Tidewater Science Fair Award Winners
Old Dominion University – March 13, 2010
On Saturday, March 13, 2010, the 59th annual regional Tidewater Science Fair was held at
Old Dominion University’s Webb Center in Norfolk, VA, where 276 projects competed. This
event is proud to have the following sponsorships: Platinum Sponsors: Old Dominion
University, Jefferson Lab, New Horizons Governor’s School for Science & Technology;
Gold Sponsors: Armed Forces Communications –Electronics Association (AFCEA) Hampton Roads Chapter, Lockheed Martin, Tidewater Association of Service Contractors
(TASC),Prevalence; Silver Sponsors: Capstone Corp., Hampton Roads Water Utilities,
Science & Technology Corporation (STC), John and Jane Oakes, Willie and Maria Cooper.
The Grand Prize winners will advance to the International Science and Engineering Fair to
be held in San Jose, CA from May 9-15, 2010. These winners have received an all
expense paid trip.
The Tidewater Science Fair is affiliated with the Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair and is open to all public, private and home school students. For further
information, please contact Danny Peters, TSF Director, by email at dpeters21@cox.net or
at (804) 642-4635.
First Grand Prize Winner
Jessica Lee
The Effect of Amyloid Beta on Protein SUMOylation in Mouse Astrocytes
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Second Grand Prize Winner
Young-Ah Lee
The Impact of Temperature and Food Availability on the Viability of the Early
Developmental Stages of the Marine Copepod Acartia tonsa
New Horizons Governor’s School for Science and Technology
Kam W. Tang
First Award of Excellence in the Senior Division
Katelyn Jenkins
Hemolysis in the Animal Pathogen Streptococcus parauberis
York High School
York County School Division
Bonnie Ellis
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Second Award of Excellence in the Senior Division
Abigail Chen
The Effect of Year-Round Weather Conditions on Atmospheric Haze
York High School
York County School Division
Lisa Field
First Award of Excellence in the Junior Division
Evan Turner
Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Antibacterial Wipes with Staphylococcus epidermidis and E.
Coli
Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Paula Doyle
Second Award of Excellence in the Junior Division
Thomas Carey
Hovercraft in the Backyard
Jones Magnet Middle School
Hampton City Schools
Leslie Gardiner
Category Awards
Animal Sciences -- Junior Division
First Place: Morgan Will
The Effect of Compost on Plant Growth
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jennifer Krzewinksi
Second Place: Kiera Holt
Which Natural Ant Repellent is Most Effective?
Dozier Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Kathryn Sutton
Third Place: David Lewis and John Svenden
The Effect of Water Temperature to the Speed of Oysters Filtering the Water
Tabb Middle School
York County School Division
Leeza Beazlie
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Honorable Mention: Caitlyn Manglicmot
Mighty Mice: The Effect of Varying Amounts of Creatine on the Muscle Growth of Vertebrates
Tabb Middle School
York County School Division
Theresa Guthrie
Honorable Mention: Catalina Perez
What is the Effect of Detergent on Sea Urchin Eggs?
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Patricia Berson
Honorable Mention: Ashton Sherman
The Effect of the Amount of Sunlight on the Scale Pigmentation of Fish
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Tim Criner
Animal Sciences -- Senior Division
First Place: Morgan Poplawski
The Effect of Temperature on Indigenous Wildlife Activity in a Local Municipal Park
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
Ashley Chassard
Second Place: Caitlin Heath
The Effect of Different Surface Types on the Mobility of Mealworms
Bruton High School
York County School Division
Cathy DeBerry
Behavioral and Social Sciences -- Junior Division
First Place: Ryleigh Tatum
Shaping Your Thoughts?
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Dave Watt
Second Place: Taylor Peterson
The Effect of Color on the Perception of Taste
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Patricia Berson
Honorable Mention: Madison Conner
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Who's Got the Beat?
Yorktown Middle School
York County School Division
Tabatha Brownschidle
Honorable Mention: Kristen Theobald
The Effect of Galvanic Skin Responses on Polygraph Readings
Jolliff Middle School
Chesapeake Public Schools
Lee Deans
Honorable Mention: Cecile Shoemaker
Cecile Shoemaker
If you see words in red will they stay in your head?
Norfolk Christian
Private
Gorman
Behavioral and Social Sciences -- Senior Division
First Place: Benjamin McGary
Disconformities in Conformity
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Second Place: Megan Kelly
Do Regenerated Planarian Retain Memory?
Warwick High School
Newport News Public Schools
Scott Cullison
Third Place: Jessica Fry
Who Knows Without Your Nose?
Warwick High School
Newport News Public Schools
Laura Nelson-Rogers
Biochemistry -- Junior Division
First Place: Kristen Choi
Mighty Microbes
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Patricia Berson
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Second Place: Wyndham Ermini
Growth of Rye Grass Affected by the Application of Different Organic Fertilizers
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jennifer Krzewinksi
Third Place: Jacob Pollock
Water Purification
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Tim Criner
Honorable Mention: Leigh Machida
What is the Effect of Water Temperature in Photosynthesis of Algae?
