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First Awards of $3,000
BE001: Media Mayhem: Effects of Television Violence on Children. Natalie Rose Mergler, 17, Chaminade-Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio
BI030: Establishing Evolutionary Relationships of Oklahoma Native Americans Through Mitochondrial DNA Analysis. Charles A. Jantzen, 17, Latta High School, Ada, Oklahoma
BO037: Bactericidal Activity in vitro of Chihuahuan Desert Plants and a Synergistic Approach to Overcoming Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Resistance. Kevin Kuan Gao, 17, John Connally High School, Austin, Texas
CH027: Energy Transfer in the A2SIGMA+ Excited State of the Hydroxyl Radical. Brandi Michelle Cossairt, 17, Mast Academy, Key Biscayne, Florida
CS013: A. I. Vision: 3-D Stereoscopic Environment Reconstruction. Robert Earl Eunice, 17, Houston County High School, Warner Robins, Georgia
EA025: Evolution in Motion: Orbital Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms. Ulyana N. Horodyskyj, 16, Padua Franciscan High School, Parma, Ohio
EN079: Building an Autonomous Search and Rescue Robot. Ryan M Wistort, 18, Peninsula High School, Gig Harbor, Washington
EV102: The Effect of Time of Exposure and Concentration of CCA Preservative on the Amount of Arsenic Absorbed into Chicken Skin from Pressure-treated Lumber. Katherine Douglas Van Schaik, 15,
GN010: A New Fluorometric Method of Measuring Fibrillar Amyloid Beta-Protein in Alzheimer's Disease. Neha Chauhan, 15, Susan E. Wagner High School, Staten Island, New York
MA030: Winter Wonderland: A Mathematical Analysis of Snowflakes. Amanda Bryce Shaw, 16, Seton School, Manassas, Virginia
ME059: A Novel Method for Identifying and Isolating Human Skin Stem Cells Utilizing MXR-Pump Detection. Zachary Daniel Wissner-Gross, 17, Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, New York
MI060: Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus: Investigating the Role of Heparin Binding in Retroviral Infection and Investigation of a Potential Anti-viral Therapy Target. Maria Elena De Obaldia, 15, Moorestown High School, Moorestown, New Jersey
PH016: Bubble-based Resonance-Doppler Sensor for Liquid Characterization. Naveen Neil Sinha, 17, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico
ZO016: Effect of RFR on the Water Maze Performance of Mice. Matthew Conrad Morrow, 18, Dekalb High School, Waterloo, Indiana
Second Awards of $1,500
BE049: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Timing of Guidance in Visual Search. Nina Vasan, 18, Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia
BI021: Etiology and Prevention of Cataracts in Diabetic Patients. Aman Kumar Jain, 17, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
BO018: Mathematical Analysis of 'Sudden Oak Death' Epidemiology. Raygen McKenzie Yantis, 18, Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach, Oregon
CH038: Creation of a High-performance Polymer Blend. Edmund Francis Palermo, 17, Bay Shore High School, Bay Shore, New York
CS054: An Improved Algorithm for Meshing Large and Complex Terrains. Scott Andrew Bender, 16, Spring Valley High School, Columbia, South Carolina
EA018: Investigating the Role of the Dynamic Pipe Effect in Tornadogenesis. Ashley Elizabeth Tidwell, 18, Westmoore High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
EN090: Aerodynamic Advantages of the Seagull Wing. Sean T. Conroy, 17, Pennsylvania Home Schoolers, Kittanning, Pennsylvania
EV092: Degradation of Glycerol in HySee 100%. Kyle Anthony Marsland, 17, Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona
GN009: Effects of Omega-3 Fish Oil on Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels. Natalie Anne Malek, 18, Navasota High School, Navasota, Texas
MA028: Barcodes: Reading Between the Lines. Krystle Jo Stockmaster, 17, Wynford High School, Bucyrus, Ohio
ME053: Cardiovascular Stents with Shape Memory Alloys. Mark Mohan Mazumder, 17, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
MI036: Remediation of Berkeley Pit Water Using Genetically Modified Extremophilic Yeast: Phase III. Alexandra Hope Antonioli, 17, Butte High School, Butte, Montana
PH026: Study of Atmospheric Turbulent Cells Using Stellar Aberration. Kyle Brady Winkleman, 14, H. Louis Scott Junior High School, Winchester, Tennessee
ZO057: Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on the Movement of Artemia. Aaron Joseph Brown, 15, Cass Technical High School, Detroit, Michigan
Team Award of $1,500 for each member
ME303: Medicinal Properties of Sambucus canadensis and Achillea millefolium. Jesse Donald Ranney, 15, Catholic High School, New Iberia, Louisiana; Kathryn Theresa Breaux, 16, Catholic High School, New Iberia, Louisiana
Team Award of $1,000 for each member
EV302: Phytoremediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Soil Using Populus deltoides X Populus nigra: Phase IV. Nicholas Ronald Mattila, 17, Lincoln Senior High School, Thief River Falls, Minnesota; Matthew Thomas Dimich, 18, Lincoln Senior High School, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Each winner will receive a medallion, and a certificate of recognition. The teacher of each individual and team, will receive a grant in the amount of $300.
