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2016 62ND NORTH ALABAMA REGIONAL
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR OFFICIAL PROGRAM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
MARCH 8-11, 2016
City
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2016 NORTH ALABAMA REGIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR
EXHIBITORS LIST
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CATEGORIES ELEMENTARY DIVISION SYMBOL BE BIO EV PHS
CATEGORY Behavioral & Social Science Biological Science Environmental Science Physical Science
NUMBER OF ENTRIES 8 7 15 27
CATEGORY Animal Science Behavioral & Social Science Chemistry Engineering Environmental Science Math & Computers Medicine & Health Physical Science Plant Science
NUMBER OF ENTRIES 10 16 38 27 21 10 18 44 10
JUNIOR DIVISION SYMBOL AS BE CH EE EV MA&CS ME PHS PS
SENIOR DIVISION SYMBOL AS BE CH&BI EE EV ME MI PH
CATEGORY Animal Science Behavioral & Social Science Chemistry & Biochemistry Engineering Environmental Science Medicine & Health Microbiology Physics & Astronomy
NUMBER OF ENTRIES 5 7 10 7 11 8 6 8
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Name Project Title
Grade
School
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City
ELEMENTARY DIVISION BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCE BE-001 BE-002 BE-003 BE-004 BE-005
BE-006 BE-007 BE-008
Michael Robert Bollinger 5 Challenger Elementary School “Sneaky Sugar” Paige Gillian Heller 5 Challenger Elementary School “Can Shapes and Words Change Your Mind?” Remy Kingsford 5 Chaffee Elementary School “Do boys and girls see differently?” Annali Lougheed 5 Mill Creek Elementary School “Is A Smile Contagious?” Wyatt Franklin Nielsen 5 Challenger Elementary School David Alexander Hughes “Basketball: One Eye vs. Two Eyes” Will Soule 5 Columbia Elementary School “Male vs. Female Brain” Shreya Sunil 5 Columbia Elementary School “Think Before You Drink” Kaitlyn Yeager 5 Chaffee Elementary School “Who responds more with a smile when you smile at them first- adults or children?”
Vicki Smith
Huntsville
Vicki Smith
Huntsville
Lori Nelson
Huntsville
Jackie Smith
Madison
Vicki Smith
Huntsville
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Lori Nelson
Huntsville
Tesa Hernandez
Madison
Tesa Hernandez
Madison
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Vicki Smith
Huntsville
Tesa Hernandez
Huntsville
Whitney Lawrence
Madison
Vicki Smith
Huntsville
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE BIO-013 BIO-014 BIO-015 BIO-016
BIO-017 BIO-018 BIO-019
Marjorie Lynn Baumbach 5 Horizon Elementary School “Loaded Prey” Lauren O. Bruce 5 Horizon Elementary School “Do Dogs Have Unique Pawprints?” Connor Copeland 5 Columbia Elementary School “How Fertilizer affects Algae Growth in Pond Water” Jenny Anne Dick 5 Challenger Elementary School Lauren Elliott “Which Soil Works Best?” Sarah Elizabeth Ewing 5 Horizon Elementary School “The Battle of the Batteries” Olivia Gay 5 West Madison Elementary School “Keeping It Smooth” Madison Michelle Turney 5 Challenger Elementary School Lilah Fae Cantrell “Bird Feeder 9,000”
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EV-023 EV-024 EV-025 EV-026 EV-027 EV-028
Kate Owen 5 Columbia Elementary School “How To Wash Your Water” Alaina Bacon 5 Columbia Elementary School “The Formation of Sugar Crystals” Ashlynn Daniel 5 Columbia Elementary School “How Temperature Affects a Magnet's Strength” Brice Wilson Heering 5 Rainbow Elementary School “Erosion: Controlling the Enemy” Javon Zion Jennings 5 Homeschool “Absorption Versus Reflection: The Heat of the Battle” Jamal Mayers 5 Columbia Elementary School “Let There Be Light”
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Doresa Jennings
Huntsville
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Project
EV-029 EV-030 EV-031 EV-032 EV-033 EV-034 EV-035 EV-036
Name Project Title
Grade
School
Drake William Meyer 5 Horizon Elementary School “The Color of Conservation” Aidan Newby 5 Horizon Elementary School “Do Plants Need Fertilizer” Damien Oliver 5 Rainbow Elementary School “Melting Wars: Does Comet Size Matter?” Dominique Sean Paul 5 West Madison Elementary School “How Does Salt Affect the Freezing Process of Water?” Evan Spencer Pethel 5 Horizon Elementary School “Brick vs. Styrofoam” Katie Russell 5 Columbia Elementary School “Which bean absorbs the most water?” Daniel Sheng 5 West Madison Elementary School “How Does Acid Rain Affect Plant Growth?” Emily Skrabanek 5 Rainbow Elementary School “Keeping the Heat In”
Sponsor
City
Elizabeth Bero
Madison
Elizabeth Bero
Madison
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Whitney Lawrence
Madison
Tesa Hernandez
Madison
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Whitney Lawrence
Madison
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Elizabeth Bower
Huntsville
Jackie Smith
Madison
Tesa Hernandez
Madison
Whitney Lawrence
Madison
Lori Nelson
Huntsville
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Jeanne Cline
Harvest
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Whitney Lawrence
Madison
Whitney Lawrence
Madison
Elizabeth Bower
Harvest
Whitney Lawrence
Madison
Tesa Hernandez
Madison
Jackie Smith
Madison
Whitney Lawrence
Madison
Andrea Cushing
Madison
PHYSICAL SCIENCE PHS-037 PHS-038 PHS-039 PHS-040 PHS-041 PHS-042 PHS-043 PHS-044 PHS-045 PHS-046 PHS-047 PHS-048 PHS-049 PHS-050 PHS-051 PHS-052 PHS-053 PHS-054
