Colorado State Science Fair,
Inc.
2006 CSEF Finalists
| Western Regional Science Fair | ||
Arkansas Valley Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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School
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| Cara Campbell | Polluted Water Under The Bridge? | Junior Environmental Sciences | La Veta Jr./Sr. High School |
| Madeline Camp-Drees | Snap On Safety Neck Protection | Junior Engineering | La Veta Jr./Sr. High School |
| Trevar Hobbs | The tel1 Mutation And Its Effects On The Drosophila Melanogaster | Junior Zoology | Ward Middle School |
| Ann Hollingsworth & Kelsey McGuire | Low Carb Bars And Blood Sugar Levels | Junior Medicine & Health | Kim School |
| Shea Johnson | Float Or Sink | Junior Chemistry | Kim School |
| Eric Keeling | Underwater Structures As A Means Of Mitigating Wave Inundation | Senior Engineering | La Veta Jr./Sr. High School |
| Kami Keeling | How Theobroma Cacao Affects Blood Pressure Part II | Junior Medicine & Health | Ward Middle School |
| Kaitlin Lingus | One "Mite"y Mission: Biological Compensation Suppression Of Convolvulus arvensis Implementing Host-Specific Aceria malherbae Phase II | Senior Botany | Branson School |
| Shianne Manalatos, Dena Stewart & Katy Ham | Do Absences Affect Grades? | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Ward Middle School |
| Skylar Mayfield | Build em' Or Break 'em? | Junior Engineering | Branson School |
| Trey Price | The Burning Of Different Types Of Gunpowder | Junior Chemistry | La Veta Jr./Sr. High School |
| Zane Sternberg | Does Phellinus Rimosus Contain Antibacterial Agents? | Junior Microbiology | La Veta Jr./Sr. High School |
| Aaron Trujillo | Does Miracle Grow Increase The Growth And Production Of Solanum lycopersicum | Junior Botany | Ward Middle School |
Boulder Valley Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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| Joey Baum | Examining LMP-1 Effects On Tyk2 Phosphorylation In IL-12 Induced Signaling | Senior Microbiology | Boulder High School |
| Allison Bernett | Discovering How To Determine The Height From Which A Ball Was Dropped | Junior Physics | Peak to Peak Charter School |
| Robin Betz | Evolving Solutions | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Summit Middle School |
| Monica Brandhuber | Who's Germier? Man Or Beast? | Junior Microbiology | Casey Middle School |
| Jessy Darnell & Elise Kornreich | Memory Forever . . . Or Not! | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Southern Hills Middle School |
| Eric Eisenberg | Repelling Ants: McGuckins vs. King Soopers | Junior Zoology | Southern Hills Middle School |
| Robert Glissmann & Gwenyth Glissmann | Using Eulerian Models To Determine Initial Conditions Of Severe Weather | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Peak to Peak Charter School |
| Daniel Haarburger | Resource Face-Off: Hydrogen vs. Solar | Junior Engineering | Summit Middle School |
| Amit Halevi | Neurite Extension In PC12 Cells Plated To Collagen-Doped PEG Hydrogel | Senior Engineering | Fairview High School |
| Sabrina Kennedy | The Analyzation Of Coal Creek Dissolved Organic Carbon And UV Absrobances | Senior Environmental Sciences | Centaurus High School |
| Meredith MacGregor | Cracking The Brazil Nut Effect | Senior Physics | Fairview High School |
| Jacob Mussler & Ian Kayler | Strontium 90: An Analysis Of A Potential Energy Source | Senior Chemistry | Nederland Jr./Sr. High School |
| Elizabeth O'Donnell | Anisomycin Influences On Cell Death In Hippocampus | Senior Medicine & Health | Monarch High School |
| Lesley Petrie | A Socioclimatological Analysis Of The Repercussions Of Hurricane Katrina | Senior Environmental Sciences | Nederland Jr./Sr. High School |
| Radhika Rawat | Got Vitamins? | Junior Chemistry | Summit Middle School |
| Gabriel Sachter-Smith | The Fruit Of Paradise: In Vitro Embryo Germination Of Musaceae Species | Senior Botany | Nederland Jr./Sr. High School |
| Stephanie Sandhu | Effect Of Myostatin Blockade And Hindlimb Suspension On Leg Muscle Protein Composition | Senior Medicine & Health | Boulder High School |
| Alan Seltzer | A Dose Of Detergent And Duckweed | Junior Botany | Summit Middle School |
