Colorado State Science Fair,
Inc.
2000 CSEF Finalists
Arkansas Valley Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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School
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| Ashleigh Ackerman & Brittany Zuech | Bubble, Bubble, Toil, and Trouble? | Junior Team Project | Trinidad Junior High School |
| Jim Bowie | Cleaning An Oil Spill - Are Waste Materials Effective? | Junior Environmental Sciences | Trinidad Junior High School |
| Beth Buckner | Is It Truly Incurable? | Senior Botany | Branson School |
| Phillip Cisneros | Zero In | Junior Engineering | Gardner School |
| Jesus Contreras | To Grow Or Not To Grow Is The Question | Junior Environmental Sciences | Trinidad Junior High School |
| Korry Lewis | What Makes A Blue Bird Blue? | Junior Zoology | Kim School |
| Amber McVicker | Do Rewards Really Work? Part 2 | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | La Junta Middle School |
| Megan Neldner | Hot On The Slime Trail | Junior Zoology | La Veta Middle School |
| Allison Qubain | Verbose Lads And Lassies | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Gardner School |
| Haley Schwartz | Pyramid Power | Junior Engineering | La Veta Middle School |
| Jared Sheldon | Bismuth vs. Lead | Junior Physical Sciences | Branson School |
| David Sumpter | Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Swink School |
| Paul Valdez | Sands Of Time | Senior Earth & Space Sciences | John Mall High School |
| Rebecca Whitlock | Is It Worth It? | Junior Physical Sciences | Cotopaxi School |
Boulder Valley Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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School
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| Daniel Beylkin | How Did The Romans Compute? | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Summit Middle School |
| Hildur Boylston | Beetle Juice | Junior Zoology | Summit Middle School |
| Evan Burgess | Predicting Avalanche Risk | Senior Earth & Space Sciences | Fairview High School |
| Aaron Burgess | Using GPS To Quantify The Relative Lightning Risk Of Ridges And Mesas | Senior Earth & Space Sciences | Fairview High School |
| Yonah Cohen & Laurel Stephens | Gorillas In The Concrete Jungle | Senior Team Project | Nederland Jr/Sr High School |
| Corinne D'Ippolito | The Modern Day Milky Way: What Can We Find Out About It? | Junior Physical Sciences | Summit Middle School |
| Wyatt Duea | Behavior Of Fancy Guppies | Junior Zoology | Platt Middle School |
| Crystal Hart | An Open Or Shut Case | Senior Earth & Space Sciences | New Vista High School |
| Katherine Hermann | The Chemicals And Plant Life In Boulder Creek | Junior Environmental Sciences | Burbank Middle School |
| Aaron Jacobson | The Answer Is Blowing In The Wind II | Junior Environmental Sciences | Burbank Middle School |
| Joshua Karpel | The Day Maker | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Summit Middle School |
| Shalini Low-Nam | Screening For Protease Inhibitors To Block HIV Maturation And Infectivity | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Boulder High School |
| James Norton | Brewster's Angle: Reflection, Refraction, And Polarization | Junior Physical Sciences | Summit Middle School |
| Alana Riksheim | Can You Stop Chilly Windchill? | Junior Environmental Sciences | Summit Middle School |
| Ryan Schnell | Aerosol Black Carbon As A Possible Air Pollution Measurement | Senior Environmental Sciences | Fairview High School |
| Jacob Taylor | Analysis On Human Birth Weight At Two Altitude Ranges In Boulder County | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Nederland Jr/Sr High School |
| Steve Wilson | Terminating Turbulence | Junior Engineering | Summit Middle School |
Denver Metro Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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Project Title
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Division/Category
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School
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| Henry Bertowitz | Applying Heflon To Windshields | Senior Engineering | Cherry Creek High School |
| Sarah Blei & Peggy Tautz | Which Type Of Bridge Holds The Most Weight? | Junior Team Project | Goddard Middle School |
| Max Bohana | Which Paper Airplane Does The Best In . . . Drag, Distance, And Maneuverability | Junior Physical Sciences | Campus Middle School |
| Burgandy Brown | The Chemistry Of Photography Using Salted Paper Prints | Senior Physical Sciences | Skyview High School |
