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ST. MARY'S COUNTY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR 2010 WELCOME AND GUIDE
We welcome you to the 2010 St. Mary's County Science and Engineering Fair, our 50th annual fair. Students in public, nonpublic, and home schools in the county have submitted the science exhibits displayed here.
The exhibits are the result of projects generated by the students' interest in science. These students have taken on the role of scientists through their research. The core of science is inquiry, research, and discovery. The students are offered a venue at the Science and Engineering Fair through which they may present their findings to their fellow students and to the public. The Science and Engineering Fair Board hopes that this experience is a stepping stone to even greater scientific endeavors.
Exhibits are entered in two divisions: Junior (grades 6 through 8) and Senior (grades 9 through 12). In each division, exhibits are placed in one of 17 subject areas as listed in this program. Each exhibit is assigned a project number, which is listed in this program. Corresponding numbers are placed on the exhibits. All exhibits must adhere to the size and safety regulations specified by the Prince George's Science Fair Association and endorsed by the St. Mary's County Science and Engineering Fair Board.
Selected exhibits from the St. Mary's County Science and Engineering Fair will be chosen to be entered in the Prince George's Area Science Fair which will be held March 27 - March 29, 2010, at the Largo Student Center, Prince George's Community College. Grand Prize winners at the Prince George’s Area Science Fair may have the opportunity to attend the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose, California on May 9 - May 14, 2010.
The St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Board would like to thank Ms. Tracey Heibel, Principal of Great Mills High School, for making the school facilities available for the 2010 St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair. Thank you to the parents, teachers, mentors, and others who have made the process of discovery real to these students.
PROGRAM
Friday, February 19, 2010
Registration and Safety Inspection of Projects 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Judging of Projects (no exhibitors) 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Judging of Projects (with exhibitors) 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lunch (exhibits closed) 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Display Area Open to Public 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Prince George's Registration 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Removal of Projects 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
(Projects left after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday will be discarded.)
ST. MARY'S COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR BOARD
President Dr. Allan Hovland Secretary Ms. Sharon Mattingly Treasurer Mr. Joe Carbonaro Incorporation/Insurance Mr. Joe Carbonaro School Liason Mrs. Claudia Wortman Awards Mrs. Karine Ingersoll Dr. Allan Hovland Judging Dr. Larry Mertaugh Dr. Robert Goldsmith Mr. Joe Carbonaro Public Relations Mr. Joe Carbonaro Program Booklet Committee Mrs. Claudia Wortman Dr. Allan Hovland Ms. Cathy Kennedy Ms. Samantha Nelson Food Coordination Mrs. Anne Zabiegalski Facilities/Equipment Mr. Kevin Switick Mr. Bruce Young Mr. John Walker Certificates Mr. Bruce Young Ms. Haley Carter Mrs. Andrea Carbonaro IRB/SRC Committee Dr. Allan Hovland Dr. Neil Zabiegalski Mrs. Claudia Wortman Mr. Kurt Knower Webmaster/Photographer Mr. John Walker Fundraising Mr. Kevin Switick Ms. Sharon Mattingly Ms. Heidi Moore Registration & Education Ms. Heidi Moore Mentors Mrs. Kathy Glockner
As our science fair grows, we are in need of additional members. If you are interested in serving with this committee in any capacity, we would be very happy to have you participate. Please see any board member to express your interest.
St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Sponsors
We are listing our sponsors early in our program to illustrate their importance to the St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair. We could not hold this event without their support. Their contributions are used to set up and run the Fair, buy Fair supplies, and provide prizes and awards. These sponsors also support students who are selected to go on to the Prince George’s Area Science and Engineering Fair and to Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. We sincerely thank them and are indebted for their sponsorship.
Platinum Sponsorship Gold Sponsorship College of Southern Maryland CPM Fastools The Patuxent Partnership Chesapeake Plastics Manufacturing Bronze Sponsorship Green Light Manufacturing CPM Film Tools Wyle Laboratories Titanium Sponsorship Aluminum Sponsorship AVIAN Engineering US Naval Test Pilot School Alumni Association Educational Systems Federal Credit Union
Corporate and Community Sponsors
BJ’s Wholesale Club J. F. Taylor, Inc. St. Mary’s County Giant Foods Store John Herbig Public Schools McKay’s Food Store John and Judy Walker St. Mary’s College of Maryland Chesapeake Oral and Ann and Neal Zabiegalski St. Mary’s Hospital Maxillofacial Surgicenter Sharon Mattingly St. Mary’s Soil The American Helicopter Research and Engineering Conservation District Society, Patuxent River Chapter Development, Inc. Patuxent River Naval Air Station Southern Maryland Jahn Corporation Town Creek Garden Club Audubon Society Lockheed Martin Smartronix SMECO Kevin and Judy Switick William W. Winpisinger St. Mary’s Hospital Southern Maryland Education and Women’s Club of Resource Conservation and Technology Center St. Mary’s County Development Board Unitarian Universalist International Council on Southern Maryland Fellowship of Systems Engineering Association of Realtors Southern Maryland
Special thanks are given to the following:
Great Mills High School for hosting this year’s Science Fair; Mr. Junior Armstrong, Building Service Manager, Great Mills High School, and building service workers for helping to coordinate facilities for the Science Fair and for lighting and sound during the awards ceremony. Great Mills High School Media Specialists for use of the audio/visual equipment. The young men and women of the St. Mary’s Composite Squadron - Maryland Wing of the Civil Air Patrol for acting as marshals during the registration and judging periods. Mrs. Samantha Nelson for management of all aspects of the database. Many Teachers and Volunteers who assisted throughout the Science Fair event. St. Mary’s County Teachers and School Science Fair Coordinators for encouraging Science Fair participation. Mentors of Participants for advice and expertise provided to students. Parents/Guardians of Participants for encouragement and support throughout the Science Fair process. Student Participants for having questioning minds and seeking to solve real problems in science, mathematics, and engineering.
