Broadcom MASTERS 2013 Semifinalists

Students raise signs during the research quiz competition portion of the workshop. Photo courtesy of Abien Fred Agarap.

The 2013 Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering for Rising Stars) semifinalists come from 253 middle schools across the United States and Puerto Rico, and represent 123 SSP-affiliated science fairs in those communities.Ā 

The semifinalists of the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS are:

Abdulla, Muhammad Grade: 7
West Shore Junior/Senior High School- Melbourne, FL
Project Title: Mathematical Analysis of Electro-Cardiograms and Electro-Encephalograms through Fractal Geometry

Abrahim, Justin Grade: 7
Campus School of Carlow University- Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title: Ouch! Helmets & Concussions

Acks, Eitan Grade: 8
San Diego Jewish Academy- San Diego, CA
Project Title: Tongue Untwister

Agarwal, Aakshi Grade: 8
Hamden Middle School- Hamden, CT
Project Title: TACE Inhibitors as Non-Biological Drugs for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis

Aichele, Amelia Grade: 6
Enterprise Middle School- Benton City, WA
Project Title: Microbial Fuel Cells with Yeast & Electricity

Akella, Abhiramgopal Grade: 8
Five Forks Middle School- Lilburn, GA
Project Title: Biofuels vs. Fossil Fuels

Alvarado, Francisco Grade: 8
Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola- Guaynabo, PR
Project Title: Controlling the Growth of Aedes aegypti Larvae Utilizing Household Products

Amani, Noorhan Grade: 8
Islamic School of San Diego- San Diego, CA
Project Title: Biochar: A Rediscovered Soil Amendment and Its Effects on Plant Growth

Ambati, Vardhaan Grade: 8
Stratford Middle School – San Jose- San Jose, CA
Project Title: Are Manufactured Nano-Materials (MNMs) an Eco-toxicological Risk? – Experiment Conducted Using Three Commonly Manufactured Nano-materials (MNMs) – Nano Zinc Oxide (ZnO) , Nano Cerium Oxide (CeO2),Ā  Nano Titanium Oxide (TiO2),Ā  and Rhizobia as a Biosensor

Ambatipudi, Mythri Grade: 7
Stratford Middle School- San Jose, CA
Project Title: Diet Induced Thermogenesis!Ā  Combating Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases Using Anthocyanins, Catechins and Capsaicins

Argyle, Sarah Grade: 7
Centennial Middle School- Provo, UT
Project Title: Can You Drink It? 2

Arnold, Drew Grade: 6
Highland Elementary School- Highland, UT
Project Title: Going Green:Ā  The Crazy Quirks of Baking with Sunflower Butter

Arvind, Anup Grade: 7
Renner Middle School- Plano, TX
Project Title: How Much Radiation Does Your Cellphone Emit?

Augustine, Andrea Grade: 8
Eagles Landing Middle School- Stockbridge, GA
Project Title: Nicotine and Colon Cancer: Are Nicotine Users in Increased Peril?

Balachandar, Sidhika Grade: 7
Abraham Lincoln Middle School- Gainesville, FL
Project Title: Can You Keep It Down?

Baldwin, Elana Grade: 8
Elsinore Middle School- Lake Elsinore, CA
Project Title: Get Your Head in the Game!

Balsara, Burzin Grade: 7
Schimelpfenig Middle School- Plano, TX
Project Title: Micro HydroElectric: Energy Scavenging from Water Pipes

Barnes, Savannah Grade: 8
Desert Sky Middle School- Tucson, AZ
Project Title: Biochar……The Amazing?

Barton, Andrew Grade: 7
Oak-Land Junior High School- Afton, MN
Project Title: An Inspiration from Norman Borlaug: A Study on Triticum Aestivum (Spring Wheat) Production

Becker, Michael Grade: 8
Liberty Christian School- Flower Mound, TX
Project Title: Different Temperatures, Different Pitch

Becker, Drew Grade: 7
Rocky Mountain Middle School- Heber City, UT
Project Title: Fingerprinting Oil Wells

Bernhardt, Lila Grade: 8
Westwood Middle School- Gainesville, FL
Project Title: ‘Happy Meals’ or Healthy Meals: An Analysis of the Kids Meals at the Top 25 US Chain Restaurants

Betts, Sarah Grade: 7
Our Lady of Grace Catholic School- Minneapolis, MN
Project Title: An Exercise Therapy Program and Hand Device Invented to Benefit Osteoarthritic Patients

Blank-Plautz, Madison Grade: 7
Washington Middle School- MISSOULA, MT
Project Title: Experimental Control of Transcription in the Lyme Disease Bacterium

Bloomfield, Rebecca Grade: 8
North Middle School- Colorado Springs, CO
Project Title: A Slippery Slope: The Effects of Slope and Remediation Treatments on Post-Fire Sedimentation

Bohnet, Kristen Grade: 8
McCullough Junior High School- The Woodlands, TX
Project Title: Colloiding with Bacteria

Brow, Adelaide Grade: 8
St. Patrick Catholic School- Rolla, MO
Project Title: The Effects of Fertilizer and CO2 on the Growth of Scenedesmus Algae

Brown, Drew Grade: 8
Grove Middle School- Grove, OK
Project Title: Heavy Metal: The Effects of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Chelation Therapy and Heavy Metal Chlorides on Catalase Enzyme Activity and the Implications in Alzheimers Disease

Bruce, Daniel Grade: 7
The Rhoades School- San Diego, CA
Project Title: Urban Noise: Effects on Lagoon Bird Density and Species Diversity

Brufsky, Alex Grade: 7
Fort Couch Middle School- Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title: Snippio Social Network

Buckwalter, Sophia Grade: 7
Centerville Middle School- Manheim, PA
Project Title: Do Harder Woods Produce a Longer Sustain?

Burnett, OliverĀ Grade: 7
The Ellis School- Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title: Elements of Fluorescence

Cacioppo, Cooper Grade: 7
Trailridge Middle School- Lenexa, KS
Project Title: THE Phases: They are A-Changin’

Call, Adam Grade: 6
Barnett Elementary School- Payson, UT
Project Title: The Redshirts Are Coming!: Age and Test Scores in the Nebo School District

Campbell, Chad Grade: 8
Topsail Middle School- Hampstead, NC
Project Title: Can Coral Survive Global Warming?

