Badger State Science  
and
Engineering Fair
2010 Awards

 

Grand Awards
Award Researcher Project Title
Best in Show - Individual Iris Xu Regulation of the Latent-Lytic Swit of EBV by miRNAs and TGF-beta
Second Best in Show - Individual Isabelle Gill Designing a Shoe with a Force-Sensing Resister to Provide Visual Feedback of the Applied Force in the Heels of an Idiopathic Toe-Walker
Best in Show - Team Spencer McAfee-Gundrum Medator-less Microbial Fuel Cell
Joseph Tarnowski
Founder's Award Alexis Block Nanoparticle Facilitated Ionic Propulsion
Governor's Award Zhenrui Liao Radon in Water

 

 

Category Awards
Behavioral / Social Science    
 1st Place Rachel Halstrom The Effect of Different Stimuli on the Angle of Dog's Tail Wagging
 2nd Place Zan Song Birth Order and Dating Responsibility in High School
 3rd Place Andrew Keene Does One's Age Affect the Type of Advertisements He/She Will Remember
Cellular / Molecular / Micro Biology    
1st Place Ben Herrenbruck The Effect on the Presence of Rhizobia and the Concentration of Iron in Water on the Length of the Roots in Lima Bean Plants
2nd Place Michelle Tong The Effect of Plastic Types on the Carbon Dioxide Output of Yeast
3rd Place Margaret Aasen Effects of Dye Labeling on Cellular Function
Chemistry / Biochemistry    
1st Place Joseph Tarnowski Medator-less Microbial Fuel Cell
  Spencer McAfee-Gundrum
3rd Place Jane Scott The Effect of Alcohol on the Amount of Hydrogen Peroxide by Catalase
  Molly Scott
3rd Place Robert Blahnik Talc vs Water: Washing BioDiesel
  Logan Deneff
Engineering
1st Place Isabelle Gill Designing a Shoe with a Force-Sensing Resister to Provide Visual Feedback of the Applied Force in the Heels of an Idiopathic Toe-Walker
2nd Place Ian Cooley Friction - Reducing Fluids for Enhancing Road Sub Layer Composition
3rd Place Meredith Marks Synthesis of Silica Aerogels
Environmental / Earth Sciences    
1st Place Anjali Gomes Increasing the Sustainability of DSHA School
  Nicolette Meyer
2nd Place Christopher Welker The Effects of Difference Genera of Algae on the Phosphorous and Oxygen Respiration of Quagga Mussels
 3rd Place Zhenrui Liao Radon in Water
Math / Computer Sciences    
1st Place Nick Bechthold The Efficiency of Windows 7 Voice Recognition
2nd Place Paul Martinez Determining the Number of Convex Sonobe Structures
3rd Place Andrew Ivarson The Advantages of Multi-core Processing
Medicine / Health Sciences    
1st Place Victoria Edmonds A Practical and Accurate Hearing Test for Developing Countries
2nd Place Katie McShane Mesenchymal Genes are Up-Regulated in Putative Murine Mammary Cancer Stem Cells
  Rachel Wilkinson
3rd Place Iris Xu Regulation of the Latent-Lytic Swit of EBV by miRNAs and TGF-beta
Physics / Astronomical Sciences    
1st Place Drew Melchert The Effect of Type of Soundboard on Amplitude of a Music Box's Notes
Josh Agterberg
2nd Place Ethan Ardern Exploring the Role of Angles in a Solar Cell
3rd Place David Rosenberg The Effects of the Core Construction of a Golf Ball On Its Elasticity
     

 

Specialty Awards
Behavioral / Social Science
Office of Naval Research Rachel Halstrom The Effect of Different Stimuli on the Angle of Dog's Tail Wagging
Cellular / Molecular / Micro Biology
US Army - Life Sciences Lydia Hellwig Unwinding Commercial DNA:  Discovering the Truth about Genetically Modified Food
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services U.S. Public Health Service Margaret Aasen Effects of Dye Labeling on Cellular Function
Society for In Vitro Biology Margaret Aasen Effects of Dye Labeling on Cellular Function
Chemistry / Biochemistry
Water Environment Federation U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize - THIRD Joseph Tarnowski Medator-less Microbial Fuel Cell
Spencer McAfee-Gundrum
US Army - Physical Sciences Logan Deneff Talc vs Water:  Washing BioDiesel
Robert Blahnik
Engineering
Yale Science & Engineering Association, Inc Meredith Marks Synthesis of Silica Aerogels
US Army - OVERALL Alexis Block Nanometal Facilitated Ionic Propulsion
US Army - Engineering Alexis Block Nanometal Facilitated Ionic Propulsion
United States Air Force Aislinn O'Dwyer The Effect of Heat on the Strength of Carbon Steel
United States Air Force Marissa Piotrowski Does temperature affect time?
RICOH Sustainable Development Award Jacob Kafer Efficiency of Bacteria in a Microbial Fuel Cell
Megan Hurlburt
Office of Naval Research Alice Zhao Novel Heating Approach in Dynamic Spraying of Nano Particles
Office of Naval Research Ian Cooley Friction - Reducing Fluids for Enhancing Road Sub Layer Composition
National Society of Professional Engineers Alexis Block Nanometal Facilitated Ionic Propulsion
National Association of Corrosion Engineers – Wisconsin Chapter Jacob Kafer Efficiency of Bacteria in a Microbial Fuel Cell
Megan Hurlburt
CIVIL - CH2M Hill Award for Best Environmental Engineering Project Ian Cooley Friction - Reducing Fluids for Enhancing Road Sub Layer Composition
ASM International Materials Foundation Meredith Marks Synthesis of Silica Aerogels
Environmental / Earth Sciences
Water Environment Federation U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize - SECOND Amanda Savagian Effects of Quagga Mussels and Their Glue On Historically Significant Shipwrecks in Lake Michigan
Water Environment Federation U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize - First Christopher Welker The Effects of Difference Levels of Algae on the Phosphorus Excretion and Oxygen Respiration of Quagga Mussels
US Army - Environmental Sciences Kelly McCamley Fecal Coliform in Community Ground Water
Nikki Gilbertson
U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA Amanda Savagian Effects of Quagga Mussels and Their Glue On Historically Significant Shipwrecks in Lake Michigan
CH2M Hill Award for Best Environmental Engineering Project Greg Horstmeier The Effects of Mulch on Fertilizer in Runoff
Association of Women Geoscientists Alexandria Red Hail Heavy Metals in Groundwater
American Meteorological Society Allison Hung The Effects of Different Wind Amounts of on Tornadoes
Elizabeth Tavolier
Math / Computer Sciences
US Army - Mathematical/Computer Sciences Nick Bechthold The Efficiency of Windows 7 Voice Recognition
MU Alpha Theta Paul Martinez Determining the Number of Convex Sonobe Structures
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award Andrew Ivarson The Advantages of Multi-core Processing
Medicine / Health Sciences
United States Air Force Siena Schreiner Effects of FAAH on The Survival of Mice Litters
American Society for Quality Mary Mikhaeel The effects of Sunscreen With or Without Vitamin D on Saccariomyces Cerveisiae
American Society for Quality Molly Thorson Influence of Protein Intake on Hypertension and Kidney Disease
Physics / Astronomical Sciences
United States Air Force Jack Ladd Finding the Most Accurate Means of Calculating the Speed of Sound
U.S. Metric Association David Rosenberg The Effects of the Core Construction of a Golf Ball On Its Elasticity
Society for Optical Engineering Ethan Ardern Exploring the Role of Angles in a Solar Cell