Special Award winners, 1998 Alabama Science & Engineering
Fair
- Jamie Aldes; Murphy High School; What Improves Plant Growth in Polluted
Soil Models?: Further Studies
- Monica Sekhon; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Signal Transduction
- Lindsy Farina; Brooks High School; Analysis of Glucose Using Capillary
Zone Electrophoresis
- Elizabeth Dillard; Bradshaw High School; The Effects of Gamma Radiation
Exposure on Photographic Film
Grand Awards (Junior Division only)
- Tamra Ward; Childersburg High School; Diatoms as Water Quality Indicators
- Nathaniel Brown; Life Christian Academy; Building Low Cost Homemade
A-to-D Converter for Computerized Data Collection
- Adam Georgas; Phillips Preparatory School; Structural Strength of an
Icosahedron vs. Fibonacci Ration Model Under Wind Forc
- Ashley Williams; Phillips Preparatory School; "Which Characteristic
is Most Influential in Attracting Bees to a Flower"
Alabama Geological Society
- Shannon Ward; Childersburg High School; "Just A Hill of Beans"
- George Carraway; Al. School of Mathematics and Science; Mobile Bay
A Wireframe Model to Predict Water Levels
Alabama Health Physics Society
- Rachel McAbee; Hartselle Junior High School; What is the Effect of
Electromagnetic Radiation on Algae Cells?
- Nassif Cannon; The Altamont School; A Four-Part Study of the Influence
of Electromagnetic Waves on Microorganisms
- Elizabeth Dillard; Bradshaw High School; The Effects of Gamma Radiation
Exposure on Photographic Film
Alabama Space and Rocket Center
- Shannon Ward; Childersburg High School; "Just A Hill of Beans"
Alpha Kappa Alpha - Epsilon Gamma Omega Chapter, Math & Science
Comm.
- Maggie Webb; Winfield Middle School; Comparing Alternatives to Harmful
Household Products
- Jeremiah Brown; Covenant Christian Academy; A Single Element Anamorphic
Lens for Collimating and Circularizing Laser Diodes
American Chemical Society - UAH Chapter
- Monica Sekhon; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Signal Transduction
American Heart Association
- Petronella Lugemwa; The Altamont School; An Accurate Genotyping Assay
for a Gene Associated with Coronary Heart Disease
- Roopa Dhawan; Murphy High School; A Role for Alpha4-Beta1 VCAM-1 Intercellular
Adhesion in Sickle Cell Crisis
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Keith Roberts; The Altamont School; Parasheets, Parachutes, Parawings
- Brian Thomas II; Oakwood Academy; How is a Rocket Propelled?
American Lung Association
- Jimmy Huynh; The Altamont School; Potential for Developing New Antibacterial
Drugs from Compounds in Plants
American Meterological Society
- Nicole Oertli; Phillips Preparatory School; What is the Effect of Concentration
of Solar Energy on Water Distillation?
- Russell Getz; Auburn Junior High School; How Do Various Assessments
Reflect the Quality of Our Untreated Surface Water?
- Todd Foisy; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Air Quality
in Birmingham - Is It Pollution or A Lot of Hot Air?
- Holli Hitt; Tuscaloosa County High School; Nonpoint Source Pollution:
Is There a Simple Solution?
American Physical Society
- Jeremiah Brown; Covenant Christian Academy; A Single Element Anamorphic
Lens for Collimating and Circularizing Laser Diodes
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
- Christine Ruhlman; Discovery Middle School; Sunny Days
- David Murphy; Shades Mountain Christian School; Wind Power
American Society of Microbiology
- Barrett Jackson; The Altamont School; Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance
of Bacteria in Different Species of Animals
- Nassif Cannon; The Altamont School; A Four-Part Study of the Influence
of Electromagnetic Waves on Microorganisms
Association for Women Geoscientists
- Shannon Day; Glencoe Middle School; Crystals Under Stress: A Possible
Source of Strange Lights in the Sky
- Holli Hitt; Tuscaloosa County High School; Nonpoint Source Pollution:
Is There a Simple Solution?
