's Regional Fair Directors 23 rd Hoosier Science and

Calumet Regional Science Fair Ms. Kathryn Hedges Engineering Fair

Central Indiana Regional Science & Engineering Dr. Loren Bertocci Presented by Ms. Kym Flowers Fair

East Central Indiana Regional Science Fair Ms. Bianca McRae

Lafayette Regional Science & Engineering Fair Dr. Cynthia V. Stauffacher

Northeast Indiana Regional Science & Engineer- Ms. Carol Dostal at ing Fair

Northeastern Indiana Tri-State Regional Science Ms. Ann Benson IVY Tech College Fair Bloomington, Indiana Northern Indiana Regional Science & Engineering Mrs. Karen Morris Fair

Northwestern Indiana Science & Engineering Ms. Laura Spickard Fair

South Central Indiana Science & Engineering Fair Dr. Absalom F. Williams

Southeastern Indiana Regional Science Fair Dr. Richard Conklin

Pott Foundation Tri-State Regional Science Dr. Shelly Blunt & Engineering Fair

West Central Indiana Regional Science Dr. Howard Brooks & Engineering Fair

Today’s Awards Program is hosted and sponsored by Saturday April 2, 2011

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While I’m disappointed that I am unable to join you today, I’m truly pleased by your participation in this important event. The key to so much of our success in the years Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top-tier agricultural company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to constantly improve ahead, both here in Indiana and across the country, rests what is essential to human progress. Dow AgroSciences provides innovative technologies for crop in our promotion of the life sciences. protection, pest and vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural biotechnology to serve the world's growing population. Global sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, were $4.5 billion in 2008. Learn more at www.dowagro.com To compete in tomorrow’s economy, Hoosiers must be well-versed in science, technology, engineering, and math- ematics. These fields are the points of entry to tomorrow’s

jobs. Lilly makes medicines that help people live longer, healthier, more active lives. We were founded by Eli Lilly in 1876, and are now the 10th largest pharmaceutical company in the world. We have steadfastly remained independent, but not isolated. Across the globe, Lilly has developed produc- So, as you gather here today in Bloomington, you are not tive alliances and partnerships that advance our capacity to develop innovative medicines at lower just crowning a new Top Young Scientist, you are also do- costs. Lilly is consistently ranked as one of the best companies in the world to work for, and genera- tions of Lilly employees have sustained a culture that values excellence, integrity, and respect for ing your part to demonstrate our state’s dedication to people. Lilly's global employees number approximately 40,000, and our medicines are marketed in STEM curriculum and, in the process, place Indiana, and 143 countries. Lilly has major research and development facilities in eight countries and conducts America, on a stronger footing for the future. clinical trials in more than 50 countries. Learn more at www.lilly.com

Sincerely, Mitch Daniels AIT Laboratories, headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., is an independent reference laboratory that is a premiere testing and research institution recognized nationwide for superior customer service and quality in testing. AIT specializes in pain management, forensics, clinical, and pharmaceutical testing. In 2008 and 2009, AIT was named one of the “Best Places to Work in Indiana” and recently was named the “Small Business of The Year” by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Learn more about AIT Laboratories at www.AITLabs.com. SPECIAL AWARDS SPONSORS Event Schedule Time Event (Location) 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Campus opens to HSEF 2011 participants

8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. General Registration Open (Lobby)

CIMLE 8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. Student Exhibit Setup (see map in Lobby)

Consortium of Indiana 8:30 A.M. – 1:00 PM SRC Approval (students must submit copies of forms to SRC Medical Laboratory Educators, Inc. Indiana Section of the Desk in Lobby)

American Statistical Association 8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. Judges Registration (Lobby)

9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. Judges Orientation (Junior Div. Room 100C, Senior Division Room 100A)

9:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. Judges Caucus Rooms Open - Senior Division – Room 100 A - Junior Division – Room 100 C

9:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Judging Session I - Students need to stay at their exhibits - Parents and Teachers please wait in Lobby Area during judging.

