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2002
Intel ISEF Government & Industry Awards
U.S. Air Force First Awards of $3,000 BE001: Media Mayhem: Effects of Television Violence on Children. Natalie Rose Mergler, 17, Chaminade-Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio BI030: Establishing Evolutionary Relationships of Oklahoma Native Americans Through Mitochondrial DNA Analysis. Charles A. Jantzen, 17, Latta High School, Ada, Oklahoma BO037: Bactericidal Activity in vitro of Chihuahuan Desert Plants and a Synergistic Approach to Overcoming Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Resistance. Kevin Kuan Gao, 17, John Connally High School, Austin, Texas CH027: Energy Transfer in the A2SIGMA+ Excited State of the Hydroxyl Radical. Brandi Michelle Cossairt, 17, Mast Academy, Key Biscayne, Florida CS013: A. I. Vision: 3-D Stereoscopic Environment Reconstruction. Robert Earl Eunice, 17, Houston County High School, Warner Robins, Georgia EA025: Evolution in Motion: Orbital Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms. Ulyana N. Horodyskyj, 16, Padua Franciscan High School, Parma, Ohio EN079: Building an Autonomous Search and Rescue Robot. Ryan M Wistort, 18, Peninsula High School, Gig Harbor, Washington EV102: The Effect of Time of Exposure and Concentration of CCA Preservative on the Amount of Arsenic Absorbed into Chicken Skin from Pressure-treated Lumber. Katherine Douglas Van Schaik, 15, GN010: A New Fluorometric Method of Measuring Fibrillar Amyloid Beta-Protein in Alzheimer's Disease. Neha Chauhan, 15, Susan E. Wagner High School, Staten Island, New York MA030: Winter Wonderland: A Mathematical Analysis of Snowflakes. Amanda Bryce Shaw, 16, Seton School, Manassas, Virginia ME059: A Novel Method for Identifying and Isolating Human Skin Stem Cells Utilizing MXR-Pump Detection. Zachary Daniel Wissner-Gross, 17, Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, New York MI060: Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus: Investigating the Role of Heparin Binding in Retroviral Infection and Investigation of a Potential Anti-viral Therapy Target. Maria Elena De Obaldia, 15, Moorestown High School, Moorestown, New Jersey PH016: Bubble-based Resonance-Doppler Sensor for Liquid Characterization. Naveen Neil Sinha, 17, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico ZO016: Effect of RFR on the Water Maze Performance of Mice. Matthew Conrad Morrow, 18, Dekalb High School, Waterloo, Indiana Second Awards of $1,500 BE049: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Timing of Guidance in Visual Search. Nina Vasan, 18, Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia BI021: Etiology and Prevention of Cataracts in Diabetic Patients. Aman Kumar Jain, 17, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana BO018: Mathematical Analysis of 'Sudden Oak Death' Epidemiology. Raygen McKenzie Yantis, 18, Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach, Oregon CH038: Creation of a High-performance Polymer Blend. Edmund Francis Palermo, 17, Bay Shore High School, Bay Shore, New York CS054: An Improved Algorithm for Meshing Large and Complex Terrains. Scott Andrew Bender, 16, Spring Valley High School, Columbia, South Carolina EA018: Investigating the Role of the Dynamic Pipe Effect in Tornadogenesis. Ashley Elizabeth Tidwell, 18, Westmoore High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma EN090: Aerodynamic Advantages of the Seagull Wing. Sean T. Conroy, 17, Pennsylvania Home Schoolers, Kittanning, Pennsylvania EV092: Degradation of Glycerol in HySee 100%. Kyle Anthony Marsland, 17, Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona GN009: Effects of Omega-3 Fish Oil on Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels. Natalie Anne Malek, 18, Navasota High School, Navasota, Texas MA028: Barcodes: Reading Between the Lines. Krystle Jo Stockmaster, 17, Wynford High School, Bucyrus, Ohio ME053: Cardiovascular Stents with Shape Memory Alloys. Mark Mohan Mazumder, 17, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas MI036: Remediation of Berkeley Pit Water Using Genetically Modified Extremophilic Yeast: Phase III. Alexandra Hope Antonioli, 17, Butte High School, Butte, Montana PH026: Study of Atmospheric Turbulent Cells Using Stellar Aberration. Kyle Brady Winkleman, 14, H. Louis Scott Junior High School, Winchester, Tennessee ZO057: Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on the Movement of Artemia. Aaron Joseph Brown, 15, Cass Technical High School, Detroit, Michigan Team Award of $1,500 for each member ME303: Medicinal Properties of Sambucus canadensis and Achillea millefolium. Jesse Donald Ranney, 15, Catholic High School, New Iberia, Louisiana; Kathryn Theresa Breaux, 16, Catholic High School, New Iberia, Louisiana Team Award of $1,000 for each member EV302: Phytoremediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Soil Using Populus deltoides X Populus nigra: Phase IV. Nicholas Ronald Mattila, 17, Lincoln Senior High School, Thief River Falls, Minnesota; Matthew Thomas Dimich, 18, Lincoln Senior High School, Thief River Falls, Minnesota Each winner will receive a medallion, and a certificate of recognition. The teacher of each individual and team, will receive a grant in the amount of $300. U.S. Army Award of $3000 in savings bonds, a Certificate of Achievement and a gold medallion. BE004: Catching Liars: An Innovative Study in Infrared Lie Detection. John Scott Newman, 16, Yorktown