U.S. Army
Award of $3000 in savings bonds, a Certificate of Achievement and a gold medallion.
BE004: Catching Liars: An Innovative Study in Infrared Lie Detection. John Scott Newman, 16, Yorktown High School, Arlington, Virginia
BI015: Immune Response Initiation in Port-Orford-Cedar to Inhibit Phytophthora lateralis Infection. Nicole Renee Blalock, 17, Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach, Oregon
BO061: Flammability of the Needles and Scales of Seven Species of Western Montana Conifers. Josh Michael Schwartzman, 18, Big Sky High School, Missoula, Montana
CH053: Biocatalytic Composite Electrodes for Biofuel Cell Applications. Daniel Clayton Appel, 15, Eldorado High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
CS017: Ceebler: An HTTP Proxy for Secure, Fine-grained Access Control of Cookies. Joshua Michael Hailpern, 18, John Jay High School, Katonah, New York
EN011: CEDRS (Cost Effective Digital Radiography System). Christopher Bligh Komanski, 17, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida
EV093: Macro-invertebrate Diversity in Stream Bionetworks. Rebecca Jennifer Miriam Krystosek, 17, Bagley Junior-Senior High School, Bagley, Minnesota
MA035: Mathematical Correlation of Sound and Light Waves. Siir Sirinyasam Kilkis, 17, Greenwood Laboratory School, Springfield, Missouri
MA302: Profinite Fibonacci Numbers. Davy Kim, 16, Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey; Eve Drucker, 17, Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey
ME040: Anticancer Properties of Turmeric Against Pediatric Leukemia. Reshma Ramachandran, 14, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, Florida
MI061: Crosstalk Between Maternal and Neonatal Immune Response. Jyothi Satish Chandra, 17, Central High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PH012: Model Membrane Biophysics: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Synaptic Vesicle Fusion. Vinita Marie Alexander, 17, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky
ZO059: Soy Silage. Christopher John Nelson, 18, West Central Valley High School, Stuart, Iowa
One expense paid trip to London International Youth Science Forum, $3,000 in savings bonds, $300 from the Association of the United States Army, gold medallion and Certificate of Achievement.
CS010: Pattern Detection in Quasi-periodic Waveforms: Application to Speech Compression. Ezra Jacob Rapoport, 18, Horace Mann School, Bronx, New York
Alternate to attend the London International Youth Science Forum
Two expense paid trips to Operation Cherry Blossom in Tokyo, Japan. Each trip winner will also receive $3,000 in savings bonds, $300 from the Association of the United States Army, a gold medallion and Certificate of Achievement.
EV015: Functional Tolerance and Accumulation of Lead: A Novel Approach to Understanding and Improving Uptake. Marc Anthony Burrell, 18, Nicolet High School, Glendale, Wisconsin
ME082: Why Are Sharks Resistant to Cancer? The Unique Core Structure of the Shark P53 Gene. Jeanna Qingyang Liu, 17, Century High School, Rochester, Minnesota
Alternate for the Operation Cherry Blossom trip to Toyko, Japan
U.S. Navy & Marine Corps
Scholarship in the amount of $8,000
BO064: The Maize Plant: Genetic Influence on the Stem Vascular Development and Its Aerodynamic Responses. Wayne Yuen Cheng, 17, Williamsville High School East, East Amherst, New York
EA038: Tessera Rings on Venus: The Unrecognized Remnants of Crustal Plateaus. Carolyn Morgan Tewksbury, 16, Clinton Senior High School, Clinton, New York
EN039: Design and Fabrication of a Peristaltic Micropump. Mark William Knight, 18, Catlin Gabel School The, Portland, Oregon
EV068: Influence of Organic Nitrogen Species on Aureococcus anophagefferens and Competing Phytoplankton. Kristen Ann Goodrich, 17, West Islip High School, West Islip, New York
GN013: Relationship Between Metabolic Rate and Lifespan. Emily Patricia Norwood, 17, Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas
MA009: Nullhomotopic Knots in Real Projective Space. Nikita Rozenblyum, 18, Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York
ME066: Regulation of Tumor Angiogenesis and Apoptosis via Suppression of the Translation Initiation Factor eIF4E in Prostate Cancer. Rebecca Anne McGaha, 17, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
Scholarships are payable at $2,000 a year for four years. Recipients also receive a certificate signed by the Chief of Naval Research and the Vice Chief of Naval Research, and a U.S. Navy memento.
