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West Virginia Regional Science Bowl
WELCOME
Welcome to the 25th annual West Virginia Regional Science Bowl, the National
Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and West Virginia University are pleased
to welcome and host 16 middle school teams and 24 high school teams from
across the state to this year’s competition!
NETL and WVU are excited and proud to host this competition fostering
math and science excellence in our state’s students. Both institutions have
a long history of encouraging, supporting, and developing scientific inquiry
and discovery, and the West Virginia Regional Science Bowl is an important
link in connecting our youths to our nation’s future. The understanding and
accomplishments in science of our young people will prepare them to become
leaders, innovators and successful citizens in our increasingly technological
society. The Science Bowl is truly an exemplary community program that
encourages participants to look beyond high school to future post-secondary
education and career development in energy science, medicine, robotics,
engineering and communications.
The West Virginia Regional Science Bowl is possible as the result of the
continued support of the education and corporate sponsors across West Virginia
and the investment of time and energy of the many volunteers. The Science Bowl
organizers at NETL and WVU also recognize the students and coaches for their
long hours of preparation for the competition.
All participants—students, coaches, volunteers—are invited to experience the
complete events. Enjoy the encouraging words of the guest speakers, take
time to visit the college and university informational booths, and participate in
hands-on engineering activities and science tours. Most of all, good luck . . . and
have fun!
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FIRST DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
David McKinley was first elected to the U.S. House
of Representatives from the First District of
West Virginia in 2010. In Congress, he has
a seat on the Committee on Energy and
Commerce.
Virginia.
After college, David established McKinley
and Associates—an architectural and
engineering company that has grown to
include offices in Wheeling and Charleston,
WV and Washington, PA. During his career
as a Professional Engineer, David has been
on the Board of Directors of the state engineering
society and on the Board of the National Society of
Professional Engineers representing the interests of West
As a successful former small businessman, David has created hundreds of jobs
and understands the vital role of small businesses in creating private sector jobs
and strengthening the economy. He has been recognized twice by West Virginia
Executive Magazine as one of the 50 most influential people in West Virginia.
From 1981 through 1994, he represented the Third Delegate District in the West
Virginia Legislature, serving primarily on the Finance Committee as well as
the Banking and Insurance and Roads and Transportation Committees among
others. In 1990, David was elected as Chairman of the West Virginia Republican
Party Executive Committee and was one of three representing West Virginia on
the Republican National Committee in Washington, D.C.
He holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Purdue University.
A lifelong resident of Wheeling, McKinley is married to a critical care nurse, Mary.
They have four children and six grandchildren. He is passionate about the people
of our state and has dedicated his life to creating jobs and opportunities, right
here in his local community.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL AGENDA
