Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair Results
March 2001
Grand
Prizes
Senior High Grand Award
Betsy Taylor [12], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``A study of environmental
hormones: Testing PVC extract on wild fruit flies''
Senior High Grand Award Runner Up
Brian Camley [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``The new polynomial diet -
lose pixels, look better: A Legendre polynomial-based alternative to
JPEG''
Junior High Grand Award
Lauren Smith [8], Mountain Ridge MS/Doug Lundberg: ``Transformation
Efficiency of Eschricha Coli Using Aged Cultures''
Junior High Grand Award Runner Up
Kevin Weber [8], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``Communicating at the
speed of light: Free-air laser communications''
Senior Division People's Choice
Bennett Merrimar [11], Wasson HS/Janet Giddings: ``Ionic propulsion''
Junior Division People's Choice
Kevin Weber [8], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``Communicating at the
speed of light: Free-air laser communications''
Senior Awards
First Place - Senior High Biology
Crystal Meyerett [11], Kiowa HS/Wilson: ``Can you eliminate scrapie in
sheep genetically?''
Betsy Taylor [12], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``A study of environmental
hormones: Testing PVC extract on wild fruit flies''
Second Place - Senior High Biology
Nicolas Burrows [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Go south, young radish''
Nathan Pogar [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``The synergistic effect of
acid and salt on Paramecium caudatum''
Third Place - Senior High Biology
Hayley Finley [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Simply irresistable:
Bacterial immunities to disinfectant''
Naomi Ford [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Daphnia on ice''
Kendra Sayles [9], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ````Horsing around'' - A study
in equestrian perception''
Nichole Williams [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Bean clean''
Fourth Place - Senior High Biology
Elizabeth Akin [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Plants & pollution: The
new Mr. Clean''
Whitney Bruder [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Happy worming:
Regeneration abilities of planaria''
Andrew Burgos [10], Coronado HS/Lynne Williams: ``Hydroponics vs. soil''
Nathan Farrell [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Pond-ering the effects of
effect: A study of thermal pollution''
Grant Goerzen [9], Coronado HS/Lynne Williams: ``Effects of organic
material on dissolved oxygen in water''
Jason Stroud [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Snails alive?! The truth
behind Schlage lock''
Fifth Place - Senior High Biology
Teresa Davies [9], Palmer HS/Geoff Lewis: ``The effect of liquids on
marigolds''
Jesse Jennings [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Is there a coliform-
turbidity connection?''
Melanie Mulholland [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Keep your toothbrushes
safe! A study of bacterial contamination''
Karen Pamperin [9], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Out of sight, out of mind .
. . until now''
Kaitlin Quick [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``UV radiation's effects on
aquatic plants''
Ricky Romero [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Lettuce meet E. coli!''
Monica Sedillo [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Cookie challenge''
Meredith Magee [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Brassica Rapa as an
Indicator of Soil Fertility''
First Place - Senior High Health & Behavioral
Rachel Bradshaw [9], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``BINGO: Pet facilitated
therapy and the elderly''
Second Place - Senior High Health & Behavioral
Karin Moe [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Physical CO2nditioning''
Sara Thomas [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``In the garden of good and
evil''
Third Place - Senior High Health & Behavioral
C. J. Eims [9], Palmer HS/Geoff Lewis: ``Who wants to get a job!''
Ben Aaker [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``The unknown: A look into the
world of subliminal messages''
Fourth Place - Senior High Health & Behavioral
Traci Houston [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``The (somewhat) scientific
American''
Lindsay Kearney [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Size matters''
Megan Stringfellow [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Hands down''
Fifth Place - Senior High Health & Behavioral
Kate Gardner [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Learning styles: Visual,
kinestetic, auditory''
Helen Karl [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Clicker clues''
Erica Sabin [10], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Chews to concentrate''
Shannon Matske [12], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Psychological effects of
genetic counseling of patients with a possible predisposition to breast
cancer''
First Place - Senior High Physical Sciences
Jessica Sidman [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Magnetoplasmadynamics: The
future in space propulsion''
Second Place - Senior High Physical Sciences
Brandon Bosch [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``The erosion effect: Mass
wasting in Garden of the Gods''
Vincent Matranga [9], Palmer HS/Geoff Lewis: ``Electromagnets''
Third Place - Senior High Physical Sciences
John Heckman [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Will that notched floor
joist break?''
