2011 Platinum Sponsor

PROUD TO SUPPORT
SCIENCEMONTGOMERY
AS A SPONSOR OF
THE 2011 SCIENCE FAIR
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Elements of Support
Pt-Platinum ($15,000+) MedImmune
Ti-Titanium ($5,000-$9,999) HumanGenomeSciences
NorthropGrumman
UnitedTerapeuticsCorporation
Ag-Silver ($1,000-$4,999) LockheedMartinCorporation
MRIGlobal
NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology
OfceofDietarySupplements,NationalInstitutesofHealth
UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommission
UniversityofMaryland,DivisionofResearchandEconomicDevelopment
Cu-Copper ($500-$999) GaryandChristineCahn
FederationofAmericanSocietiesforExperimentalBiology
EllenandBillKominers
LeeDevelopmentGroup
MontgomeryCountyTeachersFederalCreditUnion
GregoryNeuschafer
Sanaria,Inc.
SocialandScientifcSystems,Inc.
TechnicalResourcesInternational,Inc.,AnthonyLeeMemorialFund
Qiagen
Fe-Iron ($150-$499) BudMillerAssociates,Inc.
FitzgeraldAutoMalls
FirstCallOfceProducts
GenVec,Inc.
HealthPhysicsSociety
Holland&Knight,LLP
LabProducts,Inc.
PHRockwood,Dr.RoscoeM.Moore,Jr.
Friends of ScienceMONTGOMERY KevinandCynthiaConnolly
(Up to $149)
In-Kind Donors HonestBeverages
TraderJoesRockville
Sponsors 2011
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2011 Fair Schedule
Friday, March 18, 2011
4 PM -9 PM Student Project Set Up: Set-up display boards and go through
Safety Inspection in Reckord Armory Building, University of
Maryland, College Park
Saturday, March 19, 2011
8 AM -12 Noon Judges Project Preview Period (No students present)
12 Noon 3:00 PM Students Grades 9-12 Interviews by Judges and Community
Awards Organizations
2:30 PM 5:00 PM Students Grades 6-8 Interviews by Judges and Community
Awards Organizations
5:00-6:00 PM Project Removal
Sunday, March 20, 2011
2:00-4:00 PM Awards Ceremony at Gaithersburg High School Auditorium
4:00-5:00 PM Meeting with ScienceMONTGOMERY Senior High School
International Science and Engineering Fair Winners about trip to
Los Angeles, CA for ISEF, Gaithersburg High School Auditorium stage
(Any projects not removed by 6:00 PM Saturday, March 19, will be discarded.)
www.ScienceMONTGOMERY.org
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Te University of Maryland is among
the nations most distinguished public
research universities, attracting top
students and renowned faculty from
around the world. We are a diverse
community proud of our distinctions.
For more information:
Ofce of Undergraduate Admissions
Mitchell Building
College Park, MD 20742-5235
301.314.8385
1.800.422.5867
Fax: 301.314.9693
E-mail: um-admit@umd.edu
Web: www.admissions.umd.edu
UNI VE R S I T Y OF MARY L AND
Ofce of Undergraduate Admissions
To learn more about the
University of Maryland, please
visit www.admissions.umd.edu.
Join us for Maryland Day on
Saturday, April 30, 2011
www.admissions.umd.edu/visit
24 of our academic programs are
ranked in the Top 10 by U.S. News
& World Report.
Our faculty includes three Nobel
Laureates and fve Pulitzer
Prize winners.
Through our Presidents Promise,
each student is guaranteed the
opportunity for a special experience
outside of the classroom. Options
include education abroad, service
learning, internships, learning com-
munities, research and more!
We have an unparalleled commit-
ment to undergraduate education
and ofer more than 100 majors.
Our Honors College brings together
students with exceptional academic
talents. They participate in exciting
living and learning pro grams, includ-
ing Digital Cultures and Creativity
and Entrepreneurship and Innovation,
both new last fall.
Our students are involved, talented
and unique: Our freshman class
includes valedictorians, a philanthro-
pist whose eforts supported orphans
in Rwanda, a budding scientist who
has lived on four continents, an
entrepreneur who founded his own
software company and a gold medal-
ist for Acrobatic USA Gymnastics.
The university won a record
$545 million in research funding
in fscal year 2010.
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No boundaries, no borders, no limits know MRIGlobal
After 67 years as Midwest Research Institute,
our new name refects our global reach and impact.
Our world-class staff address complex issues in national security
and defense, energy and environment, life and animal sciences,
agriculture and food safety, and transportation.
1330 Piccard Drive, Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20850-4337
www.mriglobal.org
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Lee Development Group
Lee Plaza
8601 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301.585.7000

www.Leedg.com
2011
congratulates all
participants in
Sanaria is a Montgomery County-based biotechnology company dedicated exclusively to the production of a
vaccine against human malaria which kills over 1 million people per year. For more information about our
work, please visit www.sanaria.com .
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MONTGOMERY AREA SCIENCE FAIR ASSOCIATION
March2011
Welcometothe55thyearofScienceMONTGOMERY.Wehopeyouenjoyedyourjourneyinthepursuitofscientifcunderstandingas
youdevelopedyoursciencefairproject.
ScienceMONTGOMERYisa503(c)(3),nonproft,allvolunteerorganizationwhichreliesonprivatefundingtoproducethecounty
widefaircompetitioneachyear.Tefairbringstogetherscientists,engineers,mathematicians,educators,parents,andstudentsfrom
throughoutthecounty.ScienceMONTGOMERYprovidesasinglesitevenueforheadtoheadcompetitionamongmorethan500
studentsfrompublic,private,andhomeschoolafliations,ingrades6through12.Projectexcellenceineachofadozencategories
isrewardedwithcashawards.ComplementingourcoreofcategoryawardsarethemanyCommunityAwardssponsoredbyvarious
businesses,scientifc,professional,andeducationalorganizations,plusseveralUSGovernmentagencies.Studentsarecompetingfor
$45,000.00,whentotaled,incash,scholarships,internships,travel,banquets,bonds,books,certifcates,medals,andmerchandise.
GeneroussponsorsfundScienceMONTGOMERY.MedImmunehas,fortheseventhconsecutiveyear,servedasourpremiersponsor.
WealsoareparticularlyappreciativeofthesupportofHumanGenomeSciences,NorthropGrummanandUnitedTerapeutics
Corporation,aswellasgenerousreturningsponsorsLockheedMartin,NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology,theOfceof
DietarySupplementsoftheNationalInstitutesofHealth,andtheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission.Everyyear,weareindebtedto
themorethan200volunteerjudges,representingareabusinessandprofessionalorganizations,whopainstakinglyevaluateprojects
butmoreimportantlyencouragestudentsfurtherpursuitofscientifcunderstanding.
AnafliateoftheIntelInternationalScienceandEngineeringFair(ISEF),ScienceMONTGOMERYstrictlyadherestotheISEFrules
andguidelinestoensurethesafetyofourcompetingstudents.Tisyearstophighschoolwinnerswillbeawardedafullyfunded
travelscholarshiptopresenttheirprojectattheInternationalScienceandEngineeringFair,2011inLosAngeles,CA.
Teall-volunteerScienceMONTGOMERYBoardofDirectorswishestothankeachoftheorganizationsandindividualsyouseeinthis
program,formakingthis55thMontgomeryAreaFairpossible.MypersonalthanksgoesouttoeachoftheBoardmemberswhohave
contributedsignifcanttalent,time,andresources,lateatnight,aferwork,onweekends,ingoodweatherandbad.
ScienceMONTGOMERYcongratulatesthestudentswhopreparedtheirprojectsforthe2011Fair.Wealsowishtorecognizeandthank
theparents,teachersandmentorswhohavesupportedandencouragedtheseyoungminds.
GregoryF.Neuschafer,FairDirector2011
President, Montgomery Area Science Fair Association
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lockheedmartin.com/how
The daily benefts of space exploration are all around us. GPS. ATMs. OMGthe list is endless! Thats why Lockheed Martin eagerly
supports math, science and engineering education for young people through their K-12 mentoring. Inspiring the next generation to innovate
next generation space technologies is all a question of how. And it is the how that Lockheed Martin delivers.
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20850

Isiah Leggett
County Executive


March 2011


Captain Gregory Neuschafer
Fair Director
ScienceMONTGOMERY
Montgomery Area Science Association
8613 Fenway Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817

Dear Captain Neuschafer:

Montgomery County supports and applauds ScienceMONTGOMERY, and your ongoing
efforts to encourage interest in science throughout the County. Programs like yours help nurture
and expand Montgomery Countys longstanding national and international prominence in the life
sciences and technology fields. The countywide Science Fair annually attracts over 500
Montgomery County public and private school students and we are very proud to support your
mission to advance and celebrate performance in science education throughout our community.

