cell Responses
June-Ho Kim, 17, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California

ME081 Preservative Efficacy of Garlic (Allium sativum) on Meat and Eggs to Prevent Food Borne Illnesses Caused by Salmonella and E. coli
Nandini Sarma, 15, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

ME089 The Effect of the Frequency Response of the Skull on Intelligibility of Speech from Piezoelectric Transducers
Erin Marie Fischell, 17, High Technology High School, Lincroft, New Jersey

ME099 Modeling the Spread of Infectious Diseases, Phase II: Flu Vaccination Strategies in a Structured Village
Laura Mcbride Glass, 14, Albuquerque High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico

ME102 Silencing of Staphylococcus Virulence Genes Using siRNAs
Shaleen Tarun Cholera, 18, White Station High School, Memphis, Tennessee

 
Microbiology - Presented by Intel Foundation
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Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
MI051 A Quantitative Study of Viral Genomes with a Focus on Rapid Identification of Unknown Strains
Benjamin Albert Schwank, 17, James Madison High School, Vienna, Virginia

 
First Award of $3,000
MI033 The Role of Arp8, a Chromatin Remodeling Protein, in DNA Repair and Its Implications to Cancer
Aditya Krishna Denduluri, 18, Saint Pius X School, Albuquerque, New Mexico

MI051 A Quantitative Study of Viral Genomes with a Focus on Rapid Identification of Unknown Strains
Benjamin Albert Schwank, 17, James Madison High School, Vienna, Virginia

 
Second Award of $1,500
MI002 Mechanism of Action of Retrocyclins: Circular Minidefensins with Anti-HIV-1 Ability
Andrew David Warren, 15, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida

MI007 Optimizing the Growth Impediment Properties of Pure Garlic Oil in Serial Dilutions of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Benjamin Wayne Brewer, 18, Eastern High School, Pekin, Indiana

MI019 Kinetic Analysis of Viral Fusion Using Peptide Inhibitors
Amanda Kay Leatherman, 17, Urbana High School, Ijamsville, Maryland

MI034 Relationship Between Ticks and a Common Imperfect Fungus, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Featuring Its Life Cycle in a Tick Host
Seth Asa Murray, 18, Northeastern High School, Springfield, Ohio

 
Third Award of $1,000
MI011 Biologically Potent Broad Spectrum Antibiotics Obtained from Tetrodotoxin-Rich Organs of Puffer Fishes (Arathron hispidus, Arathron manillensis, Chelenodon patoca)
Joey Dacula Mangadlao, 16, Agusan del Sur National High School, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, Philippines

MI029 Development and Standardization of a Novel Approach to Detect the Infectious Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathic Prion Content in Paraffin-Embedded Tissues
Megan Lakshmi Srinivas, 17, Fort Dodge Senior High School, Fort Dodge, Iowa

MI044 Synthesis and Evaluation of New Analogs of Triclosan and Triclocarbon, Phase II
Chelsey Ryan Hall, 18, Seneca High School, Seneca, Missouri

MI047 Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 Effectors' Effects on Plant Cells: Hypersensitive Response or Disease
Daniel Abraham Blumenthal, 17, Jones College Preparatory High School, Chicago, Illinois

MI052 Engineering 3-Dimensional Skeletal Muscle Tissue
Nikhil Gupta, 17, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York

 
Fourth Award of $500
MI001 Keeping Antibiotics Working, II: Effects of pH and Bacterial Growth Modulation by Daily Consumables on the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to Antibiotics
Maryam Khadijah Mohammed, 14, Niceville Senior High School, Niceville, Florida

MI020 Analysis of Mutations in the AMP Pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Alexander Michael Hincker, 17, Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and T, Roanoke, Virginia

MI035 Selection of Essential Oil Components to Inhibit Candida Without Affecting Normal Microbiota
Karli Oberg, 17, Weber High School, Pleasant View, Utah

MI041 Modulating Murine Leukemia Virus Infection with MCAT-1 Receptor-Masked Liposomes Encapsulating Viral Inhibitors
Salvatore Mottillo, 18, Marianopolis College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

MI049 Putting a Silver Lining on Solar Disinfection: The Additive Effect of Silver Nitrate on a Solar Disinfection Model
Cameron Thomas Gross, 15, Solon High School, Solon, Iowa