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2016, WVU MOUNTAINLAIR
12:30 pm 1:30 pm
Registration
Assembly / Announcements
4-Team, 4-Division Round Robin
2:00 pm
2:35 pm
3:10 pm
Round 1 (8 matches)
Round 2 (8 matches)
Round 3 (8 matches)
4-Team Double Elimination
3:45 pm
Round 4 (2 matches)
4:00 pm
Tours offered for eliminated teams Science Bowl Central
4:20 pm
4:55 pm
Round 5 (2 matches)
Round 6 (1 match)
5:30 pm
Energy Makers/ Airbots
Gold Ballroom, Pizza will be served
9:00 pm
Hotel Check-in & Adjourn
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2016, WVU MOUNTAINLAIR
7:30 am
Breakfast
8:40 am
WVSB Full Assembly Blue Ballroom
9:30 am
SUGOBots–Middle School Mountaineer Rm
11:30 am
Middle School Lunch
12:15 pm
Middle School Finals
2:00 pm
WVSB Awards
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HIGH SCHOOL AGENDA
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2016, WVU MOUNTAINLAIR
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
Registration
Assembly / Announcements
4-Team, 4-Division Round Robin
4:25 pm
5:00 pm
5:35 pm
Round 1 (12 matches)
Round 2 (12 matches)
Round 3 (12 matches)
6:10 pm
6:30 pm
8:30 pm
Travel to WVU SB Reception Visitor Center
WVU Science Bowl Reception
Hotel Check-in & Adjourn
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2016, WVU MOUNTAINLAIR
6:30 am
Breakfast
7:30 am
8:05 am
Round 4 (12 matches)
Round 5 (12 matches)
8:40 am
WVSB Full Assembly Blue Ballroom
8-Team, Double Elimination
9:20 am
9:20 am - 11:50 am
Round 6 (4 matches)
TEKids Minecraft LAN Party
9:55 am
Round 7 (4 matches)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Information Fair
Energy Makers/Airbots
10:30 am
11:05 am
11:40 am
Round 8 (3 matches)
Round 9 (1 match)
Round 10 (1 match)
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
High School Lunch
High School Finals
WVSB Awards
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M O U N TA I N L A I R M A P
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2016 SCIENCE BOWL VOLUNTEERS
Jessica Allen
Nagaraju Anreddy
Roy W Baker
Tabatha Barber
Kensey Bergdorf
Candace Bias
Linda Blake
Michael Bobek
Jon Bolles
Melanie Boucher
Donald Boucher
JaneAnn Bowers-McCutcheon
Jenny Bowman
Rachael Brady
David Buch
Michael Buric
Kate Cardullo
Ben Chorpening
Sydni Credle
Cass Crihfield
Edward Curtis
Megan DeJong
Hannah DePoy
Michael DeRosa
Gabe DeWitt
Cristin Dolan
Susan Downey
Megan Ebbeskotte
Jana El-Khatib
Marriah Ellington
Breanne Farris
Joshua Farris
Paul Fernandes
James Fisher
Tim Ford
Timothy Fout
Savannah Fout
JJ Fout
Michael Fouts
Audrey Geise
Devyn Gentzyel
Danielle Gibson
Alana Gillenwater
Paige Hacker
Gregory Hackett
Nicole Halverstadt
Lisa Hanselman
Hayley Harman
Scott Harper
Spencer Harvey
Ken Haught
Zachary Herberger
Brianna Hickman
Bridget Hindman
Dave Hopkinson
Brandon Horn
Ahmed Ismail
Chris Jackson
Ronald Jacobs
Maneesh Chandu Jasti
Lynette Jones
Brandon Jones
April Kahn
Amanda Karki
Jillian Kinder
Seth King
Laird Knight
Matthew Koh
Kristin Krumenacker
Essence Lindsey
Eric Loy
John Lucas
Alexandra Mahurter
Noor Malik
Dan Maloney
Andrew Maloney
Yves Mantz
Daniel McCollum
William McCutcheon
Colleen McLoughlin
Paul Miller
Tucker Miller
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2016 SCIENCE BOWL VOLUNTEERS
Michael Miller
Mara Monaghan
Joshua Moore
Melissa Morris
Aaron Morris
Linda Morton
Jessica Mullen
Natalie Newton
Kale Newton
Chris Nichols
Rivkah Nisan
Matthew Nisan
Alice Noble
Joshua Osbourn
Shane Ospina
John Penn
Chanelle Pickens
Rachael Pickens
Richard Pineault
Betsy Ratcliff
Liliia Reddy
Sebastian Reger
Rick Remish
Kylee Rice
Jen Robertson-Honecker
Casey Schlachter
Danielle Shepherd
Sean Sikora
Ranjani Siriwardane
Bobby Snelson
Jessica Spears
Krystal Steenwyk
Richard Stehle
Robert Stevens
Dean Stobbe