Now more than ever, Montgomery County is doing all we can to ensure a strong, vibrant
economy and healthy, sustainable communities today for future generations. Maintaining one of
the nations highest performing K-12 public school systems is essential to these goals, and the
talented and dedicated students being recognized this year illustrate our success in this area.

I commend the important contributions you and ScienceMONTGOMERY make within the
community, and applaud those businesses that, during these difficult economic times, pledged
their support to recognize and honor the talents and achievement of our youth.

Sincerely,


Isiah Leggett
County Executive
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MONTGOMERY AREA SCIENCE FAIR ASSOCIATION
55
th
MontgomeryAreaScienceFair2011
ReckordArmory,UniversityofMarylandCollegePark

Offcers and Board, Montgomery Area Science Fair Association

President: Greg Neuschafer, Vice President: Dr. Kevin Connolly

Ofce of Naval Research PharmAthene
Secretary: Yavuz Anahtar, RA Treasurer: Gary Cahn
Parent, NOA Architects National Strategies, Retired

Board Members

Nuray Anahtar, AIA James M. Douglas, NBCT

Parent, NOA Architects Parent, Science Resource Teacher, Sherwood High School
Dr. Milton Axley Brett M. Huhman, M.S., P.E.
MedImmune U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Dr. Kate Baldwin Dr. Laura Lee Johnson
Howard University, Retired U.S. National Institutes of Health/NCCAM
Luis Betancourt, EIT William Kominers, Esquire
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Parent; Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP
Dr. David W. Bonnell Anne Merrell
NIST, Retired Teacher, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Ellen Dickstein Kominers, J.D.
Parent, Bethesda, MD
Persons interested in joining the ScienceMONTGOMERY Board should contact FairDirector@sciencemontgomery.org
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AWARDS PROGRAM
2:00 P.M.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Gaithersburg High School Auditorium
Opening of Awards Program and GregNeuschafer,Fair Director and President,
Welcome toScienceMONTGOMERY Montgomery Area Science Fair Association
Congratulations to Student Scientists: GailFolena-Wasserman,Ph.D.,Senior Vice President,
Research and Development, MedImmune
Remarks: ScottKominers (ScienceMONTGOMERY 2005, Harvard A.B.09/A.M.10,
co-author, Success with Science: Te Winners Guide to High School Research)
Presentation of Community Awards: ScienceMONTGOMERYBoardMembers
CommunityAwardOrganizationsPresenters
Presentation of Category Awards: ScienceMONTGOMERYBoardMembers
Behavioral and Social Sciences Category Awards PresentedinHonorofDr.PepperBuckley
Biochemistry Category Awards SponsoredbyHumanGenomeSciences
Biology Category Awards SponsoredbyUnither
Engineering Awards Category Awards SponsoredbyNorthropGrumman
Medicine and Health Category Awards SponsoredbyMedImmune
Physics Category Awards PresentedinHonorofDr.JayBuckley
Presentation of ISEF Awards: MiltonAxley,Ph.D.,GailFolena-Wasserman,Ph.D.
Tank you and Adjournment
Special Fair Responsibilities:
Venue and Food: GregNeuschafer,JamesDouglas
Website Oversight and T-shirts: GaryCahn
Category Awards:KevinConnolly,Chair;KateBaldwin,StephanieDouglas
Community Awards and Program:EllenKominers,LuisBetancourt,Co-Chairs;Re-IChin,TaylorDouglas,
JacobHurwitz,PaulKominers,JenniferWang
Display and Safety Committee: BrettM.Huhman,DavidW.Bonnell,Co-Chairs
Fund Raising:GregNeuschafer,GaryCahn,WilliamKominers
Scientifc Review Committee: LauraLeeJohnson,Chair
MiltonAxley,KateBaldwin,LuisBetancourt,DavidBonnell,GaryCahn,KevinConnolly,JamesDouglas,
TaylorDouglas,DeborahPober-Haase,BrettHuhman,EllenKominers,AdamLowy,CathryneManner,
StephenMason,AnneMerrell,GregNeuschafer,PatriciaPorter-Gill,KennyRosenberg
ISEF Delegation Adults-in-Charge: BrettHuhmanandHeatherHuhman
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AerospaceCorporation
AmericanIndustrialHygieneSociety
AmericanInstituteofAeronauticsandAstronautics(AIAA)
AmericanMeteorologicalSocietyD.C.Chapter
AmericanNuclearSociety,Washington,D.C.Section
AmericanPsychologicalAssociation
AmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers
AmericanSocietyofNavalEngineers/Societyof
NavalArchitectsandMarineEngineers
ASMMaterialsEducationFoundationD.C.Chapter
AssociationforWomenGeoscientists
AssociationofPracticingPsychologistsofMontgomery
andPrinceGeorgesCounties,Inc.
BiophysicalSociety
BroadcomMASTERSCompetition
CentralIntelligenceAgency
CleanAirPartners
DiscoveryEducationYoungScientistChallenge
EnergyandAirQualityAdvisoryCommittee
ofMontgomeryCounty
FederalWaterQualityAssociation
FriendsofAgriculturalResearchBeltsville,Inc.
GENIUSOlympiadSUNYOswego
GeologicalSocietyofWashington
GraduateWomeninScience
IEEE--InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers,Inc.
WashingtonSection
IEEEPhototonics
InstituteofFoodTechnologists
D.C.Section
Intel
I-SWEEEP
MITClubofWashingtonD.C.
MedImmune
MRIGlobal
MuAlphaTeta
NationalCapitalAstronomers
NationalSocietyofProfessionalEngineers
NationalSpaceClub
NationalOceanographicandAtmosphericAdministration
(NOAA)
OfceofNavalResearch
OpticalSocietyofAmericaNationalCapitalSection
RicohAmericasCorporation
RotaryClubofRockville
SigmaXiFDAChapter
SigmaXiNISTChapter
SocietyforInVitroBiology
StockholmJuniorWaterPrize
SurfriderFoundationD.C.Chapter
UnitedStatesAirForce
UnitedStatesArmy
UnitedStatesMetricAssociation
UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommission
UnitedStatesPublicHealthService--CommissionedOfcers
Association,D.C.
WashingtonStatisticalSociety
WestMontgomeryCountyCitizensAssociation
YaleScienceandEngineeringAssociation,Inc.
Community Organizations Presenting Awards
Congratulations to the Scientists of the
55
th
Annual Montgomery County Science Fair!
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ScienceMONTGOMERY Update
Congratulations to our 2010 ScienceMONTGOMERY Grand (ISEF) Prize Winners:
Samirkumar Devalaraja(WootonHS) MedicineandHealth
Jacob Hurwitz(BlairHS) Mathematics
Rachael Lee(WhitmanHS) Biochemistry
Nivetita Ravi(ClarksburgHS) Chemistry
Jennifer Wang (BlairHS),Grace Young (PotomacSchool) Physics
Our Graduating Finalists were Recognized with Tese Awards at ISEF 2010 (San Jose):
Samirkumar Devalaraja: GrandAwards:Tird(MedicineandHealth);AVASC-AshtavadhaniVidwanAmbati
