International Science and
Engineering Fair News
Colorado
Students to Attend the
Intel ISEF in Phoenix, AZ
The
following students will attend the Intel International Science
and Engineering Fair May 12 - 17, 2013, representing the Colorado
Science and Engineering Fair and 10 of the 13 Regional Science
Fairs.
Colorado
Science and Engineering Fair
Cole Hugelmeyer, 11th grade, from Boulder High School with the
project entitled Discretization of Infinite Dimensional Geodesics.
Easton LaChappelle, 11th grade, from Mancos High School with the project Fine Motor Skills: Using Neural Activated Biomechanical Prosthesis.
Logan Collins, 10th grade from Fairview High School
with the project entitled Testing Artificial Genes Designed to Inhibit the Growth of E. coli As an Alternative to Traditional Antibiotics.
Arkansas
Valley
Devon Enke, 11th grade, from LaVeta J/Sr High School with the
project entitled Mycoremediation: A Solution to Runoff Pollution?. Devon took 4th place in the Environmental Sciences category at CSEF.
Boulder
Valley
Lawrence Zhang, 11th grade, from Fairview High School with the
project entitled miRNA and Cancer - Phase II: Constructing a Bidirectional Cassette to Identify miRNA Regulators. Lawrence took 2nd place in the Medicine & Health category at CSEF.
Michael Chen,
11th grade, from Fairview High School with the project entitled
The Effects of Operating Conditions on Gas Transport Mechanisms through SAPO-34 Zeolite Membranes. Michael took 2nd place in the Chemistry category at CSEF.
Kai Kloepfer, 10th grade, from Fairview High School with the project entitled Biometric Electromechanical Firearm Safety. Kai took 2nd place in the Engineering category at CSEF.
Denver
Metro
Connor Sendel, 10th grade, from Cherry Creek High School
with the project entitled iPad Cases for Autism. Connor took 3rd place in the Engineering category at CSEF.
Jonathan Xu, 9th grade, from Cherry Creek High School
with the project entitled The Effect of Low Power Microwaves on Plant Growth. Jonathan took 4th place in the Plant Sciences category at CSEF.
Longs
Peak
Nurul MohdReza, 11th grade, from Union Colony Preparatory School with
the project entitled Optimizing Energy Production through Wastewater Treatment: The Utilization of a Mediator-Less, Single Celled Microbial Fuel Cell. Nurul took 1st place in the Energy & Transportation category at CSEF.
Morgan/Washington
Timothy Lyne, 12th grade, from Brush High School with
the project entitled Friction-Reducing Ferromagnetic Fluid. Timothy received an Honorable Mention in the Engineering category at CSEF.
Jacob Nichols, 11th grade, from Brush High School with the project entitled A Two-Dimenstional INvestigation of Hydraulic Fracturing Principles.
Northeast
Emma Scholz, 10th grade, from Sterling High School with
the project entitled Studying the Effects of Gliadin Protein Levels in Hybrid Wheats on the Regeneration in Lumbriculus. Emma took 2nd place in the Plant Sciences category at CSEF.
Pikes
Peak
Jenna Hartley,
10th grade, from Palmer High School with the project entitled Pseudomonas a. Infections in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung: The Inhibition of Bio-encapsulated Pathogens. Jenna received an Honorable Mention in the Medicine & Health category at CSEF.
Matthew Hileman,
9th grade, from The Classical Academy College Pathways with the project entitled Ion Propulsion: Electrostatic Thruster Design and Optimization for Space Applications. Matthew took 4th place in the Engineering Category at CSEF.
Stephen Parish, 10th grade, home schooled with the project entitled Seeing the Big Picture: A target-Oriented Approach to Optimization. Stephen took 2nd place in the Mathematics & Computer Sciences category at CSEF.
San
Juan Basin
Rachel Rossi, 11th grade, from Durango High School
with the project entitled Endocrine Disrupter Remediation in Water: Exploration of Mycroremediation Capabilities of Fungi. Rachel took 1st place in the Environmental Sciences category at CSEF.
San
Luis Valley
Brisha Wakasugi, 12th grade, from Alamosa High School
with the project entitled The Minnie Lynch: A Comparative Study in the Affects of Parent Material on Water Quality in Ephemera. Brisha took 1st Place in the Earth & Space Sciences category at CSEF.
Tayler Rocha, 11th grade, from Monte Vista High School with the project
entitled Succesional Sequence of Water Quality and Macroinvertebrates in a Playa Wetland System. Tayler took 3rd place in the Environmental Sciences category at CSEF.
Western
Sarah Stalcup, 11th grade, from Delta High School with
the project entitled Riparian Area Multiple Indicator Monitoring.