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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 and the category(ies) they could be awarded in.
Organizational Special Awards
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Organization
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Award(s)
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Criteria
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Categories
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| 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. |
Earth & Space Sciences |
| American
Chemical Society Colorado Local Section |
$100, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that utilize research in chemistry. |
Chemistry |
| 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. |
Chemistry |
| 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. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences Physics |
| 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. | Energy & Transportation Engineering Physics |
| 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. | Energy & Transportation Environmental Sciences |
| 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. | Behavioral & Social Sciences |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| 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. |
Chemistry
Engineering Physics |
| 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. | Environmental Sciences |
| 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. | Chemistry Engineering Physics |
| Association
for Women Geoscientists Denver Chapter |
$80 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits by young women that are related to Earth or environmental sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| Colorado Association of Meat Processors | $60, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to meat science or food safety. | Animal Sciences |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| Colorado
Association of Science Teachers Gerald Gromko Award |
$150, certificate | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to the physical sciences. |
Chemistry |
| Colorado Biology Teachers Association | $75, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits in the field of biology. | Animal Sciences Medicine & Health Microbiology Plant Sciences |
| 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. | Chemistry |
| Colorado Dental Association |
1st Place:
$100 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits in the field of dental technology. | Medicine & Health Microbiology |
| Colorado Division
of Reclamation Mining and Safety Outstanding Earth Science Award |
$75 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to Earth sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| 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. |
Environmental Sciences |
| Colorado
Foundation for Agriculture Agriculture in the Classroom Award |
$50, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to agricultural sciences. | Plant Sciences |
| 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 . | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| 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. | Medicine & Health Microbiology |
| 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. |
Earth & Space Sciences |
| Colorado Mychological Society | $50, Vera Evenson's book, society honorary membership certificate | Awarded to the best exhibit related to the understanding of fungi. | Earth & Space Sciences |
| 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. | Earth & Space Sciences |
| 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. | Energy & Transportation Engineering Environmental Sciences |
| Colorado
State University, College of Agricultural Sciences Innovations in the Science of Agriculture Award |
Animal Sciences Plant Sciences |
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| Colorado State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | $100, certificate | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to biochemistry or molecular biology. | Chemistry Medicine & Health Microbiology |
| Colorado State University, Department of Chemistry | $100 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits utilizing chemistry. | Chemistry |
| Colorado State University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture |
$100 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to horticulture. | Plant Sciences |
| 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. |
Animal Sciecnes |
| Colorado-Wyoming Society of American Foresters | $100 savings bond | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to forestry. | Environmental Sciences Plant Sciences |
| Comstock Family Heather Comstock Memorial Award |
$200, certificate | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to medicine and health or microbiology. | Medicine & Health Microbiology |
| Eppler Family | microprocessor kit and digital multimeter ($150 value) | Awarded to the best Junior Division exhibits using electrical/electronic measurement/control. | All CSEF Categories |
| Fort Collins Soil Conservation District | $50,
plaque |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits with a soil or water conservation theme. | Environmental Sciences |
| Frank Armbruster Foundation Charles Armbruster Memorial Award |
$100 | Awarded to the Best Junior Division exhibit using materials found in the home. | All CSEF Categories |
| 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. | Medicine & Health |
| Human Factors & Ergonomics Society | $100 | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit that contributes to the study of human factors or ergonomics. | Behavioral & Social Sciences Medicine & Health |
| 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. |
Engineering |
| Intel
Corporation Excellence in Computer Science Award |
$200, certificate | Awarded to the 1st place computer science cateogry winner in the Senior Division. | Math & Computer Sciences |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| Lockheed Martin | $100 (Senior Division) $50 (Junior Division) |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to the aerospace industry. | Earth & Space Sciences Energy & Transportation Engineering Physics |
| 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. | Energy & Transporation Environmental Sciences |
| National Geophysical Data Center | $100 savings bond, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to Earth or environmental sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| 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. | Math & Computer Sciences |
| 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. | Environmental Sciences |
| National
Society of Professional Engineers Innovative Engineering Award |
certificate, lapel pin | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to engineering. | Engineering |
| 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. | Engineering Physics |
| 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. | Medicine & Health Microbiology |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| 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. | Energy & Transportation Environmental Sciences |
| Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists | cash awards | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to the Earth sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| 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. | Energy & Transportation Engineering Math & Computer Sciences Physics |
| 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. | Animal Sciences Medicine & Health Microbiology Plant Sciences |
| 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. | Earth & Space Sciences |
| Society
of Manufacturing Engineers Colorado Chapter 354 |
1st Place: $200 |
Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits related to manufacturing principles. | Engineering |
| 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. | Engineering |
| 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. | Engineering Physics |
| The Inventors' Roundtable | $100, free patent search ($499 value) | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit with the potential for future application. | All CSEF Categories |
| 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. | Animal Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| 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. |
Earth & Space Sciences |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| 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. |
Energy & Transportation |
| 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. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| University
of Colorado Denver Medical Scientist Training Program Award |
$50 | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibits in the area of biomedical sciences. | Medicine & Health Microbiology |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| Wojtaszek Family Paul Wojatszek Memorial Award |
$300 | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to the field of medicine. | Medicine & Health Microbiology |
| Xcel
Energy Environmental Stewardship Award |
$50 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to environmental stewardship. | Energy & Transportation Environmental Sciences |
| Xcel
Energy Innovations in Energy Award |
$50 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to innovations in energy. | Energy & Transportation Environmental Sciences |
| 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. | Engineering Math & Computer Sciences Physics |
| 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. | Physics |
Colorado Science and Engineering Fair Special Awards
| Organization |
Award(s) |
Criteria |
Category (ies) |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| Poster Art Contest | $100, certificate | Awarded to the art entry as voted on by the CSEF Finalists. | N/A |
| Student Choice Award | $100, certificate | Awarded to the Junior & Senior Division exhibits as voted on by the CSEF Finalists. | All CSEF Categories |
| Ralph Desch Memorial Technical Writing Award | $100, certificate | Awarded to the Senior Division exhibit with the best submitted technical paper. | All CSEF Categories |
| 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. | N/A |
| SparkFun Electronics | scholarship to attend a 1-day Intro to Arduino class ($125 value) | Awarded to the non-winning Teacher of the Year nominees. | N/A |
Scholarships
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Organization
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Award(s)
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Criteria
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Category(ies)
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| 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| 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. | Chemistry Earth & Space Sciences Engineering Environmental Sciences Math & Computer Sciences Medicine & Health 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. | All CSEF Categories |
| 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). | All CSEF Categories |
| 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. | Chemistry Engineering Environmental Sciences |
| 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. | All CSEF Categories |