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Science Project Info & Classroom Teacher Resources
CSEF Teacher of the Year Award
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Alphabetical
List of Special Awards Organizations
The following is a list of organizations, businesses and universities that provided special awards, internships and scholarships at the 2012 CSEF.
Organizational Special Awards
|
Organization
|
Award(s)
|
Criteria
|
Judge(s)
|
| Air
& Waste Management Association Rocky Mountain States Section |
$50 | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits related to air quality, meteorology, environment, and/or waste management. |
Kip Carrico |
| American
Chemical Society Colorado Local Section |
$100, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that utilize research in chemistry. |
Dr. Joseph DiVerdi |
| American
Institute of Chemical Engineers Rocky Mountain Section |
1st
Place: $100 2nd Place: $75 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to chemical engineering. |
Michael Mutnan |
| American
Meteorological Society Denver/Boulder Chapter |
$50 worth of weather related paraphenalia,
certificate |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to atmospheric, oceanic, or hydrologic sciences. | Dr. Julie Malmberg |
| American Public Power Association DEED Energy & Efficiency Innovation Award |
Senior Division: $75 Junior Division: $50 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to innovation in the area of energy efficiency as applicable to public power electricity use. | Bill Emslie Chris Wood Gretchen Standford Paul Davis |
| American Public Power Association DEED Environmental Innovation Award |
Senior Division: $75 Junior Division: $50 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to environmental sensitivity as applicable to public power electricity use. | Bill Emslie Chris Wood Gretchen Standford Paul Davis |
| American
Psychological Association Achievement in Research in Psycholocial Science Award |
certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to research in psychology. | Grand Award Judges |
| American
Statistical Association Colorado/Wyoming Chapter David Young Memorial Award |
1st Place: $150,
student membership in the American Statistical Association & acknowledgement
at chapter's spring meeting and web site |
Awarded to the Junior & Senior Division exhibits with the best use of statistics that helps explain science experiments and interpret results. | Dr. Calvin Croy Dr. Melissa Santos Dr. Thomas Jagger Thomas Scripps Peter DeWitt |
| American
Vacuum Society Rocky Mountain Chapter |
1st
Place: $100, $100 for the adult sponsor 2nd Place: $50, $50 for the adult sponsor |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to general physical sciences and engineering. |
J.
Grant Armstrong
Mary Ann Bjornsen Dan Bouillez Tim Gessert |
| American
Water Works Association and Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association |
1st
Place: $400 2nd Place: $200 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that are aimed at improving the quality of life through the improvement of water quality, water resources management, water protection or water and wastewater treatment. | Dennis Schump Mike Schoenberg Tom Dingeman Steve Hettinger Eddie Trevino |
| ASM
International Best Materials Related Award |
1st
Place: $150 2nd Place: $100 |
Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits related to metallurgy, materials or materials processing or applications. | Stephanie Bennetts |
| Association
for Women Geoscientists Laramide Chapter |
$80 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits by young women that are related to Earth or environmental sciences. | Shannon Mahan Suellen Melzer |
| Broadcom Foundation Broadcom MASTERS Competition Nomination |
nomination to compete in the Broadcom MASTERS competition for 2012 | Awarded to the 1st and 2nd place category winners in the Junior Division. | Grand Award Judges |
| Colorado Association of Meat Processors | $60, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to meat science or food safety. | Dr.
Dale Woerner Dr. Keith Belk |
| Colorado Association of Science Teachers | $75, certificate | Awarded in the Junior & Senior Divisions to recognize those students who show excellence in the use of the scientific method. | Nancy Gettman |
| Colorado
Association of Science Teachers Gerald Gromko Award |
$150, certificate | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to the physical sciences. |
Elnore Grow |
| Colorado Biology Teachers Association | $75, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits in the field of biology. | Dr.
Warren Buss Dr. Rob Reinsvold |
| Colorado Chemistry Teachers Association | Senior Division: $100, certificate Junior Division: $50, certificate |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits in the field of chemistry. | Elnore Grow Dr. Mary Gromko Marti Maguire-Rosemas |
| Colorado Dental Association |
1st Place:
$100 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits in the field of dental technology. | Dr.
