The
following are the results of the 2009 Michigan Science Fair held April 4, 2009
at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan.
The Science Fair was the 15th Annual Michigan Science Fair
with 51 students participating from the state.
Four students won 4 year scholarships toward
The following students will
receive $20,000 scholarships for
Gabriel
Hall, Noah Gagnon, Nicole Smith, and Erika Trigg
GRAND AWARD
The following Grand Award winners
receive a certificate, medal and an all-expense paid trip to Reno, NV (May 10-15,
2009) where they will compete in the International Science and Engineering
Fair.
Thomas (Ben) Thompson
Project: Catch it Early: Web-Based Screening for Melanoma
Category: Computer Science
Grade: 12
School: Huron High School
Teacher: Dee Drake
Connie Fu
Project: A The Role of Regulatory T Cells in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
Category: Medicine & Health
Grade: 11
School: Detroit Country Day Upper High School
Teacher: Gene Menton
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 Reno, NV (May 10-15, 2009) and represent their local, regional Science Fair
in the International Science and Engineering Fair.
Grace Lisius (Detroit Regional Fair)
Project: Macro-invertebrates of the Rose Garden Pond: Part 2
Category: Zoology
Grade: 9
School: Home School
Teacher: Marge Lisius
The following First Place winners
receive a certificate and a first place medal.
Shubhangi Arora
Project: Identification of Genes in C.Albicans that Contribute to Antifungal Resistance
Category: Microbiology
Grade: 10
School: Novi Senior High School
Teacher: Kristen Shupick
Andrew Rauh
Project: Grow Your Own Gas: Making Cellulosic Ethanol From Common Biomass
Category: Chemistry
Grade: 10
School: Divine Child High School
Teacher: Marcia Reetz
SECOND PLACE
The following Second Place
winners receive a certificate and a second place medal.
Richa
Sharan
Project: Antibacterial activity of S.African plants against P. intermedia & A. israelli
Category: Botany
Grade: 11
School: Detroit Country Day Upper High School
Teacher: Gene Menton
Gabriel
Hall
Project: Electromagnetic Mass Driver
Category: Engineering
Grade: 11
School: International Acedemy
Teacher: David Lyons
Katherine Fang
Project: Stability of Gold-Thiolate Nanoparticle Vapor Sensors at Elevated Temperatures
Category: Physics
Grade: 12
School: Pioneet High school
Teacher: Steve Armstrong
Grace Lisius
Project: Macro-invertebrates of the Rose Garden Pond: Part 2
Category: Zoology
Grade: 9
School: Home School
Teacher: Marge Lisius
The following Third Place winners
receive a certificate and a third place medal.
Dalton Allan
Project: Patterns in Transitive Relations
Category: Mathematics
Grade: 10
School: Saginaw Arts & Science
Teacher: Stephen Tack
Sunjay Josyula
Project: Power Tower: Designing Green Buildings with Integrated Wind Turbines
Category: Engineering
Grade: 10
School: Huron High School
Teacher: Dee Drake
Nicole Smith
Project: A Recapitulation on the Redress of Riparian Residences
Category: Environmental Science
Grade: 11
School: Saginaw Arts Science Academy
Teacher: Matthew Miller
Chengzhen Dai
Project: The Effect of Pain Relievers Polluting Water on P. caudatum and L. variegatus
Category: Environmental Science
Grade: 9
School: Detroit Country Day Upper
Teacher: Gillian VonSeeger
Jonathan Szpytman
Project: What Flowers Do Bees Frequent?
Category: Zoology
Grade: 10
School: Divine Child High School
Teacher: Marketa Harvey
Ethan Li
Project: Wettability Reversion in Plastics Treated with Glow Discharge Plasmas
Category: Chemistry
Grade: 9
School: Detroit Country Day Upper High School
Teacher: Julie Winter
Kyle Bettinger
Project: Musical Decibels
Category: Physics
Grade: 10
School: Dearborn Center for Math, Science, & Technology
Teacher: Karen Pikula
Siddharha Jena
Project: Diatoms: Nature's Nano Architects
Category: Microbiology
Grade: 9
School: International Academy
Teacher: Chrystal Osinski
The following Fourth Place
winners receive a certificate and a fourth place medal.
Rohan Arepally
Project: Market Behavior as a Function of Macroeconomic Factors
Category: Mathematics
Grade: 10
School: Stoney Creek High School
Teacher: David Thompson
Jahanavi Ramakrishna
Project: Linear Analysis of Times Series to Identfy Optimal Time Parameters for Lane De
Category: Engineering
Grade: 11
School: Detroit Country Day Upper High School
Teacher: Gene Menton
Kevin Piotrowski
Project: Are Brands Worth the Bucks?
Category: Behavioral Sciences
Grade: 10
School: Detroit Catholic Central High School
Teacher: Alan Barker
Preeta Gupta
Project: Investigating Drug Resistance in MCF7 WT and MCF60 Breast Cancer Cell Lines
Category: Biochemistry
Grade: 10
School: International Academy
Teacher: Chrystal Osinski
Alexander Rablau
Project: Light Modulation for Optical Communications
Category: Physics
Grade: 11
School: Grand Blanc High School
Teacher:
Matthew Bauerle
Project: Using PSpice Simulations to Predict the Performance of a Cuk Converter
Category: Engineering
Grade: 9
School: Homeschool
Teacher: Paul Bauerle
Benjamin
Platko
Project: Improving Heat Transfer in a Passive Liquid Cooling System
Category: Environmental Science
Grade: 12
School: Saginaw Arts and Sciences
Teacher: Matthew Miller
Andrew Smith
Project: Fuel from Waste
Category: Environmental Science
Grade: 10
School: Detroit Country Day High School
Teacher: Julie Winter
Rashi
Sharan
Project: South African plants for skin hyperpigmentation disorders
Category: Biochemistry
Grade: 10
School: Detroit Country Day Upper High School
Teacher: Gene Menton