Canady, Julia Grade: 8
Lakeland Christian School- Lakeland, FL
Project Title: Weed Warfare: Investigating Allelopathy, Year III

Catan, Vincent Grade: 7
Springfield Middle School- Fort Mill, SC
Project Title: Here Comes the Boom

Catanzaro, Dominic Grade: 8
Pacific Beach Middle School- San Diego, CA
Project Title: Zappity Zap Zap: The Breakdown Voltage For Two Different Electrodes

Chancy, Veronica Grade: 8
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School- Louisville, KY
Project Title: The Effects of Fly Ash on B-Cells and T-Cells

Chang, Stephanie Grade: 8
Medea Creek Middle School- Oak Park, CA
Project Title: Polyester: The Ultimate Oil Spill Solution

Chatterjee, Ankita Grade: 8
Callanan Middle School/Central Academy- Ankeny, IA
Project Title: Detection and Removal of Contaminants from Bovine Milk

Chaudry, Saad Grade: 8
Oak Middle School- Shrewsbury, MA
Project Title: Smart Personal Rapid Transit System by Quantum Locking and Superconductivity

Chen, Dennis Grade: 8
Ridgecrest Intermediate School- Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA
Project Title: Project-TIM: Identifying the Effects of Thermal Interface Material Relative to the Synthetic Performance of a Silicon Die

Chen, Linsey Grade: 8
Hilsman Middle School- Athens, GA
Project Title: Your Magnet Can Do What Your Imagination Cannot

Chen, Lauren Grade: 8
Hilsman Midlle School- Athens, GA
Project Title: Your Magnet Can Do What Your Imagination Cannot

Chiang, Vivian Grade: 7
Old Orchard School- Saratoga, CA
Project Title: Pulse Wave Analysis in Simulated Vascular System

Chiu, Daniel Grade: 8
Stoller Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: Hidden Cliffs: An Analysis of Fisheries

Cirino, Margaret Grade: 8
Central Middle School- Greenwich, CT
Project Title: Correlation of Birdsong Variation with Geographic Location and Subspecies Diversity

Clay, Matthew Grade: 8
Wood Lake Christian Academy- Fuquay-Varina, NC
Project Title: Effect of Container Color on Better Boy Tomatoes

Clements, Nia Grade: 7
Keystone School- San Antonio, TX
Project Title: Comparing the Effects of a High Fructose Corn Syrup or Soy Diet on the Behavior and Mutation Rate in Drosophila melanogaster

Clinton, Jeffrey Grade: 7
Jeffrey Clinton Home School- Pitman, NJ
Project Title: Tardigrades as Indicators of Forest Health

Corn, Elizabeth Grade: 8
Davidsen Middle School- Tampa, FL
Project Title: The Effects of Nanoparticle Size on the Antibacterial Effects of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) on E. coli Bacteria

Courtney, Joshua Grade: 7
Carmel Hill School- Baton Rouge, LA
Project Title: Do Rainbow Trout and Their Hybrids Outcompete Cutthroat Trout in a Lentic Ecosystem?

Creighton, Landon Grade: 6
Monarch Christian Academy- Romoland, CA
Project Title: Does Doubling the Amount of Cement in Concrete Improve Torque Resistance?

Cruz-Sanchez, Andres Grade: 7
West Shore Junior/Senior High School- Melbourne, FL
Project Title: Can Future Gram+ and Gram- Bacteria Growth Be Predicted with Computational Modeling?

Dahl, Andrea Grade: 8
Pioneer Trail Middle School- Overland Park, KS
Project Title: See Spot Spin!

Daino, Trevor Grade: 8
Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy- Waxhaw, NC
Project Title: Investigating Tantalate Catalysts for Photocatalytic Water Splitting

Davies, Brodie Grade: 7
Black River Middle School- Chester, NJ
Project Title: Extra Weight, Faster, Slower, Further, Shorter?

DeLaney, Zachary Grade: 8
Murray Middle School- Hobe Sound, FL
Project Title: Burning Biomass: Is There Energy in the Invaders?

Delle-Levine, Lily Grade: 8
Lancaster Country Day School- Millersville, PA
Project Title: Measuring Indoor Air Quality: Do Enclosed Skating Rinks Have Elevated Levels of Carbon Monoxide and Nitrogen Dioxide?

Dennis, Jacob Grade: 8
Pettisville Local Schools- Fayette, OH
Project Title: The Effect of Row Spacing on Glycine max

DeSalvo, David Grade: 7
Saint Raphael School- Westlake, OH
Project Title: The Effect of Light on Aquatic Plants

Dhawan, Arjun Grade: 8
Castle North Middle School- Newburgh, IN
Project Title: Reinventing the Wheel

Dholakia, Shishir Grade: 8
Peterson Middle School- Santa Clara, CA
Project Title: The Sky Is No Limit: A Photometric Analysis of Short Period Variable Stars and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

Dholakia, Shashank Grade: 8
Peterson Middle School- Santa Clara, CA
Project Title: The Sky Is No Limit: A Photometric Analysis of Short Period Variable Stars and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

Dimsey, Mercedes Grade: 8
Cody Middle School- Cody, WY
Project Title: Is It Possible to Calculate the Motion of a Coronal Mass Ejection Using Data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Satellite?

Dolan, Sean Grade: 8
Saint Anne- North Barrington, IL
Project Title: Tee It High and Let It Fly

Doshi, Sahil Grade: 7
Fort Couch Middle School- Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title: Helping the Disabled

Downs Perez, Eleana Grade: 6
Southern Middle School- Lothian, MD
Project Title: The Little Fan that Could: Examining Three Factors in Hovercraft Design

D’Silva, Theresa Grade: 6
Stoller Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: Harnessing Piezoelectricity to Measure Earthquake Activity

Duncan, David Grade: 7
Mirman School- Los Angeles, CA
Project Title: What’s in the Food We Eat?Ā  Identifying Genetically Modified Foods Using DNA Analysis

Ebesu, Evan Grade: 8
Hawaii Baptist Academy- Honolulu, HI
Project Title: Removing Arsenic from Rice

Eggebraaten, Andy Grade: 6
John Adams Middle School- Rochester, MN
Project Title: A Study of the External Factors that Affect the Accuracy of the Ultrasonic Sensor of the NXT Robotics Kit

Elston, Joseph Grade: 7
Abraham Lincoln Middle School- Gainesville, FL
Project Title: The Effect of Oil Remediation on the Health & Survival Rate of Brine Shrimp

Ensari, Pelin Grade: 7
Fairmont Private Schools- Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Project Title: The Effects of Acid and Heat on Fructose Content

Fanti, Christina Grade: 8
Nativity Catholic School- Hollywood, FL
Project Title: Colors of the Ocean

Fattor, Leah Grade: 8
Summit Middle School- Boulder, CO
Project Title: Is Your Guitar too Hot to Handle?

