Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2011

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EN305T  Using Stoichiometric Calculations to Analyze Theoretical Yields of Rocket 
Propellant 
 
Joshua Lloyd Clemens, 17, Senior; Ethan Allan Steward, 18, Senior
 
Northwestern School, Mellette, South Dakota, T: Denise Mary Clemens
ET039   Think Green! 
 
Charles Jerome Rossow, 18, Senior, Herreid High School, Herreid, South Dakota, 
 
T: Stephan Joseph Volk
Brookings, USSD02, Eastern South Dakota Science and Engineering Fair              
BE037   Sound of Mathness: Encore 
 
Megan Marjorie Minatra, 16., Junior, Waverly South Shore High School, Waverly, 
South Dakota, T: Ryon Gross
EE051   Navibot, Phase IV 
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Matthew Joseph Hummel, 17, Junior, Florence High School #14-1, Florence, 
 
South Dakota, T: James Leonard Chilson
ME064   At the Beat of My Heart 
 
Hope Georgia Goode, 14, Freshman, Garretson High School, Garretson, South 
Dakota, T: Julie Marie Mueller
MI044   Milk Extravaganza 
 
Brittany Jean Berndt, 18, Senior, Deubrook Area High School, White, South Dakota, 
T: Nancy Buehner
Mitchell, USSD04, South Central South Dakota Science and Engineering Fair  
AS032   Protein Supplements and Their Effects on Adult and Larval Stages of 
Tenebrio molitor, Year II 
# 
Alexis Whitney Olson, 17, Junior, Mitchell High School, Mitchell, South Dakota, 
 
T: Julie A. Olson
BE312T  The Benefits of Colored Plastic Overlays on Reading Fluency 
 
Reva Ann Bork, 18, Senior; Rhennetta Jo Bork, 18, Senior
 
Mitchell High School, Mitchell, South Dakota, T: Julie Ann Olson
EE046   Unremitted Energy 
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Taylor Frances Kinyon, 17, Junior, Plankinton High School, Plankinton, 
 
South Dakota, T: Bob Sprang
Rapid City, USSD03, High Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair  
MI038   Ultraviolet Light Effects on Escherichia coli 
 
Matthew Charles Wilen, 16., Junior, Sturgis Brown High School, Sturgis, 
 
South Dakota, T: Kristin Wheaton
TENNESSEE 
Chattanooga, USTN01, Chattanooga Regional Science and Engineering Fair  
ME093   Making Heartbeats Go LOKO 
 
Darby Kathryn Schumacher, 15, Freshman, Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga, 
Tennessee, T: Linda Dizer
PH052   Positrons: Element of Dark Matter 
 
Michael Anthony Labbe, 16., Sophomore, Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga, 
Tennessee, T: Carl Anthony Labbe
Clarksville, USTN06, Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair  
MI304T  Assessment of Various Organic Electron Donors for Electrical Production by 
Geobacter grbiciae in a Novel H-Type Microbial Fuel Cell 
 
Jyotishka Biswas, 16., Junior; Jiahe Gu, 17, Junior
 
Hume-Fogg Academic High School, Nashville, Tennessee, The School for Science 
and Math at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee, T: Chris Vanags
PH026   The Construction of a Small Dense Plasma Focus Using a Novel Experimental 
Setup 
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Adam Joseph Bowman, 15, Sophomore, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, 
Tennessee, T: James E. Dickens
Cookeville, USTN02, Cumberland Plateau Regional Science and Engineering Fair  
EV032   A Novel Method for Comparing Humic Substances by UV-Visible Spectroscopy 
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Kiara Wenhan Cui, 16., Junior, Cookeville High School, Cookeville, Tennessee, 
 
T: Hong Zhang

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EV316T  The Effects of Engineered Nanoparticles on the Chemoattraction of a Strain 
of the Ciliated Protozoan, Tetrahymena 
 
