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Science Fair
winners receive awards at International Science & Engineering Fair in Atlanta,
GA
In a total of two award ceremonies, 5 students from the Detroit Metro area won numerous prestigious awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in Atlanta, Georgia. These special awards were presented on May 15-16, 2008 and consisted of key awards from scientific, professional and educational organizations, governmental organizations, and overall category awards.
Harrison Nguyen, Catholic Central High School, Novi, Michigan. Project title: Combating Muscle Atrophy: A Novel Study of Myofibril Turnover in S. macrurus
United States Air Force, Second Place Award of $1,500
American Physiological Society, First Place Award of $1,000
Cellular and Molecular Biology - Fourth Place Fourth place award of $500
Shravani Mikkilineni, Detroit Country Day Upper, Beverly Hills, Michigan. Project Title: Continued Fractions and Orbits of a Linear Fractional Transformation
American Mathematical Society, Second Award of $500
Ashtavadhani Vidwan Ambati Subbaraya Chetty (AVASC) Foundation, Second Award of
$500 U.S. Savings bond
Mathematical Sciences Category Second Place Award of $1,500
Hari Arul, Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan. Project Title: Synthesis of Nanoparticle-Enabled Polymer Membranes for Biofouling Mitigation
Environmental Management Category Third Place Award of $1,000
Helen Yang, Troy High School, Troy, Michigan. Project Title: Using Arugula to Manage the Northern Root-knot Nematode in Variable Soil Types
Plant Sciences Category Fourth Place Award of $500
Rahul Pandey, Stoney Creek High School, Rochester Hills, Michigan. Project Title: A 3-D Lens with Alternative Unit Cell Design for Negative Refractive Index
Ashtavadhani Vidwan Ambati Subbaraya Chetty
(AVASC) Foundation Second
Place
Award of $500 U.S. Savings Bond
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