Feifarek, Josh Grade: 7
Pioneer Heritage Middle School- Frisco, TX
Project Title: Sweet Filters!

Ferguson, Samuel Grade: 8
Literacy First Charter School- Alpine, CA
Project Title: Shape and Flow: What Makes My Derby Car Go?

Freedman, Emma Grade: 8
Meadowridge Home School- Corralitos, CA
Project Title: How Endangered? Modeling the Effects of Logging and Poaching on the Sustainability of Orangutan Populations

Fuller, Cole Grade: 8
Rimrock Expeditionary Alternative Learning Middle School- Bend, OR
Project Title: The Many Colors of Pisaster: A Study of the Polymorphic Color Plasticity of the Ochre Sea Star, Pisaster ochraceus

Funkhouser, Summer Grade: 7
Wiggs Middle School- El Paso, TX
Project Title: The Effect of Magnetic Fields on the Behavior of Fresh Water Minnows

Gagnon, Rosalie Grade: 8
Gagnon Family Home School- Goodrich, MI
Project Title: The Effect of Voltage and Capacitance on Electromagnetic Energy in a Coil Gun

Gagnon, Thea Grade: 8
North Star Academy- Duluth, MN
Project Title: The Dirt on Hydroponics

Gallison, Kathryn Grade: 8
Saint Philomena School- Portsmouth, RI
Project Title: Hypoxia and Anoxia in Narragansett Bay

Gandall, Keoni Grade: 8
Samuel E. Talbert Middle School- Huntington Beach, CA
Project Title: Engineering Pink Salt!

Gangopadhyay, Orion Grade: 6
Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School- Venetia, PA
Project Title: Soil System Surprise

Garg, Anita Grade: 7
Ranch San Joaquin School- IRVINE, CA
Project Title: The Effect of the Native Plant Community Seeded in Restoration on the Growth of Salvia apiana

Garimella, Mihir Grade: 8
Dorseyville Middle School- Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title: ScentIt: Digitally Recreating Smells

Gattuso, Jordan Grade: 8
Stone Middle School- Palm Bay, FL
Project Title: The Effects of Blueberry Extract on the Cognitive Abilities of Peppermint Shrimp, Lysmata wurdemanni

Gilmore, Claire Grade: 8
Frankford Middle School- Dallas, TX
Project Title: DO THE WAVE AGAIN!Ā  How Does Tsunami Barrier Texture Affect Tsunami Wave Height?

Giuliano, Matthew Grade: 8
Michael E. Smith Middle School- South Hadley, MA
Project Title: The Fastest Suit: The Hydrodynamic Properties of Fabrics in Turbulent Flow

Godse, Yesh Grade: 7
Stoller Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: Implementing Hall Effect Sensing Technology into Modern Day Applications

Gomez, Denise Grade: 7
Saint John Brebeuf- Niles, IL
Project Title: The Power of Peer Pressure

Gonser, Caleb Grade: 6
Honey Creek Middle School- Terre Haute, IN
Project Title: Space vs. No Space:Ā  Competition for Oviposition Sites in Bean Beetles

Gonzalez, Andres Grade: 6
St. Hyacinth Academy- Hemet, CA
Project Title: Which Household Product Will Preserve a Carved Pumpkin from Developing Mold and Dehydration?

Gow, James Grade: 8
Lawrence Middle School- Princeton, NJ
Project Title: Classical Macrophage Activation: The Role of Nitric Oxide and Dectin-1

Grace, River Grade: 8
West Shore Junior/Senior High School- West Melbourne, FL
Project Title: Rain Dance of the Radiata: Behavior of the Endangered Radiated Tortoise and Related Species

Gupta, Aayush Grade: 7
Redwood Middle School- Saratoga, CA
Project Title: The Effect of Features on Dementia Detection Accuracy

Haddad, Martha Grade: 8
Saint Joseph School- Danbury, CT
Project Title: Converting Waste into Electricity Using Efficient Microbial Fuel Cells

Hamad, Leena Grade: 8
The Islamic Academy for Peace- Manchester, NH
Project Title: Earthquakes in Unstable Areas

Han, Markab Grade: 8
Stoller Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: The Effect of Electrolytes on the Electrolysis of Water

Hanus, Sebastian Grade: 7
Hanus School- Fremont, NE
Project Title: The Effect of Light and Nitrate on Nitrate Reductase Activity

Harrison, Sophia Grade: 7
Carden Academy of Almaden- San Jose, CA
Project Title: The Effect of Temperature on the Growth of Red Radishes with Symbiotic Endomycorrhizae

Hartley, Joshua Grade: 8
John Curtis Christian School- Harahan, LA
Project Title: Underwater Nondestructive Testing Can Be Effectively Monitored Utilizing Live Feed Video Installed on a Small Scale Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)

Helmy, Amir Grade: 7
Lincoln Middle School- Gainesville, FL
Project Title: Using Smart-Phones to Detect Seizures and Falls

Herlihy, Sarah Grade: 8
Park Christian School- Moorhead, MN
Project Title: Pitch Perfect

Herran, Keren Grade: 8
Forcey Christian Middle School- Silver Spring, MD
Project Title: Improving WiFi Internet Signals

Herrick, Grace Grade: 8
Saint Rose of Lima- Sandy Hook, CT
Project Title: Evaluating the Performance of a Model Solar Updraft Tower Power Plant

Herron, Daniel Grade: 7
Bryant Montessori School- Tacoma, WA
Project Title: The Effect of Background Color on Banner Ad CTR

Hillebrandt, Rose Grade: 8
Goleta Valley Junior High School- Santa Barbara, CA
Project Title: The Golden Spiral in Hurricanes: Does It Predict Severity?