Alan Stolzenberg
Kyle Swisher
Brandi Talkington
William Talkington
Jordan Taylor
Kurt Tennant
Juddha Thapa
Hanjing Tian
Heston Van Evera
Venkat Venkataraman
Gabrielle Wagner
Barbara Walker
Elizabeth Ward
Shawn Weaver
Bertrand Wieliczko
Samuel Wight
Steven Woodruff
Amy Wright
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S TAT E H I G H S C H O O L PA R T I C I PA N T S
Bridgeport High School
Keith Ross, Coach
Minahal Naveed
Emery Smith
Katie Mossburg
Alex Bradley-Popovich
Bailey Campbell
Capital High School - Team 1
Bill Dorsey, Coach
Adam Drake, Coach
Isaac Liu
Ben Bradley
David Riggs
Audrey McMillion
Vishnu Kasireddy
Central Catholic High School Team 1
Francis Przybysz, Coach
Michelle Bartsch, Coach
August Schmidt
Collin Spangler
Audrey Blust
Emma Magruder
Nathan Blair
Central Catholic High School Team 2
Francis Przybysz, Coach
Michelle Bartsch, Coach
Jack Stryker
Alyssa Bartsch
Samuel Marshall
Jason Nelson
Daniel O’Leary
George Washington High School Team 1
Gregory Mallory, Coach
Arka Gupta
Ananya Reddy
Matthew Sivaprakasam
Jay Sheth
Ahmed Zanabli
George Washington High School Team 2
Gregory Mallory, Coach
Drew Gupta
Manisha Kukkillaya
Obadah Tolaymat
Joy Wu
Mamoon Yousaf
James Monroe High School - Team 1
Rick Eades, Coach
Sam Womack
Justin Huffman
Jasmine Ogle
Michael Prater
Catherine Allen
Liberty High School
Stephen Howard, Coach
Destiny Lusk
Sean Phillips-9
Andrew Winters-9
Marcus Huffman
Leigha Shreve
Martinsburg High School - Team 1
Jim Arndt, Coach
Tara Morgen
Dante Joseph
Matthew Zollinger
David Zollinger
Casey Johnson
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S TAT E H I G H S C H O O L PA R T I C I PA N T S
Morgantown High School - Team 1
Joseph Melia, Coach
David Sokolov
Abraham Joshua
Xinwei Guo
Siddharth Subramanyam
Alexandru Stanescu
Morgantown High School - Team 2
Joseph Melia, Coach
Ishita Sharma
Aarohi Srivastava
Raymond Liu
Swagat Bhattacharyya
Michael Yan
Notre Dame High School - Team 1
Ken Frosch, Coach
Samuel Talkington
Austin Wilson
Alexander Altenburg
Anthony Bankers-Beckett
Oak Hill High - Team 1
Tasha Kara Yates, Coach
Heather Kelly Murphy, Coach
Matthew Cortines
Tate Mauzy
Kammie Ruth
Abagale Ramsey
Parkersburg High School - Team 1
Lisa Berry, Coach
Ernest Wayne Clark, Coach
Andrew Mommessin
Helen Read
Jerry Wang
MaryCatherine Bolton
Zachary Cafego
Parkersburg High School - Team 2
Lisa Berry, Coach
Ernest Wayne Clark, Coach
Tyler Holbert
Marion Santo
Sabrina Smith
Trenton McGary
Nia Fernandes
River View High School - Team 1
Brenton Jennings, Coach
Jonathan Kurt Lester, Coach
Brooklyne Hurley
Rebecca Hicks
Brandon Branch
James Hagerman
Christian Nealen
Roane County High - Team 1
Mathiew Richards, Coach
Matthew Elliott
Keller Patton
Austin Cox
Theodor Anderson
Giovanna Pennesi
University High School - Team 1
Ryan Stocking, Coach
Sam Mathers
Alan Mizener
Noah Spencer
Matthew Richardson
Thomas Paul
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S TAT E H I G H S C H O O L PA R T I C I PA N T S
Webster County High School Team 1
Ken Johnson, Coach
Casey Lyn Compton, Coach
Nathanael Arthur
Tia Cowger
Grant Bonnett
Tyrick Dawkins
Beth Ann Perrine
Wyoming County East High School
- Team 1
Brittany Bauer, Coach
Lily Kay, Coach
Emily Cook
Hannah Walls
Erika Osborne
Bradley McKinney
Jeremy Sergent”
Webster County High School Team 2
Ken Johnson, Coach
Casey Lyn Compton, Coach
Eugene Deel
Takoda Knarr
Kristen Sanford
Amanda Holcomb
Tyler Ray
Wheeling Park High School - Team 1
Patrick Durkin, Coach
Kevin Orth, Coach
Paushaly Sau
Alex Dague
Fiona Zhang
George Maness
Mary Prather
Wheeling Park High School - Team 2
Patrick Durkin, Coach
Kevin Orth, Coach
William Sellers
Miriam Demasi
Hannah Meredith
Zachary Kovalski
Thomas Nagy