Megan Malone [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``The relationship between
solubility and crystal growth''
Alyssa Wedler [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Bust that rust''
Fourth Place - Senior High Physical Sciences
Miceala Ames [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Wear your sunscreen,
bacteria!''
Emily Robison [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Saving face''
Colleen Smith [9], Palmer HS/Geoff Lewis: ``Situations that suck''
Alex Twist [9], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Hair toupee, gone tomorrow: A
study of the long term effects on organic and synthetic toupees''
Fifth Place - Senior High Physical Sciences
Seth Gamble [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Burn, baby, burn: A look at
forest fires''
Chelsea Gurwell [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``The effects of temperature
on crystals''
Anna Meenan [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Is it really a Kodak(R)
moment?''
Geoffry Polacek [9], Hilltop Baptist Acad./Justin Schleussler:
``Synthetic oil: Is it worth the price?''
Kim Schmidt [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Cereal crispies''
First Place - Senior High Engr & CS
Bennett Merrimar [11], Wasson HS/Janet Giddings: ``Ionic propulsion''
Second Place - Senior High Engr & CS
Kinsie Waid [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``The inconceivable power
source: ``Are fuel cells the answer to our energy needs?''''
Third Place - Senior High Engr & CS
Rachel Doenges [9], Coronado HS/Lynne Williams: ``WindTunnel 2001''
Fourth Place - Senior High Engr & CS
Blair Buckley [9], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Ascending to apogee: How
spin affects rocket performance''
Ryan Inman [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Ramblin' rovers: A Martian
simulation''
Fifth Place - Senior High Engr & CS
Sara Witte [11], Lewis-Palmer HS/Diane DeLoux: ``The visual
characteristics of sound''
Nathan Kidd [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Over booked''
First Place - Senior High Math & CS
Brian Camley [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``The new polynomial diet -
lose pixels, look better: A Legendre polynomial-based alternative to
JPEG''
Second Place - Senior High Math & CS
Nisa Ari [9], Palmer HS/Geoff Lewis: ``Is there a pattern to optimal
packing?''
First Place - Senior High Group Projects
Jessica McAlister [11] & Jamie Johnosn [11], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke:
``Illuminating the truth about melatonin''
Second Place - Senior High Group Projects
Curtis Larimer [9] & Dave Wacker [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke:
``Mathematics is not yet ready for such problems''
Third Place - Senior High Group Projects
Java Tunson [11] & Anna Nussbaum [11] & Valerie Brice [11], Palmer
HS/Rata Clarke: ``The physical, biological, and chemical interactions in
a wetlands ecosystem''
Junior Awards
First Place - 8th Grade Biology
Lauren Smith [8], Mountain Ridge MS/Doug Lundberg: ``Transformation
Efficiency of Eschricha Coli Using Aged Cultures''
Second Place - 8th Grade Biology
Sara Lambert [8], Horizon MS/Ron Anderson: ``Reaction of paramecia to
light and temperature conditions''
Third Place - 8th Grade Biology
Meagan Hall [8], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Lawn maintenance vs.
xeriscaping''
First Place - 8th Grade Health & Behavioral Sciences
Stephanie Shaha [8], Mountain Ridge MS/Susan Currigan: ``The effect of
music on the ability to comprehend''
Second Place - 8th Grade Health & Behavioral Sciences
Julianna Thede [8], Holmes MS/Frederick Coolidge: ``Gender differences
in Horney's tridimensional theory in children and adolescents''
Third Place - 8th Grade Health & Behavioral Sciences
Emily Fowler [8], North MS/Greg Busby: ``H2O: Testing the hype''
Fourth Place - 8th Grade Health & Behavioral Sciences
Jessica Popken [8], Mountain Ridge MS/Susan Currigan: ``The slings and
arrows of vitamin C''
Fifth Place - 8th Grade Health & Behavioral Sciences
Ashley Ramirez [8], Mountain Ridge MS/Susan Currigan: ``How does alcohol
affect neural transmissions?''
