2012 Fair Awards - Science Montgomery
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Award Winners from the 56th Anniversary<strong>Science</strong> MONTGOMERYThe <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Montgomery</strong> County <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Fair</strong>ISEF AWARDS in the Senior DivisionWinners: Expense paid trip to compete in the INTEL International <strong>Science</strong> and Engineering <strong>Fair</strong>May 13-18 <strong>2012</strong> in Pittsburgh, PA and $250 AwardBiology Nina Lu <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolDetermination of Binding Energy Hotspots on a Broadly-Neutralizing Antibody Against HIV-1Computer science Pavleen Thukral Poolesville High SchoolHierarchial Automatic Image Based Human Age Estimation UsingRelevance Vector Machine Regression and Multi-Classifier FusionPhysics David Zhang Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High SchoolSodium Abundance in Sungrazing CometsComputer science Vinay Sriram Poolesville High SchoolQuantitative Modeling of Processing Cost and Energy Consumptionfor Crytographically Enhanced Secure Internet Routing Protocol1st Runner Up: $100 Cash and First Alternate for trip to ISEFEngineering Jacob Glueck Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolOptical Measurement of Ice Thickness
Category Winners in the Senior DivisionFirst Prizes: $200 and CertificateSecond Prizes: $100 and CertificateThird Prizes: $50 and CertificateTeams Share <strong>Awards</strong>Honorable Mention: CertificatesS100S200S300S400PROJ. NO. Name SCHOOLBehavioral and Social <strong>Science</strong>s1 S101 Briana Applewhite Sherwood High School1 S101 Evan Schwartz Sherwood High School1 S101 Jessica Carrera Sherwood High School2 S102 Kevin Pham Sherwood High School2 S102 Eshan Nanda Sherwood High School2 S102 Simran Gupta Sherwood High SchoolBiology1 S204 Nina Lu <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School1 S221 Eric Keen Home Schooled1 S243 James Shepherdson <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School1 S265 Amanda Tomlinson Sherwood High School1 S265 Emma Poe-Yamagata Sherwood High School2 S203 Srividya Murthy <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School2 S226 Sherman Leung <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School2 S244 Trinish Chatterjee Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High School2 S271 Yini Qi Thomas S. Wootton High School3 S201 Daniel Cheng Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High School3 S228 Evan Horne <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School3 S242 Ziyao Wang <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School3 S261 Joseph Denicola Poolesville High SchoolH S205 Andrew Zhang <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolH S222 Colin Hambright Sherwood High SchoolH S222 Adam Berger Sherwood High SchoolH S245 Kyle Starost Magruder High SchoolH S245 Waliullah Rifai Magruder High SchoolH S246 Jaykar Nayeck Walt Whitman High SchoolH S266 Mohamed Keita Gaithersburg High SchoolH S269 Prusse Kakpovi <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolChemistry1 S308 Navya Nanda Poolesville High School1 S308 Meera Krishnamoorthy Poolesville High School2 S305 Maureen Lei <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School2 S306 Devika Haridas Poolesville High School3 S301 Katherine Brizzolara Walter Johnson High SchoolH S304 Sharon Wu Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolComputer <strong>Science</strong> and Mathematics1 S404 Pavleen Thukral Poolesville High School1 S423 Vinay Sriram Poolesville High School2 S406 Ayush Goyal Poolesville High School2 S406 André Guzmán Poolesville High School2 S406 Aakarshan Bhardwaj Poolesville High School2 S421 Jennifer Gagner Winston Churchill High School2 S425 Denise Alving Poolesville High School3 S403 Anirudh Gubba Poolesville High School3 S408 Shubham Chattopadhyay <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School3 S424 Nikita Shalimov Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolH S402 Toby Kang Winston Churchill High School
S500S700Engineering, Presented in Honor of our Past President, Greg Neuschafer1 S508 Jacob Glueck Thomas S. Wootton High School2 S510 Jack Zhu Poolesville High School3 S502 James Baur Wheaton High SchoolH S501 Brandon Grinkemeyer Poolesville High SchoolH S503 Caroline Park Walt Whitman High SchoolPhysics1 S705 David Zhang Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High School1 S721 Pei-Yi Lin Poolesville High School2 S704 Huy Lam Poolesville High School2 S727 Matthew Yung Thomas S. Wootton High School3 S710 Saimouli Katragadda Gaithersburg High School3 S726 Valery Leng Poolesville High SchoolH S706 Leo Hendricks Poolesville High SchoolH S707 Shanta Murthy Poolesville High SchoolH S723 Brian Galfond Poolesville High SchoolH S724 Jason Luu Poolesville High School
