2010 Science Fair Winners
| Name | Project Title | School Name | City | Prize Name |
| Jarett Story | Nose Cone Aerodynamics | Concordia Christian Day School | Conover | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Nicholas Kuzma | Chicken Manure Helps Clean Oil Spills | Academy Heights Elem | Pinehurst | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Noah Tobias | Tainted Tap | Barringer Academ Ctr | Charlotte | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Dean Tran | Tainted Tap | Barringer Academ Ctr | Charlotte | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Bess Bryan | Plop Plop Fizz Fast Which Antacid will give me relief so fast | Sacred Heart Catholic School | Salisbury | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Klaudia Tucker | 3, 2, 1, Blast Off | Shoals Elementary | Pinnacle | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Zara Mehta | Force: Medieval Style | Elmhurst Elementary | Greenville | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Garrett Fagundus | Force: Medieval Style | Elmhurst Elementary | Greenville | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Christina Leach | Different Detergents Does it Make a Difference? | Barringer Academ Ctr | Charlotte | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Mary Catherine Suydam | Different Detergents Does it Make a Difference? | Barringer Academ Ctr | Charlotte | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Logan Mankaryos | The Effect of Synthetic and Organic Fertilizers on the Germination of Corn Seeds | London Elem | Walnut Cove | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Delaney Dunlap | Is a Horse's Stride Length Determined by Its Shoulder Angle or Leg Length? | Oak Ridge Academy | Indian Trail | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Chad Campbell | JUST DISTILL AND CHILL! CAN HARMFUL COLIFORM BACTERIA BE REMOVED FROM SURFACE WATER BY THE DISTILLATION PROCESS? | Topsail Elem | Hampstead | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Emma Christensen | The Speed of Light | School Name | City | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Gatlin Parrett | Electricity's Effect on Corrosion | Tuckaseegee Elem | Charlotte | Elementary Exemplary Project |
| Deland Thomas | Moo, Neigh...Food, Yeah! | Rosman Elementary | Rosman | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Weston Whitmire | Moo, Neigh... Food, Yeah! | Rosman Elementary | Rosman | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Austin Hawkins | Which Metal Holds Up Best in a Corrosive Environment? | Sparta Elementary | Sparta | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Ashley Phykitt | Diluted Daphnia | Barringer Academ Ctr | Charlotte | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Emily Scott | Rx Ocean Potion | Elizabethtown Middle | Elizabethtown | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Thomas Watson | The Weight Race | Salem Elementary | Morganton | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Elizabeth Campbell | Re-thinking Runoff | Millennium Academy | Mount Airy | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Isabella Rieco | Electromagnetic Eddy Currents Experiment | Kimmel Farm Elem | Winston-Salem | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Sam Geiger | Experiments with Electromagnetism | Altamahaw Ossipee | Elon | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Christopher Keesor | Shake, Rattle and Roll | North Chatham Elem | Chapel Hill | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Samuel Thorn | Water Pollution in Rockingham County II | New Vision Sch Ma/Sc | Madison | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Siara Southerland | Crossed Up | Forest Hills Elem | Wilmington | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Elijah Shuford | Disinfectants: Beat the Bacteria! | Wintergreen Intermed | Greenville | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Bryce Davis | Making a Centsable Battery | Pittsboro Elementary | Pittsboro | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Logan Mize | Making a Centsable Battery | Pittsboro Elementary | Pittsboro | Elementary Honorable Mention |