12:00 P.M. – 12:45 P.M. Lunch Break and public viewing of project displays

12:45 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. Junior Division Students to return to their displays for public INDIANA PHARMACISTS ALLIANCE viewing. At 1:30 Junior Division students may remove their project displays to their vehicles in preparation for the

awards program. 12:45 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Judging Session II Senior Division students return to exhibits for additional judging - Senior Division Students need to stay at their exhibits - Parents and Teachers can visit projects. Please defer to judges if they are interviewing students. Intel ISEF Awards Sponsors 12:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Scholarship Committee Interviews (Room A126) American Meteorological Society Society for In Vitro Biology American Psychological Association U.S. Air Force 2:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. Junior Division Awards Program at BioConvergence*

ASM Materials Education Foundation U.S. Army 3:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Senior Division Students to remove displays from exhibit area

Association for Women Geoscientists U.S. Metric Association 4:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Senior Division Awards Program at BioConvergence*

Intel Excellence in Computer Science U.S. Navy/Marine Corps. Mu Alpha Theta Water Environment Federation * BioConvergence is located just around the corner from the IVY Tech Campus. Travel National Oceanic and Atmospheric Yale Science and Engineering North on Daniels Way and turn right onto Zenith Drive. BioConvergence is on the left approximately 1 block. There is sufficient parking. Follow signage to enter the building. Administration Association National Society of Professional Immediately following the Senior Division Awards Program there will be a meeting of all Ricoh Americas Corporation Engineers students and teachers selected to attend the Intel ISEF. This meeting will be as brief as

possible. Location (TBD) Science Education Foundation of Indiana, Inc. Board of Directors

Mr. Timothy Barshinger Dr. William Gilmore Financial support for this year’s Hoosier Science Medical Animatics, LLC SEFI (Retired) and Engineering Fair has been graciously provided Indianapolis Zionsville by those named below. Mrs. Karol Bartlett Dr. Mary Pat Knadler Science Educator Eli Lilly Indianapolis Indianapolis Thank you for your support. Ms. Sue Becker Mrs. Karen Morris Indianapolis PS U. of Notre Dame Indianapolis South Bend Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brooks Dr Loren Bertocci Dr. Joe Schwer Ms. Audrey Close Marian University Eli Lilly (Retired) Indianapolis Indianapolis Mr. and Mrs. Glen Cook Dr. Nneka Breaux** Mrs. Stephanie Sample Dow AgroSciences Indiana Dept. of Education Mark and Kathy Unland Indianapolis Indianapolis Dr. Kerrm Yau Mr. Michael Brooks Dr. Larry Sernyk** AIT Laboratories Dow AgroSciences Mrs. Reba Weaver Indianapolis Indianapolis Drs. Robert, Bonnie and Ms. Michelle Yost Dr. Philip Burck Dr. Cynthia Stauffacher ** Lilly (Retired) Dr. and Mrs Joe Schwer Fishers West Lafayette Mr. Glen Cook Mrs. Kathy Unland** Dr. Larry Sernyk SEFI Exec. Dir. Raytheon Dr. Cynthia Stauffacher Terre Haute Indianapolis Mr. Rick Crosslin Mrs. Deborah Vannatter Children’s Museum Vanderburgh Schools Additional funding was provid- Indianapolis Evansville ed through a grant made avail- Dr. James Foulkes, DDS Mrs. Reba Weaver able through the generosity of Private Practice Fishers Terre Haute employees from Mr. Edward Frazier Dr. Kerrm Yau HASTI Dow AgroSciences Speedway Indianapolis Dr. Marcia Gillette Dr. Robert Yost** Indiana University IUPUI Kokomo Indianapolis ** indicates member of Executive Committee HSEF Committees

Host Committee Scientific Review Committee Mr. Glen Cook Dr. Cynthia Stauffacher (chair) Dr. Robert Yost Karen Morris Ms. Katie Noel Dr. Shelly Blunt

