Virginia
Piedmont Regional Science Fair
Encouraging and Inspiring the Students of
Piedmont Virginia
in Science and Engineering
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Piedmont Regional Science Fair
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Congratulations to Our Top Projects2008 Awards
Grand AwardsGrand Award Best of Show S0901 The Optimization Of A Linear Reluctance Or Induction Motor Duncan Townsend Albemarle High School, Albemarle County Teacher: Marvin Curry
Grand Award Best of Show S0101 Probiotic Bacteria as a Potential Conservation Tool for Endangered Amphibians Tara Adiseshan Ramana Academy, Home School Teacher: Mamtha Adiseshan
First Alternate Grand Award Best of Show S0401 An Inhibitor For Cell's Response To DNA Damage Arun Dutta Western Albemarle High School, Albemarle County Teacher: Oluwole (Wally) Adesina
Second Alternate Grand Award Best of Show S0204 The Effect of Different Classes of Objects on Working Memory Catherine Kromkowski Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Rhonda Baker
Senior Division Category AwardsFirst Place Animal Science S0101 Probiotic Bacteria as a Potential Conservation Tool for Endangered Amphibians Tara Adiseshan Ramana Academy, Home School Teacher: Mamtha Adiseshan
Second Place Animal Science S0102 When The Ants Go Marching In Mary Young The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short Third Place Animal Science S0104 Toxicity Levels Of Colognes And Perfumes Haleigh Collins Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Mark Ulanowicz
First Place Behavioral and Social Sciences S0204 The Effect of Different Classes of Objects on Working Memory Catherine Kromkowski Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Rhonda Baker
Second Place Behavioral and Social Sciences S0202 "Psst! What's #6 Susie?" The Effect of Reward on Integrity and Cheating Ralph Geilker Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Paul Bunnell
Third Place Behavioral and Social Sciences S0205 A Taxing Question Jenna Adamson The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
Honorable Mention Behavioral and Social Sciences S0206 Do You See What I See? Does Gender Affect The Way You See Optical Illusions? Shayna Lutkewitte Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Fernanda Kain
First Place Biochemistry S0301 Black, White and Red are Browns? Giles Cabe The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short Second Place Biochemistry S0303 Effect Of Surfaces On Fingerprint Visibility Devyn Hodge Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Darren Hickman
Third Place Biochemistry S0302 Crunchy Carrots Nella Hendley The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
First Place Cellular & Molecular Biology S0401 An Inhibitor For Cell's Response To DNA Damage Arun Dutta Western Albemarle High School, Albemarle County Teacher: Oluwole (Wally) Adesina
Second Place Cellular & Molecular Biology S0402 The Grape Of Wrath: Rotting Other Grapes Kacey Hall Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Angela Steinebach
First Place Chemistry S0504 Oxidizing And Reducing Copper Jordan Hartmann Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Alyse McLeod
Second Place Chemistry S0502 What Turns Blond Hair Green In Pools? Danika Kritter Rappahannock High School, Rappahannock County Teacher: Patti Waddell Third Place Chemistry S0503 How Permanent Are Permanent Markers? Amanda Ebenal Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Stacey Ludington
First Place Computer Science S0601 Robotic Rovers: The Effect of Genetic Algorithms on Robot Navigation Jared Deane Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Jen Creasey
Second Place Computer Science S0602 Asteroid Mayhem Timothy McNeish The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
First Place Earth Science S0702 Juiced Baseballs Emily Branham Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Darren Hickman
Second Place Earth Science S0701 Is It Hot In Here? Carl Thomas The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
First Place Engineering Materials & Bioengineering S0802 Catapult Krazy Jovante Hill Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Pamela Medley Second Place Engineering Materials & Bioengineering S0801 The Heat Is On Ethan Lohr The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
First Place Engineering Electrical & Mechanical S0901 The Optimization Of A Linear Reluctance Or Induction Motor Duncan Townsend Albemarle High School, Albemarle County Teacher: Marvin Curry
Second Place Engineering Electrical & Mechanical S0905 The Effects Of Lift And Balance On The Variations Of Hole Size Of The Hovercraft's Skirt Brandon Fisher Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Mark Ulanowicz
Third Place Engineering Electrical & Mechanical S0902 Parabolic Precision Christopher Shiflett The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
Honorable Mention Engineering Electrical & Mechanical S0903 Cheap Speak Jake Gumble The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
First Place Energy & Transportation S1001 Following the Sun: The Effect of Tracking on the Energy Efficiency of Photovoltaic Solar Collectors Adam Geilker Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Amy Wissekerke Second Place Energy & Transportation S1004 The Effect Of Angle Of Attack And Aerodynamic Design On Wing Lift Matt Smetek Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Mark Ulanowicz
