2002 Special Award Winners

Colorado State Science Fair, Inc.
2002 Special Award Winners

Military Awards

Organizational Awards

Science Service Awards

Scholarships

Military Awards

Organization	Winner(s)	Award(s)
United States Army	Jaymee Jungie Englewood, CO Manipulation Of The Kreb's Cycle	certificate, $50 savings bond
	Amber Henry Joes, CO An Algorithm Demonstrating Impact Splatter Pattern Due To Angle Of Incidence Using A Dichotomous Key	certificate, $50 savings bond
	Michael Yurkoski Broomfield, CO Rarr - An Alternative To Human Reconnaissance	certificate, $50 savings bond
	Katherine Hermann Louisville, CO Predicting Water Quality With Landscape Metrics	certificate, $50 savings bond
	Amanda Parker Centennial, CO Not So Perfect Sine Waves: A Fourier Analysis Of An Audio Oscillator	certificate, $100 savings bond, silver medallion
United States Navy and United States Marine Corps	Kinsey Freeman Colorado Springs, CO Factors Affecting Life Span	certificate, graphing calculator
	Jaymee Jungie Englewood, CO Manipulation Of The Kreb's Cycle	certificate, graphing calculator
	Craig Wright Akron, CO Designing A Linear Peristaltic Pump Using Ferrofluids	certificate, graphing calculator
	Adam Curry Palisade, CO The Cosmic Early Warning	certificate, graphing calculator