Brittany Keime [8], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Super saliva''
First Place - 8th Grade Physical Science
Lindsay Kallevik [8], Evangelical Christian Acad./Karen Leidecker: ``De-
ice my sidewalk''
Second Place - 8th Grade Physical Science
Robin Keller [8], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``The effect of flame on
textiles''
Third Place - 8th Grade Physical Science
Allison Martin [8], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Temperature: Does it
matter?''
Fourth Place - 8th Grade Physical Science
Jennifer Sather [8], Mountain Ridge MS/Susan Currigan: ``The effect of
the ``greenhouse gas'' carbon dioxide on global warming''
Fifth Place - 8th Grade Physical Science
Casey Conway [8], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``The effects of filters
on a picture''
First Place - 8th Grade Math, Eng., Computer Sci.
Kevin Weber [8], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``Communicating at the
speed of light: Free-air laser communications''
Second Place - 8th Grade Math, Eng., Computer Sci.
Tyler Nicely [8], Nicely Home Sch./Heidi Wigand-Nicely: ``The effects of
MP3 compression on music quality''
Third Place - 8th Grade Math, Eng., Computer Sci.
David Chandler [8], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``What will happen to
the speed of a fan engine if the veins are changed?''
First Place - 7th Grade Biology
John Wilkinson [7], Mountain Ridge MS/Labella: ``Bean plant spectrums''
Second Place - 7th Grade Biology
Jessica Borst [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Up and down with water pH''
Third Place - 7th Grade Biology
Austin Balaich [7], Colo. Sch. for Deaf & Blind/Cody Dusenberry: ``Shell
shock''
First Place - 7th Grade Health & Beh. Science
Graham Anderson [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``You're an all-star! An
experiment about athletes and visual reflexes''
Second Place - 7th Grade Health & Beh. Science
Elizabeth Michael-Trumbull [7], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``Twins and
food preference''
Third Place - 7th Grade Health & Beh. Science
Jeffrey Loewe [7], Evangelical Christian Acad./Karen Leidecker: ``Huff
and puff''
Fourth Place - 7th Grade Health & Beh. Science
Hannah Peiffer [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Which brain are you using
today''
Fifth Place - 7th Grade Health & Beh. Science
Shellee Underdahl [7], Fountain MS/Delores Sauls: ``The battle of black
and white vs. color''
First Place - 7th Grade Phys, Math, Eng, & Computers
Adam D. Sidman [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Patterns in DNA: The
vocabulary of life''
Second Place - 7th Grade Phys, Math, Eng, & Computers
Iain Cruickshank [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Shock absorbers''
Third Place - 7th Grade Phys, Math, Eng, & Computers
Katherine Strandberg [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``It's no drag!''
Fourth Place - 7th Grade Phys, Math, Eng, & Computers
Treonna Waid [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``What is the future of our
fuel? Is ethanol a possible future fuel?''
Josh Gibbs [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``How does radiation affect
battery performance?''
Fifth Place - 7th Grade Phys, Math, Eng, & Computers
Thomas Leonard [7], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``What kind of airplane
glides the farthest and produces the least drag?''
Melissa Hadfield [7], Corpus Christi Cath. Sch./Diana Barrowclough:
``Pitch a pooh bear''
First Place - 6th Grade Biology
Peter Bowlin [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Which way is up?''
Second Place - 6th Grade Biology
Sarah Kogler [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Eric Nuss: ``What color are your
cat's eyes?''
Third Place - 6th Grade Biology
Michelle Sage [6], Skyway Elem./Tammara Chisesi: ``Food on the run: What
kind of food group will have the greatest effect on running?''