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Tim Criner
Honorable Mention: Nicholas Zarate
The Effect of the Amount of Cow Manure on Pea Plants Growth Rate
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jennifer Krzewinksi
Biochemistry -- Senior Division
First Place: Jessica Lee
The Effect of Amyloid Beta on Protein SUMOylation in Mouse Astrocytes
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Second Place: Apoorva Iyer
In Silico Analysis of Pormoter Elements Associated With the Transcriptional Regulatory Protein
Rv0894 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Third Place: Jack Hawkins
Gel Electrophoresis
Grafton High School
York County School Division
Adrienne Richardson
Honorable Mention: Lauren Hebert
DNA Cookbook: The Effect of Heat on the Collection of DNA
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Woodside High School
Newport News Public Schools
Tiffany Thompson
Honorable Mention: Catherine Goggins
What is the Effect of the Ratio of Catalase to Hydogen Peroxide on Pressure Produced by the
Solution in a Contained Environment?
Warwick High School
Newport News Public Schools
Nelson-Rogers
Honorable Mention: Iskandar Rakhimov
Chelation of Heavy Metal Ions through Geometry Optimization
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Chemistry -- Junior Division
First Place: Nicholas Anderson
The Effect of Amount of Alum on Amount of Phosphate in Water
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Kathy Yocke
Second Place: Kiran Bagalkotkar
The Effect of Temperature on Bubble Endurance
Tabb Middle School
York County School Division
Leeza Beazlie
Third Place: Zachary Griggs
Alternative Electro
Trinity Lutheran School
Independent
Susan Booth
Honorable Mention: Hannah Rose
Is this Paste a Waste?
Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Cathy O'Malley
Honorable Mention: Kaela Johnson and Christia Aspii
Fizz Fast!
Jones Magnet Middle School
Hampton City Schools
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Lucreesha Groth
Honorable Mention: Manisha Iruvanti
Spoiled Rotten
Tabb Middle School
York County School Division
Theresa Guthrie
Chemistry -- Senior Division
First Place: Marija Nedeljkovic
Analysis into Varied Extraction Methods of Thymol
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Second Place: Joshua Whitt
The Application of Alkali Metals and Alkaline Earth Metals in Carbon Sequestering
Woodside High School
Newport News Public Schools
Nicholas DeFelice
Third Place: Hunter Thurmond
The Effect of Molarity of Iodide Electrolyte Solution on Power of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Grafton High School
York County School Division
Lori Andersen
Honorable Mention: Seth Berl
The Effects of Stir Paddle Turbulent Mixing of a Polymer Solution on its Polymer Properties
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Robert G. Bryant
Computer Science – Junior Division
First Place: Cole Cassidy
Pointer
Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Paula Doyle
Second Place: Correy Xu
A Speed Comparison of Computer Language
Tabb Middle School
York County School Division
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Theresa Guthrie
Third Place: Andrew Luo
The Effect of Processor Type on Speed of Computation
Grafton Middle School
York County School Division
Carmen Fragapane
Honorable Mention: Christopher Llyod
The Point of a Parabola
Jolliff Middle School
Chesapeake Public Schools
Lee Deans
Honorable Mention: Trevor Powell
Natural Mapping vs.Industry Mapping Performance by a Novice Game Player
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Kathy Doerner
Computer Science -- Senior Division
First Place: Brendan Avent
Evaluating the Effectiveness of GPUs for Data-Parallelism
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Andy Kowalski
Second Place: Antuan Byalik
Engineering a New Multi-Tiered Requirements Management Tool
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
David C. Morris
Third Place: William Luo
An Algorithmic Solution for Polygon Similarity in Pattern Recognition
Grafton High School
York County School Division
Lori Andersen
Earth & Planetary Science -- Junior Division
First Place: Melissa Webb
The Effect of Different Types of Soil on Cilantro Plants
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jennifer Krzewinksi
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Second Place: Gabriel Hasl
The Effect of Different Soil Types on Lima Bean Growth
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jennifer Krzewinksi
Third Place: Chase Conder
Worms Like Bread
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Dave Watt
Honorable Mention: Hailey Bauer
Growth Spurt with a Squirt
Queens Lake Middle School
York County School Division
Anne Owens
Honorable Mention: Amber Chesney
Does temperature affect the formation of radiation fog?
St. Matthew's School
Private
Mrs. Sally Lee
Honorable Mention: Christian Hodson
The Effects of Geothermal Heating and Cooling
Washington Middle School
Newport News
Justin DeWall
Earth & Planetary Science -- Senior Division
First Place: Abigail Chen
The Effect of Year-Round Weather Conditions on Atmospheric Haze
York High School
York County School Division
Lisa Field
Second Place: Grace Lin
The Earth's Greenhouse Gases: A Comparison of CO2 and H2O
York High School
York County School Division
Cynthia Hardesty
Third Place: Nicholas Lugo
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The Effects of Hydrochloric Acid on Limestone
IC Norcom High School
Portsmouth Public Schools
Heather Smith
Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical -- Junior Division
First Place: Andrew Thoreen
Ship length vs. drag
Norfolk Christian
Private
Gorman
Second Place: David Lepkowski
Unplug It
Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Donna Abrams
Third Place: John Will and Lucy Fitzgerald
The Effect of Different Types of Insulation on Heat Transfer
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jamie Young
Honorable Mention: Ralph Angel
Break the Slump
Jones Magnet Middle School
Hampton City Schools
Lucreesha Groth
Honorable Mention: Theodore Goosen
The Effect of Solar Panel Position on the Production of Electricity
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jamie Young
Honorable Mention: Kayla Rutherford
Ready! Set! Go!