High School, Arlington, Virginia BI015: Immune Response Initiation in Port-Orford-Cedar to Inhibit Phytophthora lateralis Infection. Nicole Renee Blalock, 17, Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach, Oregon BO061: Flammability of the Needles and Scales of Seven Species of Western Montana Conifers. Josh Michael Schwartzman, 18, Big Sky High School, Missoula, Montana CH053: Biocatalytic Composite Electrodes for Biofuel Cell Applications. Daniel Clayton Appel, 15, Eldorado High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico CS017: Ceebler: An HTTP Proxy for Secure, Fine-grained Access Control of Cookies. Joshua Michael Hailpern, 18, John Jay High School, Katonah, New York EA025: Evolution in Motion: Orbital Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms. Ulyana N. Horodyskyj, 16, Padua Franciscan High School, Parma, Ohio EN011: CEDRS (Cost Effective Digital Radiography System). Christopher Bligh Komanski, 17, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida EV093: Macro-invertebrate Diversity in Stream Bionetworks. Rebecca Jennifer Miriam Krystosek, 17, Bagley Junior-Senior High School, Bagley, Minnesota GN010: A New Fluorometric Method of Measuring Fibrillar Amyloid Beta-Protein in Alzheimer's Disease. Neha Chauhan, 15, Susan E. Wagner High School, Staten Island, New York MA035: Mathematical Correlation of Sound and Light Waves. Siir Sirinyasam Kilkis, 17, Greenwood Laboratory School, Springfield, Missouri MA302: Profinite Fibonacci Numbers. Davy Kim, 16, Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey; Eve Drucker, 17, Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey ME040: Anticancer Properties of Turmeric Against Pediatric Leukemia. Reshma Ramachandran, 14, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, Florida MI061: Crosstalk Between Maternal and Neonatal Immune Response. Jyothi Satish Chandra, 17, Central High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PH012: Model Membrane Biophysics: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Synaptic Vesicle Fusion. Vinita Marie Alexander, 17, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky ZO059: Soy Silage. Christopher John Nelson, 18, West Central Valley High School, Stuart, Iowa One expense paid trip to London International Youth Science Forum, $3,000 in savings bonds, $300 from the Association of the United States Army, gold medallion and Certificate of Achievement. CS010: Pattern Detection in Quasi-periodic Waveforms: Application to Speech Compression. Ezra Jacob Rapoport, 18, Horace Mann School, Bronx, New York Alternate to attend the London International Youth Science Forum PH012: Model Membrane Biophysics: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Synaptic Vesicle Fusion. Vinita Marie Alexander, 17, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky Two expense paid trips to Operation Cherry Blossom in Tokyo, Japan. Each trip winner will also receive $3,000 in savings bonds, $300 from the Association of the United States Army, a gold medallion and Certificate of Achievement. EV015: Functional Tolerance and Accumulation of Lead: A Novel Approach to Understanding and Improving Uptake. Marc Anthony Burrell, 18, Nicolet High School, Glendale, Wisconsin ME082: Why Are Sharks Resistant to Cancer? The Unique Core Structure of the Shark P53 Gene. Jeanna Qingyang Liu, 17, Century High School, Rochester, Minnesota Alternate for the Operation Cherry Blossom trip to Toyko, Japan MI061: Crosstalk Between Maternal and Neonatal Immune Response. Jyothi Satish Chandra, 17, Central High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Scholarship in the amount of $8,000 BE001: Media Mayhem: Effects of Television Violence on Children. Natalie Rose Mergler, 17, Chaminade-Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio BI021: Etiology and Prevention of Cataracts in Diabetic Patients. Aman Kumar Jain, 17, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana BO064: The Maize Plant: Genetic Influence on the Stem Vascular Development and Its Aerodynamic Responses. Wayne Yuen Cheng, 17, Williamsville High School East, East Amherst, New York CH027: Energy Transfer in the A2SIGMA+ Excited State of the Hydroxyl Radical. Brandi Michelle Cossairt, 17, Mast Academy, Key Biscayne, Florida CS010: Pattern Detection in Quasi-periodic Waveforms: Application to Speech Compression. Ezra Jacob Rapoport, 18, Horace Mann School, Bronx, New York EA038: Tessera Rings on Venus: The Unrecognized Remnants of Crustal Plateaus. Carolyn Morgan Tewksbury, 16, Clinton Senior High School, Clinton, New York EN039: Design and Fabrication of a Peristaltic Micropump. Mark William Knight, 18, Catlin Gabel School The, Portland, Oregon EV068: Influence of Organic Nitrogen Species on Aureococcus anophagefferens and Competing Phytoplankton. Kristen Ann Goodrich, 17, West Islip High School, West Islip, New York GN013: Relationship Between Metabolic Rate and Lifespan. Emily Patricia Norwood, 17, Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas MA009: Nullhomotopic Knots in Real Projective Space. Nikita Rozenblyum, 18, Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York ME066: Regulation of Tumor Angiogenesis and Apoptosis via Suppression of the Translation Initiation Factor eIF4E in Prostate Cancer. Rebecca Anne McGaha, 17, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana MI036: Remediation of Berkeley Pit Water Using Genetically Modified Extremophilic Yeast: Phase III. Alexandra