GEARSEF 2012 Results BEST OF FAIR WINNERS: The Best of Fair Winners represent the top two senior division projects. Winners will advance to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in May. 1 st Megan Moody- A Study of the Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Scrubs 2 nd Rohan Gupta- Lithium Ion Batters for Electric Cars- Auburn High School CATEGORY AWARD WINNERS: All Category Award Winners will advance to the state competition on April 5-7th at UAH in Huntsville, AL. JUNIOR DIVISION (6-8 GRADE PROJECTS) Category 100: Animal & Plant Sciences 1 st Elizabeth Redmon How well can you smell?-glenwood School Category 200: Behavioral & Social Sciences 1 st Ansley Lynn Is seeing worth believing?-glenwood School 2 nd George Germanos Tasting with our eyes? Category 400: Chemistry & Biochemistry 1 st Lucas Lynn Centsable Power: Can coins be used instead of batteries Category 500: Engineering, Math, and Computer Sciences 1 st Shane Vahjen Turning motion into energy-glenwood School Category 600: Energy and Transportation 1 st Daniel Corbett Insulation exploration- Category 700: Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Mngt. 1 st Colin McIntyre and Lynn Nelson Gray Water: Friend or Foe - 1 st Cameron Mercer The feat of heat- 1
Category 800: Medicine and Health Sciences 1 st Ashlyn Steinbach, Becca Wommack, Jacob Abeyta - Blood, Sweat and Sugar- 2 nd Kellie Larkin What does soda do to your stomach?- Glenwood School Category 900: Physics and Astronomy 1 st William Rud Breaking Point- Glenwood School 2 nd J.C. Tanner Bricks and Linear Motion- 3 rd Colin Tate How Does Temperature affect a Hockey Puck- Glenwood School SENIOR DIVISION (9-12 GRADE PROJECTS) Category 100: Animal & Plant Sciences 1 st Tanner Knight & Tabitha Hines Does more protein equal more mass?- 2 nd Will Brown & Quentin Vercher Is Yum the yummiest fish attractant? Category 200: Behavioral & Social Sciences 1 st Delaney Foster Eternal sunshine of the spotty mind- Glenwood School Category 300: Cellular & Molecular Biology, and Microbiology 1 st Zachary Michael Fox Public restrooms: Hand washing for Males- 2 nd Tulsi Patel Nature s Medicine- 3 rd Aaron Simonton Credit, Debit, or Bacteria? - Category 400: Chemistry & Biochemistry 1 st Michelle Scott, Adrianne Taylor, and La Shannon Axel Which water is best?- The Calhoun School 2 nd Victoria Mundy Why does milk hate me? - 2
Category 500: Engineering, Math, and Computer Sciences 1 st Bradley Westerman & Alexandreea Newcome The Effect of Bridge Design on Weight Bearing Capacity- Autaugaville School Category 600: Energy and Transportation 1 st Rohan Gupta Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Cars- Auburn High School Category 700: Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Mngt. 1 st Kayla Russian & Loren Johnson Are green products really green?- Category 800: Medicine and Health Sciences 3 rd Regene Tell What acne medications really zap the zit-- 2 nd Juliana Giles Zap that Zit - Glenwood School 1 st Megan Moody A study of the effectiveness of antimicrobial scrubs- Category 900: Physics and Astronomy 2 nd Dalton Cape Can non-newtonian fluids stop a bullet? - 1 st Kyle Tyson & Garrett Tyson Still Standing- SPECIAL AWARD RECOGNITIONS American Psychological Association Award: This award recognizes the top project in both Jr and Sr Divisions combined in the category of Behavior & Social Sciences. Delaney Foster Eternal sunshine of the spotty mind- The Glenwood School Broadcom MASTERS Award: The recipients of the Broadcom MASTERS award represent the top 10% of Junior Division projects at GEARSEF. Winners will receive a certificate and a letter of invitation to complete an online application for the Broadcom MASTERS competition. We had 34 junior level projects, so we can award 3 Broadcom MASTERS awards. These represent the best projects from the 6-8 grade at this fair. Ashlyn Steinbach, Becca Wommack, Jacob Abeyta - Blood, Sweat and Sugar- 3
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award: This award goes to the overall best computer science related project in the Senior Division. The winner will receive a certificate and $200. Ianswer Johnson Animations: A computer generated world- Autaugaville School Mu Alpha Theta Award: This award is presented to one Senior Division project that best demonstrates challenging, original, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem using mathematics. Rohan Gupta Lithium Ion batteries for electric cars- Auburn High School National Society of Professional Engineering: The National Society of Professional Engineering honors the best overall engineering project from Jr. and Sr. divisions combined with a Certificate of Achievement and a lapel pin. Shane Vahjen Turning motion into energy- Glenwood School Ricoh Sustainable Development Award: This award recognizes the project that best reflects the principles of sustainability --balancing economic development with environmental responsibility. Both Jr. and Sr. level projects are eligible for this award. Daniel Corbett Insulation Exploration- Stockholm Junior Water Prize (certificate and chance to enter on-line competition) The Stockholm Water Foundation recognizes up to three Sr. level projects that best address water related issues. The winner(s) of this award are invited to enter a statewide on-line competition hosted by the Stockholm Water Foundation. Joshuah Noel and Jonathan Mummey How does oil affect aquatic plant life- - Michelle Scott, Adrianne Taylor, La Shannon Axel Which Water is Best?- The Calhoun School 4
I-SWEEEP Outstanding Sustainability Award I-SWEEEP represents the International Sustainable World Project Olympiad. The I-SWEEEP award goes to the best Sr. level project related to Energy, Engineering, or the Environment. The recipient of this award will be invited to attend the I-SWEEEP 2012 competition in Houston, TX on May 2-7. Rohan Gupta Lithium Ion batteries for electric cars- Auburn High School I-SWEEEP Certificate of Recognition Award This award goes to a Sr. level project related to Energy, Engineering, or the Environment. The recipient has the opportunity to apply to attend the I-SWEEEP conference in Houston, TX. Bailey Turner and Kaitlynn Spradlin Our carbon-less footprint- 5