Category Winners in the Junior DivisionFirst Prizes: $100 and CertificateSecond Prizes: $50 and CertificateThird Prizes: $25 and CertificateTeams Share <strong>Awards</strong>Honorable Mention: CertificatesJ100J200J300PROJ. NO. Name SCHOOLBehavioral and Social <strong>Science</strong>s1 J114 Azeem Mohammed Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J107 Lainey Reed Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J108 Brittany Menjivar Holy Cross SchoolH J104 Ron Yutin Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J116 Delia Chen Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolBiologyChemistry1 J209 Rachel Pastel Parkland Middle School1 J221 Sanyukta Deshmukh Robert Frost Middle School1 J249 Griffin Badalamente Takoma Park Middle School1 J263 Siddharth Nayak Roberto Clemente Middle School1 J263 David Zhang Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J203 Sunil Tohan Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J224 Caroline Leng Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J246 Saiteja Tammali Lakelands Park Middle School2 J262 Joshua Chen Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J207 Jennifer Belson Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School3 J222 Chase Martin Parkland Middle School3 J228 Jack Ahrens Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J248 Shraeya Madhu Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J202 Ankita Sharma Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J225 Julio Rivas Parkland Middle SchoolH J241 Catherine Paxton Holy Cross SchoolH J251 Everett Eggerman Holy Cross SchoolH J266 Christina Lingfu Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J268 Andy Li Roberto Clemente Middle School1 J304 Divya Gandla Roberto Clemente Middle School1 J330 Brianna Velazquez Roberto Clemente Middle School1 J330 Alex Frost Roberto Clemente Middle School1 J352 Tianyi Wu Roberto Clemente Middle School1 J363 Lucy Wilkerson Holy Cross School2 J309 Noa Schisterman Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School2 J321 Julia Condron Holy Cross School2 J331 Rohith Battina Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J343 Andy Guan Parkland Middle School2 J353 Grace Cheung Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J375 Henri Maindidze Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J305 Jessica Bhattacharyya Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J325 Devon Lyons Holy Cross School3 J356 Trishul Nagenalli Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J370 Sanna Madan Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J372 Frederick Xu Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J306 Stuti Ganatra Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J310 Raviteja Kemburu Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J323 Karan Chawla Roberto Clemente Middle School
J400J500H J326 Nivedhitha Kishore Parkland Middle SchoolH J328 Chimaoge Ibe St. Andrew Apostle SchoolH J332 Kevin Zong Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J345 Aidan Knab Parkland Middle SchoolH J347 Emily Zhang Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J347 Emily Wang Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J351 Cameron Lingenfelter North Bethesda Middle SchoolH J361 Emma Rainard St. Catherine Laboure SchoolH J361 Catherine Estrada St. Catherine Laboure SchoolH J362 Alexa Olivares Parkland Middle SchoolH J365 Anurudh Ganesan Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J367 Eleanor Nuckolls Holy Cross SchoolH J369 Soham Sen Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J377 Addi Giffin Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolComputer <strong>Science</strong> and Mathematics1 J410 Suriya Kandaswamy Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J404 Jonathan Ni Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J403 Aditya Kaliappan Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J405 Wally Niu Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J407 Eric Li Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J407 Hansheng Zhang Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J406 Devin Smedira Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J411 Alex Trang Parkland Middle SchoolEngineering, Presented in Honor of our Past President, Greg Neuschafer1 J509 Ninad R. Nirgudkar Roberto Clemente Middle School1 J530 Nicholas Hopwood Roberto Clemente Middle School1 J548 Anish Senapati Takoma Park Middle School1 J548 Pranav Tandon Takoma Park Middle School1 J565 Diwakar Ganesan Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J503 Kalin Vassilev Takoma Park Middle School2 J523 Andrew Lent Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J525 Joshua Werfel Parkland Middle School2 J541 Rachit Agarwal Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J571 Juan Morales St. Catherine Laboure School3 J506 Brandon On Parkland Middle School3 J564 Kyle Fruth Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J501 Najma Thomas Parkland Middle SchoolH J510 John Baur Takoma Park Middle SchoolH J521 Jackson Douglas Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J527 John Lathrop Takoma Park Middle SchoolH J529 Declan Rickards-Blaeuer Parkland Middle SchoolH J552 Emily Navarro St. Catherine Laboure SchoolH J552 Elizabeth Kaniecki St. Catherine Laboure SchoolH J569 Siddharth Taneja Robert Frost Middle School
