NCSEF Winners
2007 NCSEF Winners
Elementary Projects
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Award |
Student Name |
Project Title |
School |
City |
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Exemplary |
Dakota Fritz |
Can't Touch This |
Soterian Academy |
Mills River |
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Exemplary |
Luke Gregory Hale |
Do Great Minds Think Alike? |
Vienna Elementary |
Pfafftown |
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Exemplary |
Olivia Anne Williams |
Does the Middle or Edge of the Pond have more Microorganisms |
A.B. Combs Elementary School |
Raleigh |
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Exemplary |
Austin Grey Anderson |
Flood Busters |
Southport Elementary |
Southport |
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Exemplary |
Savannah Kathleen Mowery |
Recycled Paper |
Isenberg Elementary |
Salisbury |
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Exemplary |
Sherry Nicole Shaw |
Sick Shopping Carts |
Jones Elementary |
Greensboro |
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Exemplary |
Justin Barber |
Trusses & Bridges |
St. Timothy's School |
Raleigh |
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Exemplary |
Nicholas Buchenau & Audrey Huynh |
Water Wonders |
Barringer Academic Center |
Charlotte |
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Honorable Mention |
Nicholas Chase Thompson |
Does Color Affect Your Sense of Taste? |
Hanford-Dole Elementary |
Salisbury |
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Honorable Mention |
Jerishma Sanjay Patel |
Does the Number of Blades on a Windmill Affect its Efficiency? |
The Oakwood School |
Greenville |
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Honorable Mention |
Zackry Russel McElroy |
Don't Trash It |
Washington Elementary |
Raleigh |
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Honorable Mention |
Eugenie Vorder-Bruegge |
The Effect of Mulch on Weeds |
Home School |
Fayetteville, |
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Honorable Mention |
Brian Fields |
The Effects of Polymer Use During Drought |
Ponderosa Elementary |
Fayetteville |
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Honorable Mention |
Aaron Skinner |
The Visible Light Spectrum |
John Motley Morehead Elementary |
Charlotte |
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Honorable Mention |
Spencer Schlenker |
What types of Metal Rust |
Pleasant Union Elementary |
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Honorable Mention |
Grant Delden Colip |
Which Do Birds Prefer, Nest Boxes or Gourds? |
Codington Elementary |
Wilmington |
Junior Biological
Plaques and awards sponsored by NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Award |
Student Name |
Project Title |
School |
City |
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1st |
Melanie Logan Alvis |
Does Eye Color Affect Peripheral Vision |
Western Middle School |
Elon |
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2nd |
Emily Grace Jackson |
Amazing Mirror Maze |
Sonata Academy |
Lewisville |
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3rd |
Zach Benjamin Dunn |
Trans Fats and Their Influence on Taste |
The Oakwood School |
Greenville |
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Honorable Mention |
Brett Carlile |
Can Plants Be Used To Measure The Level Of Air Pollution? |
Maiden Middle |
Maiden |
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Honorable Mention |
Joanna Christine Drake |
Influence of Water Temperature Upon Koi Eating Habits |
Farmville Middle |
Farmville |
Junior Earth/Environmental
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Award |
Student Name |
Project Title |
School |
City |
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1st |
Morgan Smith Neely |
Next Ice Age…Just an Even Smaller Melt Away |
South Asheboro Middle |
Asheboro |
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2nd |
Adam Crews Hunter |
Which Area of Wilmington Has the Most Pollution in the form of Airborne Particles? |
Williston Middle |
Wilmington |
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3rd |
Chad Michael Blankenbeker |
Making Smarter Brick - How Much Incinerated Sewage Sludge Ash Can Be Used In a High Quality Brick? |
North Hills Christian |
Salisbury |
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Honorable Mention |
Jack Metcalfe |
Global Warming: The Effect of Elevated CO2 Levels on food Crops |
The Oakwood School |
Greenville |
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Honorable Mention |
Ella Beth Wickliff |
Testing Water Quality Using Macroinvertebrates and Chemical Testing |
Countryside Montessori |
Charlotte |
Junior Physical Science
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Award |
Student Name |
Project Title |
School |
City |
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1st |
Kelly Ann Dickie |
Blinded by the Light |
Swansboro Middle |
Swansboro |
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2nd |
Jack J. Lundie |
Shape Gives Strength |
North Raleigh Christian Academy |
Raleigh |
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3rd |
Kasey James Evans |
Hydrogen: Hot Stuff Cool Science |
South Brunswick |
Southport |
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Honorable Mention |
Logan Paton Stephen |
Can Bubbles Sink a Ship? |
East Forsyth Middle School |
Kernersville |