Trinity Lutheran School
Independent
Cheryl Rowlands
Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical -- Senior Division
First Place: Igor Janjic, David Gerlach and Sean Krzeski
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Resonance Discharge
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
John Gulick & Justine White
Second Place: Lauren Su
The Effect of Multichamber Airbags and Geometric Arrangments on Impact Using Newton's
Second Law
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Third Place: Bailey Betz
Price Efficacy of Different Cells
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
Ashley Chassard
Honorable Mention: Hannah Wissmann and Sarah Kessler
Conductivity of a Water-Based Solution
Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Elena Kuchina
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering -- Junior Division
First Place: Rhiannon Edwards
Rabbit Coat-Color Genetics
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Kathy Doerner
Second Place: Tatum Conner
Rope Gone Wild
Yorktown Middle School
York County School Division
Michael Webster
Third Place: Austin Ebel
Can Swimmers Buy Speed?
Trinity Lutheran School
Independent
Susan Booth
Honorable Mention: Andrea Davila
Sunny Side Up - Effect of Tracking the Sun With Solar Panels
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Trinity Lutheran School
Independent
Susan Booth
Honorable Mention: Noah Tieskoetter
Bridges
Jolliff Middle School
Chesapeake Public Schools
Lee Deans
Honorable Mention: Meredith Clarkson
How the ball bounces
Norfolk Christian
Private
Gorman
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering -- Senior Division
First Place: William Amante, Joseph Amante and Kevin Anderson
Effect of Shear Thickening Fluid on the Protection of Kevlar
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Joe Garrity
Second Place: Fariah Ishrat, Leah Reichle and Elizabeth Park
Effect of Bamboo Percentages on Brick Strength
York High School
York County School Division
Lisa Field
Third Place: Brian McNulty
Constructing Armor with Cardstock, Fiberglass and Resin
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Honorable Mention: William Daugherty and Christopher Petersen
Force and Skateboards: What Makes a Strong Skateboard
Gloucester High School
Gloucester County Public Schools
Anne M. Petersen
Honorable Mention: Daniel Diggs, Keanan McGonigle, and Carrie Sheeler
Non-Newtonian Fluids
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Joe Garrity
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Energy and Transportation -- Junior Division
First Place: Thomas Carey
Hovercraft in the Backyard
Jones Magnet Middle School
Hampton City Schools
Leslie Gardiner
Second Place: Caleb Jones
That's How I Roll
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Tim Criner
Third Place: Michael Etter and Timothy Kearney
Can Magnets Prevent Car Crashes and Reduce Passenger Injuries?
Christ The King
Diocese of Richmond
Cindy Hutton
Honorable Mention: David Horta
Keeping Cool With Mother Earth
Jones Magnet Middle School
Hampton City Schools
Leslie Gardiner
Energy and Transportation -- Senior Division
First Place: Jessica Kersey and Caitlin Cheresnowsky
Which Fuels are More Efficient/Comparing the Enthalpies
Gloucester High School
Gloucester County Public Schools
Anne M. Petersen
Second Place: Jonathon Beers
The Effect of Different Luminaires on Cost and Energy Savings
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Third Place: Alba Evans
The Effect of Weight Distribution on the Velocity of Three-Wheeled Vehicles
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
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Honorable Mention: Ashton Morris-Mann
The Effect of Hydrogen & Oxygen Gas on the Fuel Efficiency of an Internal Combustion Engine
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
RhondaTaylor
Honorable Mention: Alexander Pawlowski
Water: The Future of Sustainability
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Honorable Mention: Christopher Yates
MOPAR Study Block
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Environmental Sciences -- Junior Division
First Place: Alan Booth and Wyatt Booth
Battle of the Buffers
Trinity Lutheran School
Independent
Raymond Yoh
Second Place: Elizabeth Zhang
The Effect of the Amount of Fertilizer on Algae Growth
Tabb Middle School
York County School Division
Jeff Gaylord
Third Place: Sophia Lin
Snow Melting: Enhanced Warming in Cold Regions
Grafton Middle School
York County School Division
Carl Morrison
Honorable Mention: Frank May
Green Weed Killer
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Dave Watt
Honorable Mention: Miles Campbell and Esther Huggins
Water Purification
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Jones Magnet Middle School
Hampton City Schools
Heather Moore
Honorable Mention: Jenna Hyde
The Decomposition Race!!!
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Tim Criner
Environmental Sciences -- Senior Division
First Place: Young-Ah Lee
The Impact of Temerature and Food Availability on the Viability of the Early Developmental
Stages of the Marine Copepod Acartia tonsa
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Kam W. Tang
Second Place: Juliana Wu
Factors that Affect the Rate ofCorrosion of Metals in Water
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Sherry L. Williams
Third Place: Eliza Lavery
What's on Your Roof?