| Kyle Fischer | Strongest Bridge Design | Swift Creek Elem | Raleigh | Elementary Honorable Mention |
Junior Biological
Plaques and awards sponsored by NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
| Christopher Karras | Is Going Green Going Clean? | Wilmington Christian Academy | Wilmington | Junior Biology 1st Place |
| Rajan Tayal | The Effect of Distractions on Simulated Driving Using Mario Kart Wii | Metrolina Reg Sch Ac | Charlotte | Junior Biology 2nd Place |
| Kiya Khalil | Body Language | Leland Middle | Leland | Junior Biology 3rd Place |
| Michaela Dunlap | Does Texting Slow Reaction Time? | Oak Ridge Academy | Indian Trail | Junior Biology Honorable Mention |
Junior Earth/Environmental Science
| Sam Christensen | How Runoff Affects Stream Chemistry and Microbiological Load | School Name | City | Junior Earth/Environmental 1st Place |
| Mary Beth Browne | Many Fed??? or Many Dead??? | Millennium Academy | Mount Airy | Junior Earth/Environmental 2nd Place |
| Ankur Patel | Water: Alternative Fuel Source? | Carmel Middle | Charlotte | Junior Earth/Environmental 3rd Place |
| Mary Anne Szymeczek | Where in Town is it Best to Run a Wind Turbine to Create Energy | St. Mary Catholic School | Wilmington | Junior Earth/Environmental Honorable Mention |
Junior Physical Science
| Catie Mason | I Spy Red Eye | The Franciscan School | Raleigh | Junior Physical Science 1st Place |
| Joel Gillison | How much does the weight and weight distribution of a car impact it's speed? | St. Mark Catholic School | Huntersville | Junior Physical Science 2nd Place |
| Emily Gilbert | How Does the Ratio of Sand to Cement Affect the Strength of Concrete? | Lincoln Charter | Denver | Junior Physical Science 3rd Place |
| Chris Smith | The Chemistry of Color | East Middle | Biscoe | Junior Physical Science Honorable Mention |
Junior Technology/Engineering
Plaques and awards sponsored by NC State College of Engineering
| Zachary Sparks | H2Ahhhh | Heritage Middle | Valdese | Junior Technology/Engineering 1st Prize |
| Kacie Bagley | All Bottled Up? | St. Timothy's School | Raleigh | Junior Technology/Engineering 2nd Prize |
| Kira Bursky | Augmented Reality and Its Affect on Students' Geometry Scores | Evergreen Cmty Chart | Asheville | Junior Technology/Engineering 3rd Prize |
| Nicole Shaw | Hydro-Powered Poop! A continued study of various recyclable water resources and animal feedstock using the process of anaerobic digestion with Thero-Hydro Heaters | Aycock Middle | Greensboro | Junior Technology/Engineering Honorable Mention |
Senior Biological
Plaques and awards sponsored by NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
| Rebecca Gregory | The study of fl-lactam penicillins in the presence of fl-lactamase inhibitors in penicillin resistant Escherichia coli containing class A fl-lactamases | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Senior Biological Science 1st Place |
| Madison Burris | P-Traps: The Cleaning Dilemma | Mt Pleasant High | Mount Pleasant | Senior Biological Science 2nd Place |
| Jennifer Li | Sensitivity of Human Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide is Mediated by Glutathione S-transferase P1 | William G Enloe High | Raleigh | Senior Biological Science 3rd Place |
| Lanair Lett | Histone Deacetylase-1 Increases Beta Cell Proliferation in 832/13 Cells and Rat Islets | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Senior Biological Science Honorable Mention |
Senior Earth/Environmental Science
| Christian Ryckeley | Seeing Green: Determining the Most Environmentally Friendly Light Bulb | West Bladen High | Bladenboro | Senior Earth/Environmental Science 1st Place |