SubbarayaChettyFoundation;EndocrineSocietySecondAward
Jacob Hurwitz: GrandAwards:Fourth(MathematicalSciences);AmericanMathematicalSocietyKarlMenger
Prize(TirdAward);IllinoisInstituteofTechnology
Rachael Lee: EndocrineSocietyHonorableMention
Jennifer Wang and Grace Young: GrandAwards:Tird(Team);UnitedStatesArmy;EuropeanOrganizationfor
NuclearResearch-CERN
Kudos to Tese Prior Participants in ScienceMONTGOMERY
For Teir Wonderful Accomplishments Since Last Years Fair:
I-SWEEEP Award Winners: AllisonHockman,JessicaWire(HonorableMention:Environment);
DanielLiss(Bronze:Engineering)
Luce Foundation Clare Booth Luce Award (for Support of Women in Science):StephanieDouglas
Moodys Mega Math Challenge Summa Cum Laude: AndrewdasSarma,JacobHurwitz,ScottYu
Davidson Institute Honorable Mention (Science):DanielLiss
Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology: NationalSemi-Finalists:AndrewdasSarma,
ShilpaKannan
Intel Science Talent Search Semi-Finalists: Kuo-KaiChin,AndrewdasSarma,PranavGokhale,
AjayKannan,SharonOng
ScienceMONTGOMERYwinners,
Rachael Lee, Samir Devalaraja,
and Jacob Hurwitz at ISEF 2010
in San Jose.
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Promoting Quality Science in Dietary Supplement
Research, Education, and Communication
Office of Dietary Supplements
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Bethesda, Maryland
The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
is proud to encourage scientific exploration
and advancement among young scientists by supporting
ScienceMONTGOMERY 2011.
- ODS Staff
Visit our Web site for
Reliable, Science-based Info about Dietary Supplements:
http://ods.od.nih.gov
View Fact Sheets on Vitamins, Minerals, & more
Sign-up for the ODS email list
Download our free iPhone & iPad app, MyDS
Follow us on Twitter @NIH_ODS
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2011 Category and ISEF Awards Judges
Name Afliation
Ms.AboladeAdepiti TASC
Dr.NeerajAgarwal NIH
Dr.AmyAndrew NIH
Dr.HoumamAraj NIH
Dr.RavikiranAttota NIST
Mr.JohnBagnoli
Dr.SusanBaker NOAA
Dr.RobertBalaban NIH
Dr.NagarajaBalakathiresan USHUS
Dr.KateBaldwin
Ms.EileenBaker MRIGlobal
Dr.ChristopherBerndsen JohnsHopkinsSchoolof
Medicine
Ms.GailBlakley U.ofMarylandCollegePark
Mr.RichardL.CairnsIII NRL
Dr.BishwanathChatterjee NIH
Ms.ChaitaliChattopadhaya FDA\CVM
Dr.DeChen NCIFrederick
Dr.PradeepCheruku
Ms.JeanetteCofn MRIGlobal
Dr.HallCrannell Retired
Dr.CarlosCruz
Dr.NicholasDagalakis NIST
Mr.GeorgeDaniello USGovt/retired
Dr.SalilDas PGCommunity/
MontgomeryColleges
Dr.RobertdeGroof Biotechnology,Retired
Dr.JanaDelfno
Dr.MattDevalaraja HumanGenomeSciences,Inc.
Dr.LenaDiaw
Dr.GarryDidinsky ATK
Mr.TomDror
Dr.IrithDror DiscoveryCommunications
Dr.MarkEngle U.S.G.S.
Mr.RonEngle NIH
Dr.LuisEspinoza GeorgetownUniversity
Mrs.NancyFarrar
Mr.WesleyFarrell
Mr.KamronFazel USNavy
Mrs.KatherineFazel
Dr.DionysisFoustoukos CarnegieInstitutionof
Washington
Dr.ChristineFrance SmithsonianInstitution
Dr.JohnFrancis NationalGeographicSociety
Dr.PatriciaFritz CharlesRiverLabs
Dr.SarahGaillot
Name Afliation
Ms.JessicaGalant MRIGlobal
Mrs.MaryGalloway LifeTechnologies
Mr.AlanGambrell Self,Communications
Ms.AnnaGanelina SupernusPharmaceuticals,Inc
Dr.EricGraber FDA
Mr.IraGershkof Sofwareengineering
Mr.KarlGoller Retired
Mr.JonGrifn
Ms.JoyGunter CharlesRiverLabs
Dr.JonathanHardis NIST
Dr.J.TerrellHofeld IntlCollegeofDentists/NIH
Mr.LarryHothem USGS/DOI
Dr.SyedHussan NIH
Dr.WilliamIverson MedImmune
Dr.JonathanJacobs MRIGlobal
Ms.MitsyCantoJacobs HDRArchitecture
Dr.JohnJones ChildrensNationalMedicalCenter
Dr.RobertKahn USDA-APHIS,Retired
Dr.PatriciaKapinga
Dr.YokoKebukawa CarnegieInstitutionofWashington
Mr.KevinKesler USDeptofTransportation
Mr.ScottKominers HarvardUniversity
Dr.DavidKosub NIH
Dr.RajeshKrishnan Science&TechnologyAssociates
Dr.MingLei NationalCancerInstitute
Dr.Xiang-NingLi
Dr.SunilLingayat NorthropGrumman
Dr.ChunqiaoLiu NIH
Ms.IvyLiu LockheedMartinCorporation
Dr.EdwardMasler USDA/ARS
Mr.StephenMason JohnsHopkinsUniversity,APL
Ms.SonyaMazumdar
Mr.JosephMcKennan
Mr.StephenMcMurray TechnologyServiceCorp.
Ms.ErinMerritt MRIGlobal
Dr.JuliaMichelotti MRIGlobal
Mr.ScottMiller QIAGEN
Dr.SheenuMittal
Dr.PeytonMyers FDA
Dr.JefOwrutsky NavalResearchlab
Dr.RobertPeters NASA
Ms.NildaPiczon NorthropGrumman
Dr.SaraPistolesi NIH
Mr.JordanPublico CharlesRiver
Dr.SavelasRabb NIST
Dr.MangalaRao WalterReedInst.ofResearch
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School Abbrev.
Bethesda-ChevyChaseHighSchool BCH
BullisSchool BUS
CharlesE.SmithJewishDaySchool JDS
Col.ZadokMagruderHighSchool MGH
ForceyChristianMiddleSchool FCM
GaithersburgHighSchool GBH
HerbertHooverMiddleSchool HHM
HolyCrossSchool HCS
JamesHubertBlakeHighSchool HBH
JohnH.PooleMiddleSchool JPM
MontgomeryBlairHighSchool BLH
NewportMillMiddleSchool NMM
NorthBethesdaMiddleSchool NBM
NorthwestHighSchool NWH
ParklandMiddleSchool PLM
PoolesvilleHighSchool POH
School Abbrev.
RichardMontgomeryHighSchool RMH
RobertoClementeMiddleSchool RCM
ShadyGroveMiddleSchool SGM
SherwoodHighSchool SWH
St.AndrewApostleSchool SAA
St.CatherineLaboureSchool SCL
St.MarysSchool SMS
StoneRidgeSchooloftheSacredHeart SSH
TakomaParkMiddleSchool TPM
TomasS.WootonHighSchool WHO
TomasW.PyleMiddleSchool PYM
WaltWhitmanHighSchool WWH
WalterJohnsonHighSchool WJH
WheatonHighSchool WHH
WhiteOakMiddleSchool WOM
WinstonChurchillHighSchool CHH
ScienceMONTGOMERY Participating Schools-2011
Name Afliation
Dr.SalvaroreRapisardi HowardUniversity,retired
Ms.LisaRead MRIGlobal
Ms.AimeeReis NIH,NIAID
Ms.KarineReiter NIH
Ms.ChrisRichardson RapidChangingTechnology
Ms.MollyRomick NCAB/AALAS
Mrs.MiriamRose NCAB/AALAS
Mr.BillyRoseIII NCAB
Dr.JermaineRoss NIH
Dr.AdamRuben SanariaInc.
Mr.MartinRush IBM,Retiree
Ms.KristinaSanders CharlesRiverLabs
Mr.KeithSchur NorthropGrumman
Dr.AnujSharma
Dr.SanjivShresta TeMITRECorporation
Name Afliation
Ms.ClaudiaSmith BioReliance
Ms.KatherineSomers NIH,NICHD
Dr.DianaSpeelman U.MDSchoolofMedicine
Dr.ForrestSpencer JohnsHopkinsUniversity
Dr.ShireeshSrivastava NIH
Dr.YeeSanSu CNA
Dr.TriciaTakahara FDA/HowardCommunityCollege
Mr.McAnthonyTarway NIH
Dr.DavidTomko NASA
Mr.BurakUzman
Ms.TresaVidaythil
Mr,MarcWillis LabProducts,Inc.
Dr.DavidWinfeld
Dr.MichaelWise,D.V.M. Veterinarian
Mr.JeremyZehr MRIGlobal
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STUDENTS IN THE JUNIOR FAIR
