Saginaw County Science & Engineering Fair 2004 Results

The results of Saginaw students at ISEF 2004 & MichSEF 2004 are at the bottom of this page

Place	Student	School	Sponsor	Gr.	Project Title
Further Competition Qualifiers
International Science and Engineering Fair					International Science Fair Qualifiers for Portland, Oregon, May 9-15
ISEF	Sam Howell	SASA	Mr. Miller	12	Y-chromosomal detection of foreign lymphocytes residing in a subject affected with lymphplumatoid Papulosis
ISEF	Quintisha Walker	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	The Effects of the Tittabawasee River Water on Eucidus Tribuloides
Michigan Science & Engineering Fair					State Science Fair in Detroit, March 31
MichSEF	Alice Bagley	SASA	Mr. Miller	12	Just Around the River Bend: A study of the relationship between land use and phosphorus, nitrogen and dissolved oxygen levels in the Shiawassee River watershed.
MichSEF	Faith Brown	SASA	Mr. Tack	12	Keeping Drivers Alert
MichSEF	Margaret Curtiss	SASA	Mr. Miller	9	Effects of salinity on the metabolism of oil-Eating Bacteria
MichSEF	Sam Howell	SASA	Mr. Miller	12	Y-chromosomal detection of foreign lymphocytes residing in a subject affected with lymphplumatoid Papulosis
MichSEF	Kyle Kalkman	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Home Automation
MichSEF	Mei Ling Liu	SASA	Mr. Sealey	11	The Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide tension on the Production of L-Ascorbic Acid in Brassica rapa
MichSEF	Arikia Millikan	SASA	Mr. Sealey	12	Evaluation of Volatile Compounds in Bovine Blood as Mosquito Attractants
MichSEF	Shavein Pedawi	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Various Operating Conditions of an Aqueas Sodium Hydroxide Fuel Cell
MichSEF	Casey Schwandt	SASA	Mr. Tack	12	Utilizing Automotive Air Conditioning Systems to Create Passenger Cabin Heat Part 2
MichSEF	Quintisha Walker	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	The Effects of the Tittabawasee River Water on Eucidus Tribuloides
Discovery Young Scientist Challenge					Nominated for the next level of competition
DYSC	Dalton Allan	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	What Makes drinking birds so thirsty?
DYSC	Ben Beltran	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Lizards: Red or Blue Light
DYSC	Brandon Berka	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Onion Cell Decay
DYSC	Suzanne Curtiss	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Do Sixth Grade Students Comprehend Better When Reading or Listening?
DYSC	Daniel Gantman	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Think Before You Take Your Sugary Drink! (Which substances decay teeth the most?)
DYSC	Michael Hallman	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	It's All In The Insulation
DYSC	Keelee Holihan	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Solar DeSalination of Water
DYSC	Jacob Light	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Teasing Your Taste Buds: The effect of sight on taste perception
DYSC	Alexa Mahan	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Does insulation Conserve energy?
DYSC	Hari Mankani	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	An Analysis of Toxins in Saginaw Valley Rivers compared to the Municipal Water Supply
DYSC	Vivian McKinley	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Breaking Loose Defining the tensile strength of household threads.
DYSC	David McMillon	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	Great Ball of Fire: A Study of the Sun rotation & Mobility
DYSC	Joshua McMillon	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Does a chemical compound a day, keep plant growth and development away?
DYSC	Lalita Movva	SASA	Mr. Miller	7	effects of Caffeine on Streptococcus Salivarius
DYSC	Pooja Pandit	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	If you drop it, should you eat it?
DYSC	Nilesh Raval	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Farewell Fungi! Does Vaccinium Myrtillus Anthocyanins inhibit mold fungi growth?
DYSC	Celine Saucier	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	More than meets the ear!
DYSC	Geoff Smith	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Which carpet cleaner removes Pepsi stains best?
DYSC	Nicole Smith	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	The Tortoise and the Hare (Short and Long term fertilizers)
DYSC	Richard Watson	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Are two ears better than one?
DYSC	Vicki Wieland	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Does friction decrease as objects become smoother?
DYSC	Neel Yalamarthy	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Do different color lights affect plant growth?
DYSC	Alexander Yang	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	The Safety of the Tittabawasee River "Does the Tittabawasee River have cancer-causing chemicals?"