Organizational Awards

Organization	Winner(s)	Award(s)
Air and Waste Management Association Rocky Mountain States Section	Michael Dango Colorado Springs, CO The Effect Of Salinity On The Effectiveness Of Bioremediation Of Oil Spills Utilizing Pseudomonas And Penicillin	certificate, $100
	Lyle Hoffschneider Pagosa Springs, CO "Black Gold" Particles: Comparing Particles Of Fuel Sources	certificate, $50
	Jessica Caver Deer Trail, CO Evaluating Designer Solids For Remediation Of Heavy Elements In Aqueous Waste Streams	certificate, $100
	Benjamin Howard Boulder, CO An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Reformulated Gasoline In Reducing Urban Benzene Concentrations	certificate, $50
American Association of University Women	Meredith MacGregor Boulder, CO Avalanche! A Search For Self-Organized Criticality	$100
American Institute of Chemical Engineers	Michael Dango Colorado Springs, CO The Effect Of Salinity On The Effectiveness Of Bioremediation Of Oil Spills Utilizing Pseudomonas And Penicillin	$75
American Institute of Chemical Engineers	Jessica Caver Deer Trail, CO Evaluating Designer Solids For Remediation Of Heavy Elements In Aqueous Waste Streams	$100
American Meteorological Society Denver/Boulder Chapter	Melissa Kanack Loveland, CO Snow 'n' Ice 'n' Everything Not So Nice	certificate, $50 gift certificate to Barnes & Nobel
American Meteorological Society Denver/Boulder Chapter	Benjamin Howard Boulder, CO An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Reformulated Gasoline In Reducing Urban Benzene Concentrations	certificate, $50 gift certificate to Barnes & Nobel
American Vacuum Society Rocky Mountain Chapter	Adam Sidman Colorado Springs, CO Wind Turbine Design	$50, $50 for winner's school
	Daniel Weidlein Boulder, CO Into The Wind: Wind Powered Cars	$100, $100 for winner's school
	Craig Wright Akron, CO Designing A Linear Peristaltic Pump Using Ferrofluids	$50, $50 for winner's school
	Jessica Caver Deer Trail, CO Evaluating Designer Solids For Remediation Of Heavy Elements In Aqueous Waste Streams	$100, $100 for winner's school
American Welding Society Colorado Section	Matthew Rotbart Denver, CO Modeling The Collapse Of The World Trade Center: The Effect Of Heat On The Tensile Strength Of Steel	$25, trophy
American Welding Society Colorado Section	Dak Steiert Edwards, CO Ramjet Propulsion For High Altitude Launch And Research	$25, trophy
Analex Corporation	Lila Hickey Hillrose, CO Ups & Downs: Simulated Elevator Control	certificate, $100
ASM International Rocky Mountain Chapter	Matthew Rotbart Denver, CO Modeling The Collapse Of The World Trade Center: The Effect Of Heat On The Tensile Strength Of Steel	$50
ASM International Rocky Mountain Chapter	William Eucker Denver, CO Metallurgical Characteristics Of The Sacagawea Dollar	$75
Association for Women Geoscientists Denver Chapter	Audrey Keenan Grand Junction, CO Go With The Flow - A Study Of Water Quality In The Upper Colorado River Basin	$50, rock sample, certificate
Association for Women Geoscientists Denver Chapter	Jessica Caver Deer Trail, CO Evaluating Designer Solids For Remediation Of Heavy Elements In Aqueous Waste Streams	$50, rock sample, certificate
Colorado Association of Science Teachers	Maxwell Van Pelt Boulder, CO An Investigation Of Automated Highways	$50, certificate
	Devin Adam Crawford, CO A Hot Idea For A Cool Computer	$50, certificate
	Julie Ann Chelewski Silt, CO Turning The Red Planet Green	$50, certificate
	Robert Ussery Fort Collins, CO Autonomous UAV Design	$50, certificate
Colorado Dental Association Arkansas Valley Dental Society	Andrea Buxton Lamar, CO Fluoride: When Is Enough?	$25, plaque, Wal-Mart gift card
	Sara McFarland Trinidad, CO The Effect Of Triclosan On Antibiotic Resistance	$50, plaque, Wal-Mart gift card
	Kayla Kinch & Britney Bunker Calhan, CO Smile	watch, Wal-Mart gift card
	Brittani Cliff & Breanna Anderson Akron, CO Stress And Immunity: Qualification Of Immunoglobulin G And Leucocytes	watch, Wal-Mart gift card
Colorado Foundation for Agriculture	Kelly Valdes Littleton, CO Thieves Steal Bacteria	certificate, $50
	Travis Garoutte Antonito, CO Pupation Creation	certificate, $100
	Jacqueline Consaul Center, CO A Study On The Interaction Between Blackleg and PVY On Potatoes	certificate, $50
	Stephen Canham Greenwood Village, CO Prevention Of Soil Salinization From A Rising Water Table	certificate, $100