Recognitions
There have been many grand award winners over the past 50 years of the St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair. We would like to recognize those past award winners who are here celebrating the fair with us today:
Robert Blevins Preston Wood Jennifer Dowdell Nicole Carbonaro Elise Carbonaro Julie Walker Nicholas Bruno Courtney Bartels Bethany Schaeffer Kelly Gatton Alex Ragland Hailey Dodges Mark Ragland Shefali Shah Sarah Moore
The St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Board would like to thank Mr. Andrew Ridenour, a junior at Leonardtown High School, for designing the 50th Annual St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Program Cover. Thank you for sharing your talent and know that we appreciate all of the hard work that went into designing the cover.
Awards Ceremony
Welcome and Introductions…………………………………………………..… Dr. Allan Hovland
Recognition of the 50th Annual St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Mr. Bill Mattingly, Chairman Board of Education of St. Mary’s County
Recognition of Past Award Winners…………………………………….….….. Dr. Allan Hovland
Keynote Address………………………………………………………..…….. Mr. Edward Tunstel
Category Award Winners (both Junior and Senior Division)………….………. Dr. Allan Hovland
Enrichment Awards (both Junior and Senior Division)…………….….………. Dr. Allan Hovland
Special Merit Awards…………………………………………..…..Various Special Award Judges
Sparkle Awards (both Junior and Senior Division)…..………………..….……..Dr. Allan Hovland
Grand Award Winners (both Junior and Senior Division)……...……….………Dr. Allan Hovland
. **IMPORTANT NOTE**
All students who have been invited to participate in the Prince George’s Area Science Fair must meet in the media center immediately following the awards ceremony.
Edward Tunstel Group Leader Senior Robotics Engineer
Dr. Tunstel received the B.S. and M.E. degrees in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in robotics, from Howard University. His thesis addressed the use of symbolic computation for automated modeling of robotic manipulators / arms. In 1989 he joined the Robotic Intelligence Group at JPL supporting research and development activities on NASA planetary rover projects. As a JPL Fellow he received the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Mexico (UNM), where he became affiliated with the NASA Center for Autonomous Control Engineering (ACE). His dissertation addresses distributed fuzzy control of adaptive hierarchical behavior-based systems and its application to mobile robot navigation.
In his current capacity as a Senior Robotics Engineer, he directs engineering activities for robotics technology development. He also develops autonomous control and navigation algorithms, software, and systems for planetary rover research and flight projects. He recently served as Lead Systems Engineer for the Field Integrated Design and Operations (FIDO) rover technology task. Other recent and current assignments include the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) flight project, Task Manager for a study on disseminating NASA robotics software to universities, researcher for a study on future large space telescope technology, JPL PI/Task Manager for distributed science instrument system mobility and surveying, and Robotics Space Exploration Technology Program management assistance. For the MER mission, he served as a Flight Systems Engineer specializing in surface mobility & autonomous navigation, and now serves on the surface operations Spacecraft/Rover Engineering Team as Lead of its mobility and robotic arm sub-element.
Dr. Tunstel has authored over 100 journal, book chapter and conference publications, and has edited 3 books in his areas of expertise. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and member- at-large of the IEEE SMC Society Board of Governors. He is also a NSBE member-at- large and Chief Technologist of NSBE Space, an alumni special interest group of NSBE. He has held memberships in the AAAI, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, the New York Academy of Sciences, and ASME. He is an Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member of four international engineering journals. He has also served as NASA Technical Monitor for undergraduate student research programs and for NASA Faculty Awards for Research as well as co-advisor and committee member for graduate thesis and dissertation research at several universities.
AWARDS
The most important reward students entering the Science and Engineering Fair can receive is the experience and sense of accomplishment they receive from conducting a scientific investigation and exhibiting their achievements to their fellow students and the public. Therefore, each student entering a project will be recognized with a Certificate of Participation. The following additional recognition will be given for those projects judged to be superior:
Grand Award Plaques Junior Division Senior Division
First Place Medals and Ribbons Each category in each division
Second Place Medals and Ribbons Each category in each division
Honorable Mention Ribbons Awarded at the discretion of the judges
Enrichment Awards Achievement Special awards in each division to recognize in the following areas: Best Use of Inexpensive Materials Best Presentation Best Data Correlation Mike Moses Award for Best Teaching Aid Sparkle Awards Several awards will be made to those exhibitors who explain their projects with the most enthusiasm, rapport with listeners, and talent for effective communication.