Behavioral and Social Sciences
J101 AnimalMagnetism LipiAgrawal RCM
J102 GenreJumble ColinWhelan HCS
J103 TeEfectOfEyeAndMindCoordination AdityaKaliappan RCM
J104 DoYouHearWhatIHear? CatherinePaxton HCS
J105 Txtng+drvng=? DevonLyons HCS
J106 MakingABreakthrough BrittanyMenjivar HCS
J107 IsAlertnessAfectedByPhysicalActivity? BennetMcGlade NMM
NelsonLe NMM
JennaPastel NMM
J108 EfectsOfSleep EricXu RCM
J109 TeEfectOfSeverityOfPunishmentOnMisbehavior DavidMiller TPM
J110 MakingSenseOfTaste MarinaSilva HCS
J111 TeEfectOfMusicAndTalkingOnDriving MichaelZhang RCM
J112 WhichGendersUseHandMotionsTeMostToExpressEmotions? AmaAmissah FCMS
J113 DoesColorAfectMemory? RyanJang FCMS
EugeneSeto FCMS
J114 BrainLateralizationStudy AlexisSandler PYM
J115 TeEfectOfColorOnTeMemorizationOfImages AmandaWessel TPM
J116 AudioMemoryvs.VisualMemory EllieStruewing TPM
J117 AtTeSceneOfTeCrime....WhoRemembers? MaggieReed JPM
J118 DoesMusicAfectTeensWorkEthic? BethanyBilewu FCMS
TaliaMcFate FCMS
J119 DoCatsHaveAPreferenceAsToTeTypeOfCatFood? ChristopherMoran TPM
ChristopherMontano TPM
EricPattmon TPM
J120 DoHumansAndAnimalsGoTroughTeSameStagesBothMentallyAndPhysically? VivienAdams TPM
J121 HowDoesMusicAfectPlantGrowth? ValeriaNunez TPM
LelaGaye TPM
J122 DoDiferentBatsHaveDiferentEcholocationFrequencies? RaymondFisherIII TPM
J123 DoesBeingBlindfoldedAfectHowWellYouHear? JackYamai TPM
J124 Memory:IsItBetterForAuditoryOrVisualLearners? EleanorStruewing TPM
J126 Moneyvs.Greed:WhyDoPeopleWantItSoMuch? BrendanMayer TPM
J127 HowMusicAfectsTeHumanBrain ChimeySonam TPM
Biochemistry
J201 EfectOfMagnesiumOnTePhotosyntheticActivityOfSpinach SarahWagner TPM
J202 CozyEnzymes:TeEfectOfEnvironmentalConditionsOnEnzymeActivity AnthonyLi TPM
J203 WeightLoss--AmylasesInhibitor GraceCheung RCM
J204 EfectOfDiferentConcentrationsOfDEETOnYoungBasilPlants KevinLiu RCM
J205 Bio-plastics SiddharthNayak RCM
J206 CanYouRecognizeTeDiferenceInTwoTypesOfHamburgers? YeabseraAmare FCMS
J207 TeEfectOfpHOnLactaseActivity JacobWagner HHM
REGISTRANTS
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J208 VitaminCLevelsInJuice EllinHu RCM
J209 HowWillFoodWasteDecayTeFastest? BethanneVenkatesan FCMS
J210 DegradingDNA FarahKabir RCM
J211 WhichLiquidGrowsMoldFasterOnBread? GraceKoo FCMS
YelimChu FCMS
J212 HowIsTeVolumeOfABalloonEfectedByTeAmountOfBakingSodaAndVinegarCombined? CameronJones PLM
J213 DiferenceInTeProteinMakeupOfTurmericAndGinger TrinishChatterjee RCM
J214 WhatIsTeBestWayToKeepASodaCold? GlennCotone FCMS
J215 HowDoVariousDrinksAfectTeTinkingProcess? LoladeSolaru FCMS
AyoOmolola FCMS
ElionaiWondimu FCMS
J216 DoesDoubleDippingProduceMoreOrLessBacteriaTanDirectMouthContact? ClaudeWilliams FCMS
J217 HairAnalysis LoisOwolabi TPM
Biology
J301 SolarWaterPurifcation:ASolutionForPoorCountries&NaturalDisasters? ChristineAllaire HCS
J302 ZiplocRivalry(andOriginalPackagingToo!) JuliaCondron HCS
J303 DoesKeepingBananaInVariousLocationsInTeHouseAfectItsRateOfRipening? AmarachiIbe SAA
J304 TeEfectOfVitaminBOnRespirationRatesAndBrightnessOfGuppies AngelaPark TPM
J305 PlantGrowthInDiferentLight RyanScott PLM
J306 DiferentLiquidsEfectOnPlantGrowth ClaudiaEspinoza RCM
J307 HowDiferentTypesOfCompostAfectTeGrowthOfBasilPlants BriannaVelazquez RCM
J308 EfectOfDiferentPlantFoodsOnTeGrowthOfMintPlants OliverHu RCM
J309 TeEfectOfLightOnTeGrowthOfFernsAndHowQuicklyTeirLeavesDry DavidZhang RCM
J310 IsTereMoreSimilarityInFingerprintsBetweenSiblingsTanNon-relatedPeople? RaveeshaArora RCM
J311 ToothDecayAndDrinks RachelMcIntyre JPM
J312 PlantsDeadButLiving VictoriaAtkinson PLM
J313 CO2+Heat/light=Photosynthesis ClarisseMayPascual PLM
J314 EggFloats SoniaRodriguez PLM
J315 Fingerprints FionaMacNairn TPM
J316 EfectOfGravityOnTeRateAndDirectionOfRootGrowth AmyBorton TPM
J317 BrownRicesAntibioticActivity XinquanTian RCM
J318 DoPlantsReactDiferentlyToTeNorthAndSouthPolesOfAMagnet? JohnBaur TPM
J319 PlantGrowth KevinTu PLM
J320 PilobolusAdventures:EfectOfLightIntensityAndDirectionOnSporulation TommyRyan TPM
ConorClark TPM
J322 LifeFromTeLight SaulSallah RCM
J323 HowMusicAfectsTeHeartRate JackFarias TPM
J324 IsPlantGrowthAfectedByLocation&Temperature? JuliaGoldsmith TPM
LilaTovar TPM
IsabelBrecher TPM
J325 DoTumbprintsDiferInTeAgeAndGenderOfAPerson? BrandonRoyal TPM
HodalisGaytan TPM
J326 HowDoTumbprintsDiferAmongChildren? KarisClement TPM
J327 WhichTypeOfMouthwashKillsTeMostGerms? CarlitoMoyer TPM
J328 DoesTeSizeOfAJarAfectHowLongACandleWillBurn? JulianShofar TPM
J329 TeEfectOfpHOnTadpoles SulaymanSallah RCM
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Chemistry
J401 ItsAlive!FabricBreathability RobertBoies SAA
J402 DirtySoap JonMarcOlivier HCS
J403 DiferentTemperaturesAfectingPaintAndGlue EmmaRainard SCL
CatherineEstrada SCL
J404 ElectricPotato GuidoFrega SGM
J405 Solventsvs.Sharpies KatieBiggins SMS
J406 DontCryOverSpoiledMilk BrianaCaballero RCM
J407 Calciumvs.Cafeine HannaFantom SCL
J408 WhichIbuprofenPillDissolvesTeFastest? WilliamMiyashita SCL
J409 WhichDrinkContainsMoreElectrolytes:Gatorade,OrangeJuice,OrCoconutWater? EmilyZhang RCM
J410 TeEfectOfTepHOfALiquidSolventOnCopperCorrosion ChristopherLee RCM
J411 DiferencesInElectricalConductivityInBothCookedAndUncookedFruitsAndVegetables AlexFrost RCM
J412 TeEfectsOfLiquidsOnNails? RohithBattina RCM
J413 HowDoesTeColorOfAnIceCubeAfectHowLongItTakesToMelt? VidyaShaker PLM
InSunlight?InDarkness?InRoomLight?
J414 DiferentEfectsOfDiferentMetalSaltsOnPlantProteinCoagulation AngelaLi RCM
J415 CSI:Fingerprints PriyaShukla RCM
NatashaVelasquez RCM
J416 HowDoDiferentLiquidsAtDiferentTemperaturesAfectTeRustingProcessOfMetals? TemiAladesuru FCMS
J417 TeEfectOfMagnesiumSulfateConcentrationOnTePhChangeRateOfElectrifedSaltSolutions NathanLi RCM
J418 YourMomWillBeHomeIn30Seconds.WhatDoYouDo? HeatherLevine PLM
J419 EggsAndSaltWater SophiaLevy PLM
J420 HowDoesSoapyWaterAfectOilSlicks? PatrickGifn PLM
J421 FabricHeat MarronMcConnell PLM
J422 ClubSodaAndMentos BelindaTamrakar PLM
J423 H2OFiltrationSystems GabrielleMuir RCM
MeeraKrishnamoorthy RCM
J424 MeltingIceCubes GabrielaOrtega PLM
J425 WhichLiquidWillMakeaPennyRusttheFastest? IsaacWoldemichael FCMS
J426 EggObsevations-TeEggsperiment ChristineEjimogu PLM
J427 WhatWillMakeGlowsticksLastTeLongest? JessicaHo FCMS
AngelaChan FCMS
J428 ToZincOrNotToZincTatIsTeQuestion VictorKyle PLM
J429 VitaminC:MoreOrLess BrookePopkin NBM