Hope Antonioli, 17, Butte High School, Butte, Montana PH016: Bubble-based Resonance-Doppler Sensor for Liquid Characterization. Naveen Neil Sinha, 17, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico ZO016: Effect of RFR on the Water Maze Performance of Mice. Matthew Conrad Morrow, 18, Dekalb High School, Waterloo, Indiana Scholarships are payable at $2,000 a year for four years. Recipients also receive a certificate signed by the Chief of Naval Research and the Vice Chief of Naval Research, and a U.S. Navy memento. U.S. Coast Guard First Award of $5,000 and plaque EV004: Utilization of Electromagnetic Fields as a Nontoxic Antifoulant. Elizabeth Van Cortlandt Varela, 16, West Potomac High School, Alexandria, Virginia Second Award of $3,000 and plaque CS014: Automatic Packet Reporting System: Building a Large Scale Geospatial Database. James J Jefferson, 17, Winona Senior High School, Winona, Minnesota Third Award of $1,000 and plaque EN089: Tough Tanks. Brent W. Tyler, 16, Hilton Head Preparatory School, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Fourth Award of $500 and plaque BE040: Retention of Information as a Function of Presentation Media. Caleb Tyrell Gallemore, 17, Seneca High School, Seneca, Missouri Honorable Mention Award of $100 CH303: Salinity, Buoyancy and Drag. Nicole Marie Parsels, 17, Oak Grove High School, San Jose, California; Keiko Marianne Imazumi, 17, Oak Grove High School, San Jose, California EN034: Effects of Water Saturation on Tensile Strength of Wood. Lea Ashleigh Ruppert, 14, Francis Howell High School, Saint Charles, Missouri EN096: The Design of a Localized Positioning System. Brian Todd VanOsdol, 18, Glendale High School, Springfield, Missouri U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development First Award of $5,000 EV023: Effect of Capsaicin vs. Potassium and Silicon on Zebra Mussel Substrate Adhesion. Mark Edward Jackson, 17, Sheridan High School, Sheridan, Arkansas Second Award of $3,000 EV085: Oil Spills...."Hair" Today, Gone Tomorrow: A New Design Technology and Application for Oil Spill Clean-ups. Shannon Elizabeth Ward, 15, Childersburg High School, Childersburg, Alabama Third Award of $1,000 BE030: Effects of Sleep-deprivation on Short-term Cognitive Capacity. Brent Michael Foster, 17, Red Mountain High School, Mesa, Arizona Fourth Award $500 EN014: Investigating Various Factors in Both a Liquid-electrolyte and Polymer-electrolyte Membrane Direct-methanol Fuel Cell to Maximize Total Power Output. Douglas George Lavanture, 15, John Adams High School, South Bend, Indiana Honorable Mention of $100 BE049: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Timing of Guidance in Visual Search. Nina Vasan, 18, Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia CH020: Effect of Controlling Hydrogen on the Power Output of Fuel Cells. Whitney Elan Colella, 15, Francis Howell High School, Saint Charles, Missouri CH040: Utilizing Room Temperature Ionic Liquids as the Electrolyte in an Electrochemical Cell. Kunil Kaushik Raval, 16, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan Areas of interest include: Intelligent Waterway Systems - technologies and techniques for ensuring cost effective navigation safety; Energy Management Technologies - energy alternatives offering reduced maintenance cost by reduction of wear on moving parts; Human Error Reduction - research into the mechanisms that contribute to crew fatigue and additional factors that may lead to human error; Oil Spill Response - innovative concepts to improve recovery rates; Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) - Innovative way of preventing rampant propagation of ANS. National Aeronautics and Space Administration All expense-paid trip to attend the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama and a certificate BO027: Brassica Biofumigation: Screening of Glucosinolate Containing Plants for Anticarcinogenic Activity, Phase III. Heather Nicole Hannahan, 17, Clarkrange High School, Clarkrange, Tennessee CH021: Nanoconstruction with Self-assembling DNA-PNA Complexes. Alexander C. Mittal, 17, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut CH027: Energy Transfer in the A2SIGMA+ Excited State of the Hydroxyl Radical. Brandi Michelle Cossairt, 17, Mast Academy, Key Biscayne, Florida CS019: Collision Determination and Response in the Third Dimension. Arya Mohammad Iranmanesh, 16, Roanoke Valley Governors School for Science and Technology, Roanoke, Virginia CS029: Breaking the Crypt. Jake Daniel Hertenstein, 17, De Soto High School, De Soto, Missouri CS048: A Novel Calculus-based Cipher. John Michael Tuley, 17, Penn-Trafford High School, Harrison City, Pennsylvania EA025: Evolution in Motion: Orbital Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms. Ulyana N. Horodyskyj, 16, Padua Franciscan High School, Parma, Ohio EA038: Tessera Rings on Venus: The Unrecognized Remnants of Crustal Plateaus. Carolyn Morgan Tewksbury, 16, Clinton Senior High School, Clinton, New York EN026: A Shape Memory Alloy Applied to Prosthetics. Matthew Domenic Corvese, 16, Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick, Rhode Island EN027: Sweet PVC Rocketry. Nigel Forest Reuel, 16, Rio Rancho High School, Rio Rancho, New Mexico EN055: Feasibility of Converting the Kinetic Energy of Airflow Around a Car into Electrical Energy for Powering the Car. Vijay Kailas Brihmadesam, 17, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, Mississippi EV013: Identifying Bacteria that Have Crossed the Atlantic Ocean in Clouds of African Dust Using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), DNA Cloning and DNA Sequencing: Two-Year Study. Timothy Calvin Borden, 16, Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Florida GN018: Can a Telomere Be Extended by Foreign Telomerase?. Herbert Mason Hedberg, 16, North Attleboro High School, North Attleboro, Massachusetts MA037: An Expansion of the Spruce Budworm Model Using a Time-dependant Growth Rate. Christopher Ryan Bruner, 16, Wewoka High School, Wewoka, Oklahoma ME065: Expression of Constitutively Active Oncogene, c-Src, Disrupts Cell-cell Adhesion. Ankita C Baxi, 16, Houston High School, Germantown, Tennessee PH016: Bubble-based Resonance-Doppler Sensor for Liquid Characterization. Naveen Neil Sinha, 17, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico Honorable Mention Award Certificates for International Students, and Students under the age of 16. CH053: Biocatalytic Composite Electrodes for Biofuel Cell Applications. Daniel Clayton Appel, 15, Eldorado High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico CS042: Artificial Neural Networks: Mechanisms of Pattern Recognition and Learning. Kimberly Elise Reinhold, 14, Saint Joseph Junior Senior High School, Hilo, Hawaii EA037: Adaptive Telescope Control Using Star-Pattern Recognition. Jonathan Nicholas Sick, 16, Queen Elizabeth Sr High School, Calgary, Canada EN048: Robotic Tactile Sensing. Joshua C Kline, 15, Liverpool High School, Liverpool, New York EN065: Fiber Optic Smart Skin. Pencilla Lang, 14, London, Ontario, Canada MA024: Design of Custom Integrated Circuits via New Algebraic Method. Jan Hrdy, 20, High Technical School, Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic MI048: Antioxidants: Effects on Microglial Neurotoxicity. Crystal Mary-Lou Pinto, 18, Francis Libermann Catholic High School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada DuPont will recognize individual entries in the categories of Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Physics and Engineering, and Mathematics; as best exemplifies DuPont's excellence in research. A $500 award is presented in each of these categories. BI040: From Food Preservation to Nanotechnology: Applications of the Mucilage-creating Properties of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum). Kavita M. Shukla, 17, Centennial High School, Ellicott City, Maryland BI044: Baculovirus Vectors for Expression of HIV-2 Nef Protein in Sf9 Cell. April Renee Ruffin, 17, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland CS042: Artificial Neural Networks: Mechanisms of Pattern Recognition and Learning. Kimberly Elise Reinhold, 14, Saint Joseph Junior Senior High School, Hilo, Hawaii PH016: Bubble-based Resonance-Doppler Sensor for Liquid Characterization. Naveen Neil Sinha, 17, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico Bureau of Reclamation/U.S. Department
of the Interior First Award of $500 and matching grant to winner's school EV040: Automated Detection and Removal System for Industrial Water Pollutants. Elina Onitskansky, 17, Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, Ohio Second Award of $300 and matching grant to winner's school PH016: Bubble-based Resonance-Doppler Sensor for Liquid Characterization. Naveen Neil Sinha, 17, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico Third Award of $200 and matching grant to winner's school ZO032: Biology and Behaviors of Hydra in Chromium Polluted Waters and Their Practical Application. Mingzhi Qu, 16, High School Attached to Fudan University, Shanghai, China Honorable Mention Awards EV056: Effects of Elevated Levels of Fecal Coliform and Sewage Effluent on Mytilus trossulus. Natalie Adele Hale, 16, Juneau-Douglas High School, Juneau, Alaska EV328: Little Plant for the Treatment of Used Waters. Carolina Cubillos, 14, Eagle School, Antofagasta, Chile; Costanza Tapia, 14, Eagle School, Antofagasta, Chile Each student receives a Certificate of Achievement, a letter from the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, a paperweight and a tote bag. Patent and Trademark Office / U.S.Department
of Commerce / Patent and Trademark Office Society Grand Award of $1,000 PH024: Length Dependent Polarization Mode Dispersion Measurement. Mirza Asim Baig, 18, McNair Academic High School, Jersey City, New Jersey First Award of $200 CH047: Biodiesel: Fuel of the Future? Phase II. Joshua James Chilson, 15, Florence High School, Florence, South Dakota CS014: Automatic Packet Reporting System: Building a Large Scale Geospatial Database. James J Jefferson, 17, Winona Senior High School, Winona, Minnesota EA013: The Cosmic Early Warning. Adam Michael Curry, 17, Palisade Senior High School, Palisade, Colorado EN045: Hybrid Rocket Motors: Design, Construction and Flight. Thomas Raymond Sanders, 17, Lake Havasu High School, Lake Havasu City, Arizona EN093: Solid Hydrogen Storage Using Depleted Uranium. Bryan William Christian, 17, Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, Georgia EV048: Creating Collagen Gelatin Aerosols. Nathan Kyle Wright, 17, O'Donnell High School, O'Donnell, Texas MI057: Upregulation of IL-2 Protein Expression in EL-4 T Cells. Jessica Elizabeth Ann Kaae, 17, Charles M Russell High School, Great Falls, Montana Second Award of $150 CH021: Nanoconstruction with Self-assembling DNA-PNA Complexes. Alexander C. Mittal, 17, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut CS029: Breaking the Crypt. Jake Daniel Hertenstein, 17, De Soto High School, De Soto, Missouri CS053: Virtual FlashCards. Jonathan Paul K. Palley, 17, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, California EA036: Heat of Condensation: A Natural Source of Protective Heat, Second-Year Study. Shamsher Singh Samra, 15, Clovis West High School, Fresno, California EN105: Heat Transfer Enhancement of Drag Reducing Surfactants Using Ultrasonic Energy. Joline Marie Fan, 14, Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington, Ohio EV040: Automated Detection and Removal System for Industrial Water Pollutants. Elina Onitskansky, 17, Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, Ohio MI048: Antioxidants: Effects on Microglial Neurotoxicity. Crystal Mary-Lou Pinto, 18, Francis Libermann Catholic High School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PH036: Relativity on the Desktop: Illustrative Models of Einsteinian Physics. Michael Henry Fischer, 16, Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, California Grand Award includes a framed copy of the first patent granted in the U.S., and a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol. Asbury College Scholarship award of $5,000 per year for four years. CH035: Fun with Fuels. James Patrick Whalen, 16, Xenia Christian Academy, Xenia, Ohio Recipient must meet the admission, scholarship, and scholarship renewal requirements of the college. Bellarmine University Scholarship value exceeds $70,000 over four years ME014: In vitro Study of the Antimicrobial Effects of Honey on Staphylococcus epidermidis. Brittany Lee Melton, 17, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Terre Haute, Indiana Bellarmine University and the Kentucky
Community & Technical College System Award Scholarship CH033: Improving the Performance of Nanocrystalline Solar Cells and the Discovery of a New Electrochemical Cell. Allison Ruth Morris, 15, Notre Dame Academy, Covington, Kentucky ME004: Fingerprint Profiling: Are We at Risk?. Margaret Ann Stewart, 14, Ballard High School, Louisville, Kentucky Two, 1/2 scholarships will be awarded to pursue a first bachelor's degree in any area of study. Recipients must enroll as a full time student. California State University, Fresno Scholarships in the amount of $5,000 per year for four years; after matriculation BE029: The Eyes Have It: Visual Perception in Children with and without Dyslexia, Phase II. Stephanie A Williams, 16, Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, California EV043: Eutrophication Control with Calcium Carbonate Filters and Denitrification. Vijay Yanamadala, 15, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, California Campbellville University Centre College Drexel University - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Full-tuition scholarships BE004: Catching Liars: An Innovative Study in Infrared Lie Detection. John Scott Newman, 16, Yorktown High School, Arlington, Virginia CS019: Collision Determination and Response in the Third Dimension. Arya Mohammad Iranmanesh, 16, Roanoke Valley Governors School for Science and Technology, Roanoke, Virginia EN062: Vortex-induced Vibrations on Flexible Cylinders. Bryce Kittinger Campbell, 17, Academy of Science and Technology, Conroe, Texas EV087: Biodiesel: The Clear Choice. Brittany Jo Ekre, 17, Beach High School, Beach, North Dakota MA030: Winter Wonderland: A Mathematical Analysis of Snowflakes. Amanda Bryce Shaw, 16, Seton School, Manassas, Virginia ME053: Cardiovascular Stents with Shape Memory Alloys. Mark Mohan Mazumder, 17, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas MI036: Remediation of Berkeley Pit Water Using Genetically Modified Extremophilic Yeast: Phase III. Alexandra Hope Antonioli, 17, Butte High School, Butte, Montana PH016: Bubble-based Resonance-Doppler Sensor for Liquid Characterization. Naveen Neil Sinha, 17, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico Scholarships are renewable for up to 5 years pending maintenance of a 3.0 GPA and full-time status. Each scholarship is valued at $73,625. Winners of these scholarships will be given preferential consideration during the application process. Eastern Kentucky University Scholarship award of $5,000 per year for four years and out of state tuition EV060: Hidden Consequences of Tire Wear: Two-Year Study. David A Joseph, 17, The Linsly School, Wheeling, West Virginia Florida Institute of Technology $10,000 per year Scholarships, renewable annually. BE001: Media Mayhem: Effects of Television Violence on Children. Natalie Rose Mergler, 17, Chaminade-Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio BI049: Use of P-Elements to Knock Out Genes in Drosophila melanogaster. Michael Adam Gorin, 17, Lynbrook Senior High School, Lynbrook, New York BO011: Effect of Nutrient Absence on the Amount of DNA in Plants: Two-Year Study. Amy K. Weaver, 17, Sebring High School, Sebring, Florida BO035: Does Centrifugal Force Affect Plant Growth?. Kathleen Camille Walker, 17, Brownsville Porter High School, Brownsville, Texas CS048: A Novel Calculus-based Cipher. John Michael Tuley, 17, Penn-Trafford High School, Harrison City, Pennsylvania EA043: Optical Divide: An Independent Assessment of a Subset of Hipparcos and Tycho-2 Proper Motions: Phase III. Sabrina Curie Snell, 16, School Without Walls, Washington, District of Columbia EA044: Tracking and Measuring Magnetic Storms with a Magnetometer. Stuart Earl