ExxonMobil Texas State Science Fair 2013
Winning Best in Show for the Junior Division
Nicky Wojtania (Rice Middle School)
Other awards as listed
Last
Name
Wojtania
First
Name
Nicky
Category
Biochemistry
Project Title
Rounding Down To Zero- How much trans fat are we really
consuming?
Campus
Rice Middle
Award List
1st Grand Prize Life
Science
Broadcom Masters
Wille
Nathan
Chemistry
Washing away UV: A study of the increase in U.V protection of
clothes due to optical whitening agents
Armstrong Middle
1st Grand Prize Physical
Science
Broadcom Masters
Mellone
Browder
Dominique
Chase
Chen
Katherine
Xu
Sonya
Animal Sciences
Neoblast Stem Cells at Work: The Regeneration of Planaria
Rice Middle
5th place in Category
Biochemistry
Characterizing the Effect of Protease Enzyme on Milk
Schimelpfenig Middle
3rd place in Category
Rice Middle
1st Place in Category
Rice Middle
Broadcom Masters
Biochemistry
Hey Hotshot! I'm Dryin' To Be Like You
Chodavadia
Shreeya
Cellular/Molecular
Biology
Zhao
Alan
Cellular/Molecular
Biology
The Use of Vitamins Against UV Induced Photoaging
Frankford Middle
4th place in Category
Mcfearin
Sara
Computer
Science
Password Augmentation: A study of Keystroke Dynamics
Hendrick Middle
4th place in Category
Gilmore
Claire
Earth & Planetary
Sciences
Do The Wave Again!
Frankford Middle
Special Award: American
Meteorological Society, 4th
place
Khanolkar
Lena
Energy &
Transportation
What is the best catalyst to produce hydrogen from water as a fuel for
the future?
Hendrick Middle
2nd Place in Category
Shaastri
Darshan
Energy &
Transportation
Split Sys Developing a System that Splits Light Using Polarization
Technology to reduce the Impact of Headlight Glare
Robinson Middle
5th place in Category
Balsara
Burzin
Engineering:
Electrical
Mechanical
MICRO HYDROELECTRIC:ENERGY SCAVENGING FROM WATER
PIPES
Schimelpfenig Middle
5th place in Category
Barsukova
Anita
Can You Hear Me Now?
Otto Middle
4th place in Category
Arvind
Anup
How Much Radiation Does Your Cell Phone Emit?
Renner Middle
4th place in Category
Engineering:
Materials and
Bioengineering
Medicine and
Health
Peroxidase Enzyme
Murphy Middle
2nd Place in Category
Winning Best in Show for the Senior Division:
Jessica Hong (Clark High School) and Michael Trinh (PESH)
Other awards as listed:
Last Name
Hong
First
Name
Category
Project Title
Jessica
Chemistry
Trinh
Michael
Chan
Keith
Animal Science
Campus
Award received
Clark High
Best in Show: Senior
Division
Plano East Sr. High
1st Grand Prize Physical
Science
Jasper High
2nd place in Category
Jasper High
Special Award: Honorable
Mention: Texas Tech Plant
and Soil Award
Preparation of a Self-Propelled Nanomotor
Messing With Mosquitoes: Analysis of Culex Olfaction and Attraction
to Various Human Variables
Yu
Zijun
Veerapaneni
Monisha
Animal Science
Role of Hox Genes in the Differentiation and Maturation of
Thrombocytes
Plano Senior High
4th place in Category
Julka
Shweta
Behavior and
Social Science
LOOKING THROUGH YOUR EARS; a study of the effect of ear
dominance on young Dyslexic patients
Clark High
1st place in Category
Special Award: Texas
Academy of Audiology
Nandu
Simmi
Behavior and
Social Science
Ice, Ice Safety!: Testing the Effects of Thermochromic Signs on
Driver Behavior (Year 2)
Plano East Sr High
4th place in Category
D'souza
Alicia
Biochemistry
Electrospinning Nafion/Cellulase Nanofibers for Biofuel Production
Clark High
1st place in Category