Hannah Akers 5 Valley Fellowship Christian Academy “Vegetable Power” Feras Alomainy 5 Mill Creek Elementary School “The Secret of Ziploc” Andrew Michael Anderson 5 Horizon Elementary School “The Crunchy Cereal Contest” Shelley Averitt 5 West Madison Elementary School “The Evaporation Rates of Various Liquids That Have Different Densities” Clayton Brown 5 Chaffee Elementary School “What's the best material for cushioning an egg?” Colin Bruyns 5 Rainbow Elementary School “Which Is Stronger?” Rebekah Aubrey Cline 5 Homeschool “Putting Cents Into Batteries” Amelia Dobbs 5 Rainbow Elementary School “Cold Magnet, Hot Magnet, Strong Magnet, Weak Magnet” Sherwood Dong 5 Columbia Elementary School “"The Further the Better"” Ariana Fulda 5 Columbia Elementary School “Parachute: Does Size Matter?” Lauren Geary 5 West Madison Elementary School “Egg Geodes” Emily Green 5 West Madison Elementary School “Growing Crystals: Hot and Cold” Hannah Hellmann 5 Valley Fellowship Christian Academy “What cools soda cans fastest?” Carolyn Horne 5 West Madison Elementary School “Corrosion of Metals” Cassidy Kris LeFoy 5 Horizon Elementary School “Hydroelectricity” Aria McKay 5 Mill Creek Elementary School “What Affects Wi-Fi Signals” Emily Mitchell 5 West Madison Elementary School “Roses Are Red, Vitamin E is Slimy” David Parker 5 Rainbow Elementary School “Staying Cool on the Baseball Field”
Project
PHS-055 PHS-056 PHS-057 PHS0-58 PHS-059 PHS-060 PHS-061 PHS-062 PHS-063 PHS-064
Name Project Title
Grade
School
Ashwin Prabhakar 5 Rainbow Elementary School “Colorful Candies Hide Their True Colors” Pranav Ramesh 5 Columbia Elementary School “Which Wing is the King?” Ryan Shurtz 5 Rainbow Elementary School “How Does Temperature Affect a Magnet's Strength?” Pranav Somu 5 Mill Creek Elementary School “Ohm's Law: Understanding Parallel and Series Circuits” Sarah Spickard 5 Mill Creek Elementary School “Do Eggs Float?” Dylan Stewart 5 West Madison Elementary School “Bridge Structures” Scout Stewart 5 Mill Creek Elementary School “Which Materials Will Keep Food Warm the Longest?” Mallory Walker 5 Mill Creek Elementary School “Lava Lamps: How Do They Work?” Isabella Benfield 5 Columbia Elementary School “Where is the Cold Layer of the Atmosphere?” Noah Ried 5 Columbia Elementary School “Water: Life and Death”
Sponsor
City
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Jackie Smith
Madison
Jackie Smith
Madison
Whitney Lawrence
Madison
Jackie Smith
Madison
Jackie Smith
Madison
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Lisa Y. Grice
Madison
Project
Name Project Title
Grade
School
Sponsor
City
JUNIOR DIVISION ANIMAL SCIENCE AS-073 AS-074 AS-075 AS-076 AS-077 AS-078 AS-079 AS-080 AS-081 AS-082
Tiven Elijah Anderson 6 Hamption Cove Middle School Sarah Fields “Can goldfish be trained” Ashley Paige Condurso 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School Kiley Soule “How Does Grooming a Horse at Rest Lower Their Heart Rate Rather Than Just Rest Following Exercise?” Liviah Miranda Lash 6 Shoals Christian School Jessica Turner “Do Ants Like Pure Cane White Sugar vs. Artificial Sweetener?” Gabrielle Elizabeth Lones 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School Kiley Soule “Bird Wars: The Colors Awaken” William Ryan Morris 8 Hamption Cove Middle School Sarah Fields “Angry Birds” Lillie Rhodes 7 St. Joseph Regional Catholic School Jamie Mead “Feeding Feathered Friends” Carly Nikita Robinson 8 Shoals Christian School Jessica Turner “How Do Rabbits Grow and Develop” Grace Shaunce 6 Horizon Elementary School Elizabeth Bero “Huddle and Cuddle: How Puppies Keep Warm” Gabriella Weronika Smith 7 Hamption Cove Middle School Sarah Fields “Doggy Drool vs Human Spit” Kevin Bryson Tesseneer 6 Horizon Elementary School Elizabeth Bero “Magnetic Affect on Planaria”
Huntsville Madison Killen Madison Owens Cross Roads Killen Killen Madison Owens Cross Roads Madison
BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCE BE-085 BE-086 BE-087 BE-088 BE-089 BE-090 BE-091 BE-092 BE-093 BE-094 BE-095 BE-096 BE-097 BE-098
Elizabeth Rose Barber 8 Shoals Christian School “Movie Music” Ella Burch 8 Hamption Cove Middle School “Detecting Political Lies” Anna Belle Burden 8 Muscle Shoals Middle School “Wedgie Free” Jada Cymone Dalrymple 7 Oakwood Adventist Academy “How Does Music Effect Memory” Krystal Aurora Gioia 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “Does Music Help Memory?” Hadley Mae Hall 6 Shoals Christian School “Effects Of Social Media” Alex Marie King 8 Muscle Shoals Middle School “Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover” Autumn Nicole Leslie 8 Oakwood Adventist Academy “Does age affect short term memory” Haripriya Mantraratnam 6 Mill Creek Elementary School “The Stroop Effect: Words or Shapes?” Olivia Branyon Nester 6 Shoals Christian School “Does Free Range Organic Eggs Make Cupcakes Taste Better Than Commercial Eggs?” Prina Patel 8 Muscle Shoals Middle School “Does Chewing Gum Increase Memory Power?” Callie Scroggins 6 Mill Creek Elementary School “Callie Scroggins” Annmarie Thomas 6 Hamption Cove Middle School “Color Preference” Connor White 6 Horizon Elementary School “The Taste of H2O”
Jessica Turner
Florence
Sarah Fields
Owens Cross Roads
Christina Crunk
Town Creek
Sean Williams
Madison
Kiley Soule
Fayetteville
Jessica Turner
Florence
Christina Crunk
Muscle Shoals
Sean Williams
Madison
Jackie Smith
Madison
Jessica Turner
Florence
Christina Crunk
Muslce Shoals
Jackie Smith
Madison
Sarah Fields
Huntsville
Elizabeth Bero
Madison
Project
BE-099 BE-100
Name Project Title
Grade
School
Bethany Gabrielle Willis 7 Hamption Cove Middle School “What Is The Relationship Between Color And Learning” James Williams Moon Willis 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “To Smile or To Yawn?”