Warwick High School
Newport News Public Schools
Laura Nelson-Rogers
Honorable Mention: Taylor Vollman
The Effects of Various Pollutants on Plant Development
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Honorable Mention: Brian Lotts and Nick Horner
The Effect of Spark Plugs on Fuel Economy
Denbigh High School
Newport News Public Schools
TaNeidra Chappell & Jeannine Henriquez
Honorable Mention: Katherine Maynard and Jill Wei
The Effect of Water Location on Salt and Oxygen Content
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
15
Kathleen Ozment
Mathematics -- Junior Division
First Place: Jamie Shreve
Effects of Different Triangles on Bridge Structure
Dozier Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Kathryn Sutton
Second Place: Meredith Woessner
In the Fold
Trinity Lutheran School
Independent
Susan Booth
Third Place: Jeffrey Beyon
Law of Large Numbers
Tabb Middle School
York County School Division
Jeff Gaylord
Honorable Mention: Anna Fisher
Math to Music
Yorktown Middle School
York County School Division
Preston McKellar
Mathematics -- Senior Division
First Place: Ke Cheng
Mathematical Modeling of Population Growth
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Medicine and Health Sciences -- Junior Division
First Place: Melissa Lewis
Energy Content in Food
Forest Glen Middle School
Suffolk Public Schools
Robert Lewis
Second Place: Deasia Johnson
Diabetes Diet
John Yeates Middle School
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Suffolk Public Schools
Lavoria Price
Third Place: Joshua Fowler
Am I Taller in the Morning or Evening?
Yorktown Middle School
York County School Division
Tabatha Brownschidle
Honorable Mention: Jenna McFaddin
Lovely Leaves
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Sandra Bell
Honorable Mention: Chantal Warfield
The Effect of Popular Energy Drinks On Teen Heart Rates
Huntington Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Marjorie Wallace
Honorable Mention: Ethan Richter
Whew, I can barely move in this stuff!
Norfolk Christian
Private
Gorman
Medicine and Health Sciences -- Senior Division
First Place: Wendy Richardson
The Effect of UV Radiation on Benzophenone Through Various Sunscreen Mechanisms
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Second Place: Elizabeth LaMarsh, Regan Bennett and Courtney Amburgey
Investigation to Find Whether or Not the Menstrual Cycle has an Effect on the Severity and
Frequency of Migraines
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
William LaMarsh
Third Place: Laura Stephens
The Effect of Caffeine on the Speed of the Knee-Jerk Reflex
Warwick High School
Newport News Public Schools
Laura Nelson-Rogers
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Honorable Mention: Katilyn Brooks and Caitlyn Hogge
Long Lasting Lips
Warwick High School
Newport News Public Schools
Scott Cullison & Fritz Horne
Honorable Mention: Megan Newsom
Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Honorable Mention: Katelyn Southall, Lauren Russell and Shalom Furst
The Affect of Fluoride on Teeth
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Mary Beth Leavitt
Microbiology -- Junior Division
First Place: Evan Turner
Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Antibacterial Wipes with Staphylococcus epidermidis and E. Coli
Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Paula Doyle
Second Place: David Brakman
Can't Touch This: What Surfaces Harbor The Most Bacteria?
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Tim Criner
Third Place: Trey Halsey
Go Green When You Can!
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jennifer Krzewinksi
Honorable Mention: Brooke Young
A Thirst for Knowledge: Which Method of Water Purification Out of Four Off the Shelf Products
Will Kill the Most Bacteria?
Dozier Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Jane Marioneaux
Honorable Mention: Rachel DePalma
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The Effects of Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizer on Teachers' Hands
Christ The King
Diocese of Richmond
Cindy Hutton
Honorable Mention: Terrinae White
Lids Off to Bacteria
Crittenden Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Amanda Carmean
Microbiology -- Senior Division
First Place: Katelyn Jenkins
Hemolysis in the Animal Pathogen Streptococcus parauberis
York High School
York County School Division
Bonnie Ellis
Second Place: Mallory Swett
The Effect of Brand of Acne Solution on Bacteria
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
John Gulick
Physics & Astronomy -- Junior Division
First Place: Rachel Park
Fight Fire With…Sound??
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Tim Criner
Second Place: Hannah Cooper
Measuring Water Purity Using Electrolysis
Trinity Lutheran School
Independent
Cheryl Rowlands
Third Place: Kevin Lee
Does the Wattage of a Light Bulb Affect Its Ratio of Light to Heat?
St. Matthew's School
Private
Mrs. Sally Lee
Honorable Mention: Darrell Florence
The Effects of Leyden Jar Design
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Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Donna Zmuda
Honorable Mention: Samantha Hahn and Sandra Edwards-Thro
The Effect of Distance Between Upper and Under Sides of Airfoil on Distance Traveled
Grafton Middle School
York County School Division
Carl Morrison
Honorable Mention: Gregory Turnbow
Rocket Aerodynamics: How Do Design Changes Affect Performance?
Huntington Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Kurt Vanduesen
Physics & Astronomy -- Senior Division
First Place: Sulchan Yoon, Jun Yang and Sonyoul Baek
Air Resistance
Grafton High School
York County School Division
Lori Andersen
Second Place: Julia Roithmayr
Motion on an Inclined Plane
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Third Place: Caleb Gross
Wind Turbines: Efficiency vs Blade Curvature
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
M. Keith Leonard
Honorable Mention: Rachel Wilbur
The Effect of Ambient Temperature on Fuel Cell Performance
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
Paulette Freeman
Plant Sciences -- Junior Division
First Place: Emory Bruno
Mirror, mirror on the wall, can you please make me tall?
