Abstracts for the 29Th Annual Loudoun County Regional Science and Engineering Fair
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Abstracts for the 29th Annual Loudoun County Regional Science and Engineering Fair March 18, 2010 Briar Woods High School Sponsored by Orbital Sciences Corporation Loudoun RSEF Categories 100 Animal Sciences 200 Behavioral & Social Sciences 300 Biochemistry 400 Cellular & Molecular Biology 500 Chemistry 600 Computer Science 700 Earth & Planetary Science 800 Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical 900 Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering 1000 Energy & Transportation 1100 Environmental Management 1200 Environmental Sciences 1300 Mathematical Sciences 1400 Medicine & Health Sciences 1500 Microbiology 1600 Physics & Astronomy 1700 Plant Sciences For detailed category descriptions visit the ISEF website at: http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/students/research_categories.asp Project Numbering For exhibition, all projects are given a number. The first series of numbers indicates the category & project number. The letter represents the school. The last numbers indicate the student’s grade. Projects for the 2010 Loudoun County Regional Science & Engineering Fair Last Name, First Name Project No. Project Title Adler, Daniel 301L12 The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Bacteria Remaining After Washing Hands with Isopropyl Alcohol Vs. Generic Hand Soap and Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistance Agrawal, Sugandha 1701B10 The Effect of Allelochemicals Released by Sunflower on the Growth of Sweet Basil Aiken, Nicholas 1001H10 How Does the Position of a Winglet on the Tip of an Aircraft Wing Affect the Reduction of Wingtip Vortices? Alexander, Anita 1101B12 Waste Products as Growth Media for the Accumulation of PHAs Alkhairo, Hasan 1201C10 The Affect of Native trees vs Non Native Trees on Macro-Invertebrate Communities Anderson, Christopher 101C10 The Effects of Varying Temperatures on Cricket Activity Armstrong, Mary 201D12 The Effect of United States Mining Lease Money on Native American Health, Education, and Socioeconomic Status Arnold, Hannah 1101B12 Waste Products as Growth Media for the Accumulation of PHAs Arnold, Juliette 1601B10 The Effect of a 200mW Laser Through Colored Gels on Rise in Temperature Arrington, Jessica 501L10 The Effect of Mordants on Dye Fastness Avdellas, William 302H09 How Does Freezing Vegetables Affect Vitamin C Content? Avery, Emily 202L10 Auditory vs. Visual Learning Styles Bailey, Jacqueline 1202P10 Good-Buy Paper Banda, Sowmya 502F12 Determining an Appropriate Chitosan Derivative as a Potential Biomedical Metal Ion Chelator Barker, Cailey 203V10 Common Sense Bayles, Rachel 1401W10 The Effect of Playing Sports on Reflexes Beamish, Ashley 303S10 The Effect of Different Cooking Methods on the Amount of Vitamin C in Kale Brooks, Khalil 1501V10 Are our Schools Clean Enough to Keep our Students Safe and Healthy? Bucci, Ciara 1602L10 What Factors Affect Red-Eye Buennemeyer, Devin 1002L10 Going Green at Home Burkett, Sara 102S10 Sugar Preference of Aedes albopictus (Asian Tiger Mosquito) Carrico, Peter 1003S10 The Effect of a Wing’s Shape on How Much Lift It Produces Chea, Leesun 1402V09 A Minty Shield for Teeth Cheney, Corinne 204W12 The Effect of Age and Gender on Visual Short-Term Memory in Elementary-Aged Children Cho, Anna 1102C09 Snap It: the Use of Near Infrared Photography to Detect Plant Damage Codde, John 1603C10 The Effects of Camber on Wing Effectiveness Cook, Caitlin 701L10 The Effects of Salinity on Sonar Transmission Corso, Andrew 801H09 The Relationship between Monofilament, Fluorocarbon, and Braided Fishing Lines and Their Individual Deterioration Due to Exposure to UV-B Crooks, Aurora 1403C10 The Effect of Hair Dye on Hair Strength Crosser, Kara 401D12 Anti-Interleukin-12 as a Treatment for Nerve Paralysis Cummings, Rebekah 1004C10 How Can the Fuel Efficiency Of Trucks Economically be Improved? Daczkowski, Victoria 1203P09 Gravity’s Affect On Flowering Plants Daitzman, Robert 1502D12 Investigating the Antimicrobial Properties of the Flatulence and Hemolymph of Drosophila melanogaster Daly, Eric 1604F10 The Effect of Temperature on Electromagnetic Strength (Gauss) Projects for the 2010 Loudoun County Regional Science & Engineering Fair Daly, Jacklyn 1503F12 The Relationship Between Sulfur-Based Roots and Eugenol Based Spices and Their Effectiveness on Inhibiting the Growth of Escherichia coli (E. coli). Dann, Emily 1702H10 The Effects of Hydroponics on Soybean Plant Growth Dawson, Lucy 702L12 Mathematical Relationships on Mars and Earth: Comparing Volcanoes’ Caldera Size and Lava Viscosity Dayal, Manik 1301B09 Using Statistical Average in collective Wisdom To Solve Complex Problems Dewar, Thomas 1404D12 N-acetyl-l-tryptophanamide Blocking P2X7 Receptors to Cure Paralysis in Spinal Cord