NOTE: The judges are authorized to withhold an award in any division or subject area if exhibits are judged not to be of high enough caliber.
JUDGES
Stuart Altizer Michael Baltzley Mark Baysinger Julie Bernstein Carl Brothers Danielle Brown Nick Bruno Emilie Campbell Nicole Carbonaro Danielle Cass Debbie Cleavenger Gregory Cooke Dwayn Drake Erin Dupree Jennifer Dowdell Mike Edwards Eric Fallabel Matthew Fleck Julia Furey Stephanie Galanie Dennis Gordge Clay Griffin Randy Gross Rachel Hall Derwin Hansard Chris Hardman Stephanie Hartwick Katelyn Heydt Becky Ironmonger Anniece Isler Janice Kang Holly Kellogg John Kennedy Andy Koch Scott Loflin Edward Lorek Randy Mahr Patrick Mahlon Jim McCrary Martin McHugh Thelma Mendoza Pam Mertz Robert Miller Jerry Mobley Thomas Montgomery Heidi Moore Michael Nantkes Todd Newman Frank Nugent Jack Olah Josh Olexa Matthew Ontiveros Bob Paul Dean Peters Kristen Reese Ferd Reetz Maria Reyman Dave Roberts Chris Sanborn Krystyna Shudy Daniel Skelley Debbie Spalding Patrick Stack Charlie Stroup Mike Studivan Joshua Sulfridge Steve Summerlin Elaine Szymkowiak F. J. Talley Craig Tennant Brian Tennyson Christian Utara Theresa Van Dyken Phil Varady Julie Walker William Walker John Wells Sid Wood Michael Yu SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS
In addition to the previous awards presented by the Science Fair Board, the following awards will be given by the civic and professional groups shown, which meet the defined requirements of the sponsor:
Educational Systems Federal Credit Union
Four awards will be given.
International Council on Systems Engineering
One first and second place award in the senior and junior division. All projects involving an aspect of a complex system are eligible. The project should investigate a critical aspect of the complex system. The project should focus on collecting information that can be used to develop a useful system. Judges: Richard Miller, Chris Utara, Steve McKeown, John Walker, Ted Warren, Judy Walker, and Dawn Jaeger
Naval Science Awards
Three awards for senior division projects and three awards for junior division projects.
The Patuxent Partnership
Five awards will be given in the areas of Aeronautics/Aerospace, Electrical/Electronics, and Environment/Biology, and Physical/Life Science.
The Potomac River Association
One award for senior division and one award for junior division will be given in the area of environmental science.
SMECO
Two awards will be given for outstanding projects in energy and environmental conservation. Judge: Stacy Hill
Southern Maryland Association of Realtors
$750 scholarship for an overall outstanding project by a graduating senior Judge: Theresa Leonard
Southern Maryland Audubon Society
One-year student membership to the project that meets the criteria of the award for nature or conservation.
Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board
First and second place in the senior and junior division to the projects that best explore the field of resource conservation. Judges: Jeremy West, Elise DeRiel
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
$1,000 scholarship to an overall outstanding senior division project. Awarded to the student at the time of matriculation.
St. Mary’s Hospital
Several awards in the areas related to medicine and health.
St. Mary’s Soil Conservation District Award
One award in the senior and junior division for a deserving project in Soil Conservation or the Environment. Judge: Bruce Young
Town Creek Garden Club
One award in each division related to plants. Judge: Karina Ingersoll
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Maryland
The Joseph Priestly Award for Chemistry will be given as one award in the senior and junior. Joseph Priestly discovered gaseous oxygen and invented soda water. Judge: Bill Triplett and Janeen Grohsmeyer
Wyle Laboratories
Two awards in the senior division and two awards in the Junior Division for outstanding projects in engineering.
There have been many special award judges, representing various organizations, who have donated their time to judge projects and select winners for these awards.
The St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Board would like to express our appreciation for the encouragement and support you have provided for the Science Fair and for the students.
We would love to list everyone who has served as a special award judge here. However, as of this printing, we did not have a full list of names. Judges whose names were submitted were listed under the award description that they are presenting.
Please know that this does not lessen the appreciation we have for your contribution.