U.S. Coast Guard For projects that relate to boating and water safety.
First Award of $5,000 and plaque
EV004: Utilization of Electromagnetic Fields as a Nontoxic Antifoulant. Elizabeth Van Cortlandt Varela, 16, West Potomac High School, Alexandria, Virginia
Second Award of $3,000 and plaque
CS014: Automatic Packet Reporting System: Building a Large Scale Geospatial Database. James J Jefferson, 17, Winona Senior High School, Winona, Minnesota
Third Award of $1,000 and plaque
EN089: Tough Tanks. Brent W. Tyler, 16, Hilton Head Preparatory School, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Fourth Award of $500 and plaque
BE040: Retention of Information as a Function of Presentation Media. Caleb Tyrell Gallemore, 17, Seneca High School, Seneca, Missouri
Honorable Mention Award of $100
CH303: Salinity, Buoyancy and Drag. Nicole Marie Parsels, 17, Oak Grove High School, San Jose, California; Keiko Marianne Imazumi, 17, Oak Grove High School, San Jose, California
EN034: Effects of Water Saturation on Tensile Strength of Wood. Lea Ashleigh Ruppert, 14, Francis Howell High School, Saint Charles, Missouri
EN096: The Design of a Localized Positioning System. Brian Todd VanOsdol, 18, Glendale High School, Springfield, Missouri
U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development For projects that demonstrate outstanding achievement in research and scientific knowledge in several areas of interest.
First Award of $5,000
EV023: Effect of Capsaicin vs. Potassium and Silicon on Zebra Mussel Substrate Adhesion. Mark Edward Jackson, 17, Sheridan High School, Sheridan, Arkansas
Second Award of $3,000
EV085: Oil Spills...."Hair" Today, Gone Tomorrow: A New Design Technology and Application for Oil Spill Clean-ups. Shannon Elizabeth Ward, 15, Childersburg High School, Childersburg, Alabama
Third Award of $1,000
BE030: Effects of Sleep-deprivation on Short-term Cognitive Capacity. Brent Michael Foster, 17, Red Mountain High School, Mesa, Arizona
Fourth Award $500
EN014: Investigating Various Factors in Both a Liquid-electrolyte and Polymer-electrolyte Membrane Direct-methanol Fuel Cell to Maximize Total Power Output. Douglas George Lavanture, 15, John Adams High School, South Bend, Indiana
Honorable Mention of $100
CH020: Effect of Controlling Hydrogen on the Power Output of Fuel Cells. Whitney Elan Colella, 15, Francis Howell High School, Saint Charles, Missouri
CH040: Utilizing Room Temperature Ionic Liquids as the Electrolyte in an Electrochemical Cell. Kunil Kaushik Raval, 16, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan
Areas of interest include: Intelligent Waterway Systems - technologies and techniques for ensuring cost effective navigation safety; Energy Management Technologies - energy alternatives offering reduced maintenance cost by reduction of wear on moving parts; Human Error Reduction - research into the mechanisms that contribute to crew fatigue and additional factors that may lead to human error; Oil Spill Response - innovative concepts to improve recovery rates; Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) - Innovative way of preventing rampant propagation of ANS.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration For projects that best relate to NASA's mission.