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Honorable Mention |
Christian Ryckeley |
The Gravity of Electricity |
Clarkton School of Discovery |
Clarkton |
Junior Technology/Engineering
Plaques and awards sponsored by NC State College of Engineering
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Award |
Student Name |
Project Title |
School |
City |
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1st |
Matthew Frederic Miller |
Go With The Flow |
Western Middle School |
Elon |
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2nd |
Billy Robert Lech |
Airfoils & Lift |
St. Mark Catholic School |
Huntersville |
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3rd |
Joshua Kevin Price |
The Viscosity of Motor Oil |
North Rowan Middle |
Spencer |
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Honorable Mention |
Maya Brown |
How Dangerous is Riding a Bicycle Without a Helmet |
Durham School for the Arts |
BOOST Program |
| Honorable Mention | Akik Taiwar Islam | Best Tires for an Icy Slope | Endy Elementary | Albemarle, NC |
Senior Biological
Plaques and awards sponsored by NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Award |
Student Name |
Project Title |
School |
City |
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1st |
Micheal Mian |
Interspecific alarm call comprehension among three lemur species |
NC School of Science & Math |
Durham |
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2nd |
Sabrina Anne Baxter |
The Use of Zebrafish to model the treatment of BPPV with antioxidants |
East Chapel Hill High School |
Chapel Hill |
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3rd |
Grace Kim |
Synaptic Plasticity and Learning |
NC School of Science and Math |
Durham |
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Honorable Mention |
Mary Kathryn Anderson |
Ecosystem Plants, Dissolved Oxygen and Bioremediation |
West Bladen High |
Bladenboro |
Senior Earth/Environmental
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Award |
Student Name |
Project Title |
School |
City |
|
1st |
Parv Aggarwal |
Impact of Temperature on Carbon Monoxide’s Vibrational-Rotational Spectrum |
NC School of Science & Math |
Durham |
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2nd |
Ju-Young Shin |
Does Activating Em-1 With Rice Bran Water Prevent Water Pollution? |
North Hills Christian |
Salisbury |
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3rd |
Martha Ann Hall |
A Practical Approach to Discharge Filtration Using a Siphon Pump and Upflow Filter |
Tea Rose Acres Christian Academy |
Sylva |
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Honorable Mention |
Jeremy Feaster |
Pursuing Low-Cost Water Purification Using A Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst |
Harding Unversity High School |
Charlotte |
Senior Physical Science:
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Award |
Student Name |
Project Title |
School |
City |
|
1st |
Rebecca Lynn Gregory |
Polarization vs Fashion: What's Really Better for Your Eyes? |
Camden High School |
Camden |
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2nd |
Keleigh Christanna Yelverton |
The Danger Zone: Are Toy Wagons too Noisy for Children? |
Wilmington Christian Academy |
Wilmington |
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3rd |
Heather Venant |
Silver and Copper Sulfur-Rich Environment Complexes |
Hopewell High School |
Charlotte |
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Honorable Mention |
Levi Morris |
Hard Wood or Soft Wood |
North Moore High |
Robbins |
Senior Technology/Engineering
Plaques and awards sponsored by NC State College of Engineering
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Award |
Student Name |
Project Title |
School |
City |
|
1st |
Nirav Lakhami |
On Tumor Targeting Bacteria and the Construction of a Novel Population Control Circuit |
NC School of Science and Math |
Durham |
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2nd |
Hattie Chung |
Engineered "Sticky" Magnetic Bacteria for Microscale Power |
North Carolina School of Science & Math |
Durham |
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3rd |
Taylor Courier |
Enlightened Sound II: Transforming Sound Into Light: A Second Year Study |
Hendersonville High School |
Hendersonville |
|
Honorable Mention |
Matthew Stegall |
The Ductbot: an Adventure in Household Hygineics |
HBS Academy |
Charlotte |
Senior Teams
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Award |
Student Name |
Project Title |
School |
City |
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1st |
Anusuya Ranasubramaniam, Hung-Bing Tan, and Benjamin Wang
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Non-Possible Wetting Behavior of Various Liquids on Cardon Nano Tube Substrate |
Enloe High School |
Raleigh |
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2nd |
Sagar Indurkhya and Nicholas Tang
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Engineering Synthetic Oscillatory Gene Networks on the Population Level |
NC School of Science and Math |
Durham |
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3rd |
Amy Kim, Eric Chen Li, and Lisa Zhang |
The Synthesis, Observation & Application of Various Triboluminescent Compounds |
North Carolina School of Science & Math |
Durham |
|
Honorable Mention |
Scarlett Cutrell, Adam Parker, and Jennifer Powell
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Hydrogeologic Well Monitoring: A Chemical Analysis of Groundwater… |