J430 WhichMethodOfFireProofngWorksBestOnDiferentFabrics? SamSteingard RCM
RonDomingo RCM
J431 CountlessCalories TahiruJallow RCM
SashaGorlenko RCM
J432 ExothermicReactionsOnSteelWool LorenBrill SCL
TomasWhiting SCL
J433 TeScienceBehindToothDecay JenniferChen TPM
ChristineWan TPM
J434 DehydrationOfSugar:AnAlternativeNon-PollutingEnergySource NinaSimpkins JDS
J435 VitaminCForYouAndMe KarenGordon SAA
JacquelineKerlin SAA
J436 Sugar,Salt,Saturation MatthewSykes PLM
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J437 DoCommercialFiltersWork? KevinYing RCM
J438 IncinerateASugarCube AishaHanif SGM
J439 IsAnAcidOrBaseFasterAtCurdlingMilk? MansuraDansani SGM
J440 DoesBleachTurnEverythingWhite? KatieWarner FCMS
J441 GoingGreenWillKeepItHot! PatrickDiaz SCL
JonathanMack SCL
FernandoCabrera SCL
J442 WhatLiquidsWillRustNailsTeMost? AlexanderNewman TPM
J443 WhatIsTeEfectOfHeatOnTeAmountOfAscorbicAcidInOrangeJuice? EleanorCook TPM
J444 WhichDetergentRemovesStainsBetter? ReidWilliams TPM
J445 DoesTeTemperatureOfTeWaterAfectAChemicalReaction? TIfanyPauls TPM
BriannaMoreno TPM
MaliyaOjo TPM
J446 WhichTypeOfClothingIsTeMostWaterResistant? IkramAbdoulwasse TPM
J447 HowDoesTeLocationOfALiquidAfectItsEvaporationRate? LatoyaGayle TPM
JulissaLima-Paredes TPM
J448 DoesTeColorOfTePaperDetermineHowLongItWillBurn? ZacharyWathen TPM
J449 FruitsAndGelatin,FriendOrFoe? FondaShen TPM
EricaLin TPM
Computer Science
J501 TeEfectOfTeNumberOfMessagesOnTeSuccessOfABirthdayAttack ArjunBlum TPM
J502 SortingInTrueBasic NadjaBzhilyanskaya RCM
J503 LoadingScratchGames AngelineKing RCM
J504 CompilerOptimizationandAlgorithmEfciency MatthewDasSarma TPM
J505 ConstructionOfATreeDimensionalNatureScene JonathanNi RCM
Earth and Space Science
J601 WhatCausesGranularLightning? PaulLathrop WOM
J602 FilteringWater KimberlyJuarez PLM
J603 2012 LouSall NBM
J604 HowMaterialsAfectRadioSignals AidanGibbons PLM
J605 HowFastDoesJupiterRotate? EricArai NBM
J606 TeMoonAndTeStars EricLe PLM
J607 AreMontgomeryCountyResidentsPollutingItsNightSky? ShubhamChattopadhyayPLM
Engineering
J701 HowTemperatureAfectsTeVoltage,Current,AndPowerGenerationOfASolarCell GabrielaGlueck JDS
J702 TeInfuenceOfMaterialOnTeResilenceOfSportsBalls VishnuDharmaraj TPM
J703 OilSpillTerminator PabloLopez HCS
J704 HowToMakeObjectsInvisibleToRadar JacksonDouglas RCM
J705 TeEfectOfFlapSettingsOnTeStallSpeedOfAnAirplane MaheshSullivan TPM
J706 EfectsCausedByGelatinConcentration AkariKumagai PLM
J707 CanACarRecaptureTeEnergyItUses? TrishulNagenalli RCM
J708 WhichTypeOfWheelWorksBestOnDiferentTerrains EricLi RCM
J709 VoltageProducedByAFruitBattery GayaneMatevosyan RCM
J710 WhichTypeOfSolarPanelIsTeMostEfcientInCollectingEnergy NinadNirgudkar RCM
J711 TeEfectOfAlternativeEnergy(s) SylvanaAho RCM
J712 BuildingASeawall CarlosMejia PLM
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J713 SolarEnergyPoweredCarsvs.BatteryPoweredCars MichelleWang RCM
J714 Electromagnetism,FeelTeAttraction! PatrickWisor SAA
J715 TeEfectOfTeAmountOfCapacitanceOnAProgramableTimersDelayTime ZubairKhan RCM
J716 HowToStopAFlood!(WaterAbsorbtion) ConorCasey RCM
J717 StretchingHookesLaw:HowFarCanASpringStretchBeforeHookesLawNoLongerApplies? XavierRoberts-Gaal PYM
J718 HowDoReservoirHeightsAfectTeAmountOfHydroElectricityProduced? AparnaNatarajan PLM
J719 PerpetualMotionMachine JackQian RCM
WilliamSaar RCM
J720 ArmLengthOnACatapult KyleChristiano PLM
J721 SolarBattery AseemPeshwa RCM
DanteRoncoli RCM
J722 WhatIsTeEfectOfChangingTeBridgeTypeOnTeAmountOfWeightItCanSupport? JohnHartwell RCM
MatthewGates RCM
J723 TeEfectivenessOfSelf-SustainedTermoelectricAndEvaporativeCoolingOnWater UmeshPadia RCM
J724 ObstacleDetectionRobot AdithyaGirish RCM
J725 AngleOfAttackOfAWindTurbinesBlades JefreyShih RCM
J726 TeUseOfFluorometersInTestingBloodGlucoseLevel SuriyaKandaswamy RCM
J727 UnleashingTePinwheel AshleyCarbajal RCM
J728 WhatTypeOf3-DGlassesIsTeMostEfective? JennyChen TPM
J729 InvestigationOfStaticElectricity SushmithaTamilselvan PLM
J730 Windmills:AerodynamicOrNot? MichaelVetter RCM
HarrisonWilliams RCM
J731 TeEfectOfPivotDistanceFromTeCounterweightOnATrebuchet EricChen TPM
OnTeDistanceTraveledByTeProjectile TigerZhang TPM
J732 WhichCeilingPannelWillProvideTeMostNoiseAbsorption? KatrinaChoong SCL
LauraWilliamson SCL
J733 WhatIsTeBestParachuteShape? AlexFehlinger RCM
J734 TeEfectOfRobotControlMethodOnTargetShootingAbility RachitAgarwal RCM
J735 HowToTuneYourWayToASoundBattery KalinVassilev TPM
J736 FoodPowers PhillipWesley SAA
J737 BridgeTypesAgainstStationaryLoads DavidLiang TPM
WilsonLin TPM
J738 PropertiesOfPykrete AlexMiao TPM
CalvinLiu TPM
J739 HowDoDiferentFoodstufsPreventAnEggFromBreaking? JulianParish-Katz TPM
JaredWilliams TPM
OmariBrooks TPM
Congratulations to all our students.
Thank you to our hard-working, all-volunteer board.
Greg Neuschafer, Fair Director
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J740 HowDoesTeWingspanOfAirplaneAfectItsFlight? NathanielMarshall TPM
J741 WhichStructuresAreAbleToWithstandEarthquakesTeBest? AlanaRichards TPM
J742 EnergyChemistryOverEnergyCapacity JimmyMcMillian TPM
Environmental Sciences
J801 DoesTeSourceOfDrinkingWaterAfectItsAcidityAndDoesFilteringAfectItsAcidity? ChimaogeIbe SAA
J802 JustSwimDontDrink,WaterQualityOfMarylandWaterways HannahJosovitz JDS
J803 GlobalWarmingsEfectOnSeaLevelRise ConnieXu TPM
AngelaZhou TPM
JadeLiu TPM
J804 WaterQualityStudyOfTeMilestonePondAndStreamSystem FrederickXu RCM
AddiGifn RCM
J805 SodaHydroponicsSystem CooperTeich RCM
J806 CanPlantsProduceHeatWithTeHelpOfDiferentColoredLightsShiningOnTem? StephanieChang RCM
J807 EfectOfASingleNutrientGivenToAPlantOnTePlantsRateOfGrowth YuLu RCM
J808 IsItReallyWorthRecyclingAYogurtCan? NatalieZhang RCM
J809 AreTereStillLeadDangersPlantedInMotherEarthsSoil? ElizabethChoi RCM
J810 CreatingCraters LinceQuintanilla PLM
J811 Fertilizervs.Water JasonCanales PLM
J812 HowTeyGrow?NobodyKnows! DanielObia-Amauwa PLM
J813 TirstyPlantsDemandVitamins DomenicoBucci PLM
J814 LeafPigmetsAndCromotogrpahy AndyZhang PLM
J815 Rootsvs.BladesInControlOfPollutionByTurfgrass TeodoreJohnson RCM
J816 WhatSoilIsBestForPlantGrowth? AnthonyMassiah FCMS
J817 AlgicideOnGrass DevikaHaridas RCM
J819 ColoredLightsOnPlants:WhichOneIsTeBest? RodrigoSalamanca RCM
J820 BuferingInDiferentSolutions NestorLeche PLM
J821 WhatSoilFiltersWaterBest? BrookeNesselt RCM