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S TAT E M I D D L E S C H O O L PA R T I C I PA N T S
Hayes Middle School - Team 1
Stephanie Brennan, Coach
Megan Emmett, Coach
Fletcher Muck
Nathan Garrettson
Emily Escue
Zach Crouse
Hannah Wallace
Mountaineer Middle School - Team 1
Amy Hamrick, Coach
Sam Burrows
Juliann Gallo
Katee Fisher
John Amos
Colby Wamsley
Hayes Middle School - Team 2
Megan Emmett, Coach
Stephanie Brennan, Coach
Hunter Midkiff
Eddie Register
Eli Roncaglione
Dain Mallory
Shelby Bayless
Mountaineer Middle School - Team 2
Amy Hamrick, Coach
Zack Wellman
Ashley Marvin
Maddie Ritter
Chance McFadden
Amanda Allen
Marlinton Middle School - Team 1
Becky Spencer, Coach
Erica Marks, Coach
Faith Johnson
Alan Gibson
Hadden Mick
Virgilio Tejano
Jaylee Doss
Marlinton Middle School - Team 2
Becky Spencer, Coach
Erica Marks, Coach
Conner Spencer
Glenn Wilt
Benjamin Dunz
Hazel Riley
Sarah Warder
St Francis de Sales Central CA Team 1
Erin White, Coach
Natalie Moritz, Coach
Ben Hatcher
Aidan Koon
Brent Robinson
Andreas Schmid
Nathan Fielding
St Francis de Sales Central CA Team 2
Erin White, Coach
Natalie Moritz, Coach
Patrick Koon
Aidan Palmer
Ethan Price
Connor McDonough
Daniel Kritschgau
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S TAT E M I D D L E S C H O O L PA R T I C I PA N T S
St Michael Parish School - Team 1
Kim Contraguerro, Coach
Karen Kahle, Coach
Joey Carter
Nathan Dieffenbaugher
Emma Nodurft
Erin Brogan
Max Schmidt
Triadelphia Middle School - Team 1
Mary Dolan, Coach
Debby Sgroi, Coach
Emma Delk
Jillian Blair
Marion Moss
Matthew Nagy
Mia Suwaid
St Michael Parish School - Team 2
Kim Contraguerrov, Coach
Karen Kahle, Coach
Dailey Ward
Isaac Smith
Andrew Komorowski
Danielle Agcaoili
Elijah Halicki
Triadelphia Middle School - Team 2
Mary Dolan, Coach
Debby Sgroi, Coach
Ryan Quickel
Drew Racer
Gavin Minder
Rosalyn Hill
Grant Schehl
Suncrest Middle School - Team 1
Chris Maloney, Coach
Kathryn Alam, Coach
Asritha Sure
Joseph Taylor
Ben Shi
Peter Luo
Sachin Thaker
Warwood School - Team 1
Debbie Clark, Coach
Isabella Anderson
Sidney Gebhardt
Kelly Williams
Zach Newman
Logan Annett
Suncrest Middle School - Team 2
Chris Maloney, Coach
Kathryn Alam, Coach
Ataes Aggarwal
Nicole Liang
Mustafa Rai
Amanda Wang
Allen Tan
Warwood School - Team 2
Debbie Clark, Coach
Kegan Wood
Abby Mauck
Tessa Ullom
Nick Kovalski
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THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING
Co-Sponsors
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KeyLogic Systems, Inc.
Leidos
Leonardo Technologies, Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Mylan Pharmaceuticals
USSE2
TEKids
Platinum
Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh
Gold
Teaming to Win, Inc.
Silver
Allegheny Science and Technology
High Technology Foundation
Bronze
Glenmark Holding, LLC
WV Society of Professional Engineers
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Division 1
Chuck Yeager
Division 2
John Nash
Chuck Yeager grew up in Hamlin, West
Virginia. Early on, he took an interest
in his dad’s machinery work, absorbing
all he could about the machines he
operated. Following a lackluster trek
through high school, Yeager enlisted
as an airplane mechanic with the
United States Air Force during World
War II. Yeager arrived in England
with the 363rd fighter squadron and
began flying his P-51 Mustang, which
he named Glamorous Glen. After
only eight missions, the 21-year-old
Yeager was shot down over Germanoccupied France. Wounded and alone,
he crossed the French Pyrenees to
freedom, but then appealed to General
Dwight D. Eisenhower to remain in
combat.
John Nash was born in 1928, in
Bluefield, West Virginia. He entered
Bluefield College in 1941 where he
studied mathematics and science.