J700Physics1 J709 Alex Wilson North Bethesda Middle School1 J709 Luca Garcia North Bethesda Middle School1 J727 Charles Williams Roberto Clemente Middle School1 J742 James Waychoff Parkland Middle School1 J767 Avram Conerly Forcey Christian Middle School1 J782 Isabelle Homan Holy Cross School2 J703 Shreya Singh Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J722 Cameron Warffeli Parkland Middle School2 J745 Marcus Hibbeln Sligo Middle School2 J745 Nathaniel Huson Sligo Middle School2 J761 Benjamin Bock Parkland Middle School2 J787 Katherine Wu Takoma Park Middle School3 J708 James Seeman Parkland Middle School3 J725 Simon Liu Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J741 Anusha Dixit Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J769 Ishan Mundra Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J786 Jessica Yin Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J704 Richard Wang Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J713 David Martirossian Parkland Middle SchoolH J721 Patrick Diaz St. Catherine Laboure SchoolH J721 Matthew Lopez St. Catherine Laboure SchoolH J721 Fernando Cabrera St. Catherine Laboure SchoolH J724 Elise Turner Parkland Middle SchoolH J743 Matthew VanBronkhorst Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J746 Sambuddha Chattopadhyay Takoma Park Middle SchoolH J748 Anne Christine Schauer Holy Cross SchoolH J763 Amelia Cherian Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J765 Ean Eggerman Holy Cross SchoolH J785 Amanda Mutai Parkland Middle SchoolH J789 Karl Zhao Roberto Clemente Middle School
Community <strong>Awards</strong>Presented by Community Organizations in Support of Young Scientists and EngineersAerospace CorporationThe Robert H. Herndon Award to Encourage Minority Students toPursue Careers in <strong>Science</strong> and EngineeringJ501 Najma Thomas Parkland Middle SchoolJ521 Jackson Douglas Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ527 John Lathrop Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ571 Juan Morales St. Catherine Laboure SchoolJ709 Alex Wilson North Bethesda Middle SchoolJ709 Luca Garcia North Bethesda Middle SchoolAmerican Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Potomac SectionFor Achievements in Projects Demonstrating ExcellentIndustrial Hygiene Practice or Technology3rd Place: Certificate and $100S509 Luna Homsi Poolesville High School2nd Place: Certificate and $200S305 Maureen Lei <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School1st Place: Certificate and $300S222 Colin Hambright Sherwood High SchoolS222 Adam Berger Sherwood High SchoolAmerican Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA)For Excellent Achievements in Projects in Space and AviationHonorable Mention: CertificateJ703 Shreya Singh Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ708 James Seeman Parkland Middle School3rd Place: $75Invitation to <strong>Awards</strong> Banquet, one year student membershipJ709 Alex Wilson North Bethesda Middle SchoolJ709 Luca Garcia North Bethesda Middle School2nd Place: $100Invitation to <strong>Awards</strong> Banquet, one year student membershipJ356 Trishul Nagenalli Roberto Clemente Middle School1st Place – 1 week at Space Camp or Aviation ChallengeInvitation to <strong>Awards</strong> Banquet, one year student membershipJ523 Andrew Lent Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolAmerican Meteorological Society (AMS)-DC ChapterFor Outstanding Achievementin an Atmospheric or Earth <strong>Science</strong>Junior Certificate and Invitation to AMS-DC <strong>Awards</strong> BanquetJ372 Frederick Xu Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolSenior Certificate and Invitation to AMS-DC <strong>Awards</strong> BanquetS424 Nikita Shalimov Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolS305 Maureen Lei <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolAmerican Physiological SocietyFor Outstanding Accomplishment inthe Physiological <strong>Science</strong>sSenior: T-shirt, Pin and CertificateS205 Andrew Zhang <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolNote: Teacher of winning student receives a book and resource packetAmerican Nuclear Society; Washington, DC SectionFor Outstanding Achievement in Projects inNuclear Physics and Technology3rd Place CertificateJ353 Grace Cheung Roberto Clemente Middle School2nd Place Certificate and $50S511 Rachel Chang Poolesville High SchoolS511 Nikita Salker Poolesville High SchoolS511 Swagata Patnaik Poolesville High School1st Place Certificate and $100; Invitation to Dinner meetingS709 Amit Millo Walt Whitman High SchoolAmerican Psychological AssociationRecognizing Outstanding Research Projects in Behavior andSocial <strong>Science</strong>Junior Division CertificateJ116 Delia Chen Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolSenior Division CertificateS101 Briana Applewhite Sherwood High SchoolS101 Evan Schwartz Sherwood High SchoolS101 Jessica Carrera Sherwood High School