Fourth Place - 6th Grade Biology
Wendy Lindsey [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Do hydroponic plants grow
faster with vitamin D?''
Jake Doyle [6], Ellicott Elem./Suzanne Blau: ``Do speed suits help you
run faster?''
Fifth Place - 6th Grade Biology
Chris Mills [6], Sunrise Elem./Kelly Kemper: ``Cryobiology: Why are
there insects during winter?''
Rachel Gardner [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Lose weight fast (if you're
an apple)''
First Place - 6th Grade Health & Behavioral Sciences
Kristin Claunch [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Regina Miller: ``Is your
toothpaste ``egg''cellent?''
Second Place - 6th Grade Health & Behavioral Sciences
Meghan Montgomery [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Hmmm, strawberry I think''
Third Place - 6th Grade Health & Behavioral Sciences
Daniel Oxenhandler [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``The magic of modalities''
Fourth Place - 6th Grade Health & Behavioral Sciences
Savannah Jackson [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``I wonder where the yellow
went; I used . . .''
Holly Nicely [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Eric Nuss: ``You'll be breathing a
different tune''
Fifth Place - 6th Grade Health & Behavioral Sciences
Megan Johnson [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Open wide!''
Aubrey Inman [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Dueling senses: Seeing vs.
Hearing''
First Place - 6th Grade Physical Science
Tracey Peterson [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Mini-powerhouse''
Second Place - 6th Grade Physical Science
Jennifer Strovink [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Egg drop soup''
Stephen Anderson [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Salt or no salt''
Third Place - 6th Grade Physical Science
Sonja Elliott [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Peanut power''
Josh Cuchiaro [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Doppler effect: Sound waves
and their compression''
Fourth Place - 6th Grade Physical Science
Daniel Stoot [6], Skyway Elem./Tammara Chisesi: ``Will a hockey helmet
prevent a concussion?''
Margararita Leonova [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Do non-brand batteries
work better than Energizers?''
Teghan Binnings [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Chocolate wars: What stain
remover works the best?''
Fifth Place - 6th Grade Physical Science
Aaron Wall [6], Lewis-Palmer MS/Diane DeLoux: ``A river delta''
Desirae Tucker [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Fog: Annoying, yes, but
fascinating''
Max Gibson [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Regina Miller: ``Mixing acids and
bases''
Lizzy Franklin [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``All fired up''
First Place - 6th Grade Math, Eng., and Computer Sci.
Forrest Friesen [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Hybrid engines''
Second Place - 6th Grade Math, Eng., and Computer Sci.
Kalynn Good [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Eric Nuss: ``Floating objects and
displaced liquids''
Third Place - 6th Grade Math, Eng., and Computer Sci.
Kate Shircliff [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Eric Nuss: ``Photon-solar speed''
First Place - Junior High Group Projects
Cate Spees [8] & Erin Bostrom [8], Evangelical Christian Acad./Karen
Leidecker: ``Liquids' effects on plants''
Second Place - Junior High Group Projects
Michelle Rohrer [8] & Maryellen Hudgens [8], Evangelical Christian
Acad./Karen Leidecker: ``Blind spots''
Third Place - Junior High Group Projects
Melissa Mayo [6] & Kayla Nussbaum [6], Ellicott Elem./Suzanne Blau:
``Does an anemometer or a windmill work better?''