Third Place Energy & Transportation S1002 Solar Energy: A New Way To Fill Up Your Tank Emily Huddleston The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
Honorable Mention Energy & Transportation S1003 Supercavitation Zachary Martin The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
First Place Environmental Analysis S1101 Leaf Stomata as Bioindicators Suzanne Galbraith Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Jen Creasey
Second Place Environmental Analysis S1103 Emissions, A Growing Concern Kathleen Wilkinson Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Alyse McLeod
Third Place Environmental Analysis S1102 Enormous Erosion Alexander Payne The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short First Place Environmental Management S1202 Dam Water Philip Smith Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Shaw Shannan
Second Place Environmental Management S1203 Recycled Paper Strength Taylor Graese Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Angela Steinebach
Third Place Environmental Management S1201 That Darn Composting Maddie Thornton The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
First Place Mathematical Sciences S1301 Evolution of Spatially Organized Populations John Imbrie-Moore Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Paul Bunnell
Second Place Mathematical Sciences S1302 Up Or Down Lee Coppock The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
First Place Medicine & Health Sciences S1402 Image Is Everything Lina Godine The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
Second Place Medicine & Health Sciences S1405 What Beverage Negatively Affects Your Teeth? Natacia Wright Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Mark Ulanowicz
Third Place Medicine & Health Sciences S1403 The Effects Of Fluids On Kidney Excretion During Exercise Austin Burnett Rappahannock High School, Rappahannock County Teacher: Patti Waddell
First Place Microbiology S1501 It's In Your Hands Rachel Petri The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
Second Place Microbiology S1502 The Effect Of UV Light On Bacteria Growth Witni Bowden Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Catherine Pritchett
First Place Physics & Astronomy S1605 Ballistic Pendulum Experiment Mariya Frolova Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Shaw Shannan
Second Place Physics & Astronomy S1603 Fore!!! Benjamin Weaver The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short Third Place Physics & Astronomy S1604 Electromagnetics Maureen Mittura Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Pamela Medley
Honorable Mention Physics & Astronomy S1601 Eggs: Not All They're Cracked Up To Be Virginia Hill The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
Honorable Mention Physics & Astronomy S1602 Parachute Power Harrison Yates The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Deb Short
First Place Plant Sciences S1701 The Effect Of Different Soils And Watering Solutions On Plants Brittani Dodson Rappahannock High School, Rappahannock County Teacher: Patti Waddell
First Place Team Projects S1804 The Effects Of Allelopathic Chemicals On Plant Growth Helen Vaughan, Tarut Scott Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Fernanda Kain
Second Place Team Projects S1805 The Effects Of Paper Weight On Flying Distance Tony Chiesa, Aidan Cahela Massaponax High School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Stacey Ludington Third Place Team Projects S1803 The Effect of Handedness on the Difference of Blood Pressure in Dominant and Non-Dominant Arms Rachel Woolworth, Ellen Buckley Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Tristan Puckett
Honorable Mention Team Projects S1802 The Effect of Water Uptake on Marigold Plants Casey Morris, Daiquandra Roundtree Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Betty Jean Jones
First Place Animal Science J0102 Cool It! Addie Evarts The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Anne Deane
Junior Division Category AwardsFirst Place Animal Science J0102 Cool It! Addie Evarts The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Anne Deane
Second Place Animal Science J0101 Feeding Behavior Of Birds Hazel Galloway Henley Middle School, Albemarle County Teacher: Jenny Merrill
Third Place Animal Science J0106 The Effects of UV Light on Single-Celled Organisms Dustin Washington Poole Middle School, Stafford County Teacher: Susan Collins
Honorable Mention Animal Science J0103 Survival Of The Fittest Alexander Kurtz The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Anne Deane Honorable Mention Animal Science J0104 Does Color Affect Bird Attraction to Feeders? Adam Carter Rappahannock Elementary School, Rappahannock County Teacher: Elaine Kramer
First Place Behavioral and Social Sciences J0203 Reaction Time of Teenagers While Listening to Music Spencer Graves Buford Middle School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Scott Williams
Second Place Behavioral and Social Sciences J0201 Seen First Elizabeth Givens Buford Middle School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Brenda Kovarik
Third Place Behavioral and Social Sciences J0206 Who's Smarter: Girls Or Guys? Sierra Clatterbuck The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Anne Deane
Honorable Mention Behavioral and Social Sciences J0204 Methods to Achieve Optimum Information Retention in Middle-aged Adults Jacob Troobnick Classical Conversations, Home School Teacher: Robin Wisner