All expense-paid trip to attend the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama and a certificate
BO027: Brassica Biofumigation: Screening of Glucosinolate Containing Plants for Anticarcinogenic Activity, Phase III. Heather Nicole Hannahan, 17, Clarkrange High School, Clarkrange, Tennessee
CH021: Nanoconstruction with Self-assembling DNA-PNA Complexes. Alexander C. Mittal, 17, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut
CS019: Collision Determination and Response in the Third Dimension. Arya Mohammad Iranmanesh, 16, Roanoke Valley Governors School for Science and Technology, Roanoke, Virginia
CS029: Breaking the Crypt. Jake Daniel Hertenstein, 17, De Soto High School, De Soto, Missouri
CS048: A Novel Calculus-based Cipher. John Michael Tuley, 17, Penn-Trafford High School, Harrison City, Pennsylvania
EN026: A Shape Memory Alloy Applied to Prosthetics. Matthew Domenic Corvese, 16, Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick, Rhode Island
EN027: Sweet PVC Rocketry. Nigel Forest Reuel, 16, Rio Rancho High School, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
EN055: Feasibility of Converting the Kinetic Energy of Airflow Around a Car into Electrical Energy for Powering the Car. Vijay Kailas Brihmadesam, 17, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, Mississippi
EV013: Identifying Bacteria that Have Crossed the Atlantic Ocean in Clouds of African Dust Using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), DNA Cloning and DNA Sequencing: Two-Year Study. Timothy Calvin Borden, 16, Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Florida
GN018: Can a Telomere Be Extended by Foreign Telomerase?. Herbert Mason Hedberg, 16, North Attleboro High School, North Attleboro, Massachusetts
MA037: An Expansion of the Spruce Budworm Model Using a Time-dependant Growth Rate. Christopher Ryan Bruner, 16, Wewoka High School, Wewoka, Oklahoma
ME065: Expression of Constitutively Active Oncogene, c-Src, Disrupts Cell-cell Adhesion. Ankita C Baxi, 16, Houston High School, Germantown, Tennessee
Honorable Mention Award Certificates for International Students, and Students under the age of 16.
CS042: Artificial Neural Networks: Mechanisms of Pattern Recognition and Learning. Kimberly Elise Reinhold, 14, Saint Joseph Junior Senior High School, Hilo, Hawaii
EA037: Adaptive Telescope Control Using Star-Pattern Recognition. Jonathan Nicholas Sick, 16, Queen Elizabeth Sr High School, Calgary, Canada
EN048: Robotic Tactile Sensing. Joshua C Kline, 15, Liverpool High School, Liverpool, New York
EN065: Fiber Optic Smart Skin. Pencilla Lang, 14, London, Ontario, Canada
MA024: Design of Custom Integrated Circuits via New Algebraic Method. Jan Hrdy, 20, High Technical School, Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic
MI048: Antioxidants: Effects on Microglial Neurotoxicity. Crystal Mary-Lou Pinto, 18, Francis Libermann Catholic High School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DuPont will recognize individual entries in the categories of Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Physics and Engineering, and Mathematics; as best exemplifies DuPont's excellence in research. A $500 award is presented in each of these categories.
BI040: From Food Preservation to Nanotechnology: Applications of the Mucilage-creating Properties of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum). Kavita M. Shukla, 17, Centennial High School, Ellicott City, Maryland
BI044: Baculovirus Vectors for Expression of HIV-2 Nef Protein in Sf9 Cell. April Renee Ruffin, 17, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
Bureau of Reclamation/U.S. Department of the Interior For exhibits related to water resources development and management, including: hydroelectric and electric power generation, engineering design, construction materials, irrigation, water management and conservation, water quality, fisheries and aquatic ecology and wetlands.
First Award of $500 and matching grant to winner's school
EV040: Automated Detection and Removal System for Industrial Water Pollutants. Elina Onitskansky, 17, Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Second Award of $300 and matching grant to winner's school
Third Award of $200 and matching grant to winner's school
ZO032: Biology and Behaviors of Hydra in Chromium Polluted Waters and Their Practical Application. Mingzhi Qu, 16, High School Attached to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Honorable Mention Awards
EV056: Effects of Elevated Levels of Fecal Coliform and Sewage Effluent on Mytilus trossulus. Natalie Adele Hale, 16, Juneau-Douglas High School, Juneau, Alaska
EV328: Little Plant for the Treatment of Used Waters. Carolina Cubillos, 14, Eagle School, Antofagasta, Chile; Costanza Tapia, 14, Eagle School, Antofagasta, Chile
Each student receives a Certificate of Achievement, a letter from the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, a paperweight and a tote bag.