MI059 Developing a Method of Plant Extract Usage in Feed to Reduce the Levels of Clostridium perfringens in the Digestive System of Chickens to Promote Healthy Growth
Joseph Robert Stunzi, 15, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia

MI060 Sinorhizobium meliloti Inositol Catabolism Genes and Their Role in Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
Yiqian Zheng, 18, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan

 
Physics - Presented by Intel Foundation
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and an Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
PH028 Consumable Oil Encapsulated Spheroids (COES): Discovery and Applications
Michael J. Pizer, 16, University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 
First Award of $3,000
PH028 Consumable Oil Encapsulated Spheroids (COES): Discovery and Applications
Michael J. Pizer, 16, University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 
Second Award of $1,500
PH006 Raising the Rayleigh Number: Plumes and Circulation in Turbulent Thermal Convection
Meredith Ann MacGregor, 16, Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado

PH008 Ultrasonic Detector for Gas Chromatography
Mario Chemnitz, 18, Paul-Gerhardt-Gymnasium Graefenhainichen, Graefenhainichen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

PH009 Optimization Research on Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
YiRan Wang, 19, High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

 
Third Award of $1,000
PH002 Super Cool Super Strong, Year Two
Catherine Nicole Bewerse, 18, Satellite High School, Satellite Beach, Florida

PH005 A Vibroacoustical Study Comparing the Out-of-Plane Motion of Violin Bridges Under Different Boundary Conditions Using Holographic Inferometry
Emily Rae Drabek, 18, Eastern High School, Pekin, Indiana

PH025 A Novel Simulation of Gravitational Lensing
Aliza Ilana Malz, 17, Hunter College High School, New York, New York

PH039 Analysis of Network Motifs in the C. elegans Nervous System
Eric Louis Paniagua, 17, Massapequa High School, Massapequa, New York

 
Fourth Award of $500
PH013 The Electrical Conductivity of Cobalt and Iron-Nickel Based Amorphous Metal Ribbons at Cryogenic Temperatures
Jonathan Joseph Naber, 15, Waterloo High School, Waterloo, Illinois

PH018 Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in Germanium Manganese Thin Film Semiconductors
Lynwood James Walker Jr., 17, Hahnville High School, Boutte, Louisiana

PH027 Propellantless Propulsion: The Effect of Electrode Geometry on the Thrust Output of an Asymmetrical Capacitor
Stephen Jerome Trettel, 15, New Prague Senior High School, New Prague, Minnesota

PH036 Strength and Ductility of Silk Thread from Nephila clavipes
Rodolfo Sebastian Norniella Parache, 16, Colegio Sagrado Corazon, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina

PH047 The Effect of Magnetic Field Strength on Flow Rate in a Magnetohydrodynamic Pump
Robert S. Arthur, 17, John Handley High School, Winchester, Virginia

 
Space Science - Sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5000 for Top Place Winner
SP001 Fractal Dimension Analysis of Putative Martian Coastlines
Gabrielle Alyce Gianelli, 17, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida

 
First Award of $3000
SP001 Fractal Dimension Analysis of Putative Martian Coastlines
Gabrielle Alyce Gianelli, 17, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida

 
Second Award of $1,500
SP012 A New Algorithm for Multiple Hypothesis-based Tracking and Discovery of Potentially Hazardous Near Earth Objects
Anand M. Palaniappan, 17, David H. Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri

SP022 The Martian Balloon
John Thomas Hagen, 17, Ayersville High School, Defiance, Ohio

 
Third Award of $1,000
SP023 The Influence of Non-Synchronous Rotation on Patterns in the Orientation of Ice Fractures on the Surface of Europa II
Emily Louise Ricq, 17, Chandler High School, Chandler, Arizona

SP026 The Onset of Enhanced Ejection in Hypervelocity Impacts by Jetting
Yuan Zhu, 17, Liverpool High School, Liverpool, New York

 
Forth Award of $500
SP005 Phaseolus lunatus Growth Patterns in a Simulated Mars Environment
Sasha Annalicia Rohret, 15, Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas

SP013 Mars or Bust, II: Further Investigation of Selected Exploration Sites Based on Radiation Exposure Prevention
Tiffany Amelia Legg, 17, Duncan Senior High School, Duncan, Oklahoma