Hogaboam, Octavia Grade: 8
Meadow Park Middle School- Beaverton, OR
Project Title: Evaluation of Conductivity of Piezoelectric Rochelle Salt Crystals on Metallic Surfaces

Hollenbeck, Jakob Grade: 7
Whitford Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: The Efficiency of an Anaerobic Digester when Fed with Varying Ratios of Structural Carbohydrates to Non-Structural Carbohydrates

Homo, Mulan Grade: 6
Canyon View Elementary School- Irvine, CA
Project Title: Freezing Rates of Various Liquids

Hoolahan, Seamus Grade: 6
Fred Moodry Middle School- Anaconda, MT
Project Title: Feel the Power

Horton, Krystal Grade: 6
Menifee Valley Middle School- Menifee, CA
Project Title: Agrilus Coxalis: The Gold Spotted Oak Borer

Ignacio, Jethro Grade: 8
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School- Fort Myers, FL
Project Title: A Comparative Study on Different Technologies of Solar Energy Storage

Iyer, Dhruv Grade: 8
BASIS Chandler- Chandler, AZ
Project Title: From the Playground to the Boardroom: Modified R-P-S Game as a Model for Negotiations with Constraints

Iyer, Krithika Grade: 8
Rice Middle School- Plano, TX
Project Title: Bayesian Inference Model to Reduce False Positives in Mammography

Jackson, Smith Grade: 7
Centerville Junior High School- Centerville, UT
Project Title: What Drinks Have the Most Electrolytes?

Jain, Aditya Grade: 7
SUMMA at Stoller Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: Early Detection of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules: A Computer Aided Diagnostic and Automatic Screening Tool

Jain, Anshu Grade: 8
Harmony School of Innovation – Carrollton- Lewisville, TX
Project Title: Water to Fuel to Water: The Fuel Cycle of the Future

Jayaraman, Mayuri Grade: 8
William Hopkins Junior High School- Fremont, CA
Project Title: Variables that Affect Reaction Times

Jeppsen, Baylor Grade: 6
American Preparatory Academy- Draper, UT
Project Title: The Sting in the Swing

Jog, Aditya Grade: 8
Mason Middle School- Mason, OH
Project Title: Water Purification Using Aluminum Sulfate

Jones, Cameron Grade: 6
Corte Madera School- Portola Valley, CA
Project Title: We’re Jammin’: Using the Jamming Principle to Construct a Universal Gripper

Jones, Evan Grade: 8
DeLaura Middle School- Satellite Beach, FL
Project Title: Electrify that E. coli

Jongeneelen, Celeste Grade: 7
Home School- Kula, HI
Project Title: Disk-O Stars

Justiz, Tomas Grade: 8
North Naples Middle School- naples, FL
Project Title: The Effect of Internal Irregularities on Water Flow through a Pipe

Kailey-Steiner, Johann Grade: 8
Grant Beacon Middle School- Denver, CO
Project Title: Rocket Design, PartĀ  3: Exploring How Vortex Generators Affect Boundary Layer Airflow

Kamat, Rhea Grade: 8
Jose M. Lopez Middle School- San Antonio, TX
Project Title: Broccoli Power: Effect of Sulforaphane on Tadpole Development

Kang, Christopher Grade: 6
Carmichael Middle School- Richland, WA
Project Title: Will Adding Graphite or Graphene to a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) Improve Performance?

Kannan, Shrivats Grade: 7
Challenger School- Fremont, CA
Project Title: The Effect of the Amount of Heat on the Efficiency of a Solar Refrigerator

Karthik, Ananya Grade: 6
Challenger School (Sunnyvale)- Sunnyvale, CA
Project Title: Mighty Microgreens? Investigating the Effect of the Maturity of Plant Greens on Their Nutrient Contents Using HPLC

Keating, Phillip Grade: 6
North County Christian School- Hazelwood, MO
Project Title: Frozen Friction

Kedzierski, Tony Grade: 7
McCullough Junior High School- The Woodlands, TX
Project Title: Wicking — Don’t Sweat It:Ā  A Study of the Effect of Perspiration, Laundering, and Abrasion on Polyester Performance Fabric

Keys, Eleanor Grade: 8
L.A. Ainger Middle School- Rotonda, FL
Project Title: THE Relative Impact of Ocean Solution as a Watering Medium for Tomato Plants and Its Influence over the Mineral Content of the Fruit

Khazi-Syed, Afeefah Grade: 8
Harmony School of Innovation – Ft.Worth- Arlington, TX
Project Title: Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Forecast Is Suny

King, Chase Grade: 7
Saint Marks School- Corte Madera, CA
Project Title: Hot & Cold Insulators: Can You Keep Your Cool Naturally?

Kolaparthi, Krishna Grade: 8
Katherine Stinson Middle School- San Antonio, TX
Project Title: Differential Drug Sensitivity of Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Kong, Lizzy Grade: 8
Mason Middle School- Mason, OH
Project Title: Analyzing and Comparing the Efficiency of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells vs. Carbon Nanotube Solar Cells

Kono, Alissa Grade: 7
T.H. Rogers Middle School- Houston, TX
Project Title: Stability of Magnets at Extreme Temperatures

Krishnan, Anish Grade: 8
John F. Kennedy Middle School- Cupertino, CA
Project Title: Extending the Mileage of an Electric Vehicle

Krone, Liesl Grade: 8
Acton Middle School- Granbury, TX
Project Title: What Pesticides Have You Eaten Today?

Lane, Emily Grade: 8
Douglas High School- Douglas, MA
Project Title: Progressive Peel Power

Laurendeau, Sam Grade: 8
William Allen Middle School- Moorestown, NJ
Project Title: Solar in Space

Legaspi, Francesca Grade: 6
Incarnation School- Glendale, CA
Project Title: Building Stability during Earthquakes

Lewis, Colton Grade: 7
St. Stephen Catholic School- Wimauma, FL
Project Title: Magnets in Charge II

Lim, Tassica Grade: 8
T.H. Rogers Middle School- Bellaire, TX
Project Title: Healthy Cereal for Better Breakfast

Lin, Samuel Grade: 7
Fairmont Private Schools- La Habra, CA
Project Title: Can You Hear Me Now?