ANIMAL SCIENCES S-0101 Molly Tracy The Birds Are Alive with the Sound of Music Great Mills High School
BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES S-0201 Brian Brown Human Hearing Comparison by Age Chopticon High School S-0202T Danielle Wilkin and Dream Scheme Great Mills High School Claire Weber S-0203 Emily Kwasniak Age Affecting Memory Great Mills High School
BIOCHEMISTRY S-0301 Nathan Luke DNA Separation St. Mary's Ryken High School S-0302 Rachel Riser What Conditions Affect Fruit Ripening? Leonardtown High School S-0303 Bethany Poole How Greasy Are your Potato Chips? Great Mills High School S-0304 Ashley Dennis Soda: Bad to the Bone? Great Mills High School
CELLULAR & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY S-0401 Aparna Sajja Lactadherin Deficiency in Atherosclerotic Apoptosis Leonardtown High School
CHEMISTRY S-0501 Kate Finkelston Which Household Solvent Dissolves Permanent Ink? Leonardtown High School S-0502 Rachel Haas Rusting Iron Leonardtown High School S-0503 Jamie Branaman It's the Waxing on the Cake Leonardtown High School S-0504 Meghan Gleason Can Limestone Survive Against Acid Rain? St. Mary's Ryken High School S-0505 Craig Brubacher The Effect of Temperature on a Chemical Reaction Leonardtown High School S-0506 Sangeeta Sarkar Effect of Temperature on Enzyme Reaction Leonardtown High School S-0507 Amelia Ryan Cookie Chemistry Great Mills High School S-0508T Emali Kitchen and Esters and the Human Nose Chopticon High School Jonathan Munshaw S-0509 Malarie O'Brien Who's More Excited Great Mills High School Jordan Timmons and S-0510 Ethanol in the Kitchen Great Mills High School Sebastian Lothamer
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES S-0701 Sarah Harvey Solar Storm Affect on Magnetic Field Leonardtown High School
ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL S-0801 Amy Kvien Solar Hot Water Heaters Chopticon High School S-0802 Bethany Stratakes Rotor Blade Effectiveness Leonardtown High School S-0803 Emma Holmes Reclaiming Heat Pump Energy Great Mills High School S-0804 Noah Wichrowski Fatal Attraction Great Mills High School S-0805 Matt Eastburg Aerodynamic Drag Effects on Golf Balls Great Mills High School S-0806 Daniel Bolton Sound to Electricity Generator II Great Mills High School S-0807 Megan Triplett Asteroid Mining: Payload Launcher Great Mills High School S-0808 Robert Croxson, II Conversion to Solar Energy Great Mills High School S-0809 Joshua Culver Effects of Spacing on a Magnetic Linear Accelerator Great Mills High School S-0810 Zachary Venables Liquid Cooled Laptop Great Mills High School S-0811 Brandon Hoover Wind Power Turbine Great Mills High School S-0812 Kristina Sebacher Load-Handling: Capacity of Bridges Great Mills High School S-0813T Michael Klier and Reinventing the Wheel Great Mills High School Carson Myers S-0814 Alex Klapka Tennis Enhancements: Hype or Substance Part 2 Great Mills High School S-0815 Mark Ragland Simulating Ocean Water for Video Laser Comm. St. Mary's Ryken High School S-0816 Brendan Tomasic Engine Powered by Air II Great Mills High School
ENGINEERING: MATERIALS & BIOENGINEERING S-0901 Nicholas Whites Glow Walls Leonardtown High School S-0902 Dillon Norris Which Beginners Lacrosse Shaft is Strongest? Leonardtown High School S-0903 Conor Duffy Not So Noble Metals Leonardtown High School S-0904 Julia Lynn Elevator Weight Limits Great Mills High School S-0905 Nazat Dowla Cloth, Drop, and Roll Great Mills High School
ENERGY & TRANSPORTATION S-1001 Alexander Kracinovich Drag Caused by Wires on Biplanes Leonardtown High School S-1002 Sydney Dishman Don't Stop the Clock! Leonardtown High School S-1003 Zachary Lusk Insulated or Not? Great Mills High School S-1004 Jeremy Dehn What Are Winglets? Great Mills High School S-1005 Jason Bray Aerodynamic Affects of Design Changes Vehicles Great Mills High School S-1006 Joseph Vandegrift Leading and Trailing Devices on a Symmetrical Airfoil Great Mills High School S-1007 Michelle Dennis Improving Aerodynamics Great Mills High School S-1008 Taylor Renae Nelson High-Spirited Hovercrafts Great Mills High School
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT S-1101 Alison Treglia Comparing Run-Off of Different Fertilizers Great Mills High School
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE S-1201 Calvin Chi Which Wood Burns the Longest? Leonardtown High School S-1202 Christian Burton Levels of Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay Leonardtown High School S-1203 Caroline Taylor Biodiversity In Your Backyard Leonardtown High School S-1204 Jordan Rice Does Development Affect Global Temperature Great Mills High School S-1205 Karina Marks Swimming in Acid: Ocean Acidification Great Mills High School S-1206 Shefali Shah An Inconvenient Algal Truth Great Mills High School S-1207T Alexa Cohen and Triclosan Exposed Great Mills High School Katie Chan
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES S-1301 Ami D'Ambrosio What are the Chances? Chopticon High School
MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCE S-1401 Rebecca Birkholz Hair Today Gone Tomorrow Leonardtown High School S-1402 Kelles Gordge Take a Deep Breath! Great Mills High School
MICROBIOLOGY S-1501 William Lawson Don't Sweat It Great Mills High School
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY S-1601 Jesse Arnold Unidentified Fourth Dimensional Object Chopticon High School S-1602 Eumi Pok Differences in Pitches Leonardtown High School S-1603 Courtney Jennings Propeller Power Leonardtown High School S-1604 Kyle Beggs Measure the Speed of Light through Media Leonardtown High School S-1605 Mariko Sakemi Geometric Dome Frequency vs. Strength Great Mills High School S-1606 Frederick Bergen, III Light Energy Leonardtown High School
PLANT SCIENCES S-1701 Michelle Robinson How on Earth Does This Box Work?! Leonardtown High School S-1702 Lydia Browne How Acids and Bases Affect Plant Growth Great Mills High School S-1703 Tyler Gatton Hydroponics Irrigation Sources Great Mills High School S-1704 Austin Vale Growing Grass with Different Water Temperatures Great Mills High School
ANIMAL SCIENCE J-0101 Natalie Krissoff Does Temperature Affect Egg Laying Rate of Chickens? Father Andrew White School J-0102 Mary Williams To "B" or not to "B" St. John's School J-0103 Tristan Ritchey Does Dirunal Variation Effect Egg Production Mother Catherine Spalding School J-0104 Taylor Kuno Oysters - The Natural Water Filter Spring Ridge Middle School J-0105 Catherine Kachman Right or Left? Little Flower School J-0106 Reema Patel Forensic Footprints Spring Ridge Middle School
BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES J-0201 Randy Sprouse Movie Music Margaret Brent Middle School J-0202 Ronald McGee, Jr. Right Paw or Left? St. John's School J-0203 Hayden Buckler Is Your Memory Better in Color? Mother Catherine Spalding School J-0204 Rose Young Handwriting Characteristics - Feminine or Masculine? Spring Ridge Middle School
BIOCHEMISTRY J-0301 Katie Pappas Pigments are Everywhere! Father Andrew White School J-0302 Chelsea Kibler Battle of the Bars Spring Ridge Middle School
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY J-0401 Dustin Vachalek Osmosis Mother Catherine Spalding School J-0402 Caitlin Dugan Family Fingerprints St. John's School
CHEMISTRY J-0501 Emily Charles Absorbent Litter St. John's School J-0502 McKenzie Schneider pH of Cosmetics and Cleaners Leonardtown Middle School J-0503 Meredith Wood How Permanent are Permanent Markers? Leonardtown Middle School J-0504 Christina Szewczyk Preposterous Popcorn Little Flower School J-0505 Allison Lewis Lemon Clock Margaret Brent Middle School J-0506 Rosa Talley-Servetnick Kiss of Death Spring Ridge Middle School J-0507 Cameron Tucker The Bounce of the Polymer Spring Ridge Middle School J-0508 Katherine Dowdle House on Fire Father Andrew White School J-0509 Brittany Lyon Metal Magic Mother Catherine Spalding School J-0510 Natalie Emmart How Sweet It IS Mother Catherine Spalding School J-0511 Matthew Johnson Oil Viscosity Does it Matter? Father Andrew White School
COMPUTER SCIENCE J-0601 Kolin Fastnaught Project Biogen Margaret Brent Middle School J-0602 Jackie Smedley Sound Squeeze St. John's School J-0603 Andrew Herbig A Good Excuse to Use the Computer Spring Ridge Middle School
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE J-0701 Courtney Springer Is There A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On? Little Flower School J-0702 Megan Cenate Sunlight and Wind = Evaporation Margaret Brent Middle School
ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL J-0801 Brady Slattery Lemon Battery Esperanza Middle School J-0802 Alex Lusk, II The Car That Could…or Couldn't Spring Ridge Middle School J-0803 Patrizia Pelingon Teething Turbines Spring Ridge Middle School J-0804 Nicholas Tobler Vampire Drain Spring Ridge Middle School J-0805 Logan Dudley Blade Angle Matters Spring Ridge Middle School J-0806 Harrison Hope Solar Enhancer Spring Ridge Middle School
ENGINEERING: MATERIALS & BIOENGINEERING J-0901 Christie Norton Which Bat Is Best? Margaret Brent Middle School J-0902 Sarita Lee Random Roofs vs. Wacky Weather Spring Ridge Middle School J-0903 Todd Roberts May The Best Beam Win Spring Ridge Middle School J-0904 Travis Askins Stressed Skin Construction Spring Ridge Middle School J-0905 Emily Clark Soundproofing Spring Ridge Middle School J-0906 Sarah Carty Give Me A Hand on Mars Spring Ridge Middle School J-0907 Kelly McGowan I Crushed It! The Great Cement Event Spring Ridge Middle School J-0908 Harry Hewson Nature Versus Skyscraper Little Flower School J-0910 Daniel Morris Concrete vs. Mother Nature Spring Ridge Middle School