Gates County High School |
Gatesville |
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Honorable Mention |
Ashley Bowan and Brittany Bumgarner
|
Vitamin C vs. Cancer |
Alexander Central |
Taylorsville |
2007 Special Awards for Participants of the State Science Fair of North Carolina
These awards will be distributed to projects that meet the guidelines that have been stipulated by the awarding organization or agency.
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Awarding Organization/Agency |
Award |
Awardee |
School & City |
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American Meteorological Society for Outstanding Achievement |
2 Certificates |
Melanie Miller & Samantha Knights |
Brevard High School |
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American Psychological Association Certificate of Award for outstanding research in behavioral or social sciences |
1 Certificate |
Grace Kim |
NC School of Science & Math, Durham |
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ASM Award for Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science |
1 Certificate and Medallion |
Yoonsuk Corey Kim |
NC School of Science & Math, Durham |
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Association for Women Geoscientists Award for female student whose project exemplifies high standards of innovativeness and scientific excellence in the geosciences, illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of the geosciences, or promote the sensitivity to the earth as a global system. |
1 Certificate |
Tasmine Hughes |
Durham School for the Arts, Durham |
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Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge nomination for national competition. |
15 - Certificate, Pin, and entry booklet. (for students not nominated at Regional Fairs) 5th – 8th Grades |
Luke Gregory Hale |
Vienna Elementary, Pfafftown |
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Dakota Fritz |
Soterian Academy, Mills River |
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Olivia Williams |
A. B. Combs Elementary, Raleigh |
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Austin Grey Anderson |
Southport Elementary School, Southport |
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Savannah Kathleen Mowery |
Isenberg Elementary School, Salisbury |
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Sherry Nicole Shaw |
Jones Elementary School, Greensboro |
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Melanie Logan Alvis |
Western Middle School, Elon |
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Emily Grace Jackson |
Sonata Academy, Lewisville |
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Kelly Ann Dickie |
Swansboro Middle School, Swansboro |
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Jack Jeremiah Lundie |
North Raleigh Christian Academy, Raleigh |
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Morgan Smith Neely |
South Asheboro Middle School, Asheboro |
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Adam Crews Hunter |
Williston Middle School, Wilmington |
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Matthew Frederic Miller |
Western Middle School, Elon |
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Billy Robert Lech |
Saint Mark Catholic School, Huntersville |
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Robert David Boone |
Academy Heights Elementary, Pinehurst |
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Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC |
Certificate and award, Junior and Senior Divisions |
Zachary Britt Fisher
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Greensboro Academy, Greensboro |
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Christian M. Brundin |
West Stanly High School, Oakboro |
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Herbert Hoover Young Engineer Award for the outstanding engineering project for the fair. |
1 Certificate and Medallion |
Matthew Stegall |
HBS Academy, Charlotte |
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Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award |
1 Certificate and $200 award |
Taylor Courier |
Hendersonville High School, Hendersonville |
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Mu Alpha Theta Award for the most challenging, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem involving modern mathematics. |
1 Certificate |
Madeline West Ormond |
Isaac Bear Early College, Wilmington |
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National Society of Professional Engineers for the most outstanding engineering project.. |
1 Certificate, Lapel Pin, 1 year subscription to “Engineering Times” |
Jack Lundie |
N. Raleigh Christian Academy, Raleigh |
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NOAA’s “Taking the Pulse of the Plant” Award whose research emphasizes NOAA”s mission to understand and predict changes in Earth’s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs. |
1 Certificate and Medallion |
Christian M. Brundin |
West Stanly High School, Oakboro |
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RICOH Sustainable Development Award 2006 for efforts in addressing issues of environmental responsibility and sustainable development. |
1 Certificate, 1 year subscription to Science News, |
Kelly Anne Dickie |
