Many thanks to our judges!
Students appreciate Honors Fair
Judges who volunteer from local
universities, corporations & science
societies. Judges hold an advanced
degree or have experience in their
area of expertise.
Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair
Honors Division
CONGRATULATIONS!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Bruce Hamper, PhD,
Honors Fair Chair
Judging...
Students celebrate their own super bowl - it's called the
Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair - Honors
Division!
Contact: Peggy James Nacke - 314-533-8291 to arrange student interviews
(St. Louis) The Academy of Science - St. Louis is pleased to announce the top students who
participated in the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair - Honors Division on Saturday,
February 1st. Awards will be presented to the top three students at the 2014 Academy of
Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientist Awards Dinner to be held at the Chase Park Plaza on
April 9th. High School students have completed collegiate-level research in regional
classrooms and labs. The competition was held at the Missouri Botanical Garden - Commerce
Bank Education Center.
Over $10,000 in scholarships are awarded to the top 10 students made possible through the
generous support of Monsanto Fund and SunEdison.
Additionally, all Honors Division Students are invited to bring their projects to The Academy of
Science - St. Louis Science Fair to compete for close to $60,000 in Special Awards in May!
The top two students will represent the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair at the Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair in May.
Top Three!
1st Place:
KATE HOGAN, Grade 12, Parkway Central High School
Project Title: The Effect of Caffeine on the Development and Nervos System of Drosophila
Melanogaster
Award: $3,000 Scholarship - award will be presented at the Academy of Science - St. Louis
2014 Outstanding Scientist Awards Dinner.
Kateis now qualified to compete at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in May and will
receive an all-expense-paid trip to this event.
2nd Place: ELLEN WANG, Grade 11, Parkway North High School
Project Title: Investigation of the Genetic Transmission of the Atgle 1 Mutation and Its Effect on
Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis Thaliana
Award: $2,000 Scholarship - award will be presented at the Academy of Science - St. Louis
2014 Outstanding Scientist Awards Dinner.
Ellenis now qualified to compete at the International Science & Engineering Fair in May and will
receive an all-expense-paid trip to this event.
3rd Place:
KATHERINE HUFKER, Grade 12, Lindbergh High School
Project Title: The Impact of Inclusion Programs for High School Students With and Without Special
Needs
Award: $1,000 Scholarship - award will be presented at the Academy of Science - St. Louis
2014 Outstanding Scientist Awards Dinner.
Top three students will be recognized at the
Academy of Science
2014 Outstanding Scientist Awards Dinner
which will be held in the Starlight Room
of the Chase Park Plaza on April 9, 2014.
Finalists
(A-Z order)
All Finalists receive a $1,000 Scholarship
MEGHONA BHARADWAJ, Grade 10, Lafayette High School (Rockwood District)
Project Title: Peer and Parent Value Congruence as Predictors of Well-Being and Adjustment to College
KETAN JAIN-POSTER, Grade 12, Clayton High School
Project Title: Mapping QTLs for Popping Ability in a Popcorn X Dent Maize Genetic Cross
SARAH MACIOROWSKI, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Horizontal Gene Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Human Gut
EMILY SCHUEPPERT, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Devlopment of GC/MS Methods of Analysis for Isothiocyanates in Brassica Rapa and Other
Plants
DARBY TURNER, Grade 12, Webster Groves High School
Project Title: Variance in the Clinical Phenotype of Siblings with Hypophosphatasia
MARY MADELINE WILLIS, Grade 12, Marquette High School (Rockwood School District)
Project Title: Rodents Show Preference for Seeds of Certain Glade Species
WILLIAM WOLFE, Grade 11, John Burroughs School
Project Title: Inexpensive Internet Remote Controlled Devices
Additionally, all Finalists are invited to bring their project to
The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair K-12
to compete for special Awards in May!
2014 Honors Division Students applaud each other!
Semi-finalists
(A-Z order)
All Semi-finalists are invited to bring their project to
The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair K-12
to compete for special Awards in May!
THOMAS BARRON, Grade 12, Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School
Project Title: The Effect of Computer Based Education on Creative Thinking
PATRICIA BEQARI, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Determining the Amount of Individual Clucosinolates in Brassica Rapa Generations
DIANA BOONE, Grade 11, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Heavy Metal Contamination of Creek Waters in the Old Lead Belt and New Lead Belt
Areas of Missouri
ELIZABETH DIGMAN, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: The Time-Concentration of Xanthine Compounds in Human Saliva After Ingestion of
Chocolate Bars
JULIE GOLDMAN, Grade 12, Parkway Central High School
Project Title: Improving biofuel by Enhancing the Efficiency of Fungal Enzyme0Catalyzed Cellulose
Hydrolysis
ASHWIN GOVINDAN, Grade 10, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Project Title: KRAS MUTATIONS IN CANCER: A comprehensive Analysis of DNA Sequencing Data
from the cBioPortal and COSMIC Cancer Genomics Databases
OLIVIA LONG, Grade 10, John Burroughs School
Project Title: Investigating the Effects of Aging on Differentiation Potentials of Bone Marrow
Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells
NATALIE MITTEN, Grade 11, Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School
Project Title: Media Consumption and Implicit Attitude
CECIL MORGAN, Grade 12, Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School
Project Title: Lead in Park Soil in Relation to Distance from Lead Smelter
BRANDON MOSELEY, Grade 11, Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School
Project Title: Mechanical Testing Using Different Solutions
MARY MUNSELL, Grade 12, CorJesu Academy
Project Title: An Enzyme Method of Detecting Acetaminophen in Source Water
CIARRA PETERS, Grade 11, Westminister Christian Academy
Project Title: Construction and Testing f Anisotropic White Matter Tissue Mimics: A Tool for the Study
of Traumatic Brain Injury
MONICA PFEFFER, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Automating Redox Chemical Titrations Using a Constant-Flow Pump and Vernier
Sensors
ALEXIS RAMSEY, Grade 11, Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School
Project Title: A Comparison of Marker Training Versus Compultion-Praise Training
All students who entered the Honors Fair
will now bring their projects to the
Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair
in May to compete for
additional Special Awards
KEVIN REBMANN, Grade 12, Rockwood Summitt High School
Project Title: Effect of Acidification of Salt Water on Plant Growth
OLIVIA ROHATGI, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Histamine as an Inhibitor of Alkaline Phosphatase
NICHOLAS SCHOLZ, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School
Project Title: Cleaning Grease with Grease: A Study on the UV Absorbtion of Biodiesel Glycerin Soap
When Applied to Contaminated Surf
JUSTINE STEFFENS-WILLIS, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School
Project Title: The Effect of Math Homework Completion on Test Scores
LEYNA STEMLE, Grade 12, Marquette High School (Rockwood School District)
Project Title: Plant Extinctions in Newly Restored Glades can be Attributed to Stochastic Processes
Every year hundreds of educators, scientists,
and science advocates bring science inquiry to
life for the more than 55,000 area students
who participate in the Academy of Science - St.
Louis Science Fair.
Membership in the Academy
makes this possible.
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ASHLEY TAYLOR, Grade 12, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: Cytokine Expression and Goblet Cell Formation in Neonates During Chronic Response
to respiratory Viral Infection
OMKAR VENKATESH, Grade 10, Clayton High School
Project Title: Changing the Ion Selevtivity of the Anionic LGC-53 Dopamine Receptor Through
Mutations in the M2 C