The
following are the results of the 2010 Michigan Science Fair held April 10, 2010
at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan.
The Science Fair was the 16thth Annual Michigan Science Fair
with 57 students participating from the state.
Four students won 4 year scholarships toward
The following students will
receive $20,000 scholarships for
Alexandriya M Emonds,
Disha Bora, Norman L. Jin, and Kelsey A Blicharz
GRAND AWARD
The following Grand Award winners
receive a certificate, medal and an all-expense paid trip to San Jose, CA (May 9-15,
2010) where they will compete in the International Science and Engineering
Fair.
DMontae Jones
Project: Helius: A Solar-Tracking Mechanism for Efficiency Max. Of Photovoltaic Modules
Category: Engineering
Grade: 12
School: Saginaw Arts & Science Academy
Teacher: John Barnes
Sherwin Wu
Project: GCNT2 Gene Expression Influences Breast Cancer Metastasis and Promotes an EMT
Category: Medicine & Health
Grade: 12
School: Detroit Country Day Upper High School
Teacher: Gene Menton
The following First Place winners
receive a certificate and a $150 US Savings Bond
Shubhangi Arora
Project: Multidrug Resistance: C. albicans Gene IPT1 Affects Gene Expression
Category: Microbiology
Grade: 11
School: Novi Senior High School
Teacher: Emily Pohlonski
Nicole Smith
Project: Researching a Relevant Remedy to Repair Riparian Residences
Category: Environmental Science
Grade: 12
School: Saginaw Arts & Science Academy
Teacher: Matthew Miller
SECOND PLACE
The following Second Place
winners receive a certificate and a US $100 Savings Bond.
Kevin
Wang
Project: Finding Efficient Shellsort Sequences Using Genetic Algorithms
Category: Computer Science
Grade: 12
School: Birmingham Groves High School
Teacher: Marla Fallucca
Andrew
Riopelle Tyrrell
Project: Theory of Reciprocity on Donor Behavior
Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Grade: 11
School: Detroit Country Day Upper
Teacher: John Dougherty
Noah Gagnon
Project: Solar Sails: Which Design is Best?
Category: Physics
Grade: 12
School: Seton Home School
Teacher: Thomas Gagnon
Dan Dou
Project: Inhibition of tumor cell growth with capsaicin in hot peppers
Category: Medicine and Health
Grade: 11
School: Grosse Pointe South High
Teacher: James Adams
The following Third Place winners
receive a certificate and a $75 US Savings Bond
Kathie Chuang
Project: Optimal Deicer Combination for Performance, Cost and Enviromental Impact
Category: Environmental Science
Grade: 9
School: Detroit Country Day Upper
Teacher: Gene Menton
Shirley Wu
Project: Proteasome Inhibition and Apoptosis by DSF-analogue #39 in MDA-MB-231 cells
Category: Medicine & Health
Grade: 10
School: Detroit Country Day Upperl
Teacher: Gene Menton
Mariam Mohemed
Project: Stimulating Protein Synthesis Using Java Applets
Category: Computer Science
Grade: 12
School: Dearborn Center for Math, Science & Technology
Teacher: Kim Shawver
Ebere Oparaeke
Project: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
Category: Microbiology
Grade: 10
School: Divine Child High School
Teacher: Marketa Harvey
Matthew Bauerle
Project: Optimizing the Deflation Strategy of a Divide and Conquer Eigensolver
Category: Computer Science
Grade: 10
School: Bauerle Home School
Teacher: Mary Bauerle
Sidharth Chand
Project: Heavy Metal Veggies: The Effect of Soil pH on the Phytoaccumulation of Lead
Category: Environmental Science
Grade: 9
School: Detroit Country Day Upper High School
Teacher: Gillian VonSeeger
Disha Bora
Project: Dendrimer-Dexamethasone Conjugates/Nanodevices for Targeted Delivery
Category: Medicine & Health
Grade: 11
School: Detroit Country Day Upper High School
Teacher: Gene Menton
Anriana Zardus
Project: Preference of Facial Symmetry
Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Grade: 10
School: Divine Child High School
Teacher: Kathy Higgins-Luthman
The following Fourth Place
winners receive a certificate and a $50 US Savings Bond.
Preeta Gupta
Project: Identifying Biophysical Properties of Iron Sulfur Cluster Assembly Proteins
Category: Biochemistry
Grade: 11
School: International Academy
Teacher: Megan Phillips
Shan Kothari
Project: Mitochondrial DNA Phylogeny of the Family Alligatoridae
Category: Zoology
Grade: 12
School: Plymouth High School
Teacher: Cheri Steckel
Bronna Gurevich
Project: The Electrical Influence on the Cultivation of Seeds and Growth of Oats
Category: Botany
Grade: 11
School: Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
Teacher: Greg Miller
Hannah Cheriyan
Project: To Eat or Not To Eat? Detecting Free Radical and Antioxidant Levels in Foods
Category: Chemistry
Grade: 11
School: Detroit Country Day Upper School
Teacher: Gene Menton
Lilia Bouzit
Project: Does exposure to different climates affect the pH of a body of water?
Category: Environmental Science
Grade: 10
School: Huron High School
Teacher: Dee Drake
Christine Auzier
Project: A Magnetic Linear Accelerator Made from Magnets and Steel Balls
Category: Physics
Grade: 1
School: Homeschool
Teacher: Home School
Magda Hlavacek
Project: CACT and VNTR: Is There a Linkage
Category: Biochemistry
Grade: 9
School: Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy
Teacher: Matthew Miller
Alexander Zuelke
Project: Testing the Structural Integrity of Concrete Using Alternate Methods of Reinfo
Category: Engineering
Grade: 12
School: Whiteford Agricultural Schools
Teacher: Janet Weygand
Sachin Padmanabhan
Project: Effect of Car Design Parameters in Protection of Passengers in Car Crashes
Category: Physics
Grade: 10
School: Novi Senior High School
Teacher: James Didio