Injuries Diniega, Rachael 1302P12 Mathematically Modeling C. elegans’ Locomotion Divi, Pranathi 304S09 The Effect of Riboflavin on the Neutralization of Free Radicals in Yeast Cells Donehoo, Mark 1703C09 The Effect of Plant Orientation of Radishes (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) on Stem Length Change and Root Growth Dufour, Sara 601D12 The Use of Global Information Systems (GIS) and Kernel Density Calculations to Project the Spread of H1N1 Influenza Dutterer, Victoria 1204L10 The Effects of Urbanization on Water Purity Dyce, Vanessa 205W10 The Effect of Different Types of Fruit on the Attraction of Fruit Flies Engel, Casey 305F09 How Do Whole Grains Affect Carbohydrate, Protein, and Lipid Levels Compared To Refined Grains? Esoda, Kevin 602L12 Cryptanalysis of a Chaos Based Encryption Scheme Fadeley, Megan 1205C10 Cleaners and Their Ability To Remove Stains Faliskie, David 802C10 The Effect of Temperature/ Climate with Elmer’s® and Gorilla® Glue on the Strength of a Joint Fass, Radoubice 1303B10 The Relationship Between Eye color and governmental Position Faulkner, Ryan 1405W12 How does the color of an object affect retina fatigue and after-image duration? Fisher, Michaela 206I09 How do Visuals, Repetition, Mnemonics, and Note-taking Improve Memory? Frattali, August 1704W12 Comparing Earth Based Seeds to Space Based Seeds Frazer, Anna 1605H10 The Effect of Color of Light on Picture Resolution Geyer, Emily 503P09 Boiled Broccoli vs. Steamed Broccoli Gil, Daniel 1504P09 Spoiling Rate of Bread Gilmore, Mitchell 1705F10 Effects of Biochar on Raphanus raphanustrum Growth and Development Gomez, Elizabeth 703W10 The Relationship of Soil’s PH Levels from Different Depths in the A-Horizon Goodwin, Cori 901H10 The Effect of Different Knitting Stitches on the Weight They Hold Gore, Caitlin 1005L10 Different Blade Degrees to Increase Energy Greiner, Mary 1206F10 The Effect of Particulate Matter on Diurnal Temperature Range Griffin, Julie 207P10 The Effect Music Has On Memory and Comprehension Guidry, Joanne 1502D12 Investigating the Antimicrobial Properties of the Flatulence and Hemolymph of Drosophila melanogaster Gulla, Lindsey 1706D12 Analysis of Photosynthetic Rate in Spinacea oleracea via Addition of Phenazine- producing Bacteria to Soil Gutierrez, Claudia 502F12 Determining an Appropriate Chitosan Derivative as a Potential Biomedical Metal Ion Chelator Gutierrez, Monika 704H10 Affect of Magnetism on Sugar Crystal Growth Gwartney, Hayley 1406L10 Comparison of transfection methods and levels of GFP Ha, Ye 1606B09 The Effect of Electromagnetic Wave (EMF) Shielding Materials and the Amount of Exposure It Shields. Projects for the 2010 Loudoun County Regional Science & Engineering Fair Hale, Merritt 504L10 Efficacy of Wood Sealers Halterman, Courtney 1707L10 The Effect of Colored Tinted glass affecting the growth of Cyanobacteria in Aquatic Environments Hamade, Brianna 306S10 The Relationship Between Types of Orange Juice and Amount of Vitamin C Hanzel, Carlyn 1607P10 Which Fastpitch Softball Bat has the Best Sweet Spot? Herter, Paige 803C10 How Ski Wax Affects the Speed of Skis Hicks, Natalie 208H10 The Effect of the Full Moon on the Number of Offences in Secondary Schools Higginson, Aubrey 1103S12 Quantifying the Economic and Ecologic Benefits of Tree Cover Himmelberger, Kylie 505V10 Are Permanent Markers Really Permanent? Hood, Kaitlyn 209P10 The Relationship Between Scent and Memory and if Age Affects it Horin, Jonathan 902S09 A Faraday Generator that Harnesses the Energy from Walking Hornyak, Keira 1207I09 How Does Runoff Affect the Nitrate and Phosphate Levels in Stream Water as it Flows from Origin to Destination Huffman, William 1608L12 Frequency and Energy of Dark Matter Annihilations Iqbal, Raya 1104F09 The Effect of Ferric Hydroxide Filtration on the Removal of Sodium Arsenate in Drinking Water Iszard, Anna 1006V10 Are we cold yet? Itkin, Brianna 1208S09 The Effect of Peanut Shells on the Removal of Copper Pollution from Water Jacobs, Taylor 903C10 The Effects of Blade design on The Electrical Output of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Karim, Mardeen 210P10 Simple Or Too Confusing? Kassiri, Borna 1708H10 The Effect of Earthworms on Plant Growth Keenan, Robert 1505V10 Mold, to Spore or Not to Spore Kefela, Timnit 1709H12 The Sustainability Of Genetically Modified (Bt Gene) Maize in Comparison to Organic Maize in Varying Climatic Environments Kenepp, Lindsay 506V10 The Effect of Temperature on the Formation of Rust on Metals Kennedy, Eavan 211L10 Ska and Blood Pressure Kim, Dongwook 1209P09 Electronic Pollution Kochubeevsky, Michael 1210W09 Energy Consumption and Environmental Impact of the Usage of Hand Dryers VS Paper Towels Koczorowski, Wiktor 904B10 Water Balanced Wheels Kopparam, Lakshmi 905W09 The Effect of the Configuration of the Motor on the Amount of Electricity Produced Using Wind Energy Koranteng,