| Justin Cox | The Effects of Selenium on Soil Ecology | E E Waddell High | Charlotte | Senior Earth/Environmental Science 2nd Place |
| Xavier Joyner | Environmentally Responsible Processing of Nylon 6 | Wake Early Coll Heal | Raleigh | Senior Earth/Environmental Science 3rd Place |
| Alexander Doub | Can growing Hydroponically produce a taller plant than in soil? | D H Conley High | Greenville | Senior Earth/Environmental Science Honorable Mention |
Senior Physical Science
| Arianna Nasser | The Impact of TDS Concentration on the Effectiveness of Distillation | Isaac M Bear High | Wilmington | Senior Physical Science 1st Prize |
| Shalini Chudasama | Heparin Forms Macromolecular Complexes with Protamine and Lysozyme | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Senior Physical Science 2nd Prize |
| James Pearce | The Curveball; Raised or Lowered Seams? | D H Conley High | Greenville | Senior Physical Science 3rd Prize |
| Peyton Brown | Sponification within the home | Harding Univ High | Charlotte | Senior Physical Science Honorable Mention |
Senior Technology/Engineering
Plaques and awards sponsored by NC State College of Engineering
| Matthew Miller | The Impact of Wind Turbine Vortex Generators on Sound Levels and Aerodynamic Flow | Western Alamance High | Elon | Senior Technology/Engineering 1st Prize |
| Tian-Yi Jiang | On the Period Lengths of the Parallel Chip-Firing Game | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Senior Technology/Engineering 2nd Prize |
| Zach Williford | The Automated Mailbox | D H Conley High | Greenville | Senior Technology/Engineering 3rd Prize |
| Joshua Price | The Effects of Camber on Wing Performance | North Rowan High | Spencer | Senior Technology/Engineering Honorable Mention |
Senior Teams
| Mark Poczontek, Rachel Jenkins | Newton's Law of Cooling and R-Value: Applying Newton's Law of Cooling to Derive a Non-Intrusive Method of Measuring Insulation (R-Values of Pre-Existing Walls) | D H Conley High | Greenville | Senior Team 1st Prize |
| Katie Shpanskaya, Neil Shah | Supercomputing Analytical Discovery of Plasma Instabilities in Fusion Energy Reactors | N Guilford High | Greensboro | Senior Team 2nd Prize |
| Rebekah Morgan, Erika Williams, Yohana Dierolf | Effect of Adelges tsugae on Sasajiscymnus tsugae Egg Production | Brevard High | Brevard | Senior Team 3rd Prize |
| Alexa Ross, Cara Schumann | Running from Runoff | Isaac M Bear High | Wilmington | Senior Team Honorable Mention |
2010 Grand Awards for
Participants of the NC Science and Engineering Fair
| Grand ISWEEEP Senior Grand Awards | ||||
| Christian Ryckeley | Seeing Green: Determining the Most Environmentally Friendly Light Bulb | West Bladen High | Bladenboro | ISWEEEP Grand Award - Senior |
| Matthew Miller | The Impact of Wind Turbine Vortex Generators on Sound Levels and Aerodynamic Flow | Western Alamance High | Elon | ISWEEEP Grand Award - Senior |
| Robert R. Johnson III | The Effects of the Common Pollutants Ammonium Hydroxide, Detergent and Plant Fertilizer on the Bioluminescence of Pyrocystis Fusiformis | Isaac M Bear High | Wilmington | Alternate #1 for ISWEEP Award |
| Katie Shpanskaya | Supercomputing Analytical Discovery of Plasma Instabilities in Fusion Energy Reactors | N Guilford High | Greensboro | Alternate #2 for ISWEEEP Award |
| Neil Shah | Supercomputing Analytical Discovery of Plasma Instabilities in Fusion Energy Reactors | N Guilford High | Greensboro | Alternate #2 for ISWEEEP Award |
| Grand ISWEEEP-Junior Grand Award | ||||
| Andrew Blonsky | Changing Exhaust Into Oxygen: Can Algae Survive in a Tailpipe? | Price Creek Independent School | Chapel Hill | ISWEEEP Grand Award |
| Jacob Dupree | Wind Voltage | Camden Middle | Camden | ISWEEEP Grand Award |
| Morgan E. Gilbert | Aerodynamic Cars | South Brunswick Mid | Southport | Alternate for ISWEEEP Award |
| Caroline Robinson | Viscosity Atrocity: Who will survive in a warmer world? | Camden Middle | Camden | Alternate #2 ISWEEEP Award |
