Plano ISD Secondary Science Fair
February 11, 2016
JUNIOR DIVISION AWARDS
Name
Middle School
Place
Science Category
Project Title
Rice
1st
Systems Software
Preventing Kitchen Fires
Schimelpfenig
Schimelpfenig
Schimelpfenig
1st
1st
1st
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Characterizing the Index of Refraction of Various Sugar Solutions
Sticking Together Through Thick and Thin
Semi-Autonomous Vehicle for Convoys
Rice
1st
Environmental Engineering
The Car of The Future
Renner
Rice
1st
1st
Plant Sciences
Cellular & Molecular
Riley Johnson
Anthony Mellone
Hendrick
Rice
1st
1st
Biomedical & Health
Physics & Astronomy
Ganan Muhunthan
Arnold Venter
Natalie New
Rishi Niranjan
Andrei Spiride
Renner
1st
Engineering Mechanics
Mars: Growing Where No Man Has Grown Before
Mitotic Mania: The Impact of Different Household; Edible Ingredients on Mitotic
Cell Division in Allium fistulosum
Dangerously Thick
The Future of Sailing: Finding the Most Efficient Camber and Positions of Hardwing Sails
Solar Flower
Murphy
Renner
Rice
1st
1st
1st
Khushi Thakkar
Rice
1st
Microbiology
Energy: Physical
Computational Biology and
Bioinformatics
Earth & Environmental
Anna Theodore
Rice
1st
Embedded Systems
Jason Tien
Annie Zhi
Bowman
Schimelpfenig
1st
1st
Behavioral & Social
Energy: Chemical
Nicholas Zhong
Rice
1st
Materials Science
Yash Garg
Nabil Sikora
1st Place Awards
Yousuf Ahmad
Humza Salim
Peyton Browder
Rohan Chhaya
Nikola DjordjevicKisacanin
Arshia Elahi
Sathvik Vemparala
Maggie Fosmark
Manasi Gummaraju
Rice
Grand
Prize
Mathematical
Survival of the Fittest: An Evolutionary Approach to Solving the
Quadratic Assignment Problem
Potato Preservation: Return of the Mold (Year Two)
Bio Inspired Wind Turbine
Piezo Power: Noninvasive Wireless Energy Transfer for Implantable Medical
Devices
From Wash to Squash: A Novel Approach to Purifying Used Household Water for
Agricultural Applications
The Sound of Recycling: The Use of Acoustic Sensors to Detect Recyclable
Material
Color Study: The Effect of Color on the Human Brain
Effect of the Variation of Cathode to Anode Surface Area Ratios on Microbial Fuel
Cell Performance
A Second Skin Production and Characterization of Bacterial Cellulose Produced by
Acetobacter xylinum With Varying Sugar Concentrations
2nd Place Awards
Jasmine Amini
Irene Ho
Tanya Atrvash
Travis Brooks
Walker Cline
Frankford
2nd
Animal Sciences
The Silent Killer
Frankford
Schimelpfenig
Renner
2nd
2nd
2nd
Mathematical
Engineering Mechanics
Materials Science
Alyssa Coker
Taran Gupta
Alyssa Jones
Alisha Joseph
Ronit Kirumaki
Emily Kolb
Yasmin Misra
Murphy
Renner
Haggard
Renner
Renner
Schimelpfenig
Frankford
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
Cellular and Molecular
Plant Sciences
Biomedical & Health
Earth & Environmental
Systems Software
Microbiology
Behavioral & Social
The Effect of Different Materials on WiFi Signal Strength
3rdd Printed ROV
Impact-Resistant Walls: Using Non-Newtonian Fluid (Oobleck) as Reinforcement
For Gypsum Board Walls
What Detergent Extracts the most DNA from Strawberries
The Algal Problem
Multivitamin Showdown
Recycled Banana Paper
Wireless Home
Rub-a-Dub-Dub Germs in the Tub
Analog vs Digital
Jonathan Paspula
Sanjana Pemmaraju
Murphy
Murphy
2nd
2nd
Chemistry
Environmental Engineering
Derek Qin
Yasmin Rahmatian
Mishal Syed
Myna Seshadri
Schimelpfenig
Rice
2nd
2nd
Wilson
2nd
Energy: Chemical
Computational Biology and
Bioinformatics
Embedded Systems
Katelyn Shipley
Yingjie Wang
Otto
Rice
2nd
2nd
Physics & Astronomy
Energy: Physical
Rylee Woodward
Sophia Xu
Bowman
Murphy
2nd
2nd
Biochemistry
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Gymnast vs G-Force
Let It Shine! A Dual Axis Solar Tracking System to Increase the Effectiveness of
Solar Panels
Superior Sports Drinks!
A "Hands On" Experiment
Aryan Agarwal
Hendrick
3rd
Energy: Physical
Turn Up The Wind Power
Kayla Dang
Ava Savage
Mark Farid
Carpenter
3rd
Animal
Meals for Mice
Murphy
3rd
Andrew Hu
Emily Kilgard
Pratyush Mallick
Rachel Mannon
David McFearin
Nafisa Muhammad
Hendrick
Wilson
Bowman
Armstrong
Schimelpfenig
Otto
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Computational Biology and
Bioinformatics
Earth & Environmental
Behavioral & Social
Materials Science
Biomedical & Health
Plant Sciences
Environmental Engineering
Remy Navarrete
Otto
3rd
Engineering Mechanics
Using Artificial Intelligence and Statistical Analysis Methods to Pinpoint Novel
Biomarkers For Lung and Breast Cancer and Create a Novel Early Diagnosis Tool
Ocean Acidification
Learning with Lego's
Going BIO-Nanas
Beat-Up Hearing
Trans-Planetary Plants
Do Different Types of Macroalgae and Mangroves Reduce the Effect of Nitrate
Levels Found in Fertilizer Runoff?