| Stephen Canham | Dandelions: The Medicinal Weed? | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Cherry Creek High School |
| Kevin Christopher | Neural Networks For Constellation Identification | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Cherry Creek High School |
| Courtney Cudlip & Carys Horgan | The Effectiveness Of Anacharis In Phytoxemediation Of Aqueous Copper Pollution | Senior Team Project | Cherry Creek Middle School |
| Josh Dember | Water Quality | Senior Earth & Space Sciences | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Gina Fasciani | Eye Dominance: Fixed Or Variable | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Christian Fellowship School |
| Trevor Filter | Protozoa And Pollution: A Good Mix? I Think Not . . . | Junior Zoology | Mackintosh Academy |
| Ben Grass | A Comparative Study Of The Aerodynamic Efficiency Of Newer & Older Body Styles Of Pick-Up Trucks | Senior Physical Sciences | Cherry Creek High School |
| Michael Graybill | Air Resistance On Model Rockets | Senior Physical Sciences | Christian Fellowship School |
| Preetrah Grewal | The Role Of Sensory Neuropeptides In Allergic Airway Inflammation | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Cherry Creek High School |
| Sharona Hakimi | Do Penicillin And Enzyme Treatments Inhibit The Growth Of Lactobacillus acidophilus? | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Nicholas Hall | The Higher Dimensions Of Spheres | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Cherry Creek High School |
| Irina Hardesty | Do Different Environments Promote Or Discourage Green Unicellular Algae Growth? | Junior Botany | West Jefferson Middle School |
| Samuel Huang | The Effectiveness Of Exterior Structural Additions On Vehicles' Aerodynamic Drag | Senior Physical Sciences | Cherry Creek High School |
| Emily Hyatt | The Assessment Of Different Mechanisms Of Gene Transfer | Senior Zoology | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Morissa Katz | Food And Exercise: Does Exercising Decrease Food Intake? | Junior Zoology | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Emily Kauvar | Vinegar And Hydrogen Peroxide: Effective Antimicrobial Agents? | Junior Botany | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Ariana Kiken | Eeeew . . You Mean I'm Putting That On My Face? | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Meredith Klee | Fire Fabrics Worst Nightmare | Junior Physical Sciences | St. Mary's of Littleton |
| Doug Krause | What Are The Effects Of Acid Rain On The Cell Structure Of Spirogyra? | Junior Environmental Sciences | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Jimmy Laff | The Curse Of The Recursive Function | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Rick's Center for Gifted Children |
| Drew Laurens | Arrows And The Fletchings Attached To Them | Junior Physical Sciences | St. Mary's of Littleton |
| Thomas Liu | Mathematical Modeling Of Fringe Patterns From Double Stars | Senior Earth & Space Sciences | Cherry Creek High School |
| Dan Lucero | Basketball Math | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Challenge School |
| Alex Lyddon | Gyroscopic Speeds In Stabilization | Junior Engineering | Euclid Middle School |
| Kalen Meine | Talkin' Trash: From Garbage To Gas | Junior Environmental Sciences | Mackintosh Academy |
| Justin Migacz | Thermal Degradation Of H. T. S. Films | Senior Engineering | Cherry Creek High School |
| Tejaswini More | Functional Analysis Of ZALK-8, A Novel Type I T6F-B Receptor, In Zebrafish | Senior Zoology | George Washington High School |
| Kira Newman | The Effect Of Cadium On Macrophages | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Rick's Center for Gifted Children |
| Talia Rubin | Is Your Mood Affected By The Weather? | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Katie Sabin | Disc-o-mania | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | St. Mary's of Littleton |
| Pavan Sekhar | Phytoextraction And Rhizofiltration Of Toxic Metals | Senior Botany | Cherry Creek High School |
| Colin Sieg | Magnified Light - Solar Energy | Junior Engineering | Jefferson Academy |
| Nyssa Walker | Playing By The Numbers | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Community Christian School |
| Alexander West | Identifying Our Christmas Tree By Paper Chromatography | Junior Botany | West Jefferson Middle School |
| Ryan Whitnah | Out Of Order: A Comparison Of Computer Sorting Algorithms | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Challenge School |