American Society of Mechanical EngineersFor Outstanding Demonstration of the Principles andPractices of Mechanical Engineering3rd Place: Certificate and $50S721 Pei-Yi Lin Poolesville High School2nd Place: Certificate and Invitation to dinner ($75 check awarded there)S503 Caroline Park Walt Whitman High School1st Place: Certificate and Invitation to dinner ($100 check awarded there)S509 Luna Homsi Poolesville High SchoolThe ASM Materials Education Foundation--DC ChapterRecognizing Outstanding Projects in Materials <strong>Science</strong>Junior Division 1st Place Certificate of RecognitionJ501 Najma Thomas Parkland Middle SchoolSenior Divistion: 1st Place Certificate of RecognitionS503 Caroline Park Walt Whitman High SchoolAssociation for Women GeoscientistsFor a Project by a Student for High Standards ofInnovation and Excellence in the GeosciencesJunior Division Certificate of ExcellenceJ363 Lucy Wilkerson Holy Cross SchoolSenior Division Certificate of ExcellenceS425 Denise Alving Poolesville High SchoolBiophysical SocietyFor a senior project demonstrating excellence in biophysicsCertificate and $100 Cash AwardS204 Nina Lu <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School`Bud Miller Associates, Inc.<strong>Science</strong>MONTGOMERY Award for projects in the Senior DivisionDemonstrating Excellence in Scientific ExpositionCertificate and MedalS403 Anirudh Gubba Poolesville High SchoolS421 Jennifer Gagner Winston Churchill High SchoolS423 Vinay Sriram Poolesville High SchoolS701 Yogith Tupakula Poolesville High SchoolS701 Elan Guzman Poolesville High SchoolS701 Muqeet Ahmad Poolesville High SchoolS706 Leo Hendricks Poolesville High SchoolS707 Shanta Murthy Poolesville High SchoolS721 Pei-Yi Lin Poolesville High SchoolS710 Saimouli Katragadda Gaithersburg High SchoolS722 Archis Sathe Poolesville High SchoolS724 Jason Luu Poolesville High SchoolS728 Adarsh Bindiganavele Poolesville High SchoolS728 Prajwal Keranahalli Poolesville High SchoolS244 Trinish Chatterjee Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High SchoolS264 Sushmitha Tamilselvan Rockville High SchoolS308 Navya Nanda Poolesville High SchoolS308 Meera Krishnamoorthy Poolesville High SchoolS309 Caleb Fan Poolesville High SchoolS311 Caroline Greer Poolesville High SchoolS311 Grace Zhang Poolesville High SchoolS312 John Hartwell Poolesville High SchoolS312 Jeffrey Wang Poolesville High SchoolS245 Kyle Starost Magruder High SchoolS245 Waliullah Rifai Magruder High SchoolS266 Mohamed Keita Gaithersburg High SchoolS301 Katherine Brizzolara Walter Johnson High SchoolS304 Sharon Wu Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolS265 Emma Poe-Yamagata Sherwood High SchoolS265 Amanda Tomlinson Sherwood High School
Broadcom MASTERSFor middle school projects demonstratingexcellence in Math, Applied <strong>Science</strong>, Technology, and EngineeringNomination to compete in Broadcom MASTERS national competitionJ509 Ninad R. Nirgudkar Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ742 James Waychoff Parkland Middle SchoolJ530 Nicholas Hopwood Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ209 Rachel Pastel Parkland Middle SchoolJ410 Suriya Kandaswamy Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ548 Anish Senapati Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ548 Pranav Tandon Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ782 Isabelle Homan Holy Cross SchoolJ767 Avram Conerly Forcey Christian Middle SchoolJ263 Siddharth Nayak Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ263 David Zhang Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ249 Griffin Badalamente Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ304 Divya Gandla Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ352 Tianyi Wu Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ565 Diwakar Ganesan Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ221 Sanyukta Deshmukh Robert Frost Middle SchoolJ727 Charles Williams Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ363 Lucy Wilkerson Holy Cross SchoolJ114 Azeem Mohammed Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ330 Brianna Velazquez Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ330 Alex Frost Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ709 Alex Wilson North Bethesda Middle SchoolJ709 Luca Garcia North Bethesda Middle SchoolCentral Intelligence Agency (PLEASE STAND ONLY)For Projects in the Senior Division in Technologies of National InterestInvitation to <strong>Awards</strong> Ceremony and Tour of CIA HeadquartersS222 Colin Hambright Sherwood High SchoolS222 Adam Berger Sherwood High SchoolS301 Katherine Brizzolara Walter Johnson High SchoolS503 Caroline Park Walt Whitman High SchoolS308 Navya Nanda Poolesville High SchoolS308 Meera Krishnamoorthy Poolesville High SchoolS402 Toby Kang Winston Churchill High SchoolS201 Daniel Cheng Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High SchoolS501 Brandon Grinkemeyer Poolesville High SchoolS510 Jack Zhu Poolesville High SchoolS401 Dhruv Shankar Poolesville High SchoolS404 Pavleen Thukral Poolesville High SchoolS408 Shubham Chattopadhyay <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS423 Vinay Sriram Poolesville High SchoolS508 Jacob Glueck Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolChemical Society of WashingtonFor Excellence in ChemistryS301 Katherine Brizzolara Walter Johnson High SchoolFor Excellence in Green ChemistryS305 Maureen Lei <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolClean Air Partners$50 AwardFor Best Project Addressing Air Pollution or Climate ChangeS305 Maureen Lei <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School
Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist ChallengeTo 6-8th Grade Students for Knowledge of andAbility to Communicate Effectively about <strong>Science</strong>Certificate of Excellence and Entry to National Competition will bePresented to Winners of Each Category in Junior DivisionJ509 Ninad R. Nirgudkar Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ742 James Waychoff Parkland Middle SchoolJ530 Nicholas Hopwood Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ209 Rachel Pastel Parkland Middle SchoolJ410 Suriya Kandaswamy Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ548 Anish Senapati Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ548 Pranav Tandon Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ782 Isabelle Homan Holy Cross SchoolJ767 Avram Conerly Forcey Christian Middle SchoolJ263 Siddharth Nayak Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ263 David Zhang Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ249 Griffin Badalamente Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ304 Divya Gandla Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ352 Tianyi Wu Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ565 Diwakar Ganesan Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ221 Sanyukta Deshmukh Robert Frost Middle SchoolJ727 Charles Williams Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ363 Lucy Wilkerson Holy Cross SchoolJ114 Azeem Mohammed Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ330 Brianna Velazquez Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ330 Alex Frost Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ709 Alex Wilson North Bethesda Middle SchoolJ709 Luca Garcia North Bethesda Middle SchoolFriends of Agricultural Research--Beltsville (FAR-B)-in biology, environmental sciences, and microbiology/medicalFor Excellent Junior Projects3rd Place: Certificate of Merit and $10 gift certificateJ224 Caroline Leng Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ369 Soham Sen Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ375 Henri Maindidze Roberto Clemente Middle School2nd Place: Certificate of Merit and $20 gift certificateJ209 Rachel Pastel Parkland Middle SchoolJ246 Saiteja Tammali Lakelands Park Middle SchoolJ377 Addi Giffin Roberto Clemente Middle School1st Place: Certificate of Merit and $30 gift certificateJ406 Devin Smedira Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ221 Sanyukta Deshmukh Robert Frost Middle SchoolJ372 Frederick Xu Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolGENIUS OLYMPIADFor Projects Dedicated to the Protection andImprovement of the EnvironmentNomination to compete in the SUNY Oswego GENIUS OLYMPIADS222 Colin Hambright Sherwood High SchoolS222 Adam Berger Sherwood High SchoolS305 Maureen Lei <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolGeological Society of WashingtonFor Excellence in Earth <strong>Science</strong>Junior Division:CertificateJ377 Addi Giffin Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ363 Lucy Wilkerson Holy Cross SchoolThird Place: Certificate, Letter, and RibbonJ742 James Waychoff Parkland Middle SchoolSecond Place: Certificate, Letter, and RibbonJ371 Riley Wilburn Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolFirst Place Junior: Certificate, Letter, Ribbon and invitation to present project at a GSW MeetingJ247 Nihar Gupte Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolSenior Division:CertificateS425 Denise Alving Poolesville High SchoolThird Place: Certificate, Letter, and RibbonS704 Huy Lam Poolesville High SchoolSecond Place: Certificate, Letter and RibbonS424 Nikita Shalimov Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolFirst Place Senior: Certificate,Letter, Ribbon and invitation to present project at a GSW MeetingS305 Maureen Lei <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School
Intel Excellence in Computer <strong>Science</strong> AwardFor Excellence in the Use of Computer Technology in the Senior Division2 <strong>Awards</strong> in the Senior Division: Certificate of Achievement and $200S404 Pavleen Thukral Poolesville High SchoolS423 Vinay Sriram Poolesville High SchoolI-SWEEEP: International Sustainable World (Engineering, Energy, Environment) Project OlympiadFor Outstanding Projects in Environmental Sustainability and InnovationSenior: Sustainability Award and Invitation to Apply to Participate in <strong>2012</strong> OlympiadS503 Caroline Park Walt Whitman High SchoolSenior: Outstanding Sustainability Award and Invitation to Participate in <strong>2012</strong> OlympiadS222 Colin Hambright Sherwood High SchoolS222 Adam Berger Sherwood High SchoolIzaak Walton League