Colorado Geological Survey	Lena Martin Genoa, CO Time: Sun vs. Clock	$75
Colorado Geological Survey	Adam Curry Palisade, CO The Cosmic Early Warning	$75
Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation	Kelly Dimmen Colorado Springs, CO Stop In The Name Of The Law	$100, invitation to exhibit at the annual meeting and attendance at Presidential Inaugural Dinner
Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation	Krista Schroeder Colorado Springs, CO Feeling Smart	$100, invitation to exhibit at the annual meeting and attendance at Presidential Inaugural Dinner
Colorado Mineral Society	Audrey Keenan Grand Junction, CO Go With The Flow - A Study Of Water Quality In The Upper Colorado River Basin	$25, 2 mineral specimens, certificate, book
	Jeffrey Hrncir Grand Junction, CO Dinosaur Tracks	$25, 2 mineral specimens, certificate, book
	Brandon Rosgen Pagosa Springs, CO River Banks - Nature's Erodible Boundaries	$25, 2 mineral specimens, certificate, book
	Adam Curry Palisade, CO The Cosmic Early Warning	$25, 2 mineral specimens, certificate, book
Colorado Mycological Society	Lauren Etl Fleming, CO Antioxidants: Youth At Your Fingertips	$25, book on fungi, certificate
Colorado Scientific Society	Adreanne Brungardt Brush, CO Shake It Up: A Study On Size Separation	$50
	Meredith MacGregor Boulder, CO Avalanche! A Search For Self-Organized Criticality	$75
	Christine Knoblauch Del Norte, CO Where's It Coming From?	$75
	Brandon Rosgen Pagosa Springs, CO River Banks - Nature's Erodible Boundaries	$100
Colorado Section of the American Chemical Society	Rosie Li Colorado Springs, CO Salt Water Conductivity	certificate, cash award
Colorado Section of the American Chemical Society	William Eucker Denver, CO Metallurgical Characteristics Of The Sacagawea Dollar	certificate, cash award
Colorado State University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Jeff Marlow Englewood, CO Hydroxyl Radical Neutralization By Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Related To Alzheimer's Prevention	certificate, $100
Colorado State University Department of Chemistry	Tyler Hutchinson Grand Junction, CO Catalysts, The Chemical Matchmakers!	certificate, $100
Colorado State University Department of Chemistry	Benjamin Howard Boulder, CO An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Reformulated Gasoline In Reducing Urban Benzene Concentrations	certificate, $100
Colorado State University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture	Emily Woods Boulder, CO Secret Weapons: Allelochemicals In Plants	$100
	Tyler Benton Vona, CO An Ecological Study Of The Efficacy Of The Conservation Reserve Program	$100
Colorado Sustainability Project, Inc.	Melissa Kanack Loveland, CO Snow 'n' Ice 'n' Everything Not So Nice	$50, certificate, book on sustainability
	Adam Sidman Colorado Springs, CO Wind Turbine Design	$100, certificate, book on sustainability
	Craig Bryan Monte Vista, CO Vulcan Block II	$50, certificate, book on sustainability
	Brandon Rosgen Pagosa Springs, CO River Banks - Nature's Erodible Boundaries	$100, certificate, book on sustainability
Colorado Veterinary Medical Association	Nicholas Edwards Colorado Springs, CO The Five Senses Of Training A Dog	certificate, gold medallion, $50
Colorado Veterinary Medical Association	Kori Tagtmeyer Seibert, CO Determining Failure Of Passive Transfer In Neonatal Bovine Based On Immunoglobulin G Levels	certificate, gold medallion, $50
Fort Collins Soil Conservation District	Jeffrey West Lamar, CO Will Size Affect The Amount Of Soil Blown Away?	$50, plaque
Fort Collins Soil Conservation District	Tyler Stuart Colorado Springs, CO H2uh-O	$50, plaque
Intel Corporation	Meredith MacGregor Boulder, CO Avalanche! A Search For Self-Organized Criticality	laptop computer
Intel Corporation	Craig Wright Akron, CO Designing A Linear Peristaltic Pump Using Ferrofluids	laptop computer
Kodak Colorado Division	Tyler Keck Monte Vista, CO To Corrode Or Not To Corrode: Preventing Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion On Steel Using A Polyurethane Coating	APS camera
Kodak Colorado Division	Brandon Rosgen Pagosa Springs, CO River Banks - Nature's Erobible Boundaries	APS camera
Lockheed Martin Astronautics	Dak Steiert Edwards, CO Ramjet Propulsion For High Altitude Launch And Research	Atlas II AS Rocket model