Laura Gunderson, 17, Senior; Joseph Lynn Black, 16., Senior
 
Cookeville High School, Cookeville, Tennessee, T: Nicole Harrison
Jackson, USTN03, West Tennessee Regional Science and Engineering Fair  
AS033   Evaluation of Climate Trends and Salamander Population Densities, 
 
a Three-Year Study 
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Nathaniel Wade Hubbs, 16., Junior, Camden Central High School, Camden, 
Tennessee, T: Karen Gauthier
Knoxville, USTN04, Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair              
CS305T  A Genetic Algorithm Approach to Minimizing Beam Loss in High Power 
Particle Accelerators 
 
Scotty Allan Chung, 18, Senior; Yajit Kumar Jain, 17, Senior; 
 
Carlos E. del-Castillo-Negrete, 17, Senior
 
Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, T: Karl Donald Flatau
EN313T  Modeling and Characterization of Novel Heusler Magnetocaloric Effect Alloys 
 
Mathilda Marie Lloyd, 17, Senior; Yiwei Li, 18, Senior
 
Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, T: Karl Donald Flatau
EV312T  Activation of the Hexose and Amino Acid Transport Systems in Chlorella 
protothecoides (vulgaris) for Enhanced Biomass Production via Amphitropic 
(Mixotrophic) Reaction Using Alternative Organic Carbon Sources 
 
Michael James Hulick, 18, Senior; Andrew Michael Howington, 18, Senior
 
Morristown Hamblen High School East, Morristown, Tennessee, 
 
T: Robert Edward Gant
Memphis, USTN05, Memphis-Shelby County Science and Engineering Fair - North Region  
ME091   A Novel Discovery: Thalamic Neurodegeneration in Huntington’s Disease 
 
Bowei Deng, 17, Junior, White Station High School, Memphis, Tennessee, 
 
T: Angel Perkins
TEXAS 
Austin, USTX13, Austin Energy Regional Science Festival  
CH301T  Kinetic Analysis of Nanometallic Catalyst in Reduction of Nitrophenol: 
Investigation of a New Class of “Super Catalyst” 
 
Quoc-Bao Duy Nguyen, 16., Senior; Mai-Anh N. Vu, 15, Sophomore
 
Westwood High School and McNeil High School, Austin, Texas, T: Michele Acker
EM306T  Detecting Oil Spills Using Synthetic Aperture Radar 
 
Calvin Ling, 16., Junior; Mark Sands, 16., Junior
 
The Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School, Austin, Texas, 
 
T: David Journeay
EN301T  Algae-based Atmospheric Revitalization for Zero-G and Aerospace 
Application 
 
Alexander Raymond Crisara, 16., Sophomore; Alexander Jahan Rabii, 14, Freshman
 
L C Anderson High School, Austin, Texas, T: Joel Taylor
ME304T  Scaffolds that Baffle: A Study of in vitro Differentiation of Cells via Notch 
Signaling in a 2D/3D Biomaterial Environment 
 
#  Shantanu Abhishek Banerjee, 17, Junior; #  Varun Akella Koneru, 17, Junior
 
Westwood High School, Austin, Texas, T: Michele Acker
PH004   Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Photon Inhibition 
 
Blaine Mitchell Oldham, 15, Sophomore, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas, 
 
T: Catherine Miller
Brownsville, USTX04, Rio Grande Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair  
EE028   The Big Launch: Arm Angle Advantage 
 
Andrew Dean Moser, 16., Sophomore, Homer Hanna High School, Brownsville, 
Texas, T: Diana Williams
EM019   Going Green 
 
Alfonso Alejandro Gonzalez, 15, Freshman, Veterans Memorial High School, 
Brownsville, Texas, T: Linda Raquel Camacho
EM314T  The Effect of Limonene Based Paint on Soil Quality 
 
Javier Dominguez, 18, Senior; Laura Irene Hernandez, 18, Senior
 
Weslaco East High School, Weslaco, Texas, T: Connie Sinoy

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