Mr. Nash won a scholarship in the
George Westinghouse Competition
and was accepted by the Carnegie
Institute of Technology (now Carnegie
Mellon University) in June 1945. His
growing interest in mathematics led
him to courses on tensor calculus and
relativity. Mr. Nash received a B.A.
and an M.A. in mathematics in 1948.
In September that same year, Nash
was accepted to Princeton University
where he pursued a broad range of
pure mathematics. Topology, algebraic
geometry, game theory, and logic
were among his interests. Rather
than following conventional learning
In 1947, Mr. Yeager was selected as
methods, such as lectures and books,
the pilot to fly the experimental X-1
Mr. Nash took his own approach and
aircraft—a bullet-shaped plane with
developed topics himself. In many
razor-thin wings and four powerful
ways, this approach was successful
rocket chambers—past Mach 1 and
because it led him to become one
break the sound barrier. On this project, of the most original mathematicians,
Yeager worked with a team of scientists known for attacking problems in novel
and engineers from the National
ways.
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
(NACA), the predecessor to NASA.
In 1949, while studying for his
Yeager continued his career in the
doctorate, Nash established the
Air Force, commanding squadrons of
mathematical principles of game
fighter pilots and undertaking test pilot
theory. During this period, he wrote
duties, and was promoted to General
a paper that, 45 years later, received
in 1968. Although he retired from the
great recognition: in 1994, Mr. Nash
military in 1975, Mr. Yeager continued
was awarded (jointly with Harsanyi and
to consult for the Air Force and private
Selten) the Nobel Prize in economic
companies while enjoying retired
science for his work on game theory.
life. (Adapted from the Huntington
In addition, he was warded the Leroy
Quarterly, 1998.)
P. Steele Prize by the American
Mathematical Society in 1999.
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Division 3
Dr. Kimberly Weaver
Division 4
Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
Dr. Kimberly A. Weaver is an awardwinning American astrophysics
astronomer and professor and an
expert in x-ray astronomy. Dr. Weaver
was born in Morgantown, West
Virginia, in 1964. She attended West
Virginia University and completed a
B.S. degree in physics in 1987. The
following year, she enrolled at the
University of Maryland and graduated
in 1990 with an M.S. in astronomy.
In 1993, she received her Ph.D. in
astronomy from University of Maryland
at College Park. Her doctoral thesis
was in complex broadband x-ray
spectra of Seyfert Galaxies. Dr. Weaver
then went to Goddard’s Laboratory
for High Energy Astrophysics in 1998,
where she worked as a civil servant
scientist. While there, she concentrated
in x-ray astronomy, particularly on the
Constellation X satellite project, which
is part of NASA’s “Beyond Einstein”
program. She also worked extensively
with the Chandra x-ray telescope
where many important observations
were made with respect to starburst
galaxies, black holes, and other
astronomical phenomena. Dr. Weaver
was part of the Spitzer space telescope
team that discovered a massive
asteroid belt around a mature, sun-like
star named HD69830, which is 41 light
years away. Currently, Dr. Weaver
continues her work at NASA and is also
an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Homer H. Hickam, Jr. was born in
1943, and raised in Coalwood, West
Virginia. He graduated from Big Creek
High School in 1960 and from Virginia
Tech in 1964 with a B.S. in industrial
engineering. Mr. Hickam served as a
First Lieutenant in the Fourth Infantry
Division in Vietnam in 1967–1968
where he won the Army Commendation
and Bronze Star medals. After 6 years
on active duty, Hickam left the service
with the rank of Captain.
After his return from Vietnam, Hickam
turned to writing. His books include
Rocket Boys (re-titled October Sky),
Torpedo Junction, Back to the Moon,
The Coalwood Way, and many others.
In 1981, he began employment with
NASA as an aerospace engineer at
Marshall Space Flight Center. During
his NASA career, Mr. Hickam worked
in spacecraft design and crew training.
His specialties included training
astronauts on science payloads, and
extravehicular activities. He has also
trained astronaut crews for many
Spacelab and Space Shuttle missions,
including the Hubble space telescope
deployment mission, the first two
Hubble repair missions, Spacelab-J
(the first Japanese astronauts), and
the Solar Max repair mission. (Adapted
from www.homerhickam.com.)
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N OT E S
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