3/24/12 - NC State Science and Engineering Fair Winners

Congratulations for the great showing. NCSSM students are leaders in science and technology and are wonderful ambassadors for NCSSM. For more information on the Fair see http://www.ncsciencefair.org/

Grand Awards:

I-SWEEEP - Natalia von Windheim, Rob Gourley & Jae Lee, Avi Aggarwal

ISEF - Mark Kirollos, Mia de los Reyes

Awards by Category:

Biological Science - A

2nd Place - Mark Kirollos. The effect of ammonia signaling on the colony morphology of S. cereviseae through dextrose starvation.

Biological Science - B

3rd Place - Hun Wong. Prions as a novel mechanism of yeast stress response through yeast colony morphology.

Chemistry

1st Place - Landon Carter. The effect of ascorbic acid on the thermal decomposition of polyethylene.

2nd Place - Jin Yoon. Effect of photocatalytic activities of ZnO and TiO2 on methyl blue.

Earth/Environmental

2nd Place - Natalia von Windheim. Use of lipophilic fertilizers and surfactants to enhance oil degradation by B. cereus.

Technology/Engineering

1st Place - Mia de los Reyes. Use of spray adhesives for manufacture of 3-D capillary origami.

2nd Place - Rob Gourley & Jae Lee. Quantum efficiency of a silicon solar cell measured using an LED spectrophotometer.

Special Awards:

Natalia von Windheim - NOAA's Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award

Halston Lim & Justin Finkelstein - Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute Award

Rob Gourley & Jae Lee - Spie Optics and Photonics

Avi Aggarwal - Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Rob Gourley & Jae Lee - US Air Force Award

Aakash Indurkhya & Peter Fan; Landon Carter; Avi Aggarwal; Pranav Maddi; Rob Gourley; & Jae Lee; Jin Yoon - US Army Award

Pranav Maddi - US Metric Association Award

Mia de los Reyes - US Navy/Marine Award