National Geophysical Data Center	Lyle Hoffschneider Pagosa Springs, CO "Black Gold" Particles: Comparing Particles Of Fuel Sources	certificate, plaque, $100 savings bond
National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Adam Sidman Colorado Springs, CO Wind Turbine Design	$100
Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists	Stephen Canham Greenwood Village, CO Prevention Of Soil Saliinzation From A Rising Water Table	certificate, cash award
	Danika Friedley & Whitney Howard Bayfield, CO Erosion And The Formation Of Alluvial Fans	certificate, cash award
	Katherine Hermann Louisville, CO Predicting Water Quality With Landscape Metrics	certificate, cash award
Rocky Mountain Goats Foundation	Danika Friedley Bayfield, CO Erosion And The Formation Of Alluvial Fans	$100
Rocky Mountain Goats Foundation	Katherine Hermann Louisville, CO Predicting Water Quality With Landscape Metrics	$100
Rocky Mountain Inventors and Entrepreneurs Congress	Ross Brunkhardt Sterling, CO Take On A Shake - The Use Of Base Isolators To Prevent Earthquake Damage	$50
	Meredith MacGregor Boulder, CO Avalanche! A Search For Self-Organized Criticality	$50
	Robert Glissmann Boulder, CO Never Blinking, Never Sleeping: Image Preparation Improves Machine Vision	$50
	Adam Curry Palisade, CO The Cosmic Early Warning	$50
	April Mertens Merino, CO A Promising Cancer Treatment: Tumor Suppression Using The Synergism Of NSAID And Aloe	$50
Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association	Christine Knoblauch Del Norte, CO Where's It Coming From?	plaque, $50
	Jessica Caver Deer Trail, CO Evaluating Designer Solids For Remediation Of Heavy Elements In Aqueous Waste Streams	plaque, $75
	Chris Anderson Merino, CO Renewable Protection: The Solar And Hydrogen Approach To Pipeline Cathodics	plaque, $100
Rocky Mountain Section of the Optical Society of America	Kelly Cook Fort Collins, CO Is What You See What You Get?	subscription to Discover magazine, certificate
Rocky Mountain Section of the Optical Society of America	Robert Glissmann Boulder, CO Never Blinking, Never Sleeping: Image Preparation Improves Machine Vision	subscription to Discover magazine, certificate
Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association	Anna Hermann Louisville, CO Under The Stream: Using Aquatic Insects To Determine Water Quality	savings bond
	Jacquie Beckvermit Berthoud, CO Do You Drink Undrinkable Water?	savings bond
	Katherine Hermann Louisville, CO Predicting Water Quality With Landscape Metrics	savings bond
	Christine Knoblauch Del Norte, CO Where's It Coming From?	savings bond
Society of Manufacturing Engineers Chapter 354, Electro-Mechanical	Eddie Kreimier Rifle, CO If I Only Had A Heart (Valve)	certificate, $200 savings bond
Society of Women Engineers Rocky Mountain Section	April Brooks Lakewood, CO The Fastest Power	certificate, $50
	Molly May Durango, CO A Comparison Of Tensile Strength Of Various Materials	certificate, $75
	Amanda Parker Centennial, CO Not So Perfect Sine Waves: A Fourier Analysis Of An Audio Oscillator	certificate, $50
	Lindy Doddridge Kirk, CO From Prickly To Paper Part II	certificate, $75
Soil and Water Conservation Society Colorado Chapter	Caitlin Hladky Fort Lupton, CO Does pH Affect Seed Germination And Growth Rate?	$25, certificate, ribbon
	Anna Hermann Louisville, CO Under The Stream: Using Aquatic Insects To Determine Water Quality	$50, certificate, ribbon
	Katherine Hermann Louisville, CO Predicting Water Quality With Landscape Metrics	$25, certificate, ribbon
	Brandon Rosgen Pagosa Springs, CO River Banks - Nature's Erodible Boundaries	$50, certificate, ribbon
United States Department of Commerce/NOAA	Eric Doner Walsh, CO Operation: Voice Control	plaque, opportunity for summer employment
United States Department of Commerce/NOAA	Chris Anderson Merino, CO Renewable Protection: The Solar And Hydrogen Approach To Pipeline Cathodics	plaque, alternate for opportunity for summer employment
University of Colorado Health and Sciences Center Medical Scientist Training Program	Jaymee Jungie Englewood, CO Manipulation Of The Kreb's Cycle	$100
United States Geological Survey	Jeffrey Hrncir Grand Junction, CO Dinosaur Tracks
United States Geological Survey	Brandon Rosgen Pagosa Springs, CO River Banks - Nature's Erodible Boundaries
Zonta Club of Boulder County	Annie Sandner Durango, CO Aerodynamics Of Modern Rocketry	$100