Sponsor
City
Sarah Fields
Hampton Cove
Kiley Soule
Madison
Bonnie Garrett
Huntsville
Elizabeth Bower
Huntsville
Bonnie Garrett
Huntsville
Debra McConnell
Athens
Jamie Mead
Florence
Sean Williams
Harvest
Abigail Blevins
Hartselle
Christina Crunk
Muscle Shoals
Beth Clemmons
Madison
Christina Crunk
Tuscumbia
Bonnie Garrett
Huntsville
Jamie Mead
Florence
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Christina Crunk
Muscle Shoals
Elizabeth Bero
Madison
Sarah Fields
Owens Cross Roads
Debra McConnell
Madison
Debra McConnell
Athens
Beth Clemmons
Madison
Debra McConnell
Athens
Sarah Fields
Huntsville
Christina Crunk
Muscle Shoals
Kiley Soule
Huntsville
CHEMISTRY CH-103
CH-104 CH-105 CH-106
CH-107 CH-108 CH-109 CH-110 CH-111 CH-112 CH-113 CH-114 CH-115 CH-116 CH-117 CH-118 CH-119
CH-120 CH-121 CH-122
CH-123 CH-124 CH-125
Anastia Allen 8 Westlawn Middle School Ladeja Jones “Will It Rise? Will It Crack? Now We Know!” Kennedy Arch 6 Valley Fellowship Christian Academy “Bouncy Polymer Chemistry” Sayra Avalos-Calderon 7 Westlawn Middle School “Will Sugar, Sand, and Cornstarch Dissolve?” Megan Ann Bailey 8 East Limestone Middle School Carrie Alison Harbin “Glow Sticks to a Degree” Olivia Bailey 7 St. Joseph Regional Catholic School “Coming Clean” Anthony Arnold Blanco-Penniecook 7 Oakwood Adventist Academy “What happens when I mix liquids with different categories” Catherine Elise Blevins 8 Decatur Presbyterian Church School “Radiation in My Room” Katie-Ann Brackin 8 Muscle Shoals Middle School “Do White Candles Burn Faster Than Colored Candles” Kayley Brown 6 Heritage Elementary School “Glow Stick Frenzy” Andrew David Clark 7 Muscle Shoals Middle School “Keep Your Cool” Adriana Dominguez 7 Westlawn Middle School “Turn Milk Into Plastic” Jack Eckl 6 St. Joseph Regional Catholic School “Going Up in Flames” Mason Hong 6 Rainbow Elementary School “Elephant Toothpaste” Alexa Nicole Howard 8 Muscle Shoals Middle School “Ice Ice Baby” Natalia Rose Johnson 6 Horizon Elementary School “Flawless Nail Polish Removal” Emma Keel 6 Hamption Cove Middle School “Which metal is most susceptible to corrsion” Rebecca Koch 8 East Limestone High School Addison Ruple “Do Mints Really Cool?” Valeria Jolie Lacroix 8 East Limestone High School “Egg Crystal Geodes” Emma Grace Lamb 6 Heritage Elementary School “Casein Plastic: finding the best milk and acid combination” Carson Gage Marks 8 East Limestone High School Alexander Joseph Hite “Coin Cleaning” Evan Patrick McClelland 6 Hamption Cove Middle School “Alternative Oils” Marleigh Ann Mccullar 7 Muscle Shoals Middle School “Electrolyte Challenge” Anna Elise Mead 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “Is Chlorine Absorbed Into Your Food When Cooking?”