Sound is Silver: Altering Flute Sounds
Buzz of the Electrolytes
Recycled Air & Rooftop Greenhouses:Can we increase plant yield using CO2nd
from the air conditioning system
Aging Characteristics of Ni-Cd Rechargeable Batteries
Tune into Gene Expression for Targeted Breast Cancer Therapy
Stay Tuned
3rd Place Awards
Catherine Pho
Vishnu Raghunath
Otto
Otto
3rd
3rd
Chemistry
Microbiology
Akash Sivakumar
Donovan Spall
Rajiv Swamy
Hendrick
Robinson
Otto
3rd
3rd
3rd
Energy: Chemical
Physics & Astronomy
Embedded Systems
Brandon Wang
Rice
3rd
Systems Software
Joseph Williams
Hendrick
3rd
Mathematical
#Outthink: Stopping Cyberbullying with Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning
When Calculators Go Wrong
HM
HM
HM
HM
Embedded Systems
Energy: Physical
Chemistry
Engineering Mechanics
Mapping Out Rooms Using A Novel High Efficiency-Low Cost Robot
Wind Power
Dying to Know More?
Know Your Knee
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
Biomedical & Health
Plant Sciences
Engineering Mechanics
Plant Sciences
Materials Science
Systems Software
Behavioral & Social
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
Chemistry
Biomedical & Health
Earth & Environmental
Energy: Physical
Energy: Physical
Chemistry
Skin Deep
Which Water Smart Plants Are the Most Drought Resistant
Cricket Catch
Deadly Saltwater
The Study of Insulation with Various Fabrics - It's Getting Hot in Here!
Wireless Control of Electronic Components
Does Mozart Make You Smarter?: Relationship between Musical Training and
Cognitive Abilities
Which Makeup Remover is MOst Efficient?
Which fruit is best for diabetic people?
Nothing But (Malaria) Net
Solar Extreme
Using the Drag Force of a Moving Vehicle to Generate Electricity
Bone Appetite
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
Materials Science
Biomedical & Health
Energy: Chemical
Behavioral & Social
Embedded Systems
Earth & Environmental
Which Rosin Makes A Better Sound?
Let's Get Popp'n to Find a Solution for Oily Skin
The A-Salt of Aluminum Batteries
Sound of Silence
The Future of Transportation: Self Driving Cars
Second Chance for Sullage
HM
HM
HM
HM
Engineering Mechanics
Biomedical & Health
Materials Science
Earth & Environmental
Piezo-Shoes
Effect of Different Electrolytes on the Human Body
Keeping It Cool: Testing Different Frozen Substances as Ice Packs
Veto Inferno Incognito
Honorable Mention Awards
Nihar Annam
Rice
Erich Anspach
Carpenter
Catherine Baker
Wilson
Lindsey Bolding
Wilson
Riley Thomason
Anjali Brown
Frankford
Caitlyn Chan
Renner
Emily Chen
Bowman
Deborah Dantzler
Carpenter
Hope Decker
Frankford
Akshyat Dumka
Otto
Erin Feng
Frankford
Sua Park
Devin Foster
Haggard
Wesley Geng
Renner
Kyle Haun
Otto
Aaron Ho
Robinson
Karthik Iyer
Rice
Aubree Johnson
Armstrong
Kelsey Keierleber
Maya Lalan
Haggard
Grace Magavern
Haggard
Ritvik Mahendra
Schimelpfenig
Scott McLain
Frankford
Nathan Pranav
Rice
Govardhan Poondi
Renner
John Rho
Areeba Qasi
Robinson
Alay Shah
Renner
Anika Shah
Rice
Walter Stark
Schimelpfenig
The Power of Acetone
Efficacy of Chemical, Biological Indicators and Dataloggers for Predicting
Instrument Decontamination -a field study
Solar Energy Vs. Fossil Fuels
Under Pressure
Watering a Plant (Without You)
Sofia Theodoras
Ansley Thompson
Risha Valera
Tonia Wong
Rebekah Woo
Zach Vetal
Brian Vo
Molly Whalen
Grant Wilcox
Ethan Wolff
Eric Zhang
Otto
Haggard
Robinson
HM
HM
HM
Behavioral & Social
Materials Science
Environmental Engineering
The Music Boost
Building Better Braided Bridges
Oil-B-Gone
Haggard
Bowman
Frankford
Otto
Robinson
Rice
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
Kelly Zhao
Schimelpfenig
HM
Biomedical & Health
Energy: Physical
Earth & Environmental
Behavioral & Social
Plant Sciences
Computational Biology and
Bioinformatics
Energy: Physical
Muscle cramps: can they be prevented?
Tidal Force
The Effect of pH on the Mass of Oyster Shells
Well that's Bait-tastic
Does Caffeine Help Plants Grow?
Optimizing the Fight Against Polio: The Effect of Vaccination Rates on the Cost of
Eradicating Poliomyelitis
Efficiency of Roof-Enhanced Solar Panels