| Walker Williams | Cellular Phones At The Cellular Level | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Rick's Center for Gifted Children |
| Todd Zurlinden | The Core Of The Matter | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | West Jefferson Middle School |
East Central Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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| Laura Allis | Hydroponics: Does Medium Matter? | Junior Botany | Genoa-Hugo School |
| Kevin Burns | In Search Of The Ultimate Building Product: The Search Continues | Junior Engineering | Arriba-Flagler School |
| Katherine Divis & Carol Porter | The Physics Of Cheating In Basketball | Senior Team Project | Genoa-Hugo School |
| Cortney Grauberger | I Have Only My Right Brain Left | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Genoa-Hugo School |
| Bradley Hertneky | Organic vs. Chemical | Junior Botany | Burlington Middle School |
| Jillian Humphrey | How Does Extra Radiation Affect The Growth Of Seedlings? | Junior Botany | Burlington Middle School |
| Lauren Iske | Oral Glutamine Supplementation On Plasma Glutamine And Tissue PGE2 Levels In Dogs Experiencing | Senior Zoology | Hi-Plains High School |
| Cody Jolly & Joel Martin | Reducing Water Erosion On Farmland | Junior Team Project | Genoa-Hugo High School |
| Shane Laverenz | To Choke Or Not To Choke | Junior Physical Sciences | Burlington Middle School |
| Lisa Markle | Bacteria Fighters | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Genoa-Hugo High School |
| Becky Ravenkamp | What Works Best When Lightening Your Hair? | Junior Physical Sciences | Genoa-Hugo School |
| Tiffany Schifferns | Is Your Refrigerator Safe? | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Arriba-Flagler School |
| Sheena Solomon & Mitchell Terry | Don't Get Bac, Get Even! | Senior Team Project | Genoa-Hugo School |
Longs Peak Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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School
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| Kendal Bauman & Ashley Chapin | Fertilizing Plants To Death | Senior Team Project | Pawnee High School |
| David Bonomo | Which Way Is Up? | Junior Botany | St. John the Evangelist School |
| Erin Divins & Markelle Gray | The Effects Of Marine Pollution On Polysiphonia | Senior Team Project | Heath Junior High School |
| Leo Gracik & BJ Knuppel & Jason Smith | Blown Away: The Effect Of Farming Techniques On Wind Erosion | Senior Team Project | Pawnee High School |
| Matt Halsey & Ryan Pace | Vitamin C Is Here | Junior Team Project | Brentwood Middle School |
| Will Helling | Object Recognition Through The Use Of Linear Neural Networks | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Weld Central Jr/Sr High School |
| Brittney Hladky | Plant Carbon Dioxide Deficiency | Junior Botany | Fort Lupton Middle School |
| Kristin Hoff | Effects Of Vitamin E On The Infection Of E. coli By Bacteriophage T4 | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Heath Junior High School |
| Allison Infante | The Effects Of Kava Kava On Drosophila Melanogaster | Senior Zoology | Heath Junior High School |
| Michael Jakel | A Study Of Room Temperature Thermal Energy Conversion | Senior Engineering | Weld Central Jr/Sr High School |
| Kimberly Klausner & Kaily Sirios | How Does Varying Amounts Of Methanol Affect The Growth Of Cabbage Plants? | Senior Team Project | Weld Central Jr/Sr High School |
| Brad Klingenberg | Can Binary Replacement Create Superior Compression Ratios? | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Heath Junior High School |
| Scotty Martell & Jake McDonald | The Affects Of Barometric Pressure On The Altitude Of Model Rockets | Senior Team Project | Weld Central Jr/Sr High School |
| Ted Mast | On Which Surface Does Sound Reflect Off Of Best? | Junior Engineering | St. John the Evangelist School |
| Edward Munsell | Crystals - What Affects Their Size, Shape And Hardness? | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | St. John the Evangelist School |
| Ashley Nakagawa & Beth Poeppelman | Magnetism And Density | Junior Team Project | Boltz Junior High School |
| Davide Navarrete | Do All 60 Watt Light Bulbs Produce The Same Amount Of Energy? | Junior Physical Sciences | Fort Lupton Middle School |
| Andrea Nickel | Computer Fundamentals And Software Algorithm Efficiency | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Windsor Middle School |
| Gage Osthoff | The Effects Of Sodium Hydroxide On Euglena | Senior Environmental Sciences | Heath Junior High School |