of AmericaFor projects focusing on conservationJunior: Certificate, gifts, and one year membership in Izaak Walton LeagueJ209 Rachel Pastel Parkland Middle SchoolMIT Club of Washington, D.C.For 11th Grade ProjectsDemonstrating Excellence in Life or Physical <strong>Science</strong>, Engineering,Mathematics, or Computer <strong>Science</strong>Honorable Mention: Certificate of Excellence and Subscription to MIT Technology ReviewS705 David Zhang Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High SchoolFirst Place: Certificate, $150, and Subscription to MIT Technology ReviewS265 Emma Poe-Yamagata Sherwood High SchoolS265 Amanda Tomlinson Sherwood High SchoolMRIGlobalFor Outstanding Achievement in Life <strong>Science</strong>sJunior: Certificate and $75 AwardJ262 Joshua Chen Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolSenior: Certificate and $100 AwardS201 Daniel Cheng Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High SchoolMedImmune Advancing <strong>Science</strong> for Better Health AwardBest Individual Project with Biological Relevance to theCauses, Treatment and Prevention of Human Disease,Exemplifying Values Core to MedImmune Philosophy1st Place Alternate (PLEASE STAND ONLY)S242 Ziyao Wang <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School1st Place: 6-week Paid Internship at MedImmune, $100 and a plaque (COME UP)S221 Eric Keen Home SchooledMu Alpha ThetaFor Challenging, Original, Thorough and Creative Investigation ofProblems Involving Modern Mathematics2 Certificates of Achievement in the Senior divisionS510 Jack Zhu Poolesville High SchoolS404 Pavleen Thukral Poolesville High SchoolNational Capital AstronomersFor Projects Demonstrating Excellence in Astronomy (PLEASE STAND ONLY)Certificate; One year membership in NCA; One year subscription to Sky and Telescope magazine;Invitation to present project at Annual MeetingJ742 James Waychoff Parkland Middle SchoolS705 David Zhang Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High SchoolS704 Huy Lam Poolesville High School
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)For Research That Helps Understand and Predict Changes in Earth'sEnvironment, and Conserve and Manage Natural ResourcesJunior Division: Certificate of Honor and MedallionJ370 Sanna Madan Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolSenior Division: Certificate of Honor and MedallionS266 Mohamed Keita Gaithersburg High SchoolNational Society of Professional EngineersFor Projects Demonstrating Innovative EngineeringJunior Division: Certificate of Honor and Lapel PinJ509 Ninad R. Nirgudkar Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolSenior Division: Certificate of Honor and Lapel PinS510 Jack Zhu Poolesville High SchoolNaval Research LabFor Excellence in EngineeringJunior Division: Rail Gun Target PlateJ722 Cameron Warffeli Parkland Middle SchoolSenior Division: Naval Rail Gun HatS510 Jack Zhu Poolesville High SchoolOffice of Naval ResearchFor Achievement in <strong>Science</strong> or TechnologySix Junior Division prizes: Certificate and MedallionJ509 Ninad R. Nirgudkar Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ370 Sanna Madan Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ503 Kalin Vassilev Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ230 Alicia Gordon Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ109 Harish Kumar Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ541 Rachit Agarwal Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolThree Senior Division prizes: Certificate, Medallion, and a $50 gift certificateS204 Nina Lu <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS242 Ziyao Wang <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS721 Pei-Yi Lin Poolesville High SchoolOptical Society of America, National Capital Section/IEEE PhototonicsFor Achievement in Optics and Photonics (PLEASE STAND ONLY)Junior Division: CertificateJ767 Avram Conerly Forcey Christian Middle SchoolSenior Division: CertificateS508 Jacob Glueck Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolS705 David Zhang Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High SchoolS421 Jennifer Gagner Winston Churchill High SchoolRicoh Sustainable Development AwardFor Outstanding Projects Addressing the Potential for IncreasingOur Ability to Grow Environmentally Friendly andSocially Responsible BusinessesJunior Division: CertificateJ203 Sunil Tohan Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolSenior Division: CertificateS710 Saimouli Katragadda Gaithersburg High SchoolRockville Rotary ClubFor Best Projects in Air Quality and Energy Technology (PLEASE STAND ONLY)1st Place Junior: Certificate, $100, and invitations to Rotary luncheonJ561 Dhruv Patel Parkland Middle School1st Place Senior: Certificate $100, and invitations to Rotary luncheonS305 Maureen Lei <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High School