ENERGY & TRANSPORTATION J-1001 Robert Vandegrift Nose Cone Aerodynamics Spring Ridge Middle School J-1002 Robert Romano Effects of Wing Length and Shape Esperanza Middle School J-1003 Sohum Shah Wind the Energy of the Future Spring Ridge Middle School J-1004 Thomas Beary Traffic Power! Spring Ridge Middle School J-1005 Noah Varner Get Rid of Your Gas Spring Ridge Middle School J-1006 Christopher Matthias Wind Direction on Wind-Turbine Generation Father Andrew White School J-1007 Michael Lopez Wave Action Father Andrew White School J-1008 Madison Taylor Solar Water Heater Thin Is In Father Andrew White School J-1009 Ethan Rudman Testing Robots: Wheeled vs. Tracked Father Andrew White School J-1010 Eric Askins Holey Parachutes Spring Ridge Middle School J-1011 Ken Gill Static Load Hydroplaning Spring Ridge Middle School J-1012 Hannah Simmerman The Shape of Things to Come Spring Ridge Middle School J-1013 Tommy Sheehan Can Nuts Work? Little Flower School
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT J-1101 Madisson Wood What's the Dirt? Father Andrew White School J-1102 Katie Bye The Use of Laundry Water to Grow Plants St. John's School J-1103 Madeline Roberts Be Clean or Be Green Spring Ridge Middle School J-1104 Delaney Hancock Creepy Crawly Composters Spring Ridge Middle School J-1105 Katie Jahn Water, Water, Everywhere… Any to Drink? Spring Ridge Middle School J-1106 Stephen Henkel Are You a Water Waster? St. John's School J-1107 Jack Prewitt Hair for Oil Spills Spring Ridge Middle School J-1108 Hailey Dodges Build a Better Levee 2 Spring Ridge Middle School J-1109 Sara Moore Pain in the Glass! Spring Ridge Middle School
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE J-1201 Abby Brugman Pollution Effects St. John's School J-1202 Brittany Buckler SPLAT St. John's School J-1203 Benjamin Anderson Preventing the Squish Spring Ridge Middle School J-1204 Sienna Pollock Save the pHishies! Spring Ridge Middle School J-1205 Madeline Mattingly The Safest Water Father Andrew White School J-1206 Khalel Cabanacan Is There Lead In Your Local Soil? Spring Ridge Middle School J-1207 Samantha Long Polluted Waters St. John's School J-1208 Lexi Glockner How Fertilizer Impacts the Environment St. John's School J-1209 Aman Kankaria Are Sodas Safe to Drink? Leonardtown Middle School
MATHEMATICS J-1301 Patrick Offenbacher Apple Medley: How Random is an iPod? Spring Ridge Middle School J-1302 Nicholas Wilson What Are The Odds? Father Andrew White School
MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCE J-1401 Brianna Wedding Do Swines Have Ulcers Too? Spring Ridge Middle School J-1402 Aleksander Glut What Types of Liquids Cause Cavities in Teeth? Father Andrew White School J-1403 Blake Buckler Can You See Me Now? Mother Catherine Spalding School J-1404 Quinn Alsheimer What's Your Eye-Q! Spring Ridge Middle School Medicine & Health Science continued… J-1405 Sami Richards How Does Sugar Affect a Tooth? Mother Catherine Spalding J-1406 Erykah Skinner Esperanza Middle School J-1407 Cassie Oliver Got Oxygen? St. John's School J-1408 Keilar Ruppert Which Pain Reliever Dissolves the Fastest Margaret Brent Middle School
MICROBIOLOGY J-1501 Joss Goldsborough Do Plants Need Dirt to Grow? St. Johns' School
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY J-1601 Connor Bullis Antennae Test Father Andrew White School J-1602 Steffen Lindauer Under Pressure St. John's School J-1603 Colin Travis To Freeze or Not to Freeze? Father Andrew White School J-1604 Robert Schaidt Distilled and Chilled Father Andrew White School J-1605 Nicholas Ragland Silent Noise Father Andrew White School J-1606 Rupali Shah String 'n Swing Spring Ridge Middle School J-1607 Jake Dodges Vexing Velocity Vectors Spring Ridge Middle School J-1608 Connor Alsheimer Breaking News About Holograms Spring Ridge Middle School J-1609 Thomas Repasi Science Friction Esperanza Middle School J-1610 Nicholas Jones Fully Engulfed in Flames St. John's School
PLANT SCIENCES J-1701 Siena Lynch Which Plant Food Grows Plants More Quickly? Esperanza Middle School J-1702 Cullen Taylor Rock and Roll Takes Its Toll Father Andrew White School J-1703 Isabelle Lopez Earth's Own Fertilizer Father Andrew White School J-1704 William Gough Amazing Beans St. John's School J-1705 William Frech Biofuel for Your Lawn Father Andrew White School J-1706 Mary Kate Morgan It's Shocking! St. John's School J-1707 Mina Fahmi Plants Inner Polarity St. John's School J-1708 Elizabeth Feist Wacky Roots St. John's School
We are celebrating 50 years of science fairs in St. Mary's county. On our website, www.sm-sef.org, we have created a place where everyone can look at the past and help by filling in the holes in our history, as well as, giving everyone a chance to learn about our history. Last year we sent 22 high school students and 21 middle school students to the Prince Georges’ Area Regional Science and Engineering Fair, March 21 - 22, 2009. After the regional science fairs two of our students were awarded the opportunity to participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in Reno, Nevada. We were represented very well and one project received a 4th Grand Award in the Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical division.
Thank you for supporting and celebrating the 50th annual St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair with us!