Project
CH-126 CH-127 CH-128 CH-129 CH-130 CH-131 CH-132 CH-133 CH-134 CH-135 CH-136 CH-137 CH-138 CH-139 CH-140
Name Project Title
Grade
School
Sponsor
Dominik Andre Middleton 8 Oakwood Adventist Academy Sean Williams “which vegetable to dye For?” Melanie Mujica 7 Westlawn Middle School Bonnie Garrett “What Makes Ice Melt Fastest?” Xavier Javon Murphy 7 Oakwood Adventist Academy Sean Williams “Can the Life Span of a Bubble be Extended in Different Temperatures and Atmospheric Conditions” Adrian Parker 7 St. Joseph Regional Catholic School Jamie Mead “What to Use to get Pearly Whites” Kathryn Hart Petersen 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School Kiley Soule “Rusted Out” Rachel Ann 6 Danville Middle School Brandy Sutton “Disappearing Reappearing Penny” Kyara Mia Rivera 8 Valley Fellowship Christian Academy Elizabeth Bower “The Evaporation Experiment” Avani Singireddy 6 Mill Creek Elementary School Jackie Smith “Dissolved Oxygen vs. Temperature” Mya Angelica Smith 6 Muscle Shoals Middle School Christina Crunk “What melts ice the fastest? Salt,Sand, or Sugar” Tekla Nikole Lake Stahlecker 7 Grace Lutheran School Kaylyn Salt “Disappearing Egg Shells” Ellyssa Jo Tennery 8 Muscle Shoals Middle School Christina Crunk “Fizz Down to Drink Up” Brandon Todd 6 Rainbow Elementary School Andrea Cushing “So What's the pH Factor?” Jayden Elliot Vanterpool 7 Oakwood Adventist Academy Sean Williams “Can Silver Decrease Bacterial Enzyme Function?” Willie Williams IV 6 Oakwood Adventist Academy Sean Williams “Does the soap with more air bubbles deteriorate quicker than others?” Abigail Williams 6 Danville Middle School Brandy Sutton “The Difference Between Bleached and Unbleached Flour”
City
Huntsville Huntsville Madison Muscle Shoals Huntsville Danville Huntsville Madison Muscle Shoals Huntsville Muscle Shoals Madison Huntsville Huntsville Danville
ENGINEERING EE-142 EE-143
EE-144 EE-145 EE-146 EE-147 EE-148 EE-149
EE-150 EE-151 EE-152
William Gardner Ashley 8 Cornerstone Christian Academy Luke Laney “Do Super Magnets Make Super Generators? / "The Effects of Neodymium Magnets on Simple Electric Generators"” Andrey Ashmore 8 East Limestone Middle School Debra McConnell Hugh Vessels “Hydroelectric Waterwheel” Sebastian Alexander Brock 6 Shoals Christian School Jessica Turner “Noise Reduction Using Phase Cancellation” Jace Wilson Calvert 6 Muscle Shoals Middle School Christina Crunk “Energy Magnets” Corey James Crouch 8 East Limestone High School Debra McConnell “Operation Free TV” Nicholas Asher Edmonds 8 Shoals Christian School Jessica Turner “Make Your Own Way To Control WInd” Kaylee Elizabeth Eldridge 8 Muscle Shoals Middle School Christina Crunk “Cool Magnets” Noor Eltom 6 Islamic Academy of Huntsville Stephanie League Aliyah Rashid “Art Bot” Jason Davis Fisher 6 Muscle Shoals Middle School Christina Crunk “Balloon Blast” Abigail Teagan Graves 8 Hamption Cove Middle School Sarah Fields “Shining Through Weather” Salil Kumar 8 Muscle Shoals Middle School Christina Crunk “Roller Coaster Marbles: Converting Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy”
Section Madison
Sheffield Muscle Shoals Athens Florence Muscle Shoals Madison
Muscle Shoals Owens Cross Roads Muscle Shoals
Project
EE-153 EE-154 EE-155
EE-156 EE-157 EE-158 EE-159 EE-160
EE-161 EE-162 EE-163 EE-164 EE-165 EE-166 EE-167 EE-168
Name Project Title
Grade
School
Summer Kynard 6 Horizon Elementary School “Hydroelectric Generator” Maanasi Limaye 6 Rainbow Elementary School “Now You See It, Now You Don't” Hieu Nguyen 8 Westlawn Middle School Luis Porras Bladimir Rodriguez “Solar Electricity” Ethan Nicholas Oliver 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “The Rocket Test” Josiah Parker 6 Columbia Elementary School “The Balancing Act - Center of Gravity” Remy Bourque Patin 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “Water Wheel Efficiency” Jillian Caroline Pennell 6 Horizon Elementary School “Variable Nozzles on a Jet Engine and the Venturi Effect” Aliyah Rashid 6 Islamic Academy of Huntsville Noor Eltom “ArtBot” Parker Douglas Scalf 6 Hamption Cove Middle School “Blowing Hot Air” Valerie Rose Sedgwick 6 Hamption Cove Middle School “Wack Rides” John David Simmons 8 Shoals Christian School “Rube Goldberg” Christian Siwiec 6 Westlawn Middle School “The Effect of Bridge Design on Weight Bearing Capacity” Jackson Macmillan Stapleton 8 East Limestone Middle School “Farmers Meet Drones” Andrew Crosier Storie 6 Shoals Christian School “How Much Weight Will A Popsicle Stick Bridge Hold?” Elena Tetrault 7 Hamption Cove Middle School “From Robotics to the Google Car: How to Navigate Through Our World” Erica Seles Williams 6 Muscle Shoals Middle School “Hello From The Other Side Of Digital Music”
Sponsor
City
Elizabeth Bero
Huntsville
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Bonnie Garrett
Huntsville
Kiley Soule
Huntsville
Diana Blackwood
Madison
Kiley Soule
Madison
Elizabeth Bero
Madison
Stephanie League
Madison
Sarah Fields
Huntsville
Sarah Fields
Huntsville
Jessica Turner
Florence
Bonnie Garrett
Huntsville
Debra McConnell
Athens
Jessica Turner
Florence
Sarah Fields
Huntsville
Christina Crunk
Sheffield
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EV-172 EV-173 EV-174 EV-175 EV-176 EV-177 EV-178 EV-179 EV-180
Atlee Barrow 6 “River Troubles” Jack Bell 6 “What If The Pigs Had It All Wrong?” Padraig Russell Brainerd 7 “Fulgerite Sand Test” Caileigh Alyssa Byrd 7 “Which Detergent Cleans Stains The Best?” Elijah Hayden Colston 6 “Phosphoric Acid..Is It Really Safe?” Markus Cutler 6 “Speedy Tsunamis!” Brian Elswerth Dublin JR 8 “Which Wind Turbine Best Harness Wind?” Jaden Myles Edwards 6 “Can Science solve the mystery of "Deflategate"?” Redah Khalifa Essul 6 “Instant Ice Project”
Horizon Elementary School
Elizabeth Bero
Madison
Mill Creek Elementary School
Jackie Smith
Madison
St. John the Baptist Catholic School
Kiley Soule
Huntsville
Oakwood Adventist Academy
Sean Williams
Huntsville
Shoals Christian School
Jessica Turner
Florence
