The 51st Science &
Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit (SEFMD) was held today, March 12, 2008
at Cobo Center. More than 1,400 students from schools in Wayne, Oakland and
Macomb counties competed at SEFMD, one of the longest running and largest science
fairs in the world. The Senior Grand Award winners will compete at the
Michigan Science Fair on April 5 at Kettering University, Flint, Michigan and
at the International Science Fair May 11-17 in Atlanta, Georgia. (revised 3/14/08)
2008 Senior Division ISEF Finalists
Harrison Nguyen
Project: Combating Muscle Atrophy: A Novel Study of Myofibril Turnover
in S. macrurus
Category: Biochemistry
Grade: 12
School: Detroit Catholic Central High
Teacher: Alan Barker
Kevin Shih
Project: IgG Antibody-Attached TiO2 Nanotubes for Targeted
Drug Delivery
Category: Medicine
Grade: 11
School: International Academy
Teacher: David Lyons
Shravani
Mikkilineni
Project: Continued Fractions and Orbits of a Linear Fractional
Transformation
Category: Mathematics
Grade: 12
School: Detroit Country Day Upper
Teacher: Gene Menton
Helen Yang
Project: Using Arugula to Manage the Northern Root-knot Nematode in
Variable Soil Types
Category: Environmental Science
Grade: 12
School: Troy High School
Teacher: Rebecca Johns
Rahul K. Pandey
Project: A 3-D Lens with Alternative Unit Cell Design for Negative
Refractive Index
Category: Physics
Grade: 11
School: Stoney Creek High School
Teacher: David Thomson
Crystal
Zhang
Project: Bacterial Polymerase Drives RNA Synthesis by Reading Smooth DNA
Template Tract
Category: Microbiology
Grade: 11
School: Troy Athens High School
Teacher: Rachel Peterson
Kuan Ting
Chen
Project: Evaluation on Laser Display Projector
Category: Engineering
Grade: 11
School: Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
Teacher: John Joseph Winter
Kyle A.
Kandilian
Project: The Best Bug Barrier
Category: Zoology
Grade: 10
School: Divine Child High School
Teacher: Marcia Reetz
Justin D.
Vail, Michael Newton
Project: Putting Perfection
Category: Team Project
Grade: 12
School: Macomb Math Science Tech Center
Teacher: Mark Supal
2008 Junior Division Grand Awards
Denzel
Hobdy
Project: The Effect of Fabric Type on Ignition Time and Burn Rate
Category: Chemistry
Grade: 7
School: Dixon Middle School
Teacher: Candice Weaver
Ariel
Jordan
Project: Hydrogen Peroxide Effect on Plant Cuttings and Seed Germination
Category: Botany
Grade: 7
School: Faith Christian Academy
Teacher: Julie Marchlewicz
Lateisha
Knott
Project: Ice Ice Baby
Category: Earth and Space
Grade: 8
School: Halley Magnet Middle School
Teacher: Krystal Bolar
Jane E.
Modes
Project: Toothbrush-ology
Category: Medicine and Health
Grade: 7
School: St. Michael Elementary - Livonia
Teacher: Kate Harding
Thamar T.
Neal
Project: Voltage Flow in Fruits
Category: Physics
Grade: 8
School: William Howard Taft Middle School
Teacher: Rosemary Amene
Destiny D.
Norwood
Project: How is Daphnia’s Heart Rate Affected by Various Pain Relievers?
Category: Microbiology
Grade: 8
School: Brenda M Scott Middle School
Teacher: Denise Hafner
Sergio
Troiani
Project: Which Type of Insulation Works Best?
Category: Engineering
Grade: 8
School: Our Lady of Good Counsel Elementary
Teacher: Mary Beth Nicholas
Bryan
Zazaian, Donovan Moore, Matthew Eleweke
Project: Roller Coaster Thrills
Category: Team Project
Grade: 8
School: University of Detroit Jesuit
Teacher: Wesley Hardin
Catherine
Buchanan
Project: Separation of Linked Genes in Fruit Flies
Category: Zoology
Grade: 8
School: St. Anne Elementary
Teacher: Linda Foeller