| Jesse Warren | What A Moving Experience | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Nederland Jr./Sr. High School |
| Malcolm Young | Coral Bleaching Adaptation | Senior Zoology | Centaurus High School |
Denver Metro Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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| Michael Bell | Wi-Fi Wonders | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Notre Dame Catholic School |
| Jonathan Bentley | CO2 Emissions: What Grade Does Your Gas Get? | Junior Environmental Sciences | Stanley British Primary School |
| Alek Blubaum | The Germinator: Death Of Escherichia coli | Junior Microbiology | Littleton Academy |
| Kristen Burns | Is Cholesterol Level Affected By Different Diets? | Junior Medicine & Health | West Jefferson Middle School |
| Kate Cedars | Burn It Down | Junior Physics | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Daniel Craveiro de Sa | The Effects Of Ultraviolet-B Radiation On The Nitrogen Cycle In A Marine Habitat | Senior Environmental Sciences | Cherry Creek High School |
| Daniel Cromer | Applications Of A Myoglobin Biosensor Optimized For Cyanide Detection | Senior Chemistry | Cherry Creek High School |
| Evan Duggan | New Diagnostics For The Twelve World Families Of Solifugidae | Senior Zoology | Cherry Creek High School |
| Nicole Hodges | Get It Right | Junior Zoology | West Jefferson Middle School |
| Lilith Jacobs | Drinking Water Or Wearing Magnets? | Junior Botany | Bromley East Charter School |
| Ilan Kaye | The Relative Effects Of Smoke On The Germination Of Noxious Weed And Native Colorado Plant Species | Senior Botany | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Rachel Kelley | Bacteriophages As Antibiotics | Senior Microbiology | Cherry Creek High School |
| Miri Kornfeld | ROS Mediated Activation Of Human Endothelial Cells In Response To HIV-1 Tat Protein | Senior Medicine & Health | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Joel Lowinger | Gas? What's The Alternative? | Junior Chemistry | Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy |
| Andrew Milian | Computer Chord Recognition | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Cherry Creek High School |
| David Miller | Characterization Of NiTi Nanoparticles | Senior Physics | Cherry Creek High School |
| Megan Morgenthaler | Is There A Correlation Between Personality And Instrument Selection | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | West Jefferson Middle School |
| Kurt Oleson & Michael Sadwith | A Lunch Is A Terrible Thing To Waste! | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Stanley British Primary School |
| Eric Petersen & Karen Christopher | The Magnificent Magnet Motor | Senior Engineering | Cherry Creek High School |
| Hannah Piekenbrock | Erosion In The Denver Metro Area | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | West Jefferson Middle School |
| Michael Polmear & Lalith Polepeddi | Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle Cell Membranes Patched By Poloxamer 407 | Senior Medicine & Health | Cherry Creek High School |
| Joey Ptasinski | Save Gas - Save Money - Fuel Conservation Utilizing Multi-Vehicle Drafting | Junior Engineering | Most Precious Blood Catholic School |
| Matthew Reinhardt | Projectiles: Will They Fly Or Will The Fall? Does Altitude Matter At All? | Junior Physics | Most Precious Blood Catholic School |
| Ananth Sridhar | Screening For Immune Deficiencies In Newborns Using Microfluidics | Senior Medicine & Health | Cherry Creek High School |
| David Strouse | Modern Safety Applications Of Micro-Electronic Mechanical Systems (MEMS) | Senior Engineering | Cherry Creek High School |
| Chris Twombly | The Mystery Of The Teepee Buttes | Senior Earth & Space Sciences | Conifer High School |
| Doyle Vulcani | When Plants Attack | Junior Botany | Our Lady of Fatima School |
| Andrew West | The Production Of Diesel Fuel From Food Grade Vegetable Oil By A Method Of Catalytic Hydrocracking | Senior Engineering | Conifer High School |
| Alex West | Validation Of A Rapid Cellar Detection Method For 4-ethyl phenol Produced In Red Wine Fermentations | Senior Chemistry | Conifer High School |
| Jonathan Witte | Impact To Sudden Death | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | Littleton Academy |
