International Competitions
Congratulations to the NC students who competed in the International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering, and Environmental Project Olympiad
Nine North Carolina students demonstrated their excellence in science, engineering, and technology during the Second Annual International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering & Environment) Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP 2010) in Houston, Texas.
Nearly 1,200 young scientists and project supervisors from 70 different countries displayed 450 highly qualified projects at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston from April 14 through April 19, 2010.
“The success of our North Carolina students in I-SWEEEP demonstrates the creativity and excellence of our students in science, engineering, and technology. We need to encourage and support our students in developing these interests for future careers,” stated Judy Day, director of the NC Science and Engineering Fair.
Finalist students were selected to compete at I-SWEEEP by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair. Participants also had an opportunity to meet students from different parts of the world and share their respective commitment to exploring scientific solutions for a variety of global problems.
“I-SWEEEP is a wonderful example of an opportunity for sharing scientific and engineering research among students. Competitions such as these encourage students to get deeply engaged in research – an ability that will serve these students well in the future,” according to Sam Houston, president and CEO of the North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center.
Winning students from North Carolina include:
Matthew Miller
The Impact of Wind Turbine Vortex Generators on Sound Levels and Aerodynamic Flow
Senior Energy – Silver Award
Christian Ryckeley
Seeing Green: Determining the Most Environmentally Friendly Light Bulb
Senior Energy – Bronze Award
Jacob Dupree
Wind Voltage
Junior Engineering – Honorable Mention
Andrew Blonsky
Changing Exhaust Into Oxygen: Can Algae Survive in a Tailpipe?
Junior Environmental – Bronze Award
Ivan Kuznetsov and Yash Mehta
Enhancing solar cell efficiency through coating by flame-synthesized transition metal-oxide nanoparticles
Senior Engineering – Silver Award
Xavier Joyner
Environmentally Responsible Processing of Nylon-6: Two Year Study
Senior Engineering – Silver Award
Michaela Jones
Phosphorylative Regulation of Nrf2-Mediated Antioxidant Response
Senior Engineering – Honorable Mention
Cierra Carter
Improving the Strength of a Biodegradable Biopolymer Fiber via Core-Sheath Spinning with Polypropylene and a Styrenic Rubber Di-block Copolymer
Senior Environmental – Silver Award
Special Award
HUNSTEM (Houston Urban Network for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics); Certificate; HUNSTEM Award for Excellence
Andrew Blonsky
Further information about I-SWEEEP 2010 winners may be obtained at www.isweeep.org, or by contacting Judy Day at Judy_Day@ncsu.edu, 919-880-2216.
2009 ISWEEP
2008 International Compettions
2007 ISEF
2005 ISEF
Updated 8/27/09