Lindholm, Adam Grade: 6
Spring Ridge Middle School- Leonardtown, MD
Project Title: How the Tyrant King Used Its Arms

Lindsay, Christopher Grade: 8
Iolani School- Honolulu, HI
Project Title: Looking for Life in All the Right Places:Ā  A Search for Transiting Extrasolar Planets Using the CoRoT and Faulkes Telescopes

Liskij, Nicholas Grade: 8
SUMMA at Whitford Middle School- Beaverton, OR
Project Title: Extracting Cellulase Enzymes from Varying Species of Soil Fungi Grown in a Cellulose Based Agar in Order to Produce Cellulosic Ethanol

Liu, Jett Grade: 8
The Rhoades School- Encinitas, CA
Project Title: Investigating the Properties of Iridescence and Structural Color

Liu, Judy Grade: 8
Trickum Middle School- Lilburn, GA
Project Title: Sunshine on a Penny: The Development of an Optimized Strategy to Capture Solar Energy

Mackay, Asia Grade: 7
The Banner School- Frederick, MD
Project Title: What Wave Blocker Design Is the Most Effective in Reducing the Energy of a Tsunami Damaging a Beach?

Mackintosh, Eleanor Grade: 8
Good Shepherd Catholic School- Denver, CO
Project Title: Simply Mouthwatering

MacLachlan, Lindsay Grade: 7
Independence Middle School- Jupiter, FL
Project Title: Whey Beyond: Caseins Are Important, Too

Macmillan, Bridget Grade: 7
St. John Fisher School- Torrance, CA
Project Title: The Effect of Biodegradable Dye on the Evaporation Rates of Salt Water

Makosky, Herman Grade: 8
Lamberton Middle School- Carlisle, PA
Project Title: The Effect of Dust Contamination on Solar Panel Output and a Possible Method of Keeping Panels Clean

Mandavalli, Akhil Grade: 8
Darnell Cookman Middle/High School SOMA- Jacksonville, FL
Project Title: THE Effect of the Different Levels of Ph on the Reproduction Rate of Nannochloropsis Phytoplankton

Marquez, Michelle Grade: 8
Robious Middle School- Midlothian, VA
Project Title: Music, Emotions, and Time Perception: A Dimensionality and Neuroscience Study

Mathur, Priyanka Grade: 8
SUMMA at Stoller Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: Using Spices to Help Prevent Hypoglycemia

Mauch, Lakin Grade: 8
Hankinson High School- Mooreton, ND
Project Title: The Agricultural Effects of Natural Products on Wheat

McCammon, Cassidy Grade: 7
Woodrow Wilson Middle School- Terre Haute, IN
Project Title: Mastering Music

McCoy, Austin Grade: 7
Friedell Middle School- Rochester, MN
Project Title: Designing and Validating Affordable, High Quality Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Laboratory Equipment for Developing Nations

McFall, Darrin Grade: 8
Buffalo Island Central Junior High School- Leachville, AR
Project Title: Isn’t that Handy

McFearin, Sara Grade: 8
Hendrick Middle School- Plano, TX
Project Title: Password Augmentation: A Study of Keystroke Dynamics

Mellone, Dominique Grade: 8
C. M. Rice Middle School- Plano, TX
Project Title: Neoblast Stem Cells at Work:Ā  The Regeneration of Planaria

Messier, Ethan Grade: 7
New England Christian Academy- Assonet, MA
Project Title: Dirty Power: Exploring the Potential of Biological Electron Transfer from Microbial Nanowires as an Energy Source for Developing Countries

Miller, Drake Grade: 7
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies- Mesa, AZ
Project Title: Top Speed: An Uphill Battle

Milligan, Alyssa Grade: 7
Saint Peter Lutheran School- Arlington Heights, IL
Project Title: Clean Dishes:Ā  Environmental Friend or Foe?Ā  Are Phosphates Necessary?

Minanov, Karina Grade: 7
The Grosse Pointe Academy- Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Project Title: Salty Solutions

Mirchandani, Suvir Grade: 8
Dorseyville Middle School- Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title: Monitoring and Reducing Household Water and Power Wastage

Mishra, Swasti Grade: 6
Head Middle Magnet School of Math and Science- Nashville, TN
Project Title: Sugar Preferences in Famished Fruit Flies

Mohindra, Smita Grade: 7
Home School- Yorktown Heights, NY
Project Title: Novel Strategies in the Treatment of Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency Using Sensors

Mohr, Mandi Grade: 7
St. Anthony School- Zephyrhills, FL
Project Title: Which Way Did Wormy Wiggle?

Moser, Holly Grade: 6
St. Paul Catholic School- Pensacola, FL
Project Title: Effect of Caffeine on Plant Growth

Mosley, Jacob Grade: 8
Osceola Middle School- Ocala, FL
Project Title: A Study of Antioxidant Potency of Natural Substances Using an Oscillating Chemical System

Mountcastle, Lindsey Grade: 7
Magothy River Middle School- Arnold, MD
Project Title: Are You too Old to See This?

Mucci, Tyler Grade: 8
Windsor Central Middle School- Binghamton, NY
Project Title: Design and Testing of a Dual Optic Refracting Telescope

Mudipalli, Rachana Grade: 8
Montgomery School- Downingtown, PA
Project Title: A Comparative Study of the Effect of Various Types of Endonucleases on the Total Biomass of E. coli Biofilms

Muluk, Pallavi Grade: 8
The Ellis School- Baden, PA
Project Title: Which Vitamin Antioxidant Most Efficiently Reverses the Detrimental Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide on Mustard Plants?

Mummidi, Adithya Grade: 7
Keystone School- San Antonio, TX
Project Title: The Effect of Ocimum sanctum Linn. on Immune Gene Expression

Murali, Chythanya Grade: 7
Lisa Academy, West- Little Rock, AR
Project Title: Oil Spill Clean-up: The Effect of Oil Spill Cleaning Agents on Aquatic Plants

Murthy, Nikhil Grade: 8
SUMMA at Meadow Park Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: Novel Synthesis of Copper Nanowires

Murugan, Pranav Grade: 7
Westbrook Intermediate School- Houston, TX
Project Title: Optimal Drug Flow and Repeated Dosage

Myers, Abigail Grade: 8
Big Walnut Middle School- Sunbury, OH
Project Title: Arctic Oil Spill Clean-up

Nahar, Rishub Grade: 8
Urbana Middle School- Frederick, MD
Project Title: Testing and Optimizing Parabolic Trough Reflectors on Solar Panel Output

Naidu, Nandini Grade: 7
Valley Catholic Middle School- Tigard, OR
Project Title: A Novel CO2 Sequestration System with Computational Chemistry Methods to Develop Efficient CO2 Scrubbers

Narayanan, Harshita Grade: 6
Stoller Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: Ethanol – What’s in Your Car?