| Emily Rosa | Geodesy - Measuring The Earth With Original Instruments | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | Liberty Common School |
| Erin Shelton | Got Milk | Senior Zoology | Weld Central Jr/Sr High School |
| Katie Smith | Does TV Violence And It's Effect On The Hypothalamus Make Us More Susceptible To Violent Acts? | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Weld Central Jr/Sr High School |
| Benjamin Staub | Combating Resistance To Penicillin In Staphylococcus epidermis | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Greeley West High School |
| Arianna Stumbaugh | The Effects Of Hyla cinera When Environmental Changes Occur | Senior Zoology | Heath Junior High School |
| Corey Swanson | From Household Chemicals To Injection Wells: Are We Ruining Weld County's Water? | Senior Botany | Fort Lupton Middle School |
| Shelby Vick | Do People See Afterimages Differently? | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | St. John the Evangelist School |
| Amanda Walls | What Is The Best Fat Replacer In Apple Muffins? | Junior Physical Sciences | Quest School of Choice |
| Michael York | Nitrates In Different Types Of Soils | Junior Botany | Brentwood Middle School |
Morgan/Washington Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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| Kyle Atwater | Measuring The Growth Rate Of The Tiger Muskie In Confinement | Junior Zoology | Woodlin School |
| Amanda Baker | Cancer Eye: Probing The Squamous Cell Carcinoma/Matrix Metalloproenase Connection | Senior Zoology | Woodlin School |
| Natalie Barnes | Oscar The Grouch's Fine Wine: The Conversion Of Biomass To An Energy Intensive Fuel Source | Senior Environmental Sciences | Woodlin School |
| Teresa Bloemker | Turning Up The Beat | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Brush High School |
| Alison Bratrsousky & Amber Mallory | Around The World In A Night: Is It Possible? | Junior Team Project | Fort Morgan Middle School |
| Jessica Caver | Determining The Effects Of Annealing On A Metallurgical Explosive Bond | Senior Physical Sciences | Woodlin School |
| Jonathan Davies | Biodiesel: Fuel Of The Future | Senior Physical Sciences | Brush High School |
| Krista Davies | The Effects Of Varying Wavelengths On Liesegang Rings | Senior Physical Sciences | Brush High School |
| Tracy Douglass | Determining The Corrosion Resistance & Degradation Of Treated Iron Nails | Junior Physical Sciences | Woodlin School |
| Daniel Gardner | Effects Of St. John's Wort On Daphnia Heart Rate | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Brush High School |
| Shannon George | Desert Remediation: Selecting for Salt Tolerant Native Grasses | Senior Environmental Sciences | Woodlin School |
| Brie Groves | A Sweet Match: Cane vs. Beet | Junior Botany | Wiggins Elementary School |
| Kelly Haller | Herbal Teas: Bane Or Palliative | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Woodlin School |
| Karla Harris | Edible Rocks: The Collection And Classification Of Micro-Meteorites | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | Wiggins Jr/Sr High School |
| William Hickey | Orderly Ants | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Brush High School |
| Alyssa Hill | That's The Way The Ball Bounces: Does Height Determine Distance? | Junior Physical Sciences | Fort Morgan Middle School |
| Lucas Ingmire | Can Monocots And Dicots Be Determined Through Chromatography? | Senior Botany | Brush High School |
| Cassie Kembel & Alicia McDaniel | Does Color Disorientate Your Sense Of Taste? | Senior Team Project | Brush High School |
| Levi Klausner & Luke Klausner | Random Orientation Of Wires In Composites | Senior Team Project | Woodlin High School |
| Megan Kuretich | Does Color Affect Your Heart Rate? | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Fort Morgan Middle School |
| Amber Lawson | The Effect Of Centrifugal Force On Flour Beetles | Junior Environmental Sciences | Woodlin High School |
| Leota McDaniel | Designing A MAV | Senior Engineering | Brush High School |
| Holly McGuire | A Comparative Assay Of The Effects Of Lead Dioxide On E. coli | Senior Botany | Woodlin School |
| Rebecca Metherd | Magnet*Ficent* Snail Pull | Junior Zoology | Wiggins Jr/Sr High School |
| Lauren Neher | Antiseptics: Their Purpose And Function | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Neher Home School |
| Darrick Ohr & Jeff Paulson | Monetary Microbes | Junior Team Project | Woodlin School |
| Paul Scott | It's Not Magic: It's Math | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Woodlin High School |