Boeing Defense and Space Group
- Hal Reid, Jr.; Liberty Middle School; Ping?
- Keith Roberts; The Altamont School; Parasheets, Parachutes, Parawings
- Taylor Griswold; Trinity Presbyterian School; The Dancing Ant
- Jason Davis; Covenant Christian Academy; Can Low Speed Aircraft Be
Controlled by an Articulated Nose?
Dauphin Island Sea Lab. - Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium
- George Carraway; Al. School of Mathematics and Science; Mobile Bay
A Wireframe Model to Predict Water Levels
Dr. and Mrs. Graeme Duthie Award
- Brian Williamson; Clark School of Math & Science; The Effect of
Light on Chlorophyll Production
Dr. and Mrs. Warton Jemian Award
- Eric Hutcheson; Al. School of Mathematics & Science; Computer Modeling
of a DNA Molecule
Eastman Kodak Company
- Rachel McAbee; Hartselle Junior High School; What is the Effect of
Electromagnetic Radiation on Algae Cells?
- Bryce Roberts; The Altamont School; Biotime on the Indo-Pacific Reef
Circadean Rhythms of Corals
Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Eng. Honor Society UAH
- Taylor Griswold; Trinity Presbyterian School; The Dancing Ant
Golden K Kiwanis Award
- Joseph Vinson; Phillips Preparatory School; Growing in the Wind
- Jessica Christianson; The Altamont School; Does Daycare Affect the
Growth of Children?
- Timothy Gilino; Randolph School; Do Raindrops Carry an Electrical Charge?
Huntsville Botanical Gardens
- Shannon Ward; Childersburg High School; "Just A Hill of Beans"
- Kassie Houser; Priceville Jr. High School; Which Buffer is the Best
at Protecting Pine Trees from Acid Rain?
- Jamie Aldes; Murphy High School; What Improves Plant Growth in Polluted
Soil Models?: Further Studies
IEEE Society
- Alexander Law; Acad. for Science & Foreign Language; Asteroid Defense:
A Computer Simulation
- Hal Reid, Jr.; Liberty Middle School; Ping?
- Adam Gramly; Acad. for Science & Foreign Language; Is Sonoluminescence
Caused By Plasma?
- Taylor Griswold; Trinity Presbyterian School; The Dancing Ant
- Ehren Biglari; Covenant Christian Academy; On the Plausibility of Bertrand's
Paradox
- Jeremiah Brown; Covenant Christian Academy; A Single Element Anamorphic
Lens for Collimating and Circularizing Laser Diodes
- Jeb Orr; Elkmont High School; Mathematical Optimization of Autoassociative
Neural Networks
- Intel - Excellence in Computer Science
- Jeb Orr; Elkmont High School; Mathematical Optimization of Autoassociative
Neural Networks
- Matthew Curry; Childersburg High School; A (Nearly) Perfect Nim
Legacy Environmental Education Awards
- Nicole Oertli; Phillips Preparatory School; What is the Effect of Concentration
of Solar Energy on Water Distillation?
- Betsy Warren; Dixon Middle School; Most Effective Methods for Cleaning
Up Oil Spills
- Christopher Chatman; Collinsville High School; Alcohol as a Fuel: Recycling
Wastes Into Energy - Phase II
- Holli Hitt; Tuscaloosa County High School; Nonpoint Source Pollution:
Is There a Simple Solution?
Materials Community of Alabama
- Justin Campbell; Dixon Middle School; Density and Buoyancy
- Oluchi Nnorom; Holy Family School; The Rusting of Iron Nails
- Shannon Day; Glencoe Middle School; Crystals Under Stress: A Possible
Source of Strange Lights in the Sky
- Matthew Thomas; Pittman Middle School; Comparison of Household Insulators
- Katie Clark; Murphy High School; Effects of Aggregate Variation on
General Concrete Integrity
- Talicia Williams; Sumter County High School; Colorimetric Determination
of Manganese in Steel
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
- Adam Gramly; Acad. for Science & Foreign Language; Is Sonoluminescence
Caused By Plasma?
- Timothy Gilino; Randolph School; Do Raindrops Carry an Electrical Charge?