Place	Student	School	Sponsor	Gr.	Project Title
2004 SCSEF Grand Awards					Places 1 through 5 and all First Class
Senior Division
1	Sam Howell	SASA	Mr. Miller	12	Y-chromosomal detection of foreign lymphocytes residing in a subject affected with lymphplumatoid Papulosis
2	Quintisha Walker	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	The Effects of the Tittabawasee River Water on Eucidus Tribuloides
3	Mei Ling Liu	SASA	Mr. Sealey	11	The Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide tension on the Production of L-Ascorbic Acid in Brassica rapa
4	Alice Bagley	SASA	Mr. Miller	12	Just Around the River Bend: A study of the relationship between land use and phosphorus, nitrogen and dissolved oxygen levels in the Shiawassee River watershed.
5	Arikia Millikan	SASA	Mr. Sealey	12	Evaluation of Volatile Compounds in Bovine Blood as Mosquito Attractants
FC	Faith Brown	SASA	Mr. Tack	12	Keeping Drivers Alert
FC	Margaret Curtiss	SASA	Mr. Miller	9	Effects of salinity on the metabolism of oil-Eating Bacteria
FC	Kyle Kalkman	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Home Automation
FC	Shavein Pedawi	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Various Operating Conditions of an Aqueas Sodium Hydroxide Fuel Cell
FC	Casey Schwandt	SASA	Mr. Tack	12	Utilizing Automotive Air Conditioning Systems to Create Passenger Cabin Heat Part 2
FC	Lori Brown, Kyle Curtis, Nathaniel Pfiel	SASA	Mr. Miller	11	Building a Self assessment system for Drivers
FC	Bart Roland	SASA	Mr. Miller	12	Protein or Fat . . . What Comprises the Weight Lost from Miralce Diet Pills?
Junior Division Physical Sciences
1	Daniel Gantman	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Think Before You Take Your Sugary Drink! (Which substances decay teeth the most?)
2	Celine Saucier	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	More than meets the ear!
3	Alexander Yang	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	The Safety of the Tittabawasee River "Does the Tittabawasee River have cancer-causing chemicals?"
4	David McMillon	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	Great Ball of Fire: A Study of the Sun rotation & Mobility
5	Vivian McKinley	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Breaking Loose Defining the tensile strength of household threads.
FC	Paul M Block	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Hold It! (Bonding Strength of Sealants)
FC	Nikhil Chavali	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Qualitative Measurement of vitamin C Content in a Sampling of Citrus Fruits
FC	Nickie De Clerck	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Can Color Affect Air Temperature?
FC	Anne Marie Galus	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Chilling Out
FC	Adam Kidder	SASA	Mr. Sealey	8	Building A Neural Network based Optical Character Recognition Program
FC	Sagar Lathia	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Battling the Turbid Water
FC	Ifrah Majeed	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	Catalysis Using Enzymes
FC	Taylor Muylle	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Tornadoes
FC	Adam Sanders	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Ions Can Drive You!
FC	Connie Shao	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	An Egg's Membrane: What can penetrate It?
FC	Sean Thomas	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Your Wrong, I'm Light - SoLar
FC	Nicholas Triantafillou	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	The Effect of the Container on the Stability of Vitamin C in Orange Juice
FC	Roger Zhong	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Reduce Water's Freezing Point
Junior Division Life Sciences
1	Nilesh Raval	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Farewell Fungi! Does Vaccinium Myrtillus Anthocyanins inhibit mold fungi growth?
2	Hari Mankani	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	An Analysis of Toxins in Saginaw Valley Rivers compared to the Municipal Water Supply
3	Pooja Pandit	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	If you drop it, should you eat it?
4	Suzanne Curtiss	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Do Sixth Grade Students Comprehend Better When Reading or Listening?
5T	Lalita Movva	SASA	Mr. Miller	7	effects of Caffeine on Streptococcus Salivarius
5T	Nicole Smith	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	The Tortoise and the Hare (Short and Long term fertilizers)
FC	Anshika Atri	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	The Best Antiseptict
FC	Renee Barry	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Does color affect peripheral vision?