Patent and Trademark Office / U.S.Department of Commerce / Patent and Trademark Office Society Awards in eight subject categories: Engineering,Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Microbiology, Design and Visual Impact, Computer Science, Earth & Space Science
Grand Award of $1,000
PH024: Length Dependent Polarization Mode Dispersion Measurement. Mirza Asim Baig, 18, McNair Academic High School, Jersey City, New Jersey
First Award of $200
CH047: Biodiesel: Fuel of the Future? Phase II. Joshua James Chilson, 15, Florence High School, Florence, South Dakota
EA013: The Cosmic Early Warning. Adam Michael Curry, 17, Palisade Senior High School, Palisade, Colorado
EN045: Hybrid Rocket Motors: Design, Construction and Flight. Thomas Raymond Sanders, 17, Lake Havasu High School, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
EN093: Solid Hydrogen Storage Using Depleted Uranium. Bryan William Christian, 17, Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, Georgia
EV048: Creating Collagen Gelatin Aerosols. Nathan Kyle Wright, 17, O'Donnell High School, O'Donnell, Texas
MI057: Upregulation of IL-2 Protein Expression in EL-4 T Cells. Jessica Elizabeth Ann Kaae, 17, Charles M Russell High School, Great Falls, Montana
Second Award of $150
CS053: Virtual FlashCards. Jonathan Paul K. Palley, 17, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, California
EA036: Heat of Condensation: A Natural Source of Protective Heat, Second-Year Study. Shamsher Singh Samra, 15, Clovis West High School, Fresno, California
EN105: Heat Transfer Enhancement of Drag Reducing Surfactants Using Ultrasonic Energy. Joline Marie Fan, 14, Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington, Ohio
PH036: Relativity on the Desktop: Illustrative Models of Einsteinian Physics. Michael Henry Fischer, 16, Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, California
Grand Award includes a framed copy of the first patent granted in the U.S., and a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol.
Asbury College Presidential Science Scholarship of $5,000 per year for four years. Recipient must meet the admissions, scholarship, and scholarship renewal requirements of the college.
Scholarship award of $5,000 per year for four years.
CH035: Fun with Fuels. James Patrick Whalen, 16, Xenia Christian Academy, Xenia, Ohio
Recipient must meet the admission, scholarship, and scholarship renewal requirements of the college.
Bellarmine University A full-tuition scholarship will be awarded to an Intel ISEF finalist, pursuing a first bachelor's degree in any area of study.
Scholarship value exceeds $70,000 over four years
ME014: In vitro Study of the Antimicrobial Effects of Honey on Staphylococcus epidermidis. Brittany Lee Melton, 17, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Terre Haute, Indiana
Bellarmine University and the Kentucky Community & Technical College System A full scholarship to a student who begins studies at KCTCS for two years then successfully transfers to Bellarmine University to pursue a first bachelor's degree in any field of study.
Award Scholarship
CH033: Improving the Performance of Nanocrystalline Solar Cells and the Discovery of a New Electrochemical Cell. Allison Ruth Morris, 15, Notre Dame Academy, Covington, Kentucky
ME004: Fingerprint Profiling: Are We at Risk?. Margaret Ann Stewart, 14, Ballard High School, Louisville, Kentucky
Two, 1/2 scholarships will be awarded to pursue a first bachelor's degree in any area of study. Recipients must enroll as a full time student.
California State University, Fresno
Scholarships in the amount of $5,000 per year for four years; after matriculation
BE029: The Eyes Have It: Visual Perception in Children with and without Dyslexia, Phase II. Stephanie A Williams, 16, Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, California
EV043: Eutrophication Control with Calcium Carbonate Filters and Denitrification. Vijay Yanamadala, 15, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, California
Campbellville University
Centre College Scholarship Award of $5,000 per year for four years.
Drexel University - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For projects in the categories of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Medicine and Health and Physics.
Full-tuition scholarships
EN062: Vortex-induced Vibrations on Flexible Cylinders. Bryce Kittinger Campbell, 17, Academy of Science and Technology, Conroe, Texas
EV087: Biodiesel: The Clear Choice. Brittany Jo Ekre, 17, Beach High School, Beach, North Dakota
Scholarships are renewable for up to 5 years pending maintenance of a 3.0 GPA and full-time status. Each scholarship is valued at $73,625. Winners of these scholarships will be given preferential consideration during the application process.
Eastern Kentucky University Four year, $5,000 per year scholarship.
Scholarship award of $5,000 per year for four years and out of state tuition
EV060: Hidden Consequences of Tire Wear: Two-Year Study. David A Joseph, 17, The Linsly School, Wheeling, West Virginia
Florida Institute of Technology Tuition Scholarships of $10,000 per year for four years, renewable annually, to be used at Florida Institute of Technology.
