2016 Honors Division Results!

The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair Honors Division was held February 27, 2016. Additionally, Honors Division students were invited to bring their projects to the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair, for grades K-12 in Queeny Park, to compete for additional Special Awards.  

A-Z Order

Sai Allu, Grade 11, Lafayette Senior High School, Project Title: Spatial Arrangement of Circadian Gene Expression in Mammalian Tissue Culture Cells: Effectiveness of Chronotherapy in Cancer Treatment, $1,000 Third Place Award presented at the Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner, Yale Science and Engineering Association Award

Issa Alovor, Grade 10, Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, Project Title: Man or Machine? A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Human and Humanoid Proctors, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Deepa Bhuvanagiri, Grade 10, Eureka Senior High School, Project Title: Effect of Cultural Exposure on Development of Language Stereotypes, $1,000 Finalist Award, American Association of University Women Award, University of Michigan Alumni Association Award

Sabrina Bingham, Grade 12, Westminster Christian Academy, Project Title: Toasting Scottis Bonnet Peppers to Kill Salmonella Typhimurium, Honorable Mention

Clare Bolesta, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy, Project Title: Determining the Levels of Heavy Metals in Herbal Medicine to Detect Possible Toxicity, Semifinalist

Elizabeth Bundschuh, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School, Project Title: The Antibacterial Effects of Thieves Oil, $1,000 Finalist Award, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Abhay Cashikar, Grade 10, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Project Title: Improving the Recycling Process with an Arduino-Programmed VEX Robot, Semifinalist, ASM Materials Education Foundation Award

Loren Causevic, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Concentration of Thermochromic Pigments and its Effects- Time and Temperature of Reaction, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Grace Choi, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Stopping the Smolder- Preventing the Spread of Subsurface Landfill Fires, Semifinalist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award

Aditya Cowsik, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Identification of Physical Markers and Minimal Training Set for Breast Cancer Diagnosis via Neural Networks, Semifinalist, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Award

Jonathan Ebenezer, Grade 9, Lafayette Senior High School, Project Title: Effect of Fertilizer Runoff on the Growth of Aigal Blooms in Water Bodies, Semifinalist, NASA EARTH System Science Award

Renee Ellegood, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy, Project Title: Automating a Conductometric Titration, Honorable Mention, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Lauryn Garner, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: The Impact of Visual Aids on Patient Education, Semifinalist, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Award

Jane Gillette, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Synovial Membrane Diffusion, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Madeleine Goedegebuure, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Effect of an ITK Inhibitor upon T cell Proliferation and Th17 Differentiation, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Aditya Gokhale, Grade 11, Parkway North High School, Project Title: Biophysical Characterization of a Potential LPS-binding Residue (K78) of MIF, $1,000 Finalist Award, American Chemical Society- St. Louis Section Award

Maya Hanson, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School, Project Title: The Effect of the Essential Oils in Thieves' Oil on Brine Shrimp, Semifinalist

Marie Huhmann, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy, Project Title: Caffeine Content in Coffee, Semifinalist

Jessica Johnson, Grade 11, Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, Project Title: Substrate Preference in Callimico goeldii, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Brandeline Jungels, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy, Project Title: Inhibition of Enzyme Alkaline Phosphatase, Semifinalist, American Chemical Society- St. Louis Section Award

Nikki Kasal, Grade 11, MICDS, Project Title: Observing a Synergistic Effect on Escherichia Coli by Coliphage T4r and Ampicillin, Honorable Mention

Usna Khan, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Minimum Temperature for Maintaining Celegans, Semifinalist, U.S. Metric Association

Chloe King, Grade 11, Kirkwood High School, Project Title: Social Networking of Drosophila Melanogaster, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Brittany Ko, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Peppermint Oil and Its Effect on Mice Avoidance, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Kadin Kristjansson, Grade 9, Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, Project Title: The Stress Hardiness of High School Students and Teachers, Semifinalist, American Psychological Assocation Award

Haran Kumar, Grade 10, Parkway West High School, Project Title: Spatial Distance Heuristics for Multidimensional Graph-based Path Finding, $2,000 Second Place Award presented at the Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner, including an all-expense paid trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May, University of Michigan Alumni Association Award

Vinai Kumar, Grade 10, Marquette High School, Project Title: Efficacious Antibiotic Synergy: A Meta-Analysis of the Mechanisms of Action Between Antibiotics to Predict Potential Outcomes, $1,000 Finalist Award, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Selena Lee, Grade 11, John Burroughs School, Project Title: Social Network Dynamics After Ischemic Stroke, Semifinalist

Elliott Leinauer, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School, Project Title: The Feasibility of Kinetic Energy Harvesting through Magnetic Fields, Semifinalist

Olivia Long, Grade 12, John Burroughs School, Project Title: Comparative Analyses of Computer Tomography Technologies and Selection of Oral Contrast Media Concentration, $1,000 Finalist Award, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award

Kelly Maeda, Grade 9, Lafayette Senior High School, Project Title: Gender Differences in the Ability to Detect Duchenne and Non-Duchenne Smiles, Semifinalist, MU Alpha Theta Award

Mahnoor Malik, Grade 12, Parkway West High School, Project Title: ybtT is a Non-Specific Editing Enzyme in Yersiniabactin Biosynthesis, $1,000 Finalist Award, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Monica Malone, Grade 12, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Project Title: A Study of Microbial Communities From Till and No-Till Missouri Soils Using Genetic Finger Printing, $3,000 First Place Award presented at the Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner, including an all-expense paid trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May, Ricoh Americas Corporation Award

Claire Munsell, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy, Project Title: Contamination of Heavy Metals in Selected Soil Samples, Semifinalist, American Chemical Society- St. Louis Section Award

Lauren Owens, Grade 10, Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, Project Title: Mutant Millets, Semifinalist, East Central District/Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri Award 

Natalie Pegg, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Antimicrobial Surfaces, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Elizabeth Poor, Grade 11, Clayton High School, Project Title: Novel functional traits aid the success of the invasive biennial Carduus Nutans, Semifinalist, Society for In Vitro Biology Award

Daphne Singer, Grade 11, Clayton High School, Project Title: Academic Stress and It's Impact on Student Health, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Tara Suresh, Grade 12, John Burroughs School, Project Title: Maturation of Spectral Properties of crxMYFP-2a-trB2 Zebrafish, $1,000 Finalist Award, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Neil Tomala, Grade 9, Parkway West High School, Project Title: Characterizing Dominant & Dominated Strategies in a game of Battleship using evolutionary game theory, $1,000 Finalist Award, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Melanie Villani, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Gun Exposure, Semifinalist, American Association of University Women Award 

Bailey Weishaar, Grade 10, St. Joseph's Academy, Project Title: Circadian Rhythms of Pyrocystis Fusiformis, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

 

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