SydneyAbella RCM
J822 ColoredLightsOnPlants KrishnaGajjala RCM
BerwinYuan RCM
J823 Rain,Rain,Runaway EllinoreHoman HCS
J824 HowToSaveOurOceansFromTeDevastatingOilSpill ReannPhilogene SAA
KelliWhite SAA
J825 AnAnalysisOfpmLevelsAlongMajorRoadways TeddyCorrales TPM
TonleBloomer TPM
J826 WaterQualityOfWaterFilteredTroughSoil NavyaNanda RCM
PujithaLava RCM
J827 EfectsOfRockMusicOnPlantGrowth KatieLoRe PLM
J828 ChickenEggQualityOver1Year JackWeaver RCM
J829 TeEfectOfPollutedWaterOnAlgaesEnvironment RonaYu TPM
J830 WhichTypeOfWoodPreseravativePreventsTeMostWaterDamage? MargaretGallishaw TPM
J831 HowWellDoPlantsGrowInAWickSystem? MalikChung TPM
J832 HowWellDoCucumbersGrowInDiferentMediums? JoelBrown TPM
J833 WhatAngleIsASolarPanelMostEfcientAt? IshaanParikh TPM
MattZipf TPM
AshwinOjha TPM
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J834 HowDoDiferentRoofopsAfectAHouseholdsTemperature? RobertPfeferle TPM
CharlesWaltz TPM
J835 WhatTypeOfTerracingIsBestConstructedToPreventErosion? IsabelCallahan TPM
Mathematics
J901 MethodsOfRubiksCubes AbbyBeeler RCM
J902 InvestigatingArbelos AndrewWang RCM
TimothyWang RCM
J903 TeGoldenRatio DeniseLarson JPM
Medicine and Health
J1001 WhichBeverageStainsHumanToothEnamelTeMost? EileenMorocho PLM
J1002 DoYouHearWhatIHear? SawyerSampson PLM
J1003 TeEfectsOfVariousDrinksOnTeeth SeemaSnitkovsky RCM
J1004 TeEfectsOfAcidInSofDrinksOnToothEnamel EthanKramer JDS
J1005 GeneticsAndCancer:HowDoTeyLink? CynthiaSong RCM
J1006 TamoxifensEfectToBreastCancerStemCells HanshengZhang RCM
J1007 IsOnlyOneDNARepairPathwayNeededToRepairDNADamageCausedBySAHA? SanghoSamuelMyung HHM
J1008 TeEfectOfAPersonsSurroundingsToTeirBloodPressureAndHeartRate HowardNicholson RCM
J1009 AreDandelionsAsUsefulAsCommonlyPrescribedAntibioticsAgainstBacteria? SambuddhaChattopadhyayTPM
J1010 DoImmunizationShotsReallyReduceTeRateOfInfectionAndDisease? DeonnaManuel TPM
ChelseaOjage TPM
Microbiology
J1101 JeongsBrineShrimpProject JeongYang RCM
J1102 TeEfectOfChangingTemperatureOnGrowthOfMesophilicBacteria SannaMadan RCM
J1103 WhatTypeOfWaterDoesAlgaeBestGrowIn? CynthiaLiu RCM
J1104 MouthwashesAndOralBacteria ConstanceChen RCM
RamnikDhingra RCM
J1105 BestpHAndTemperatureForGrowingLacticAcidBacteria EmilyWang RCM
J1106 HerbalProtection DiwakarGanesan RCM
J1107 AferEvolution,WhatAreTeTraitsTatGenesOfTeWoollyMammothMightHaveChanged ArunDilipan RCM
J1108 WhatIsInYourMilk? ChloeJean-Pierre HCS
J1109 EfectOfAmountOfYeastOnTeVolumeOfFinalBakedProduct NoahFriedlander TPM
Physics
J1201 InvestigatingTeEfectOfChargeOnTeStrengthOfHomemadeMagnets GillianHutter SSH
J1202 ShineTroughMe EleanorNuckolls HCS
J1203 DoesTeLengthOfAGuitarStringAfectItsFrequencyLevelAndPitch? GabrielCastro SMS
J1204 HowDoesParachuteSizeAfectTeRateOfFall? JacobGlueck JDS
J1205 ChallengesInMeasuringTeSpeedOfLightInJell-O,TapWater,AndSugarWater NatashaFall-Dickson HCS
J1206 WhichTypeOfWoodIsTeStrongestWhenBuildingABridge? RobertSherwood SMS
J1207 WhatShouldYouWear? JasonTafuri SMS
J1208 AreWoodenBatsMoreEfectiveTanAluminumBats? YonathanAklile SAA
J1209 Lemonvs.Lime DakotaDumire SCL
J1210 HomemadeLemonBatteries PraneetAryal SCL
J1211 ComparingConductivityOfVariousRecyclableMaterials JesseMatthews TPM
J1212 EggsAndDensity CharlieChing PLM
J1213 TemperatureAndTeSpeedOfSound AlexanderYaney PLM
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J1214 ViscosityOfLiquidsUnderDiferentTemperatures ShantaMurthy PLM
J1215 HowDoesACarsShapeAfectHowFarACarRolls? AustinGrinkemeyer RCM
J1216 TeMostEfectiveWater:TotalVolumeRatioForWaterRockets AnkitaSharma RCM
J1217 TeEfectOfSpinOnTeFlightOfABall SeongJoonYoo RCM
J1218 DoesTemperatureAfectTeViscosityOfALiquid? RavitejaKemburu RCM
J1219 DoDiferentColorsOfPaperRefectTelevisionRaysDiferently? RohitMandavia RCM
J1220 WhatMaterialLaunchesFarthestOutOfATrebuchet? DeclanWhitfordJones RCM
J1221 StrengthOfAnElectromagnet ChristinaKingsley PLM
J1222 TeImpactOfMassOnFriction JasonMoy PLM
J1223 HowDoesTeTypeOfOilAfectTeAmountOfHeatEnergyProducedWhenItsBurned? BrionnaGray PLM
J1224 EggDrop JaceStudley PLM
J1225 DoesGreaterMassDetermineTeSpeedAtWhichABallWillFall? AlexMelendez FCMS
J1226 SoccerBallLauncher RichardGonzales PLM
J1227 HowWillMassAfectTeKineticEnergyOfAToyCar? ArchisSathe PLM
J1228 StrengthOfElectromagnetFields LauraMartinez PLM
J1229 WhichMetalsConductElectricityTeBest? NehemiahLawton FCMS
J1230 HotPursuit:TeSearchForTeHottestHandWarmer. NolanYager NBM
J1231 TeSiphonTube Pei-YiLin RCM
J1232 TeEfectOfGearRatiosOnSpeed JimmyLi RCM
JefreyWang RCM
J1233 ConductivityOfDiferentConcentrationsOfSaltWater AtharvKumar PLM
J1234 MeltingIce MatthewOrellana PLM
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J1235 TePhysicsOfTeHalleysComet AdarshBindiganavele PLM
J1236 TeSpeedOfSound ChristinaMcCann PLM
J1237 WhichHouseholdItemsLubricateMetalTeBest? KidusAdal FCMS
J1238 Exslosion TahinaMoise PLM
J1239 RoboBug AngeloCapuzzoHajaji NBM
J1240 AirPressuresEfectOnSodaCans NathanStrelser RCM
J1241 BottleRocket AustinLe PLM
J1242 RestrictionCausedByAir JoshuaMucha PLM
J1243 Conductivityvs.Electromagnetism LissaRennert PLM
J1244 HowDoesAirResistanceAfectDistance? PatrickSykes PLM
J1245 TeFlameRetardenceOfClothingFabrics QuincyClarke PLM
J1246 CreatingAp-nJunctionSemiconductorSolarCell LauraKlett TPM
J1247 WhatIsTeEfectOfHeatAndAFanOnWaterEvaporation? SeanWilson-Blake RCM
J1248 EfectOfTubeMaterialOnFallingSpeedOfMagnet RizwanBashir RCM
J1249 SolarParabolicTroughs WenqingXu RCM
J1250 Magnets!TeEfectOfTemperatureOnTeirMagneticAttraction GeorgeTong RCM
J1251 FunWithBalloons! SpencerHamilton PLM
J1252 WhistlingWineGlasses KerryMcGovern RCM
ShannonMcAvoy RCM
J1253 HowDoesTeShapeOfAMegaphoneAfectTeVolumeOfAProjectedSound? ChristinaLingfu RCM
J1254 ProjectileLaunchAnalysis Serge-OlivierAmega PLM
J1255 BridgeConstructionContest TomasWeeden SCL
J1256 HowCanMagneticPowerBeIncreased? StefannyFernandez TPM
IrisOliva TPM
J1257 Boom!Boom!Boomerangs! AndrewLehnus RCM
BrandonGrinkemeyer RCM
J1258 NewtonsFirstLawInRollerCoasters DaganFullano PLM
BenWing PLM
J1259 RollerCoasterMarbles:ConvertingPotentialEnergyToKineticEnergy SandeepDavid TPM
J1260 Fruitricity McKenzieGlotzbach PLM
J1261 EggstremeStrength MeganSouder JPM
J1262 MagneticPowerComparisons CristaCampbell PLM
J1263 WhatIsTeEfectOfTemperatureOnTeStrengthOfACeramicMagnet? RishiBanerjee RCM
NicholasSuddith RCM