FC	Tilo Buergel	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Save The Tree!
FC	Mark Cavenaugh	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Does the Amount of Water Affect the Growth of a Plant
FC	Heather deBari	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Created by Exposure to Ultraviolet Light.
FC	Mariam Khan	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	UV Radiation ZAPS the Seed
FC	Usman Majeed	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	What are the effects of phosphate on the photosynthesis of aquatic plants?
FC	Benjamin Platko	SASA	Mr. Miller	7	Effects of Household Compounds on plants
FC	Kristine Roberts	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Soda vs. Your Teeth
FC	James Shinners	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Wheres the Mold?
FC	Jonathan Young	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Smell Something Burning?
Elementary Division Physical Sciences
1	Michael Hallman	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	It's All In The Insulation
2T	Dalton Allan	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	What Makes drinking birds so thirsty?
2T	Geoff Smith	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Which carpet cleaner removes Pepsi stains best?
3	Vicki Wieland	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Does friction decrease as objects become smoother?
4	Alexa Mahan	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Does insulation Conserve energy?
5	Keelee Holihan	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Solar DeSalination of Water
FC	Leah Brown	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Slip, Sliding, away
FC	Jessica Connelly	Fuerbringer	Mrs. Nasser	5	No Lamp, Just Lava
FC	Hannah Dewald	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Toasty Toes
FC	Domonique Freeman	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Bubblerama
FC	Dane Jackson	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Does the Design of a Paper Airplane affect How far it Flies?
FC	Quinn Kemerer	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Determining the freeze Points of Beverages.
FC	Angubeen Khan	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Freeze it
FC	Sheetal Maragiri	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Wet, Wetter, Wettest
FC	Blake Markva	Fuerbringer	Mrs. Nasser	5	eletro-mangets
FC	Kirsten Martin	Miller	Mrs. Schaeffer	5	Racing to Melt Icecubes
FC	Katharine Pope	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Oil Slick
FC	Victoria Rio	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	What Type of Household Item will crystallize the Fastest? Rocksalt Epsom Salt, Sugr, or Alum?
FC	Jacob Russell-Meyer	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Optical Diffraction
FC	Dantrell Warren	Handley	Mr. Shields	5	Creating Edible Glass
Elementary Division Life Sciences
1	Joshua McMillon	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Does a chemical compound a day, keep plant growth and development away?
2	Ben Beltran	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Lizards: Red or Blue Light
3T	Richard Watson	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Are two ears better than one?
3T	Neel Yalamarthy	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Do different color lights affect plant growth?
4	Brandon Berka	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Onion Cell Decay
5	Jacob Light	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Teasing Your Taste Buds: The effect of sight on taste perception
FC	Allison Bamberg	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Mold
FC	Nathan Brown	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Comparing Food Energy in Different Foods
FC	Crystal Chen	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Bubbles in the bread.
FC	Katie Francis	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Rabbit Ears: Tune in to Your Rabbits Emotions
FC	Maxwell Gould	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Perspective
FC	Jennifer Gray	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Down the Drain
FC	Emerald Joiner	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Tailpipe Tales
FC	Katie Petersen	Miller	Mrs. Rogers	5	Which water works best Tap or filter?
FC	Jason Symons	Miller	Mrs. Schaeffer	5	Sugar or Acid?
FC	Donovan Webb	Miller	Mrs. Rogers	5	Can plants Seek light
FC	Raychan Williams	Morley	Mr. Shields	5	A Tiny Secret Inside
FC	Andrew Zummer	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	It looks clean...but is It?