Boppana
Sruti
Biochemistry
Give Your Heart a Chance
Williams High
2nd place in Category
Yu
Phillip
Cellular/Molecular
Biology
Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Frontotemporal Dementia
Shepton High
5th place in Category
Sudheendra
Pranaav
Cellular/Molecular
Biology
A Logical Solution to a Fuzzy Situation: Using Fuzzy Logic Modeling
of Genetic Regulatory Networks to Identify and Cure Cancer
Clark High
Special Award: Council of
Texas Statisticians Award,
2nd place
Gangal
Ameya
Chemistry
America’s Next Top Model: Implementing a Temperature Parameter
Based Off of the Abraham Model to Predict Concentrations of
Various Chemicals in Organic Solvents at Different Temperatures
Clark High
2nd place in Category
Truong
Brandon
Computer
Science
Pro[grammars]: Development of a Natural Language Processing
Based Programming Language
Clark High
2nd place in Category
Wen
Alexandra
Thakur
Rohan
Bhatt
Rohan
Dao
Alex
Earth and
Planetary
Science
Earth and
Planetary
Science
Engineering:
Electrical and
Mechanical
Engineering:
Materials
Hwang
Michael
Panneerselvam
Sugirtha
Environmental
ManagementLife
Does increasing anthropogenic carbon dioxide result in increasing
noise in the ocean?
Shepton High
1st place in Category
Resonance Failure II: Using Resonance Frequency to Predict and
Prevent Structural Failure
Plano East Sr High
2nd place in Category
The GreenHouse Effect: World's First Comprehensive Energy
Generation and Conservation System for Suburban Environments
Clark High
2nd place in Category
Plano East Sr High
4th place in Category
Plano East Sr High
4th place in Category
Plano East Sr High
1st place in Category
Mechanical Characterization of Pentane Dried Polyurea Aerogels of
Varying Densities for Multifunctional Applications
Tea for a Clean Sea: The Use of Common Porous Materials to Filter
Polluted Water
International Science Fair
Qualifiyer
Special Award: Stockholm
Junior Wter Prize
Shah
Aditi
Environmental
Science- Physical
Newman
Lucas
Li
Wenjia
Thakor
Nirali
Plant Science
Mathematical
Balachandar
Niranjan
Mohanty
Ahneesh
Plano East Sr High
1st place in Category
Plano East Sr High
1st place in Category
Jasper High
3rd place in Category
Shepton High
4th place in Category
Fishy Nanoparticles? Investigating the Dertimental Effects
Nanoparticles Have on Biological Functions
The Clear Solution: Macro Algae on Waste Water Treatment
Simulation of Protein Folding Using Monte Carlo Methods in a
Triangular Lattice
Shepton High
Medicine and
Health
YEAR II: All Clear of Nuclear?: The effect of Antioxidants in
mitigating the Biological effects of Nuclear Radiation
Clark High
4th place in Category
South Texas Chapter of
Heath Physics Society Award
Prabhakaran
Karthik
Microbiology
A Jar-Dropping Solution: The Anti-Bacterial Effects of Different
Types of Nanoparticles Embedded in a Glazed Ceramic Jar
Clark High
4th place in Category
Dantu
Vishnu
Physics and
Astronomy
The Glucameter Biosensor: A Noninvasive Approach to Determining
Glucose Within the Body by Utilizing the Sensors of A Smart Phone
Clark High
1st place in Category
Vemulapalli
Anoop
Plant Sciences
Save our Dinoflagellates: The Effects of Ocean Acidification on
Pyrocystis fusiformis. Wrong title check with kite
Jasper High
2nd place in Category
Highlighted boxes
denote team projects
All first and Second Place Winners in Category qualify for the Governor’s
STEM Science Academy in San Antonio this summer.