Colorado Science and Engineering Fair News

The 58th Colorado Science and Engineering Fair

Hosted by the College of Natural Sciences Education & Outreach Center at Colorado State University.

The 58th Colorado Science and Engineering Fair (schedule) was held April 11 - 13, 2013 at Colorado State University. Result for the Grand Awards and the Special Awards can be found in the Press Release. Junior Division project abstracts and Senior Divsion project abstracts can be downloaded or searched electronically via the website.

To participate in the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair, a student must first be chosen by their Regional Science Fair. All students must also adhere by the rules and regulations regarding pre-college student research as set by the Society for Science & the Public and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair's Scientific Review Committee.

Check out the interview of CSEF Alumni with 9News!

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CSEF Alumni at White House Science Fair

Two Colorado Science and Engineering Fair alumni took part in the White House Science Fair on April 22nd. Sara Volz, recent Intel Science Talent Search winner from Colorado Springs and Easton LaChappelle, current CSEFrepresentative to the Intel ISEF from Mancos have been chosen to participate in this year's event. Watch their interviews withLeVar Burton and Bill Nye on You Tube. Also see Easton's interview with President Obama on You Tube.

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Future CSEF Dates

The Colorado Science and Engineering Fair is scheduled based on the CSU academic calendar and is always the 12th week of the semester, which starts the day after Martin Luther King Day in January. Future CSEF dates should be:

2014: April 10 - 12*
2015: April 9 - 11
2016: April 7 - 9
2017: April 6 - 8
2018: April 5 - 7
2019: April 11 - 13
2020: April 9 - 11

*2014 will be held at the Hilton in Fort Collins during the Lory Student Center construction period.

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Judging Changes Starting with the 2012 CSEF

In an effort to align with the Intel ISEF, the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair will no longer give out separate team awards. Both individual and team projects will compete in each of the 12 categories for 1st, 2nd 3rd, 4th and Honorable Mention. Then, each of the 1st place category winners, regardless of whether they are an individual or team project will be eligible for the Best CSEF Project Awards.

Also, CSEF has increased the 1st place award from $125/project to $200/project. 2nd place awards will be $100/project, 3rd place will remain at $50/project and we have now added a 4th place award of $25/project.

The Best CSEF Project Awards will consist of cash awards for the Junior Division (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) and trips to compete at the Intel ISEF for the Senior Division.

For details on the changes, visit the Grand Awards Policy document.

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CSEF Historical Items Needed!!

The Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. Board of Directors is looking to add to the CSEF archives, housed at the Morgan Library at Colorado State University. If anyone has items that might be a great addition to the collection, please contact Elemer Bernath, CSEF Historian.

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.

Future ISEF Host Cities

Starting in 2011, the following three cities have been chosen to rotate the Intel ISEF for the next nine years: