The following are the results of the 2012 Michigan Science Fair held March 31, 2012 at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan.  The Science Fair was the 18th Annual Michigan Science Fair with 58 students participating from the state.  Five students won 4 year scholarships toward Kettering University, a total value of $80,000.  The scholarships are payable at $5,000 per year for four years for each of the recipients.        

Kettering University Scholarships

The following students will receive $20,000 scholarships for Kettering University, payable as $5,000 per year for four years.

Alexander Dutton, Erik Weston, Noah Kihata, and Terri O’Neal

 

GRAND AWARD

The following Grand Award winners receive a certificate, and an all-expense paid trip to Pittsburgh, PA (May 13-18, 2012) where they will compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair.

Lilia Popova

Project:      Probing the Role of Nutrient Activity in Magnetically Induced Plant Growth

Category:  Botany

Grade:       11

School:      Huron High School

Teacher:     Dr. Cinda-Sue Davis

 

Alexander M Dutton

Project:      from SPARK to LIGHTNING

Category:  Engineering

Grade:       10

School:      Dutton Homeschool

Teacher:     Kathryn Dutton

 

FIRST PLACE

The following First Place winners receive a certificate and a $150 US Savings Bond

Chengzhen  L Dai

Project:      A Novel Bioassay Method to Detecting Chemical Water Contaminants

Category:  Environmental Science

Grade:       12

School:      Detroit Country Day School

Teacher:     Gene Menton

 

Jesse  M Jenter

Project:      Eluents from platelet-rich fibrin matrices constructs increase tendon cell pro

Category:  Medicine & Health

Grade:       10

School:      Detroit Catholic Central High School

Teacher:     Steve Lemieux

 

 

SECOND PLACE

The following Second Place winners receive a certificate and a US $100 Savings Bond.

Ishan  Mehta

Project:      Detection of Efflux-Mediated Resistance in Clinical Isolates of S. agalactiae

Category:  Microbiology

Grade:       12

School:      Port Huron Northern High School

Teacher:     Anna Jamison

 

Anusha Ponduri       

Project:      Role of Chemo-Resistant and miRNA Over-Expressing Cells in Colorectal Cancer

Category:  Medicine & Health

Grade:       11

School:      Detroit Country Day

Teacher:     Gene Menton

 

Cody  Liu

Project:      Copper-Induced Changes in Locomotor Behavior, Cell Regeneration, and Enzyme Fu

Category:  Environmental Science

Grade:       10

School:      Detroit Country Day

Teacher:     Gene Menton

 

Madhurima    Das

Project:      Fractal Dimension Analysis to Predict Cancer

Category:  Mathematics

Grade:       10

 

School:      Plymouth High School

Teacher:     Michael Spitz

 

 

THIRD PLACE

The following Third Place winners receive a certificate and a $75 US Savings Bond

Vipul  A Nandigala

Project:      The Effect of Channel Geometery On Microfludic Vortex Flow

Category:  Physics

Grade:       9

School:      Walled Lake Western High School

Teacher:     Thomas Saloka

 

Kyungmo  E Ryu

Project:      Divisibility Rule of 3 in different bases

Category:  Mathematics

Grade:       10

School:      Detroit Country Day School

Teacher:     Ross Arseneau

 

Antonia L Busch

Project:      Beta-carotene diet supplementation increases cholesterol level in chicken eggs

Category:  Biochemistry

Grade:       12

School:      Hillsdale Academy

Teacher:     Christopher Heckel

 

Felicia N Patel

Project:      The Effects of Green Tea and Ethanol on the Heart Rate of Daphnia

Category:  Biochemistry

Grade:       9

School:      Saginaw Arts & Science Academy

Teacher:     Matthew Miller

 

Katherine L DuRussel

Project:      Perfume or Poison? Using IR Spectroscopy to Test Perfumes for Phthalates

Category:  Chemistry

Grade:       9

School:      Reese High School

Teacher:     Dr. Kenneth Kearns

 

Ashi  Arora

Project:      The Role of the Gene ZCF28 in Regulating Antifungal Resistance in C. albicans

Category:  Microbiology

Grade:       9

School:      Novi Senior High School

Teacher:     James Didio

 

FOURTH PLACE

The following Fourth Place winners receive a certificate and a $50 US Savings Bond.

David  Bai

Project:      The Role of Bradykinin on Breast Cancer Cells

Category:  Biochemistry

Grade:       12

School:      Troy High School

Teacher:     Rebecca Brewer

 

Aaron  L Zeng

Project:      Average Complexity of Quicksort

Category:  Computer Science

Grade:       10

School:      Detroit Country Dayt School

     Teacher:      Barry Webster

 

Sheeba  Pawar

Project:      Redefining the function of a pseudogene-junk DNA or an oncogene?

Category:  Medicine & Health

Grade:       11

School:      Huron High School

Teacher:     Dr. Chandan Kumar-Sinha

 

Andrea A Pugh

Project:      Invasive to Innovative: Phagmites Biochar Production Analysis of its Ability t

Category:  Environmental Science

Grade:       12

School:      Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy

Teacher:     John Barnes

 

John L Shinners

Project:      The Effect of Protein Supplements on the Protein Concentration of Crickets

Category:  Zoology

Grade:       12

School:      Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy

Teacher:     Matthew Miller

 

Erik  V Weston

Project:      Controllable Tension Drumstick Assembly

Category:  Engineering

Grade:       10

School:      Dearborn Center for Math, Science & Tech  

Teacher:     Jeff Whittaker

 

Brian Xu

Project:      Magnetic Field Effect on Microalgae for Biofuel Production

Category:  Environmental Science

Grade:       12

School:      Detroit Country Day Upper

Teacher:     Gene Menton