Rainbow Elementary School
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Oakwood Adventist Academy
Sean Williams
Huntsville
Horizon Elementary School
Amara Alexander
Madison
Islamic Academy of Huntsville
Stephanie League
Madison
Project
EV-181
EV-182 EV-183 EV-184 EV-185 EV-186 EV-187 EV-188 EV-189 EV-190 EV-191 EV-192
Name Project Title
Grade
School
Aliyah Michelle Garrett 8 East Limestone High School Erin Rose Mcnamara “nature's purifier” Anna Rae Harris 7 Hamption Cove Middle School “Plant Chant” Morgan Lynn Humphrey 8 Hamption Cove Middle School “Wetlands: Nature's Water Filter” Emily Kate Kuykendall 6 Muscle Shoals Middle School “Volcanoes” Hunter Anton Lamps 6 Horizon Elementary School “Thermal Energy, heat in motion” Joshua Murphree 6 Columbia Elementary School “Big Rocks First? Does the order of filtration materials really matter?” Minh Phan 6 Columbia Elementary School “Energy For All!” Weston James Pruitt 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “How Far Away Can You Be to Feel a Seismic Wave?” Ria Sethi 6 Columbia Elementary School “What's the Better Filter?” Stephanie Ameilia Smith 8 Shoals Christian School “Does The Atmosphere And Weather Have Any Effect On Humans And The Planet” Alexa Michelle Vanterpool 7 Oakwood Adventist Academy “Does Steam Really Clean?” Jenson Wilhelm 6 Rainbow Elementary School “Solar Desalination”
Sponsor
City
Debra McConnell
Madison
Sarah Fields
Owens Cross Roads
Sarah Fields
Owens Cross Roads
Christina Crunk
Tuscumbia
Elizabeth Bero
Madison
Diana Blackwood
Madison
Diana Blackwood
Madison
Kiley Soule
Madison
Diana Blackwood
Madison
Jessica Turner
Florence
Sean Williams
Harvest
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Sarah Fields
Hampton Cove
Sarah Fields
Huntsville
Kiley Soule
Madison
Sarah Fields
Owens Cross Roads
Carla Beardslee
Madison
Kaylyn Salt
Huntsville
Kiley Soule
Madison
Jessica Turner
Killen
Sarah Fields
Huntsville
Rhonda Lisauckis
Owens Cross Roads
MATH & COMPUTERS MA&CS-207 Nina Hubbard 6 Hamption Cove Middle School “Huffman Coding” MA&CS-208 Joseph John Hughes 6 Hamption Cove Middle School “Electrical Conduction” MA&CS-209 Bennett James Rigby 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “Compression: Is It Worth the Time?” MA&CS-210 Rebecca Lynn Riser 8 Hamption Cove Middle School “Game On” MA&CS-211 Rohan Sethi 8 Liberty Middle School “Fastest Internet Browser” MA&CS-212 Logan Slowik 8 Grace Lutheran School “Do Different Materials Block Wi-Fi Signals Differently?” MA&CS-213 John Morgan Teare 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “Carnival Math” MA&CS-214 Kaleb Dean Tucker 8 Shoals Christian School “What Materials Can Block A Wi-Fi Signal?” MA&CS-215 Ella Frances Tummel 7 Hamption Cove Middle School “Wi-Fi vs. Everything” MA&CS-216 Naomi VanHouten 7 Covenant Christian Academy “"Domo Arigato" Precision Roboto”
Project
Name Project Title
Grade
School
Sponsor
City
Kaylyn Salt
Huntsville
Kiley Soule
Harvest
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Sarah Fields
Owens Cross Roads
Kiley Soule
Madison
Christina Crunk
Muscle Shoals
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Sean Williams
Huntsville
Andrea Cushing
Madison
Sean Williams
Huntsville
Sarah Fields
Owens Cross Roads
Sarah Fields
Huntsville
Sean Williams
Toney
Jessica Turner
Florence
Jamie Mead
Florence
Jamie Mead
Florence
Jessica Turner
Florence
Elizabeth Bero
Madison
Jessica Turner
Muscle Shoals
Christina Crunk
Muscle Shoals
Carla Beardslee
Huntsville
Sarah Fields
Huntsville
Elizabeth Bero
Madison
Jessica Turner
Killen
Andrea Cushing
Madison
MEDICINE & HEALTH ME-223 ME-224 ME-225 ME-226 ME-227 ME-228 ME-229 ME-230 ME-231 ME-232 ME-233 ME-234 ME-235 ME-236 ME-237 ME-238 ME-239 ME-240
Megan Bollero 8 Grace Lutheran School “"C" My Potato” Emily Rose Bradbury 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “Establishing Dominance” Anna Grider 6 Rainbow Elementary School “The Skinny on Moisturizers: Which Works Best to Keep Skin Moist?” Griffin Cole Jordan 6 Hamption Cove Middle School “Sugar Breakdown” Maryamm Bernice Klop 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “Does Age Affect the Ability to Taste Sour?” Jonathan Kutz 7 Muscle Shoals Middle School “Workout Trends” Leah Lessmann 6 Rainbow Elementary School “How Stress Affects the Body” Arielle Naomi Madrid 6 Oakwood Adventist Academy “Does Aloe Vera or Neosporin Heal Minor Cuts Better?” Alex McIntosh 6 Rainbow Elementary School “Ear Popping: The Evaluation of Age and Gender with Altitude Change” Steffan Price 6 Oakwood Adventist Academy “Can people taste the difference between regular and low fat foods.” Elizabeth Marie Rhonemus 7 Hamption Cove Middle School “That Doesn't Help Us!” Jacob Hudson Roper 8 Hamption Cove Middle School “Motion Potion” Eryn Kemia Roper 8 Oakwood Adventist Academy “Can eyes fool your taste buds?” Anne Houston Rutledge 8 Shoals Christian School “Does The Consumption of Dark Drinks Like Coffee, Tea, Soda, or Juice Stain Teeth?” Porter Smith 8 St. Joseph Regional Catholic School “Is It Clean?” Tricia Smith 8 St. Joseph Regional Catholic School “Stop! Don't Touch That Door Knob!” Bethany Kaylin Sparks 6 Shoals Christian School “Which Beverage Stains Teeth The Most” D'Mar Joseph Tarront-Milton 6 Horizon Elementary School “Now You See It, Now You Don't”
PHYSICAL SCIENCE PHS-245 PHS-246 PHS-247 PHS-248 PHS-249 PHS-250 PHS-251
Aidan Alexander Billiot 6 Shoals Christian School “Do Colored Candles Burn Faster Than White Candles?” Jackson Thomas Butler 7 Muscle Shoals Middle School “May the Magnetic Force Be With You” Lane Ellis Chatterton 8 Liberty Middle School “Aerodynamics and Lift” Olivia Louise Cole 7 Hamption Cove Middle School “Wearing Away Your Smile: Tooth Enamel and How What You Drink Affects It” Nolan Bailey Cooper 6 Horizon Elementary School “How to Reduce Friction” Evvie Elizabeth Crittenden 6 Shoals Christian School “Crystallization In Different Temperatures” Megan Danh 6 Rainbow Elementary School “How Well Do Different Materials Create Static Electricity?”
