The
following are the results of the 2008 Michigan Science Fair held April 5, 2008
at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan.
The Science Fair was the 14th Annual Michigan Science Fair
with 60 students participating from the state.
Four students won 4 year scholarships toward
The following students will
receive $20,000 scholarships for
Brittany
Stone, David McMillon, Thomas Thompson, and Rahul Pandey
GRAND AWARD
The following Grand Award winners
receive a plaque, a $200 US Savings Bond and an all-expense paid trip to Atlanta,
GA (May 11-16, 2008) where they will compete in the International Science and
Engineering Fair.
David McMillon
Project: Optimizing the Accuracy of an Innovative Universal Positioning System
Category: Earth & Space Science
Grade: 12
School: Saginaw Arts & Science Academy
Teacher: John Barnes
Rahul 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 Thompson
GRAND AWARD
ALTERNATES SELECTED
The following students have been
promoted to Grand Award Status by their local, regional Science Fairs due to
the elevation of their student winners to Grand Award
Status for the State competition. The
following students will attend the International Science & Engineering Fair
in Atlanta, GA (May 11-16, 2008) and represent their local, regional Science
Fair.and an all-expense paid trip to Atlanta, GA (May 11-16, 2008) where they
will compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair.
Hari Arul (Detroit Regional Fair)
Project: Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle-Enabled Polymeric Membranes for Biofouling Mitigation
Category: Environmental Science
Grade: 12
School: Detroit Country Day Upper
Teacher: Gene Menton
Nolan Ford (Saginaw Regional Fair)
Project: Using AlamaBlue for an Assessment of ORP of EGCG in a Culture Model of HD
Category: Biochemistry
Grade: 12
School: Saginaw Arts Science Academy
Teacher: Matt Miller
The following
Brittany
Stone
Project: The Relationship Between Nutrients in Feed and Strength of Eggshells
Category: Zoology
Grade: 12
School: Whiteford Agricultural School
Teacher: Janet Weygand
Shubhangi Arora
Project: Effects of Antibacterial Agents on Bacterial Resistance
Category: Microbiology
Grade: 9
School: Novi Senior High School
Teacher: Kristen Shupick
SECOND PLACE
The following
Joanne
Christy
Project: A Novel Approach to SPF Determination of Sunscreens
Category: Chemistry
Grade: 9
School: Powers Catholic High School
Teacher: Dan Duncan
Cody
Campbell
Project: Got Gas--Again
Category: Environmental Sciences
Grade: 11
School: Imlay City high School
Teacher: Paul Druker
Thomas Thompson
Project: The Effects of Autoencoders on Unlabeled Data for Pattern Recognition
Category: Computer Science
Grade: 11
School: Huron High School
Teacher: Dee Drake
Kevin Shih
Project: IgG Antibody-Attached TiO2 Nanotubes for Targeted Drug Delivery
Category: Medicine & Health
Grade: 11
School: International Academy
Teacher: David Lyons
The following
Kuan Ting Chen
Project: Evaluation of Laser Display Projector
Category: Engineering
Grade: 11
School: Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
Teacher: John Joseph Winter
Dalton Allan
Project: An Analysis of Error in Rational Approximations
Category: Mathematics
Grade: 9
School: Saginaw Arts Science Academy
Teacher: Stephen Tack
Christen Robinson
Project: Carbon Dioxide Filtration Caustic Hydroxides and Solid Absorption Process
Category: Engineering
Grade: 12
School: Saginaw Arts Science Academy
Teacher: Dan Sealey
Jahanavi Ramakrishna
Project: The Effect of Attentional Load on Reaction Times
Category: Behavioral Sciences
Grade: 10
School: Detroit Country Day Upper
Teacher: Gene Menton
Hyunje Cho
Project: Effects of Mercury Exposure on Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE)
Category: Medicine & Health
Grade: 12
School: Grosse Pointe South High
Teacher: James Adams
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
The following
Charles Zhang
Project: Development of a vibration energy harvesting device
Category: Engineering
Grade: 11
School: Rochester Adams High School
Teacher: Christine Deyo
Giacomo Bologna
Project: Hull Design’s Effect of the Efficiency of Displacement Boats
Category: Engineering
Grade: 10
School: Divine Child High School
Teacher: Steven Dickie
Zeinab Hachem
Project: The potential Fertilizer Effect on the Detroit River: Year 2
Category: Botany
Grade: 12
School: Dearborn Center for Math, Science & Technology
Teacher: Karen Pikula
Ashwaty Chennat
Project: Is dance really a stress reliever?
Category: Physics
Grade: 10
School: Huron High School
Teacher: Dee Drake
Joseph Goetz
Project: The effects of compost on Soil’s Characteristics
Category: Environmental Science
Grade: 12
School: Blissfield High School
Teacher: Laurie Isley
Ayse Hiriroglu
Project: Electrical Breakdown of Vegetable Oil as an Insulating Material
Category: Engineering
Grade: 10
School: Carman Ainsworth High School
Teacher: Mrs. Lotfi
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