| Grand INTEL ISEF Senior Grand Award | ||||
| Rebecca Gregory | The study of fl-lactam penicillins in the presence of fl-lactamase inhibitors in penicillin resistant Escherichia coli containing class A fl-lactamases | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Individual INTEL ISEF Award |
| Peyton Brown | Sponification within the home | Harding Univ High | Charlotte | Individual INTEL ISEF Award |
| Tian-Yi Jiang | On the Period Lengths of the Parallel Chip-Firing Game | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Individual INTEL ISEF Award |
| Zach Williford | The Automated Mailbox | D H Conley High | Greenville | Individual INTEL ISEF Award |
| Rebekah Morgan | Effect of Adelges tsugae on Sasajiscymnus tsugae Egg Production | Brevard High | Brevard | INTEL ISEF - Senior Team 2 |
| Erika Williams | Effect of Adelges tsugae on Sasajiscymnus tsugae Egg Production | Brevard High | Brevard | INTEL ISEF - Senior Team 2 |
| Yohana Dierolf | Effect of Adelges tsugae on Sasajiscymnus tsugae Egg Production | Brevard High | Brevard | INTEL ISEF - Senior Team 2 |
| Mark Poczontek | Newton's Law of Cooling and R-Value: Applying Newton's Law of Cooling to Derive a Non-Intrusive Method of Measuring Insulation (R-Values of Pre-Existing Walls) | D H Conley High | Greenville | INTEL ISEF - Senior Team 1 |
| Rachel Jenkins | Newton's Law of Cooling and R-Value: Applying Newton's Law of Cooling to Derive a Non-Intrusive Method of Measuring Insulation (R-Values of Pre-Existing Walls) | D H Conley High | Greenville | INTEL ISEF - Senior Team 1 |
| Justin Cox | The Effects of Selenium on Soil Ecology | E E Waddell High | Charlotte | Alternate for Individual INTEL ISEF Award |
2010 Special Awards
for Participants of the NC Science and Engineering Fair
These awards will be distributed to projects that meet the guidelines that have been stipulated by the awarding organization or agency.
| Special Outstanding Research in Nanotechnology | ||||
| Yash Mehta | Enhancing solar cell efficiency through coating by flame-synthesized transition metal-oxide nanoparticles | William G Enloe High | Raleigh | First Place certificate and $100 gift card |
| Mark Greenfield | Enhancing solar cell efficiency through coating by flame-synthesized transition metal-oxide nanoparticles | William G Enloe High | Raleigh | First Place certificate and $100 gift card |
| Ivan Kuznetsov | Enhancing solar cell efficiency through coating by flame-synthesized transition metal-oxide nanoparticles | William G Enloe High | Raleigh | First Place certificate and $100 gift card |
| Abriana Johnson | The Synthesis and Characterization of Nitric Oxide Releasing Silica Nanoparticles | East Chapel Hill Hi | Chapel Hill | Second Place Certificate and $50 gift card |
| Ella Beth Wickliff | Nanoparticles & Water Quality | Mt Pleasant High | Mount Pleasant | Third Place Certificate and $25 gift card |
| Trenton Alford | The Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on Solar Cell | SHS Math Science | Laurinburg | Honorable Mention |
| Special Optics and Photonics Science Fair Award | ||||
| Stephen Carpenter | LASER Transmitter | Ashbrook High | Gastonia | First place certificate and $250 |
| Dalton Williams | LASER Transmitter | Ashbrook High | Gastonia | First place certificate and $250 |
| Ashleigh Caison | Pigments and Photosynthesis | Northwood High | Pittsboro | Second place certificate and $150 |
| Tamra Fisher | An Objective Analysis of Detergent Efficiency | Dayspring/Cary Homeschoolers | Cary | Third place certificate and $100 |
| Special NC American Water Works Association Award Junior | ||||
| Sam Christensen | How Runoff Affects Stream Chemistry and Microbiological Load | School Name | City | 1st Place |
| Josephine Lyons | The effect of land use on water quality | Camden Intermediate | Camden | 2nd Place |
| Tyquan Smith | Bioremediation Efficacy of Duckweed v.s Aerobic bacteria | Dillard Middle | Goldsboro | 3rd Place |
