2005 Science Fair Winners
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Elementary Division
Exemplary |
Jackson David |
Can Your Fishing Line Pass the Test? |
Pine Valley Elementary School |
Wilmington |
Exemplary |
Caroline deSaussure |
Turn That Darn Thing Down |
Lake Norman Elementary |
Mooresville |
Exemplary |
Brandon Honeycutt |
Bird's Eye View Café |
Midway Elementary School |
Dunn |
Exemplary |
Lauren Merritt |
Jamin' Jackets |
Pilot Elementary School |
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Exemplary |
Clayton Sapp |
Awesome Osmosis |
Lake Norman Elementary |
Moorsville |
Exemplary |
Margaret Ray & Dyani VanHoose |
Pill Bug Boot Camp |
Sparta Elementary |
Sparta |
Exemplary |
Martha Vorder Bruegge |
Dissolving Gel Caps |
Eastover Central Elem. School |
Fayetteville |
Exemplary |
Kaitlyn Webster |
My Scratching Dog |
Greensboro Montesorri |
Greensboro |
Honorable Mention |
Emily Damrel |
Shapes That Sing |
Bluford Elementary |
Greensboro |
Honorable Mention |
Daltan Henderson |
Whats In Your Air |
Rosman Elementary School |
Rosman |
Honorable Mention |
Chase Mondovich |
Let the Music Play |
Ayden Elementary School |
Ayden |
Honorable Mention |
Patrick Myers |
Sinking Sub |
Honeycutt Elementary School |
Fayetteville |
Honorable Mention |
William Pfitzner |
Which Bite Is Worse |
Millennium Charter Academy |
Mt. Airy |
Honorable Mention |
Connor Sokolovic |
It Came From the Toilet |
Oakwood School |
Greenville |
Honorable Mention |
Olivia Williams |
Micro-Organisms in Water |
Combs Elementary |
Raleigh |
Honorable Mention |
Malcolm Willis |
Is White Light Really White |
John Motley Morehead Elementary |
Charlotte |
Junior Biological
1st |
Adam Culler |
How Do You Like Your Eggs? Part 2 |
J. Sam Gentry Middle School |
Mt. Airy |
2nd |
Maggee Anderson |
Practice Makes Perfect |
Asheville Middle School |
Asheville |
3rd |
Emily Linett |
Seeing is Believing |
Roland Grise Middle School |
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Honorable Mention |
Carolyn VanHouten |
A New Angle on Horses |
Oakwood School |
Greenville |
Honorable Mention |
Jacob Coggins & Daniel Stanley |
Scientific Showdown |
Western Harnett Middle School |
Lillington |
Junior Physical
1st |
Andrew Miller |
How Will Lead Weights on a Boomerqang Affect Its Ability to Fly? |
Western Middle School |
Elon |
2nd |
Khalid Zoabi |
Solar Energy, Which Brand of Light Bulb Would Make a Better Solar Panel |
Charlotte Islamic School |
Charlotte |
3rd |
Christina Neitzey |
Are Magnets the Solution? |
St. Mark's Catholic School |
Wilmington |
Honorable Mention |
Aaron Jackson |
Does Lubricant Effect Bearing Performance? |
Kernersville Middle School |
Kernersville |
Junior Earth/Environmental
1st |
Clay Shields |
The Oil Eliminator |
Williston MS |
Wilmington |
2nd |
Spencer Wilson |
The Leach Ate My Project |
Williston MS |
Wilmington |
3rd |
Suzanne Nelson |
Leave It To Beavers |
St. Peters Catholic School |
Greenville |
Honorable Mention |
Chad Blankenbeker |
Can You Find High Quality Kaolin Clays in the Piedmont Region? |
North Hills Christian School |
Salisbury |
| Honorable Mention | James Lomax | What's Shakin'? | Elkin Elementary | Mooresville |
Junior Technology
1st |
Sarah Jaeger |
The Effect of Different Water Temperatures on the Level of Dissolved Oxygen in Water |
Bonlee Middle School |
Bonlee |
2nd |
Katie McBride |
Does Tire Pressure Have an Effect on Energy Conservation? |
H.M. Arndt Middle School |
Hickory |
3rd |
Cody Pepper |
One Smokin Project: The Effects of Nicotine on Mold Growth |
Hanes Middle School |
Winston Salem |
Honorable Mention |
Dalton Bashal & Jamie McNeill |
Kudzu? Annoying Weed or Alternative Energy Source |
First Flight Middle School |
Kill Devil Hills |
Honorable Mention |
David Cutting & Lee Marshall |
Expanding Gases Reach Critical Masses |
Williston Middle School |
Wilmington |
Senior Physical
1st |
Joshua McCoy |
Does Copper Plus Aluminum Foil Equal Antigravity |
Central Region Homeschoolers |
Franklinton |
2nd |
Whitney Wilson |
Which Brand of Golf Ball is the Most Balanced? |
Reidsville High School |
Reidsville |
3rd |
Jake Walgenbach |
Falling Physics |
Hendersonville High School | Hendersonville |