Natarajan, Neil Grade: 8
Meadow Park Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: A Smartphone-Based Water Safety System

Nelakanti, Rajiv Grade: 7
Cupertino Middle School- Sunnyvale, CA
Project Title: How Do Different Natural Dyes Affect the Longevity and Power Output of Nanocrystalline Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Nicholson, Metta Grade: 8
Thurgood Marshall Middle School- San Diego, CA
Project Title: Lost at the Solar Maximum? The Effect of Solar Flares on GPS

Nolan, Caroline Grade: 7
Stuart Middle School- Stuart, FL
Project Title: Bee Happy, Bee Healthy: Improving the Health of Bee Hives

O’Byrne, Taylor Grade: 7
Lakeland Christian School- Mulberry, FL
Project Title: The Fight for Flight: Investigating Ophryocystis elektroscirrha

Oh, JunHyuk (Joseph) Grade: 8
South Pasadena Middle School- South Pasadena, CA
Project Title: Super Solar Cells

Okasinski, Jonathan Grade: 6
General Nash Elementary School- Harleysville, PA
Project Title: Ready, Set, CHARGE!Ā  Which Rechargeable Battery Will You Buy?

Oliverio, Alexandria Grade: 8
Sacred Heart of Wadsworth- Doylestown, OH
Project Title: Mind Flex to Muscle Flex: Using Theta Brainwaves to Control Muscle Movement in a Paralyzed Individual

Olson, Sabrina Grade: 7
St. Gregory Barbarigo School- Maryville, MO
Project Title: Eddy Visits the Islands: How Island Shape Affects Eddy Length

Otterstatter, Leia Grade: 7
Stafford Middle School- Stafford, VA
Project Title: Vortex Disruption through Energy: A Step to Ending Tornado Destruction

Oxley, Christopher Grade: 7
Quail Valley Middle School- Missouri City, TX
Project Title: Biogeography of Lichen

Panigrahi, Sankalp Grade: 7
Windemere Ranch Middle School- San Ramon, CA
Project Title: Power of Density:Ā  A Catalyst for Hydroelectricity

Patel, Sapna Grade: 7
Jackson Heights Middle School- Geneva, FL
Project Title: Meltdown: Developing a Predictive Model to Measure the Impact of Global Warming on Ocean Levels

Patel, Nikhil Grade: 8
Sanford Middle School- Geneva, FL
Project Title: Sensory Dissonance: A Study of Perceptions Under Conditions of Conflicting Stimuli… and an Early Indicator for Alzheimer’s?

Patel, Siddhi Grade: 8
Joyce Kilmer Middle School- Roslindale, MA
Project Title: Green Gold in a Shrub

Patsy, Marisa Grade: 8
Glenwood Middle School- LIsbon, MD
Project Title: The Effect of Temperature on the Tuning of an Acoustic Guitar

Patton, Kian Grade: 7
Meadow Park Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: Proteomic Analysis of Tardigrades Exposed to Harsh Environments

Payra, Syamantak Grade: 7
Westbrook Intermediate School- Friendswood, TX
Project Title: Solar Panel: Quantum Efficiency and Photon Dependency

Perkins, Maddison Grade: 8
Academy of Academic Excellence, (Lewis Center for Educational Research)- Apple Valley, CA
Project Title: To Eat or Not To Eat: The Effects of Certain Foods on Pill Solubility

Pete, Destany Grade: 7
Owyhee Combined School- Owyhee, NV
Project Title: Rangland Rehabilitaion

Peterson, Andrea Grade: 8
Willow Creek Middle School- Rochester, MN
Project Title: Get More Citrulline in Your Diet!

Peterson, Kaya Grade: 8
George H. Moody Middle School- Richmond, VA
Project Title: The Effect of Day Rhythm on the Algal Mitotic Cycle and Yield

Pingol, Hannah Grade: 7
St. Rita’s Catholic School- National City, CA
Project Title: Do Temperature and Particle Size Affect the Rate of a Chemical Reaction?

Porter, Bryce Grade: 7
Winston Park Middle School- Miami, FL
Project Title: Does Protein Affect Procambarus alleni Growth Rate?

Prazad, Saketh Grade: 7
Aptakisic Junior High School- Buffalo Grove, IL
Project Title: Efficiency of Different Parachute Canopy Shapes

Provol, Jason Grade: 8
Thurgood Marshall Middle School- San Diego, CA
Project Title: Analysis of Airfoil Performance in a Micro-Scale Wind Tunnel

Pulaski, Katherine Grade: 8
Davison Middle School- Swartz Creek, MI
Project Title: A Comparative Study of Near Ultra & Infrasonic Frequencies on Yeast Cell Growth & Metabolism

Pusapaty, Sai Sameer Grade: 8
Cedar Valley Middle School- Austin, TX
Project Title: Effective Recycling with Everyday Technology

Puthuveetil, Kavya Grade: 7
George H. Moody Middle School- Glen Allen, VA
Project Title: The Effect of Different Reminding Devices on One’s Ability to Take Medication on Time

Rahman, Kashfia Grade: 7
Mickelson Middle School- Brookings, SD
Project Title: The Bitter Truth: Effects of Artificial Sweeteners on Physical and Mental Health

Raman, Kailash Grade: 8
Rancho Solano Preparatory School – Hillcrest Campus- Phoenix, AZ
Project Title: Assessing and Modeling the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect

Raman, Gopal Grade: 8
St. Mark’s School of Texas- Plano, TX
Project Title: Shockingly Sweet: Using the Galvanic Skin Response to Non-Invasively Measure Blood Glucose

Ramesh, Rahul Grade: 8
Challenge School- Greenwood Village, CO
Project Title: Constructing a Microbial Desalination Fuel Cell to Generate Electricity from Anaerobic Waste Water Sludge and Reduce Conductivity of Salt Water

Rastogi, Srajat Grade: 8
James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School- Jacksonville, FL
Project Title: Comparing Different Variations of Hydroponics

Ratnam, Jayani Grade: 7
R.J. Grey Junior High School- Acton, MA
Project Title: A Study of Causes of Food Waste in the US and a Novel Solution to Increase Shelf Life of Food in Supermarkets

Reifel, Zoe Grade: 8
La Colina Junior High School- Santa Barbara, CA
Project Title: Solar Tracking Robot

Richards, Colby Grade: 7
Christ the King- Richland, WA
Project Title: Tsunami Defense

Richman, Hanna Grade: 6
Mannington Township School- Mannington, NJ
Project Title: Does an Alfalfa Plant Produce More Needed Nutrients If It Has Less Leaves?