East Central Regional Science Fair
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| Matthew Brown & Chris Bennett | Quality H2O | Junior Environmental Science | Limon Middle School |
| Kelsey Burns | Decent Descent? Exploring The Relationship Between Parachute Design And Descent Efficiency | Senior Physics | Flagler Public School |
| Travis Capraro | What Are The Nitrates And Phosphates In Natural Fertilizer? | Senior Environmental Sciences | Genoa-Hugo School |
| Lindsey Crisp | Flaming Metal | Senior Chemistry | Flagler Public School |
| Ellen Emmerling | X-Rays: Do They Effect Plant Growth? | Senior Botany | Genoa-Hugo School |
| Samantha Ensz | Are U Stressed? | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Hi-Plains Jr./Sr. High School |
| Krista Kinkel | What's That Burning? | Junior Physics | Flagler Public School |
| Jordana Lanoue & Alia Buchholz | Acid Reactivity | Junior Chemistry | Genoa-Hugo School |
| Hilary Lengel & Nicole O'Dwyer | Musical Plants | Junior Botany |
Limon High School |
| Luke Loutzenhiser | Depth Perception | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Flagler Public School |
| Lena Martin | Electrochemical Cells vs Battery | Senior Chemistry | Limon High School |
| Shelby Messer | Chromatography Of Markers And Powder Drink Mixes | Junior Chemistry | Genoa-Hugo School |
| Zoe Phillip & Ashton Taylor | Guns Galore | Junior Physics | Limon Middle School |
| Eliza Poet | Color Vs Black And White Short-Term Anamnesis | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Flagler Public School |
| Wil Preston | Environmentally Friendly Clay Pigeons | Junior Environmental Sciences | Flagler Public School |
| Emily Rudder & Lynn Poss | How Do You Color Your Fireplace? | Junior Chemistry | Genoa-Hugo School |
| Kaylyn Sheldon | Music . . . Helpful Or Harmful? | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Flagler Public School |
| Rachel Strauch | Sense Of Scents | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Flagler Public School |
| Dominique Vick | Thawing Temperatures: Not Just For Ground Beef | Senior Zoology | Genoa-Hugo School |
| Katelyn Yowell | Column Chromatography | Junior Chemistry | Genoa-Hugo School |
Longs Peak Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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Division/Category
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School
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| Morgan Bappe-Cordova | How Does The Weight Of A Cart Affect The Speed? | Junior Physics | Kinard Core Knowledge Junior High School |
| Nicole Bertsch | The Brain - What Side Are You On? | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Loveland Protestant Reformed School |
| Danielle Burke | Up, Up And Away | Junior Environmental Sciences | Windsor Charter Academy |
| Joel Jakel | Which Type Of Tablet Dissolves The Fastest? | Junior Medicine & Health | Weld Central Jr./Sr. High School |
| Jacob Kanack | Innovative And Insulated | Junior Environmental Sciences | St. John the Evangelist School |
| John RF Kelly | How Does The Amount Of Powder In A Bullet Affect The Average Velocity? | Senior Physics | Loveland High School |
| Justin Lewton | Who Stole My Horsepower? | Junior Engineering | Hoff Elementary School |
| Tom McKenna | Do Radon Levels Vary In Different Rooms On The Same Floor Of A House? | Junior Environmental Sciences | St. John the Evangelist School |
| Michael McKenna | How Does The Rate Of Transpiration Affect Movement Of Water Through Xylem Tubes Of Vascular Plants? | Junior Botany | St. John the Evangelist School |
| Alex Nickell | Growing The World's Most Popular Fruit | Junior Botany | St. John the Evangelist School |
| Michael Patton | What Light Charges A Solar Panel Best? | Junior Physics | Kinard Core Knowledge Junior High School |
| Thomas Roland | The Effects Of Particle Size On Settling Rate | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | Blevins Junior High School |
| Krystin Schooley | Nothing Runs Like A Deere | Junior Engineering | Turner Middle School |
| Elena Schwartz | Effectiveness Of Household Cleaning Objects | Junior Microbiology | Blevins Junior High School |
| Scott Uhlrich | Blowin' In The Wind | Junior Engineering | Kinard Core Knowledge Junior High School |
