State Science Fair
Special Awards winners
Seagate Technology Rising Star Award
Is presented to two emerging student scientists one middle school and one high school. This award is
intended for students whose projects not only exemplify excellence in their category but also captures the
imagination of Seagate’s panel of Rising Star judges. Middle School winner receives a trophy, $1,500 cash award
and a Seagate Free Agent Go hard drive. Top Middle School Project of the fair.
Robert Kitaoka (Friedell MS)
Seagate Technology First-Year Awards
Top 40 student presenters competing at the MN State Science & Engineering Fair for the first time.
Neehar Banerjee (Friedell MS)
Ishaan Govindarajan (Friedell MS)
Harmanpreet Kaur (Friedell MS)
Albert Lin (Kellogg MS)
Nikhil Marda (Friedell MS)
Austin McCoy (Friedell MS)
Christopher O’Driscoll (Schaefer Academy)
Colin Weber (Kellogg MS)
Allison Schroeder (Lincoln-Choice)
US Air Force
FOUR best projects focusing on Math, Science, Engineering and Technology, especially offer Air Force
applicability:
David Campeau (Mayo HS)
Spencer Berglund (Mayo HS)
Ishaan Govindarajan (Friedell MS)
US Army
TOP High School Army Project – Rahul Mukerhee (John Marshall HS)
Outstanding HS projects:
Life Sciences – Lisa Thammaovong & Magdalena Panetta (Mayo HS)
Environmental Science – Rahul Mukherjee (John Marshall HS)
Honorable mention: Marisa Lin, Ying Xiong, Hongyi Jiang (Century HS)
and Alanna Bram (John Marshall HS)
US Office of Naval Research
Outstanding four projects grades 9-12
David Campeau & Spencer Berglund (Mayo HS) (Medallion and letter of commendation, $75)
Acoustical Society of America Upper Midwest Chapter
$100 most innovative High School Project $50 most innovative Middle School Project
Ellie Ekblad (1st) (Century HS)
Shelly Shen (2nd Place Honorable Mention) (Century HS)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Membership package with t-shirt, sling sack one year membership (5 females & 5 males)
Lisa Fu (John Marshall HS)
American Fisheries Society
Aquatic Science Award of Excellence (fishing rod and book)
Alanna Bram (John Marshall HS)
American Psychological Association Award
outstanding research in psychology grades 7-12
Albert Lin (certificate) (Kellogg MS)
Beckman Coulter Award
Eight best projects in Microbiology, Medical and Health Sciences
Austin McCoy ($100) (Friedell MS)
Willemijn van Deursen ($100) (Friedell MS)
Broadcom MASTERS Award
Top 10% of 7th and 8th graders able to apply to take part in a national competition
Roshini Asirvatham (Friedell MS)
Neehar Banerjee (Friedell MS)
Ishaan Govindarajan (Friedell MS)
Harmanpreet Kaur (Friedell MS)
General Mills Food-Based Social Change Award Developing and Sharing Food Solutions
1st Place ($125)
Michelle Campeau (Mayo HS)
General Mills Food-Based Social Change Award Providing Food to Those In Need
2nd Place ($75)
Ying Xiong (Century HS)
Graduate Women in Science Award
($25 to top female in each grade)
9th Grade winner
Jordyn Koenig (Century HS)
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11 Grade winner
Shelley Shen (Century HS)
Institute of Food Technologists –MN Section
Best food related projects grades 7-12
2nd place Middle School – Meg Geschwind ($250) (Willow Creek MS)
Minnesota Academy of Science Honorable Mention
Recognizing excellence in both Middle and High School
Kristin Hansen (Lincoln-Choice)
Medtronic Award
Outstanding Middle School Projects in Medicine and Health grades 7-12
1st place HS – David Campeau & Spencer Berglund ($1,000) (Mayo HS)
1st place MS – Roshini Asirvatham ($750) (Friedell MS)
National Youth Science Camp – West Virginia
2-week camp for two Seniors all expenses paid including air travel
Alternate – Rahul Murkherjee (John Marshall HS)
Pentair Foundation
Best four Water Environmental Projects ($500 to 1st place in Middle & High School and $250 for 2nd place)
2nd High School – Abhishek Chandra ($250) (Century HS)
1st Middle School – Tanvi Kohli ($500) (Friedell MS)
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award
1st place project that shows outstanding effort in addressing issues of environmental responsibility
Samantha Woog (John Marshall HS)
SAS/JMP Data Analysis & Visualization Award
JMP Statistical Software 5 year license to 1st place student in High School
(5 year license to student’s school with unlimited users)
Winner demonstrates the most effective use of data visualization to describe a problem or solution
Marisa Lin – Century High School
SPIE Optics and Photonics Science Fair Award
Best projects demonstrating scientific research using applications of optical, photonics and optoelectronics
technologies (1st $250, 2nd $150, 3rd $100)
Josh Palm (2nd Place) (Kellogg MS)
Stockholm Junior Water Award
Three best projects in grades 9-12, possibility to compete in national competition
Alanna Bram (John Marshall HS)
Rahul Mukherjee (John Marshall HS)
Wolfram Research
Mathematic Software Award
Michelle Campeau (Mayo HS)
Ellie Ekblad (Century HS)
Hongyi Jiang (Century HS)
Rahul Mukherjee (John Marshall HS)
Yale Science & Engineering Association Award
Certificate plus a possible trip to Yale annual or special meeting for best engineering Project in 11th
Spencer Berglund & David Campeau (Mayo HS)
Middle School Paper Awards
Top 8th grade papers
Roshini Asirvatham (Friedell MS)
Robert Kitaoka (Friedell MS)
High School Paper Awards
National JSHS Award
Five finalist will win all expense paid trip to the National Symposium to compete in Bethesda, Maryland
On May 2-6, 2012.
1st Place – Spencer Berglund & David Campeau ($2,000 Scholarship and Trip) (Mayo HS)
Grand Awards
Bronze (Top 16% - 30% of all projects)
Alanna Bram (John Marshall HS)
Lisa Fu (John Marshall HS)
Meg Geshwind (Willow Creek MS)
Marcus Gomez (Century HS)
Kristen Hansen (Lincoln-Choice)
Alex Kofler (Kellogg MS)
Gavin Mai (Century HS)
Josh Palm (Kellogg MS)
Delaney Shin (Kellogg MS)
Smantha Woog (John Marshall HS)
Sarah Uhm (Lincoln-Choice)
Silver (Top 5% - 16% of all projects)
Jonah Amundsen (Friedell MS)
Neehar Banerjee (Friedell MS)
Spencer Berglund (Mayo HS)
David Campeau (Mayo HS)
Sahil Chhugani (Friedell MS)
Ellie Ekblad (Century HS)
Ishaan Govindarajan (Friedell MS)
Robert Kitaoka (Friedell MS)
Albert Lin (Kellogg MS)
Nikhil Marda (Friedell MS)
Austin McCoy (Friedell MS)
Allison Schroeder (Lincoln-Choice)
Colin Weber (Kellogg MS)
Gold (Top 5% of all Projects)
Roshini Asirvatham (Friedell MS)
Michelle Campeau (Mayo HS)
Harmanpreet Kaur (Friedell MS)
Rahul Mukherjee (John Marshall HS)
Christopher O’Driscoll (Schaefer Academy)
ISEF (International Science and Engineering Fair)
May 13-18th Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Finalist – Marcus Gomez – Century HS
Finalist – Gavin Mai – Century HS