Rinko, Franklin Grade: 8
King George Middle School- King George, VA
Project Title: ANTicipation

Rodriguez, Daniela Grade: 7
Blessed Trinity Catholic School- Miami Springs, FL
Project Title: Can Our Brainwaves Move Robotic Equipment?

Ronnkvist, Kayley Grade: 6
North Intermediate School- St.Peter, MN
Project Title: Do Kids Judge People by Their Race and/or Gender?

Rosenthal, William Grade: 8
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School- Laguna Niguel, CA
Project Title: The Effectiveness of Various Training Methods on Service Dogs

Sacharczyk, Isabella Grade: 8
Hampshire Regional High School- Westhampton, MA
Project Title: What Happens on the Inside?

Sankar, Venkat Grade: 8
The Harker School- Cupertino, CA
Project Title: Ecology or Economy: How to Have It Both Ways! Managing the Impact of Infrastructure Projects on Endangered Species

Sauer, Julienne Grade: 8
Windemere Ranch Middle School- San Ramon, CA
Project Title: Quantum Locking: The Future of Frictionless Motion

Savage, Evan Grade: 8
Boulder Country Day School- Boulder, CO
Project Title: Artificial Selection of Microalgae Using Heat Stress: Improving Algae Biodiesel

Sayana, Ruhi Grade: 6
Challenger School (Sunnyvale)- Cupertino, CA
Project Title: Targeting Postprandial Hyperglycemia: Novel Use of the Anthocyanin Cyanidin and Eugenol to Inhibit a-Glucosidase for Type 2 Diabetes

Schmit, Olivia Grade: 7
Hamilton Middle School- Hamilton, MT
Project Title: The Use of Biofilm In Sand Filtration

Schooler, Draven Grade: 7
School of Science and Technology, Corpus Christi- Corpus Christi, TX
Project Title: Weighting for the Right Push

Schroeder, Julia Grade: 8
Science & Arts Academy- Park Ridge, IL
Project Title: Burning Chemical Energy

Sharma, Priyansh Grade: 8
Stoller Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: A Study of Randomly Packed, Aspherical Objects

Shellman, Melody Grade: 8
Challenge School- Aurora, CO
Project Title: Can Fracking Cause Earthquakes? Investigating the Possible Effects of Fracking Fluids on Earthquakes

Shinde, Pushkar Grade: 7
Oregon Episcopal School- Portland, OR
Project Title: Design of a System to Recapture Wasted Heat

Short, Haylee Grade: 7
Orion Junior High School- North Ogden, UT
Project Title: Pests:Ā  What Repels Them?Ā  Phase II

Siddiqui, Yousuf Grade: 8
Al-Amal School- Blaine, MN
Project Title: Is It Possible to Neurostimulate Cockroaches?

Sidhu, Risham Grade: 8
Abraham Lincoln Middle School- Gainesville, FL
Project Title: Global Warming Induced Subtle Environmental Changes Drasticaly Reduce Crop Yield

Silva, Reiko Grade: 8
Alta Sierra Intermediate School- Clovis, CA
Project Title: Are Ants Picky Eaters?

Singh, Anurag Grade: 8
John F. Kennedy Middle School- Cupertino, CA
Project Title: WiFi Watchdog: Application to Observe the Indoor Mobility of Senior Citizens

Singh, Abheer Grade: 7
Thornton Junior High School- Fremont, CA
Project Title: Sensored

Sivakumar, Pranav Grade: 8
Barrington Middle School – Station Campus- TOWER LAKES, IL
Project Title: Identification of Gravitationally Lensed Quasars: A Morphological Approach

Smari, Abdul-Rahman Grade: 6
International Academy of Cincinnati- Dayton, OH
Project Title: How Stealth Technology Works

Sneh, Tal Grade: 8
Summit Charter Middle School- Boulder, CO
Project Title: Starch Polystyrene: The Bigger Bead the Better?

Snodgrass, Kathleen Grade: 8
DeLaura Middle School- Satellite Beach, FL
Project Title: Het Chick, Got Any Grapes?

Somawardana, Isuru Grade: 8
Keystone School- San Antonio, TX
Project Title: Engineering Electrode Designs to Improve a Microbial Fuel Cell

Somawardana, Ashara Grade: 6
Keystone School- San Antonio, TX
Project Title: The Effect of Seaweed as a Natural Fertilizer onĀ  Spinach

Somayazulu, Arjun Grade: 7
Stoller Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: Investigating the Effect of Varying Plant Dyes on the Performance and Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: An Environmentally-Friendly Alternative to Silicon Solar Cells

Sommer, Lauren Grade: 7
The Classical Academy- Colorado Springs, CO
Project Title: Would Newton Have Preferred a Non-Newtonian Bumper?

Sperry, Nathaniel Grade: 7
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School- Falls Church, VA
Project Title: When Carrots Turn Green… Literally!

Spradley, Parker Grade: 8
Pioneer Heritage Middle School- Frisco, TX
Project Title: The Effects of Potassium Chloride on the Expansiveness of Soil

Stafford, David Grade: 8
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies- Mesa, AZ
Project Title: Aeroponics, Aquaponics, Soil: Tiers of a Clone

Steele, Hannah Grade: 7
Bedford Middle School- Bedford, VA
Project Title: What’s the Interplanetary Forecast: Can a Homemade Magnetometer Accurately Measure How the Interplanetary Magnetic Field Is Affected by Solar Storms?

Stewart, William Grade: 7
St. Timothy’s School- Raleigh, NC
Project Title: eMammal Camera Trapping with Smithsonian WILD

Stewart, Nicholas Grade: 8
Saint Gregory the Great Academy- Cranbury, NJ
Project Title: What a Waste! Trash to Gas, Grass to Biomass:Ā  Evaluating Biomass for Alternate Energy Sources

Stone, Zachariah Grade: 7
National Inventors Hall of Fame, Center for Science Technology Engineering and Science School- Akron, OH
Project Title: How Does the Large G-Force Produced by a Centrifuge Aid in DNA Extraction?