- Jason Davis; Covenant Christian Academy; Can Low Speed Aircraft Be
Controlled by an Articulated Nose?
- Jeremiah Brown; Covenant Christian Academy; A Single Element Anamorphic
Lens for Collimating and Circularizing Laser Diodes
- Jeb Orr; Elkmont High School; Mathematical Optimization of Autoassociative
Neural Networks
MSFC Space Science Laboratory
- Timothy Gilino; Randolph School; Do Raindrops Carry an Electrical Charge?
(right, Timothy talks with Dr. Peter Curreri
[center] and another judge.)
- Justin Campbell; Dixon Middle School; Density and Buoyancy
- Brian Williamson; Clark School of Math & Science; The Effect of
Light on Chlorophyll Production
- Anna Godwin; Montevallo Middle School; HOT STUFF! The Effect of Solar
Magnetic Storms on School Attendance
- Blake Baker; Dixon Middle School; How Time Flies
- Alexander Law; Acad. for Science & Foreign Language; Asteroid Defense:
A Computer Simulation
- Leah Jones; Thompson High School; The Effects of Angle of Incidence
on Photovoltaic Cells
- Jeremiah Brown; Covenant Christian Academy; A Single Element Anamorphic
Lens for Collimating and Circularizing Laser Diodes
- Talicia Williams; Sumter County High School; Colorimetric Determination
of Manganese in Steel
- Brian Thomas II; Oakwood Academy; How is a Rocket Propelled?
- Jay Mukerji; St. Paul's Episcopal School; Estimating the Time to Radio
Between Interplanetary Civilizations
- Taylor Griswold; Trinity Presbyterian School; The Dancing Ant
- Elizabeth Dillard; Bradshaw High School; The Effects of Gamma Radiation
Exposure on Photographic Film
National Association of Corrosion Engineers Int'l
- Jeanne Tyson; Phillips Preparatory School; Which Water is Least Corrosive?
- Oluchi Nnorom; Holy Family School; The Rusting of Iron Nails
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Adam Georgas; Phillips Preparatory School; Structural Strength of an
Icosahedron vs. Fibonacci Ration Model Under Wind Force
- Clinton Curry; Childersburg High School; Division of a Circle
National Society of Black Engineers
- Justin Higgins; Dixon Middle School; A Circuit Quiz Board
- Jason Davis; Covenant Christian Academy; Can Low Speed Aircraft Be
Controlled by an Articulated Nose?
National Space Club - Huntsville Committee
- Hal Reid, Jr.; Liberty Middle School; Ping?
- Ehren Biglari; Covenant Christian Academy; On the Plausibility of Bertrand's
Paradox
- Taylor Griswold; Trinity Presbyterian School; The Dancing Ant
Optical Society of America, Huntsville Electro-Optical Section
- Jeremiah Brown; Covenant Christian Academy; A Single Element Anamorphic
Lens for Collimating and Circularizing Laser Diodes
Sigma Xi, UAH Chapter
- Brian Williamson; Clark School of Math & Science; The Effect of
Light on Chlorophyll Production
- Jamie Aldes; Murphy High School; What Improves Plant Growth in Polluted
Soil Models? Further Studies
- Jeremiah Brown; Covenant Christian Academy; A Single Element Anamorphic
Lens for Collimating and Circularizing Laser Diodes
- Holli Hitt; Tuscaloosa County High School; Nonpoint Source Pollution:
Is There a Simple Solution?
Society for Invitro Biology
- Stephen Rottgers; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Prelim.
Steps in Reproducing Viral Vectors Used in Treatments of Cystic Fibrosis
- Monica Sekhon; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Signal Transduction
Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) - Huntsville Post
- Adam Gramly; Acad. for Science & Foreign Language; Is Sonoluminescence
Caused By Plasma?
- Ehren Biglari; Covenant Christian Academy; On the Plausibility of Bertrand's
Paradox
Society of Women Engineers
- Nicole Oertli; Phillips Preparatory School; What is the Effect of Concentration
of Solar Energy on Water Distillation?