SP020 The Design and Testing of a Shuttle Inspection Vehicle's Guidance and Imaging Systems
Cameron Alexander Martin, 17, Imlay City High School, Imlay City, Michigan

 
Zoology - Presented by Intel Foundation
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and an Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
ZO040 Olfactory Learning and Brain Plasticity in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) in the Absence of Visual Cues
Lesley Elizabeth Ash, 17, Tucson Magnet High School, Tucson, Arizona

 
First Award of $3,000
ZO024 Testing Adaptive Models of Sex Allocation in a Polymorphic Species
Tiffany Sain-Yee Ko, 16, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Terre Haute, Indiana

ZO040 Olfactory Learning and Brain Plasticity in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) in the Absence of Visual Cues
Lesley Elizabeth Ash, 17, Tucson Magnet High School, Tucson, Arizona

 
Second Award of $1,500
ZO029 Irritating, Itchy, and Ugly
Casey Nicole McDonald, 18, Hedgesville High School, Hedgesville, West Virginia

ZO032 A Statistical Comparison of a New Morphological Characteristic Between Male and Female Kokanees
Susannah Lee Clary, 13, Los Lunas High School, Los Lunas, New Mexico

ZO047 A New Oecanthus of Puerto Rico: Morphology, Ecology, and Geographical Distribution, Espectrography and Musical Chining Study
Johiry Huertas, 17, Jose Santos Alegria, Dorado, Puerto Rico

 
Third Award of $1,000
ZO013 The Buzz on Bees: The Effects of Alcohol and Nicotine on Protein Expression in the Brain of the Apis mellifera
Russell Thomas Burrows, 16, Northside Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas

ZO025 Movement Behaviors of Jumping Spider Hasarius adansoni Is Elicited by Visual But Not Olfactory Signals
Wen Hao Liu, 17, The Affiliated Senior High School of NKNU, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei

ZO039 Successional Species Composition of Birds at Black Mountain, Pre-fire to Post-fire
Carey Marie Phelan, 16, Big Sky High School, Missoula, Montana

ZO052 The Effects of Selected Chelators on the Ability of Cellular Models to Recover from Lead Exposure
Kristen Elaine Fenska, 17, Miami High School, Miami, Oklahoma

ZO057 Decline in Blue Jay Population in Churchville, PA Due to West Nile Virus
Molly K. Hritzo, 14, Villa Joseph Marie High School, Holland, Pennsylvania

 
Fourth Award of $500
ZO010 Genetic Analysis of Meiotic Mutants in Drosophila
Neha Anil Deshpande, 15, South Brunswick High School, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey

ZO012 Biological Control of a Common Corn Criminal: Phase II
DJ Ray Horton, 16, Hotchkiss High School, Hotchkiss, Colorado

ZO027 Nest Site Microhabitat Influences Nest Temperature and Offspring Sex Ratio of the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
Maria Malgorzata Wojakowski, 18, Townsend Harris High School at Queens College, Flushing, New York

ZO028 Inhibition of Cell Recognition and Reaggregation by Chitin and Chitinase in the Sponge Microciona prolifera: A Possible Model for the Cause and Effects of RAD
Vinay Tripuraneni, 16, Clovis West High School, Fresno, California

ZO042 Light Requirements for Growth in Oreochromis aureus x O. niloticus Hybrids, Phase Two
Annette Mendivil, 16, Casa Grande Union High School, Casa Grande, Arizona

ZO060 Developing an Experimental Method to Determine If There Is a Non-random Preference for Edge Habitat by the Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) at Tyson Research Center
Ryan Matthew Turnquist, 18, Rockwood Summit High School, Fenton, Missouri

 
Team Projects - Presented by Ricoh
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 award and an Intel(R) Centrino(tm) mobile technology-based notebook computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated fair they represent.
 
Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000 for Top First Place Winner
EN308 Enhanced Cooling of Microelectronic Devices by Using the Thermoacoustic Effect
Pen-Yuan Hsing, 18, Taipei Municipal Lishan Senior High School, Taipei, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei
Wei-Kang Huang, 18, Taipei Municipal Lishan Senior High School, Taipei, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei

 
First Award of $3,000
BO309 The Influence of Mycorrhizal and Fertilizer Treatments on Tree Seedlings in Fire-Affected Soils
Chad Avery Schlottmann, 18, Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach, Oregon
Michael R. Olson, 18, Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach, Oregon

EN308 Enhanced Cooling of Microelectronic Devices by Using the Thermoacoustic Effect
Pen-Yuan Hsing, 18, Taipei Municipal Lishan Senior High School, Taipei, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei
Wei-Kang Huang, 18, Taipei Municipal Lishan Senior High School, Taipei, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei

EN339 Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide to Enhance Polymer Compatibilization and Metallization in Ultra-Thin Films
Chelsea Gloria Gordon, 17, Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, New York
Feini Qu, 17, Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, New York

MA308 Serial Numerical Recombinations, Phase Two
Daniel B. Beksha II, 18, Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, Massachusetts
Matthew J. Hall, 18, Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, Massachusetts

ME307 The Effects of Suppressing Genes on Lysosomal Production in Wild Type and cup-5 Mutant C. elegans as Model for the Human Disease Mucolipidosis Type IV
Elise Marie Adcock, 16, Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas
Marilynn Tedja, 16, Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas
Elizabeth Nicole Monier, 16, Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas

MI304 The Isolation of Antibiotic-like Proteins from Insect Larvae of Musca domestica, Housefly Maggots, and Three Other Species of Insects
Shana Marie Wolff, 15, Cheyenne Central High School, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Elizabeth Jean Cochran, 15, Cheyenne Central High School, Cheyenne, Wyoming

PH322 Numerical Solutions of Hamilton's Equations
Francis Wasser, 17, Synge Street CBS Secondary School, Dublin, Ireland
Michael Mulhall, 17, Synge Street CBS Secondary School, Dublin, Ireland

 
Second Award of $1,500
BI303 A Study of Teratogenesis in Oryzias latipes
Sohan Venkat Mikkilineni, 16, Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Shravani Mikkilineni, 14, Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan

BO304 The Effect of Supplemental Plant Signaling Compounds on Stress Response in Oryza sativa
Basil Harbi Shadfan, 18, Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas
David Brooks Kaufman, 18, Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas
Khannan Kameshvaran Athreya, 18, Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas

CS303 Search for Tomorrow: A Study of Associative Linguistics to Optimize Search Technology
Jason Hamid Rezvanian, 18, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky
Harish Mayur Srinivasan, 17, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky

EN317 Milk Pasteurizer
Hugo Gualterio Chiardola, 19, Technical School NO. 139 De Produccion Agro-Ind., Viale, Entre Rios, Argentina
Ignacio Gabriel Rodriguez, 19, Technical School NO. 139 De Produccion Agro-Ind., Viale, Entre Rios, Argentina

EN326 The Development of an Aquatic Prosthesis for SCUBA and Skin Diving
Rhett Lee Rumery, 19, Chillicothe High School, Chillicothe, Missouri
Lucas James Cavin, 18, Chillicothe High School, Chillicothe, Missouri
John Thomas Thurmon, 18, Chillicothe High School, Chillicothe, Missouri

EN332 The Peltier Effect: Eliminating the Use of Freon in Automobile Air-conditioning Systems
Tyler Glen Lyon, 18, Riverton High School, Riverton, Utah
Daniel Rees Winegar, 18, Riverton High School, Riverton, Utah

EV305 A Nutritional Comparison of Historic Lesser Scaup Foods to the Zebra Mussel
Matt Moraco Weegman, 16, Winona Senior High School, Winona, Minnesota
Mitch Dale Weegman, 16, Winona Senior High School, Winona, Minnesota

ME314 Lobitonin in Cancer Treatment, Phase II
Andrew Lacson Guardamano, 18, Archbishop MacDonald High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Julia Caroline Grochowski, 16, Archbishop MacDonald High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

MI313 Fish Mucus: Factors Affecting Bacterial Growth on the Hawaiian Eleotris sandwicensis
Taryn Mahealani Takahashi, 17, Henry Perrine Baldwin High School, Wailuku, Hawaii
Alayna Rachelle Betsill, 16, Henry Perrine Baldwin High School, Wailuku, Hawaii
Genevieve C. Pang, 16, Henry Perrine Baldwin High School, Wailuku, Hawaii