Operations Scholarships Dr. Larry Sernyk Timothy Barshinger SAVE THE DATE Dr. Kerrm Yau Sue Becker On October 8, 2011 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, The Sci- ence Education Foundation in collaboration with the Hoosier Dr. Joe Schwer Dr. Nneka Breaux Association of Science Teachers and the Indiana Academy of Sci- ence will be hosting an event to Celebrate Science in Indiana Display and Safety Photography Kathy Unland Dr. William Gilmore Founded in 1965, the Science Education Foundation of Indiana Dr. Joe Schwer has provided opportunities for teachers and students to partici- pate in regional and state science fairs in addition to providing Neil Van Der Schans Judging Co-Chairs travel expenses to attend the Intel International Science and Engi- neering Fair. Dr. Bonnie Blazer-Yost Registration Dr. James Clack The Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. was organized in 1969 to promote science education and the interchange between Dr. James Foulkes Mr. Rick Crosslin Indiana’s science teachers. This is accomplished through the publi- cation of a journal, a newsletter and a nationally recognized state- Dr. Shelly Blunt Dr. Howard Brooks wide science education conference. The association has national resources available by being a chapter of the National Science Dr. Marica Gillette Teachers Association. Communications Awards and Program Mr. Michael Brooks The Indiana Academy of Science has been an important voice of Indiana science since its inception in 1885. It continues to enjoy a Dr. Robert Yost Dr. William Gilmore high professional stature with a membership that includes many of Mr. Glen Cook Mrs. Stephanie Sample the states’ premier scientists and science educators. The Academy provides an extraordinary opportunity for Indiana scientists and Mrs. Kathy Unland science educators to advance and share field and laboratory science research, participate in both constituent and interdisciplinary dis- Dr. Mary Pat Knadler course, and further the opportunity for professional growth and development. Scholarships The Science Education Foundation of Indiana began a scholarship S 292 program in 1980 to “encourage and assist young people to become Savannah Billingsley, Grade 10 Project Title: Does Equine Shampoo scientists and engineers and to practice their professions in Indi- Strengthen Human Hair Better than Human Shampoo? from Light- ana.” This year the Foundation will award three scholarships to be house Christian Academy - Bloomington, IN Sponsored by: Katie Petra applied to the first year of college tuition. With the understanding S 293 of the selected college or university, the SEFI scholarship will not Margaret Holdeman, Grade 9 Project Title: Do Microwaves Cause reduce any scholarships or awards that are also given to the stu- Mutations in DNA? from Lighthouse Christian Academy - Blooming- dent. Theses scholarships are for one year and are not renewable. ton, IN Sponsored by: Katie Petra In addition the teacher of the students selected for one of the S 294 scholarships shall be the named recipient of a grant in the amount Katie Kapelsohn, Grade 10 Project Title: The Effects of Music on of $300 to be used to further science research in their school. Memory from Lighthouse Christian Academy - Bloomington, IN Spon- sored by: Katie Petra S 295 The following criteria are used in selecting the student winners: Josh Clemons, Grade 10 Project Title: No Title Given from Paoli Jr & Sr High School - Paoli, IN Sponsored by: Laurie Andry  Student is a top award winner or alternate winner in a 2011 regional science and engineering fair who has been invited to exhibit at the state fair.

 Student must be a resident of Indiana.

 Student will graduate from high school during the current semester.

 Student must complete an application and be inter- viewed by the Foundation Scholarship Committee while attending the Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair.

 Student plans to attend an accredited Indiana college or university and provides proof of admission to the Execu- tive Director of the Foundation by July 1.