$10,000 per year Scholarships, renewable annually.
BI049: Use of P-Elements to Knock Out Genes in Drosophila melanogaster. Michael Adam Gorin, 17, Lynbrook Senior High School, Lynbrook, New York
BO011: Effect of Nutrient Absence on the Amount of DNA in Plants: Two-Year Study. Amy K. Weaver, 17, Sebring High School, Sebring, Florida
BO035: Does Centrifugal Force Affect Plant Growth?. Kathleen Camille Walker, 17, Brownsville Porter High School, Brownsville, Texas
EA043: Optical Divide: An Independent Assessment of a Subset of Hipparcos and Tycho-2 Proper Motions: Phase III. Sabrina Curie Snell, 16, School Without Walls, Washington, District of Columbia
EA044: Tracking and Measuring Magnetic Storms with a Magnetometer. Stuart Earl Anderson, 17, Emmaus High School, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
EN010: Cooperative Autonomous Robotics Utilizing Ant Pheromone Behavior. Joshua Brent Miller, 17, Eau Gallie High School, Melbourne, Florida
EN057: Perlite Concrete. Caitlin Marie Dills, 17, Basic High School, Henderson, Nevada
EV017: Can Electro-osmosis Be Used to Remove Heavy Metal Contaminates from Soil?. Jason Michael Schuler, 17, Lakewood High School, Saint Petersburg, Florida
Georgetown College
Renewal scholarship award of $5,000 to $9,000 per year for four years
BE034: Relation of False Memory Creation to Emotional Content and Mode of Presentation in Word Lists. Shannon Quinn Turney, 15, Notre Dame Academy, Covington, Kentucky
BO041: Comparison of the Genotypes and Phenotypes in the F2 Population of the Same Genetic Line of Cucurbita pepo. Whitney Marie Beck, 18, Pettisville High School, Pettisville, Ohio
EV020: Current Status of Mariculture in the Southeast Coast of China and Proposed Strategies. Yanting Guo, 18, The Affiliated High School of South China Normal Univ., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Indiana University Partial tuition scholarships in the following categories: Behavioral and Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Medicine and Health, Microbiology, Physics, and Zoology.
Tuition scholarship of $5,000 per year
BE024: Portable Infrared Navigational Aid for the Blind. Frank Gerald Aguilar, 17, Lane Technical High School, Chicago, Illinois
BO014: Electromagnetic Fields on Lactuca sativa: Phase III. Heather K LeFleur, 17, Stuart-Menlo High School, Stuart, Iowa
CH050: Synthesis of Monomer Precursors for Piezoelectric Polymers. Kamaljit Singh Chahal, 17, Cass Technical High School, Detroit, Michigan
EV081: Phototoxicity of Hypericin and Alpha-Terthienyl to Tenebrio molitor, Drosophila melanogaster, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Adam Paul Rago, 16, Falmouth High School, Falmouth, Massachusetts
MI011: Less is More: Achieving the Minimal Therapeutic Dose for Streptococcus pneumoniae. Nadia Ambreen Agha, 17, Satellite High School, Satellite Beach, Florida
PH033: Drafting: Is It Real?. Stephen Francis Snow, 16, Patrician Academy, Butler, Alabama
ZO041: Mutant Flies and Brain Genes. Mengfei Huang, 17, Bellaire Senior High School, Bellaire, Texas
Kentucky State University Full Presidential Scholarships include full tuition, room, board, books, and fees
Scholarship in Biology
BI051: Synchronization vs. Sensitization of Prostate Cancer Cells by Curcumin. David Nima Meigooni, 15, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky
BO019: Rapid Vegetative Propagation Using Benzyladenine Solution. Tiffany Nichole Swann, 17, Houston County High School, Warner Robins, Georgia
Scholarship in Chemistry
CH049: Household Item or Insulator?. Meet Shirish Patel, 16, Divine Child High School, Dearborn, Michigan
Scholarship in Computer Science
CS049: Interpretation of Tactile, Vision, and Hearing: A Communication and Feedback Experience. Alicia Lorraine Worley, 16, Keyser High School, Keyser, West Virginia
Scholarship in Mathematics
In-state students $7,418 per year for 4 years, out-of-state students $11,978 per year for 4 years.Scholarships will be adjusted to accommodate tuition increases.
Midway College
Scholarship Award of $5,000 per year for four years.
