Congratulations HISEF Winners February 28, 2015. HONORABLE MENTION Elementary School Entries

Congratulations HISEF Winners

February 28, 2015

HONORABLE MENTIONElementary

School Entries

5th Grade

Riggs Gabriela

Gonzales Frosty

Balloons

6th Grade ACP Oakland Brennan Kane The Effect of

Sugar Water Concentration on Refraction Distance of a Laser

HONORABLE MENTION

Jr. High Entries

PLANT SCIENCES7th Grade Payne Julie Daily The Effect of Gravity on Seed

Germination

8th Grade Bogle Morgan Swanson, Taylor Garcia The Effect of Pitch on a Plants Height

MEDICINE AND HEALTH

7th Grade Payne Danyele Perlman OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: The Effect of

Heating Vegetables on Vitamin C Content?

8th Grade Santan Junior Karina Logan Burning Bottles

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

7th Grade Willis Emma Glenn Is it Real or is it Fake?

8th Grade Bogle Natalie Larson, Angela Keegan Movie Music Mind

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

7th Grade ACP Oakland Sarah Quintana The Effect of the Width of a

Skimmer’s Mouth on the Amount of the Oil Collected in one Pass

8th Grade Santan Grant Williams Urban Heat Island

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGY8th Grade ACP Oakland Hailey Palmer Enzymes on

Gelatin

7th Grade Willis Destiny

Trejo Bubble-

ology

CHEMISTRY8th Grade Santan Israa Jahan Where’s My

Water

7th Grade Payne Lindsey

Surpenent Rising

Muffins

EARTH AND PLANETARY

SCIENCE8th Grade Willis Anika Cebe,

Rebecca Martinez

Water Through Substances

7th Grade Anderson Natalie

Daines Super Solar

Speed

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

7th Grade ACP Oakland Keaton Racz Sweet Spot

8th Grade Santan Lia Felix Game of Throws

ENGINEERING7th Grade ACP Oakland Zachary Brymer Keeping Things

Constant, The Effect of Different Insulation Materials on the Temperature of Water

8th Grade Bogle Casey Carroll Different Voltages on a

Homemade Motor

HONORABLE MENTIONHigh School

Entries

PLANT SCIENCESBerke, Kyle; Krishnadoss, Ashwin

Balaji ; Patel, Malhar HHS/NiparDetermining the bidirectionality of

the CDPK and MAPK pathways in Arabidopsis plants.

BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE

Agarwal, KripaHHS/BhagdevIdentifying Novel Protein-

Protein Interactions Regarding the JC Virus Large T-Antigen.

MICROBIOLOGYPatel, Nandini ACP/GlassmeyerThe Effect of Light Intensity

on Bacterial Growth

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

Zhu, Meilin ; Panse, Drishti HHS/NiparThe Effect of Yoga on High

School Student's Stress

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL

SCIENCECarrigan, Hal BHS/McKelvyCan Bacteria Effectively

Reduce the Toxicity of Mine Drainage?

BIOCHEMISTRYBhatti, Esha HHS/CraneThe Effects of Chelation on

Catalase Activity: Implications in Alzheimers Disease

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGYZhu, Justin HHS/NiparModern Analysis on the

Interactions of Stress and Optimization: Ampicillin and Heat Applications of Escherichia Coli

CHEMISTRYJackson, ChloeHHS/DooleySurface Tension

ENERGY: CHEMICALKim, Sarah HHS/CraneHigh Performance Bulk-

Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Fabricated from Non-Halogenated Solvents

ENERGY: PHYSICALMcLeod, Payten; Glodowski,

Dylan; Ziegler, Nathan HHS/BhagdevThe Effect on Water

Temperature on Fuel Cells

PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY

Gong, Alice HHS/CraneThe Effect of Frequencies

of Sound on Sound to Light Transmission

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Hollinshead, SamiHHS/MoranThe Effect of Eco-Friendly