 Student provides evidence of cumulative GPA of 3.0 or the equivalent, teacher letter of recommendation and personal statement regarding the value of the science fair experience.  Student must indicate the pursuit of a degree in, or close- ly related to a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering Mathematics) discipline. Joe B. Weaver Scholarship S 284 Kacey Van Wagner, Grade 9 Project Title: Do Ultra Violet Rays De- The judging criteria for this award select the most outstanding grade Monofilament Fishing Line? from East Noble High School - student within the total applicant pool. The student is designat- Kendallville, IN Sponsored by: Mark Liepe ed the Joe B. Weaver scholar, the highest award bestowed by S 285 the Foundation. The award consists of a $6,000 scholarship and a plaque given to the student for their school. Mr. Joe B. Weaver Jordan Cadle, Grade 9 Project Title: Evaluating the Economic Effi- ciency of Forage Crops through a Double Crop System in Beef Cattle was a faithful devoted SEFI board member during the formative from Paoli Jr & Sr High School - Paoli, IN Sponsored by: Laurie Andry years of the Foundation and the development of the state sci- S 286 ence fair system. His surviving wife has been very generous in supporting this scholarship. The Foundation is honored to pre- Kodey Coffinger, Grade 12 Project Title: Further Identification of sent this award each year. Soybean Traits Contributing to Yield Variability from New Prairie High School - New Carlisle, IN Sponsored by: Kimberly Holifield S 287 Dr. Leslie A. Willig Founders Scholarship Phillip Cree, Grade 9 Project Title: Which One Sprouts First from Francis Joseph Reitz High School - Evansville, IN Sponsored by: Kary This scholarship is named after the late Dr. Leslie A. Willig, one of Kahle the co-founders of the Science Education Foundation of Indiana. S 288 Dr. Willig was a pioneer in the science fair program in Indiana, Emily Erickson, Grade 12 Project Title: Isolation and characteriza- which is organized into regional science fairs offering 12 major tion of Monoculm1 from the cleistogamous plant Leersia Oryzoides events for students to display their research exhibits. Dr. Willig from Jefferson High School - Lafayette, IN Sponsored by: Joe Ruhl was an outstanding educator, business leader, and professional. S 289 The scholarship awards $6,000 for the first year tuition and fees. Feodor Orlov, Grade 9 Project Title: The Effect of Knocking Out the Phenylalanine Ammonialyase (PAL) Gene in Petunia hybrida Flowers from West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School - West Lafayette, IN Spon- John and Janet Davis Scholarship sored by: Marshall Overley S 290 This scholarship is named for Mr. and Mrs. John Davis. The cou- ple worked with science fairs for many years and were responsi- Kelly Thingelstad, Grade 9 Project Title: Plant Adaptation from Mooresville High School - Mooresville, IN Sponsored by: Jim Lindsey ble for the inception of the state regional network. A former sci- S 291 ence teacher and leader for numerous educational organizations, Mr. Davis is the Executive Director Emeritus of the Foundation. Brandon Wysong, Grade 10 Project Title: Kin Recognition in Plants Mr. Davis has also served as science fair director in South Bend, from Northwestern Sr High School - Kokomo, IN Sponsored by: Patty Indiana, and was responsible for organizing the Indiana Science Zeck and Engineering Fair. Mrs. Davis was his partner for directing the state event. The scholarship awards $6,000 to the student.