Special Awards
AFCEA Junior 3rd
Forrest Friesen [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Hybrid engines''
AFCEA Junior 2nd
Iain Cruickshank [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Shock absorbers''
AFCEA Junior 1st
Kevin Weber [8], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``Communicating at the
speed of light: Free-air laser communications''
AFCEA Senior 3rd
Bennett Merrimar [11], Wasson HS/Janet Giddings: ``Ionic propulsion''
AFCEA Senior 2nd
Ryan Inman [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Ramblin' rovers: A Martian
simulation''
AFCEA Senior 1st
Curtis Larimer [9] & Dave Wacker [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke:
``Mathematics is not yet ready for such problems''
American Association of University Women Junior
Tirrel Grovenstein [8], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Run for it''
American Association of University Women Senior
Kaitlin Quick [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``UV radiation's effects on
aquatic plants''
American Meteorological Society
Lindsay Kallevik [8], Evangelical Christian Acad./Karen Leidecker: ``De-
ice my sidewalk''
Jennifer Sather [8], Mountain Ridge MS/Susan Currigan: ``The effect of
the ``greenhouse gas'' carbon dioxide on global warming''
American Society for Materials Engineering
Michael Thieme [7], Horace Mann MS/Lara White: ``Quikrete: Is it as
strong as Ready-Mix?''
Association for Women Geoscientists
Megan Renehan [8], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``Pure Water''
Colorado Associates in Medical Physics
Kaitlin Quick [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``UV radiation's effects on
aquatic plants''
Colorado Springs Minerological Society, Third
Megan Malone [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``The relationship between
solubility and crystal growth''
Colorado Springs Minerological Society, Second
Brandon Bosch [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``The erosion effect: Mass
wasting in Garden of the Gods''
Alex Lindberg [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``It's crystal clear: A study of
crystals and their growing habits''
Colorado Springs Minerological Society, First
Jaime Murr [6] & Julianna Alberto [6], Ellicott Elem./Suzanne Blau:
``Does lava flow the same way?''
Colorado Springs Utilities
Danielle Diers [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Filtering for life''
Grant Goerzen [9], Coronado HS/Lynne Williams: ``Effects of organic
material on dissolved oxygen in water''
Kinsie Waid [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``The inconceivable power
source: ``Are fuel cells the answer to our energy needs?''''
Rohit Nistala [7], North MS/Matthewson: ``Transmission of heat''
Comfort Zone Jr. High
Treonna Waid [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``What is the future of our
fuel? Is ethanol a possible future fuel?''
Comfort Zone Sr. High
Bennett Merrimar [11], Wasson HS/Janet Giddings: ``Ionic propulsion''
Conservation International
Danielle Diers [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Filtering for life''
Discovery Sciences
Elizabeth Akin [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Plants & pollution: The
new Mr. Clean''
Giancarlo Bizzarro [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Sulfur-reducing
bacteria''
Grant Goerzen [9], Coronado HS/Lynne Williams: ``Effects of organic
material on dissolved oxygen in water''
Jesse Jennings [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Is there a coliform-
turbidity connection?''
Betsy Taylor [12], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``A study of environmental
hormones: Testing PVC extract on wild fruit flies''
Susan Oppelt [9], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Can one man's trash grow
another's grass? Examining the effects of common waste substances on
grass seed''
Macall Smith [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``A-MAZE-ing senses''
Alana Bailey [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``A study of the effectiveness
of sound barriers''
Brandon Bosch [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``The erosion effect: Mass
wasting in Garden of the Gods''
Anna Meenan [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Is it really a Kodak(R)
moment?''
Cathy Rivera [9], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Bitter bite: Titration of
vinegar''
Jessica Sidman [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Magnetoplasmadynamics: The
future in space propulsion''
Nisa Ari [9], Palmer HS/Geoff Lewis: ``Is there a pattern to optimal
packing?''
Brian Camley [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``The new polynomial diet -
lose pixels, look better: A Legendre polynomial-based alternative to
JPEG''
Jessica McAlister [11] & Jamie Johnosn [11], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke:
``Illuminating the truth about melatonin''
Lauren Goulding [8], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Do birds respond to a
specifically tailored environment?''
Lauren Smith [8], Mountain Ridge MS/Doug Lundberg: ``Transformation
Efficiency of Eschricha Coli Using Aged Cultures''
Sarah Henry [7], Calhan MS/Michael Pepe: ``There's something in my
glass!''
Treonna Waid [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``What is the future of our
fuel? Is ethanol a possible future fuel?''
Jessica Stroud [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Grigonos I Trihos?''