Carol Morrow Dr. Robert Morrow |
| Colorado Division
of Reclamation Mining and Safety Outstanding Earth Science Award |
$75 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to Earth sciences. | Deb Zack Gary Curtiss Craig Bissonnette |
| Colorado Environmental Health Association | Senior
Division: $150, certificate, invitation to exhibit at the CEHA Annual
Educational Conference Junior Division: $100, certificate |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to environmental health. |
Lane Drager |
| Colorado
Foundation for Agriculture Agriculture in the Classroom Award |
$50, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to agricultural sciences. | Barry
Ogg Aaron Brown Addy Elliot |
| Colorado
Geographic Alliance Application of Geography Award |
$100 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that use geographic analysis and/or presentation to help explain science experiments and interpret results . | Dr. Steve Jennings |
| Colorado Medical Society |
$100, inivitation to exhibit at the Colorado
Medical Society Annual Meeting and attendance at the Presidential
Inaugural Dinner with a paid overnight stay |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to medicine & health. | Dean Holzkamp Dr. Janet Seeley |
| Colorado Mineral Society | 1st
Place: $40, mineral sample, book 2nd Place: $25, mineral sample, book |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to Earth sciences. |
Jerry Kiefer |
| Colorado Mychological Society | $50, Vera Evenson's book, society honorary membership certificate | Awarded to the best exhibit related to the understanding of fungi. | Dr. Rob Reinsvold |
| Colorado Scientific Society | 1st Place: $100, 2nd Place: $75 (Senior Division) 1st Place: $75, 2nd Place: $50 (Junior Division) |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to geology and Earth sciences. | Dr.
Chuck Weisenberg Dr. Tom Sutton |
| Colorado State University, Clean Energy Supercluster Clean Energy Achievement Award |
certificate, invitation to present research at the annual Cenergy Expo, April 18, 2012 at CSU (travel expenses reimbursed up to $500) | Awarded to the best exhibit related to clean energy. | Dr. Andrew Warnock Dr. Jim Sites |
| Colorado
State University, College of Agricultural Sciences Innovations in the Science of Agriculture Award |
Dr. Nancy Irlbeck | ||
| Colorado State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | $100, certificate | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to biochemistry or molecular biology. | Dr. Aaron Sholder |
| Colorado State University, Department of Chemistry | $100 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits utilizing chemistry. | Dr. Joseph DiVerdi Dr. Debbie Crans Laura Wally |
| Colorado State University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture |
$100 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to horticulture. | Dr. Stephen Wallner Dr. Harrison Hughes Tatiana Zuber Dr. Michael Bartolo |
| Colorado Veterinary Medical Association and Colorado Veterinary Medical Association Auxiliary | $100, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits in the field of veterinary medicine. |
Echo Owen |
| Colorado-Wyoming Society of American Foresters | $100 savings bond | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to forestry. | |
| Comstock Family Heather Comstock Memorial Award |
$200, certificate | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to medicine and health or microbiology. | Erin Comstock Josh Comstock Holly Comstock Kevin Comstock |
| Eppler Family | microprocessor kit and digital multimeter ($150 value) | Awarded to the best Junior Division exhibits using electrical/electronic measurement/control. | Barry Eppler |
| Fort Collins Soil Conservation District | $50,
plaque |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits with a soil or water conservation theme. | Troy Seaworth Todd Boldt Craig Friar |
| Frank Armbruster Foundation Charles Armbruster Memorial Award |
$100 | Awarded to the Best Junior Division exhibit using materials found in the home. | Frank Armbruster |
| Hands
and Minds, Inc. Anatomy in Clay Award |
student Maniken model by Anatomy in Clay Learning System ($250 value) | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits related to the study of gross anatomy. | Kelly Canino Renee Zahourek Lesli Peterson |
| Human Factors & Ergonomics Society | $100 | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit that contributes to the study of human factors or ergonomics. | Dr. Beth Meyer Michael Rodriguez Michael Sharp |
| Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | $150 (Senior Division) $100 (Junior Division) |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that display the use of electrical or electronics engineering concepts. |
Steven Ortiz |
| Intel
Corporation Excellence in Computer Science Award |
$200, certificate | Awarded to the 1st place computer science cateogry winner in the Senior Division. | Grand Award Judges |
| Little
Shop of Physics Matthew McCausland Memorial Award |
$100 | Awarded to the best Junior and Senior Division exhibit with "out of the box" thinking and creativity. | Brian
Jones Sheila Ferguson Kenn Lonnquist Cherie Bornhorst |
| Lockheed Martin | $100 (Senior Division) $50 (Junior Division) |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to the aerospace industry. | Rachel Yeakley Katherine Pinon Robert Ott Chase Wilcox |
| MWH
Americas, Inc. Sustainable Future Award |
1st
Place: $200, plaque |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that address integrated sustainable systems and resiliency for climactic variability and uncertainty. | David Connor David Sudibyo Lisa Rephlo Rahul Subramarian Lisa Fardal |