Thanks for Judging! S 275 Gabrielle Allison Brian Goff Alison Ossip-Klein Jacob Henry, Grade 12 Project Title: A "Cultural" Experience from Robert Bacallao Walt Gray Bonnie Overton Delta High School - Muncie, IN Sponsored by: Lance Brand Natalie Barker Christine Griffith Keti Parlagashvili S 276 Laurel Bender Kent Griffith Joan Partenheimer Loren Bertocci Irma Hamilton Shivani Patel Lyshameka Martin, Grade 10 Project Title: Are there more Bacteria in Bonnie Blazer Yost Kyle Hetrick Rebecca Penny Well, Boiled,or Bottled Water? from Lew Wallace High School - Gary, George Boder Alec Hirschauer Belinda Pereira IN Sponsored by: Yolanda Hall Howard Brooks F. Collin Hobbs Sharon Pleines S 277 Michael Brooks Maura Hogan Gerhardt Pohl Claire Burns Melanie Huber Richard Prather Kaylyn Risse, Grade 9 Project Title: Can Autoinducers Inhibit Bacterial Max Bushmakin Yu-hua Hui Leslie Prill Growth in the Growth Phase? from - Saint Merindy Carpenter Deidra Jacobsen Krithika Rajaram John, IN Sponsored by: Lynn Risse W. Brian Carty Steven Janowiecki Vidhya Ranganathan S 278 Dean Castillo Swapnaa Jayaraman Olga Rass Patrick Worthey, Grade 11 Project Title: Assessment and Quantifica- Lingling Chen CJ Jewell Nikki Rendon tion of Electron Transfer from Micro-organisms to Electrodes. from Yongyong Chen Marie Kelly-Worden Paul Ridenour East Noble High School - Kendallville, IN Sponsored by: Mark Liepe James Clack Timothy Kerr Luis Angel Rojas April D. Clark Nathan Kleczewski Alejandra Rossi S 279 Angie Clover Mary Pat Knadler David Rothgeb Jessica Wright, Grade 12 Project Title: Tea May Be Used As A "Green" Russell Conard Nick Konkol Katie Rudolph Household Cleaner Due to its Antimicrobial Properties from Terre Ken Constantine James Krantz Payel Sarkar Haute South Vigo High School - Terre Haute, IN Sponsored by: Mela- Jimmy W. Crase Emmanuel Kwame Teye Joe Schwer nie Huber Rick Crosslin Cari Lewis Gabriel Seidman, Ph.D. Melissa Davis Hongtao Li Sarah Shannon S 280 Phillip Davis Yanfei Ma Animesh Shukla Benjamin Brubaker & Jared Pratt, Grade 10 Project Title: Bullet Proof Ramkrishna De Justin Mason James Slaven Duck Tape from Kouts Middle/High School - Kouts, IN Sponsored by: Deblina De ghosh Douglas C. Metrish Lauren Smith Evelyn Ames Thomas G Doak LTJG Mike Morgan Virginia Smith S 281 Hilary Eppley Dr. Paul M. Morgan Charity Southworth Joe Ervin Paul Morgan Patrick Sweeney Lane Fulton, Grade 10 Project Title: Can You Beat It? from North Da- Jeffrey Firestone Joshua Moriarity Badri Tiwari viess Jr-Sr High School - Elnora, IN Sponsored by: Merle Callahan Stephanie Flaig Dr. Piotr A. Mroz Sherry Towers S 282 Jami Flannery Colleen Mulinix Krastyu Ugrinov Jaime A Flores Faith Musko Elina Voronovsky Harrison Gaebler, Grade 12 Project Title: A Mathematical Analysis of Alan R. Ford Dan Mytelka Rachel Walker the Future Cosmic Star Formation Rate from Bloomington High School James Ford Colleen Neal Judy Ward North - Bloomington, IN Sponsored by: John Portle James Foulkes April Nesbit Laura Weingartner S 283 Amanda Gibson Jennifer Nuest David A. Wood Taylor Hendrix, Grade 11 Project Title: How the length of hair on the Marcia Gillette Judi Nuest Huicong Xie head affects drag for swimmers from Eastern Jr & Sr High School -

Greentown, IN Sponsored by: Ben Cox S 267 HSEF 2011 Rebecca Hilton, Grade 11 Project Title: Hand Sanitizer: Really 99.9% Effective? from Bishop Chatard High School - Indianapolis, IN Spon- Grand Awards sored by: Sweeney S 268 The Science Education Foundation of Indiana is proud to be able to recognize each state fair competitor with a custom medallion. Sriya Muralidharan, Grade 12 Project Title: The Design and Imple- Each Division will have its own awards ceremony where a number mentation of a CHICA Algorithm for Optimized Diagnosis of Pediatric of awards will be given. Some awards will carry a monetary value Hypertension from North Central High School - Indianapolis, IN Spon- provided by a sponsor. The monetary portion of the award will sored by: Carl L. Gibson generally be sent via mail to the address on file. S 269 Ryan Newlon, Grade 12 Project Title: Antioxidant Protection of a Determined Enzyme from Oxidation from Northwestern Sr High Junior Division (Grades 4-8) School - Kokomo, IN Sponsored by: Patty Zeck Third Place Award S 270 Second Place Award Matthew Rust, Grade 9 Project Title: Caffeine's Effects on Human First Place Award Productivity and Focus from Greensburg Community High School - Greensburg, IN Sponsored by: Scott Mangels S 271 Senior Division (Grades 9-12) Third Place Award Nora Abdelwahab & Dana Alhaffar, Grade 9 Project Title: Germi- Second Place Award cides vc. E.Coli from Eman Elementary School - Fishers, IN Sponsored First Place Award by: Mia Sankari