| Rachel Washam | Will It Keep Going And Going? | Junior Engineering | St. John the Evangelist School |
| Dane Whicker | The Effect Of Household Materials On WiFi Signal Strength | Junior Physics | Blevins Junior High School |
| Candace White | Scinceopoly | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Kinard Core Knowledge Junior High School |
| Laura Willson | Initial Greenhouse Gas Inventory Of Cook Stoves | Senior Environmental Sciences | Rocky Mountain High School |
Morgan/Washington Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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| Tawney Bleak | Got Goat Cheese? | Junior Chemistry | Otis Jr/Sr High School |
| Heidi Brandenburg | Development Of Forensics Lab For The Identification Of Inhalants By Gas Chromatography | Senior Chemistry | Brush High School |
| Hannah Brandon | The Lightning Lemon | Junior Chemistry | Otis Jr/Sr High School |
| Adreanne Brungardt & Nichole Catlett | Is There Torque In Your Toast? A Mathematical Analysis Of A Falling Rectangular Object | Senior Physics | Brush High School |
| Cody Caver | Hidden Contamination: An Investigation Of Elevated Sulfate Levels | Senior Environmental Sciences | Woodlin School |
| Kelsey Day | Bodybuilding Blackworms: The Effects Of Creatine Supplement On Lumbriculus Variegatus | Senior Medicine & Health | Lone Star School |
| Anthony Dechant | Ultrasonic Chicken | Junior Medicine & Health | Woodlin School |
| Katrina Ferguson | Dirty Money? | Junior Microbiology | Woodlin School |
| Adam Goss | Measuring The Fractal Dimension Of A Cauliflower | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Brush High School |
| Brandy Haller & Kelsey Martin | You Can Crawl, But You Can't Hide: Characterization Of Satellite DNA In The Family Tenebriobidea | Junior Zoology | Woodlin School |
| Kevin Harris | The Sky Is Falling | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | Wiggins Jr/Sr High School |
| C J Kukus | How Do Your Measurements Fly | Junior Physics | Woodlin School |
| Allie Martin | When The Well Runs Dry | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Woodlin School |
| Rebekka McCaleb | Fun With Phage | Junior Microbiology | Woodlin School |
| Robert McCalle | Quantification Of Acid Phosphatase In Germinating Panicum Miliaceum | Junior Botany | Lone Star School |
| Logan Merrill | Got Snails | Junior Zoology | Woodlin School |
| Robbie Morgan | Aviation Wing Deicer | Senior Engineering | Brush High School |
| Ruan Naude | The Hail Protector | Junior Engineering | Woodlin School |
| Ashley Pollock | Evaluation Of Primary And Secondary Cells For In Vitro Assessment Of The Foreign Body Response | Senior Zoology | Wiggins Jr/Sr High School |
| Paul Sauter | Metal + Modifications = Effects On Strength | Junior Physics | Wiggins Jr/Sr High School |
| Kayla Thoma | Polyethylene Glycol Affects: Acclimation, Cultural Russet Potato Exposed To Pseudomonas fluorescens | Senior Botany | Woodlin School |
| Emma Thoma | Murder They Wrote: Graphilogical Analysis Of Notorious Murderers | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Woodlin School |
| Garson Thompson | Nitrogen It's What's For Dinner | Junior Botany | Woodlin School |
| Kayla Tormohlen | Does The Pre-Soaking Of Seeds Affect The Germination Rate? | Senior Botany | Brush High School |
| Buddy Watson | Home Sweet Home Field Advantage? | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Trinity Lutheran School |
Northeast Regional Science Fair
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| Seth Baucke | If Your Stomach Hurts, Which One Works? | Junior Chemistry | Yuma Middle School |
| Chad Baucke | Bullet Weight vs. Bullet Impact | Junior Physics | Yuma Middle School |
| Jeni Boemer | The Effects Of Alcohol And Tobacco On The Heart Rate Of Daphnia Magna | Junior Zoology | Haxtun Middle School |
| Cory Brownell | The Effects Of Fungicides On Early Blight Spores | Senior Microbiology | Fleming High School |