- Jennifer Hooks; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; The Effects
of Surface Angle and Roughness on the Hydraulic Jump
Stateline Sporting Goods
- Taylor Griswold; Trinity Presbyterian School; The Dancing Ant
Teledyne Brown Engineering
- Nathaniel Brown; Life Christian Academy; Building Low Cost Homemade
A-to-D Converter for Computerized Data Collection
- Taylor Griswold; Trinity Presbyterian School; The Dancing Ant
- Jeb Orr; Elkmont High School; Mathematical Optimization of Autoassociative
Neural Networks
Three Springs, Inc.
- Jessica Christianson; The Altamont School; Does Daycare Affect the
Growth of Children?
- Tammy Ward; Sumter County High School; Right vs. Left Brain
- Amanda Vest; A.P. Brewer High School; Do Your Favorite Colors Match
Your Personality
- Jill Jinright; Zion Chapel High School; Personality Styles
Tennessee Valley Authority
- Russell Getz; Auburn Junior High School; How Do Various Assessments
Reflect the Quality of Our Untreated Surface Water?
- Cynterrica Martin; Holy Family Elementary School; Does Water Pollution
Affect Plant Growth?
- Sarah Stephens; Escambia County Middle School; How to Heal an Oil Spill
- Maggie Webb; Winfield Middle School; Comparing Alternatives to Harmful
Household Products
- Amy Kirkland; Cottonwood High School; Why is Paper Recycled?
- Carly Brewington; East Lawrence Elementary School; Aah - Good Clean
Water?
- James Holmes; Northside Methodist Academy; Which Type of Insulation
Works Best?
- Todd Foisy; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Air Quality
in Birmingham - Is It Pollution or A Lot of Hot Air?
- Holli Hitt; Tuscaloosa County High School; Nonpoint Source Pollution:
Is There a Simple Solution?
- Claire Chisolm; Hoover High School; Lead Content In Soil: An Analysis
of Three Birmingham Sites
- Tiffany Speight; Sumter County High School; Observing Effects of Acid
Rain
- James Stewart; Alabama School of Math and Science; Russia and America:
A Comparison of International River Valleys
- Katie Sanders; Pike Liberal Arts School; Does this Make Cents?
- Jill Fesperman; St. Paul's Episcopal School; Effect of Temperature
on the Germination of Seeds
University of Alabama in Huntsville/Director's Award
- Jason Davis; Covenant Christian Academy; Can Low Speed Aircraft Be
Controlled by an Articulated Nose?
- Monica Sekhon; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Signal Transduction
- Taylor Griswold; Trinity Presbyterian School; The Dancing Ant
- Melinda Ellis; Kinston High School; Development of Moral Judgement
in Adolescence
- Lindsy Farina; Brooks High School; Analysis of Glucose Using Capillary
Zone Electrophoresis
- Leah Jones; Thompson High School; The Effects of Angle of Incidence
on Photovoltaic Cells
- Jennifer Hooks; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; The Effects
of Surface Angle and Roughness on the Hydraulic Jump
- George Carraway; Al. School of Mathematics and Science; Mobile Bay
A Wireframe Model to Predict Water Levels
- Ehren Biglari; Covenant Christian Academy; On the Plausibility of Bertrand's
Paradox
- David Murphy; Shades Mountain Christian School; Wind Power
- Christopher Chatman; Collinsville High School; Alcohol as a Fuel: Recycling
Wastes Into Energy - Phase II
- Adam Tomlin; Andalusia High School; Circular Primes: A Mathematical
Wonder
- Christina Meier; Fyffe High School; Is Language the Only Difference
- Heather Cash; Covenant Christian Academy; Effects of Temperature and
pH on E. Coli Growth in Common Fruit Juices Part 2
US Air Force
- Rosemary Puckett; St. Ann's School; Under the Threshold of Consciousness
- Timothy Gilino; Randolph School; Do Raindrops Carry an Electrical Charge?
- Shannon Ward; Childersburg High School; "Just A Hill of Beans"
- Taylor Griswold; Trinity Presbyterian School; The Dancing Ant
- Jeff Barron; Glencoe High School; The Affect of Aerodynamics on Vehicle
Speed
- Jason Davis; Covenant Christian Academy; Can Low Speed Aircraft Be
Controlled by an Articulated Nose?