EV061: Pressurized Wood: Is It Environmentally Safe? Three-Year Study. Elizabeth Anne Harmon, 18, West Lauderdale High School, Collinsville, Mississippi
MI002: Effect of Triclosan on Antibiotic Resistance. Sara Ellen McFarland, 17, Hoehne Senior High School, Hoehne, Colorado
ZO002: Controlling Fire Ants by Preventing the Molting Process. Melanie Elizabeth Pyle, 18, Colquitt County High School, Moultrie, Georgia
Murray State University For study leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics or Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering a full tuition scholarship including housing and fees, renewable for four years.
Full Scholarship Award
EN041: Tech A Sketch. Tony David Liechty, 17, Leo Junior-Senior High School, Leo, Indiana
All applicants must meet the admission and scholarship requirements of the university. In-state residents $7,463 per year for 4 years, out-of-state students $12,498 per year for 4 years
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Full tuition Scholarship
EN029: Burn Rate Measurement of Solid PSAN/Mg Propellant with Various Binders. Nathaniel David Brown, 16, Life Christian Academy, Harvest, Alabama
EV006: Evaluating Designer Solids for Remediation of Heavy Elements in Aqueous Waste Streams. Jessica Dawn Caver, 17, Woodlin High School, Woodrow, Colorado
EV050: Preliminary Assessment of Avondale Park. Aja Maria Hazelhoff, 15, The Altamont School, Birmingham, Alabama
Each scholarship will cover full tuition, fees, room and board each year, renewable for four years for a total value up to $60,000.
Northeastern University
Northern Kentucky University Scholarship award for pursuit of a Bachelor's degree in one of the university's programs.
EV044: Rainfall as a Vehicle of Pollution and Contamination in Beaches and Recreational Waters. Eddy Leal, 16, Academia Del Perpetuo Socorro, Miramar, Puerto Rico
Polytechnic University Scholarships are awarded in each of the following categories: Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Mathematics and Physics.
Partial tuition scholarships
MA040: Adyasuren's Inequality. Anar Dauletovna Meirkhanova, 17, Taldykorgan, Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan
Six partial tuition scholarships valued at $10,500 over four years are available at Polytechnic for each year of full-time study and for students who are qualified to attend Polytechnic Institute
Union College
Scholarship Award of $5,000 per year for four years
MI043: Escheriachia coli Residue on Cutting Board Surfaces. Jessica Lee Johnson, 17, Hilltop High School, West Unity, Ohio
University of Kentucky Graduate Scholarship/fellowships $5,000 per year for up to 3 years to be jointly provided by the Dean of the Graduate School, the Vice President for Research and the Provost.
Graduate Scholarships
University of Kentucky College of Engineering and the Kentucky Community & Technical College System Have joined together to award a $20,000 scholarship to a student who begins undergraduate studies at a KCTCS community college and completes a bachelor's degree in the UK College of Engineering.
Scholarship award of $5,000 per year for four years
PH038: Designing for Heat Resistance. Kristin Elizabeth Banik, 18, Marshall County High School, Benton, Kentucky
For the first two years, the scholarship (at current 2001-02 tuition levels) will cover tuition, fees, books, and equipment, travel and a summer internship at the UK College of Engineering. During the junior and senior years, the scholarship will cover tuition, fees, books and equipment, at a minimum.
University of Louisville The University has committed twenty-eight full tuition scholarships to two finalists in each of the following Intel ISEF research categories: Behavioral and Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth and Space Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Gerontology, Mathematics, Medicine and Health, Microbiology, Physics, and Zoology.