Rockville <strong>Science</strong> CenterHonorable Mention3rd Place2nd Place1st PlaceFor Middle School Projects Demonstrating Excellencein the Communication of <strong>Science</strong>J109 Harish Kumar Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ243 Anthony Estime St. Andrew Apostle SchoolJ243 Matteo Patzy St. Andrew Apostle SchoolJ407 Eric Li Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ407 Hansheng Zhang Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ262 Joshua Chen Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ116 Delia Chen Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ226 Jonathan D'Alessio Forcey Christian Middle SchoolJ226 Zuriel Herran Forcey Christian Middle SchoolJ403 Aditya Kaliappan Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ108 Brittany Menjivar Holy Cross SchoolJ224 Caroline Leng Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ406 Devin Smedira Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ107 Lainey Reed Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ209 Rachel Pastel Parkland Middle SchoolJ410 Suriya Kandaswamy Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolSigma Xi, NIST ChapterFor Excellence in Measurement <strong>Science</strong> (PLEASE STAND ONLY)Measurement <strong>Science</strong> AwardS308 Navya Nanda Poolesville High SchoolS308 Meera Krishnamoorthy Poolesville High SchoolSociety of Manufacturing Engineers--Chapter 48For Excellence in Research Advancing Manufacturing KnowledgeJunior Division:3rd Place: $25 check, book, and certificateJ523 Andrew Lent Roberto Clemente Middle School2nd Place: $50 check, book, and certificateJ570 Louison Sall North Bethesda Middle SchoolJ570 Mollie Stern North Bethesda Middle School1st Place: $100 check, book, and certificateJ503 Kalin Vassilev Takoma Park Middle SchoolSenior Division:3rd place $ 25 check, book and certificateS501 Brandon Grinkemeyer Poolesville High School2nd place $ 50 check, book and certificateS503 Caroline Park Walt Whitman High School1st place $ 100 check, book and certificateS508 Jacob Glueck Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolSociety for In Vitro BiologyFor 11th Grade Projects Demonstrating Excellent Research inPlant or Animal in vitro Biology or Tissue CultureCertificate of Outstanding AchievementS201 Daniel Cheng Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High SchoolStockholm Junior Water PrizeFor Excellence in Water ResearchSix Certificates:Invitation to compete at the State, National and International levelsJunior Division:J203 Sunil Tohan Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ372 Frederick Xu Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ376 Cameron Reed Parkland Middle SchoolJ405 Wally Niu Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolSenior Division:S222 Colin Hambright Sherwood High SchoolS222 Adam Berger Sherwood High School
Team Results USAFor Best Projects in Air Quality and Energy Technology (PLEASE STAND ONLY)1st Place: Certificate, $100, and Invitation to Rotary Club of Rockville luncheon and to participatein leadership programS272 Nadja Bzhilyanskaya Poolesville High SchoolU.S. AirforceFor Excellence in <strong>Science</strong> and EngineeringJunior Division: 6 <strong>Awards</strong>: CertificateJ347 Emily Zhang Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ347 Emily Wang Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ210 Shahzaade Bledsoe Parkland Middle SchoolJ334 Mindy Hernandez Parkland Middle SchoolJ350 Austin Grinkemeyer Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ366 Seungkyoon Bong Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ351 Cameron Lingenfelter North Bethesda Middle SchoolSenior Division:2 <strong>Awards</strong>: Certificate, Presentation FolderS501 Brandon Grinkemeyer Poolesville High SchoolS265 Emma Poe-Yamagata Sherwood High SchoolS265 Amanda Tomlinson Sherwood High School4 <strong>Awards</strong>: Victory Sport Bag, Certificate, Sonic Sound Speaker, Focus Junior Tech OrganizerS423 Vinay Sriram Poolesville High SchoolS503 Caroline Park Walt Whitman High SchoolS204 Nina Lu <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS242 Ziyao Wang <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolU.S. Army - Research OfficeFor Scientific Excellence in the Senior Division20 Honorable Mention: CertificateS101 Briana Applewhite Sherwood High SchoolS101 Evan Schwartz Sherwood High SchoolS101 Jessica Carrera Sherwood High SchoolS201 Daniel Cheng Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High SchoolS204 Nina Lu <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS269 Prusse Kakpovi <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS301 Katherine Brizzolara Walter Johnson High SchoolS401 Dhruv Shankar Poolesville High SchoolS271 Yini Qi Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolS406 Ayush Goyal Poolesville High SchoolS406 André Guzmán Poolesville High SchoolS406 Aakarshan Bhardwaj Poolesville High SchoolS410 Derek Zhang Poolesville High SchoolS410 Jesse Lee Poolesville High SchoolS423 Vinay Sriram Poolesville High SchoolS502 James Baur Wheaton High SchoolS504 Mughil Muthupari Poolesville High SchoolS510 Jack Zhu Poolesville High SchoolS705 David Zhang Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High SchoolS709 Amit Millo Walt Whitman High School8 <strong>Awards</strong> : Certificate of Achievement, Presentation Folder, and Messenger BagS707 Shanta Murthy Poolesville High SchoolS421 Jennifer Gagner Winston Churchill High SchoolS246 Jaykar Nayeck Walt Whitman High SchoolS305 Maureen Lei <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS404 Pavleen Thukral Poolesville High SchoolS722 Archis Sathe Poolesville High SchoolS222 Colin Hambright Sherwood High SchoolS222 Adam Berger Sherwood High School2 <strong>Awards</strong> 1st Prize: Certificate of Achievement, Presentation Folder, Messenger Bag, and MedallionS402 Toby Kang Winston Churchill High SchoolS508 Jacob Glueck Thomas S. Wootton High School