First Place Biochemistry J0301 Breaking Bones with Science Robert Simeone Buford Middle School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Brenda Kovarik Second Place Biochemistry J0309 To CO2 Or Not To CO2, That Is The Question Ryan Giglio Thompson Middle School, Stafford County Teacher: Belinda Casto-Landolt
Third Place Biochemistry J0305 Battle Of The Brands Kelsey Missel The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Anne Deane
Honorable Mention Biochemistry J0304 Olfactory Fatigue Kaleb Tinder Nelson Middle School, Nelson County Teacher: Shelli Gheen
Honorable Mention Biochemistry J0307 The Effect of Different Types of Energy Drinks on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Tanner Grethouse Gayle Middle School, Stafford County Teacher: Emily Spurr
Honorable Mention Biochemistry J0308 Soda and its Impact on Your Heart Rate Makenzie Gonzalez Gayle Middle School, Stafford County Teacher: Emily Spurr
First Place Cellular & Molecular Biology J0403 An Alternative Method of Measuring Respiration in Germinating Seeds Rumana Rashid Poole Middle School, Stafford County Teacher: Susan Collins Second Place Cellular & Molecular Biology J0401 Quick Clones Isabelle Schoppa Buford Middle School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Brenda Kovarik
Third Place Cellular & Molecular Biology J0402 DNA Extraction Mimi White Rappahannock Elementary School, Rappahannock County Teacher: Elaine Kramer
First Place Chemistry J0505 Taking The Jiggle Out Of Jell-O Adrian Taylor Buford Middle School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Gary Stasko
Second Place Chemistry J0517 The Effect Of Saturation Level On Crystal Growth Joshua Crews Ni River Middle School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Melissa Buckley
Third Place Chemistry J0516 Stretching The Truth: Elasticity And Rubber Bands Shane Haislip Ni River Middle School, Spotsylvania County Teacher: Melissa Buckley
Honorable Mention Chemistry J0502 How Does Adding Vinegar To Baking Soda Affect The Amount Of Carbon Dioxide Created? Shuyang Chen Henley Middle School, Albemarle County Teacher: Jenny Merrill Honorable Mention Chemistry J0506 The Effect Of Chlorine Bleach On The Stretchability Of Spandex Rachel Rinehart Homeschool Coop, Home School Teacher: Virginia Sieminski
Honorable Mention Chemistry J0509 Rusting Nails Jordan Chapman Louisa Middle School, Louisa County Teacher: Jennifer Luck
Honorable Mention Chemistry J0510 The Real Enemy of All Students .Calcium Chloride Andrew Saunders Nelson Middle School, Nelson County Teacher: Susan Galloway
Honorable Mention Chemistry J0513 Soak Up The Sun Katy Nelson The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Anne Deane
Honorable Mention Chemistry J0522 Ice, Ice Baby the Effect of Surface to Volume Ratio on Melting Time Samantha Pyne Gayle Middle School, Stafford County Teacher: Emily Spurr
Honorable Mention Chemistry J0524 The Electroplating Race Zane Halverson Stafford Middle School, Stafford County Teacher: Kris Campesi First Place Computer Science J0602 Pacman Fever Rolph Recto Louisa Middle School, Louisa County Teacher: Heather Burton
Second Place Computer Science J0601 Teaching Robots Tom Harrison Buford Middle School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Mary Wright
Third Place Computer Science J0603 Smoothness Of The Game Harry Jung The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Anne Deane
First Place Earth Science J0704 Buildings And Beach Erosion Gary Sharp Thompson Middle School, Stafford County Teacher: Belinda Casto-Landolt
Second Place Earth Science J0701 Run, Austin Run Samantha Fansler Classical Conversations, Home School Teacher: Robin Wisner
Third Place Earth Science J0702 Spinning Fury Phillip Richard The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Anne Deane First Place Engineering Materials & Bioengineering J0804 How Cotton Added To Polypropylene Affects Absorbancy Mesa McMurtrey Louisa Middle School, Louisa County Teacher: Gregory Palmer
Second Place Engineering Materials & Bioengineering J0805 Which Type Of Column Is The Strongest John Wood Louisa Middle School, Louisa County Teacher: Holly Verbos
Third Place Engineering Materials & Bioengineering J0806 Trusses To Trust Joshua Sipe The Covenant School, Private Teacher: Anne Deane
Honorable Mention Engineering Materials & Bioengineering J0801 How Strong Is It? Jasiyah Ruiz Buford Middle School, Charlottesville City Teacher: Brenda Kovarik
Honorable Mention Engineering Materials & Bioengineering J0810 Helmet Safety Protects Your Life Samantha Charriez Poole Middle School, Stafford County Teacher: Susan Collins
Honorable Mention Engineering Materials & Bioengineering J0809 Going Green for Home Insulation David Anderson Poole Middle School, Stafford County Teacher: Susan Collins Honorable Mention Engineering Materials & Bioengineering J0803 Suspension Vs Beam Bridges Katie Barnes Louisa Middle School, Louisa County Teacher: Trivett Jamie
First Place Engineering Electrical & Mechanical J0902 The Factors In The Generation Of A Static Charge David Taylor Henley Middle School, Albemarle County Teacher: Jenny Merrill
Second Place Engineering Electrical & Mechanical J0909 Falling Bridges Caleb Tinsley Louisa Middle School, Louisa County Teacher: Holly Verbos
Third Place Engineering Electrical & Mechanical J0916 Generation Station Robert Walker Stafford Middle School, Stafford County Teacher: Jason Hicks
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