MI314 A Study on the Bio-control of Pear-Scab by Using the Soil-Fungi
Cheong Ha Park, 18, Chonnam Science High School, Naju, Chonnam, South Korea
Su Bin Min, 18, Chonnam Science High School, Naju, Chonnam, South Korea

PH312 Attenuation of Microwave Powder Filters
Tara Anne McCarron, 18, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, Maryland
Tristan Guha-Gilford, 17, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, Maryland

ZO305 Potential for Vertical Transmission of West Nile Virus and Western Equine Encephalitis in Culex tarsalis and Culex quinquefasciatus
Priscilla Yvette Mendoza, 18, Americas High School, El Paso, Texas
Gabriel Joel Mendoza, 17, Americas High School, El Paso, Texas

ZO306 Methods of Deterring Sharks in Both Invasive and Noninvasive Situations
Kaitlin Maria Luther, 17, Henry Perrine Baldwin High School, Wailuku, Hawaii
Alana Marie Yurkanin, 17, Henry Perrine Baldwin High School, Wailuku, Hawaii

 
Third Award of $1,000
BE315 Detecting the Aggregation Pheromone of Armadillidium vulgare
Clara Grace Watson, 17, Grenada High School, Grenada, Mississippi
Jason Lavar Anderson, 18, Grenada High School, Grenada, Mississippi

BI304 In vitro Simulation of Immunological and Biochemical Attack on Pancreatic Cancer-Specific Antigen, PaCa-Ag1
Genna Anne Ableman, 17, Midwood High School at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York
Maya Barsky, 17, Midwood High School at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York

BO305 The Effect of Age and Succession Type on Forest Overstory and Understory Composition
Robert Joseph Bosworth, 16, Juneau-Douglas High School, Juneau, Alaska
Erika Ann O'Sullivan, 15, Juneau-Douglas High School, Juneau, Alaska

BO310 Carbonic Anhydrase: Expression in Dioscorea and Molecular Evolution in Arabidopsis thaliana, Oryza sativa, and Dioscorea Species
Heather Ann Casper, 18, Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview, New York
Benjamin Alan Pollack, 16, Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview, New York

BO312 The Effects of Allelochemicals Produced by Lepidium latifolium on Selected Crops Grown in North Toole County, Montana
Chris Lee McFadden, 18, North Toole County High School, Sunburst, Montana
Ben Harmon Dubbe, 18, North Toole County High School, Sunburst, Montana

CH303 Hydrogen Fuel Cell with Use of Stainless Steel Cathode that Bears Palladium "Thorn"
Shigenori Imafuku, 17, Awa High School, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Yutaro Nagai, 17, Awa High School, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Atsushi Miyazaki, 17, Awa High School, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

CS311 Collaborating Robots in Virtual Environment: Multi-Agent Approach
Vladimir A. Bazhin, 17, Lyceum of Information Technologies #1533, Moscow, Russia
Ivan S. Zakharov, 17, Lyceum of Information Technologies #1533, Moscow, Russia

EA304 Vortex Shedding: A Possible Driving Force for El Nino?
Yu-Chun Yeh, 17, Kaohsiung Municipal Girl Senior High School, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei
Yen Chun Lin, 17, Kaohsiung Municipal Girl Senior High School, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei

EN311 Electricity Load Forecasting Using the Support Vector Machine
Adam Shabti Charles, 17, Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York
Yuriy Novodvorskiy, 17, Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York
David Dengyu Wang, 17, Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York

EN327 A Pressure Suit for the Handicapped
Daniel Mazor, 18, Maayan-Shahar, Emeq Hefer, Israel
Harel Victor Cohen, 18, Maayan-Shahar, Emeq Hefer, Israel

EN335 Study of Safe and Comfortable Electric Wheelchair that Overcomes Road Conditions:-Development of a Wheel that Can Easily Climb Curbs
Kentaro Yoshifuji, 17, Nara Prefecture Oji Technical High School, Nara, Japan
Yuki Miura, 16, Nara Prefecture Oji Technical High School, Nara, Japan
Tsuyoshi Hino, 16, Nara Prefecture Oji Technical High School, Nara, Japan