| Richelle Fritzler | Sick From non-Stick? A Study Done With Polytetrafluoroethylene And Caenorhabditis elegans | Senior Medicine & Health | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Leslie Hase | An Unlikely Weapon Against Bacteria: Bacteriophage Therapy As An Alternative To Traditional Treatment | Senior Microbiology | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Shelbi Imhof | Cells Gone Wild! The Effect Of Grape Seed Extract On Cell Division Rates | Junior Medicine & Health | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| D J Joos | It Smells, A New Approach To Fly Control | Senior Environmental Sciences | Fleming High School |
| Danielle Meier | Tylenol . . . Need For Speed | Junior Chemistry | Yuma Middle School |
| Martin Miramontes | Phage Of The Future | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Yuma Middle School |
| Sarah Owens | Bacteria Make You Better? The Effect Of Probiotics On Staphylococcus epidermidis | Senior Microbiology | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Mandy Patrcik | Survival Of The Fattest | Junior Microbiology | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Lauren Saxton | Mycorrhiza: Nature's Little Helper | Junior Botany | Yuma Middle School |
| Jordan Sprouse | To Cork Or Not To Cork, That Is The Question | Junior Physics | Yuma Middle School |
| Taylor Thompson | The Effect Of Ethanol Wet Distrillers Grain In Beef Finishing Diets | Senior Zoology | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Mitchel Weiss | Aggression: Suppression Or Expression? | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Amanda Wilcox | Cactus Goo To The Rescue! Does Mucilage Clean Contaminated Water? | Junior Environmental Sciences | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Kendall Wilkins | It's Getting Hot In Here | Junior Engineering | Yuma Middle School |
| Katie Winter | Xanthones For Your Health: The Effects Of Xanthones On Fermentation | Junior Medicine & Health | Merino Jr/Sr High School |
| Levi Zwirn | The Cattle Whisperer | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Yuma Middle School |
Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair
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Finalist(s)
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| Skylar Anderson | What Is Your Music Trying To Tell You? Using Fractals To Compose And Encrypt Music | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Palmer High School |
| Matthew Avischious | Winning At The Free Throw Line | Junior Physics | The Classical Academy |
| Danny Beard | Bending The Future | Senior Engineering | Palmer High School |
| Christof Bentele | Amphiphilic Toothpaste | Junior Chemistry | Challenger Middle School |
| Bess Boucher | Down Deep Into Your Teeth | Junior Medicine & Health | North Middle School |
| Allyson Carpenter | Hidden Words | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | The Classical Academy |
| Hannah Carrese | What's Hot; What's Not: Reflections On Three Solar Thermal Principles | Junior Physics | North Middle School |
| Delaney Ciborowski | The Effect Of Artificial Light On Water Leas | Junior Environmental Sciences | West Middle School |
| Andrew Edwards | Who's More Politically Aware | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Evangelical Christian Academy |
| Andrew Flynn | An Eye Opening Experiment | Senior Engineering | Palmer High School |
| Kelsey Fowler | Shipwreck Solutions: The Recovery Of An Oil Spill | Senior Environmental Sciences | Palmer High School |
| Briana Frenchmore | Caught On Film: The Reflection Of The Eye | Senior Physics | Palmer High School |
| Forrest Friesen | Design And Construction Of A Dynamic Artificial Neural Network | Senior Engineering | Palmer High School |
| Lisa Grossman | UV Aware: The Effectiveness Of Sunscreens IN Blocking UVA Light | Senior Chemistry | Palmer High School |
| Ethan Hahn | Ion Lifter Thrust | Junior Physics | The Classical Academy |
| Kaitlin Hanenburg | Sound Asleep Keeping Houses Quiet | Junior Engineering | The Classical Academy |
| Abbi Helfer | Altitude Adjusted | Junior Physics | North Middle School |
| Yelena Kovshar | The Best Way To Purify Water In An Emergency | Senior Microbiology | Palmer High School |
| Max Krakauer & Alex Ruch | Lighting A Fire: A Study Of The Fuels Involved INn | Senior Chemistry | Palmer High School |
| Chrisopher Krause | Caution: Leaky Levees! | Junior Engineering | The Classical Academy |
| Michael Lenker | Gas In Motion | Senior Chemistry | Palmer High School |