Insulation on the Temperature in a House

3rd PLACEElementary

School Entries

5th Grade Knox Jalen Lee Descending

Chords

6th Grade Navarrete Brennan Kane,

Alex Youngman,

Reece Rankin Rainbow

Power

3rd PLACEJr. High Entries

PLANT SCIENCES7th Grade Payne Madison Bentley Plant’s Growth

8th Grade ACP: Oakland Enya Spannings Amount of Light on Growth of

Plants

MEDICINE AND HEALTH

7th Grade Payne Kiana Kai The Effect of Red and Gold Potatoes

on the Amount of Starch Present

8th Grade Bogle Sophie Bench,Danielle Cole Wrappin Apples

ANIMAL SCIENCES7th Grade Payne Phillip Baker Fruit Preferences of Ants

8th Grade Payne Tahnaia Jones Color Attracts

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

7th Grade Bogle Noelle Redding,

Emma Peacock The Effect of

Hard Tasks on People’s Perserverance

8th Grade Bogle Makenna Lewis, Abby Koczara Is Your Memory Fading

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

7th Grade ACP Erie Jasmine Sun Acid Flush

8th Grade ACP Oakland Bronson Patten The Effect of Algae Growth on pH

Level

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGY8th Grade Payne Junior Sage Skaar X Marks the

Cat

7th Grade Basha

Accelerated Anthony

Ellerman, Cabi Manik

Which Filter Works Best?

CHEMISTRY7th Grade ACP Erie Maggie Han Sugar vs. Sweeteners

8th Grade Santan Chaelin Jung Captivating Catalase

EARTH AND PLANETARY

SCIENCE7th Grade Willis Cambria Anson The Effect of the

Percentage of Acid on the Mass of a Limestone Rock

8th Grade ACP Oakland Wyatt Comin Who is T-Rex’s

Closest Relative

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

7th Grade Payne Leah Scott Protective Packing Peanuts on the

Effect of Drop Force

8th Grade Payne Imraan Mushtaq The Effect of Different Materials on Different

Charged Capacitors

COMPUTER SCIENCE7th Grade Payne Ryan Evans PC vs Laptop

8th Grade Payne Emily McDougall Passcode Security

ENGINEERING7th Grade Bogle Vaishalini Sitaraman Hypermobility

8th Grade Payne Ethan Pelland Colorful Coolers Electrifying Jars

3rd PLACEHigh School

Entries

PLANT SCIENCESRashmi AthvaleHHS/QuinnThe Peril in Produce

BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE

Bharati, RitikaHHS/BhagdevObservations of Phytosterol: A

Novel Method of Cancer Treatment Using Plant Based Steroid Compounds

MICROBIOLOGYBanerjee, Ruchi; Banerjee,

Reeti BHS/McKelvyDoes Gender Impact Oral

Bacteria Levels and Health?

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

Goyal, Alisha HHS/SearsAre You Smarter Than A

Bilingual?

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL

SCIENCEHo, Nathan; Xie, Sabrina HHS/BhagdevNo Longer in the Air

BIOCHEMISTRYMatthew, Aria; Guntu,

Rachna HHS/BhagdevPenny Saving Preservatives

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGYViswanath, VigneshHHS/BhagdevThe Effect of Chlorohexidine

Gluconate Antibiotic on Plaque and Naturally Occurring Bacteria

CHEMISTRYSathe, Raywa; Ramadoss,

Anitha HHS/BhagdevTick Tock Tablet

ENERGY: CHEMICALWang, Zhengdong HHS/LoutzenheiserMinimizing the Dela-V

Budget from the Surface of the Earth to Low Mars Orbit

ENERGY: PHYSICALStevens, Lauren; Stevens,

Lindsay(HHS/Nipar)Hot Rod

PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY

Max Yarter CHS/WaltersonFracking's Impact on

Ground Stability

ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Cheng, Yulong HHS/Clark B.The Effect of the Number Of

Tayloor Couette Reversing Flow on Differential Surface Area

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Uthe, Maddie HHS/SearsThe Effect of the Position of

Solar Panels on the Amount of Energy Created

MATERIALS SCIENCEBoyer, Logan HHS/FilloonBaseball 101

ROBOTICS & INTELLIGENT

MACHINESGupta, Anay HHS/BhagdevMedicine Buddy

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Li, James HHS/NiparMetrology of Femto-Second