| Alexandra Sneed | What In Mountain Dew Makes Plants Grow Better? Do The Dew? | Junior Botany | Fort Morgan Middle School |
| Wendi Swan | Contributions Towards A Monograph Of Cytospera Species In Colorado | Senior Botany | Woodlin School |
| Heather Wright | Identifying The Amount Of Hg Leached From Silver Dental Amalgams | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Akron High School |
| Craig Wright | The Firefly Effect: Using Chemiluminescence To Design Viable Process For Marking Previously | Junior Engineering | Woodlin School |
| Zack Yearous | Paintipult | Junior Engineering | Trinity Lutheran School |
Northeast Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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| Dusty Behrens | Arthritic Articular Joints - Is The Glucosamine/Chondroitin Sulfate Combo For You? Phase II | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Janessa Dermer | Beef's Protection Against E. coli Infection - Corn Or Hay? | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Andrew Fritzler | Manure Marvels? The Role Of Lemma minor And Hoya camosa In Phytoremediation | Junior Environmental Sciences | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Silas Gartin | To Beat Or Not To Beat? Does Aspirin Help Prevent Heart Failure In Passalus cornutus? | Junior Zoology | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Katie Gelvin | Water: Let's Make It Perfectly Clear! | Senior Environmental Sciences | Liberty High School |
| Jennifer Green | Bouncing: A Sensory Integration Technique For Children With Autism | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Trixie Lee | A Better-built Egg From The Feed Up | Senior Zoology | Fleming High School |
| Brandi Mann | Super Soaker | Senior Botany | Liberty High School |
| Trae Miller | Laying A Little Or A Lot - Should Laying Crumbs Be Bought? | Junior Zoology | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Eric Oestman | Home For The Homeless Ladybug | Senior Zoology | Wray High School |
| Keri Propst | Stopping Stroke Damage: A Quantitative Approach To Reduce Malondialdehyde With Ascorbic Acid | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Merino Jr/SR High School |
| Nissa Schmidt | Will Radishes Croak From Second Hand Smoke? | Junior Botany | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Renae Sessions | Do Hemolymph And Cell Suspension Decrease Paralysis In Munduca Sexta? | Senior Zoology | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Melissa Timko | Spit For Science! The Caries Question Answered By Class | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Collin Weber | How Low Can You Go? A Possible Treatment For Corn And Freezing Temperatures | Junior Botany | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair
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| Nathaniel Blood | San Content vs. The Strength Of Concrete | Junior Physical Sciences | Mountain Ridge Middle School |
| Brian Camley | Of Mice And Men: Amazing Tales | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Palmer High School |
| Julia Coffin | Sticky Bubbles | Senior Physical Sciences | Palmer High School |
| Amber Cole | While You Were Sleeping | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Palmer High School |
| Danielle Diers | How Water Pollution Effects The Life Of A Plant | Senior Botany | Palmer High School |
| Brody Ferris | Do You Get What You Pay For In A Multi-Gear Bike? | Junior Physical Sciences | Challenger Middle School |
| Pascal Getreuer | Artificial Intelligence | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Palmer High School |
| Lindsay Henjum & Michelle Seffrood | E. coli On The Move | Senior Team Project | Palmer High School |
| Jocelyn Henjum | Soaring On The Wings Of Shape | Senior Engineering | Palmer High School |
| Jamie Johnson & Jessica McAlister | The Colored Light At The End OF The Tunnel | Senior Team Project | Palmer High School |
| Megan Malone | The Relationship Between The Solubbility Of Compounds And Rates Of Evaporation | Junior Physical Sciences | North Middle School |
| Megan McDavid | Let There Be Light! | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Palmer High School |
| Katherine Muterspaugh | Shake, Rattle, And Roll | Senior Physical Sciences | Palmer High School |
| Anna Nussbaum | Toxic Shoke Syndrome: The Chemical Connection | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Palmer High School |
| Kate Quick | Recycling Water Using Aquatic Plants | Junior Environmental Sciences | North Middle School |
| Adam Sidman | Flywheels: A New Spin On Energy Storage | Junior Engineering | North Middle School |