S 272 Additional Grand Awards Intel ISEF Awards Annemarie Canning, Grade 12 Project Title: Probiotics in Yogurt from Signature School Inc - Evansville, IN Sponsored by: Tracey Hay- A number of the Senior Division presenters will be selected to be den part of the 2011 Indiana Delegation to the Intel International S 273 Science and Engineering Fair May 9-14 in Los Angeles, California. Brenda Gonzalez, Grade 12 Project Title: Mutations in Salmonella All senior division participants will be considered for this award Typhimurium Causing Increased ProU Transcription from Jefferson and will be interviewed at their project as part of the overall High School - Lafayette, IN Sponsored by: Joe Ruhl judging process. S 274 Emily Harshman, Grade 9 Project Title: The Susceptibilty of E.coli and Serratia marcescens to Cranberry Juice and Selective Antibiotics from Northwestern Sr High School - Kokomo, IN Sponsored by: Patty Zeck

HSEF 2011 S 259 Ryan Chung, Grade 9 Project Title: Note to Self: A Transcriptional Special Awards Study of Audio Files Using Fourier Transformation and New Applica- tions from Terre Haute South Vigo High School - Terre Haute, IN Spon- sored by: Melanie Huber South Central Associa- Awards for $100, $50 and $25 for exemplary pro- tion for Clinical S 260 jects in or related to clinical microbiology. Microbiology Anirudh Prabhu, Grade 11 Project Title: Lower Bounds for Odd Per- fect Numbers from West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School - West Lafayette, Project that demonstrates the excellent use of ad- IN Sponsored by: Marshall Overley Purdue University Col- vanced science in at least one of the following agri- lege of Agriculture cultural areas: animals, business, engineering, food, S 261 Awards plants, and natural resources. Senior $100, Junior Sachin Aggarwal, Grade 10 Project Title: Dietary Fibers- Diabetes $75. from Michael Grimmer Middle School - Schererville, IN Sponsored by: Sudhish Chandra Best project in human health, biology, or life sci- ences. The first prize will be a certificate and check S 262 Indiana Osteopathic for $100, the second a certificate and check for Association James Anderson, Grade 10 Project Title: Does light effect the rate at $50. Each Award winner will also be recognized in which food spoils? from Lew Wallace High School - Gary, IN Sponsored the IOA’s magazine, the Hoosier DO . by: Yolanda Hall Society of Women Engi- Society of Women Engineers Central Indiana Future S 263 neers Central Indiana Female Engineer Award. First place $75, Second Ashley Deakins, Grade 9 Project Title: The Relationship Between Obe- Section place $50, Third place $25. sity and Depression from Northview High School - Brazil, IN Sponsored $100 award to the best project with applications by: Phil Leonard Central Indiana Medical connected to the Medical Laboratory . Laboratory Educators S 264