| Zachary Lockwood | Mountain Grown | Senior Botany | Palmer High School |
| Emmie Mediate | Color And Chlorine | Junior Chemistry | The Classical Academy |
| John Meluso | The Demise Of The File System | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Palmer High School |
| Diana Qiu | Liquid Crystals | Senior Physics | Palmer High School |
| Kayla Sandoval | Hair Cleaning Oil | Junior Environmental Sciences | North Middle School |
| Rahul Shankar | To Switch Or Not To Switch | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Mountain Ridge Middle School |
| Aarthi Shankar | Dirty Laundry Secrets | Junior Microbiology | Mountain Ridge Middle School |
| Amanda Summers & Trent Thelen | Hurrican Busters | Junior Engineering | The Classical Academy |
| Sarah Theobald | Canned Heat | Senior Chemistry | Palmer High School |
| Sarah Thomsen | Growing Beans Better | Junior Botany | The Classical Academy |
| Marlena Widman | Grapes In Your Gas Tank | Junior Microbiology | The Classical Academy |
| Christina Wilkinson | Ron'n Rats! | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Discovery Canyon Campus |
| Rachel Wynn | Does Music + Math = More Success? | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Coronado High School |
| Matthew Zubiel | Indoor Firefighter Location | Senior Engineering | Lewis-Palmer High School |
San Juan Basin Regional Science Fair
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| Theresa Berger | At What Point Of The Day Do The Average Students Carry The Most Bacteria On Their Hands? | Junior Microbiology | Cortez Middle School |
| Rachel Beverlin | Ooh Yuck! It's Bacteria! | Junior Microbiology | Dolores Middle School |
| Galen Blair | Coanda Effect: To Drip Or Not To Drip | Junior Physics | Miller Middle School |
| Bryce Boren | Fire The Trebuchet | Junior Physics | St. Columba Catholic School |
| Isaiah Branch-Boyle | Solar Integration - The Key To Passive Solar Efficiency | Junior Environmental Sciences | St. Columba Catholic School |
| Erin Burke | Lexicon Science | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Miller Middle School |
| Noah Fischer | Mold: A Study On Mold Growth In The Aftermath Of A Flood | Junior Environmental Sciences | St. Columba Catholic School |
| Taylor Graham | Train Smoke In Durango: An Epidemiological Study | Junior Environmental Sciences | Miller Middle School |
| Shawn Guice | Super Speed | Junior Physics | Miller Middle School |
| Jordan Lestina | L-Ascorbic Acid - Analyzing Food By Titration | Junior Chemistry | Dove Creek Middle School |
| Bethany Maxwell | Monkeying Around With Sea Monkeys | Junior Zoology | Dolores Middle School |
| Conor May | Taking The Blow - A Study Of Shock Absorption | Junior Physics | St. Columba Catholic School |
| Colin Mummery | Atmospheric Haze In The Four Corners | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | St. Columba Catholic School |
| Thomas Olson | Cooler Day | Junior Engineering | Miller Middle School |
| Teryn Paul | Out Of The Ashes | Junior Botany | Dolores Middle School |
| Caitlin Reeves | Contagious Laughing | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Cortez Middle School |
| Tim Schneider | Running Monoped Robots | Senior Engineering | Durango High School |
| Katy Schneider | The Mind's Eye | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Miller Middle School |
| Nick Skahill | Guass Rifle: A Study In Magnetic Acceleration | Junior Engineering | St. Columba Catholic School |
| Reno Tsosie | Color And Memory | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Cortez Middle School |
San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair
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| Robin Blenden | The Effects Of Anti-Gel Additives On Biodeisel And Petroleum Diesel Blends | Senior Chemsitry | Monte Vista High School |
| J. Raleigh Burt | Deflation Evaluation: Investigating Passive Air Loss From Butyl Bicycle Tubes | Junior Engineering | Sargent Junior High School |
| Darci Dobson | Message In A Bottle: I s Bottled Water Better Than Tap? | Senior Medicine & Health | Monte Vista High School |
| Tyler Garcia | Archery Sense | Senior Engineering | Sargent High School |
| Amber Harlan | Are The Guilty Innocent? | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Monte Vista High School |