PAST GRAND AWARD WINNERS
Year Award Name Title 1962 Senior Award: Robert Blevins Tone Transmitter and Receiver to Control a Boat
Junior Award: Allen Cheuvront Controlled Reflexes of Fishes
1963 Senior Award: Jon A. Swenson Transistorized Metal Locator
Junior Award: Allen Cheuvront Effects of Sound on Plant Growth
1964 Senior Award: Eva Barbarich Drugs vs. Radiation
Junior Award: James Boyd Lungless Frogs
1965 Senior Award: James Wible A Solar Spectroscope
Junior Award: Neil Ferri Bacteriostasis
1966 Senior Award: June Ferrari Effect of Legume Protein Diet in Albino Rats
Junior Award: Neil Segle The Anatomy of a Vortex
1967 Senior Award: Glen Gerberg Applied Telemetry Toward Acceleration Junior Award: Joseph Gardner Aerodynamics 1968 Senior Award: James Raley Monomolecular Reaction
Junior Award: David F. Kelly Constructing a Mathematical System
1969 Senior Award: Catherine Gohl Cancer No More Alvin Marshal Antennas for Space Communication Junior Award: Charles Kohl The Wonder of Stars
1971 Senior Award: Margo Nansteel Insecta - Chromosomes and Mutations
Junior Award: Cindy Ann Ford What Effect Does Overcrowding Have on Fish
1972 Senior Award: Beverly A. Hill Water Pollution Study
Junior Award: Mary M. Kelley Recovering Silver
1973 Grand Award: Susan M. Schlosser Solar Energy
1974 Senior Award: Michael Lynch E.P.S.A.I.
Junior Award: Karen E. Jarboe Oysters and Oil 1975 Grand Award: William G. Lindsley Aerodynamics and Designing a Wing 1976 Senior Award: Sue Ann McDonald The Process of Osmosis in Salmon
Junior Award: Ronald L. McCormick Oil – Water Separation
1977 Senior Award: Charles R. Daugherty Patterns of Numbers in Sequence"Sequence Junior Award: Scott E. Tilson Gravity Effects on Falling Bodies
1978 Senior Award: John F. Iekel The Year the East Dried Up
Junior Award: Barney H. Kable Indigestion
1979 Senior Award: Tracey Hammett Gravitational Forces on Drosophila
Junior Award: Dawn Nunziato Pinhole Cameras
1980 Senior Award: John Iekel Microclimates - Unseen Force
Junior Award: Annmari Ingersoll Health = Work + Diet
1981 Senior Award: Annmari Ingersoll Buttoning Down Nature's Preppy Look
Junior Award: Christina Ingersoll Wavelength: Chlorophyll: Growth
1982 Senior Award: David Fortney Mirrors and Reflections
Junior Award: Christina Ingersoll Chlorophyll's Clue Commence
1983 Senior Award: Joseph Cerrito Solar Powered Air Ships
Junior Award: Preston Wood Structural Lumber Strength
1984 Senior Award: Annette Howard Soxhlet Method of Extraction
Junior Award: Shannon Quinn What Factors Affect Daphnia the Most
1985 Senior Award: Barbara Earnshaw Function of Amyloplasts in Roots
Junior Award: Michelle Cardello What Chemicals Inhibit Mold Growth?
1986 Senior Award: Eric Fleming Fat vs. Fat
Junior Award: Michele Cardello Purple Spots Tell the Story
1987 Senior Award: Preston Wood Steam Turbo Prop
Junior Award: Kelly Dion Stunts That Mice Learn
1988 Senior Award: Sotanya Rushing The Bacterial Side of Mouthwash
Junior Award: Diana Gillam The Beat Goes On
1989 Senior Award: Christine Holmberg Sending Messages
Junior Award: Jennifer Dowdell Radio Wave Propagation
1990 Senior Award: Heather Hoyack Enzyme Action in Seeds
Junior Award: Zeena Lafeer Too Hot to Handle Too Cold to Grow
1991 Junior Award: Zeena Lafeer Do They Measure Up?
1992 Senior Award: Craig Bailey Go With The Flow
Junior Award: Meagan Dowdell Bubble Count
1993 Senior Award: Stacey O’Brien Seasonal Changes in Estuaries
Junior Award: Laura Stewart Water Wisdom
1994 Senior Award: Jennifer Dowdell Leaving the Competition in Tears
Junior Award: Jon Eichenmuller NPV vs. Wax Moth Larva
1995 Senior Award: Megan Dowdell What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
Junior Award: Andrew Troutman Ponder This
1996 Senior Award: Cassandra Lot Dissolving Struvite Stones
Junior Award: Christina Resico Water... Enjoy It Now; Search For It Later
1997 Senior Award: Kim Wessells Battling for Dominance: Onion vs. Lettuce
Junior Award: Nicole Carbonaro Domino Derby
1998 Senior Award: Danielle Kalkofen ELF Field Effects
Junior Award: Nicole Carbonaro Vocabulary - How Do You Learn It?