Princess Anne Middle School
20
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Elisa Zajac
Second Place: Kevin Leaven
Kevin's beanstalks
Norfolk Christian
Private
Gorman
Third Place: Ryan Zarkowski
Grass Growth
Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Cathy O'Malley
Honorable Mention: Audrey Gibson
The Effect of Different Natural Fertilizers on the Growth of Grass
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jennifer Krzewinksi
Honorable Mention: Ashley Greenlee and Jordan Brooks
The Effects of Grey Water on Plant Growth
Jones Magnet Middle School
Hampton City Schools
Lucreesha Groth
Honorable Mention: Taeisha Wynder
The Effects of Type of Cooking Liquid on Softness of Bean
Tabb Middle School
York County School Division
Carl Smith
Plant Sciences -- Senior Division
First Place: Shay Neal
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Tabb High School
York County School Division
Elizabeth Lerberg
Second Place: Sarah Eubanks and Spencer Close
Ethylene Gas Production in Apple Species
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Kathleen Ozment
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Third Place: Lily Hood
Transpiration Rates of Various Crops
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Kathleen Ozment
Honorable Mention: Chrischel Rolack
Tropisms
Woodside High School
Newport News Public Schools
Ayanna Fonseca
Virginia State Science & Engineering Fair Participants
These Senior Division projects have qualified for the VA State Science & Engineering Fair
to be held at Old Dominion University on April 3-3, 2010.
Animal Sciences:
Morgan Poplawski
The Effect of Temperature on Indigenous Wildlife Activity in a Local Municipal Park
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
Ashley Chassard
Caitlin Heath
The Effect of Different Surface Types on the Mobility of Mealworms
Bruton High School
York County School Division
Cathy DeBerry
Behavioral & Social Sciences:
Benjamin McGary
Disconformities in Conformity
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Biochemistry:
Jessica Lee
The Effect of Amyloid Beta on Protein SUMOylation in Mouse Astrocytes
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
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Chemistry:
Marija Nedeljkovic
Analysis into Varied Extraction Methods of Thymol
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Joshua Whitt
The Application of Alkali Metals and Alkaline Earth Metals in Carbon Sequestering
Woodside High School
Newport News Public Schools
Nicholas DeFelice
Computer Science:
Brendan Avent
Evaluating the Effectiveness of GPUs for Data-Parallelism
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Andy Kowalski
Antuan Byalik
Engineering a New Multi-Tiered Requirements Management Tool
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
David C. Morris
Earth & Planetary Science:
Abigail Chen
The Effect of Year-Round Weather Conditions on Atmospheric Haze
York High School
York County School Division
Lisa Field
Grace Lin
The Earth's Greenhouse Gases: A Comparison of CO2 and H2O
York High School
York County School Division
Cynthia Hardesty
Engineering – Electrical & Mechanical:
Igor Janjic, David Gerlach and Sean Krzeski
Resonance Discharge
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
John Gulick & Justine White
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Lauren Su
The Effect of Multichamber Airbags and Geometric Arrangments on Impact Using Newton's
Second Law
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Engineering – Materials & Bioengineering:
William Amante, Joseph Amante and Kevin Anderson
Effect of Shear Thickening Fluid on the Protection of Kevlar
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Joe Garrity
Fariah Ishrat, Leah Reichle and Elizabeth Park
Effect of Bamboo Percentages on Brick Strength
York High School
York County School Division
Lisa Field
Energy and Transportation:
Jessica Kersey and Caitlin Cheresnowsky
Which Fuels are More Efficient/Comparing the Enthalpies
Gloucester High School
Gloucester County Public Schools
Anne M. Petersen
Jonathon Beers
The Effect of Different Luminaires on Cost and Energy Savings
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Environmental Science:
Young-Ah Lee
The Impact of Temerature and Food Availability on the Viability of the Early Developmental
Stages of the Marine Copepod Acartia tonsa
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Kam W. Tang
Mathematics:
Ke Cheng
Mathematical Modeling of Population Growth
York High School
York County School Division
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Amy Holtschneider
Medicine & Health Sciences:
Wendy Richardson
The Effect of UV Radiation on Benzophenone Through Various Sunscreen Mechanisms
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Microbiology:
Katelyn Jenkins
Hemolysis in the Animal Pathogen Streptococcus parauberis
York High School
York County School Division
Bonnie Ellis
Mallory Swett
The Effect of Brand of Acne Solution on Bacteria
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
John Gulick
Physics & Astronomy:
Julia Roithmayr
Motion on an Inclined Plane
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Plant Sciences:
Shay Neal
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Tabb High School
York County School Division
Elizabeth Lerberg
Sarah Eubanks and Spencer Close
Ethylene Gas Production in Apple Species
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Kathleen Ozment
Special Awards
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American Chemical Society
First Place: Jessica Lee
The Effect of Amyloid Beta on Protein SUMOylation in Mouse Astrocytes
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Second Place: Juliana Wu
Factors that Affect the Rate ofCorrosion of Metals in Water
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Sherry L. Williams
Third Place: Marija Nedeljkovic
Analysis into Varied Extraction Methods of Thymol
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Honorable Mention: Apoorva Iyer
In Silico Analysis of Pormoter Elements Associated With the Transcriptional Regulatory Protein
Rv0894 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Honorable Mention: Nicholas Anderson
The Effect of Amount of Alum on Amount of Phosphate in Water
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Kathy Yocke
American Helicopter Society Award
Senior Division Award: Caleb Gross
Wind Turbines: Efficiency vs Blade Curvature
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
M. Keith Leonard
Junior Division Award: Ralph Angel
Break the Slump
Jones Magnet Middle School
Hampton City Schools
Lucreesha Groth
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American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA), Hampton Roads Section
Award
Junior Division
First Place Award: Adrian Cook, Elijuah Cramer & Troy'Janek Reed
Does The Placement of Weight Affect The Distance a Paper Airplane Travels?