| Jessica Haugen | Grass vs Grain: A Study In The Connection Between IMF And Omega-3 In Beef | Senior Zoology | Sargent High School |
| Michaela Kaiser | Verifying Greenhouse Techniques Used To Test Potatoes For Susceptibility To Powdery Scab | Senior Botany | Sargent High School |
| Tyler Keck | Can Super Absorbent Polymers Lower The Concentration Of Metals IN Real Water Environments? | Senior Environmental Sciences | Monte Vista High School |
| Chris Messick | Point & Click, Literally: Phase II | Senior Engineering | Monte Vista High School |
| Chelsea Oden | Pursuing Patterns In Primes, Face III: An Investigation Of Prime Properties In A Three-Dimensional Sieve Of Crotosthenes | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Monte Vista High School |
| Kari Padilla | Gesundheit | Junior Microbiology | Sargent Junior High School |
| Hannah Price | Stuck On You | Junior Medicine & Health | Sargent Junior High School |
| Charisma Rascon | Cosmic Potholes | Senior Earth & Space Sciences | Sierra Grande High School |
| Christopher Roth | Snooze Or Lose! | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Sargent Junior High School |
| Emily Schnoor | De"gas"enator | Junior Environmental Sciences | Sargent Junior High School |
| Nataara Tamada | Gree, Greener, Greenest: Comparing Greening Within A Potato Variety | Senior Botany | Sierra Grande High School |
| Stephen Wilfong | Deadly Snow | Senior Earth & Space Sciences | Moffat High School |
| Morgan Wilson | BIO-DIESEL: Don't Just Eat Your Vegetables | Junior Environmental Sciences | Sargent Junior High School |
| K C Zinn | Erwinia On The Eye | Junior Botany | St. Peter's Lutheran School |
Southeast Regional Science Fair
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| Weston Crow | Should We Be Wondering About Our Water? | Junior Environmental Sciences | Eads Middle School |
| Justin Davis | Big Blade Or Small Blade | Junior Engineering | Campo School |
| Tucker Dunivan | Fuel Of The Future, Can Hydrogen Be It? Year 2 | Senior Engineering | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Annica Flemming | Micro Change | Senior Medicine & Health | Campo School |
| Jake Fox | Rocket Altitude | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Eads Middle School |
| Nikolet Fritzler | What Comes Around Goes Around | Junior Microbiology | Springfield Jr/Sr High School |
| Cesar Garcia | Insulation: Do You Dress Right? | Senior Physics | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Levi Hallman | Growing Away | Junior Botany | Eads Middle School |
| Cassie Harris & Erin Specht | ABC's Mania | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Plainview School |
| Colten Hartley | Truth Be Told? Do Spot Removers Do What They're Suppose To? | Senior Physics | Springfield High School |
| Alex Hetrick | This Little Piggy . . . Didn't Quite Make It! | Junior Zoology | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
| Brandy Johnson | Happy Apples | Senior Chemistry | Campo School |
| Antonia LIra | Do Multiple Washings Of Sleepware Affect The Flame Resistance? | Junior Chemistry | Lamar Middle School |
| Rikki Litke | Eyes In The Side Of Your Head? | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Springfield High School |
| Allison McVey | Is Society Reaping What It Sows? An Analysis Of Strees-Related Drinking Among Teenagers | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Springfield High School |
| Jennifer Negley | Kiss And Tell | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Eads Middle School |
| Laci Pennington | Are Cats Right Or Left Pawed | Junior Zoology | Lamar Middle School |
| Mikayla Schmidt | Now That's Repelling | Junior Physics | Plainview School |
| Rafe Schroder | Making It On The Farm | Junior Chemistry | Campo School |
| Sage Thompson & Alexa Gerber | How To In"chirp"ret The Cricket Sound | Junior Zoology | Walsh Jr/Sr High School |
Southern Colorado Regional Science Fair
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| McIan Amos & Andrew Mahan | Fuel To Air Ratios | Senior Engineering | Centennial High School |
| Gregory Carlson | Talent Versus Population | Senior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Canon City High School |