Laser System

SYSTEMS SOFTWAREDas, Neelay HHS/SearsHeat Against Hackers

2nd PLACEElementary

School Entries

5th Grade Knox Shruti

Ramkumar, Jennifer Park, Andrew Oh

Suspense Sense

6th Grade

Haley Celeste

Hathcock, Kayce Lane, Alyx Welch

Cooking With the Sun

2nd PLACEJr. High Entries

PLANT SCIENCES7th Grade Payne Nicholas Ledo Radioactive Zucchini

8th Grade ACP Oakland Mackenna Branting Fertilizers vs. Colored Lights

MEDICINE AND HEALTH

7th Grade ACP Oakland Nikhil Kuntamukkala The Effect of pH Levels on Enamel

8th Grade Bogle Madelyn Reyes Think Twice about Hydrating

Products

ANIMAL SCIENCES7th Grade ACP Oakland Trent Buckallew The Effect of Colored Water Bottles

on a Dogs Eyes

8th Grade ACP Erie Isabella Curcio The Effect of Raid and Essential Oils

on the Time it Takes to Kill a Cricket

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

7th Grade Payne Megan Prody Study Fanatic: The Effect of Reading

Form on Reading Comprehension

8th Grade Santan Baylee Brown What Time is It?

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

7th Grade Payne Eryn Hofland, Sachit Swaminathan Water Contamination

8th Grade Payne Dylan Fernandez Toxicity Using Daphnia Magna

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGY8th Grade Willis Sanjana Sarkar The Effect of the

concentration of Dichloroacetate on Bacteria Growth

7th Grade Basha

Accelerated Kylee Cook Potato and

Perishable Food

CHEMISTRY7th Grade Payne Morgan Minnis The Effect of the Environment

on Water Evaporation

8th Grade ACP Oakland Irena Putikova Denaturation

EARTH AND PLANETARY

SCIENCE7th Grade Bogle Nivea Krishnan,

Audrey Stevenson

The Effect of Water Depth on the Velocity of a Wave

8th Grade Bogle Aaron Gonzalez, Martin Tapia The Effect of Chemical Weathering on

Limestone

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

7th Grade ACP Oakland Elaina Ashton Liter to Luminous Light

8th Grade ACP Oakland Cassandra Smith The Effect of Battery Voltage on pH

COMPUTER SCIENCE7th Grade Bogle Alexander Wada, Patrick Kigin,

Ben Sagredo Wireless Router

8th Grade ACP Oakland Fernando Zavala, Alexis Correa Success Rate

ENGINEERING7th Grade Willis Joseph Bigley How Pitch Length and Blade

Materials Effect the Power Output

8th Grade ACP Oakland Justin Ngo The Effect of Concentration of Wind Speed on

the Amount of Revolutions a Wind Turbine Spins

2nd PLACEHigh School

Entries

PLANT SCIENCESNguyen, Lexie; Kelly,

Jaclyn; Kim, Sue HHS/BhagdevPreserving Produce

BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE

Jernigan, RebeccaHHS/NiparThe Innovative use of

Proteolytic Enzymes as a Specific Targeting Antiviral

MICROBIOLOGY Shah, Anuj HHS/Hatch Spices for Life: Examining Protective

Effects of Ginger and Turmeric against the Chemotherapeutic Agent Vincristine

ANIMAL SCIENCESBrigola, Connor; Bushey,

Evan HHS/MoranJitterbug?

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

Fuentes, Jose BHS/McKelvyForced Hand Conversation;

Right or Sinister?

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL

SCIENCEBroas, Erin ACP/GlassmeyerThe Effect of Percent of

Triclosan on Algal Growth

BIOCHEMISTRYBaker, Hailee; Walsh,

Christine HHS/NiparThe Use of Wnt-5a in the

Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGYJoshi,Alisha; Galloway, Emily HHS/NiparUtilizing DNA Origami

Nanostructures to Sequence CDR3 γδ T Cell Receptor Genes

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND

BIOINFORMATICS

Obarski, Caroline HHS/SearsSugar Percentages in

Smoothie Ingredients

CHEMISTRYPark, HeewonHHS/CraneThe Effect of Different pH

Levels on Dental Erosion

ENERGY: CHEMICALVaddireddy, AnishHHS/SearsThe Fuel Cell of the Future

ENERGY: PHYSICALRay, Rohon; Shenoy, Rohit HHS/BhagdevParabolic Reflector

PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY

Steve Lamar; Brian Covey CHS/WaltersonCell Phone Radiation

ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Jia, Katrina; Han, Lena HHS/Clark B.The Effect of Parachute

Surface Area and Shape on Effectivenesss

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Zou, Lisa; Das, Shona HHS/NiparThe Effects of Silicon and

Boron on Arsenite Uptake by Nicotiana Tabacum

MATERIALS SCIENCEZutshi, Shay HHS/MoranCPR-Cell Phone Radiation

ROBOTICS & INTELLIGENT

MACHINESSmith, Alec; Smith, Elliot HHS/CraneAutonomous Rover

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Hassan, OmarACP/GlassmeyerTHAT'S A HOT

COMPUTER!