Swansboro Middle School, Swansboro |
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Society for In Vitro Biology, |
1 Certificate |
Shivani Sud |
C.E. Jordan High School, Durham |
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SPIE Award for Best Project in the Area of Optical Science and Engineering by the International Society for Optical Engineering |
1 Certificate and eligibility for several $100 awards given nationally based upon abstract |
Rebecca Lynn Gregory |
Camden High School, Camden |
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United State Army Awards for scientific/engineering excellence in engineering, environmental sciences, mathematics/computer science, life sciences, and physical sciences. |
1-$100 award and 4-$50 awards, and Certificates. Top winner receives a Silver Medallion |
Overall – Hattie Chung
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NC School of Science & Math, Durham |
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1st Places: |
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Alexander Pirro
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West Forsyth High School, Winston Salem; |
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Jeremy Feaster
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Harding High School, Charlotte |
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Anna Jane Parker
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Hoggard High School, Wilmington; |
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Anusuya Ranasubramaniam, Hung-Bing Tan, & Benjamin Wang |
Enloe High School, Raleigh
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2nd |
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Michael Mian
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NC SSM. Durham |
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Parv Aggarwal
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NC SSM. Durham |
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Krishna Karra
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NC SSM. Durham |
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Abram Detwiler
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Willow Grove Academy |
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Nicholas Tang & Sagar Indurkhya |
NC SSM. Durham |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Award for projects that creatively illustrate and expand upon the topics: regular physical activity for good health; healthy diet for healthy weight and long healthy life; tobacco use is hazardous to your health; and injury and illness prevention saves lives. |
1 Award Certificate signed by the Surgeon General |
Sabrina Anne Baxter |
East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill |
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U.S. Metric Association Award for the project that involves a significant amount of quantitative measurement and best uses the SI metric system. |
1 Certificate |
Maya Brown |
Durham School for the Arts, Durham |
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Outstanding Projects awarded by the U.S. Navy/U.S. Marines |
Certificates, Award Letters, $75 Gift Certificate |
Matthew Frederic Miller |
Western Middle School, Elon |
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Jack Lundie |
North Raleigh Christian Academy, Raleigh |
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Thomas James Shanklin
Anne Jane Parker |
Cedar Ridge High School, Hillsborough Hoggard High School, Wilmington |
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Yale Science and Engineering Award to the most outstanding eleventh grade project in computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry |
1 Preliminary Certificate with Formal Certificate and medallion to be sent in July to recipient 11th grade student |
Martha Ann Hall |
Tea Rose Christian Academy, Sylva |
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United States Air Force Awards |
Awards – Certificate, Medallion, school set |
Nirav Lakhami
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NC SSM Durham |
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Alexander N. Piro
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West Forsyth High School, Winston Salem |
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Morgan Smith Neely
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South Asheboro Middle School, Asheboro |
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Kelly Ann Dickie
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Swansboro Middle, Swansboro |
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Mary Kathryn Anderson |
West Bladen High School, Bladenboro |
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Parv Aggarwal |
NCSSM, Durham |
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Rebecca Lynn Greggory |
Camden High School, Camden |
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Ohio Wesleyan University Scholarships |
25 - $10,000 per year scholarships dependent upon 3.3 GPA and good SAT, attendance at Ohio Wesleyan University and maintaining a 2.75 GPA at OWU |
Micheal Mian
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NCSSM, Durham |
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Sabrina Anne Baxter
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East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill |
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Grace Kim
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NCSSM, Durham |
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Mary Kathryn Anderson
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West Bladen High School, Bladenboro |
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Nirav LaKhami
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NCSSM, Durham |
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Hattie Chung
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NCSSM, Durham |
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Taylor Courier
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Hendersonville High School, Hendersonville |
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Matthew Stegall
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HBS Academy, Charlotte |
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Rebecca Lynn Gregory
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Camden High School, Camden |
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Keleigh Christanna. Yelverton
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Wilmington Christian Academy, Wilmington |
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Heather Venant
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Hopewell High School, Charlotte |
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Levi Morris
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North Moore High, Robbins |
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Parv Aggarwal
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NCSSM, Durham |
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Ju-Young Shin
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North Hills Christian, Salisbury |
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Martha Ann Hall
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Tea Rose Christian Academy, Sylva |
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Jeremy Feaster
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Harding University High School, Charlotte |
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Anusuya Ranasubramaniam |
Enloe High School, Raleigh |
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Hung-Bing Tan
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Enloe High School, Raleigh |
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Benjamin Wang
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Enloe High School, Raleigh |
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Nicholas Tang
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NCSSM, Durham |
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Sagar Indurkhya
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NCSSM, Durham |
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Amy Kim
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NCSSM, Durham |
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Eric Chen Li
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NCSSM, Durham |
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| Clem Alexander Butler | Harrells Christian Academy, Harrells | ||
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Lisa Zhang |
NCSSM, Durham |
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| NC American Water WorksAssociation Award |
Savings bonds for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places |
(Awaiting names from Judges) |
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| Stockholm Jr. Water Prize | Travel and expenses for the student and their teacher selected to the national conference/competition in Phoenix, AZ, this June. |
(Awaiting name from Judges) |
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| Showboard - Most Creative Display of the Scientific Method on a Display Board | 1st Place - $50, 2nd Place - $30, 3rd Place - $20 |
Alexander N. Pirro
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West Forsyth High School, Winston Salem
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Nicholas Thompson
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Hanford-Dole Elementary, Salisbury |
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Savannah Nunnery |
Southlake Christian Academy, Huntersville |
ISEF Representatives from the State Science Fair of NC:
Individual Projects:
Taylor Michael Courier, Enlightened Sound II: Transforming Light into Sound: A Second Year Study, Hendersonville High School, Hendersonville
Parv Aggarwal, Temperature and Pressure Dependency of Carbon monoxide’s Absorption Cross-Section, NC School of Science and Math, Durham, NC
Shivani Sud, Development of an Anticancer Drug Delivery System: A Novel Strategy for the Delivery of Therapeutic Macromolecules, Phase III.; C. E. Jordan High School, Durham
Nirav Vanraj Lakhani; On Tumor Targeting Bacteria and the Construction of a Novel Population Control Circuit; NC School of Science and Math, Durham
Team Projects:
1st Team:
Anusuya Meenakshi Ramasubramanian, Hung-Bing Tan, and Benjamin C. Wang; Non-Classical Wetting Properties of Various Liquids on Carbon Nanotube Substrates; Enloe High School, Raleigh, NC
2nd Team:
Sagar Indurkhya and Nicholas Chen Tang; Engineering Synthetic Oscillatory Gene Networks at the Population Level, NC School of Science and Math, Durham, NC
Single Project Alternate:
Martha Ann Hall; A Practical Approach to Discharge Using a Siphon Pump and Upflow Filter, Tea Rose Academy, Sylva