| Special NC American Water Works Association Award Senior | ||||
| Violette Zhu | Metal toxicity in a pollution-adapted population of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | 1st Place |
| Ashley Guo | Potential iron limitation of phytoplankton growth by barley straw extract | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | 2nd Place |
| Anne Talkington | The Continued Effect of Damming on Water Quality: Third Year of Study | Massey Hill Classic | Fayetteville | 3rd Place |
| Special NC American Waterworks Prize Elementary | ||||
| Ashley Phykitt | Diluted Daphnia | Barringer Academ Ctr | Charlotte | 1st place |
| Payton Wilber | Are Surface Waters Safe To Drink? | Boone Trail Elem | Mamers | 2nd place |
| Noah Tobias | Tainted Tap | Barringer Academ Ctr | Charlotte | 3rd place |
| Dean Tran | Tainted Tap | Barringer Academ Ctr | Charlotte | 3rd place |
| Special Stockholm Junior Water Prize | ||||
| Violette Zhu | Metal toxicity in a pollution-adapted population of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Certificate |
| Special Air Force Award Senior | ||||
| Trenton Alford | The Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on Solar Cell | SHS Math Science | Laurinburg | Certificate, Messenger bag and other items |
| James Pearce | The Curveball; Raised or Lowered Seams? | D H Conley High | Greenville | Certificate, Messenger bag and other items |
| Zach Williford | The Automated Mailbox | D H Conley High | Greenville | Certificate, Messenger bag and other items |
| Stephen Carpenter | LASER Transmitter | Ashbrook High | Gastonia | Certificate, Messenger bag and other items |
| Dalton Williams | LASER Transmitter | Ashbrook High | Gastonia | Certificate, Messenger bag and other items |
| Special US Air Force Award Junior | ||||
| Rajan Tayal | The Effect of Distractions on Simulated Driving Using Mario Kart Wii | Metrolina Reg Sch Ac | Charlotte | Certificate, Messenger bag and other items |
| Kiera Lyons | One plus one equals ACHOO! The mathematics of disease spread | Camden Middle | Camden | Certificate, Messenger bag and other items |
| Andrew Blonsky | Changing Exhaust Into Oxygen: Can Algae Survive in a Tailpipe? | Price Creek Independent School | Chapel Hill | Certificate, Messenger bag and other items |
| Kira Bursky | Augmented Reality and Its Affect on Students' Geometry Scores | Evergreen Community Chart | Asheville | Certificate, Messenger bag and other items |
| Special US Army Award | ||||
| Lanair Lett | Histone Deacetylase-1 Increases Beta Cell Proliferation in 832/13 Cells and Rat Islets | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Biological Sciences First Place |
| Rebecca Gregory | The study of fl-lactam penicillins in the presence of fl-lactamase inhibitors in penicillin resistant Escherichia coli containing class A fl-lactamases | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Biological Sciences Second Place |
| Madison Burris | P-Traps: The Cleaning Dilemma | Mt Pleasant High | Mount Pleasant | Biological Sciences Third Place |
| Kevin Cheung | Hydro Sampling: 2006-2009 A Comprehensive Analysis of Chemical Pollution Concentrations in Alexander County Waterways | Alexander Central Hi | Taylorsville | Earth/Environmental Science First Place |
| Diana Gorgy | Predicting the Effect of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers on the Endocrine System Using Molecular Modeling | Wake Early Coll Heal | Raleigh | Earth/Environmental Science Second Place |
| Anne Talkington | The Continued Effect of Damming on Water Quality: Third Year of Study | Massey Hill Classic | Fayetteville | Earth/Environmental Science Third Place |
| Shalini Chudasama | Heparin Forms Macromolecular Complexes with Protamine and Lysozyme | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Physical Sciences First Place |
| Erin Danneker | Which Potato For Fries? | D H Conley High | Greenville | Physical Sciences Second Place |