Category Awards

Place	Student	School	Sponsor	Gr.	Project Title
Elementary
Behavioral Sciences	Ben Beltran	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Lizards: Red or Blue Light
Biochemistry	Crystal Chen	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Bubbles in the bread.
Botany	Joshua McMillon	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Does a chemical compound a day, keep plant growth and development away?
Chemistry	Dalton Allan	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	What Makes drinking birds so thirsty?
Earth & Space Science	Katharine Pope	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Oil Slick
Engineering	Dane Jackson	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Does the Design of a Paper Airplane affect How far it Flies?
Environmental Sciences	Andrew Zummer	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	It looks clean...but is It?
Medicine & Health	Jason Symons	Miller	Mrs. Schaeffer	5	Sugar or Acid?
Microbiology	Allison Bamberg	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Mold
Physics	Michael Hallman	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	It's All In The Insulation
Zoology	Katie Francis	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Rabbit Ears: Tune in to Your Rabbits Emotions
Junior
Behavioral Sciences	Hannah Watson	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Do Boys or Girls Have Better Eating Habits?
Biochemistry	Elizabeth Williams	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	Rapid Colony Transformation in Plasmid DNA
Botany	Nicole Smith	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	The Tortoise and the Hare (Short and Long term fertilizers)
Chemistry	Daniel Gantman	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Think Before You Take Your Sugary Drink! (Which substances decay teeth the most?)
Computer Sciences	Adam Kidder	SASA	Mr. Sealey	8	Building A Neural Network based Optical Character Recognition Program
Earth & Space Science	Alexander Yang	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	The Safety of the Tittabawasee River "Does the Tittabawasee River have cancer-causing chemicals?"
Engineering	Vivian McKinley	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Breaking Loose Defining the tensile strength of household threads.
Environmental Sciences	Hari Mankani	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	An Analysis of Toxins in Saginaw Valley Rivers compared to the Municipal Water Supply
Medicine & Health	Suzanne Curtiss	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Do Sixth Grade Students Comprehend Better When Reading or Listening?
Microbiology	Nilesh Raval	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Farewell Fungi! Does Vaccinium Myrtillus Anthocyanins inhibit mold fungi growth?
Physics	Anne Marie Galus	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Chilling Out
Zoology	Kyle Lamrouex	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Fish and mirrors
Senior
Behavioral Sciences	Stephanie Marcoux	SASA	Mr. Sealey	12	The Effects of Short Term Memory As A Result to Single Parent Households.
Biochemistry	Arikia Millikan	SASA	Mr. Sealey	12	Evaluation of Volatile Compounds in Bovine Blood as Mosquito Attractants
Botany	Mei Ling Liu	SASA	Mr. Sealey	11	The Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide tension on the Production of L-Ascorbic Acid in Brassica rapa
Chemistry	Angela Shrestha	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Is it possible to form products of coal liquefaction using anthracite coal at considerably lower pressures than the Bergius Process?
Computers Sciences	Kyle Kalkman	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Home Automation
Engineering	Faith Brown	SASA	Mr. Tack	12	Keeping Drivers Alert
Environmental Sciences	Quintisha Walker	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	The Effects of the Tittabawasee River Water on Eucidus Tribuloides
Medicine & Health	Sam Howell	SASA	Mr. Miller	12	Y-chromosomal detection of foreign lymphocytes residing in a subject affected with lymphplumatoid Papulosis
Microbiology	Jessica Olson	SASA	Mr. Miller	11	The Growth of Streptococcus Salivarius Subjected to Various Concentrations of Chlorine and Bromine
Physics	Tristan Layfield	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Upgrading a homemade newtonian telescope to act as a professional scope
Zoology	Kevin Shrestha	SASA	Mr. Miller	11	A study of population genetics of Dreissena polymorpha of the Cedar River