Scholarship award offered in the 14 Intel ISEF categories
BE006: Understanding Gender Differences in Achievement Motivation in 6th-12th Grade Students. Emma Essock-Burns, 17, duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky
BI027: Molecular Modeling and the Identification of Functional Domains of a New Adhesive Molecule in Inflammatory Thrombosis. Tahir Ahmed, 17, Midwood High School at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York
BI035: Active Site Convergence of BETA-Lactamases Predicts a Novel Mechanism of Substrate Hydrolysis by Class B Metallo-BETA-Lactamases. Debarshi Mustafi, 17, Kenwood Academy, Chicago, Illinois
BO028: Generating a Population of Arabidopsis Mutants Altered in the Function of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase Kinase Using a Transgenic Screening Approach. Bryan Armando Lemus, 16, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School, Miami, Florida
CH018: Effect of Pigment Size on UV-related Fading of Paint: Phase II. Emily Michele Kraft, 16, Evansville Day School, Evansville, Indiana
CS024: Computer Recognition of Emotion in Speech. Yindong Yu, 16, Shanghai, China
EN064: Improving Adhesion at Polymeric Interfaces Containing Carbon Black. Mordechai Joseph Bronner, 18, Rambam Mesivta, Lawrence, New York
GN012: Reduction of Intercellular Apurinic Endonuclease Levels with Age: Predispostion to Oxidative Damage Allied Neuro-Degenerative Disease. Korri Ayn Thiessen, 16, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon
MA015: Rainbow Ramsey Theory: Rainbow Arithmetic Progressions and Anti-Ramsey Results. Jacob Licht, 17, William Hall High School, West Hartford, Connecticut
ME033: Action of Indole-3-carbinol in Breast Cancer. Jennifer Oakley Tschorn, 18, John Jay High School, Katonah, New York
ME079: Inhibition of Programmed Cell Death by Purine-derivative RPI-069. Eva Lily Vertes, 17, Highland Secondary School, Dundas, Canada
MI031: Effects of Red-Spectrum Light on Cell Growth. Pratik Rohatgi, 18, R. Nelson Snider High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana
ZO031: Genetic Variation in Mountain Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) Across the Continental Divide in Western Montana. Julia Hazel Powers, 18, Big Sky High School, Missoula, Montana
ZO047: Determining the Extent of Hybridization Occurring Between Oncorhynchus mykiss and Oncorhynchus clarki Populations at Strawberry Reservoir Using a PCR RFLP Analysis. Ryan L. Thueson, 18, Murray High School, Murray, Utah
Each Scholarship is renewable for four years and valued at full-tuition based on Kentucky resident rates.
University of Louisville - M.D./Ph.D. Program Six-year scholarship into the M.D./Ph.D. program contingent upon admission to the Medical School and the Graduate School of the University of Louisville. Scholarship includes full tuition, an $18,000 per year stipend (current level) and health insurance.
Full scholarship (tuition, health insurance and stipend) to UofL M.D./Ph.D. Program
University of Louisville and the Kentucky Community & Technical College System Have joined together to award a $20,000 scholarship to a student who begins undergraduate studies at a KCTCS community college and pursues a bachelor's degree in the sciences or engineering at the University.
BI002: Roots, Shoots, Callus and Clones. Brian Wesley Hanes, 15, South Oldham High School, Crestwood, Kentucky
For the first two years, the scholarship will cover tuition, fees, books and equipment, travel and a summer internship at the University of Louisville. During the junior and senior years, the scholarship (at current 2001-02 levels) will cover tuition, fees and equipment.
University of Southern California - School of Engineering For students pursuing undergraduate degrees in engineering or computer science.
Scholarship of $5,000 per year for four years
CS030: Digital Audio Enhancement via Harmonic Relationships. Allan Chu, 17, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California
All applicants must meet the admission and scholarship requirements of the university.
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Scholarships to students from the following categories: Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Medicine & Health, Microbiology or Zoology.
Scholarship award of $8,000 per year for four, five or six years depending upon the degree program
ME045: Effect of FGFR and EFGR Antibodies on the Growth Rate of HL-60 Cells. Megan Clarke Roberts, 17, Carlisle Area High School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Scholarships will go into effect upon the recipient's admission to any one of the degree programs offered at USP and are renewable for the length of the degree program provided the recipient maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.0
Western Kentucky University $20,000 Scholarship ($5,000 to allocate in each of four years) to a student who begins undergraduate study at Western Kentucky University and pursues and maintains pursuit of a bachelor's degree in one of the university's Science and Engineering programs. This scholarship will be applied to cover tuition, fees, room and board, and books.
Scholarship in the amount of $20,000.
GN016: Effectiveness of TFO to Control Fibrosis by Inhibiting Collagen Type 1 Gene Transcription in the Infarcted Rat Heart. Reshma Shivaputrappa Patil, 16, White Station High School, Memphis, Tennessee
Western Kentucky University and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System A $20,000 scholarship to a student who begins undergraduate studies at a KCTCS community college and pursues a bachelor's degree in WKU's Ogden College of Science and Engineering.
For the first two years, the scholarship will cover tuition, fees, books, and equipment, travel at KCTCS and a summer internship at the WKU College of Engineering. During the junior and senior years, the scholarship will cover tuition, fees, room and board, books and equipment at WKU.
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