| Stefanie Schwemlein | Peptide Ligands asTherapuetic Chelators for the Treatment of Mercury Poinsoning | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Physical Sciences Third Place |
| Mark Poczontek | Newton's Law of Cooling and R-Value: Applying Newton's Law of Cooling to Derive a Non-Intrusive Method of Measuring Insulation (R-Values of Pre-Existing Walls) | D H Conley High | Greenville | Team First Place |
| Rachel Jenkins | Newton's Law of Cooling and R-Value: Applying Newton's Law of Cooling to Derive a Non-Intrusive Method of Measuring Insulation (R-Values of Pre-Existing Walls) | D H Conley High | Greenville | Team First Place |
| Katie Shpanskaya | Supercomputing Analytical Discovery of Plasma Instabilities in Fusion Energy Reactors | N Guilford High | Greensboro | Team Second Place |
| Neil Shah | Supercomputing Analytical Discovery of Plasma Instabilities in Fusion Energy Reactors | N Guilford High | Greensboro | Team Second Place |
| Angela Zhang | Determination of the effectiveness of Zingiber officinale in comparison to aspirin, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Team Third Place |
| Jessie Duan | Determination of the effectiveness of Zingiber officinale in comparison to aspirin, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Team Third Place |
| Ranjani Iyer | Modeling Seven Hundred Years of Change in Hieroglyphic Representation of the Ancient Egyptian Cannibal Hymn: A Computational Linguistics Approach | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Technology/Engineering First Place |
| Tian-Yi Jiang | On the Period Lengths of the Parallel Chip-Firing Game | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Technology/Engineering Second Place |
| Zach Williford | The Automated Mailbox | D H Conley High | Greenville | Technology/Engineering Third Place |
| Special US Navy/Marine Award Senior | ||||
| Anne Talkington | The Continued Effect of Damming on Water Quality: Third Year of Study | Massey Hill Classic | Fayetteville | Certificate and gift certificate |
| Arianna Nasser | The Impact of TDS Concentration on the Effectiveness of Distillation | Isaac M Bear High | Wilmington | Certificate and gift certificate |
| Special US Navy/Marine Corp Award Junior | ||||
| Christopher Karras | Is Going Green Going Clean? | Wilmington Christian Academy | Wilmington | US Navy/Marine Award |
| Ankur Patel | Water: Alternative Fuel Source? | Carmel Middle | Charlotte | US Navy/Marine Award |
| Jacob Dupree | Wind Voltage | Camden Middle | Camden | US Navy/Marine Award |
| Special Young Naturalist Award Elementary | ||||
| Daniel Engwall | Heat Storage In Passive Solar Materials | Carroll T Overton El | Salisbury | Certificate |
| Ashley Phykitt | Diluted Daphnia | Barringer Academ Ctr | Charlotte | Certificate |
| Nicholas Kuzma | Chicken Manure Helps Clean Oil Spills | Academy Heights Elem | Pinehurst | Certificate |
| Mackenzie Westmoreland | Green on the Roof Green in the Bank | Cooper Elementary | Clayton | Certificate |
| Special Young Scientist Award Elementary | ||||
| Rebecca Ross | Genetic Fingerprinting | Dayspring/Cary Homeschoolers | Cary | Certificate |
| Special Young Scientist Award Junior | ||||
| Megan Miller | Turn Up the Heat Just for Kicks | Western Middle | Elon | Certificate |
| Special Unique Research Topic Elementary | ||||
| Siara Southerland | Crossed Up | Forest Hills Elem | Wilmington | Certificate |
| Special Unique Research Topic Junior | ||||
| Kiera Lyons | One plus one equals ACHOO! The mathematics of disease spread | Camden Middle | Camden | Certificate |
| Special Outstanding Visual Presentation Elementary | ||||
| Kathryn Scott | Go On...Fly High Little White Balloon | LillingtonShawtown E | Lillington | Certificate |
| Special Outstanding Visual Presentation Junior | ||||
| Rebecca Smith | Rabbit Habitats: Neighborhood vs. Forest | Charlotte Secondary | Charlotte | Certificate |