U.S. Metric AssociationFor Best Use of the SI Metric System for a SignificantAmount of Quantitative Measurement2 <strong>Awards</strong> Junior Division: CertificateJ529 Declan Rickards-Blaeuer Parkland Middle SchoolJ786 Jessica Yin Roberto Clemente Middle School2 <strong>Awards</strong> Senior Division: CertificateS510 Jack Zhu Poolesville High SchoolS514 Dave Qin Poolesville High SchoolU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionFor Outstanding Projects in Nuclear <strong>Science</strong> or Engineering(PLEASE STAND ONLY)Juniors3rd Place Certificate of RecognitionJ511 Maristela Romero Roberto Clemente Middle School2nd Place Certificate of RecognitionJ309 Noa Schisterman Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School1st Place Certificate of RecognitionJ404 Jonathan Ni Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolSeniors:3rd Place Certificate of RecognitionS502 James Baur Wheaton High School2nd Place Certificate of RecognitionS709 Amit Millo Walt Whitman High School1st Place Certificate of RecognitionS406 Ayush Goyal Poolesville High SchoolS406 André Guzmán Poolesville High SchoolS406 Aakarshan Bhardwaj Poolesville High SchoolU.S. Public Health Service - Commissioned Officers AssociationFor Outstanding Projects in Health-related ResearchMeritorious Achievement: Medal and CertificateS423 Vinay Sriram Poolesville High SchoolS205 Andrew Zhang <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS249 Melodi Anahtar <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS262 Connie Yeung Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolS245 Kyle Starost Magruder High SchoolS245 Waliullah Rifai Magruder High SchoolS204 Nina Lu <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS428 Andrew Wang Poolesville High SchoolS265 Emma Poe-Yamagata Sherwood High SchoolS265 Amanda Tomlinson Sherwood High SchoolS242 Ziyao Wang <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS228 Evan Horne <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS203 Srividya Murthy <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS201 Daniel Cheng Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High SchoolS511 Rachel Chang Poolesville High SchoolS511 Nikita Salker Poolesville High SchoolS511 Swagata Patnaik Poolesville High SchoolS421 Jennifer Gagner Winston Churchill High SchoolS101 Briana Applewhite Sherwood High SchoolS101 Evan Schwartz Sherwood High SchoolS101 Jessica Carrera Sherwood High SchoolS226 Sherman Leung <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolS225 Tiffany Wong Poolesville High SchoolS510 Jack Zhu Poolesville High School3rd Place Distinguishing AchievementS406 Ayush Goyal Poolesville High SchoolS406 André Guzmán Poolesville High SchoolS406 Aakarshan Bhardwaj Poolesville High School2nd Place Distinguishing AchievementS221 Eric Keen Home SchooledS271 Yini Qi Thomas S. Wootton High School1st Place Distinguishing AchievementS508 Jacob Glueck Thomas S. Wootton High School
Washington Statistical SocietyFor Excellence in the Investigation or Use of Statistical MethodsHonorable Mention: Certificates of ExcellenceJ116 Delia Chen Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolS271 Yini Qi Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolS428 Andrew Wang Poolesville High SchoolS727 Matthew Yung Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolTwo 2nd Place prizes: Statistics book, Subscription to "Significance" magazine, CertificateJ104 Ron Yutin Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolS404 Pavleen Thukral Poolesville High School1st Place: $150, Subscription to "Significance" magazine, CertificateS243 James Shepherdson <strong>Montgomery</strong> Blair High SchoolWinston Churchill High School Young Women in BiologyFor Students in the Junior <strong>Fair</strong>Demonstrating Excellence in Scientific ResearchHonorable Mention: CertificateJ202 Ankita Sharma Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ241 Catherine Paxton Holy Cross SchoolFirst Place: Certificate and $50J248 Shraeya Madhu Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolYale <strong>Science</strong> & Engineering Assoc. Inc.For the Most Outstanding 11th Grade Student from the Areas ofComputer <strong>Science</strong>, Engineering, Physics or Chemistry2 <strong>Awards</strong>: Certificate of Merit and MedallionS302 Rahul Navale Sherwood High SchoolS705 David Zhang Richard <strong>Montgomery</strong> High School
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