Project
PHS-252 PHS-253
PHS-254 PHS-255 PHS-256
PHS-257 PHS-258 PHS-259
PHS-260 PHS-261 PHS-262 PHS-263 PHS-264 PHS-265 PHS-266 PHS-267 PHS-268 PHS-269 PHS-270 PHS-271 PHS-272 PHS-273 PHS-274 PHS-275 PHS-276
Name Project Title
Grade
School
Sponsor
Matthew Chase Dooley 6 Shoals Christian School Jessica Turner “Which Type Of Sponge Holds The Most Water?” Emily Edelman 8 East Limestone Middle School Debra McConnell Destiny Self “Lookie Lookie Lookie, Don't Burn the Cookies!” Ella-Ross Edwards 8 Shoals Christian School Jessica Turner “What Brand Of Paper Towel Is The Most Absorbent?” Elizabeth L. Robertson 6 Life Christian Academy David Nance “Centripetal Force and Roller Coasters” Angel Garcia-Arreola 6 Westlawn Middle School Bonnie Garrett Misael Ortiz, Jr. Raji Carter “Potato Batteries” Austin Tyler Givens 6 Hamption Cove Middle School Sarah Fields “Deflategate- It's All About the Pressure” Jake Baxter Hall 8 Shoals Christian School Jessica Turner “Making The Shot!” Steven Hughes 8 Westlawn Middle School Bonnie Garrett Zachary Osmer Nathan Dadfar “The Hidden Jingle” Sydney Hur 6 Mill Creek Elementary School Jackie Smith “How to Get Shiny Teeth?” Riley Alexander Johnston 6 Hamption Cove Middle School Sarah Fields “Phone Book Friction” Parker Neal Lovett 6 Shoals Christian School Jessica Turner “Football Concussions And How The New Helmets Help” Madeline Malone 6 Muscle Shoals Middle School Christina Crunk “Baking Soda and Vinegar Powered Rocket” Alexia Marshall 6 Westlawn Middle School Bonnie Garrett “Can the Color of Your House Reduce Energy?” Ella Catherine Michael 8 Huntsville Junior High School Cheryl Michael “Absorption of Radiant Energy by Different colors” Hailey Ernestine Moore 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School Kiley Soule “Let's Wreck It” Ella-Grace Rich Morrow 6 Shoals Christian School Jessica Turner “The Science Of Rotation In Dance” Sohan Mynampally 6 Mill Creek Elementary School Jackie Smith “What Materials Block Can Block a Wi-Fi Signal?” William Nicholas Parker 6 Horizon Elementary School Elizabeth Bero “Soccer Ball Air Pressure Study” Jasmine Alexia Parks 6 Muscle Shoals Middle School Christina Crunk “How quickly does oil travel through water?” Kim Phan 6 Mill Creek Elementary School Jackie Smith “Do Liquids Evaporate at the Same Rate?” Vishay Ram 8 Liberty Middle School Carla Beardslee “En"Light"enment” Ryan James Revera 6 Horizon Elementary School Elizabeth Bero “Bats Blast” Austin Henry Revera 6 Horizon Elementary School Elizabeth Bero “B-Ball Bounce” Jordan Reynolds-Gleason 8 Grace Lutheran School Kaylyn Salt “Can a Graphene Capacitor be 3D Printed with Higher Surface Area in Order to Increase Energy Storage Capacity?” Parker Styles Runnion 6 Horizon Elementary School Elizabeth Bero “The Paper Towel Challenge”
City
Florence Athens
Florence Athens Huntsville
Huntsville Florence Huntsville
Madison Gurley Florence Tuscumbia Huntsville Huntsville Madison Florence Madison Madison Muscle Shoals Madison Madison Madison Madison Huntsville Athens
Project
PHS-277
PHS-278 PHS-279
PHS-280
PHS-281 PHS-282 PHS-283 PHS-284 PHS-285 PHS-286 PHS-287 PHS-288
Name Project Title Omar Saleh Saleh Reem Abuhmra Reem “egg in the bottle” Abdel Sanchez Cortes “How Does A Hovercraft Work?” Diane Schott Jill Gallagher “Project: Expansion” Jacob Christopher Spence Zachary Will Tribble “Keepin it Cool” Mia Grace Teare “Bouncing Basketballs” Miles Thompson “Looking for a Flash of Fire” Catherine MeLeah Turner “The Perfect Shot In Basketball!” George VenVeckhoven “To Fly or Not to Fly” Sarah Katherine Vaughan “The Viscosity of MiraLAX®” Mallory Wilson “One Battery to Rule Them All” Ashlyn Grace Winters “Hot Shot” Lillian Zhu “Effect of Tennis Grips on Ball Spin”
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Islamic Academy of Huntsville
Stephanie League
Huntsville
6
Westlawn Middle School
Bonnie Garrett
Huntsville
6
Heritage Elementary School
Kristin Kolenich
Madison
8
East Limestone Middle School
Debra McConnell
Athens
7
St. John the Baptist Catholic School
Kiley Soule
Madison
7
St. Joseph Regional Catholic School
Jamie Mead
Florence
6
Shoals Christian School
Jessica Turner
Florence
7
St. Joseph Regional Catholic School
Jamie Mead
Florence
6
Heritage Elementary School
Kristin Kolenich
Madison
6
Hamption Cove Middle School
Sarah Fields
Hampton Cove
8
Hamption Cove Middle School
Sarah Fields
Owens Cross Roads
6
Horizon Elementary School
Amara Alexander
Madison
Sarah Fields
Owens Cross Roads
Sarah Fields
Owens Cross Roads
Kiley Soule
Madison
Sarah Fields
Hampton Cove
Jessica Turner
Florence
Jackie Smith
Madison
Bonnie Garrett
Huntsville
Kiley Soule
Huntsville
Debra McConnell
Athens
Jessica Turner
Florence
PLANT SCIENCE PS-291 PS-292 PS-293 PS-294 PS-295 PS-296 PS-297 PS-298 PS-299
PS-300
Katelyn Elizabeth Bray 7 Hamption Cove Middle School “Hydroponics VS Soil” Trinity Marie Christian 8 Hamption Cove Middle School “Battle of the pots ” Adeline Hope Davidson 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “Does Gravity Change the Way Roots Grow?” Rosalie Bee Rush 6 Hamption Cove Middle School “Grow” Mary-Ellen Brant Rutledge 6 Shoals Christian School “Will Fluoride Effect The Growth Of Plants?” Spencer Sanderson 6 Mill Creek Elementary School “Liquid vs. Granular: The Great Fertilizer Debate” Macee Spatz 6 Westlawn Middle School “Hydrogen Peroxide on Seed Germination” James Edward Stott 7 St. John the Baptist Catholic School “Do Plants Grow Taller in Natural or Artificial Light?” Cody Ryan Tiemann 8 East Limestone High School Presley Adelle McKelvey “How Different Liquids Effect The Growth Of Plants” Caroline Elizabeth Turner 8 Shoals Christian School “How Does Microwave Water, Distilled Water, and Tap Water Affect Plant Growth?”