| Taylor Huran & Austin Nunn | Effective Flood Barriers | Senior Environmental Sciences | Centenntial High School |
| Dakota Johnson | With The Rising Cost Of Energy, Which Insulation Will Save You The Most Money And Conserve Energy? | Junior Environmental Sciences | Mountain View Core Knowledge School |
| Bailey Jones & Patrick Martin | What Is The Radiation Like In Canon City? | Senior Earth & Space Sciences | Canon City High School |
| Jace Khosla & Jerica Khosla | Caffeine's Effect On An Adult | Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Roncalli Middle School |
| Andrew King | Putting A Charge In Leyden Jars | Junior Physics | Canon City Middle School |
| Matt Larimore | How To Calculate Modules Of Elesticity (Homestyle) | Junior Engineering | Roncalli Middle School |
| Paul Macias & Alexis Hepworth | Bacteria In Public Restrooms: Harmless Germs Or Health Hazard | Senior Microbiology | Centennial High School |
| Jennifer Manfredo | A Dazzeling Time With Visual Acuity | Junior Medicine & Health | Cannon City Middle School |
| Jaron Maxson | Living Quality In River Water Versus Water That Drains Into The River | Senior Environmental Sciences | Canon City High School |
| Milan Patel & Chris Delgado | Kelvin Thunderstorm | Junior Physics | Mountain View Core Knowledge School |
| Megan Roberson | Backpack Safety | Junior Medicine & Health | Beulah School |
| Kelsey Rodrigues & Ashley Davenport | Cohabitating With Betas | Senior Zoology | Centennial High School |
| Jeff Sarek | How Much Are You Paying To Take A Trip To The Trashcan? | Senior Zoology | Canon City High School |
| Cassie Seaney & Ashley Brown | Masses Of Gases | Junior Physics | Canon City Middle School |
| Brooke Swanson & Carolyn Schilling | Angle On Golf | Senior Physics | Centennial High School |
| Shayne Taylor | The Birthday Paradox | Junior Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Madison Exploratory School |
| Melanie Twiss | Later-WHO-WHAT-HOW MANY-ality | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Canon City High School |
| Travis Zuniga | Egg Eaters | Junior Chemistry | Roncalli Middle School |
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| Eric Bradford | Maximizing Antacid Effectiveness | Junior Medicine & Health | Redlands Middle School |
| Shelby Campbell | Is It All Global Warming Or Do Heat Islands Exist? | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | Paonia Junior High School |
| Dane Cotton, Kyla Arndt & Tabitha Teansky | The LPR Offsetter | Senior Engineering | Hotchkiss High School |
| Christy Farnsworth | Recycling Fossil Fuel In Semis Through Regenerative Braking | Junior Engineering | Paonia Junior High School |
| Leane Gagne | Is Methane An Optional Heat Source? | Junior Environmental Sciences | Fruita Middle School |
| Dani Gonzales | No Guts Know Glory | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Grand Valley High School |
| Rosanna Hardin & Christina O'Connell | Do Students Learn Better With Teachers | Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences | Hotchkiss High School |
| Sara Harrison | Bean Scene | Junior Botany | Orchard Mesa Middle School |
| Lucy Hartshorn | Strepping Up | Junior Microbiology | Holy Family Catholic School |
| D J Horton | Biological Control Of A Common Corn Criminal Phase III | Senior Environmental Sciences | Hotchkiss High School |
| Caitlin Mahanna | Speed It Up | Senior Engineering | Hayden High School |
| Chase Martin | Humans Like It . . . Ants Don't! | Junior Zoology | East Middle School |
| James Mauch | Moose On The Mesa | Junior Zoology | East Middle School |
| Alexandra Proietti | We're Hot, Hot, Hot In The Piceance Basin | Junior Earth & Space Sciences | Holy Family Catholic School |
| Lindsey Rugh | Fire On The Mountain | Senior Microbiology | Hotchkiss High School |
| Joshua Shettler | Radical Radishes | Junior Botany | Holy Family Catholic School |
| Christopher Snow & Alexander Farinell | Beefsiel: Fat To Fuel | Senior Chemistry | Hotchkiss High School |
| Emeline Taylor & Ashley Hudson | Bridge Over Troubled Water: Water Quality Of The North Fork | Senior Environmental Sciences | Hotchkiss High School |
| Brooke Wiening | The Dirty Side Of Shopping | Junior Microbiology | Rifle Middle School |
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