| Special EPA Award Elementary | ||||
| Elizabeth Campbell | Re-thinking Runoff | Millennium Academy | Mount Airy | Certificate and Clock |
| Special EPA Award Junior | ||||
| Ankur Patel | Water: Alternative Fuel Source? | Carmel Middle | Charlotte | Certificate and Clock |
| Nicole Shaw | Hydro-Powered Poop! A continued study of various recyclable water resources and animal feedstock using the process of anaerobic digestion with Thero-Hydro Heaters | Aycock Middle | Greensboro | Certificate and Clock |
| Special Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute Award | ||||
| Adam Broyles | Astrolabe: Finder of the Stars | North Hills Christian School | Salisbury | Certificate, Hat, Lanyard, and Keychain |
| Special American Meteorological Society Award | ||||
| Matthew Miller | The Impact of Wind Turbine Vortex Generators on Sound Levels and Aerodynamic Flow | Western Alamance High | Elon | Certificate |
| Joshua Price | The Effects of Camber on Wing Performance | North Rowan High | Spencer | Certificate |
| Special American Psychological Association Award | ||||
| Kate Elliott | Can You Spot the Obvious | Paisley Middle | Winston Salem | Certificate |
| Bo Kane | Can You Spot the Obvious | Paisley Middle | Winston Salem | Certificate |
| Special ASM Materials Education Foundation Award | ||||
| Nicole Shaw | Hydro-Powered Poop! A continued study of various recyclable water resources and animal feedstock using the process of anaerobic digestion with Thero-Hydro Heaters | Aycock Middle | Greensboro | Certificate |
| Special Association of Women Geoscientists Award | ||||
| Anne Talkington | The Continued Effect of Damming on Water Quality: Third Year of Study | Massey Hill Classic | Fayetteville | Certificate |
| Special Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | ||||
| Ranjani Iyer | Modeling Seven Hundred Years of Change in Hieroglyphic Representation of the Ancient Egyptian Cannibal Hymn: A Computational Linguistics Approach | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham | Certificate |
| Special Mu Alpha Theta Award | ||||
| Matias Silva | Aerodynamics of Tennis Balls | Paisley Middle | Winston Salem | Certificate |
| Special National Society of Professional Engineers Innovative Engineering Award | ||||
| Zach Williford | The Automated Mailbox | D H Conley High | Greenville | Certificate and Lapel Pin |
| Special NOAA's 2010 Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award | ||||
| Kevin Cheung | Hydro Sampling: 2006-2009 A Comprehensive Analysis of Chemical Pollution Concentrations in Alexander County Waterways | Alexander Central Hi | Taylorsville | Certificate and Medallion |
| Special Ricoh Sustainable Development Award | ||||
| Xavier Joyner | Environmentally Responsible Processing of Nylon 6 | Wake Early Coll Heal | Raleigh | Certificate |
| Special Society for In Vitro Biology Award | ||||
| Christine Hong | Effect of Ethanol on the Expression and Activity of iNOS in Rat Brainstem Tissue - A study of the mechanism for ethanol-induced hypotension | J H Rose High | Greenville | Certificate |
| Special US Metric Association Award | ||||
| Rafay Malik | Effect of Temperature Changes on Voltage Measured across Junctions made of Different Metallic Conductors | Heritage Middle | Valdese | Certificate |
| Special US Public Health Service Outstanding Student Award | ||||
| Matthew Stegall | Ultraviolet Automatic Circumrotating Contained Entry Sterilization System (U-ACCESS) | Edwards Christian Academy | Charlotte | Certificate |
| Grant Edwards | Ultraviolet Automatic Circumrotating Contained Entry Sterilization System (U-ACCESS) | Edwards Christian Academy | Charlotte | Certificate |
| Special Yale Science and Engineering Association Award | ||||
| Kevin Cheung | Hydro Sampling: 2006-2009 A Comprehensive Analysis of Chemical Pollution Concentrations in Alexander County Waterways | Alexander Central Hi | Taylorsville | Certificate |
Updated 8/27/09