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Shoals Christian School
Jeanene Daniels
Florence
Shoals Christian School
Jeanene Daniels
Florence
Cornerstone Christian Academy
Luke Laney
Rainsville
St. John Paul II
Brian Finzel
Huntsville
St. John Paul II
Brian Finzel
Huntsville
Brian Finzel
Huntsville
N. Pressley
Madison
Brian Finzel
Huntsville
Brian Finzel
Huntsville
Jeanene Daniels
Florence
Jeanene Daniels
Florence
Brian Finzel
Pulaski
SENIOR DIVISION ANIMAL SCIENCE AS-301 AS-302 AS-303 AS-304 AS-305
Madison Hughes 10 “Does Grooming Horses Affect Their Heart Rates?” Scott Oakley 10 “Crayfish Testing: Phases II and III” Sarah Annie Skaggs 11 “Can fish have blood types?” Sydney Woodring 11 “Which Type of Horse Boot Creates Less Heat” Kendall Woodring 11 “Which Saddle Pad Keeps the Horse the Coolest”
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE BE-306 BE-307 BE-308 BE-309 BE-310 BE-311 BE-312
Polly Bjelke 11 St. John Paul II “Sensory Marketing: Does Scent Affect Sales?” Nina Bucknor 10 Oakwood Adventist Academy “Do Introverts Perform Better on a Stroop Task Than Extraverts?” Melinda Gonzales 10 St. John Paul II “The Science of Hand Sniffing” Sydney Gross 10 St. John Paul II “Cross Racial Identification” Kaylyn Hinton 10 Shoals Christian School “Which Gender Has the Best Memory?” Jonathan David Koan 10 Shoals Christian School “The Effects of Different Types of Classical Music on Test Scores” Katherine Welch 10 St. John Paul II “Reliability of Memory Recall”
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY CH&BI-315 CH&BI-316 CH&BI-317 CH&BI-318 CH&BI-319 CH&BI-320 CH&BI-321 CH&BI-322 CH&BI-323 CH&BI-324
Keri Burge 10 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “The Effects of Mummification on Chickens” Gabrielle Caldwell 10 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “How Can You Make Molecular Rock Candy Spaghetti?” Braelyn Cranfill 10 Shoals Christian School Jeanene Daniels “Fruit Insides Vs. Peelings” Corinne Gautreaux 10 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “Fingerprinting Surfaces” Durell King 9 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “Can Table Salt Affect the Freezing Point of Water?” Aaron Newchurch 10 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “Burning Nuts” Rachel Pounders 10 Shoals Christian School Jeanene Daniels “The Tensions Are High” Jade Pride 10 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “Which Liquid Evaporates Fastest?” Sarah A. Reed 11 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “Vitamin C - Red vs. Green” Daniel Vogler 11 James Clemens High School Carol Bohatch “The Wetting Properties of Metallic Substrates Modified with Self-Assembling Organic Monolayers”
Madison Huntsville Florence Huntsville Madison Madison Florence Toney Owens Cross Roads Madison
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ENGINEERING EE-330 EE-331 EE-332
EE-333 EE-334 EE-335 EE-336
Grace Caroline Adams 10 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “Solar-Powered Refrigeration” Riley Laurendine 9 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “Follow the Sun” Drew Prevost 12 Covenant Christian Academy Rhonda Lisauckis “Hunka Hunka Hybrid Luv, Phase IV: Development and Systems Integration of a Modular Power Factor Corrected Pre-converter, LiFePO4 Battery Charger, DC Motor Controller, and Battery Monitoring System” Elena Smith 10 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “Feasibility of Mechanical Energy Storage on a Residential Scale” Laura M. Storie 10 Shoals Christian School Jeanene Daniels “Shake It Off” David Charles Walker 9 Decatur High School Mark Christopher “The Theseus Encryption” Chara Elizabeth Yocum 9 Providence Classical School Alan Pope “Aerodynamics: Geometric Shapes”
Huntsville Madison Hazel Green
Madison Florence Decatur Gurley
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EV-338 EV-339 EV-340
EV-341 EV-342 EV-343 EV-344 EV-345 EV-346 EV-347 EV-348
Viviana Lee Ette Aragon 10 James Clemens High School Carol Bohatch “Pharmaceutical Pollution in Bodies of Water” Sarah Benson 10 Shoals Christian School Jeanene Daniels “Effect of Filtration Through Sediments on Phosphates in Shampoos” Victoria Anne Bohanan 9 East Limestone High School Debra McConnell Halley Truesdale “How to Stay Cool” Micah Boyer 10 Shoals Christian School Jeanene Daniels “The Effect of Ant Killer on Rye Grass” Ryana Cherry 9 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “Does Natural Compost Or Water Soluble Plant Food Make Plants Grow Stronger And Healthier?” Katie Heinkel 10 Shoals Christian School Jeanene Daniels “Cloudy with a Chance of Acid” Andrew Johnson-Dingome 10 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “Could Solar - Power Ovens Reduce Deforestation in Africa?” Will McKelvey 10 Shoals Christian School Jeanene Daniels “Soil Erosion” Kelin A. Norris 11 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “Will Fish Oil Reduce Plastic Waste?” James Anthony Palmer 11 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “Efficacy of Select Homemade Filters” Jasmine Thornhill 11 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “Which Natural Chelator Can Extract Copper Sulfate From Water?”