| Lauren Smith | Fun With Fungi: The Effects Of pH On Yeast Growth | Junior Botany | Mountain Ridge Middle School |
| Jessica Stroud | To Grow Or Not To Grow? | Junior BOtany | North Middle School |
| Laura Wacker | A Rainbow Of Serratia: A Study In Metabolic Pathways And Ultraviolet Light | Senior Botany | Palmer High School |
| Jeremy Walter | Can Buildings Withstand An Earthquake? | Junior Engineering | Challenger Middle School |
| Kevin Weber | To Fly Or Not To Fly? Exploring Arifoils And Lift | Junior Engineering | Challenger Middle School |
San Juan Basin Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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| Lora Bobbitt | Exploration Extreme H2O | Junior Physical Sciences | St. Columba School |
| Ian Cain | Solar Cell Performance | Junior Physical Sciences | Dolores Middle School |
| Jake Cammack | What Is The Best Way To Eat IN Y2K Or How To Grow The Most Potatoes | Junior Botany | Pagosa Springs Intermediate School |
| Caleb Creel | The Fabrication, Testing, And Analysis Of A YBCO High Temperature Ceramic Superconductor | Senior Physical Sciences | Pagosa Springs High School |
| Kelsea Ferrato & Erika Langhart | Florida River Water Health Analysis | Junior Team Project | Miller Middle School |
| Jessica Harms | Why Does Grass Grow So Sparsely In Pine Forests? | Junior Botany | Pagosa Springs Junior High School |
| Christena Lungstrum | Can Herbs Inhibit Microbe Growth And Control The Spread Of Disease? | Junior Botany | Pagosa Springs Junior High School |
| Mitchell Martin | Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Intelligence | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Pagosa Springs Intermediate School |
| Erin McCormack & Beth Temple | Sports Drinks | Junior Team Project | Miller Middle School |
| Anne McLaughlin | Prosthetics | Junior Engineering | Miller Middle School |
| Jeremy Morris | The Light Bulb: Which Is The Most Efficient And Still Produces A Lot Of Light? | Junior Engineering | Bayfield Middle School |
| Matt Nobles | Knotty Math: How Can Knots Be USed As Mathematical Models? | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Pagosa Springs Intermediate School |
| Victoria Owens | Concrete In Adobe! | Junior Engineering | Ignacio Junior High School |
| Rachel Schur | Humidifiers: Healthy Or Hazardous? | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Pagosa Springs Junior High School |
| Emilie Schur | Are YOu Right Or Left Brained? | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Pagosa Springs Intermediate School |
San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair
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| Robin Blenden | Inductrack Maglev: Phase I | Junior Physical Sciences | Monte Vista Middle School |
| Caleb Brown | To See Or Not To See? | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Sangre de Cristo Middle School |
| Rachael Cannon | Which Fabric Is The Most Wind Resistent? | Junior Physical Sciences | Monte Vista Middle School |
| Nathan Davidson | Potato Virus Y Spread In Potatoes | Senior Botany | Monte Vista High School |
| Kevin Duda & Tori Kerr | Brand Of Performance | Senior Team Project | Del Norte High School |
| Andrea Fleming | Physics Of An Arrow | Senior Physical Sciences | Del Norte High School |
| Jo Jo Heersink | Bending The Lines | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Sangre de Cristo Middle School |
| Michelle Keck | Saw It, Wanted It, Bought It: The Want Makers; THe WOrld Of Marketing How They Make You Buy | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Monte Vista High School |
| Erin McAuliffe | Primetime Representation | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Monte Vista Middle School |
| Alegria Mitson-Salazar | Does The Color Of The Barley Affect Its Germination Rate? | Junior Botany | Centauri Middle School |
| Meghann Myers | The Shop Talk Silencer | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Monte Vista Middle School |
| MIlena Pastore | Welcome To The Collembola Cafe | Senior Environmental Sciences | Monte Vista High School |
| Rhonda Robnett | Can I Tickle You As You Grow? | Junior Botany | Sargent Junior High School |
| Lewis Shaffer | Can Vegetable Oil Replace Fossil Fuel? | Junior Physical Sciences | Monte Vista Middle School |
| Karyl Shawcroft | Let's Build It Phase II | Junior Engineering | Centaurie Middle School |
| Aftin Slingerland | Super Worm! Super Fast That Is! | Senior Zoology | Monte Vista High School |
| Joslyn Trujillo | Preventing Enzymatic Browning ON Apples | Senior Physical Scineces | Monte Vista High School |