MATHEMATICSNakamoto, EricHHS/Amberggiant steps

SYSTEMS SOFTWAREKothapalli, ShardulHHS/MoranMaking Your House Safer

Using C#

1st PLACEElementary

School Entries

5th Grade

Knox Rachel

Holdren, Morgan Applegate

Aim to Be Zero

6th Grade

ACP Oakland Xenia Zhao The Effect of

Sugar Substitutes on Yeast Metabolism

1st PLACEJr. High Entries

PLANT SCIENCES7th Grade ACP Erie Wilson Arnpriester The Effect of Salinity on Plant

Growth

8th Grade Payne Savanna Taj The Effect of Different Metals on the

Growth of Plants on an Aquatic Environment

MEDICINE AND HEALTH

7th Grade Anderson Star Lara Fatty Meats

8th Grade Payne Aajav Pandya Damaged By a Chemical Agent

ANIMAL SCIENCES7th Grade ACP Erie Hayden

Cristophano Music’s Effects

on Equine’s Cardiorespiratory Performance During Exercise

8th Grade ACP Erie Annaka Gouge-Smith The Effect of Water Depth on the

Yellow Fever Mosquito Development

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

7th Grade ACP Oakland Chloe Davis Social Media and Loneliness

8th Grade ACP Oakland Lindsay Cisneros The Effect of Color Text on the

Brain

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

7th Grade Willis Sachit Swarminathan A Burst of Vitamin C

8th Grade Anderson Emily Smith Maybe Smokey Was Wrong

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGY7th Grade ACP Oakland Dawson Moulesong Different DNA Sequences and DNA

Fingerprinting

8th Grade Bogle Emma Poduka The Effect of the Antioxidant on

the Quantity of Yeast Cells

CHEMISTRY7th Grade Santan Julia Fletcher Oh Fudge

8th Grade ACP Oakland Ankita Puri The Effect of the Antibacterial

Properties of Tumeric on the Shelf Life of Milk

EARTH AND PLANETARY

SCIENCE7th Grade Willis Patrick Stapleton Energy Production

8th Grade Santan Katherine Roskak Lurking Nitrogen

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

7th Grade Willis Ryan Cvijanovich How Does String Length, Amount of Bearing

Lubrication, and Bearing Circumference Effect How long a Yoyo will Spin

8th Grade Bogle Rhiannon Huang, Grace Wei, Yuna

Jeon The Effect of Blade Length on The amount of

Electricity Produced

COMPUTER SCIENCE7th Grade ACP Oakland Ryan Pallas The Effect of Different Materials on a

WiFi Signal

8th Grade Payne Aidan Neill Bits and Bytes

ENGINEERING7th Grade ACP Erie Justin Bai Angled Energy: The Effect of the

Angle of Incidence on Solar Efficiency

8th Grade Willis Alexis Liuzzo Autodesk Automobile

Aerodynamics

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE

7th Grade Payne Ethan Earl The Sunlight House

8th Grade Bogle Ian Brown, Bryson Unkrich The Effect of a Modern Day Super Car Engine in

a 2012 Jaguar xk Chassis on the Simulated 0-60 Time

1st PLACEHigh School

Entries

PLANT SCIENCESSang HuynhCHS/KenyonEthylene Production in the

Tomato Plant Following Administration of Glucose Oxidase

BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE

Bouchal, SamanthaBHS/McKelvyCan Caspase 3 and Caspase 3/7

Inhibitors Improve the Quality and Longevity of Corneas Being Stored for Transplant?

