2018 Honors Division
The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair Honors Division was held February 24, 2018 at Webster University. Additionally, Honors Division students were invited to bring their projects to the Academy of Science St. Louis Science jFair for Grades K-12 in Queeny Park to compete for additional Special Awards.
1st Place
Jerry Zhang, Grade 12, Marquette High School
Project Title: A Geant4 Monte Carlo Simulation of a Quantum Entanglement Experiment of the Decay of Spin-Singlet State Positronium: Computer Replication and Multiple Scattering Mitgation
Award: $3,000 Scholarship! Jerry is now qualified to compete at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in May and will receive an all-expense -paid trip to this event. Jerry was recognized at the 2018 Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner on April 5th. Jerry also received the St. Louis Chemical Society Award.
2nd Place
Neil Tomala, Grade 11, Parkway West High School
Project Title: Data-Analytics Modeling to Detect Peripheral Neuropathy: Augmenting Big Data with Google Trends
Award: $2,000 Scholarship! Neil is now qualified to compete at the Intel International Scie3nce & Engineering Fair in May and will receive an all-expense-paid trip to this event. Neil was recognized at the 2018 Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Diknner on April 5th.
3rd Place
Alan Peng, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School
Project Title: The Lusztig-Vogan Bijection in the Case of the Trival Replresentation
Award: $2,000 Scholarship! Alan will be recognized at the 2018 Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner on April 5th. Alan received the Alpha MU Theta Certificate.
FINALISTS
(A-Z order)
All Finalists receive a $1,000 Scholarship!
Lauren Gallagher, Grade 11, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: The Effect of Different pH Levels on Artemia franciscana
Lauren received the American Meteorological Society Certificate
Owen Kathriner, Grade 12, Kirkwood High School
Project Title: Alleopathy in Lonicera maackii
Owen received the St. Louis Chemical Society Award and the East Central District Federated Garden Club Award
Vishnu Kumar, Grade 9, Marquette High School
Project Title: The Validation of the Psychological Effects of "Superbrain Yoga" through the use of a Brain Computer Interface (BCI)
Vishnu received the OASIS award.
Margie Lodes, Grade 10, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: The Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Phytoplankton
Margie received the American Meterological Society Certificate
Nikhil Mitra, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School
Project Title: A Thermodynamic Approach to Predicting Gal4 Biknding
Nikhil received the St. Louis Chemical Society Award.
Amadi MuseMorris, Grade 12, Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School
Project Title: Ecotourism and Its Possible Links to the Spread of Pathogens in the Galapagos Islands. Amadi received the NOAA Award Certificate and medal.
Divya Srihari, Grade 11, John Burroughs School
Project Title: Targeted anti-cMYC-MAX targeted drug anti-restenosis therapy preserves endothelial proliferation healing capacity while inhibiting Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell proliferation. Divya received the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Award.
SEMI-FINALISTS
(A-Z order)
William Chen, Grade 12, Parkway South High School
Project Title: Evaluating the effect of varied pressure on the production of nano-sub-micron hydrogel particles through multiple apparatuses
Samuel Becket Clark, Grade 12, Kirkwood High School
Project Title: Singing in the Shower With a Broken Radio: Pareidolia in Neutral White Noise
Samuel receives the Stockholm Jr. Water Award Certificate
Caroline Dunn, Grade 11, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: The Effect of Angle of Incline on Knee Joints
Caroline received the American Association of University Women - Ballwin/Chesterfield Branch Award.
Shreya Gautam, Grade 11, Marquette High School
Project Title: Socio-Economic County Level Factors of Prescription Opioid Availability and Abuse
Shreya received the Intel Computer Science Certificate
TEAM:
Kara Greger, Grade 10, St. Joseph's Academy
Emma Mueller, Grade 10, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: The Effect of Caffeine on a Daphnia's Heartrate
Kara and Emma received the Boeing STL Award Certificate
Madison Guzy, Grade 11, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: Understanding nthe Impact of Cultural Eutrophication on Aquatic Resources
Madison received the NASA Earth Systems Science Certificate
Ashley King, Grade 11, Crossroads College Preparatory School
Project Title: Gradient Analysis using Mic rofluidic Devices
Ashley received the Society for InVitro Biology Certificate
Elise McCullison, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: The Effectiveness of Shielding Materials in Response to Radiation Sources
Elise received the Association for Women Geo Scientists Certificate
Aaron Muesuer, Grade 12, Maplewood-oRichmond Heights High School
Project Title: Effect of Choice on Student Performance and Perception of Class
Aaron received the American Psychology Society Award
Marija Miteva, Grade 10, Maplewood-Richmone Heights High School
Project Title: Coding Analysis of Schrodingers Cat
Marija received the Yale Certificate
Samiya Sajid, Grade 9, Al-Salam Day School
Project Title: The Astonishing Effects of Almond on Teenage Memory
Samiya received the U. S. Metric Award
Katherine Schwegmann, Grade 12, Kirkwood High School
Project Title: The Effect of Caffeine on Reproduction Rates of First Generation Drosophila Offspring.
Katherine received the American Association of University Women - Ballwin/Chesterfield Branch Award.
Mary Grace Sullivan, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: The Effects of Fluoride Varnish on Tooth Enamel
Ethan Wang, Grade 11, John Burroughs School
Project Title: The Effect of Sterols on the Thermostability of Voltage Dependent Anion Channels
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