Anderson, 17, Emmaus High School, Emmaus, Pennsylvania EN010: Cooperative Autonomous Robotics Utilizing Ant Pheromone Behavior. Joshua Brent Miller, 17, Eau Gallie High School, Melbourne, Florida EN057: Perlite Concrete. Caitlin Marie Dills, 17, Basic High School, Henderson, Nevada EV017: Can Electro-osmosis Be Used to Remove Heavy Metal Contaminates from Soil?. Jason Michael Schuler, 17, Lakewood High School, Saint Petersburg, Florida Georgetown College Renewal scholarship award of $5,000 to $9,000 per year for four years BE034: Relation of False Memory Creation to Emotional Content and Mode of Presentation in Word Lists. Shannon Quinn Turney, 15, Notre Dame Academy, Covington, Kentucky BO041: Comparison of the Genotypes and Phenotypes in the F2 Population of the Same Genetic Line of Cucurbita pepo. Whitney Marie Beck, 18, Pettisville High School, Pettisville, Ohio EV020: Current Status of Mariculture in the Southeast Coast of China and Proposed Strategies. Yanting Guo, 18, The Affiliated High School of South China Normal Univ., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Indiana University Tuition scholarship of $5,000 per year BE024: Portable Infrared Navigational Aid for the Blind. Frank Gerald Aguilar, 17, Lane Technical High School, Chicago, Illinois BI049: Use of P-Elements to Knock Out Genes in Drosophila melanogaster. Michael Adam Gorin, 17, Lynbrook Senior High School, Lynbrook, New York BO014: Electromagnetic Fields on Lactuca sativa: Phase III. Heather K LeFleur, 17, Stuart-Menlo High School, Stuart, Iowa CH050: Synthesis of Monomer Precursors for Piezoelectric Polymers. Kamaljit Singh Chahal, 17, Cass Technical High School, Detroit, Michigan CS048: A Novel Calculus-based Cipher. John Michael Tuley, 17, Penn-Trafford High School, Harrison City, Pennsylvania EA044: Tracking and Measuring Magnetic Storms with a Magnetometer. Stuart Earl Anderson, 17, Emmaus High School, Emmaus, Pennsylvania EV081: Phototoxicity of Hypericin and Alpha-Terthienyl to Tenebrio molitor, Drosophila melanogaster, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Adam Paul Rago, 16, Falmouth High School, Falmouth, Massachusetts MA030: Winter Wonderland: A Mathematical Analysis of Snowflakes. Amanda Bryce Shaw, 16, Seton School, Manassas, Virginia ME053: Cardiovascular Stents with Shape Memory Alloys. Mark Mohan Mazumder, 17, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas MI011: Less is More: Achieving the Minimal Therapeutic Dose for Streptococcus pneumoniae. Nadia Ambreen Agha, 17, Satellite High School, Satellite Beach, Florida PH033: Drafting: Is It Real?. Stephen Francis Snow, 16, Patrician Academy, Butler, Alabama ZO041: Mutant Flies and Brain Genes. Mengfei Huang, 17, Bellaire Senior High School, Bellaire, Texas Kentucky State University Scholarship in Biology BI051: Synchronization vs. Sensitization of Prostate Cancer Cells by Curcumin. David Nima Meigooni, 15, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky BO019: Rapid Vegetative Propagation Using Benzyladenine Solution. Tiffany Nichole Swann, 17, Houston County High School, Warner Robins, Georgia Scholarship in Chemistry CH049: Household Item or Insulator?. Meet Shirish Patel, 16, Divine Child High School, Dearborn, Michigan Scholarship in Computer Science CS049: Interpretation of Tactile, Vision, and Hearing: A Communication and Feedback Experience. Alicia Lorraine Worley, 16, Keyser High School, Keyser, West Virginia Scholarship in Mathematics MA037: An Expansion of the Spruce Budworm Model Using a Time-dependant Growth Rate. Christopher Ryan Bruner, 16, Wewoka High School, Wewoka, Oklahoma In-state students $7,418 per year for 4 years, out-of-state students $11,978 per year for 4 years.Scholarships will be adjusted to accommodate tuition increases. Midway College Scholarship Award of $5,000 per year for four years. EV061: Pressurized Wood: Is It Environmentally Safe? Three-Year Study. Elizabeth Anne Harmon, 18, West Lauderdale High School, Collinsville, Mississippi MI002: Effect of Triclosan on Antibiotic Resistance. Sara Ellen McFarland, 17, Hoehne Senior High School, Hoehne, Colorado ZO002: Controlling Fire Ants by Preventing the Molting Process. Melanie Elizabeth Pyle, 18, Colquitt County High School, Moultrie, Georgia Murray State University Full Scholarship Award EN041: Tech A Sketch. Tony David Liechty, 17, Leo Junior-Senior High School, Leo, Indiana All applicants must meet the admission and scholarship requirements of the university. In-state residents $7,463 per year for 4 years, out-of-state students $12,498 per year for 4 years New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Full tuition Scholarship EN029: Burn Rate Measurement of Solid PSAN/Mg Propellant with Various Binders. Nathaniel David Brown, 16, Life Christian Academy, Harvest, Alabama EV006: Evaluating Designer Solids for Remediation of Heavy Elements in Aqueous Waste Streams. Jessica Dawn Caver, 17, Woodlin High School, Woodrow, Colorado EV050: Preliminary Assessment of Avondale Park. Aja Maria Hazelhoff, 15, The Altamont School, Birmingham, Alabama Each scholarship will cover full tuition, fees, room and board each year, renewable for four years for a total value up to $60,000. Northeastern University Northern Kentucky University Scholarship award of $5,000 per year for four years. EV044: Rainfall as a Vehicle of Pollution and Contamination in Beaches and Recreational Waters. Eddy Leal, 16, Academia Del Perpetuo Socorro, Miramar, Puerto Rico Polytechnic University Partial tuition scholarships CH040: Utilizing Room Temperature Ionic Liquids as the Electrolyte in an Electrochemical Cell. Kunil Kaushik Raval, 16, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan CS049: Interpretation of Tactile, Vision, and Hearing: A Communication and Feedback Experience. Alicia Lorraine Worley, 16, Keyser High School, Keyser, West Virginia EN062: Vortex-induced Vibrations on Flexible Cylinders. Bryce Kittinger Campbell, 17, Academy of Science and Technology, Conroe, Texas EV081: Phototoxicity of Hypericin and Alpha-Terthienyl to Tenebrio molitor, Drosophila melanogaster, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Adam Paul Rago, 16, Falmouth High School, Falmouth, Massachusetts MA040: Adyasuren's Inequality. Anar Dauletovna Meirkhanova, 17, Taldykorgan, Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan PH012: Model Membrane Biophysics: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Synaptic Vesicle Fusion. Vinita Marie Alexander, 17, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky Six partial tuition scholarships valued at $10,500 over four years are available at Polytechnic for each year of full-time study and for students who are qualified to attend Polytechnic Institute Union College Scholarship Award of $5,000 per year for four years CH033: Improving the Performance of Nanocrystalline Solar Cells and the Discovery of a New Electrochemical Cell. Allison Ruth Morris, 15, Notre Dame Academy, Covington, Kentucky MI043: Escheriachia coli Residue on Cutting Board Surfaces. Jessica Lee Johnson, 17, Hilltop High School, West Unity, Ohio University of Kentucky Graduate Scholarships BI051: Synchronization vs. Sensitization of Prostate Cancer Cells by Curcumin. David Nima Meigooni, 15, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky CS010: Pattern Detection in Quasi-periodic Waveforms: Application to Speech Compression. Ezra Jacob Rapoport, 18, Horace Mann School, Bronx, New York EN041: Tech A Sketch. Tony David Liechty, 17, Leo Junior-Senior High School, Leo, Indiana PH012: Model Membrane Biophysics: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Synaptic Vesicle Fusion. Vinita Marie Alexander, 17, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky University of Kentucky College of Engineering
and the Kentucky Community & Technical College System Scholarship award of $5,000 per year for four years PH038: Designing for Heat Resistance. Kristin Elizabeth Banik, 18, Marshall County High School, Benton, Kentucky For the first two years, the scholarship (at current 2001-02 tuition levels) will cover tuition, fees, books, and equipment, travel and a summer internship at the UK College of Engineering. During the junior and senior years, the scholarship will cover tuition, fees, books and equipment, at a minimum. University of Louisville Scholarship award offered in the 14 Intel ISEF categories BE006: Understanding Gender Differences in Achievement Motivation in 6th-12th Grade Students. Emma Essock-Burns, 17, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky BE049: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Timing of Guidance in Visual Search. Nina Vasan, 18, Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia BI027: Molecular Modeling and the Identification of Functional Domains of a New Adhesive Molecule in Inflammatory Thrombosis. Tahir Ahmed, 17, Midwood High School at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York BI035: Active Site Convergence of BETA-Lactamases Predicts a Novel Mechanism of Substrate Hydrolysis by Class B Metallo-BETA-Lactamases. Debarshi Mustafi, 17, Kenwood Academy, Chicago, Illinois BO028: Generating a Population of Arabidopsis Mutants Altered in the Function of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase Kinase Using a Transgenic Screening Approach. Bryan Armando Lemus, 16, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School, Miami, Florida BO037: Bactericidal Activity in vitro of Chihuahuan Desert Plants and a Synergistic Approach to Overcoming Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Resistance. Kevin Kuan Gao, 17, John Connally High School, Austin, Texas CH018: Effect of Pigment Size on UV-related Fading of Paint: Phase II. Emily Michele Kraft, 16, Evansville Day School, Evansville, Indiana CH033: Improving the Performance of Nanocrystalline Solar Cells and the Discovery of a New Electrochemical Cell. Allison Ruth Morris, 15, Notre Dame Academy, Covington, Kentucky CS010: Pattern Detection in Quasi-periodic Waveforms: Application to Speech Compression. Ezra Jacob Rapoport, 18, Horace Mann School, Bronx, New York CS024: Computer Recognition of Emotion in Speech. Yindong Yu, 16, Shanghai, China EA037: Adaptive Telescope Control Using Star-Pattern Recognition. Jonathan Nicholas Sick, 16, Queen Elizabeth Sr High School, Calgary, Canada EA043: Optical Divide: An Independent Assessment of a Subset of Hipparcos and Tycho-2 Proper Motions: Phase III. Sabrina Curie Snell, 16, School Without Walls, Washington, District of Columbia EN039: Design and Fabrication of a Peristaltic Micropump. Mark William Knight, 18, Catlin Gabel School The, Portland, Oregon EN064: Improving Adhesion at Polymeric Interfaces Containing Carbon Black. Mordechai Joseph Bronner, 18, Rambam Mesivta, Lawrence, New York EV004: Utilization of Electromagnetic Fields as a Nontoxic Antifoulant. Elizabeth Van Cortlandt Varela, 16, West Potomac High School, Alexandria, Virginia