Intel ISEF: Nicole Carbonaro Vocabulary – How Do You Learn It? (Observer) 1999 Senior Award: Danielle Kalkofen Triclosan: Antibiotic Turned Mutagen
Junior Award: Kathleen Cox Microwave Radiation And Bean Plants
2000 Senior Award: Brett Darcy Engineering An Accurate Simulation
Intel ISEF: Brett Darcy Engineering An Accurate Simulation
Junior Award: Elise Carbonaro Give Me A Break!
2001 Senior Award: Kirsten Schuck Can Elodea densa Survive An Oil Spill?
Junior Award: Garvi Sheth Lead In Your Water
2002 Senior Award: Nicole Carbonaro Dancers And Hurdlers Leap For Physics
Intel ISEF: Nicole Carbonaro Dancers and Hurdlers Leap for Physics
Junior Award: James Moderski Boat Bows And Balloon Engines
2003 Senior Award: Michelle Mattingly Drums of Seawater
Team Award: Jeffrey Dronenburg Mad Science - Electrokinetic Propulsion Matthew Martz Intel ISEF: Jeffrey Dronenburg Mad Science - Electrokinetic Propulsion Matthew Martz Junior Award: Pierce Autry Algae Bloom: Chemical or Natural
2004 Senior Award: Daniel Page A Picture is Worth 2 Thousand Numbers
Team Award: Kalin Kane Relative Speaking…Correlations in Relativity Christianna Stavroudis Junior Award: Julie Walker Stumped
2005 Senior Award: Nick Bruno Diesel Fuel from Vegetable Oil
Intel ISEF: Nick Bruno Diesel Fuel from Vegetable Oil
Team Award: Amber Cook One Fly, Two Fly, Red Fly, White Fly Justine Crutchfield Junior Award: Courtney Bartels Raining Acid
2006 Senior Award: Nick Bruno A Novel Compound in Organic Synthesis
Intel ISEF: Julie Walker The Dust Devils Did It
Team Award Stephanie Galanie Make me a Match Diane Mattingly Junior Award Mark Ragland Laser Com System
2007 Senior Award Daniel Brand The Cost of Heat Loss
Junior Award Matthew Dowdle The Skyscraper
2008 Senior Award Amie Gilligan Sound Off! Tony Oblen Dead Zones: How to Save the Chesapeake Intel ISEF: Julie Walker What a MES: Mars Environment Simulator II
Team Award Kristen Dronenburg Punching Out Won’t Hurt So Bad Bethany Schaeffer Junior Award Hailey Dodges The Greater Gear Alex Ragland Aeroponics vs. Hydroponics 2009 Senior Award Mark Ragland Submerged Laser Communication Shefali Shah The Big, The Bad, and The Small – Part II Intel ISEF: Julie Walker What a MES: Mars Environment Simulator III
Junior Award Alex Ragland International Plant Station Sara Moore Feathered Flight Simulator Intel ISEF: Sara Moore (Observer) Feathered Flight Simulator
Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him
and calls the adventure Science. ~Edwin Powell Hubble, The Nature of Science, 1954 ―The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, annually provides a forum for more than 1,500 high school students from over 40 countries to showcase their independent research. The Intel ISEF is the premiere science competition in the world exclusively for students in grades 9–12. Each year, millions of students worldwide compete in local and school-sponsored science fairs; the winners of these events go on to participate in Intel ISEF-affiliated regional and state fairs from which the best win the opportunity to attend the Intel ISEF. The Intel ISEF unites these top young scientific minds, showcasing their talent on an international stage, enabling them to submit their work to judging by doctoral level scientists—and providing the opportunity to compete for nearly $4 million in prizes and scholarships. Society for Science & the Public partners with Intel—along with dozens of other corporate, academic, government and science-focused sponsors—who provide support and awards for the Intel ISEF each year. The Intel ISEF 2010 will be held May 9-14, 2010 in San Jose, California.‖ For more information regarding the Intel ISEF visit their website at http://www.societyforscience.org/isef
An overhead view of the Exhibit Floor of the Intel ISEF 2007 in Albuquerque, NM, where 1,512 finalists displayed their independent research and competed for nearly $4 million in
scholarships and awards
Since 2000 the St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Board is very proud to have had several students advance from the Regional Area Science and Engineering Fair in Prince George’s County, Maryland to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Those students are:
2000 Bret Darcy Engineering an Accurate Simulation 2002 Nicole Carbonaro Dancers and Hurdlers Leap for Physics 2003 Jeffery Dronenburg Mad Science - Electro kinetic Propulsion Matthew Martz 2005 Nick Bruno Diesel Fuel from Vegetable Oil 2006 Julie Walker The Dust Devils Did It 2008 Julie Walker What a MES: Mars Environment Simulator II 2009 Julie Walker What a MES: Mars Environment Simulator III
These students won several awards at the Intel ISEF’s that they attended. The highest award winner from the St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair is Julie Walker. In 2008 she won 2nd Place Grand Award in the Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical division.
Best wishes to all those who will represent us at the Prince George’s Area Science Fair
From the St. Mary’s County Science Fair Board
“Through [science] … the security and happiness of mankind are daily improved.” – Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) Chemist, Unitarian Minister, Educator Well done, all young scientists!
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