Special Awards

Place	Student	School	Sponsor	Gr.	Project Title
Special Awards
Air & Waste Mgmt. Senior awd.	Alice Bagley	SASA	Mr. Miller	12	Just Around the River Bend: A study of the relationship between land use and phosphorus, nitrogen and dissolved oxygen levels in the Shiawassee River watershed.
Air & Waste Mgmt. Senior awd.	Mei Ling Liu	SASA	Mr. Sealey	11	The Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide tension on the Production of L-Ascorbic Acid in Brassica rapa
Air & Waste Mgmt. Junior awd.	Usman Majeed	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	What are the effects of phosphate on the photosynthesis of aquatic plants?
Air & Waste Mgmt. Junior awd.	Alexander Yang	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	The Safety of the Tittabawasee River "Does the Tittabawasee River have cancer-causing chemicals?"
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Lindsay Cain	SASA	Mr. Miller	11	Arsenic Transfer from Wooden Playground Equipment to Children's Hands
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Margaret Curtiss	SASA	Mr. Miller	9	Effects of salinity on the metabolism of oil-Eating Bacteria
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Tyler Fox	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Which Type of Soil can best neutralize acid rain?
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Emerald Joiner	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Tailpipe Tales
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Kevin Joseph	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	How Does Water Type Affect Nitrate, Phosphate and Ph levels?
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Sagar Lathia	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Battling the Turbid Water
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Hari Mankani	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	An Analysis of Toxins in Saginaw Valley Rivers compared to the Municipal Water Supply
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Arikia Millikan	SASA	Mr. Sealey	12	Evaluation of Volatile Compounds in Bovine Blood as Mosquito Attractants
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Munim Mohibi	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	CO on the Road
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Shavein Pedawi	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Various Operating Conditions of an Aqueas Sodium Hydroxide Fuel Cell
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Kelsey Slagle	Miller	Mrs. Rogers	5	The effects on plants with polluted water
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Kenneth Sutter	SASA	Mr. Miller	9	What is the Effect of Pesticide Concentrations on earthworms?
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Olivia Thompson	Morley	Mr. Shields	5	Air Pollution
Air & Waste Mgmt. certificates	Quintisha Walker	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	The Effects of the Tittabawasee River Water on Eucidus Tribuloides
American Meteorological Soc.	Tyler Fox	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Which Type of Soil can best neutralize acid rain?
American Meteorological Soc.	Taylor Muylle	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Tornadoes
American Psychological Assoc.	Stephanie Marcoux	SASA	Mr. Sealey	12	The Effects of Short Term Memory As A Result to Single Parent Households.
ASM International Foundation	Shatoya Roberson	Morley	Mrs. Todd	5	Recycled paper
Association for Women Geoscientists	Mei Ling Liu	SASA	Mr. Sealey	11	The Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide tension on the Production of L-Ascorbic Acid in Brassica rapa
Eastman Kodak Company	Alexandria Wenzel	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Music Mania
Herbert Hoover Young Engineer Award	Faith Brown	SASA	Mr. Tack	12	Keeping Drivers Alert
Intel Computer Science Award	Kyle Kalkman	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Home Automation
Intel Environmental Health & Safety Award	Quintisha Walker	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	The Effects of the Tittabawasee River Water on Eucidus Tribuloides
International Society for Optical Engineering	Jacob Russell-Meyer	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Optical Diffraction
Michigan Water Environment Federation	Quintisha Walker	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	The Effects of the Tittabawasee River Water on Eucidus Tribuloides
Mu Alpha Theta	Shavein Pedawi	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Various Operating Conditions of an Aqueas Sodium Hydroxide Fuel Cell
National Association of Corrosion Engineers	Quintisha Walker	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	The Effects of the Tittabawasee River Water on Eucidus Tribuloides
National Society of Professional Engineers	Jimmy Galus	SASA	Mr. Miller	7	The Sound of "Solfegietto"
Saginaw County Mosquito Commission Junior Award	Hari Mankani	SASA	Mr. Miller	8	An Analysis of Toxins in Saginaw Valley Rivers compared to the Municipal Water Supply
Saginaw County Mosquito Commission Senior Award	Alice Bagley	SASA	Mr. Miller	12	Just Around the River Bend: A study of the relationship between land use and phosphorus, nitrogen and dissolved oxygen levels in the Shiawassee River watershed.
U. S. Dept. of Health & Human Services	Nathan Brown	Handley	Mrs. Benjamin	5	Comparing Food Energy in Different Foods
U. S. Metric Association	Anne Marie Galus	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	Chilling Out
Yale Science & Engineering Assoc.	Eric Beaudin	SASA	Mr. Sealey	11	The Effects of Flouride And Caffeine Beverage Concentrations on the growth of Streptococcus salivarius (a normal Flora Contributing to tooth Decay)
US Air Force Senior Science Award	Casey Schwandt	SASA	Mr. Tack	12	Utilizing Automotive Air Conditioning Systems to Create Passenger Cabin Heat Part 2
US Air Force Senior Science Award	Shavein Pedawi	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Various Operating Conditions of an Aqueas Sodium Hydroxide Fuel Cell
US Air Force Senior Science Award	Kyle Kalkman	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Home Automation
US Air Force Science Award	Sean Thomas	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Your Wrong, I'm Light - SoLar
US Army First Place Award	Quintisha Walker	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	The Effects of the Tittabawasee River Water on Eucidus Tribuloides
US Army Second Place Award	Arikia Millikan	SASA	Mr. Sealey	12	Evaluation of Volatile Compounds in Bovine Blood as Mosquito Attractants
US Army Third Place Award	Angela Shrestha	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Is it possible to form products of coal liquefaction using anthracite coal at considerably lower pressures than the Bergius Process?
US Army Engineering Award	Faith Brown	SASA	Mr. Tack	12	Keeping Drivers Alert
US Army Environ. Sciences Award	Quintisha Walker	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	The Effects of the Tittabawasee River Water on Eucidus Tribuloides
US Army Life Sciences Award	Arikia Millikan	SASA	Mr. Sealey	12	Evaluation of Volatile Compounds in Bovine Blood as Mosquito Attractants
US Army Computer Sciences Award	Kyle Kalkman	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Home Automation
US Army Physical Sciences Award	Angela Shrestha	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Is it possible to form products of coal liquefaction using anthracite coal at considerably lower pressures than the Bergius Process?
US Navy Junior Science Award	Alexander Yang	SASA	Mrs. Piazza	6	The Safety of the Tittabawasee River "Does the Tittabawasee River have cancer-causing chemicals?"
US Navy Junior Science Award	Kristine Roberts	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Soda vs. Your Teeth
US Navy Junior Science Award	Renee Barry	SASA	Mr. Sealey	7	Does color affect peripheral vision?
US Navy Senior Science Award	Margaret Curtiss	SASA	Mr. Miller	9	Effects of salinity on the metabolism of oil-Eating Bacteria
US Navy Senior Science Award	Shavein Pedawi	SASA	Mr. Sealey	10	Various Operating Conditions of an Aqueas Sodium Hydroxide Fuel Cell