EV324 Moringa oleifera: Nature's Coagulant
Shane Suazo, 18, Hillsdale High School, San Mateo, California
Yo Miyamoto, 17, Hillsdale High School, San Mateo, California

EV325 Engineering Environmentally Safe Self Extinguishing Polymers
Daniel Hefter, 16, Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys, Woodmere, New York
Aryeh Sokolov, 16, Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys, Woodmere, New York

EV327 Development of a Qualitative TNT Sensor by Using Natural Cow Gelatine and TNT Determination
Enis Eray Ercag, 17, Private Fatih Science Highschool, Istanbul, Turkey
Ismail Sizer, 16, Private Fatih Science Highschool, Istanbul, Turkey

ME310 The Possible Role of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in the Effect of the Choroid Plexus on Cortical Neurons
Lauren Nicole Toub, 17, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, New York
Anjuli Patricia Kannan, 17, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, New York

ME316 Proteomics Analysis of Osteosarcoma Cells
Lalith Kumar Polepeddi, 16, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado
Michael McCord Polmear, 17, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado

ME322 New Cancer Gene? Analyzing Mutations in Protein Kinase that Induce Cancer
Arif Ali Awan, 17, Marianopolis College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hamza Mohaimeen Bari, 18, Marianopolis College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

PH317 Development of a Helium Neon Laser-Based Optical Spanner
Anirudh Venkat Ramesh, 17, Sachem High School East, Farmingville, New York
Yaagnik Doraiswamy Kosuri, 18, Sachem High School East, Farmingville, New York

SP306 The Effect of Size and Charge on the Electrodynamic Screen
Kuo-Jui Ray Huang, 16, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
Matthew Clinton Baldwin, 17, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
Xuan Yi, 16, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas

ZO302 The Method for Calculating the Daily Food Intake of a Wild White-Headed Langur
Yue Du, 17, The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, Beijing, China
Boqin Zhang, 18, Beijing No. 5 High School, Beijing, Beijing, China

 
Fourth Award of $500
BO302 Understanding Roles of Gene Families Through Studies of Gene At1g68780 in Arabidopsis thaliana Development
Varun Rajendra Hippalgaonkar, 15, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida
John James Hutchison, 15, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida

CH306 Atmospheric Chemical Instabilities
Sharat Ganapati, 18, Skyview High School, Vancouver, Washington
Shiliang Chen, 18, Skyview High School, Vancouver, Washington

CH309 Characterization of Cyclometalated Ir(III) and Pt(II) Complexes as Efficient Singlet Oxygen Sensitizers
Henry Fong, 18, Alhambra High School, Alhambra, California
Allen Hing Tran, 17, Alhambra High School, Alhambra, California

CH311 You Are Now in the Zone: Investigating the Factors that Influence Liesegang Rings
Aaron Mark Weaver, 15, Miami High School, Miami, Oklahoma
Skylar Davis Williams, 17, Miami High School, Miami, Oklahoma

CH313 Inhibiting the Growth of Microbes Through the Application of a Colloidal Silver-Based Paint
Miki Duruz, 16, Long Beach High School, Lido Beach, New York
Kara Morgenstern, 16, Long Beach High School, Lido Beach, New York

CS301 Generating 3D Anatomical Virtual Models for Medical Training Systems, Phase III
Alexa Danielle Sider, 16, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida
Neha Rajendra Hippalgaonkar, 16, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida

CS306 Multi-Frequency Optical Data Storage System
Rodrigo Luger, 17, Escola Americana de Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Giuliano Sider, 17, Escola Americana de Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brasil

EA302 The Likelihood of Exotic Earthworm Invasions on Forest Ecosystems Due to Leaf Pact Type, Phase III
Jillian Rita Beaufeaux, 18, Cloquet Senior High School, Cloquet, Minnesota
Kirsti Anna Hakala, 18, Cloquet Senior High School, Cloquet, Minnesota

EN313 Development of a Continuously Variable Transmission
Hendrik Petrus Becker, 17, St. John's College, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Kieran George Mace, 18, St. John's College, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

EN314 The Incorporation of Nanofiber Materials in Air Filtration Applications
James Z. Wang, 17, North Canton Hoover High School, North Canton, Ohio
Albert Roberts Christian, 18, North Canton Hoover High School, North Canton, Ohio