US Army Aviation and Missile Command
- Ross Porter; Chelsea Middle School; Which Wing Angle Creates More Lift?
- Gordon Douglas; St. Ann School; Can the Shape of an Airplane's Fuselage
Help Reduce Drag?
- Jason Davis; Covenant Christian Academy; Can Low Speed Aircraft Be
Controlled by an Articulated Nose?
- Brian Thomas II; Oakwood Academy; How is a Rocket Propelled?
US Army Science and Engineering Awards Program
- Tamra Ward; Childersburg High School; Diatoms as Water Quality Indicators
- Adam Georgas; Phillips Preparatory School; Structural Strength of an
Icosahedron vs. Fibonacci Ration Model Under Wind Force
- Alexander Law; Acad. for Science & Foreign Language; Asteroid Defense:
A Computer Simulation
- Nicole Oertli; Phillips Preparatory School; What is the Effect of Concentration
of Solar Energy on Water Distillation?
- Anna Godwin; Montevallo Middle School; HOT STUFF! The Effect of Solar
Magnetic Storms on School Attendance
- Christine Ruhlman; Discovery Middle School; Sunny Days
- Jeanne Tyson; Phillips Preparatory School; Which Water is Least Corrosive?
- Ross Porter; Chelsea Middle School; Which Wing Angle Creates More Lift?
- Nathaniel Brown; Life Christian Academy; Building Low Cost Homemade
A-to-D Converter for Computerized Data Collection
- Joseph Smith; North Sumter Jr. High; Hurricanes
- Bryce Roberts; The Altamont School; Biotime on the Indo-Pacific Reef
Circadean Rhythms of Corals
- Debbie Hain; St. Ann's School; Regeneration Station
- Ashley Williams; Phillips Preparatory School; "Which Characteristic
is Most Influential in Attracting Bees to a Flower"
- Jenna Haskitt; St. Ann School; Like Father, Like Daughter
- Matthew Thomas; Pittman Middle School; Comparison of Household Insulators
- Benjamin Williams; Acad. for Science & Foreign Language; YAGI/Dipole
Antenna: Comparing FR Signal Emissions
- Rosemary Puckett; St. Ann's School; Under the Threshold of Consciousness
- Shannon Ward; Childersburg High School; "Just A Hill of Beans"
- Gordon Douglas; St. Ann School; Can the Shape of an Airplane's Fuselage
Help Reduce Drag?
- Timothy Gilino; Randolph School; Do Raindrops Carry an Electrical Charge?
- Teresa Kilborn; Hartselle Junior High School; Carbon Dioxide Production
and Oxygen Consumption by Germinating Seeds
- Carolyn Kezar; The Altamont School; Why Can't Some Kids Spell?
- Wendy Short; Discovery Middle School; Chromatograhy
- Tristan Call; Randolph School; A Stream Study of Aldridge Creek
- David Gravette; Childersburg Middle School; The Development of Whitetail
Deer Antlers
- Adam Gramly; Acad. for Science & Foreign Language; Is Sonoluminescence
Caused By Plasma?
- Brian Williamson; Clark School of Math & Science; The Effect of
Light on Chlorophyll Production
- Nicklas Johnson; Priceville Jr. High School; Plant Power Effect of
Aloe Vera on the Regeneration of Planaria
- Byron Lee; Trinity Christian School; Identifying Antibiotic Resistant
Genes in E.Coli
- Shermetria Massingale; St. Joseph Catholic School; Mouthwash and Toothpaste:
Do They Really "Knock-out" Bacterial?
- Rachel McAbee; Hartselle Junior High School; What is the Effect of
Electromagnetic Radiation on Algae Cells?