Katherine Strandberg [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``It's no drag!''
Natasha Quinn [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Biodegradable chemicals''
Chris Mills [6], Sunrise Elem./Kelly Kemper: ``Cryobiology: Why are
there insects during winter?''
Melissa Weintraub [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Whitening?''
Daniel Oxenhandler [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``The magic of modalities''
Kristin Claunch [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Regina Miller: ``Is your
toothpaste ``egg''cellent?''
Andrew Murrell [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Eric Nuss: ``Egg in a bottle''
Lauren Martin [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Regina Miller: ``Sink or float?''
Andrea Hall [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Erosion of different soil
types''
Josh Cuchiaro [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Doppler effect: Sound waves
and their compression''
Kate Shircliff [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Eric Nuss: ``Photon-solar speed''
Joshua Lave [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Regina Miller: ``Electro-magnetic
catapult''
Erinn Kromer [8] & Jenny Stroup [8] & Eliza Funk [8], Calhan MS/Michael
Pepe: ``Yuck! What's that?''
Eastman Kodak
Jeff Graham [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Turbulence: Unsafe at any
speed''
El Paso County Medical Society First Junior
Jeremy Walter [8], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``Waves and how they
affect structures''
El Paso County Medical Society Second Junior
Tyler Nicely [8], Nicely Home Sch./Heidi Wigand-Nicely: ``The effects of
MP3 compression on music quality''
El Paso County Medical Society First Senior
Crystal Meyerett [11], Kiowa HS/Wilson: ``Can you eliminate scrapie in
sheep genetically?''
El Paso County Medical Society Second Senior
Shannon Matske [12], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Psychological effects of
genetic counseling of patients with a possible predisposition to breast
cancer''
El Paso County Psychological Association First Junior
Hannah Peiffer [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Which brain are you using
today''
El Paso County Psychological Association Second Junior
Whitney Hampson [11], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``This class is gonna kill
me''
El Paso County Psychological Association First Senior
Ben Aaker [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``The unknown: A look into the
world of subliminal messages''
El Paso County Psychological Association Second Senior
Julianna Thede [8], Holmes MS/Frederick Coolidge: ``Gender differences
in Horney's tridimensional theory in children and adolescents''
Estes Industries
Jessica Sidman [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Magnetoplasmadynamics: The
future in space propulsion''
Fargo Pizza, First Place
Sarah MacGregor [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Make something spin:
Motors''
Fargo Pizza, Second Place
Annette Burleson [6], Ellicott Elem./Suzanne Blau: ``What's the best way
to grow radishes''
Horticultural Art Society of Colorado Springs, Inc.
Junior
Kaitlin Quick [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``UV radiation's effects on
aquatic plants''
Horticultural Art Society of Colorado Springs, Inc.
Senior
Meagan Hall [8], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Lawn maintenance vs.
xeriscaping''
Hubert Hoover Young Engineers
Chris Walsh [8], Mountain Ridge MS/Susan Currigan: ``Electromagnetic
accelerator''
Intel Corp. Excellence in Environmental Health and
Safety
Java Tunson [11] & Anna Nussbaum [11] & Valerie Brice [11], Palmer
HS/Rata Clarke: ``The physical, biological, and chemical interactions in
a wetlands ecosystem''
Intel Corp. Excellence in Computer Science
Brian Camley [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``The new polynomial diet -
lose pixels, look better: A Legendre polynomial-based alternative to
JPEG''
Iota Sigma Pi Chemistry Society Certificate of Merit
Jennifer Sather [8], Mountain Ridge MS/Susan Currigan: ``The effect of
the ``greenhouse gas'' carbon dioxide on global warming''
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
Alyssa Wedler [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Bust that rust''
Peterson AFB Officer's Wives' Club
Alia Scanlon [8], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``The two-sided mind in black
and white''
Kate Shircliff [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Eric Nuss: ``Photon-solar speed''
Pike's Peak Peace and Justice Commission
Natasha Quinn [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Biodegradable chemicals''
Rocky Mountain Goat Association First
Java Tunson [11] & Anna Nussbaum [11] & Valerie Brice [11], Palmer
HS/Rata Clarke: ``The physical, biological, and chemical interactions in
a wetlands ecosystem''
Rocky Mountain Goat Association Second
Chris Mills [6], Sunrise Elem./Kelly Kemper: ``Cryobiology: Why are
there insects during winter?''