EN320 Increasing the Efficiency of a Robotic System Using a Visual Aid Program
Richard William Odlum, 17, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, New York
Christopher Denis McCann, 18, Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, New York

EN321 Convertible Wheel Chair
Martin Nicolas Bricchi, 18, Technician School NO. 9 "Ing. Luis A. Huergo", Buenos Aires, Argentina
Leandro Gabriel Martinez, 20, Technician School NO. 9 "Ing. Luis A. Huergo", Buenos Aires, Argentina

EN324 MT - Milk Tester
Carlos Augusto Bugs, 20, Fundacao Escola Tecnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Clodoaldo de Borba Lambiase, 19, Fundacao Escola Tecnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Pedro Turibeo Castagna, 19, Fundacao Escola Tecnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

EN336 Create a Collapsible Wheelchair
Joshua Robert Turner, 17, Hiram High School, Hiram, Georgia
William Caleb Rodgers, 17, Hiram High School, Hiram, Georgia
Shawn Ryan Matthews, 17, Hiram High School, Hiram, Georgia

EV306 An Inferential Study of the Efficiency of the Natural Filtration Process of the OES Wetlands as Determined by the Bioluminescent Capabilities of the Dinoflagellate P. noctiluc
Matthew Aaron McKinney, 17, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon
Cole Thomas Streiff, 16, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon

EV311 The Relationship of the Behavior of Tadpole of Rana omeimontis with the Concentrations of the Water in Rice Paddy
Xiang Shi, 17, Chendu Number 7 High School, Chendu, Sichuan, China
Fei Duan, 17, Chendu Number 7 High School, Chendu, Sichuan, China
Yi Wang, 17, Chendu Number 7 High School, Chendu, Sichuan, China

EV329 Bioremediation of Polluted Water with Hydrocarbons
Marisol Perez Rangel, 19, Cecyteg, Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
Maria del Rocio Duarte Castillo, 19, Cecyteg, Irapuato, Gto., Mexico

MA303 The Power Domination Problem on Trees and Other Bipartite Graphs
Edward Fu Schmerling, 16, Lyndon B. Johnson High School, Austin, Texas
Jennifer Fu Schmerling, 17, Lyndon B. Johnson High School, Austin, Texas
Sarah Daphna Spikes, 17, Lyndon B. Johnson High School, Austin, Texas

MA305 On Structures Determined by Configurations on R^n
Carlos Manuel Fonseca, 18, Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Manuel Luis Rivera, 16, Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

ME313 Circadian Stage-Dependent Effects of Exercising on the Time Structure of Blood Pressure
Ryan Kimlong Huynh, 16, Champlin Park High School, Champlin, Minnesota
Richie Kimlong Huynh, 16, Champlin Park High School, Champlin, Minnesota

MI311 Effects of Ultraviolet-A Rays on the Growth of Escherichia coli Bacteria
Jonah Randolph Parker, 18, Central Lee High School, Donnellson, Iowa
Jesse Christopher Dodds, 18, Central Lee High School, Donnellson, Iowa

PH302 Isolating and Enhancing Design Parameters of an Ambient Temperature Magnetohydrodynamic Generator to Determine Scalability for Commercial Power Production
Ryan Paul Jones, 17, Astronaut High School, Titusville, Florida
Eric Anthony Smith, 17, Astronaut High School, Titusville, Florida

PH319 The Efficiency of Photomultiplier Tube Cosmic Ray Detectors
Rudy William Resch, 18, Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Nebraska
Kent Robert Shirer, 17, Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Nebraska

SP302 Analyzing Astronomical Spectra Using the SBIG SGS
Mary Masterman, 15, Westmoore High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sarah Louise Howell, 15, Westmoore High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

ZO303 Chick Calls: Engineering a Device to Recognize the Calls of Young Pullets
Laura Michelle Fisher, 15, Westview High School, Portland, Oregon
Amber Nichole Shinsel, 16, Westview High School, Portland, Oregon

ZO309 Using Wing Characteristics of Drosophila to Map Evolutionary Modes and Patterns
Marissa Fawn Goldblatt, 17, Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview, New York
Karthik Vellore Sabapathy, 17, Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview, New York

 

 

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