EV043: Eutrophication Control with Calcium Carbonate Filters and Denitrification. Vijay Yanamadala, 15, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, California GN012: Reduction of Intercellular Apurinic Endonuclease Levels with Age: Predispostion to Oxidative Damage Allied Neuro-Degenerative Disease. Korri Ayn Thiessen, 16, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon GN013: Relationship Between Metabolic Rate and Lifespan. Emily Patricia Norwood, 17, Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas MA009: Nullhomotopic Knots in Real Projective Space. Nikita Rozenblyum, 18, Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York MA015: Rainbow Ramsey Theory: Rainbow Arithmetic Progressions and Anti-Ramsey Results. Jacob Licht, 17, William Hall High School, West Hartford, Connecticut ME033: Action of Indole-3-carbinol in Breast Cancer. Jennifer Oakley Tschorn, 18, John Jay High School, Katonah, New York ME079: Inhibition of Programmed Cell Death by Purine-derivative RPI-069. Eva Lily Vertes, 17, Highland Secondary School, Dundas, Canada MI031: Effects of Red-Spectrum Light on Cell Growth. Pratik Rohatgi, 18, R. Nelson Snider High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana MI060: Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus: Investigating the Role of Heparin Binding in Retroviral Infection and Investigation of a Potential Anti-viral Therapy Target. Maria Elena De Obaldia, 15, Moorestown High School, Moorestown, New Jersey PH016: Bubble-based Resonance-Doppler Sensor for Liquid Characterization. Naveen Neil Sinha, 17, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico PH036: Relativity on the Desktop: Illustrative Models of Einsteinian Physics. Michael Henry Fischer, 16, Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, California ZO031: Genetic Variation in Mountain Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) Across the Continental Divide in Western Montana. Julia Hazel Powers, 18, Big Sky High School, Missoula, Montana ZO047: Determining the Extent of Hybridization Occurring Between Oncorhynchus mykiss and Oncorhynchus clarki Populations at Strawberry Reservoir Using a PCR RFLP Analysis. Ryan L. Thueson, 18, Murray High School, Murray, Utah Each Scholarship is renewable for four years and valued at full-tuition based on Kentucky resident rates. University of Louisville - M.D./Ph.D.
Program Full scholarship (tuition, health insurance and stipend) to UofL M.D./Ph.D. Program ME033: Action of Indole-3-carbinol in Breast Cancer. Jennifer Oakley Tschorn, 18, John Jay High School, Katonah, New York ME066: Regulation of Tumor Angiogenesis and Apoptosis via Suppression of the Translation Initiation Factor eIF4E in Prostate Cancer. Rebecca Anne McGaha, 17, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana University of Louisville and the Kentucky
Community & Technical College System Scholarship award of $5,000 per year for four years. BI002: Roots, Shoots, Callus and Clones. Brian Wesley Hanes, 15, South Oldham High School, Crestwood, Kentucky For the first two years, the scholarship will cover tuition, fees, books and equipment, travel and a summer internship at the University of Louisville. During the junior and senior years, the scholarship (at current 2001-02 levels) will cover tuition, fees and equipment. University of Southern California - School
of Engineering Scholarship of $5,000 per year for four years CS030: Digital Audio Enhancement via Harmonic Relationships. Allan Chu, 17, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California EN014: Investigating Various Factors in Both a Liquid-electrolyte and Polymer-electrolyte Membrane Direct-methanol Fuel Cell to Maximize Total Power Output. Douglas George Lavanture, 15, John Adams High School, South Bend, Indiana All applicants must meet the admission and scholarship requirements of the university. University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Scholarship award of $8,000 per year for four, five or six years depending upon the degree program BI049: Use of P-Elements to Knock Out Genes in Drosophila melanogaster. Michael Adam Gorin, 17, Lynbrook Senior High School, Lynbrook, New York ME045: Effect of FGFR and EFGR Antibodies on the Growth Rate of HL-60 Cells. Megan Clarke Roberts, 17, Carlisle Area High School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania Scholarships will go into effect upon the recipient's admission to any one of the degree programs offered at USP and are renewable for the length of the degree program provided the recipient maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.0 Western Kentucky University Scholarship in the amount of $20,000. GN016: Effectiveness of TFO to Control Fibrosis by Inhibiting Collagen Type 1 Gene Transcription in the Infarcted Rat Heart. Reshma Shivaputrappa Patil, 16, White Station High School, Memphis, Tennessee Western Kentucky University and the Kentucky
Community and Technical College System Scholarship award of $5,000 per year for four years. PH038: Designing for Heat Resistance. Kristin Elizabeth Banik, 18, Marshall County High School, Benton, Kentucky For the first two years, the scholarship will cover tuition, fees, books, and equipment, travel at KCTCS and a summer internship at the WKU College of Engineering. During the junior and senior years, the scholarship will cover tuition, fees, room and board, books and equipment at WKU.
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