| Samantha Vance | What's In Your Water? | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | Centauri Middle School |
| Isabelle Zaugg | Can Losing Strategies Win? Parrondo's Paradox | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Centauri High School |
Southeast Regional Science Fair
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| Sarah Alley &Charley Frazee | Heat It Up | Junior Team Project | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Mary Beard | Microbial Decontamination Of Soil | Senior Environmental Sciences | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Aanna Blacker | Landfills vs. Recycling | Junior Environmental Sciences | Alta Vista Charter School |
| Shere Brisendine | Germ Warfare | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Andrea Buxton | Enamal: Here Today Gone Tomorrow | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Lamar Middle School |
| Jessami Claunch | A "Bonding" Experience? Comparing The Effectivenes Of Dental Bonding Materials | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Brad Cook | What's The pH Of YOur Water? | Senior Physical Sciences | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Stephanie Davis | Smashing Eggs | Junior Engineering | Lamar Middle School |
| Eric Doner & Ely Walker | Pollution In Groundwater Study II | Senior Team Project | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Charisma Douglas | Does Gender Affect Memory? | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Alta Vista Charter School |
| Tyler Hainer | Which .22 Caliber Shell Is More Accurate? | Junior Engineering | Alta Vista Charter School |
| Chelsea Hargrove | Turn Up The Heat On Mosquito Sex Ratio | Senior Zoology | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Kayla Harris | What Does It Take To Be A Weather Watcher? | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | Lamar Middle School |
| Taylor Kandt | H2O And The Planet Green | Junior Botany | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Scott Lancaster | Microbial Fuel Cells | Senior Botany | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Matthew Lira | Which Man-made Fish Bait Works The Best? | Junior Zoology | Lamar Middle School |
| Melissa Mills & Lupe Salazar | Waste Not, Chill Not | Junior Team Project | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Kellyn Tate | To Catch A Cosmic Ray | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Samantha Wood | Spinner Mania | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Springfield Jr/Sr High School |
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| Brian Austin & Alex Terrien | Which Procedure Is The Best Way To Germinate Lupine Seed? | Junior Team Project | Mount Garfield Middle School |
| Brian Cleary | Gravity's Magnetic Personality: A Study Of THe Effects Of Magnetism On Free Falling Objects | Senior Physical Sciences | Fruita Monument High School |
| Kyle Cureau | The Force Is With You | Junior Engineering | Berry Creek Middle School |
| Keith Dean | Stabilized Levitaion Assisted By Diamagnetic Repulsion | Junior Physical Sciences | Bookcliff Middle School |
| Jason Enewold | Diabetes And Sports | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Rifle High School |
| Douglas Humble | Does Visual Imagery Effect Physiological Functioning? | Senior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Rifle High School |
| Jamie Karp | Fabulous Frequencies: Harmonics Of A Single And Double Open-Ended Pipe | Junior Engineering | Holy Family Catholic School |
| Charlie Keenan | The Water's Always Cleaner On The Other Side Of The Lake | Junior Environmental Sciences | Holy Family Catholic School |
| Jon Lafferty | It's All Riding On A Magnetic Field | Junior Engineering | Holy Family Catholic School |
| Thomas Lange | Which Antacid Will You Use | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Orchard Middle School |
| Michelle Lyons | Single Celled Spelunkers . . . The Microbes Of Glenwood Caverns | Senior Environmental Sciences | Rifle High School |
| Ryan Patterson | Sleuthbot: A Robotic Search Tool | Senior Engineering | Central High School |
| Rachel Schmucker | Blame It On The Soap | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Hotchkiss Middle School |
| Megan Vogel | Oh, What Nerve! | Junior Health & Behavioral Sciences | Holy Family Catholic School |
| Brandon Williams | Structural Modifications For Designing A Nuclear Waste Storage Cell | Junior Enviornmental Sciences | Redlands Middle School |
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