64th Annual STS (2004-2005)
Finalists
Sarah Rose Langberg

FLORIDA
Sarah Rose Langberg, 18, of Fort Myers, submitted an earth and planetary science project to the Intel Science Talent Search, examining volcanic indicators of seafloor formation on and off the Juan de Fuca Ridge axis, a continuous mid-ocean ridge (MOR) in the Pacific. Using samples taken at the ridge and at farther distances, she learned that the on-axis magma source can often produce new volcanic additions to the seafloor much farther off-axis than previously thought. Using X-ray fluorescence to identify the trace mineral content in the magma and cumulative sediment, Sarah suggests it is the identical geochemical signature in magma samples, rather than their location, that indicate the common volcanic parent on the Juan de Fuca Ridge for these new, off-axis additions to the Earth's crust. Captain of the mock trial team at Canterbury School, Sarah also founded its Science National Honor Society. An avid sailor, runner and researcher, she received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award at the 2004 Intel ISEF in Portland, Oregon. The daughter of Dr. Gerald and Phyllis Langberg, Sarah hopes to make discoveries in our underwater world.