J1264 HowWillAddingGlidesToAStrawInALauncherAfectHowFarItGoes? HeranKebede PLM
J1265 SodaGlider DuyHa PLM
J1266 HowWillTeRadiographicDensityOfAnX-rayImageChange MatthewOst JDS
WhenX-rayingDiferentAmountsOfWater?
J1267 DistanceCatapulting McCauleyPeters SCL
JordyDiaz SCL
J1268 HowCanYouMakeGravity? DavinPester-Wiggins TPM
J1269 HowDoesTeLengthOfAKitesTailAfectItsFlight? MalikBlythers TPM
J1270 HowDoesTeLengthOfAnAirplanesWingAfectItsFlightTime DestinyPorter-Stephens TPM
J1271 DoesTeType&StretchOfARubberbandAfectItsPitch? KayinMazyck TPM
J1272 HowDoesAnAirplanesWingDesignAfectItsFlightPattern? BenjaminLickerman TPM
J1273 ElectromagnetismAndSound ShivaniMattikalli TPM
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J1274 LaunchingCarbs SamEhrenstein TPM
J1275 DoesMagneticAttractionOccurUnderwater? FatimaYansane TPM
RhodesiaFox TPM
NandiSilvera TPM
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S102 DoHorrorMoviesAfectHeartrate? ElizabethFranco SWH
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S103 DisorientationAndItsEfectOnMotorCoordination AmyDinerman SWH
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SamanthaGordon SWH
S104 TePsychologyOfScarcity RebeccaStussman SWH
JackieWeiss SWH
S105 DoesMusicAfectStudySkills? OlyviaSanchez SWH
ElaineBell SWH
S106 MusicAndTeFightOrFlightMechanism AdamZhao SWH
S107 TestPerformancevs.PaperColor CaitlinKyber SWH
EmilyHughes SWH
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S108 Musicvs.Mood DanielleRanaudo SWH
WanidaSuanpan SWH
S109 EfectsOfDiferentTypesOfDanceOnTeAverageStrideLength JhansiKatakam WHO
S110 TeEfectOfAHighToneOnAChoiceBetweenLight/DarkShades AnyaRamamurthy WHO
S111 EfectOfPlayingAnInstrumentOnChoiceOfSignatureProgram IshaAgarwal WHO
S112 TeConsequncesOfDistractionInTeenageDriving AlyssaLesho SWH
DemetraTzamaras SWH
AshleySingh SWH
S113 ImpactOfElectrolytesFromDiferentSportsDrinksOnTeSpeedOfRunningAMile AbhasArya BCH
AmirAlwali BCH
S114 CorrelationBetweenTeConfdenceInIdentifyingARealSmileAndTeActualAbility AnkurKalaria WHO
S115 TeRelationshipInTeDistributionOfTrueColorsAndZodiacSigns AkhilaVishnubhotla WHO
S116 TeEfectsOfSexAndParityOnTeBulkIntakeOfMacacaMulatta AminataKeita POH
S117 ObservationalLearningInLongEvansRats RenukaTripu POH
S118 ReadingComprehensionAndPhonemeBreakage JessicaWilson WHO
Biochemistry
S201 IdentifcationAndCharacterizationOfTeMechanismOfANovelSmallMolecule AnnieLin WJH
AntiandrogenForTeTreatmentOfCastration-ResistantProstateCancer
S202 TeEfectOfTeMiracleBerryOnGlucoseLevels SarabethJafe WHO
S203 RoleOfMus81EndonucleaseInTeRepairOfTopoisomeraseI-InducedDNADamage NaliniTata WWH
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S204 UnderstandingTeRoleOfStructureInTeImmunogenicityOfPolysialicAcidAntigens MichaelMandler WWH
S205 WhichBeanProducesMoreEfcientCatalase?MungBeansFromIndiaOrKorea? DanielHwang WHO
S206 UseOfProteomicApproachToIdentifyProteinsTatInteractWithTeDomains AashishDewan POH
OfBRCA2EncodedByExons4-7AndExon12
S207 SynonymousMutationVal107ValImpactsExpressionAndFunctionOfCoagulationFactorIX JustinMuste WHO
S208 IdentifcationOfEssentialGlycoproteinStructuresAndTeirImplications ShilpaKannan BLH
InTeTreatmentOfGeneticDisorders
S209 ConservationOfSodium-PotassiumAtpaseInDiferentOrganisms MashhoodWani WHO
S210 TeEfectOfTemperatureOnTePhotosyntheticActivityOfOscillatoriaAlga MylesWagner BLH
S211 TeEfectOfpHOnTeRefoldingOfHla-dr1 TomasLi WHO
S212 LeptinDefciencyLeadsToMyocardialSteatosisTroughAFailureToPrevent MaevaNyandjo POH
LipotoxicityInGlucose-fattyAcidCycling
Biology
S301 IdentifcationOfGenesInvolvedInToxicityOfMethamidophosUsingMicroarrayTechnology RaymondLi CHH
S302 SchizophreniaSusceptibleGeneKCNH2RegulatesSynaptogenesisintheCentralNervousSystem GraceZhang POH
S303 CharacterizationOfDomainsOfE3UbiquitinLigasesInvolvedInChemokineReceptor XiangxiGao WJH
DownRegulationByNefProteinOfHIV
S304 TeEfectsOfAkt/PkbOnTumorigenesis AdamGoode WWH
S305 MappingOfSirt-1MediatedGeneExpressionInAgingAnimals TingruiZhao WJH
S306 TeEfectOfSalinityOnElectroplatingEfciency PhillipChristman MGH
S307 TrackingSenescenceInHumanBoneMarrowStromalCellCultures KatherineTran POH
S308 CloningStaphylococcalEnterotoxinQ YuHaoChen POH
S309 AnalysisOfAvianNucleusAngularisActionPotentialsInResponseToNoiseFluctuations RamaAtitkar POH
S310 Beta-secretaseEnzymeBace1InhibitionAsATerapyToEnhanceNeuronalRegeneration AniqaTasnim WHO
AndPreventDegeneration
S311 MechanismsOfRedd1OnIonizingRadiationInducedMammalianCellSurvivalAndApoptosis KabirGumer WHO
Chemistry
S401 pHvs.Temperature AlexanderLiu SWH
RaymondChan SWH
S402 MagicSolventsAndPermanentMarkers SaraFleming SWH
MeaKarnley SWH
CourtneyMartin SWH
S403 SaltCompoundsAndTeirEfectInSolution NicholasHung HBH
PatrickXiao HBH
S404 ElectrochemicalInvestigationsOfNeurotransmittersUsingBoron-Doped Kuo-KaiChin WJH
DiamondMicroelectrodes
S405 RapidMonitoringOfBisphenolAInDrinkingWaterBottledInPlasticContainers Jee-EunRosalineRho BUS
S406 FuelCells:EngineeringACleanerPowerSource RahulMenon POH
DhruvShankar POH
S407 UsingMagneticResonanceToObserveProtonMotionsInProton-ConductingPolymers LoriKaufman BLH
Computer Science
S501 ScalableArchitectureForRoutingAndAddressingInTeFutureInternet VinaySriram POH
S502 ComparativeAnalysisOfHighVelocityProjectileImagesUsingMATLAB AnnChoi BLH
S503 ConvexBodyPhysicsSimulation MatthewDu WHO
S504 ComputerScrabble:ACaseStudyInAutomatedReasoningWithIncompleteInformation RussellMcQueeney CHH
S505 HydrateEquilibriumPressureModelingGUIProgram AllenChang POH
WithAPre-MadeText-BasedAnalysisProgram
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Earth and Space Science
S601 AStudyOfTeOrbitsOfSungrazingCometsUsingSTEREO3-DObservations DavidZhang RMH
S602 EarthsMagnetosphereAsAComplexNetwork JuliaCline WWH
Engineering
S701 HolographyReengineered:LookNoLasers DanielLiss JDS
S702 ImprovingEngineFuelEfciency AshishSingh GBH
S703 FireDynamicsSimulationOfHallways StephenLee CHH
S704 AnInvestigationintotheFundamentalsofComplexIntelligence AustinDuf GBH
S705 IncidentOfAngleForPitchOfWindmillBladesWhileFocusingOnSourceDirectionOfWind JamesBaur WHH
S706 ImprovedDeviceFabricationForMicrochipElectrophoresis DivyaSahajwalla WHO
S707 EfectOfBladeLengthOnVoltageOutputOfWindTurbines AmbarSoni WHO
S708 ConstructionAndTestingOfASubmersibleGlider VineetPadia POH
S709 OptimumVolumeTomographerDesign MariaDagalakis CHH