Huntington Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Laura Rec
Second Place Award: Andrew Thoreen
Ship length vs. drag
Norfolk Christian
Private
Gorman
Senior Division
First Place Award: Abigail Chen
The Effect of Year-Round Weather Conditions on Atmospheric Haze
York High School
York County School Division
Lisa Field
Second Place Award: Caleb Gross
Wind Turbines: Efficiency vs Blade Curvature
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
M. Keith Leonard
American Meteorological Society Award
Grace Lin
The Earth's Greenhouse Gases: A Comparison of CO2 and H2O
York High School
York County School Division
Cynthia Hardesty
Eliza Lavery
What's on Your Roof?
Warwick High School
Newport News Public Schools
Laura Nelson-Rogers
American Psychological Association and APA Teachers of Psychology in
Secondary Schools Award
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Ryleigh Tatum
Shaping Your Thoughts?
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Dave Watt
Armed Forces Communications – Electronics Association, Hampton Roads Chapter
First Place Senior Division: William Luo
An Algorithmic Solution for Polygon Similarity in Pattern Recognition
Grafton High School
York County School Division
Lori Andersen
Second Place Senior Division: Rachel Wilbur
The Effect of Ambient Temperature on Fuel Cell Performance
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
Paulette Freeman
Third Place Senior Division: Igor Janjic, David Gerlach and Sean Krzeski
Resonance Discharge
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
John Gulick & Justine White
First Junior Division: Andrew Luo
The Effect of Processor Type on Speed of Computation
Grafton Middle School
York County School Division
Carmen Fragapane
Second Place Junior Division: Darrell Florence
The Effects of Leyden Jar Design
Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Donna Zmuda
Third Place Junior Division: Andrew Thoreen
Ship length vs. drag
Norfolk Christian
Private
Gorman
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Armed Forces Communications – Electronics Association, Tidewater Chapter
Senior First Place: William Amante, Joseph Amante and Kevin Anderson
Effect of Shear Thickening Fluid on the Protection of Kevlar
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Joe Garrity
Senior Second Place: Antuan Byalik
Engineering a New Multi-Tiered Requirements Management Tool
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
David C. Morris
Senior Third Place: Brendan Avent
Evaluating the Effectiveness of GPUs for Data-Parallelism
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Andy Kowalski
Junior First Place: Cole Cassidy
Pointer
Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Paula Doyle
Junior Second Place: Ashton Sherman
The Effect of the Amount of Sunlight on the Scale Pigmentation of Fish
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Tim Criner
Junior Third Place: Catalina Perez
What is the Effect of Detergent on Sea Urchin Eggs?
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Patricia Berson
ASM International Foundation Award
William Amante, Joseph Amante and Kevin Anderson
Effect of Shear Thickening Fluid on the Protection of Kevlar
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Joe Garrity
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Association for Women Geoscientists Award
Abigail Chen
The Effect of Year-Round Weather Conditions on Atmospheric Haze
York High School
York County School Division
Lisa Field
Dominion Virginia Power, Surry Professional Society Award
Eliz Lavery
What's on Your Roof?
Warwick High School
Newport News Public Schools
Laura Nelson-Rogers
Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) Environmental Improvement Fund Award
First Place Junior Division: Trey Halsey
Go Green When You Can!
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jennifer Krzewinksi
Second Place Junior Division: Catalina Perez
What is the Effect of Detergent on Sea Urchin Eggs?
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Patricia Berson
First Place Senior Division: Young-Ah Lee
The Impact of Temerature and Food Availability on the Viability of the Early Developmental
Stages of the Marine Copepod Acartia tonsa
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Kam W. Tang
Second Place Senior Division: Grace Lin
The Earth's Greenhouse Gases: A Comparison of CO2 and H2O
York High School
York County School Division
Cynthia Hardesty
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award
Brendan Avent
Evaluating the Effectiveness of GPUs for Data-Parallelism
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The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Andy Kowalski
International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering& Environment Project
Olympiad Award
Outstanding Award: Young-Ah Lee
The Impact of Temerature and Food Availability on the Viability of the Early Developmental
Stages of the Marine Copepod Acartia tonsa
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Kam W. Tang
Recognition Awards:
Fariah Ishrat, Leah Reichle and Elizabeth Park
Effect of Bamboo Percentages on Brick Strength
York High School
York County School Division
Lisa Field
Jessica Kersey and Caitlin Cheresnowsky
Which Fuels are More Efficient/Comparing the Enthalpies
Gloucester High School
Gloucester County Public Schools
Anne M. Petersen
Mu Alpha Theta Award
Ke Cheng
Mathematical Modeling of Population Growth
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) “Taking the Pulse of the
Planet” Award
Abigail Chen
The Effect of Year-Round Weather Conditions on Atmospheric Haze
York High School
York County School Division
Lisa Field
National Society of Professional Engineers Award
William Amante, Joseph Amante and Kevin Anderson
Effect of Shear Thickening Fluid on the Protection of Kevlar
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Joe Garrity
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The Regional Ricoh Corporation Sustainable Development Award
Eliza Lavery
What's on Your Roof?