Science Service Awards

Organization	Winner(s)	Award(s)
Conservation International	Matthew Simes Lafayette, CO Relative Abundance Of Ponderosa Pine Bird Species Along An Elevational Gradient	certificate, Biodiversity Hotspots map
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Harold Klausner Woodrow, CO Available Nitrogen vs. Legume Nodulation	certificate, pin, DYSC nomination
	Annie Sandner Durango, CO Aerodynamics Of Modern Rocketry	certificate, pin, DYSC nomination
	Adam Sidman Colorado Springs, CO Wind Turbine Design	certificate, pin, DYSC nomination
	Meaghan Kormondy Highlands Ranch, CO Paper Or Plastic?	certificate, pin, DYSC nomination
	Jeff Loewe Colorado Springs, CO Pick Up The Beat	certificate, pin, DYSC nomination
	Nathan McNew Arvada, CO Investigation Of Prime Numbers	certificate, pin, DYSC nomination
	Meredith MacGregor Boulder, Colorado Avalanche! A Search For Self-Organized Criticality	certificate, pin, DYSC nomination
	Marty Sandberg Littleton, CO Rat Race	certificate, pin, DYSC nomination
	Kelly Valdes Littleton, CO Thieves Steal Bacteria	certificate, pin, DYSC nomination
	Alex West & Andrew West Conifer, CO I'm Exhausted	certificate, pin, DYSC nomination
Eastman Kodak Company	Jacqueline Consaul Del Norte, CO A Study On The Interaction Between Blackleg And PVY On Potatoes	certificate, Kodak camera and film
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association	Craig Wright Akron, CO Designing A Linear Peristaltic Pump Using Ferrofluids	medallion, certificate
Intel Corporation	Colin Oldberg Colorado Springs, CO Light-Operated Logic	certificate, $200, Intel momento
Intel Corporation	Jessica Caver Deer Trail, CO Evaluating Designer Solids For Remediation Of Heavy Elements In Aqueous Waste Streams	certificate, $200, Intel momento
NACE International	Tyler Keck Monte Vista, CO To Corrode Or Not To Corrode: Preventing Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion On Steel Using A Polyurethane Coating	certificate
Scientific American	Nicole Thomas Blanca, CO WNC 230-14RU Resistant Or Immune To Potato Leaf Roll Virus	subscription to Scientific American
	Brandon Rosgen Pagosa Springs, CO River Banks - Nature's Erodible Boundaries	subscription to Scientific American
	Craig Wright Akron, CO Designing A Linear Peristaltic Pump Using Ferrofluids	subscription to Scientific American
	Jessica Caver Deer Trail, CO Evaluating Designer Solids For Remediation Of Heavy Elements In Aqueous Waste Streams	subscription to Scientific American
	April Mertens Merino, CO A Promising Cancer Treatment Tumor Suppression Using the Synergism Of NSAID And Aloe	subscription to Scientific American
	Colin Oldberg Colorado Springs, CO Light-Operated Logic	subscription to Scientific American
	Amber Henry Joes, CO An Algorithm Demonstrating Impact Splatter Pattern Due To Angle Of Incidence Using A Dichotomous Key	subscription to Scientific American
	Holly McGuire Lindon, CO Comparing Extracted And Amplified Mitochondrial DNA	subscription to Scientific American
	Josh Haimes Boulder, CO WGA Amplification And Thin Film Detection Of Methicillin Resistant/Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus	subscription to Scientific American
	Aaron Burgess & Kristen Rasmussen Boulder, CO Aircraft Icing: Why Does It Happen?	subscription to Scientific American
Society for In Vitro Biology	Levi Klausner Woodrow, CO Selecting For Salt Tolerance In 5 Varieties Of Wheat	certificate
United States Metric Association	Alex Lande Ignacio, CO The Truth Behind Jurassic Park	certificate
United States Metric Association	Adam Brungardt Brush, CO Spinning Samaras: A Study Into Seed Distribution	certificate
United States Public Health Service	T. J. Van Bibber Monte Vista, CO You Are What You Eat	certificate
Water Environment Federation	Katherine Hermann Louisville, CO Predicting Water Quality With Landscape Metrics	certificate
Yale University Science and Engineering Association	Leota McDaniel Brush, CO An Investigation Into The Weissenberg Phenomenon	certificate, pewter medallion