- Joseph Vinson; Phillips Preparatory School; Growing in the Wind
- Taylor Burdg; Trinity Christian School; The Effects of Varied Light
Sources on Plant Transpiration
- Shannon Day; Glencoe Middle School; Crystals Under Stress: A Possible
Source of Strange Lights in the Sky
- David Murphy; Shades Mountain Christian School; Wind Power
- Nassif Cannon; The Altamont School; A Four-Part Study of the Influence
of Electromagnetic Waves on Microorganisms
- Petronella Lugemwa; The Altamont School; An Accurate Genotyping Assay
for a Gene Associated with Coronary Heart Disease
- Ehren Biglari; Covenant Christian Academy; On the Plausibility of Bertrand's
Paradox
- Monica Sekhon; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Signal Transduction
- Jason Davis; Covenant Christian Academy; Can Low Speed Aircraft Be
Controlled by an Articulated Nose?
- Erica Land; Patrician Academy; Does Estrogen Prevent Memory Loss? Phase
II
- Taylor Griswold; Trinity Presbyterian School; The Dancing Ant
- Jimmy Huynh; The Altamont School; Potential for Developing New Antibacterial
Drugs from Compounds in Plants
- Jeb Orr; Elkmont High School; Mathematical Optimization of Autoassociative
Neural Networks
- Jeremiah Brown; Covenant Christian Academy; A Single Element Anamorphic
Lens for Collimating and Circularizing Laser Diodes
- Brian Thomas II; Oakwood Academy; How is a Rocket Propelled?
- Jamie Aldes; Murphy High School; What Improves Plant Growth in Polluted
Soil Models?: Further Studies
- Elizabeth Dillard; Bradshaw High School; The Effects of Gamma Radiation
Exposure on Photographic Film
- Holli Hitt; Tuscaloosa County High School; Nonpoint Source Pollution:
Is There a Simple Solution?
- Elizabeth Shepard; Collinsville High School; Holography
- Stephen Rottgers; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Prelim.
Steps in Reproducing Viral Vectors Used in Treatments of Cystic Fibrosis
- John Mays; The Altamont School; Effects of Calcium Channel Blockade
on Movement Disorders in the Rat
- Jonathan Day; Glencoe High School; The Effects of Electromagnetic Fields
on Microorganisms: A 3 Year EMF Study
- Adam Tomlin; Andalusia High School; Circular Primes: A Mathematical
Wonder
- Leah Jones; Thompson High School; The Effects of Angle of Incidence
on Photovoltaic Cells
- Nicole Jordan; Murphy High School; How do Different Mouthwashes Affect
the Bacteria of the Oral Cavity?
- Lindsy Farina; Brooks High School; Analysis of Glucose Using Capillary
Zone Electrophoresis
- Adam Gober; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Human Behavior
and Obedience
- Brian Clowdus; Hokes Bluff High School; Music Motivation
- William Sartin; Glenwood School; The Effects of Beta Carotene and Vitamin
A on Plant Carcinogens
US Department of Health and Human Services, US Public Health Service
- John Mays; The Altamont School; Effects of Calcium Channel Blockade
on Movement Disorders in the Rat
- Stephen Rottgers; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Prelim.
Steps in Reproducing Viral Vectors Used in Treatments of Cystic Fibrosis
US Metric Association
- Joseph Vinson; Phillips Preparatory School; Growing in the Wind
- Bleeker Ward; The Altamont School; Which Pain Reliever Is The Most
Effective in Reducing Stomach Acid?
US Navy/Marine Corps
- Timothy Gilino; Randolph School; Do Raindrops Carry an Electrical Charge?
- Benjamin Anderson; Danville Middle School; Solar Energy Impossible
- Russell Day; Discovery Middle School; Surface Tension
- Blake Baker; Dixon Middle School; How Time Flies
- Allen Pike; Good Hope High School; Wanted: A Few Good Cleaners
- Nicholas Taylor; Northside High School; Where in a Tornado are the
Highest Winds?
- Carmen Sturdivant; Livingston High School; Can Herbs Inhibit Microbial
Growth?
- Jimmy Huynh; The Altamont School; Potential for Developing New Antibacterial
Drugs from Compounds in Plants
Yale Science and Engineering Association
- Monica Sekhon; Jefferson Co. International Baccalaureate; Signal Transduction
- Megan Boyd; Covenant Christian Academy; The Effectiveness of Garlic
Tablets vs. Antibiotics
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