Madison Florence Harvest
Killen Huntsville Killen Huntsville Killen Huntsville Gurley Huntsville
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MEDICINE & HEALTH ME-353 ME-354 ME-355 ME-356 ME-357 ME-358 ME-359 ME-360
Madison Guilbert 10 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “Exotic Eyesight” Jewel Simonne Hairston 10 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “Hurry Up, I'm Hurting! (Which Analgesic Will Have A Faster Solubility Time In Water and Simulated Stomach Acid?)” Kayla Hicks 9 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “How Do You Test Your Lung Capacity?” Mildred Isom 10 Shoals Christian School Jeanene Daniels “Phenylthiocarbamide Sensitivity's Effect on Food Preference” Eric D. Moriarty 11 Valley Fellowship Christian Academy Elizabeth Bower “Fear Factor” Isabella Morrow 10 Shoals Christian School Jeanene Daniels “The Effect of Electrolytes on the Heart Rate of Daphnia Magna” Spenser Willard 9 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “Can Sensors Be Used to Measure Step Quality” Patricia Williams 11 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “How Does Caffeine Affect the Body?”
Madison Huntsville Toney Florence Huntsville Florence Huntsville Huntsville
MICROBIOLOGY MI-367 MI-368 MI-369 MI-370 MI-371 MI-372
Brianna P. Burks 11 St. John Paul II “The Effect of Toothpaste on Canus lupus familiaris' Bacteria on Teeth” Christyn Alexis Byrd 9 Oakwood Adventist Academy “Which Hand Greeting Spreads the Least Amount of Bacteria?” Jayda Caldwell 9 Oakwood Adventist Academy “What Type of Music Affect Bacterial Growth the Most?” Mitchell McFeely 10 St. John Paul II “Analysis of Cell Phone Bacterial Load Reduction and the Effect of Educational Information” Ebony Raphael 10 Oakwood Adventist Academy “Which Hand Cleaning Method is the Most Effective?” Brianna Morgan Wells 12 Cornerstone Christian Academy “What Amount of Ultraviolet Radiation Kills Bacteria?”
Brian Finzel
Huntsville
N. Pressley
Huntsville
N. Pressley
Huntsville
Brian Finzel
Hampton Cove
N. Pressley
Huntsville
Luke Laney
Fort Payne
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY PH-377 PH-378 PH-379 PH-380 PH-381 PH-382 PH-383 PH-384
Therese Michelle Breithaupt 9 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “Reed Right” Kenneth Wayne Good 12 Columbia High School Janice Luchner “Practically Invisible Using Metamaterials” David L. Miller 10 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “Which Is the Best Battery?” Kahylin Nesbitt 9 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “Which Renewable Source Is Powerful Enough to Light a Light Bulb?” Connor Reed 11 St. John Paul II Brian Finzel “Ultrasonic Levitation” Taylor Spinks 10 Shoals Christian School Jeanene Daniels “Friction and Magnetism” Charles Wallington 11 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “How Do You Use A Laser Pointer to Measure Space On CD's?” Micaiah Wilchcombe 9 Oakwood Adventist Academy N. Pressley “Pilot's Lives Matter - Can We Increase the Situational Awareness of Aviators through the Use of an Action Camera?”
Madison Huntsville Huntsville Madison Owens Cross Roads Florence Madison Meridianville
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Alabama Science and Engineering Fair (ASEF) March 31 – April 2, 2016 The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Special Awards Banquet US Space and Rocket Center Davidson Center Friday, April 1, 2016
Grand Awards Ceremony Chan Auditorium, UAH Saturday, April 2, 2016
International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix, Arizona May 8-13, 2016 The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), a program of Society for Science & the Public (SSP), is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition. More than 1,700 high school students from over 70 countries, regions, and territories are awarded the opportunity to showcase their independent research and compete for more than $5 million in prizes. Today, millions of students worldwide compete each year in local and school-sponsored science fairs; the winners of these events go on to participate in SSP-affiliated regional and state fairs from which the best win the opportunity to attend Intel ISEF. Intel ISEF unites these top young scientific minds, showcasing their talents on an international stage, where doctoral level scientists review and judge their work.
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Donors National Aeronautics and Space Administration