| National Geophysical Data Center | $100 savings bond, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to Earth or environmental sciences. | Kimberly Nye Dan Kowal Erica Harris Dorothy Friday |
| National High School & Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society Mu Alpha Theta Award |
certificate | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit that demonstrates the most challenging, original, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem involving mathematics. | Grand Awards Judges |
| National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award |
certificate, medallion | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit whose research emphasizes NOAA's mission to understand and predict changes in Earth's environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our nation's economic, social and environmental needs. | Special Awards Judges |
| National
Society of Professional Engineers Innovative Engineering Award |
certificate, lapel pin | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to engineering. | Special Awards Judges |
| Optical
Society of America Rocky Mountain Section |
certificate, token issue plus a 1-year subscription to Discover magazine | Awarded the the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to optics. | Susan Hunter John Powell |
| Pepperman-Alpert Family | $50 | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to the prevention, treatment and/or cure for cancer and is chosen to place 1st or 2nd by the CSEF judges. | Grand Award Judges |
| Rawat Family Champion of Scientific Innovation Award |
$100 savings bond, $50 savings bond for students' teacher | Awarded to outstanding Junior Division projects as selected by the family. | Rajeey Rawat Rachna Rawat Estes Banks |
| Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Sustainability Development Award |
certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit whose principles and technical innovations offer the greatest potential for increasing our ability to grow environmentally friendly and socially responsible businesses. | Special Award Judges |
| Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists | cash awards | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to the Earth sciences. | Susan Wager Dick Louden |
| SACNAS Colorado State University Chapter |
$50
|
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits by students from underrepresented populations who display a well organized and attractive project, whose oral presentation is well-planned, who possesses an interest in scientific or engineering studies in college and demonstrates an excitement for the project. | Crystal Aguilera Alfred Castillo Arlene Nededog |
| Science Toy Magic, LLC | 1st Place: $100 2nd Place: $50 |
Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibist that use reusable materials, is durable, is an easy to set-up demonstration of a physics principle that could be used in a classroom setting and is demonstrated in an especially dramatic way. | Matt Hannifin |
| Society
for In Vitro Biology Outstanding Achievement for Ability and Creativity in In Vitro Biology Award |
certificate | Awarded to the best exhibit by an 11th grader that is related to the areas of plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue culture. | Board of Directors |
| Society
for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Colorado Section |
1st
Place: $200, plaque 2nd Place: $100, plaque |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to the mineral industry, mining, metallurgy, mineral processing or mineral exploration. | Richard Beach Karen Jass |
| Society
of Manufacturing Engineers Colorado Chapter 354 |
1st Place: $200 |
Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits related to manufacturing principles. | Bill Faulkner Jack Clark |
| Society
of Women Engineers Rocky Mountain Section |
1st
Place: $100, certificate 2nd Place: $75, certificate |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits, by female students, that represent concepts in engineering, mathematics, computer sciences or a related field that has potential for an engineering application. | Beth Boaz |
| SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering | 1st
Place: $250 2nd Place: $150 3rd Place: $100 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to optics or photonics where students have applied optics or photonics related technology or techniques. | Adam Gromko Barbara Ihde Allison Barto J. Scott Knight Dr. K. Jeramy Hughes |
| The Inventors' Roundtable | $100, free patent search ($499 value) | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit with the potential for future application. | Rita Crompton |
| Trout Unlimited | First Place: $100 savings bond, scholarship to attend Colorado Trout Unlimited's River Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp 2nd Place: $50 savings bond, alternate for scholarship to attend Colorado TU's River Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp |
Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to the preservation, assessment or monitoring of cold water ecosystems. | Bob Bush Paul Prentiss Jake Lemon |
| United
States Air Force Air Force ROTC Award |
certificate, vicotry sport bagh, sonic sound speaker, junior tech organizer | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits related to aerospace technology. |
Captain Thomas Medland |
| United States Army US Army Research Laboratory Award |
certificate, $50 US savings bond | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibits in engineering, environmental sciences, mathematics & computer sciences, life sciences and physical sciences. | Cadet Anthony Navarro Cadet Eric Shockley |
| United