Warwick High School
Newport News Public Schools
Laura Nelson-Rogers
Sigma Xi Interdisciplinary Science Award
Apoorva Iyer
In Silico Analysis of Pormoter Elements Associated With the Transcriptional Regulatory Protein
Rv0894 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), Virginia Peninsula Post
Senior Division Award: William Amante, Joseph Amante and Kevin Anderson
Effect of Shear Thickening Fluid on the Protection of Kevlar
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Joe Garrity
Junior Division Award: John Will and Lucy Fitzgerald
The Effect of Different Types of Insulation on Heat Transfer
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jamie Young
Society of Women Engineers, Hampton Roads Section
Senior Division Award: Juliana Wu
Factors that Affect the Rate ofCorrosion of Metals in Water
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Sherry L. Williams
Junior Division Award: Anna Haberdash and Amy Gentry
The Super Shovel
Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Cathy O'Malley
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
First Place Prize: Juliana Wu
Factors that Affect the Rate ofCorrosion of Metals in Water
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
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New Horizons Regional Education Center
Sherry L. Williams
Second Place Prize: Young-Ah Lee
The Impact of Temerature and Food Availability on the Viability of the Early Developmental
Stages of the Marine Copepod Acartia tonsa
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Kam W. Tang
Third Place Prize: Alexander Pawlowski
Water: The Future of Sustainability
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Tidewater Alliance of Chemistry Teachers Award
First Place Junior Division: Hannah Rose
Is this Paste a Waste?
Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Cathy O'Malley
Second Place Junior Division: Leslie Speight
Which Kittly Litter is the Most Absorbent?
Poquoson Middle School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Carmen Biddle
Third Place Junior Division: Nicholas Anderson
The Effect of Amount of Alum on Amount of Phosphate in Water
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Kathy Yocke
Honorable Mention Junior Division: Kaela Johnson and Christia Aspii
Fizz Fast!
Jones Magnet Middle School
Hampton City Schools
Lucreesha Groth
First Place Senior Division: Marija Nedeljkovic
Analysis into Varied Extraction Methods of Thymol
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
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Second Place Senior Division: Alexa Allmann
Forensic Spectrographic Analysis of Nail Polish
Bruton High School
York County School Division
Cathy DeBerry
Honorable Mention Senior Division: Hunter Thurmond
The Effect of Molarity of Iodide Electrolyte Solution on Power of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Grafton High School
York County School Division
Lori Andersen
Honorable Mention Senior Division: Joshua Whitt
The Application of Alkali Metals and Alkaline Earth Metals in Carbon Sequestering
Woodside High School
Newport News Public Schools
Nicholas DeFelice
U.S. Air Force Award
Apoorva Iyer
In Silico Analysis of Pormoter Elements Associated With the Transcriptional Regulatory Protein
Rv0894 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
William Daugherty and Christopher Petersen
Force and Skateboards: What Makes a Strong Skateboard
Gloucester High School
Gloucester County Public Schools
Anne M. Petersen
William Amante, Joseph Amante and Kevin Anderson
Effect of Shear Thickening Fluid on the Protection of Kevlar
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Joe Garrity
Eliza Lavery
What's on Your Roof?
Warwick High School
Newport News Public Schools
Laura Nelson-Rogers
U.S. Army Achievement Award in Engineering
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William Amante, Joseph Amante and Kevin Anderson
Effect of Shear Thickening Fluid on the Protection of Kevlar
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Joe Garrity
U.S. Army Achievement Award in Environmental Science Award
Eliza Lavery
What's on Your Roof?