Results of Saginaw Students at ISEF 2004

A Saginaw student received two awards at the 55th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Portland, Oregon. Sam Howell received a Fourth Award in Medicine and Health for his project “Y-chromosomal detection of foreign lymphocytes residing in a subject affected with lymphplumatoid papulosis.” Sam worked with his teacher Matt Miller on the project. Sam also received the U. S. Army First Place Award consisting of $3,000 in Savings Bonds, a certificate of achievement and a gold medallion. Sam took first place in this year’s Saginaw County Science & Engineering Fair (SCSEF) and Grand First Award at this year’s Michigan Science and Engineering Fair (MichSEF). This is Sam’s second time as a finalist at the Intel ISEF. He is the fifth student from Saginaw to receive Grand Awards at more than one ISEF. Others receiving multiple ISEF Grand Awards are: Khary Bridgewater (1988, 1989, and 1991), Darrell Schlicker (1988, 1999), Nathan Lord (2001, 2002) and Kunil Raval (2002, 2003).

Quintisha Walker, a Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy sophomore, and Mei Ling Liu, a Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy junior, were ISEF Finalists representing Saginaw County. Quintisha’s project is “The effects of the Tittabawasee River water on Eurridus Tribuloides.” Quintisha took second place in this year’s SCSEF and received a Fourth Award at the 10th MichSEF. Mei Ling’s project, “The effects of elevated carbon dioxide tension on the production of l-ascorbic acid in brassica rapa” placed third at this year’s SCSEF, and received a Third Award at the MichSEF. Both Quintisha and Mei Ling worked with her teacher, Dan Sealey, on her project.

Grand Awards at the Intel ISEF are categorized first through fourth, and go to the top third of the students. Saginaw has had twenty-one students receive Grand Awards in the twenty years that it has been affiliated with the Intel ISEF. Additionally, students from Saginaw have earned thirty-five Special Awards and Scholarships.

Background information:

At the Cleveland Intel ISEF last year, Sam Howell received a Intel ISEF Best of Biochemistry Category Award as the Top First Place Winner for his project “A Study of the Relationship Between Lymphocytes With Lymphomatoid Papulosis and Mucosal Cells from a Subject and Descendants Using PCR Identification.” Intel presented him with a $5,000 scholarship and a high-performance computer. Additionally, a $1,000 grant went to his school. Additionally, Sam received a partial tuition scholarship in Biochemistry from Indiana University. The tuition scholarship is for $5,000 per year for four years, total value of $20,000. He also received a four-year scholarship in the total amount of $8,000 as a First Award from the U.S. Navy & Marine Corps.

Sam was the third student from Saginaw to receive a First Award at the Intel ISEF, and the first to receive the Best in Category Award. Other Saginaw students who have received First Awards are Sara Emmenecker (1999) and Chris Stark (1996).

Sam Howell was the second student to take the Grand First Award (the science fair equivalent of State Champion) in consecutive years at the MichSEF .Sam is the tenth student from Saginaw to take the Grand First Awards in the past nine years. He joins Kunil Raval (2001, 2002), Adam Finkbeiner (2001), Paul Treib (1999, 2001), Stacy Finkbeiner (2000), Abbie Tingstad (1998) and Anne Merriam (1996). Sam and Quintisha qualified to represent Saginaw County at the Portland Intel ISEF by placing first and second at the SCSEF in March. When Sam received the Grand First Award at the MichSEF in April, he became a state representatives and Mei Ling, who placed third at the SCSEF, replaced him as a Saginaw County representative.