Scholarship Awards

Organization	Winner(s)	Award(s)
Adams State College	Jacqueline Consaul Center, CO A Study On The Interaction Between Blacklegg and PVY On Potatoes	one-year full resident tuition & fees scholarship
	Brandon Rosgen Pagosa Springs, CO River Banks - Nature's Erodible Boundaries	one-year full resident tuition & fees scholarship
	Leyton Laybourn Cope, CO The Best Superinsulator	one-year full resident tuition & fees scholarship
	Christine Knoblauch Del Norte, CO Where's It Coming From?	one-year full resident tuition & fees scholarship
	April Mertens Merino, CO A Promising Cancer Treatment: Tumor Suppression Using The Synergism Of NSAID And Aloe	one-year full resident tuition & fees scholarship
	Colin Oldberg Colorado Springs, CO Light-Operated Logic	one-year full resident tuition & fees scholarship
	Sara McFarland Trinidad, CO The Effect Of Triclosan On Antibiotic Resistance	one-year full resident tuition & fees scholarship
	Megan Quick Colorado Springs, CO A Comparison Of The Efficiencies Of Tracking Photovoltaic Cells vs. Mounted Photvoltaic Cells	one-year full resident tuition & fees scholarship
	Matthew Simes Layfayette, CO Relative Abundance Of Ponderosa Pine Bird Species Along An Elevated Gradient	one-year full resident tuition & fees scholarship
Colorado State University	Nicole Thomas Blanca, CO WNC 230-14RU Resistant Or Immune To Potato Leaf Roll Virus	one-year, non-renewable $1,000 scholarship
	Brandon Rosgen Pagosa Springs, CO River Banks - Nature's Erodible Boundaries	one-year, non-renewable $1,000 scholarship
	Craig Wright Akron, CO Designing A Linear Peristaltic Pump Using Ferrofluids	one-year, non-renewable $2,500 scholarship
	Jessica Caver Deer Trail, CO Evaluating Designer Solids For Remediation Of Heavy Elements In Aqueous Waste Streams	one-year, non-renewable $1,000 scholarship
	April Mertens Merino, CO A Promising Cancer Treatment: Tumor Suppression Using The Synergism Of NSAID And Aloe	one-year, non-renewable $1,000 scholarship
	Colin Oldberg Colorado Springs, CO Light-Operated Logic	one-year, non-renewable $1,000 scholarship
	Josh Haimes Boulder, CO WGA Amplification And Thin Film Detection Of Methicillin Resistant/Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus	one-year, non-renewable $2,500 scholarship
	Amber Henry Joes, CO An Algorithm Demonstrating Impact Splatter Pattern Due To Angle Of Incidence Using A Dichotomous Key	one-year, non-renewable $1,000 scholarship
	Holly McGuire Lindon, CO Comparing Extracted And Amplified Mitochondrial DNA	one-year, non-renewable $1,000 scholarship
	Aaron Burgess & Kristen Rasmussen Boulder, CO Aircraft Icing: Why Does It Happen?	one-year, non-renewable $500 scholarship each
Colorado School of Mines	Adam Curry Palisade, CO The Cosmic Early Warning	four-year full resident tuition scholarship
	Chris Anderson Merino, CO Renewable Protection: The Solar And Hydrogen Approach To Pipeline Cathodics	four-year full resident tuition scholarship
	Lila Hickey Hillrose, CO Ups & Downs: Simulated Elevator Control	four-year full resident tuition scholarship
	Benjamin Howard Boulder, CO An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Reformulated Gasoline In Reducing Urban Benzene Concentrations	four-year full resident tuition scholarship
Intel Corporation Ryan Patterso Scholarship	Lila Hickey Hillrose, CO Ups & Downs: Simulated Elevator Control	$2,000 one-year scholarship to the college of choice