Warwick High School
Newport News Public Schools
Laura Nelson-Rogers
U.S. Army Mathematics/Computer Science Achievement Award
William Luo
An Algorithmic Solution for Polygon Similarity in Pattern Recognition
Grafton High School
York County School Division
Lori Andersen
U.S. Army Achievement Award in the Life Sciences
Apoorva Iyer
In Silico Analysis of Pormoter Elements Associated With the Transcriptional Regulatory Protein
Rv0894 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
U.S. Army Achievement in Physical Sciences Award
Julia Roithmayr
Motion on an Inclined Plane
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
U.S. Army’s Bronze Medallion for Science/Engineering Excellence Award
William Luo
An Algorithmic Solution for Polygon Similarity in Pattern Recognition
Grafton High School
York County School Division
Lori Andersen
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Award
Wendy Richardson
The Effect of UV Radiation on Benzophenone Through Various Sunscreen Mechanisms
York High School
York County School Division
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Amy Holtschneider
U.S. Metric Award
Julia Roithmayr
Motion on an Inclined Plane
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
U.S. Navy/Marine Corps Award
Senior Division:
Abigail Chen
The Effect of Year-Round Weather Conditions on Atmospheric Haze
York High School
York County School Division
Lisa Field
Katelyn Jenkins
Hemolysis in the Animal Pathogen Streptococcus parauberis
York High School
York County School Division
Bonnie Ellis
Wendy Richardson
The Effect of UV Radiation on Benzophenone Through Various Sunscreen Mechanisms
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Junior Division:
David Lewis and John Svenden
The Effect of Water Temperature to the Speed of Oysters Filtering the Water
Tabb Middle School
York County School Division
Leeza Beazlie
Michael Etter and Timothy Kearney
Can Magnets Prevent Car Crashes and Reduce Passenger Injuries?
Christ The King
Diocese of Richmond
Cindy Hutton
Rachel Park
Fight Fire With…Sound??
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Tim Criner
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Virginia Dental Association Science Talent Awards Program
Grand Prize Award:
Animal Sciences:
Peyton O'Malley and Anna Henderson-Cox
The Effect of Hand Dominance on Relation to Eye and Ear Dominance
Page Middle School
Gloucester County Public Schools
Behavioral Sciences:
Ryleigh Tatum
Shaping Your Thoughts?
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Dave Watt
Biochemistry:
Jessica Lee
The Effect of Amyloid Beta on Protein SUMOylation in Mouse Astrocytes
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Chemistry:
Marija Nedeljkovic
Analysis into Varied Extraction Methods of Thymol
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Heather Green
Computer Science:
Brendan Avent
Evaluating the Effectiveness of GPUs for Data-Parallelism
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Andy Kowalski
Earth & Planetary Sciences:
Abigail Chen
The Effect of Year-Round Weather Conditions on Atmospheric Haze
York High School
York County School Division
Lisa Field
Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical
Igor Janjic, David Gerlach and Sean Krzeski
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Resonance Discharge
Menchville High School
Newport News Public Schools
John Gulick & Justine White
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering:
Rhiannon Edwards
Rabbit Coat-Color Genetics
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Kathy Doerner
Energy & Transportation:
Jessica Kersey and Caitlin Cheresnowsky
Which Fuels are More Efficient/Comparing the Enthalpies
Gloucester High School
Gloucester County Public Schools
Anne M. Petersen
Environmental Sciences:
Young-Ah Lee
The Impact of Temerature and Food Availability on the Viability of the Early Developmental
Stages of the Marine Copepod Acartia tonsa
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Kam W. Tang
Mathematical Sciences:
Marquise Lawrence
Pets and Fitness
I.C. Norcom High School
Portsmouth Public Schools
Arlene Wood
Medicine and Health Sciences:
Elizabeth LaMarsh, Regan Bennett and Courtney Amburgey
Investigation to Find Whether or Not the Menstrual Cycle has an Effect on the Severity and
Frequency of Migraines
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
William LaMarsh
Microbiology
Katelyn Jenkins
Hemolysis in the Animal Pathogen Streptococcus parauberis
York High School
York County School Division
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Bonnie Ellis
Physics and Astronomy:
Rachel Park
Fight Fire With…Sound??
Gildersleeve Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Tim Criner
Plant Sciences:
Emory Bruno
Mirror, mirror on the wall, can you please make me tall?
Princess Anne Middle School
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Elisa Zajac
Grand Prize Award:
Katelyn Southall, Lauren Russell and Shalom Furst
The Affect of Fluoride on Teeth
Poquoson High School
Poquoson City Public Schools
Mary Beth Leavitt
Virginia Section of American Waterworks Association Award
Junior Division Awards:
First Place:
Brooke Young
A Thirst for Knowledge: Which Method of Water Purification Out of Four Off the Shelf Products
Will Kill the Most Bacteria?
Dozier Middle School
Newport News Public Schools
Jane Marioneaux
Second Place:
Jillian Kilgore and Gabriella Francese
What's In Your Water? Do You Know What You Are Drinking?
Jones Magnet Middle School
Hampton City Schools
Heather Moore
Honorable Mention:
Caleb Bureau
Is bottled water safer than tap water?
Norfolk Christian
Private
Gorman
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Senior Division Awards:
First Place:
Juliana Wu
Factors that Affect the Rate ofCorrosion of Metals in Water
The Governor's School for Science and Technology
New Horizons Regional Education Center
Sherry L. Williams
Second Place:
Taylor Vollman
The Effects of Various Pollutants on Plant Development
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Honorable Mention:
Shelby Gwartney
The Effect of Different Types of Water Bottles on Bacterial Growth
Gloucester High School
Gloucester County Public Schools
Christy Londenberg
Yale Science & Engineering Association Award
Lauren Su
The Effect of Multichamber Airbags and Geometric Arrangments on Impact Using Newton's
Second Law
York High School
York County School Division
Amy Holtschneider
Any questions, please contact:
Danny Peters
Director, Tidewater Science Fair
(804)642-4635
dpeters21@cox.net
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