Alexa Dennie, Grade 10 Project Title: Who Has Better Lung Capacity? Indiana Pharmacists from Lew Wallace High School - Gary, IN Sponsored by: Yolanda Hall $100 award to the best pharmacy related project. Alliance S 265 Awards to those students who best demonstrate Kelli Goings, Grade 10 Project Title: How Effective Sunscreen Really Is Central Indiana chapter the use of statistics in their project. First place will from Signature School Inc - Evansville, IN Sponsored by: Tracey Hay- of the American Statisti- receive $200, second place $150, and third place den cal Association $100. Students in both divisions are equally eligi- ble.. S 266 Vinayak Gupta, Grade 12 Project Title: Effects of Serine Palmitoyl $100 Award to the Junior Division student who best Les Willig Spirit of Sci- Transferase Inhibition and 17β-Estradiol on Pulmonary Artery demonstrates the joy and excitement of science ence Award Cell Proliferation During Hypoxia from Carmel-Home - , IN Sponsored research. by: Anita Gupta $100 Award to the Best written abstract from the Best Abstract Award Junior Division. Junior Division S 250 Karl Koch, Grade 12 Project Title: The Effect of Seiche Activity and J 1 Nutrient Loading on Great Lakes Wetlands from Marian High School - Madalyn Day, Grade 4 Project Title: Eco Friendly Pantry Paste from Mishawaka, IN Sponsored by: Ken Andrzejewski DeKalb High School - Waterloo, IN Sponsored by: Susan Zuber S 251 J 2 Megan Ley, Grade 9 Project Title: "Green" Dish Soap vs. Conventional Erin R. Greising, Grade 4 Project Title: Chemo Brain: Handicap or Dish Soap from East Noble High School - Kendallville, IN Sponsored Excuse? from ETHOS Academy - Elkhart, IN Sponsored by: David by: Mark Liepe Emery S 252 J 3 Brogan Lucas, Grade 11 Project Title: Goldfish Color Change from London Griesey, Grade 4 Project Title: WARNING: YOU ARE WHAT Northview High School - Brazil, IN Sponsored by: Phil Leonard YOU DRINK from White River Elementary School - Noblesville, IN S 253 Sponsored by: Kristin Bachman Jay Parekh, Grade 10 Project Title: Effects of Herbs on Stress Man- J 4 agement in Fish from Homestead Senior High School - Fort Wayne, IN Sponsored by: Mark Lenfestey Dane Hile, Grade 4 Project Title: Bacteria and Disinfectants from Wayne Center Elem School - Kendallville, IN Sponsored by: Deaneen S 254 Pashea Danielle Parker, Grade 11 Project Title: Organic VS Comercial Ferti- lizer from Boonville High School - Boonville, IN Sponsored by: James J 5 Miller Brooke-destinee Lockwood, Grade 4 Project Title: Going Green Gone Bad from DeKalb High School - Waterloo, IN Sponsored by: Susan S 255 Zuber Sydney Rodenbeck, Grade 9 Project Title: What is the Effect of Crude Oil on Elodea Densa in an Aquatic Environment? from East Noble High J 6 School - Kendallville, IN Sponsored by: Mark Liepe Omar Mahmood, Grade 4 Project Title: "Which way is the wind S 256 blowing?" Electrical energy from wind energy from Eman Elementary School - Fishers, IN Sponsored by: Mia Sankari Ethan Stewart, Grade 11 Project Title: Minerals Matter: Does Miner- al Concentration In Soil Have an Affect On Plant Growth? from North- J 7 view High School - Brazil, IN Sponsored by: Phil Leonard Annie Ostojic, Grade 4 Project Title: How to slow down decomposi- S 257 tion of food from Frank H Hammond Elem School - Munster, IN Spon- sored by: Diane Ostojic Kayleigh Warner, Grade 12 Project Title: Foundry Sand: Waste or Beneficial from DeKalb High School - Waterloo, IN Sponsored by: Su- J 8 san Zuber Hajer Ouzzani, Grade 4 Project Title: Conductors or Not? from Eman S 258 Elementary School - Fishers, IN Sponsored by: Mia Sankari Rebecca Chen, Grade 11 Project Title: Generalized Yang-Baxter Equa- J 9 tions and Braiding Quantum Gates from Park Tudor (custom) - Indian- Frank Wolf, Grade 4 Project Title: Stuck on You from Frank H Ham-