S710 MicrobialFuelCells:MakingEnergyFromMud DhruvShankar POH
S711 DeterminationOfEfectsOfKeyPropertiesOfSubgradesOnRoadPerformance DanielBarotti POH
S712 ExperimentationToDetermineTeHighTemperatureTensileStrengthOfSteel AlexanderVu POH
Environmental Sciences
S801 TeEnvironmentalAndEconomicFeasibilityOfCleanEnergy AnkitSarkar RMH
S802 PlantAndAlgalGrowthInFreshwaterEcosystems KatarinaNiedermair SWH
NicoleJakobowski SWH
S803 TeDirtOnSoil KellyKendall SWH
StephanieGolding SWH
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The National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) proudly sponsors the
Montgomery County Science Fair.
We wish all the best to the student-scientists
and the families and educators who support them.
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photo Robert Rathe
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S804 IsTereACorrelationBetweenTeHighwayMilesPerGallonOfAVehicle GibranMangui WHO
AndTeTemperatureOfItsExhaustPipe?
S805 ClimateChangeInTeChesapeakeBay:CorrelationOfChangesInTeNorthAtlantic DavidBrookes WWH
OscillationAndTeChesapeakeBay
Mathematics
S901 PredictionForNationalCatastropheFund PushkarAggarwal POH
S902 BeatingTeBuyAndHoldStrategyInTeStockMarket ChristopherHazard CHH
Medicine and Health
S1001 ABetterMousetrap:ExaminingTeHypersensitivityOfEosinophilicEsgophagitis MelodiAnahtar BLH
ToPinpointCrucialCytokinesAndEvaluateResponseToAtopicPatchTesting
S1002 DoesCaytaxinHaveATumor-PromotingPotential?ABioinformaticsAnalysis PraveenBachoti NWH
S1003 SmellsAfectingBloodPressure ClaireWortmann SWH
ElizabethScanlon SWH
PhannaIamlek SWH
S1004 HearingLossRecovery BrianFanelli SWH
EmmaNewcomb SWH
S1005 SurveyOfWeightLossProgramsAndTeirEfectsOnDiabetics RaveenaEdwards SWH
S1006 TeEfectOfAgeOnLungCapacity ZoeSousane SWH
EllenWengert SWH
S1007 TeEfectOfFolicAcidOnBrineShrimpPopulationSize WeiCheng WHO
S1008 DiferenceInAverageHoursOfSleepBetweenBharatanatyamDancers PadmavathiTipparaju WHO
&GeneralPopulationOfTeenagers
IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE 55TH ANNUAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR
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S1009 Survivin:APotentialTargetOfAdoptiveImmunotherapyForCancer ZiyaoWang BLH
S1010 CharacterizationOfNALP10InMurineModelsOfInfammatoryMyopathies SubhradeepDatta WHO
S1011 AssociationOfBrain-DerivedNeurotrophicFactorSingleNucleotidePolymorphisms EvgueniaMorgun WJH
WithHigherBodyMassIndexAndAlteredTranscriptionFactorBinding
S1012 GlucoseLevelvs.Peaches CassandraLee WHO
S1013 ObservingSH-SY5YMorphologicalResponseToHypoosmotic AjayKannan BLH
AndHyperosmoticMechanicalStress
S1014 DoRetinaPresynapticBlueConeCells(BCs)AfectTeDevelopment/Synaptic SharonOng CHH
TargetingOfPostsynapticBlueConeBipolarCells(CBCs)?
S1015 AdverseEventReportingOfDietarySupplementsInTeUS TasneemSharaf MGH
S1016 KineticAnalysisOfRecombinantEnzymesWithPotentialTerapeuticApplications ScottHallock CHH
S1017 ImpactOfFcReceptorPolymorphismsOnEfcacyOfTerapeuticAntibodies KevinTyan WWH
ForTeTreatmentOfCancer
S1018 IncidenceOfPrimaryCentralNervousSystemLymphomaFrom1992Trough2007: CarolinePark WWH
ASurveillance,Epidemiology,AndEndResults(SEER)Analysis
S1019 EvaluationOfApomabOnEwingsSarcoma MaureenLei BLH
S1020 BodyMassIndexAndLungCancerRiskAmongNever,Former,AndCurrentSmokers LlewellynSmith WWH
InTeNIH-AARPDietAndHealthStudy
S1022 TeRoleOfMitochondrialFunctionInTumorDevelopment KiraFinkel BCH
S1023 StudyOfPlateletFunctionInTreeDiferentAnimalTraumaModels NikitaMaheshwari RMH
S1024 DNAGenotyping SheevaNorooz WWH
S1025 UseOfIlluminaHighDensitySnpChipsToIdentifyLinkageIntervalsForDentinDysplasiaType1 RebeccaHart WHO
S1026 FatDistributionInTeLiver MatthewTsang WWH
S1027 StressInducedSteroidogenesisIsAssociatedWith VictoriaHuang POH
MelanocortinReceptorAssociatedProtein(MRAP)
Many thanks to these Distinguished ScienceMONTGOMERY Alumni.
Your dedicated volunteer efforts are key to
the successful operations of the Montgomery County Science Fair:
Melis Anahtar Melodi Anahtar
Re-I Chin Stephanie Douglas
Taylor Douglas Jacob Hurwitz
Sneha Kannan Matthew Kinnard
Paul Kominers Scott Kominers
Emily Levine Sikandar Porter-Gill
Kenny Rosenberg Jennifer Wang
Louis Wasserman
We invite all ScienceMONTGOMERY alumni to join us as volunteers at future fairs.
To volunteer, email alumni@sciencemontgomery.org
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S1028 DiferencesInCCL5AndCXCL5ChemokineLevelsInHumanSerumAndPlasma: VishnuRao BLH
TeEfectOfAnticoagulants
S1029 Immunohistochemistry HaileySiller WWH
Microbiology
S1101 AntibioticResistanceInSuccessiveGenerationsOfBacteria DanielFrank SWH
TinLokWong SWH
PaulSzewczyk SWH
S1102 HowHelicobacterDiversityInFeralvs.Inbred(orOutbred)MiceAfectsResearchAtNIH KyleStarost MGH
S1103 TeInvestigationOfProteinMarkersInTeElongationFactorPathway TifanyLe POH
TatAreResponsibleForAntimicrobialSensitivityInOrientiaTsutsugamushi
S1104 BiodiversityOfMicroorganismsInOrganicOrangePeelsVersusNon-organicOrangePeels AmandaChow WHO
S1105 GenerationOfPutativeCeramidePhosphoethanolamineSynthaseMutantsInDrosophilaPart1 AdvaitIyer WHO
Physics
S1201 ANanoscaleStudyOfStructuralAndElectronicTransitionsInVanadiumDioxide AndrewDasSarma BLH
S1202 SignalsAndInformationCarriedOnRadioFrequencies:AFreeRideAtTeSpeedOfLight JinhieSkarda BLH
S1203 AStudyOnTeMagnetocaloricPropertiesOfCr7Te8ForMagneticRefrigerationApplications JustinYu BLH
S1204 TeEfectOfDiferentSubstancesOnALiquidsViscosity MohamedKeita GBH
S1205 UsingALaserPointerToMeasureTeSpacingBetweenTracksOfACDAndADVD KatherineBrizzolara WJH
S1206 DeterminingTeEfectOfConditioningTimeOnAsphaltsPhysicalProperties MikeNeubauer WWH
NealMalkani WWH
S1207 ElectronTransportTeoryForGraphene ParakhJain POH
S1208 DenseNuclearMatterAndChiralSymmetryInTeSkyrmeModel,Revisited RajaRatnaMurthyAyyagariPOH
S1209 EfectOfIceHockeyStickMaterialOnSpeedOfWristShotsFromHighSchoolPlayers AdamHurwitz WHO
S1210 WaveletAnalysisOfOvarianFollicles RamithaManivannan WHO
S1211 InvestigationOfHardX-RayPhotoionizationInHighlyChargedKrypton PranavGokhale POH
S1212EfectofTemperatureOnConductivityAndResistanceOfAWire WaliullahRifai MGH
ScIenceMONTCOMERY wIshes to thank aII the
teachers, admInIstrators, and other schooI staII, Ior theIr
unstIntIng contrIbutIons to the students In our 2011 FaIr.
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