RT Logic
Bennett Merrimar [11], Wasson HS/Janet Giddings: ``Ionic propulsion''
Society for In-Vitro Biology
Greg Satriano [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``A comparison of sugar,
saccharin, aspartame on Planaria regeneration''
Society of Women Engineers First
Kinsie Waid [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``The inconceivable power
source: ``Are fuel cells the answer to our energy needs?''''
Society of Women Engineers Second
Robin Keller [8], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``The effect of flame on
textiles''
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Brandon Bosch [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``The erosion effect: Mass
wasting in Garden of the Gods''
Java Tunson [11] & Anna Nussbaum [11] & Valerie Brice [11], Palmer
HS/Rata Clarke: ``The physical, biological, and chemical interactions in
a wetlands ecosystem''
Anna Walker [7], North MS/Martha Tobey: ``Water retention of soil''
Andrea Hall [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Erosion of different soil
types''
Star Chaser Observatory
Jana Greenwald [9], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Celestial and lunar
photography: Shooting for the stars''
Jessica Sidman [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Magnetoplasmadynamics: The
future in space propulsion''
Casey Conway [8], Challenger MS/Ken Percival: ``The effects of filters
on a picture''
U. S. Air Force
Jesse Jennings [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Is there a coliform-
turbidity connection?''
Lean Enos [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Ready or not: Teenage
decisions''
Ryan Inman [10], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Ramblin' rovers: A Martian
simulation''
Amber Lunggren [8], Holmes MS/Lynda Gile: ``The damaging effects of
soda''
Jennifer Sather [8], Mountain Ridge MS/Susan Currigan: ``The effect of
the ``greenhouse gas'' carbon dioxide on global warming''
Branden Dunning [6], Mountain Ridge MS/Regina Miller: ``Flying winds:
Aerodynamic testing of shapes using a wind tunnel''
U. S. Army Grand
Bennett Merrimar [11], Wasson HS/Janet Giddings: ``Ionic propulsion''
U. S. Army
Crystal Meyerett [11], Kiowa HS/Wilson: ``Can you eliminate scrapie in
sheep genetically?''
Karin Moe [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Physical CO2nditioning''
Shane Fagan [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``A dim bulb? How different
bulbs affect motor efficiency using a solar cell''
Michelle Sage [6], Skyway Elem./Tammara Chisesi: ``Food on the run: What
kind of food group will have the greatest effect on running?''
U. S. Metric Association Certificate of Achievement
Forrest Friesen [6], North MS/Greg Busby: ``Hybrid engines''
U. S. Navy & Marines
Betsy Taylor [12], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``A study of environmental
hormones: Testing PVC extract on wild fruit flies''
Jessica Sidman [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``Magnetoplasmadynamics: The
future in space propulsion''
Kinsie Waid [9], Palmer HS/Ann Bernhard: ``The inconceivable power
source: ``Are fuel cells the answer to our energy needs?''''
Sara Witte [11], Lewis-Palmer HS/Diane DeLoux: ``The visual
characteristics of sound''
U. S. Public Health Service
Christina East [9], Palmer HS/Brad Bogard: ``Rotten to the core: How
infections thrive and transfer in apples''
Water Environment Federation
Nathan Farrell [9], Palmer HS/Rata Clarke: ``Pond-ering the effects of
effect: A study of thermal pollution''
Western Museum of Mining and Industry
Rachael Badger [6], Ellicott Elem./Susan Blau: ``Geysers''
Yale Science & Engineering Association
Bennett Merrimar [11], Wasson HS/Janet Giddings: ``Ionic propulsion''