apolis, IN Sponsored by: Zhenghan Wang mond Elem School - Munster, IN Sponsored by: Frank Wolf J 10 S 242 Jack Carre, Grade 5 Project Title: Do Fruit Juices Lose Vitamin C Over Tracy Scott, Grade 11 Project Title: The Effects of Recycled Aggre- Time? from Dixie Bee Elementary School - Terre Haute, IN Sponsored gates in Replacement of Natural Aggregates in Concrete from Marian by: W. Brian Carty High School - Mishawaka, IN Sponsored by: Ken Andrzejewski J 11 S 243 Gavin Corwin, Grade 5 Project Title: Electromagnets! Parallel vs. Lexie Buchs, Grade 12 Project Title: Turbulent Air Flow and its Perpendicular from Pennville Elementary School - Pennville, IN Spon- Effects on Helmet Drag from DeKalb High School - Waterloo, IN Spon- sored by: Larry Wilson sored by: Susan Zuber J 12 S 244 Matthew Campbell, Grade 11 Project Title: Liquefaction and Enzyme John Dalloul, Grade 5 Project Title: Will it Rust? from Dixie Bee Ele- Hydrolysis of Mixed Hardwoods from West Lafayette Jr/Sr High mentary School - Terre Haute, IN Sponsored by: W. Brian Carty School - West Lafayette, IN Sponsored by: Marshall Overley J 13 S 245 Noah Hagen, Grade 5 Project Title: Pass the Gas from Central Ele- Brennan Chung, Grade 12 Project Title: Shape Shifting Energy Gen- mentary - White Pigeon, MI Sponsored by: Martha Kazmierczak erators: Design, Dynamics, Control & Modeling from Terre Haute South Vigo High School - Terre Haute, IN Sponsored by: Melanie J 14 Huber Will Huffman, Grade 5 Project Title: Rat Memory from Eastern Han- S 246 cock Elem School - Charlottesville, IN Sponsored by: Cathleen Huff- man Nathan Kondamuri, Grade 10 Project Title: A Novel Biofuel Cell Based On Direct Electron Transfer-Type Bioelectrocatalysis Incorpo- J 15 rating the Efficient System of Photophosphorylation from Munster Samantha Johnson, Grade 5 Project Title: Dr. Poision an oozing situ- High School - Munster, IN Sponsored by: Shaun Kondamuri ation from Prairie Vista - Granger, IN Sponsored by: Keely Twibell S 247 J 16 Wyatt Baysinger, Grade 9 Project Title: Testing the Waters from Northview High School - Brazil, IN Sponsored by: Phil Leonard Jeremy Klotz, Grade 5 Project Title: Save Energy: Find the Most Effi- cient Bulb from St Richard School - Indianapolis, IN Sponsored by: S 248 Ann Papachronis Eric Fein, Grade 11 Project Title: Characterizing Engineered TiO2 Nanoparticle Adhesion: Implications for Environmental Transport and J 17 Remediation from Adams High School - South Bend, IN Sponsored by: Ashlyn McWilliams and Christine Scheller, Grade 5 Project Title: Nevin Longenecker Three Mighty Bridges from North Elementary School (Posey County) - S 249 Poseyville, IN Sponsored by: Brandenstein Jack Fruth, Grade 12 Project Title: The Implications of Chrysanthe- J 18 mum coronarium Extract on the Environment: Phase Four from Bailey Miles, Grade 5 Project Title: The Analysis of Salivary Albumin Northwestern Sr High School - Kokomo, IN Sponsored by: Patty Zeck in Two Subjects from Pendleton Elementary School - Pendleton, IN Sponsored by: Claxon Paul S 234 J 19 Andrew Meadows, Grade 10 Project Title: Go green be hot from Ben Nevels, Grade 5 Project Title: Butter vs. Margarine from Cen- Greensburg Community High School - Greensburg, IN Sponsored by: terville-Abington Elem School - Centerville, IN Sponsored by: Vickie Scott Mangels Avery S 235 J 20 Frederick Soster, Grade 10 Project Title: What's in Big Walnut from Lucrezia Phifer, Grade 5 Project Title: Who are better eyewitness- Greencastle Senior High School - Greencastle, IN Sponsored by: John es to unexpected events, children or adults? from Saint Pius X Garner School - , Sponsored by: Lisa Nyers S 236 J 21 Nathan Buchanan, Grade 12 Project Title: An Aircraft's Ability to Hide From Radar from North Posey Sr High School - Poseyville, IN Jessica Robinson, Grade 5 Project Title: WIll Beetle Dee and Bee- Sponsored by: Marilyn Rogers tle Dum Be Eyeless Tribolium? from Liberty Elementary School - S 237 Liberty, IN Sponsored by: Carol McCashland Katelyn Marak, Grade 11 Project Title: Corrosion Control Using Ca- J 22 thodic Protection from Kouts Middle/High School - Kouts, IN Spon- Eric Spaargaren, Grade 5 Project Title: Does the Temperature of a sored by: Evelyn Ames Magnet Affect its Strength? from Prairie Vista - Granger, IN Spon- S 238 sored by: Keely Twibell Nikhil Mehandru, Santhosh Narayan & Sonya Prasad Grade 12 Pro- J 23 ject Title: Engineering Nanoscale Biosensors with Thermoreversible Colin Vinarcik, Grade 5 Project Title: Bounce vs Temperature Hydrogels for a Dual Therapy of Cancer Detection and Tumor- from Saint Boniface School - Lafayette, IN Sponsored by: Tina Targeted Drug Delivery from - Munster, IN DeBoer Sponsored by: Jeffrey Graves S 239 J 24 Kalina Misiolek, Grade 10 Project Title: The Effects of Different Me- Eric Waring, Grade 5 Project Title: "Moo Glue! 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