Honorable Mention |
Rodney Absher |
The Effect of Aspirin on Tooth Enamel |
Alleghany High |
Sparta |
Honorable Mention |
Bhaskar Mookerfi |
Synthesis & Characterization of Novel Phenylbisorates of Manganese & Zinc |
North Carolina School of Science and Math |
Durham |
Senior Biological
1st |
Carry Shaw |
The Cytotoxic Effects of Frankincense in Malignant Glioblastoma |
Career Center |
Winston-Salem |
2nd |
Zachary Carico |
Mosquito Control Using Alternative Chemical Attractants |
Alleghany High |
Sparta |
3rd |
Ying Liu |
Effects of Ascorbate on Inactivation and Generational Resistance in E. coli K-12 |
North Carolina School of Science and Math |
Durham |
Honorable Mention |
Laura Lee |
Exploring the Relationship Between Eye Movement and Thought |
Mirkwood High School |
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| Honorable Mention | Shavani Sud | The Creation of an Import/Export System as a Novel Stategy for the Delivery of Therapeutic Drugs to Cells | Jordon High School | Durham |
Senior Earth/Environmental
1st |
Ryan Neely |
Global Warming: Effects of Rising Temperature |
North Carolina School of Science and Math |
Durham |
2nd |
Jessica Watson |
Be Aware:E.coli is There |
Alexander Central HS |
Taylorsville |
3rd |
Christy Wallace |
Uncovering the Mystery: Where Does Rainwater Go |
Hoke High School |
Raeford |
| Honorable Mention | Nicole Garris | Tracking the Watershed (A 3 year study on the Yadkin/Pee Dee Watershed) | East Surry High School | Pilot Mountain |
Senior Technology
1st |
Claire Reddy |
Dispersion Synthesis and Solubilization of Carbon Nanotubes |
North Carolina School of Science and Math |
Durham |
2nd |
Thomas Stegall |
Design and Analysis of Piezoelectric Nuclear Microgenerators for Micromechanical Systems Technology |
HBS Academy | Charlotte |
3rd |
Stefanie Jansson |
Study of Fuel Cells Temperatur Dependence |
East Forsyth High School | Kernersville |
| Honorable Mention | Sam Shepherd | Coil Gun | Elkin City Schools | Elkin |
Senior Teams
1st |
Courtney Fox, May Lieu & Quinn Morris |
Harvesting Electrons from E. Coli… |
North Carolina School of Science and Math |
Durham |
2nd |
Leslie Grant & Amy Mitchell |
C the Difference |
Alexander Central High | Taylorsville |
| 3rd | Brittany Billberry, Tara Rackley, Paige Smith | Sliding Into Diaster | Union High School | Clinton |
Other Awards
Association of Women Geoscientists Award
Suanne P. Nelson |
Leave it to Beavers |
St. Peters Catholic School |
Greenville |
Eastman Kodak Company Photographic or Digital Image Processing Award
Ju-Young Shin |
Why Redeye Appears in Pictures |
North Hills Christian School |
Salisbury |
Pepperman-Alpert Memorial Scholarship
| Athena Moore | What is in Our Drinking Water? | Hobbton HS | Newton Grove |
US Metric Association SI Award
Margo Sauter |
Solar Rotation |
Spring Creek High School | Seven Springs |
Mu Alpha Theta Modern Mathematics Award
Asharae Brundin |
Does the Galaxy Have Uniform Motion? |
West Stanley High School |
Oakboro |
Yale Sicence and Enfineering Association: Most Outstanding 11th grade Exhibit in Computer Sciecne, Engineering, Physics or Chemistry
Natalie Dority |
Blast into Bioinformatics |
Alexander Central High School |
Taylorsville |
Herbert Hoover Presidential LIbrary Association: Herbert Hoover Young Engineer Award
Christopher Flados |
Trebuchet: Finding the Best Ratio of Arm Length and Projectile Weight |
Wilmington Christian Academy |
Wilmington |
ASM International Foundation: Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science
Claire Reddy |
Dispersion Synthesis and Solubilization of Carbon Nanotubes |
North Carolina School of Science and Math |
Durham |
Society for Invitro Biology
Carry Shaw |
The Cytotoxic Effects of Frankincense in Malignant Glioblastoma |
Career Center |
Winston-Salem |
US Stockholm Junior Water Prize
| Nicole Garris | Tracking the Watershed (A 3 year study on the Yadkin/Pee Dee Watershed) | East Surry High School | Pilot Mountain |
American Psychological Association and Teachers in Secondary Schools
Laura Lee |
Exploring the Relationship Between Eye Movement and Thought |
Mirkwood High School |
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Updated 2/3/08