Broadcom MASTERS 2011 Finalists

SSP is honored by Broadcom's commitment to this program through 2016.

The Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public (SSP) announced on August 31 the selection of 30 middle school students as finalists in its first ever Broadcom MASTERS™ competition. The Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering for Rising Stars) finalists come from middle schools across the United States.

• Read complete bios in the Broadcom MASTERS 2011 Finalist Book
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Finalist Name, Age, Project, School, Location

 

Asirvatham, Roshini (11)
Cross my Heart and Hope to Get Smarter: Cognitive Benefits of a Yogic Exercise
Friedell Middle School - Rochester, MN

Balasingam, Namrata (13)
The Physics of the Party Balloon: On Laplace's Law, Nonlinear Elasticity, and Their Uses in Physiology and Medicine
Challenger School, Strawberry Park - San Jose, CA

Barber, Justin (14)
Don't Blow Your Top!
St. Timothy's School - Raleigh, NC

Benedict, Braeden (14)*
It's a Liquid. It's a Solid. It's Super Fluid!: Effect of Material Composition on the Shear Strength Yield Point of Magnetorheological Fluids
Saint John Fisher Parish School - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Bethel, Meagan (14)
Caught on Camera: A Longitudinal Study and Regional Comparison of the Wild Cat Population of Southern Arizona and Northern Mexico
Doolen Middle School - Tucson, AZ

Blonsky, Andrew (11)
Algae the Carbon Sponge: Optimum Temperature for Chlorella Photosynthesis
Price Creek Independent School - Chapel Hill, NC

Campbell, Chad (12)
THE Debate on Your Plate! Are there Antibiotics Present in the Meat We Purchase from Local Grocery Stores?
Topsail Middle School - Hampstead, NC

Chhabra, Ria (14)
Organic Food: Buy or Bypass: The Effect of Organic vs. Inorganic Foods on the Health and Growth Parameters of Drosophila melanogaster
Renner Middle School - Plano, TX

Davis, Kyle (14)
Song Sparrows: As Temperature Decreases Body Size Increases, Always?
Walnut Middle School - Sunbury, OH

Ding, Valerie (14)
FP-LMTO PLW Calculations of Electronic Band Structure for LED Materials: GaP, ZnSe, and BN
Summa North at Meadow Park Middle School - Beaverton, OR

D'Souza, Alicia (13)
The Big Kill: Impact of Oil and Dispersant on Algae Population
C.M. Rice Middle School - Plano, TX

Feeny, Daniel (15)
Are Waves the Dominant Force Driving Diversity in the Intertidal Zone?
Woodside Elementary School - Woodside, CA

Grimmett, Maria (12)
H2Oh No:  Pharmaceuticals Are in my Groundwater!  Removing Sulfamethazine with Hypercrosslinked Adsorbents
The Weiss School - Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Hall, Lauren (13)
Revealing the Past, Year Two
School of Science and Technology - Corpus Christi, TX

Han, Nathan (12)
A Study of Somatic Sensory Receptive Fields in Human Skin
Jackson Mann K-8 School - Allston, MA

Heckman, Robert (14)
Corals Tumors, Parrotfish Predation and Bacteria
Kailua Intermediate School - Kailua, HI

Hylak, Benjamin (14)
Practical Application of a Telepresence Robot
Sacred Heart School - Oxford, PA

Jain, Anirudh (13)
Creating an inexpensive, Reusable and Portable Water Filtration Device using Silver Nanoparticles
Summa North at Meadow Park Middle School - Beaverton, OR

Jons, Carolyn (13)
The Effect of Soap Bubble Size on the Insulative Ability of Foams
Central Middle School - Eden Prairie, MN

Kamimura, Jordan (14)
Added Value...or Added Cost?:  Is High Protein Dry Dog Food a More Cost-effective Food Source than Commercial Grade Fish Food for Tilapia?
Hilo Intermediate School - Hilo, HI

Kendrick, Coleman (13)
Computer Simulation of Dark Matter Effects on Galaxy Rotation
Los Alamos Middle School - Los Alamos, NM

Landoni, Katherine (14)
The Relation of Genetic Variation to Salinity Tolerance in New Zealand Mudsnails
Sequim Middle School - Sequim, WA

Lin, I-Chun (14)
A Study of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency and Lifespan
Schimelpfenig Middle School - Plano, TX

Markley, Jennifer (13)
All Cracked Up: Does the Food a Chicken Eats Affect the Protein in the Eggs Produced?
Walnut Springs Middle School - Westerville, OH

Monzon, Adriana (11)
An Analysis of Rainfall in Plankton Productivity in an Estuary
Academia del Perpetuo Socorro - San Juan, PR

Patel, Nikhil (12)
DEFROST: Designing an Environmentally Friendly Recycler of the Sun's Thermal Energy
Sanford Middle School - Sanford, FL

Poole, Crystal (14)
The Melting Point: A Study of Ingredients in Buttercream Icing
Thurgood Marshall Middle School - San Diego, CA

Rowland, Samantha (14)
The Effect of Light Type and Spectrum on Pine Needle Abscission
Tippecanoe Middle School - Tipp City, OH

Sarkisian, Emily (14)
The Relationship Between Space Weather and GPS Accuracy
St. Mary's Catholic School - Mansfield, MA

Tovinkere, Mahita (12)
Earthquake Magnitudes Varying as a Function of Distance from the Epicenter - Simulation using Sound Waves
Stoller Middle School - Portland, OR

White, William (13)
Does Planting with Salicornia Increase Survival of Crop Plants under Salty Conditions?
Hilton Head Preparatory School - Hilton Head Island, SC

 

*Elected not to compete due to personal reasons