MICROBIOLOGYKalscheur, BethanyPHS/HawkinsThe Study of Microbial Growth

in Correlation with Local Play Areas Intended for Toddlers and Infants

ANIMAL SCIENCESSmith, MadisonACP/JagielloDuration of Time on Maze

Completion in Leopard Geckos

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

Applegate, Justin; Bartolome, Dhanielle

CHS/KenyonInattentional Blindness

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL

SCIENCEMulligan, Maggie HHS/MoranWhat's in Your Water?

BIOCHEMISTRYNavale, Vedik HHS/SearsControlling Heavy Metal

Toxin Triggers For Genetic Disease (Autism)

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGYJayaraman, Meghna; Atrero,

Roanne; Chong, Henry BHS/McKelvyAlternative Treatments to

Combat Antibiotic Resistance

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND

BIOINFORMATICS

Rudrapatna, AkshataHHS/NiparAn Innovative Treatment

Model for Alzheimer's Disease

CHEMISTRYJocque, ElizabethPHS/HutchinsonSelective Detection of

Common Anions

ENERGY: CHEMICAL Loop, Kaitlyn; Loop, McKenna ACP/Lowe The Effect of the Type of

Harvesting Method on the Amount of Algal Mass Recovered for Economically Feasible Biofuel Production

ENERGY: PHYSICALBenson, HayleyACP/JagielloThe Effect of Drip Rate of

Water on Thermoelectric Generation

PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY

Wuthrich, EthanBHS/McKelvyInvestigation of Neglected

Double Star Orbits using Speckle Interferometry

ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Luo, Kaitlyn HHS/QuinnCell Power by Foot

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Eltohamy, Farah ACP/GlassmeyerNanotech Fungi

MATERIALS SCIENCEEthington, Emily; Taylor,

Hunter PHS/HutchinsonThe Effect of Ash on Paint's

Flamability

ROBOTICS & INTELLIGENT

MACHINES Iyer, Dhruv HHS/NiparDevelopment and Optimization of

a Multimodal Natural User Interface for Patients with Severe Motor Disabilities

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Kandan, Mani HHS/BhagdevA Novel Solution for the

Visually Impaired Utilizing Computer Vision and Vibrohaptics

MATHEMATICSZhang,Fiona HHS/NiparVaccination Projections

SYSTEMS SOFTWARERamesh, RahulHHS/CraneA Computer Vision-Based

Driver Assistive System

SCIENTIFIC WRITING ELEMENTARY AWARDS

5th Grade: Knox Elementary Rachel Holdren– Aim to Be Zero

6th Grade: ACP Oakland Austin Ruddle - Voltage Output

SCIENTIFIC WRITING JUNIOR HIGH AWARDS

CATEGORY: Payne Danyelle Perlman – Out of the Frying Pan

WATER WISE ELEMENTARY AWARDS

5th Grade: CTA Independance Nevin Handford, Jacob Hernandez –

Thirsty for Water 6th Grade: San Marcos

Javier Bade, Jasmine Figeroa – Landscape Design

WATER WISE JUNIOR HIGH AWARDS

7th - Payne Junior High Morgan Minnis – Water Evaporation

8th – Santan Israa Jahan – Where is My Water?

WATER WISE HIGH SCHOOL AWARD

Jacqueline Klier (HHS/Crane) Canal Evaporation

INTEL INNOVATOR ELEMENTARY AWARDS

5th Grade: CTA Independence Nevan Hanford, Jacob Hernandez –

Thirsty for Water

6th Grade: CTA Independence Bryan Rohde, Jack Curcio -Electric Ocean

INTEL INNOVATOR JUNIOR HIGH AWARDS

7th Grade: Willis Patrick Stapleton – The Effects of Salinity

on a Ground Water Reserve on Geothermal Energy Production

8th Grade: Willis Alexis Liuzzo – Autodesk Automobile

Aerodynamics

INTEL INNOVATOR HIGH SCHOOL AWARDRamesh, Rahul HHS/CraneA Computer Vision-Based

Driver Assistive System

BEST OF FAIR BIOLOGICAL Bouchal, Samantha BHS/McKelvy Can Caspase 3 and Caspase 3/7 Inhibitors Improve

the Quality and Longevity of Corneas Being Stored for Transplant?

PHYSICAL Dhruv Iyer HHS/Nipar Development and Optimization of a Multimodal

Natural User Interface for Patients with Severe Motor Disabilities

Congratulations HISEF Winners

February 28, 2015