States Department of Commerce DOC Excellence in Science and Engineering Award |
1st
Place: opportunity for summer employment 2nd Place: alternate for summer employment |
Awarded to the best exhibits by a 12th grader related to the areas of ocean and atmospheric research, standards and technology or telecommunications information. |
Alfred Bedard, Jr. |
| United
States Geological Survey Excellence in Water Resources Research Award |
reference book, mineral specimen | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to geology, hydrology or environmental sciences. | Dr. Kate Campbell Dr. John Gray |
| United
States Navy and United States Marine Corps Office of Naval Research Award |
Senior
Division: $75 gift certificate, certificate, medallion Junior Division: certificate, medallion |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that show an understanding of the subject and the scientific process. | Captain
Bill Emslie Captain Jeff McNair LCDR Jay Stockley Gailon Greene |
| United
States Metric Association Best Use of the International System of Units Award |
certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit that involves a significant amount of quantitative measurement and which uses the SI metric system for those measurements. | Board of Directors |
| University
of Colorado Denver Medical Scientist Training Program Award |
$50 | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibits in the area of biomedical sciences. | Jodi Cropper Sarah Nelson Balaji Sridhar |
| University of Nothern Colorado MAST Institute Award |
$50 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits with the most outstanding mathematics or computer science thought. | Jerry Overmyer |
| Wojtaszek Family Paul Wojatszek Memorial Award |
$300 | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to the field of medicine. | Dean Holzkamp Dr. Janet Seeley |
| Xcel
Energy Environmental Stewardship Award |
$50 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to environmental stewardship. | Marty Cameron |
| Xcel
Energy Innovations in Energy Award |
$50 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to innovations in energy. | Marty Cameron |
| Yale University Science and Engineering Association | certificate, pewter medallion | Awarded to the best exhibit by an 11th grader that shows an understanding of the subject and the scientific process. | Dr. Atul Goel Jason McDonough |
| Women In Physics | $50 | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit by a female student that displays enthusiasm for and has a vested interest in science. | Olivia Hanna Valerie Jacobson Kelly Mauser Aurora Popescu Sara Mueller |
Colorado Science and Engineering Fair Special Awards
| Organization |
Award(s) |
Criteria |
Judge(s) |
| Pioneers of Science | $30, certificate (at least one award will be given in each category) | Awarded to Junior Division exhibits based on enthusiasm for their subject matter. | Board of Directors |
| Poster Art Contest | $100, certificate | Awarded to the art entry as voted on by the CSEF Finalists. | CSEF Finalists |
| Student Choice Award | $100, certificate | Awarded to the Junior & Senior Division exhibits as voted on by the CSEF Finalists. | CSEF Finalists |
| Ralph Desch Memorial Technical Writing Award | $100, certificate | Awarded to the Senior Division exhibit with the best submitted technical paper. | Grand Awards Judges |
| Teacher of the Year Award | $3,000 grant, certificate, scholarship to attend a 2-day Introduction to Microcontrollers for Educators class ($300 value) from SparkFun Electronics | Awarded to a Colorado science teacher who supports science fair and is nominated to receive this award. | Board of Directors |
| SparkFun Electronics | scholarship to attend a 1-day Intro to Arduino class ($125 value) | Awarded to the non-winning Teacher of the Year nominees. | Board of Directors |
Scholarships
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Organization
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Award(s)
|
Criteria
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Judge(s)
|
| Adams State College | one-year resident tuition and fees | Awarded to Senior Division students identified as having significant performance potential in science and mathematics in each of the categories of the CSEF, as well as a team project. | Dr. Larry Sveum Dr. Robert Benson Dr. Tim Armstrong |
| Colorado School of Mines | $1,000 CSM scholarship, renewable for up to 3 additional years for use toward undergraduate degree | Awarded to the best 11th grade exhibits in the categories of Chemistry, Earth & Space Sciences, Energy & Transportation, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics & Computer Sciences, Medicine & Health and Physics. | |
| Colorado State University College of Natural Sciences Scholarships |
$1,000 renewable undergraduate scholarship to attend CSU | Awarded to the Best CSEF Project winners in the Senior Division. | Grand Award Judges |
| Colorado State University | $1,000 renewable undergraduate scholarship to attend CSU | Awarded to the 1st place category winners in the Senior Division (cannot win more than one scholarship). | Grand Award Judges |
| Fort Lewis College | $1,500 renewable tuition scholarship (up to 4 years) to attend Fort Lewis College | Awarded to the Senior Division exhibits that best demonstrate new ways of thinking about and investigating a problem in the categories of Chemistry, Engineering and Environmental Sciences. | Dr. Maureen Brandon Dr. Les Sommerville |
| Intel
Corporation Ryan Patterson Scholarship |
$2,000 non-renewable scholarship to be used at a college of student's choice, certificate | Awarded to the best exhibit by a 12th grader as chosen by the CSSF, Inc. Board of Directors. | Board of Directors |