Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2011

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MI043   Nipping Nephritis in the Bud 
Rahi Dilip Punjabi, 14, Freshman, Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter 
School, Marlborough, Massachusetts, T: Richard M. Dineen
MICHIGAN 
Ann Arbor, USMI01, Southeast Michigan Science Fair 
BI050  
Effects of Fatty Acids on Skeletal Muscle Proliferation and Development 
Anji Li, 16., Junior, Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, T: Angela Subauste
Big Rapids, USMI06, Mecosta-Osceola Science and Engineering Fair  
PS017   Tiny Allies: The Effect of Coprophilous Beetles on Brassica rapa and Lolium 
perenne Growth and Biomass 
Rachel Joy Rounds, 15, Freshman, MOISD Math Science Technology Center in 
conjunction with Evart High School, Big Rapids, Michigan, T: Laura Joyce Forbes
Detroit, USMI02, Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit  
CS025   Catastrophic Disaster Response and Recovery Logistics System Simulation 
(C-DRRLSS) 
Rohan Arepally, 17, Senior, Stoney Creek High School, Rochester Hills, Michigan, 
T: David Thomson
CS026   Optical Music Recognition of Printed Music Score 
Hyunjoon Song, 16., Sophomore, Novi High School, Novi, Michigan, 
T: James Didio
EE036   Solar Panel Efficiency: A More Colorful Future 
Samantha Paige Myers, 15, Sophomore, Divine Child High School, Dearborn, 
Michigan, T: Katherine Ellen Higgins-Luthman
MA017   Linearly Many Faults in (n,k)-star Graphs 
Allen Yuan, 17, Senior, Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan, 
T: Ross Arseneau
MA018   Converging Logarithmic Spirals on the Complex Plane 
Goutham Kapa, 17, Senior, Troy High School, Troy, Michigan, 
T: Rebecca Brewer
ME048   Erythrocyte Dysfunction and Amelioration in Hypercholesterolemic 
Conditions 
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Siddhartha Gautama Jena, 17, Junior, International Academy, Bloomfield Hills, 
Michigan, T: Megan Phillips
ME307T  MEG Study of the Default-mode Network in Patients with Schizophrenia 
Lawrence Kim, 15, Sophomore; Xiao Zhu, 17, Senior
Troy High School, Troy, Michigan, T: Rebecca Brewer
Flint, USMI50, Michigan Science and Engineering Fair  
AS056   Glial Contributions to Circadian Timekeeping in the Drosophila Brain 
Chengzhen Li Dai, 17, Junior, Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan, 
T: Eugene Wesley Menton
PH045   Detection of Radioactive Isotopes in the Radon Decay Chain Using a 
Homemade Ion Chamber 
Lois Therese Gagnon, 16., Junior, Gagnon Family Homeschool, Goodrich, Michigan, 
T: Thomas Jeremiah Gagnon
Flint, USMI03, Flint Area Science Fair  
CB004   Identifying Novel Mechanisms of Cytochrome-P450 2E1 Regulation 
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Nithin Reddy Tumma, 17, Junior, Port Huron Northern High School, Port Huron, 
Michigan, T: Anna Jamison
MA002   Reformulating the Newton Direction Computation as a Linear Least Squares 
Problem for Smoothed Overdetermined L1 Functionals 
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Matthew Russel Bauerle, 16., Junior, Bauerle Homeschool, Fenton, Michigan, 
T: Mark A. Wicks
Kalamazoo, USMI07, Southwest Michigan Science & Engineering Fair  
EN307T  Switchgrass: A Source of Biofuels and Value-Added Byproducts 
#  Lauren Marie Raycraft, 17, Senior; #  Mallory Ruth Busso, 17, Senior
Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 
T: John Goudie

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PS019   Characterization of the Symbiotic Relationship between Sinorhizobium 
meliloti and Alfalfa Plants 
 
Fatima Nadeem Mirza, 17, Senior, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science 
Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan, T: John Goudie
Saginaw, USMI04, Saginaw County Science and Engineering Fair  
EN047   On Shaky Ground: A Study of Structural Strength During Earthquake 
Simulations 
 
Jose J. Gomez, 18, Senior, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan, 
T: John Barnes
EV017   An Alternative Pathway for Waste Streams: Optimization of the Synthesis 
of Biochar—an Evaluation of Its Soil Amending Capabilities and Biofuel 
Feasibility 
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Andrea Aleah Pugh, 16., Junior, Saginaw High School/ Saginaw Arts and Sciences 
Academy, Saginaw, Michigan, T: John Barnes
MINNESOTA 
Bemidji, USMN01, Northern Minnesota Regional Science Fair  
EN007   The Development of Eco-Friendly Landscaping Pavers Using Incinerator Ash 
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Leandra Marie Craigmile, 15, Sophomore, Lincoln High School, Thief River Falls, 
Minnesota, T: Cheryl Marie Winkler-MIller
Duluth, USMN02, Northeast Minnesota Regional Science Fair  
CS302T  The Application of C++ as a Method for the Synthesis of a Superior 
Encryption Program 
 
William Marcus Bauer, 17, Junior; Christian LeRoy Wood, 17, Junior
 
Cloquet Senior High School, Cloquet, Minnesota, T: Cynthia Ann Welsh
EA003   Mapping the Geology of Mars: The Use of the Themis Thermal Inertia 
Imaging Index to Inform Future Exploration and Sampling Sites 
 
Chelsea Destiny Derrick, 16, Sophomore, Cloquet Senior High School, Cloquet, 
Minnesota, T: Cynthia Ann Welsh
EA004   The Coronae Paradox: The Use of Visual Basic to Determine Circular Low 
Formation Based upon Maps Created Using Magellan Radar Data 
 
in order to Determine the Process(es) of Coronae Formation and the Overall 
Geologic History of Circular Lows on Venus, Phase IV 
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Courtney Catherine Jackson, 18, Senior, Cloquet Senior High School, Cloquet, 
Minnesota, T: Cynthia Ann Welsh
ET011   The Effect of Texture on Aerodynamic Drag, Phase II 
 
Trevor Brian Neff, 18, Senior, Cloquet Senior High School, Cloquet, Minnesota, T: 
Cynthia Ann Welsh
Mankato, USMN03, South Central/Southwest Minnesota Regional Science and 
Engineering Fair  
ET027   Solar Energy for All: Low-Cost Residential Concentrator Photovoltaic System 
Design 
 
Yinshuo Zhang, 16., Junior, Mankato West High School, Mankato, Minnesota, 
 
T: Eric John Koser
ET302T  An Investigation of Rotor Blade Designs for Wind Turbines 
 
Erica Marie Brunson, 17, Senior; Jai Kumar, 18, Senior
 
Mankato West High School, Mankato, Minnesota, T: Eric John Koser
EV014   The Affect of Oscillatoria of Aquatic Invertebrates 
 
Riley Patrick Buley, 17, Senior, Loyola Catholic School, Mankato, Minnesota, 
 
T: Susan Mary Goebel
MI016   Isolation and Identification of Bovine Resperatory Corona Virus from a Dairy 
Herd 
 
Elijah Lloyd Welu, 14, Freshman, Marshall High School, Marshall, Minnesota, 
 
T: Paul Lanoue
MI017   Double Dipping: Chips and Dips 
 
Emily Theresa Wood, 14, Sophomore, Minnesota New Country School, Henderson, 
Minnesota, T: Nichole Kotasek
MI065     Do Different Concentrations of Bleach Affect the Resistance of E. coli? 
                Kathryn Elise Morris, 16., Sophomore, New Prague High School, New Prague, 
Minnesota, T: Jodi Prchal

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