Subraveti, Vamsi Grade: 8
Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magent School for the Health Sciences and Engineering- Nashville, TN
Project Title: Magic of Matter: Subatomic Particles and the Mysteries of the Universe

Swintosky, Megan Grade: 8
Penn View Christian School- hatfield, PA
Project Title: Novel Mutations in the FLCN Gene in Cases of Familial Spontaneous Pneumothoraces

Tacderas, Laurence Grade: 7
Holy Rosary School- Brentwood, CA
Project Title: Sweets for My Yeast

Takata, Andrew Grade: 7
St. Anne School- Dana Point, CA
Project Title: Renewable Energy from Ocean Waves Using Piezoelectric Crystals

Takei, Austin Grade: 8
Germantown Academy- Ambler, PA
Project Title: Electric Avenue: Renewable Energy Utilizing Piezoelectricity

Thurmon, Eddie Grade: 8
Alton C. Crews Middle School- Snellville, GA
Project Title: The Chemistry and Physics of Ozone Water Purification

Tovinkere, Mahita Grade: 8
Stoller Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: Counting Complex Shapes Using Morphological Operations

Tumey, Jania Grade: 7
Romig Middle School- Anchorage, AK
Project Title: A Year in the Life of a Creek

Uetrecht, Ethan Grade: 8
Palos Verdes Intermediate School- Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Project Title: The Effects of Greywater on the Development of the Pieris rapae Butterfly

Vedamoorthy, Kavin Grade: 7
New Albany Plain Local Schools- New Albany, OH
Project Title: A Simple Bio-test to Determine the Land Oil Spill Toxicity: Role on Seed Germination and Plant Growth as a Bio-indicator of Oil Spill and Its Environmental Impact

Vilagi, Luke Grade: 7
Keystone School- San Antonio, TX
Project Title: The Comparison of Xenon, Halogen, LED, and Conventional Automotive Headlights and Their Effects on Automotive Driving Safety

Vroman, Taylor Grade: 7
Seneca Grade School South Campus- Seneca, IL
Project Title: Chemiluminescence

Wallin, Amanda Grade: 8
Lexington Traditional Magnet School- Lexington, KY
Project Title: Powerful Pairs: Impact of Material Pairs on the Thermoelectric Effect

Wallin, Brenna Grade: 6
Lexington Traditional Magnet School- Lexington, KY
Project Title: Nuclear Nerka: Detection of Ionic Radiation in Pacific Sockeye Salmon

Warmuth, Davis Grade: 6
St. Vincent dePaul Parish School- Wheeling, WV
Project Title: Comparison of Shock Absorbing Materials to Reduce Concussions in Sports

Warth, Matthew Grade: 8
Alton C. Crews Middle School- Lawrenceville, GA
Project Title: The Chemistry and Physics of Ozone Water Purification

Weary, Aja Grade: 8
Memorial Middle School- Conyers, GA
Project Title: V.I.B.E.S. Technology

Weber, Sean Grade: 6
Sequim Middle School- Sequim, WA
Project Title: Strength of Mussel Byssal Threads vs. Wave Action

Wedertz, Richard Grade: 8
Princess Anne Middle School- Virginia Beach, VA
Project Title: A.R.M.S: The Advanced Recovery Magnetic System

Weiss, Benjamin Grade: 7
LeJardin Academy- Kailua, HI
Project Title: Using the Fibonacci Curve to Increase Wind Turbine Outputs

Wentzel, Joshua Grade: 8
Winterhaven Middle School- Portland, OR
Project Title: GOING BALLISTIC! The Surprising Relationship of Reservoir Volume to Barrel Length and Reservoir Pressure in a Homemade Air Cannon

Wignakumar, Thirushan Grade: 8
Winburn Middle School- Lexington, KY
Project Title: Denaturation of Commercial and Organic Meat Protein

Wilkins, John Grade: 7
Keystone School- San Antonio, TX
Project Title: Examining the Relationship between the Orbital Eccentricity of Earth’s Satellites and Exposure to Solar Wind

Wille, Nathan Grade: 7
Armstrong Middle School- Parker, TX
Project Title: Washing Away UV: A Study of the Increase in UV Protection of Clothes due to Optical Whitening Agents

Williams-Locks, Carlea Grade: 8
Cheasapeake Math & IT Academy- Accokeek, MD
Project Title: Diabetes EEG?

Wilson, Luke Grade: 7
St. John’s Lutheran School- Chaska, MN
Project Title: Carotene Concentration in Carrots

Womble, Grant Grade: 7
Deerlake Middle School- Tallahassee, FL
Project Title: Blown Away by Biomimicry: Increasing the Efficiency of Wind Turbines through Biomimicry Enhanced Blade Design

Woodham, Peter Grade: 8
Summit Middle School- Boulder, CO
Project Title: Molybdenum Disulfide as a Catalyst in Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Wu, Katherine Grade: 7
Takoma Park Middle School- North Patomac, MD
Project Title: The Association of Selling Sweets/Snacks at School and the Obese Rate at School

Xu, Michelle Grade: 8
Redwood Middle School- Saratoga, CA
Project Title: Exploring the Use of Natural Herbs as a Novel and Safe Fruit and Vegetable Wash

Yacoubian, Daniel Grade: 7
St. Gregory A & M Hovsepian School- Glendale, CA
Project Title: A Novel Method of Improving Home Solar Panel Output: A Fundamental Concept with Profound Implications

You, Eric Grade: 7
West Middle School- Andover, MA
Project Title: A Sensational Solar Surprise

Yuva Raju, Teevyah Grade: 7
Winston Churchill Middle School- Foslom, CA
Project Title: Seat of Service(S.O.S.)

Zapata, Josiah Grade: 7
Cesar Chavez Middle School- Mission, TX
Project Title: iFly: The Non-Ionizing Radioactive Effects of Apple Inc. Products on Drosophila melanogaster

Zhou, Irene Grade: 8
River Trail Middle School- Johns Creek, GA
Project Title: Using Ice as an Energy Bank – Concept Proofing