Intel ISEF Award Press Releases Summaries

Complete Portland Intel ISEF releases with ALL awards presented are at: http://www.sciserv.org/isef/results/.

Grand Award Winners Ceremony – Friday, May 14

Medicine and Health - Presented by Merck Research Laboratories

Fourth Award of $500

Sam James Howell, 17, Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan

Y-Chromosomal Detection of Foreign Lymphocytes Residing in a Subject Afflicted with Lymphomatoid Papulosis

Governmental Award Winners Ceremony – Friday, May 14

U.S. Army Award of $3,000 in savings bonds, a certificate of achievement and a gold medallion

Sam James Howell, 17, Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan

Y-Chromosomal Detection of Foreign Lymphocytes Residing in a Subject Afflicted with Lymphomatoid Papulosis

Organizational Award Winners Ceremony – Thursday, May 13

No Saginaw students were recognized at this ceremony.

Results of Saginaw Students at MichSEF 2004

A Saginaw student took the top award at the Tenth Annual Michigan Science and Engineering Fair (MichSEF) at Cobo Hall on Wednesday, March 31, 2004. Samuel Howell, a Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy senior, won his second consecutive Grand First Award. Sam and will represent Michigan at the 55th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) to be held in Portland this May.

Sam received a Grand First Award for his project “Y-chromosomal detection of foreign lymphocytes residing in a subject affected with lymphplumatoid papulosis.” Sam worked with his teacher Matt Miller on the project. Sam took first place in this year’s Saginaw County Science & Engineering Fair (SCSEF). Sam is the second student to take the Grand First Award in consecutive years at the MichSEF.

Sam becomes the tenth student from Saginaw to take the Grand First Awards in the past nine years. He joins Kunil Raval (2001, 2002), Adam Finkbeiner (2001), Paul Treib (1999, 2001), Stacy Finkbeiner (2000), Abbie Tingstad (1998) and Anne Merriam (1996).

By Sam receiving a Grand First Award at the MichSEF and becoming an Intel ISEF Finalist for the state of Michigan, Mei Ling Liu will become an Intel ISEF Finalist representing Saginaw County. Mei Ling, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy junior, placed third at this year’s SCSEF. She also received a Third Award at the MichSEF for her project, “The effects of elevated carbon dioxide tension on the production of l-ascorbic acid in brassica rapa.”

Quintisha Walker, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy sophomore, Alice Bagley, a Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy senior and Arikia Millikan, a Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy senior, received Fourth Awards. Quintisha’s project is “The effects of the Tittabawasee River water on Eurridus Tribuloides.” Alice’s project is “Just around the river bend: A study of the relationship between land use and phosphorus, nitrogen and dissolved oxygen levels in the Shiawassee River watershed.” Arikia’s project is “Evaluation of volatile compounds in bovine blood as mosquito attractants.”

Additionally, four students received Professional Awards, which are given by various businesses and professional organizations. Those students and the awarding organization are:

Alice Bagley Association for Women Geoscientists

Arikia Millikan Intel Environmental Health & Safety Award

Faith Brown National Society of Professional Engineers

Kyle Kalkman US Navy Senior Science Award & DTE Energy Award

Shavein Pedawi DTE Energy Award

First through fourth place awards go to no more than the top third of the students at the Michigan Science and Engineering Fair. The eight ISEF-affiliated fairs in Michigan (Saginaw County, Flint Area, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, and four Metro Detroit area) can send their top ten students to compete in the MichSEF. Students from schools outside the areas are invited to compete directly in the MichSEF without first qualifying through a regional fair. The MichSEF is sponsored by the Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit. The SCSEF has been affiliated with the MichSEF for nine years (including this year), and has sent 90 students to compete at the state level. In that time, our students have received fifty-four Grand Awards, including ten Grand First Awards (the Science Fair equivalent of a State Champion.) These students have also received fifty-six Category, Special or Professional Awards.

1903 N. Niagara, Saginaw, MI 48602

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For more information, contact

Brian R. Campbell, Fair Director

399-6940

Last Updated

6.9.2006