Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2011

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DeKalb, USIL06, Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region V Science and Engineering Fair  
EN011   Optimizing Nanometer-Scale Features 
 
Kiwook Lee, 17, Junior, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, Illinois, 
T: David Czaplewski
EN012   Networks of Ultrasmall Pd/Cr Bilayer Nanowires: A New Type of High 
Performance Hydrogen Sensor 
 
Henry Kai Deng, 16., Junior, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, 
Illinois, T: Zhili Xiao
PH016   Modeling Quench Propagation in a System of Interconnected 
Superconducting Coils 
 
Emil Timergalievich Khabiboulline, 16., Junior, Illinois Mathematics and Science 
Academy, Aurora, Illinois, T: Jamie Tweedle
Edwardsville, USIL02, Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region XII Science Fair  
CS063   Artificial Intelligence: Learning to Learn 
 
Conner Thomas Ruhl, 14, Freshman, Governor French Academy, Belleville, Illinois, 
T: Christine Stewart
Macomb, USIL03, Heart of Illinois Science and Engineering Fair  
CH025   Optimization and Mechanistic Investigation of a User and Eco-Friendly 
Protocol for Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes 
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Prem P. Thottumkara, 18, Senior, Macomb High School, Macomb, Illinois, 
 
T: Thomas Johnson
ET056   Utilizing the Energy in Wind to Power Vehicles 
 
Nicole Elizabeth Hunter, 17, Senior, Macomb High School, Macomb, Illinois, 
 
T: Thomas Johnson
Springfield, USIL04, Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region X Science Fair       
EM322T  The Kinetics of Cellulistic Ethanol 
 
Hayden James Garner, 17, Junior; Heath Edward Garner, 17, Junior
 
Taylorville High School, Taylorville, Illinois, T: Mark T. Britton
ET049   The Future Fuel 
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Brady Mark Holst, 18, Senior, Southeastern High School, Augusta, Illinois, 
 
T: Carolyn T. Phillips
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Angola, USIN01, Northeastern Indiana Tri-State Regional Science Fair           
ET051   Turbulent Air Flow and Its Effects on Helmet Drag 
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Lexie Kae Buchs, 18, Senior, DeKalb High School, Waterloo, Indiana, 
 
T: Susan Zuber
Bloomington, USIN02, South Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair  
PH043   A Mathematical Analysis of the Future Cosmic Star Formation Rate 
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Harrison Hugh Gaebler, 18, Senior, Bloomington High School North, Bloomington, 
Indiana, T: John Portle
Evansville, USIN03, Pott Foundation Tri-State Regional Science and Engineering Fair  
ME092   Studies on Drug Microencapsulation: An in vitro Analysis of an Ibuprofen and 
Cetyl Alcohol System 
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Tony Huang, 16., Junior, Francis Joseph Reitz High School, Evansville, Indiana, 
T: Kary Kahle
Fort Wayne, USIN04, Northeast Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair  
CB036   Generation and Characterization of Recombinant Human Estrogen Receptor-
Alpha 
Sachin Jain, 18, Senior, Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 
T: Mark Lenfestey
Gary, USIN05, Calumet Regional Science Fair  
ET062 
A Novel Biofuel Cell Based on Direct Electron Transfer-Type 
Bioelectrocatalysis Incorporating Photophosphorylation to Efficiently Create 
Sustainable Electrical Energy 
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Nathan Sai Kondamuri, 16., Sophomore, Munster High School, Munster, Indiana, 
T: Shaun Kondamuri

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Greencastle, USIN10, West Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair     
EE061   Cellular Phone Detector: Effective Detection and Recognition of Radio 
Signals Generated by Digital Devices 
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Thomas Peter Foulkes, 18, Senior, Terre Haute North Vigo High School, Terre 
Haute, Indiana, T: Glen M. Cook
Indianapolis, USIN06, Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair  
AS036   The Effect of Bisphenol A on Caenorhabditis elegan’s Reproductive Capacity 
 
Kathryn Marie Merkling, 17, Junior, East Noble High School, Kendallville, Indiana, 
 
T: Mark Liepe
CH023   The Synthesis of Cellulosic Ethanol 
 
Christopher Andrew Green, 18, Senior, DeKalb High School, Waterloo, Indiana, 
 
T: Susan Zuber
CS038   Developing an Adaptive Disaster Evacuation Simulation 
 
Francis Xinghang Chen, 17, Senior, Penn High School, Mishawaka, Indiana, 
 
T: Lynda Rose
EA015   Characterizing Engineered TiO2 Nanoparticle Adhesion: Implications for 
Environmental Transport and Remediation 
 
Eric E. Fein, 17, Junior, John Adams High School, South Bend, Indiana, T: Nevin 
Longenecker
EV025   Environmental Effects of Solubilized Carbon Nanotubes on Daphnia magna 
and Lumbriculus variegatus 
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Gabriel Scott Stephens, 18, Senior, East Noble High School, Kendallville, Indiana, 
 
T: Mark Allen Liepe
MA052   Braid Group Representations and Braiding Quantum Gates 
 
Rebecca Chen, 16., Junior, Park Tudor School, Indianapolis, Indiana, 
 
T: Steve Math
Indianapolis, USIN50, Indiana Science and Engineering Fair  
CB024   Development of a Low Cost Electroporator for High School and Developing 
World Applications 
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Timothy D. Trippel, 17, Senior, Marian High School, Mishawaka, Indiana, 
 
T: Ken Andrzejewski
CS048   Note to Self: A Transcriptional Study of Audio Files Using Fourier 
Transformation and New Applications 
 
Ryan Kyong-Doc Chung, 14, Freshman, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, 
 
Terre Haute, Indiana, T: Melanie Huber
MA050   Lower Bounds for Odd Perfect Numbers 
 
Anirudh Prabhu, 16., Junior, West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School, West 
Lafayette, Indiana, T: Joyce Gates
Muncie, USIN07, East Central Indiana Regional Science Fair  
MI064   A “Cultural” Experience: What Concentration of Staphylococcus aureus 
Provides a Culture Optimal for the Testing of Bactericidal Agents? 
 
Jacob Scott Henry, 18, Senior, Delta High School, Muncie, Indiana, T: Lance Brand
South Bend, USIN09, Northern Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair  
EN031   The Effects of Different Mediators and Electrode Configurations on the 
Efficiency and Longevity of a Membrane-less, Enzymatic Biofuel Cell 
Operating under Physiological Conditions 
 
Kalina Anna Misiolek, 15, Sophomore, John Adams High School, South Bend, 
Indiana, T: Nevin Longenecker
EV029   The Effect of Seiche Activity and Nutrient Loading on Carbon Cycling in Great 
Lakes Coastal Wetlands 
 
Karl Gregory Koch, 18, Senior, Marian High School, Mishawaka, Indiana, 
 
T: Ken Andrzejewski
Valparaiso, USIN12, Northwestern Indiana Science and Engineering Fair  
EM041   Controlling Asian Carp: A Shocking Current Event 
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Brandon Brady Benninger, 16., Sophomore, Boone Grove High School, Valparaiso, 
Indiana, T: Ken Snow
West Lafayette, USIN11, Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair  
CB026   Kinetics of Myoglobin and Hemoglobin pH Renaturation 
 
Stephanie Lynn Pitman, 17, Senior, Homeschool, Frankfort, Indiana, 
 
T: Michael Brian Pitman

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